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Next question is Ayuda Pastoral is: Should a Christian observe Sunday as God's day?  Does a New Testament believer still keep a day of rest,  or is it just a matter of personal preference? A day of rest is a gift from God God himself rested "from all his work" on the seventh day (Gen 2:2).  This indicates that not only the family and work are part of the pattern of creation,  but so is a weekly rest day.(Ex 20:8-11 cf Gen 2:14-15).  As such it is a gift from God from the time of creation for the benefit of humanity: "the LORD has given you the Sabbath; (Ex 16:29). And in New Testament times Christ stated:   "The Sabbath was made for man"  (Mark 2:27).    Ceremonial laws about the Sabbath belong to Judaism God gave to the nation of Israel moral, civil and ceremonial laws.    The civil laws concerned the ordering of society,  for example about slavery (Ex 21:1-11) and the protection of property (Ex.  22:1-15).  The ceremonial ones were to d

Next topic in Ayuda Pastoral (Help for Pastors) Should a congregation have one main preacher?   If there is a team ministry , what biblical principles indicate who should occupy the pulpit?     To answer this a brief overview of church leadership in the New Testament would be helpful.  Flock with its pastor.    Over 24 times in the New Testament we read of pastor or pastoring.    And it is always with the idea of one flock cared for by a pastor:  "there shall be one flock and one shepherd" (John 10:16 cf 1 Pet 2:25).  So it is to be expected that the church will have one pastor or minister looking after the needs of the congregation. Plurality of elders.      Paul left Titus in Crete in order that he might "appoint elders in every town" (Titus 1:5).  So in the New Testament there was  also the practice of having a team  of elders in each congregation.   As the case of Crete indicates,   this was important for the well-being of the church. Shepherd