{"id":442,"date":"2016-06-07T23:47:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T22:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=442"},"modified":"2016-06-07T23:47:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T22:47:10","slug":"5-never-mind-sunday-trading-%e2%80%93-what-about-sunday-buying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?p=442","title":{"rendered":"5. NEVER MIND SUNDAY TRADING \u2013 WHAT ABOUT SUNDAY BUYING?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aim: To explore different Christian approaches to Sunday.<\/p>\n

Discussion starter
\nWHICH OF THESE THINGS would you NOT do on a Sunday? Why not?<\/p>\n

1.\tWatch television. Does your answer include \u201cSongs of Praise\u201d?
\n2.\tGo out to a restaurant for a main meal.
\n3.\tBuy and read a Sunday Newspaper.
\n4.\tTravel a long distance. (Is your answer affected by the means of transport you take, or by the purpose of the journey?)
\n5.\tBuy something from a DIY shop or a Garden Centre.
\n6.\tVisit a Cathedral and buy a Bible from the bookshop.
\n7.\tWatch a football match \/ theatre play \/ pop concert \/ Christian concert or play (delete whichever doesn\u2019t apply !).
\n8.\tDo housework \/ washing \/ ironing \/ gardening \/ cooking a \u201cSunday Lunch\u201d.
\n9.\tDo work related to your employment \/ homework \/ an extra job to earn money.
\n10.\tDo \u201cthe Lord\u2019s work\u201d.<\/p>\n

Why do Christians want to \u201cKeep Sunday Special\u201d anyway?<\/p>\n

\u2003
\nBible passages
\nAre the passages below relevant, or not?
\nExodus 20:8-11
\nDeuteronomy 5:12-15
\nIsaiah 58:13-14
\nEzekiel 20:10-26
\nMark 2:23-3:6
\nActs 15:27-29 (what DOESN\u2019T it say?)
\nColossians 2:16??<\/p>\n

Do these verses apply to everybody, or only to Christians as God\u2019s covenant people?<\/p>\n

To think about
\nWHY do we make the decisions we do about how we live?
\nWhat factors affect our thinking and our choices? Here are a few:-<\/p>\n

What the Bible says:<\/p>\n

What our church traditions say:<\/p>\n

What our upbringing says:\t<\/p>\n

What \u2018\u2018the world\u2019\u2019 around says:<\/p>\n

What other \u2018\u2018voices\u2019\u2019 also influence our behaviour?<\/p>\n

Which are the most important for our view of Sundays?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aim: To explore different Christian approaches to Sunday. Discussion starter WHICH OF THESE THINGS would you NOT do on a Sunday? Why not? 1.…<\/span><\/p>\n

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