Iron Sharpens Iron: "Saturday or Sunday: Which Day is the Christian Sabbath?" A Debate Between Baptists (Part 1)

Last week on Iron Sharpens Iron, for four days there was a debate between two pastors regarding if we should be worshiping on Saturday or Sunday. It is really good!!! Here is a description written by James Swan.

Rod Henry: "Saturday is the Christian Sabbath!"

Rod Henry is pastor of Next Step Christian Church (Seventh Day Baptist) in Thornton, Colorado. Rod's first calling was to be a missionary to the Philippines, where he did evangelism, church planting and developed a program for training Filipino pastors. He is author of The Filipino Spirit World: A Challenge to the Church . Rod received his Master of Theology (ThM) degree in the field of Missions from Fuller Seminary. For 14 years he served as Director of Extension, Director of Pastoral Services, and Interim Executive Secretary of the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference. He developed the Training In Ministry by Extension (TIME) program to train pastors in the US and around the world. He also wrote the book, The Sabbath: God’s Creation for our Benefit, which has been translated into over 10 languages.

Sam Waldron: "Sunday is the Christian Sabbath!"

Sam Waldron is pastor of Heritage Baptist Church of Owensboro, Kentucky. He is also the academic dean and the Professor of Systematic Theology at the Midwest Center for Theological Studies. Sam received a B.A. from Cornerstone University, an M.Div. from Trinity Ministerial Academy, a Th.M. from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Before pastoring in Owensboro, Sam was a pastor of the Reformed Baptist Church of Grand Rapids, MI (1977-2001 ). He is the author of numerous books including To Be Continued: Are the Miraculous Gifts For Today?, 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith: A Modern Exposition, The End Times Made Simple, and A Reformed Baptist Manifesto: The New Covenant Constitution of the Church, and is a contributor to the four views book on church government (see http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=sam+waldron&x=16&y=18).


DEBATE SCHEDULE:

TUESDAY, MAY 11th: Rod Henry (alone) presents his case for the Saturday Sabbath (listeners may call in @ 631-482-8300).

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12th: Sam Waldron (alone) presents his case for the Sunday Sabbath (listeners may call in @ 631-482-8300).

THURSDAY, MAY 13th: Sam Waldron cross examines Rod Henry (first half-hour), then Rod Henry cross examines Sam Waldron (second half-hour): NO calls from listeners.

FRIDAY, MAY 14th: Rod Henry cross examines Sam Waldron (first half-hour), then Sam Waldron cross examines Rod Henry (second half-hour): NO calls from listeners.

We are arranging another 4-day debate on "Iron Sharpens Iron" in July, God willing, between John Reisinger of Sound of Grace Ministries (a non-Sabbatarian Baptist) & Sam Waldron on the theme: "Is the Decalogue for the New Covenant Church?"

Iron Sharpens Iron: "Saturday or Sunday: Which Day is the Christian Sabbath?" A Debate Between Baptists (Part 1)
Iron Sharpens Iron: "Saturday or Sunday: Which Day is the Christian Sabbath?" A Debate Between Baptists (Part 2)
Iron Sharpens Iron: "Saturday or Sunday: Which Day is the Christian Sabbath?" A Debate Between Baptists (Part 3)
Iron Sharpens Iron: "Saturday or Sunday: Which Day is the Christian Sabbath?" A Debate Between Baptists (Part 4)