The Christian Sabbath

Lectures and readings in English.

1. 1. Lectures Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures:

   • The Sabbath 1-12 Dr. Francis Nigel Lee 9 h Open source Doctrinal
   • The Christian Sabbath 1-24 Dr. Robert Martin 25 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Robert Martin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • The Sabbath and Sabbatarianism Dr. J.I. Packer 53 min Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): J.I. Packer (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • The Lord’s Day Iain Murray 54 min Open source Doctrinal
   • The Lord’s Day: It’s Blessing, Sanctity John Murray 1 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • Why Keep a Christian Sabbath Today Ian Goligher 36 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Studies on the Sabbath 1-4 Michael Barrett 2.5 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Keeping the Sabbath a Safeguard to True and Spiritual Worship Dr. Michael Barrett 51 min Open source Doctrinal
   • The Sabbath Gift Dr. W. Robert Godfrey 37 min Open source Doctrinal
   • The Christian Sabbath: Market Day of the Soul Dr. Jon Payne 52 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy Phil Ryken 1 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • Sabbath Observance in a Non-Christian Society David Silversides 51 min Open source Doctrinal
   • How to Cultivate Sabbath Keeping Dr. Joel Beeke 34 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Means of Grace: The Sabbath Dr. Joseph Pipa 56 min Open source Doctrinal

   Total: 45.5 hours

2. 2. Reading Read and provide chapter summaries:

   • The Sabbath Viewed in the Light of Reason, Revelation, and History James Gilfillan 610 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • The Christian Sabbath George Holden 556 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): George Holden (subscription not established).
   • The Christian Sabbath R.L. Dabney 110 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • A Treatise on the Sabbath John Owen 274 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • A Manual of the Christian Sabbath John Holmes Agnew 214 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): John Holmes Agnew (subscription not established).
   • Sabbath and Sunday William DeLoss Love 346 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): William DeLoss Love (subscription not established).

3. 3. Reading Read and summarize:

   • The Foundations of the Sabbath in the Word of God B.B. Warfield 16 pp. Broken link Doctrinal
   • The Sabbath’s Sanctification William Gouge 46 pp. Open source Doctrinal

   Total: 2,172 pages

4. 4. Assignment In the ThD in Nouthetic Counseling guide: Write a 20 page paper on a subject of interest presented in the course material.

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5. 5. Assignment In the ThD in Nouthetic Counseling guide: Write a 10 page paper defending the perpetual obligation of the Sabbath.

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6. 6. Assignment In the ThD in Nouthetic Counseling guide: Write a 10 page paper outlining how the Sabbath is beneficial for the Christian life and how the Sabbath can best be observed.

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7. 4. Assignment In the DMin guide: Write a 40 page paper outlining a pastoral ministry plan for encouraging and promoting the proper use and observance of the Sabbath in the life of your church.

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Every lecture and reading carries its role. "Under review" means the teacher's subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms of Unity is not yet established; "Read as comparison" means the material teaches the 1788 American text of WCF 20.4, 23 or 31 or of Larger Catechism Q.109, which the school reads beside the 1647 text. Nothing has been removed.