TWO men have just made their points - one regarding Sunday trading and the other concerning the Sabbath (Letters, July 11).
Mr Brady seems to think that we should give in to normal trends in society and ignore God's law. Should modern living or Catholic countries set our standards or should we expect God alone to set the moral standard? The answer, of course, is obvious.
God has given us ten commandments and they must be regarded as a whole. He that said: 'Thou shalt not kill,' also commanded us to: 'Remember the Sabbath.'
It is not our business to chisel away parts of the law that we do not like to keep. They are morally binding upon us all. This Sabbath Day is not, as the other gentleman suggested, just for the Jew. The Saviour said, that, 'The Sabbath was made for man.' Mk.2.27.
The Sabbath Day came into existence many years before the Jewish nation was formed. While the Sabbath is a Hebrew expression it also has a clear meaning and significance for man today.
As the fourth commandment suggests this day must be observed every seventh day. This has been observed now for almost 2000 years on Sunday.
This day was marked by the resurrection of the Saviour and became known as the Lord's Day. It remains today as God's special day of rest when we can almost exclusively devote ourselves to the things of God and be refreshed in soul and body.
Let me say that even if we do try to keep God's law it will never serve to justify. We are all sinners by nature and practice and it is only through faith in Christ and His work on the cross we can be justified in God's sight.
The Rev Philip Kyle
The Manse
31 Anderton Court
Whitchurch