The Fourth Commandment Binding
By Editor
The Christian at Work says that "the custom is growing among the Jews of keeping their places of business open on Saturday for half the day;" and adds: "Of course this is a direct violation of the fourth commandment." Yes, of course it is a direct violation of the fourth commandment, for that commandment enjoins the observance of the seventh day of the week, as the Christian at Work has often before admitted. But if it is a violation of the fourth commandment for the Jews to work on Saturday, isn't it a violation of that commandment for professed Christians to work on Saturday? Of course it must be. According to the Christian at Work's own admission, almost all professed Christians are breaking the fourth commandment. Then the issue comes squarely on whether or not the fourth commandment is binding on anybody. We would like to learn the position of the Christian at Work on this point. If it shall decide that the fourth commandment is not binding, then by what argument can it make it appear that any part of the moral law is binding?