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Adventistische Schriften über: "Is it wrong to pay for parking on the Sabbath in order to enter a private beach?"
Answer
The provided documents do not contain a direct statement specifically about parking fees at a beach. However, they generally emphasize that on the Sabbath all business transactions, purchases, and worldly amusements should be avoided in order to keep the day holy.
It is especially highlighted that necessary preparations and payments should, whenever possible, be completed on Friday. The Sabbath should not be used for trips for personal enjoyment that could compromise the holy character of the day.
Business Transactions and Preparation
»To reach the congregations that need our help, it may be necessary to travel on the Sabbath; but as far as possible we should secure our tickets and make all necessary arrangements on another day. ... We should not discuss business matters or engage in ordinary, worldly conversations. At all times and in all places God requires us to demonstrate our loyalty to Him by honoring the Sabbath.«
Sabbath as a Day of Holy Rest, Not of Recreation
»The Sabbath is expressly mentioned in the fourth commandment. We are not to do our own work on the Sabbath. ... All purchases should be completed on Friday and all our cooking work should be done. ... Sunday is generally made a day of feasting and seeking recreation, but the Lord wants His people to give the world a higher, holier example.«
Avoidance of Worldly Business
»Turn your foot away from the Sabbath so that you do not indulge in your pleasure on My holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight ... and honor it by not going your own ways, nor seeking your own pleasure. ... Those who discuss business matters or make plans on the Sabbath are regarded by God as if they were actually conducting business.«
Warning Against Recreational Outings
»It saddened me two weeks ago that you have made the Lord's Sabbath a day of recreation and outing. I told you that I felt you had done wrong... You go again to make a day that the Lord has set apart, blessed, and sanctified into a day of recreation.«
- Sabbath sanctification and travel preparations
- Recreational outings on the Sabbath Ellen White
- Buying and selling on the Sabbath Nehemiah
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