GCI: Table Illustrating Doctrinal Differences and Similarities Between Religious Groups


Table Illustrating Doctrinal Differences and Similarities*

Doctrinal Question Anglicans Puritans Seventh-day
Sabbatarians
Is the Sabbath a Creation ordinance? No Yes Yes
Is the Saturday-Sabbath commanded by the Decalogue? Yes No Yes
Is the Lord’s Day the New Testament Sabbath? No Yes No
Is the Lord’s Day God’s law? No Yes No
Should the Lord’s Day be passed in rest from all corporal labor and the suspension of all recreation? No Yes No

* This table is adapted from Dennison, 147.

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