how did sabbath (saturday) change into sunday worship?

Question

the bible says we should remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. the sabbath day is the SEVENTH DAY of the week. it is the fourth commandment given to moses. why do most christians worship or keep "the sabbath" on SUNDAYs..
are they not SINNING? do they aware of this?

Answer 1

The Sabbath is not Jewish in origin. It was given at creation in commemoration. God himself blessed and sanctified it at that time and then said "remember" when he brought the israelites out of 430 years of enslavement to a pagan nation. Yes the Jews keep Sabbath but so do any who genuinely worship the Lord.
"But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrine the commandments of men." Matthew 15:9

Josephus:
"There is not any city of the Grecians, nor any of the barbarians, nor any nation whatsoever, whither our custom of resting on the seventh day hath not come!" (M'Clatchie, Notes and Queries on China and Japan, edited by Dennys, Vol. 4, Nos. 7, 9, P/ 100)
Eusebius: 1st century
"Then the spiritual seed of Abraham fled to Pella, on the other side of Jordan, where they found a safe place of refuge, and could serve their Master and keep his Sabbath." (Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History, b,3, chapter 5.)
2nd Century A.D.
"The primitive Christians had a great veneration for the Sabbath, and spent the day in devotion and sermons. And it is not to be doubted but they derived this practice from the Apostles themselves, as appears by several scriptures to that purpose." (Dialogues on the Lord's Day, P.189. London: 1701, by Dr. T.H. Morer, a Church of England divine.)
"...Ther Sabbath was a strong tie which united them with the life of the whole people, and in keeping the Sabbath holy they followed not only the example but also the comand of Jesus." (Geschichte des Sonntag, pp. 13,14)
"The ancient Christians were very careful in the observation of Saturday, or the seventh day...It is plain that all the Oriental churches, and the greatest part of the world, observed the Sabbath as a festival...Athanasius likewise tells us that they held religious assemblies on the Sabbath, not because they were infected with Judaism, but to worship Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, Epiphanius says the same." (Antiquities fo the Christian Church, Vol. ll, Book XX, chap. 3 Sec. 1, 66.1137, 1138)
If your not Catholic then you should be keeping the seventh day Sabbath. They are the only ones to say, we changed it and what of it.
When God gave the 10 commandments the people said "all that you have commanded we will do" That is the faulty covenent done away with in the New Testament. The new covenent was God saying he would write it in our hearts. What man could not do, God did.

Answer 2

It didn't. God never changed the Sabbath. The Sabbath is the one commandment where time is deemed holy. It binds all of the other commandments together and has never been changed nor have any of the other Ten Commandments.
The Sabbath is still the 7th day. Pope Constantine changed the Sabbath to Sunday to avoid religious affiliation with the Jews. The Catholic Church has always exercised arrogance above God's law. This can be verified through the catechism.
Why do many worship on Sunday? Because many believe that just because Christ rose from the dead on that day, that that day was "deemed" the new sabbath in celebration of his uprising. On the contrary. Even soon after His death on the cross, his disciples rushed him down and into the tomb in accordance to the laws of the Sabbath.

Answer 3

“Remember the Sabbath” was a command of the Old Testament. At that time, the church of the New Testament had not yet been established. Jesus said in Matthew 16:18, “I will build my church.”
To see how we should worship in this New Testament church, we should look to the New Testament.
The Law that commanded, “remember the Sabbath” has been “nailed to the cross”. Now no one is to judge us according to the Sabbath days. (Colossians 2:14-16)

So, why do New Testament Christians meet on Sunday (the first day of the week) instead of Saturday (the 7th day, the Sabbath)? Here are a few of the reasons:

1.Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week. (Mark 16:1-2)
2.The church began (was established) on the day of Pentecost. (Acts 2) Pentecost was always on the first day of the week.
3.The Bible says that the early Christians met on the first day of the week for the Lord’s Supper. (Acts 20:7) In this example, they also heard preaching.
4.The early Christians were commanded to give their offering when they met on the first day of the week. (1 Corinthians 16:2)

It can be shown from the New Testament, as well as from history, that the early Christians met on the first day of the week. “Remember the Sabbath day” was addressed to the Israelites who were under the Law of Moses. We are now under the law of Christ.

Answer 4

The Sabbath is Saturday. Always was and always will be, it is part of Jewish law. The Christians do not keep the Sabbath because they are not Jews (primarily). There are a few Jews who are Christian who keep the Sabbath, but they also worship on Sunday. Sunday was the day Jesus rose from the dead-that has always been the day the His followers (Christians) worshiped. There are some sects of Christianity who attempt to get back under certain Jewish laws for who knows why. The day of worship has never changed for Christians.

Answer 5

Wouldn't it be nice if a living prophet told you one way or the other if Sunday or Saturday were the Sabbath day? The thing is, it's not as important what day of the week it is, but if the Lord says Sunday is the day to worship, then we would obey what He says. From my point of view, as a Christian and a Mormon, Sunday is the day that has been designated as the Sabbath day since the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As long as the prophet and President of the Church worships on Sunday, so will I, but every day of the week can include time spent on God. Have a happy day!

Answer 6

As Christians, I believe we are to worship the Lord daily, not just on a Saturday or Sunday. Regarding corporate worship, we come together each Sunday because Christ rose from the dead on a Sunday. We declare by our gathering together 52 times a year that Christ has risen from the dead. Regarding the command to keep the Sabbath, it is a command to take a rest from work one day a week. The other nine apply every day of the week.

Answer 7

NIV

Col 2:16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.
Col 2:17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.

The Sabbath command is NOT in the New Testament. Christians have Jesus as our sabbath rest.
Grace Alone , Faith Alone, Jesus Alone

Answer 8

Most people believe ALL the old testament laws were abolished at the cross...thats satan's deception....there was, in fact one type of laws which was abolished....talking about laws, there are two types...

1. The first set of laws were written by the fingers of God on tablets of stone and kept inside the ark of the covenant. These are the moral laws which were not given at sinai, (as many believe) but right at the creation.

These laws will hold good even in the millenial rule of Christ, until the new heaven and new earth.....they are called the Ten Commandments.....

2. The second set of laws were written down by Moses as instructed by God on parchment leaves and placed by the side of the ark of the Covenant, but outside....these laws are also called mosaic laws. Deut 31:24-26

it is these laws which were actually abolished at the cross....

satan's modus operandi has always been this : take half truth, merge it with half falsehood and present it so subtly, that ppl wouldnt know......if only all believers went to the Bible with a sincere heart and search the truth, it would be different.....

Answer 9

Jesus rose on Sunday! Jesus changed the old covenant and the day of worship, if he had not come we would not be Christians. We remember the Sabbath, our Sabbath is a different day. Even the old testament did not say the Sabbath had to be on Saturday, my Bible does not say it has to be Saturday.

Answer 10

to trick the world into sinning by breaking every sabbath also jesus did not take away the old law he fulfilled it when the man got his donkey out of the ditch he forgave and everyone he came in contact with he said ask forgiveness and dont do it again that is what he meant to do what you are supposed to whenever possible and if a law is broken ask forgiveness and dont let it happen again the only reason he did this is jews were barbaric and wanted to stone people for anything all the time when he said he who is without guilt should cast the first stone it is because they knew he knew all their sins and if the laws were kept none of them would have been still alive christians use jesus to sayy there is no law hence the world as we know it