by Jason Cunningham | April 2, 2024 Having briefly analyzed the doctrine of the Christian Sabbath as it is articulated in the doctrinal Standards of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and explicated its biblical basis in parts one and two of this three-part series, I now intend to provide a working definition of confessional … More A Day Set Apart: Revisiting the “No Recreation” Clause of WCF 21.8, Part 3

by Jason Cunningham | March 30, 2024 In the opening article in this three-part series on the doctrine of the Christian Sabbath as it is observed in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), I provided a brief analysis of the doctrine, defending what is sometimes referred to as the “Puritan view.” In this second post, I more … More A Day Set Apart: Revisiting the “No Recreation” Clause of WCF 21.8, Part 2

by Jason Cunningham | March 25, 2024 As a new member of the Credentials Committee of my presbytery, I was intrigued to discover that many ordination candidates in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) state a difference to the “no recreation” clause found in Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF) 21.8.[1] Typically, candidates explain the difference with … More A Day Set Apart: Revisiting the “No Recreation” Clause of WCF 21.8, Part 1