Good piece, even where I'd resist making the Lord's Day and the Sabbath synonymous. Even so, you're on target in re Sunday worship.
As an aside, I've never heard a dispensationalist claim worshiping on Sunday is aberrant. Not only am I a classic/revised dispensationalist, but I move in that academic circle. Chafer, Ryrie, Pentecost, Lightner, Geisler, MacArthur, Mayhue, Thomas, McCune, Svigel, Marsh, etc., would reject such an assertion.
Wait, I think I know where you got that now. Sorry. It was in my note.
So, aberrant (as you know) just means not conforming to a usual standard. What I meant in my note and was not as precise as I could have been, is that dispensationalists have told me that the day change for worship is not the usual standard but is accepted tradition, and since the Lord rose on a Sunday, we can worship on that day, but it really does not matter WHICH day we choose for worship. The "Aberrant" thing in the minds of the Dispensationalists that I have spoken to is that the day for worship is REQUIRED to be on Sundays per the sabbath. I should have been clearer and specific. The main thing to take away is what I originally wrote in my piece on it, rather than my note lol. Forgive me for misrepresenting.
I appreciate that clarification, brother. As a dispensationalist, I'd argue that you're right in that Sunday is now the prescribed day of corporate worship, and that it does, in fact, matter.
Awesome! Thanks for your clarifications as well. I recognize these things are not monolithic, and other dispensationalists can say things others may not agree with. Thanks again for your encouragement!
Hey, brother! Thanks for the feedback! You probably already saw, I never claimed or asserted "Christians think worshiping on Sunday is aberrant" (Maybe you can explain how you got there from my piece?). I was simply implying that most Christians in the dispensational camp would say that the Sabbath is nowhere repeated, therefore, not to be obeyed, and the Sabbath remains on Saturday according to Jewish law and has not been changed. This is just from my conversations with dear brothers who fall into that camp. You're right, all of those whom you listed would think it's not only appropriate but faithful to worship on Sundays.
Good piece, even where I'd resist making the Lord's Day and the Sabbath synonymous. Even so, you're on target in re Sunday worship.
As an aside, I've never heard a dispensationalist claim worshiping on Sunday is aberrant. Not only am I a classic/revised dispensationalist, but I move in that academic circle. Chafer, Ryrie, Pentecost, Lightner, Geisler, MacArthur, Mayhue, Thomas, McCune, Svigel, Marsh, etc., would reject such an assertion.
Wait, I think I know where you got that now. Sorry. It was in my note.
So, aberrant (as you know) just means not conforming to a usual standard. What I meant in my note and was not as precise as I could have been, is that dispensationalists have told me that the day change for worship is not the usual standard but is accepted tradition, and since the Lord rose on a Sunday, we can worship on that day, but it really does not matter WHICH day we choose for worship. The "Aberrant" thing in the minds of the Dispensationalists that I have spoken to is that the day for worship is REQUIRED to be on Sundays per the sabbath. I should have been clearer and specific. The main thing to take away is what I originally wrote in my piece on it, rather than my note lol. Forgive me for misrepresenting.
I appreciate that clarification, brother. As a dispensationalist, I'd argue that you're right in that Sunday is now the prescribed day of corporate worship, and that it does, in fact, matter.
That said, again, I enjoyed your article!
Awesome! Thanks for your clarifications as well. I recognize these things are not monolithic, and other dispensationalists can say things others may not agree with. Thanks again for your encouragement!
Hey, brother! Thanks for the feedback! You probably already saw, I never claimed or asserted "Christians think worshiping on Sunday is aberrant" (Maybe you can explain how you got there from my piece?). I was simply implying that most Christians in the dispensational camp would say that the Sabbath is nowhere repeated, therefore, not to be obeyed, and the Sabbath remains on Saturday according to Jewish law and has not been changed. This is just from my conversations with dear brothers who fall into that camp. You're right, all of those whom you listed would think it's not only appropriate but faithful to worship on Sundays.