Sabbath and Rest: Clement of Rome on Ordered Worship and Rest
Teaching on Sabbath and Rest from Clement of Rome: Clement of Rome on Ordered Worship and Rest
This is a spiritual discipline on order and rhythm, drawing on Genesis 2:2-3, Psalm 104:19-24 and Hebrews 4:9-10.
Clement of Rome (d. c. 99), writing in 1 Clement (one of the earliest post-apostolic documents), urged the Corinthian church to observe order in all things, including their times of worship and rest. He drew on both creation theology and the example of the Roman military: "Let each one of you, brothers, give thanks to God in his own rank, keeping a good conscience, not transgressing the appointed rule of his service."…
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