A modern religious sect, who deny the necessity of observing the Sabbath Day. Their chief arguments are,
1. That the Jewish Sabbath was only of ceremonial, not of moral obligation; and consequently, is abolished by the coming of Christ.
2. That no other Sabbath was appointed to be observed by Christ or his apostles.
3. That there is not a word of Sabbath-breaking in all the New Testament.
4. That no command was given to Adam or Noah to keep any Sabbath.
5. That, therefore, although Christians are commanded "not to forsake the assembling of themselves together, " they ought not to hold one day more holy than another.
See article SABBATH.
Despite a stated reliance on the plain meaning of the Bible and the dictates of common sense, Buck's Theological Dictionary, first published in London in 1802, seeks to provide a textual basis for the evangelical community. By combining brief essays on orthodox belief and practice with historical entries on various denominations, Buck provided an interpretive lens that allowed antebellum Protestants to see Christianity's almost two millennia as their own history.Wikipedia
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