THE THIRD COMMANDMENT.

=Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.=

_That is_,

We should fear and love God, and not despise or neglect His Word, but

deem it holy and gladly hear and learn it.

_51. Which day is the day of rest among Christians?_

Sunday, the first day of the week, on which Christ arose from the dead.

_52. How should we keep the day of rest holy?_

1. We must rest from our daily labor, that the time may be used for

our instruction in the fear of the Lord.

2. We must earnestly hear and study the Word of God, both in our homes

and in church.

=Luke 11:28. Blessed are they that hear the Word of God, and keep

it.=

=James 1:27. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the

Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their

affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.=

_53. Has the Lord appointed these resting-days to be used only in

reading and studying the Word of God?_

No; He has appointed such days also for the needed rest of mind and

body.

_54. How do we misuse the day of rest?_

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