The Lord’s Day

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The Lord’s Day is a Christian term, especially emphasized in Baptist doctrine, referring to Sunday as a weekly day of worship, rest, and commemoration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious observance
liturgical term
weekly holy day
alsoCalled Sunday NERFINISHED
the first day of the week
associatedWithEvent Jesus Christ’s resurrection on the first day of the week
commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ
contrastedWith the Jewish Sabbath
dayNumberInWeek first day
dayOfWeek Sunday
emphasizedIn Baptist doctrine NERFINISHED
Reformed theology
many evangelical churches
frequency weekly
languageOfTerm English
linkedConcept Christian Sabbath NERFINISHED
Christian worship
Lord’s Supper NERFINISHED
liturgicalColorTypical white in many traditions
observedBy Anglicans NERFINISHED
Baptists NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Christians NERFINISHED
Methodists NERFINISHED
Presbyterians NERFINISHED
Roman Catholics NERFINISHED
many Protestant denominations
originOfTerm early Christian usage based on Revelation 1:10
primaryPurpose Christian corporate worship
commemoration of Christ’s resurrection
rest from ordinary work
worship of God
religiousTradition Christianity
scripturalBasis 1 Corinthians 16:2 NERFINISHED
Acts 20:7
Revelation 1:10 NERFINISHED
theologicalTheme Christian rest in Christ
Lordship of the risen Christ NERFINISHED
new creation in Christ
timePeriod from early Christian church to present
typicalPractices celebration of the Lord’s Supper
congregational prayer
gathering for preaching
rest from secular labor
singing of hymns and psalms

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Baptist Faith and Message hasSection The Lord’s Day