Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
I have got a question: I am a Calvinist and supporter of regulative principle (puritan principle) and I am a member of a Reformed Church in Germany. But my own church supports the normative principle.
That means on so called “Good Friday” we have got a so called “service” with Lord's Supper and on so called “resurrection Day” we have got a so called “service”, too.
But my conviction is, that it is a sin to celebrate “Good Friday” and “Easter Day” in general and in particular as a church service because it is against the puritan principle. We don't have any warrant in Holy Scripture to celebrate Christmas and Easter and Pentecost! Only God commands how we have to worship him! Man made wannabe-worship is very evil! God commands that we have to celebrate Christian Sabbath every Sunday. There is no Holy Christian Sabbath more important than another Holy Christian Sabbath! “Easter Sunday” is not more important than another Sunday!
So I can't go to my church on so called “Good Friday” and on so called “resurrection Day” and take part at church service and at Lord's Supper.
My question now is this: Is it a sin when I don't go to my church on Holy Sunday (on April 5th) and don't take part at Lord's Supper on April 3rd? For my it is “only” a Sunday like every Sunday but for my church it is a special Sunday, “resurrection Day”! Of course that is wrong: Every Sunday is “resurrection Day”! We have to celebrate it every Sunday not once a year! But my church has another view!
Am I guilty if I do not participate at this “easter service” or am I guilty If I participate?
Of course I know that I have to subordinate to my elders and that the Bible says, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together” (Hebrews 10:25).
But it is against my conscience if I take part on this church services! So I can't go there!
But maybe it is just an excuse? What should I do? You know: We can always say: “This is against my conscience!” But the pure fact that we can say this always is not an argument at all!
I would be very thankful for your advise!
Thanks a lot!
I have got a question: I am a Calvinist and supporter of regulative principle (puritan principle) and I am a member of a Reformed Church in Germany. But my own church supports the normative principle.
That means on so called “Good Friday” we have got a so called “service” with Lord's Supper and on so called “resurrection Day” we have got a so called “service”, too.
But my conviction is, that it is a sin to celebrate “Good Friday” and “Easter Day” in general and in particular as a church service because it is against the puritan principle. We don't have any warrant in Holy Scripture to celebrate Christmas and Easter and Pentecost! Only God commands how we have to worship him! Man made wannabe-worship is very evil! God commands that we have to celebrate Christian Sabbath every Sunday. There is no Holy Christian Sabbath more important than another Holy Christian Sabbath! “Easter Sunday” is not more important than another Sunday!
So I can't go to my church on so called “Good Friday” and on so called “resurrection Day” and take part at church service and at Lord's Supper.
My question now is this: Is it a sin when I don't go to my church on Holy Sunday (on April 5th) and don't take part at Lord's Supper on April 3rd? For my it is “only” a Sunday like every Sunday but for my church it is a special Sunday, “resurrection Day”! Of course that is wrong: Every Sunday is “resurrection Day”! We have to celebrate it every Sunday not once a year! But my church has another view!
Am I guilty if I do not participate at this “easter service” or am I guilty If I participate?
Of course I know that I have to subordinate to my elders and that the Bible says, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together” (Hebrews 10:25).
But it is against my conscience if I take part on this church services! So I can't go there!
But maybe it is just an excuse? What should I do? You know: We can always say: “This is against my conscience!” But the pure fact that we can say this always is not an argument at all!
I would be very thankful for your advise!
Thanks a lot!