The Christian Sabbath

“Dr. Bob Martin was a respected friend, a careful scholar, and certainly a lover of the Christian Sabbath. The scandalously antinomian bent of so much of modern evangelicalism, and especially on the Christian Sabbath, finds a fitting and courteous rebuke in these pages. More importantly, the blessed doctrine that the Christian has a holy and blessed weekly day of rest from the intrusions and encroachments of a wicked world is here upheld with scholarly care and biblical argument. I can only wish this book much blessing from God. May it turn back the tide in the Christian church on this issue! May it bring the blessing of the Christian Sabbath back into the lives of many Christians!”

“The Christian Sabbath is one of the greatest blessings that the risen Christ gave to his church. Yet for many, the assertion that there is a Christian Sabbath is a foreign concept. Robert Martin presents the grounds of Sabbath-keeping in light of its place in redemptive-history, culminating in theological and practical conclusions regarding how we should observe it today. This makes his book a useful blend of biblical, exegetical, and practical theology that aims to recover a vital aspect of the Christian life.”

“In an age where the Fourth Commandment appears to have been completely forgotten, a comprehensive and careful study of the Sabbath issue is welcome. This is a classic treatment deserving careful and sustained consideration by an equally careful scholar-preacher.”

“An exegetical, theological, historical, ethical, polemical, and practical masterpiece that made me worshipfully exclaim, Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. This book has the potential to transform a seventh of your life from a legalistic drudge, or a dry duty, to an immeasurable delight.”

“This is the most thorough book I have ever read on the subject of the Sabbath. I believe that it will be the definitive work on this subject for years to come.”

“Robert Martin has crafted a razor-sharp argument that Gods moral law requires Christians to keep the Sabbath holy. Here is law without legalismjoyful obedience to Christ, the Lord of the Sabbath. Martin interacts with authors both old and new, including our evangelical brothers who mistakenly believe that only nine of the Ten Commandments are for today. His conclusions affirm the first-day Sabbath stance of the Westminster Confession and the 1689 Baptist Confession. But his arguments are not a mere recitation of classic Reformed theology. Instead this book is an exposition of the Word of God on which those confessions stand. Everyone who loves the Scriptures yet has questions about whether we should keep the Fourth Commandment today should read this book.”