In the Book of Mormon, book of Mosiah, chapter 4, verse 28 we read of a warning that the prophet and king gives to his people:
And I would that ye should remember, that whosoever among you aborroweth of his neighbor should return the thing that he borroweth, according as he doth agree, or else thou shalt commit sin; and perhaps thou shalt cause thy neighbor to commit sin also.
... One of the many arguments or heated discussions or (let's just say it!), fights that we had was about the this concept. The most prominent discussion was about letting Addison play with his friends on Sunday. The family rule (and this rule is not necessarily binding on any other person, but it was our rule...); there was no going over and asking your friend to play on Sunday.
If we were outside, though, (enjoying the day and the outside... You know!) and another family happened to stroll-by and their kids wanted to play with Addison, then that was just fine and completely following the rules! We just did not want other children to see Addison playing outside (or coming over to their house to play...) and take that as license for them to play!
However, the rule was that our children (in this case: child....) were to Keep the Sabbath-Day holy and NOT seek-out opportunities to play with friends, or to even play out in the front-yard and, thus, become a standing-invitation to play on Sunday, etc.
You see the difference?
It was all done under the same concept that we read in this handy scripture! It is completely and totally up to each individual family as to whether or not you will let your own children "play" with their friends on the Sunday, just like it was any other day of the week... For me and for my house, (Joshua 24:15) we considered such an activity completely not in accordance with our Sabbath reverence!!!
Can't you understand?
JPS
Who does this guy think he is? I mean, really, isn't that just "pushing things too far"?
ReplyDeleteDo you think that God really expects us to follow every commandment and to really "liken [all] the scriptures unto ourselves"?
This guy is a FANATIC!
JSTOTT102
This has been a topic that is hard to explain to my Jefferson. We have families over for dinner on Sunday a lot, and so there are kids playing together. But when Jeffy asks if he can have a playdate on Sunday, I always say no. I have to explain the difference to him a lot. Friends are our family out here in the East, so its more like a family gathering. If the whole family comes, it's different. Also, if we take a walk, as you say, and he sees some friends, he's welcome to play a bit as we talk. I've never considered that breaking the commandments. I consider anything that makes me feel closer to God is perfectly fine on Sunday. In fact, I just did some Yoga.
ReplyDeleteI'd probably drive you crazy if we hang out too much... I'm a spirit of the law guy. I think that there are many laws that are not to be broken... but there are "lesser" laws that are more guide lines. We should still strive to follow them, but they are not spelled out as clearly so we get to use our own spiritual mettering system. I don't think everything is supposed to be spelled out for us...
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