Keeping Sabbath

Dear Victorious,

Is it okay to shop on Sundays? I go to church and all, but it is convenient to shop on Sundays. And isn't the true Biblical sabbath really on Saturday anyway?

Joel N. - Arvada, CO

Dear Joel,

Just because the stores ... or the restaurants are open on Sundays doesn't make it okay to shop there. The Bible says that we are to keep the sabbath. It is to be a day of respect and honor for God, as well as a day of rest for His people. So look at how the Bible describes the keeping of the sabbath and tell me if you think shopping fits inside that definition. Even if we got to church on Sunday, I suspect that many of the other activities we engage in on Sundays would fall outside any true definition of keeping the sabbath.