The Sabbath Today
I never gave much thought that the Sabbath is a binding requirement in the New Covenant era until I started attending my current church. They hold a Sabbatarian position which says that the Sabbath is a perpetual ordinance for God's people from the creation of the earth to the new heavens and new earth. The position is largely found in reformed circles influenced by early reformed theologians. The 1689 2nd London Baptist Confession of Faith has the following to say on the issue:
"As it is the law of nature, that in general a proportion of time, by God's appointment, be set apart for the worship of God, so by his Word, in a positive moral, and perpetual commandment, binding all men, in all ages, he has particularly appointed one day in seven for a sabbath to be kept holy unto him, which from the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ was the last day of the week, and from the resurrection of Christ was changed into the first day of the week, which is called the Lord's Day: and is to be continued to the end of the world as the Christian Sabbath, the observation of the last day of the week being abolished."
Instead of writing a polemic on my understanding of the Sabbath in redemptive history I'll give links to articles that clearly summarize how I understand the issue. But I do want to make the following thesis points:
- The Sabbath was not an ordinance from creation but from Sinai.
- The Sabbath was a sign of the Old [Mosaic] Covenant that has since passed.
- The Sabbath was a type of the eschatological rest to be found in the coming Messiah.
- The practice of setting one day in seven aside has been replaced by consecrating every day to the Lord.
- The modern position of Sabbatarianism is inconsistent at best and a gross misunderstanding at worst of God's regulation of Sabbath activity (or lack thereof).
- The "Lord's Day" is not to be equated with the Jewish Sabbath.
Articles on the Sabbath
Jun 8th 2007 
2 Comments 
Jun 14th 2007
what is your point? that we don't have to celebrate the Sabbath? that we don't have to take a day of rest that God has graciously given us? that we don't have to imitate God our Maker and Rest? that we don't have to pause and remember our Redeemer with worship and gratitude at least once a week? it is what the first believers did--through habit only? or did they practice 'doing good' on the Sabbath along with their worship of the risen Savior. such activity is not a burden or an obligation.
Jul 30th 2007
In the London Baptist quote above I see no NT scripture to show it is a commandment for believers.I have yet to find any commandment in all of NT scriptures to show there must be a Sabbath observance.And none for the gathering of saints on the firdst day of the week.It is a given and an historical observance.It is good.But I think the first mistake is in changing the Sabbath into the Lord's Day.Two different days.Some say that the 4th commandment is a moral law.If it is then why no NT scriptures to show that sabbath-breaking is condemned?The other 9 commandments are mentioned when they are not kept,but the 4th is not mentioned.It was a ceremonial law which we observe only through Christ,our true sabbath rest and we enter into that new day on the day of our salvation.The points you made are right on true for us as believers.