"Christians should not take part in sporting events or go shopping on a Sunday"

      Nevertheless, in principle even if you are working, it is your choice, and if it may require others to work as well, then that cannot be blamed on you because they are not literally forced to work. Some may argue that it is disrespectful to God if you were to work on a Sunday, but they should have considered these facts before they took up the job.

      I believe that shopping on a Sunday is a breach of God’s rules because it is definitely a form of work, and therefore it should not occur. However, if it is extremely necessary, then it may not be a total breach, as it is to help satisfy a natural crave or hunger. A good example of this is when Jesus and his disciples where in a corn field on the way to a synagogue in Capernaum. They were extremely hungry, so they began to pick corn and eat it. However, even as he and his disciples picked corn, they were not starving to death; they did not have to eat. Here we begin to see a repeat of the Pharisees Sabbath law; we must not allow our beliefs to reach such an orthodox stage. Shopping is not a total chore as some people shop for pleasure depending o what they wish to purchase. It would therefore seem inconsiderate as the most convenient day for most people to shop is on Sunday there is therefore a high demand for shops to be opened on this day causing others to have to open their shops and work.

      In my opinion the Christian Sabbath; Sunday should be observed and kept holy as God told us, but it should not get to the stage where our actions are extremely limited so that we cannot enjoy ourselves. I think that as long as you attend mass and set some time apart for God then it is acceptable. If we exaggerate our rules, they will become spoilt and will become a mockery of our beliefs. Sporting and Shopping is usually a time you spend with your friends and family, it should be savoured not corrupted.