Article 8 & 9: The Lord's Day & The Kingdom

The first day of the week is the Lord's Day. It is a Christian institution for regular

observance. It commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and should include

exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private. Activities on the Lord's

Day should be commensurate with the Christian's conscience under the Lordship of Jesus

Christ.

The Kingdom of God includes both His general sovereignty over the universe and His particular kingship over men who willfully acknowledge Him as King. Particularly the Kingdom is the realm of salvation into which men enter by trustful, childlike commitment to Jesus Christ. Christians ought to pray and to labor that the Kingdom may come and God's will be done on earth. The full consummation of the Kingdom awaits the return of Jesus Christ and the end of this age.