2006-07-11 15:46:44 · 10 answers · asked by william s 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Amazing quotes from famous protestant leaders! (See all 60 at Holysunday.com)
1. Candid Confession of the Church of Christ!
"But we do not find any direct command from God, or instruction from the risen Christ, or admonition from the early apostles, that the first day is to be substituted for the seventh day Sabbath." "Let us be clear on this point. Though to the Christian ‘that day, the first day of the week’ is the most memorable of all days ... there is no command or warrant in the New Testament for observing it as a holy day." "The Roman Church selected the first day of the week in honour of the resurrection of Christ..." Bible Standard, May, 1916, Auckland, New Zealand.
2. Candid Confession of the Church of Christ!
"... If the fourth command is binding upon us Gentiles by all means keep it. But let those who demand a strict observance of the Sabbath remember that the seventh day is the ONLY Sabbath day commanded, and God never repealed that command. If you would keep the Sabbath, keep it; but Sunday is not the Sabbath. The argument of the ‘Seventh-day Adventists’ is on one point unassailable. It is the Seventh day not the first day that the command refers to." G. Alridge, Editor, The Bible Standard, April, 1916.
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3. Candid Confession of the Baptist Church!
"There was and is a commandment to keep holy the Sabbath day, but that Sabbath was not Sunday. Earnestly desiring information on this subject, which I have studied for many years, I ask, where can the record of such a transaction be found? Not in the New Testament; absolutely not. There is no Scriptural evidence of the change of the Sabbath institution from the seventh to the first day of the week ... Of course, I quite well know that Sunday did come into use in early Christian history as a religious day. But what a pity that it comes branded with the mark of paganism and christened with the name of the sun god, when adopted and sanctioned by the papal apostasy, and bequeathed as a sacred legacy to Protestantism." Dr. Edward T. Hiscox, author of The Baptist Manual in a paper read before New York ministers’ conference held Nov. 13, 1893
4. Candid Confession of the Roman Catholic Church!
"The (Catholic) Church changed the observance of the Sabbath to Sunday by right of the divine, infallible authority given to her by her Founder, Jesus Christ. The Protestant, claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday. In this matter the Seventh Day Adventist is the only consistent Protestant." "The Question Box," The Catholic Universe Bulletin, 69 (August 14, 1942), 4.
5. Candid Confession of the Roman Catholic Church!
"Nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath Day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. Today most Christians keep Sunday because it has been
revealed to us by the [Catholic] Church outside the Bible." "To Tell You the Truth," The Catholic Virginian, 22 (October 3, 1947), 9.
6. Candid Confession of the Roman Catholic Church!
"Nowhere in the Bible is it stated that worship should be changed from Saturday to Sunday." Martin J. Scott, Things Catholics Are Asked About (New York: P. J. Kennedy & Sons) p. 136.
2006-07-11 16:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Answer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't we all just answer this question?
Is there any DEFINITITVE proof of Sunday as a Sabbath? Or even Saturday for that matter? No, there is no DEFINITITVE proof of ANY day of the Western week being the Jewish Sabbath (see below). Paul taught that it doesn't matter (also below).
Actually, the Jewish Sabbath does not fall on any fixed day of the week. The Jews go by a lunar calendar, while the Romans (Westerners) go by a solar calendar. So the Jewish Sabbath moves around (some months it is on a Tuesday, some months it is on a Friday, etc.). Since most Jews normally live in a Western country that goes by the Gregorian calendar, then they assume that the Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday night (our calendar) and ends at sundown Saturday, for convenience (so that Sabbath observance does not interfere with work).
The Apostle Paul taught that calling any day of the week the Sabbath is fine (See Romans chapter 14, for example). Churches actually meet on the FIRST day of the Gregorian week (Sunday) because Jesus rose from the dead on the FIRST day of the week.
See Romans 14:5-23; Colossians 2:16-22; and Galatians 4:9-11, for examples of Paul's teaching that it does not matter what day that you call the "Sabbath".
2006-07-11 22:51:49 · answer #2 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Christian "religions" for some reason decided upon themselves to disregard the Sabbath and make Sunday their holy day of worship.
But just going to church on Sunday doesn't make Sunday the Sabbath. People can still be observe the Sabbath on Saturday.
2006-07-12 07:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by grrandram 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there is quite a bit of confusion about this. First of all, what, exactly, is the Sabbath? According to the Bible, it is a day of rest, not only for the individual, but for his family, his servants, and even his animals.
I cannot find one single place where it talks about the Sabbath being a day of worship.
On the other hand, for the Christian, EVERY day is a day of worship. Many Christians choose to have church on Sunday, because Jesus rose on the first day of the week.
Me, I just feel extra blessed to have TWO days a week to dedicate to rest, worship, friends, and family.
Thank you, God!
2006-07-11 22:58:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The confusion is understandable... Christian churches don't actually celebrate the Sabbath on Sunday... rather we worship on Sunday to Celebrate the ressurection of Christ (the first day of the week).
And for the record... yes, I still rest on Saturday because the Sabbath was made for rest... drives my girlfriend nuts.
2006-07-11 22:51:00 · answer #5 · answered by Rev T L Clark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what religion you believe in or belong to. The Catholic religion accepts either Saturday evening mass or Sunday morning, noon, or evening mass. You can observe the Sabbath day either on Saturday or Sunday. It's your choice.
2006-07-11 22:57:01 · answer #6 · answered by mandm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It says in the Book of Acts, that the early congregations had the habit of meeting on the first day of the week to conduct their business. (Teaching, preaching, caring for widows and orphans, etc.) Since Sunday is the first day of the week, it seems to have evolved as a way to differentiate Christians from practicing Jews.
2006-07-11 22:53:29 · answer #7 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah! a good question.
they just do it for convenience. it is really true.
in many parts around the world, esp my country, people work on saturdays, parents send their kids to tuition, extra classes, etc.
people just dun have time to go to church on a Saturday.
as for the Seventh Day Adventists, Jews, they still observe the Sabbath Day on Saturday.
:)
2006-07-11 22:53:08 · answer #8 · answered by eva738292 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians gather on Sunday's because it is the first day of the week. Jesus rose on the first day of the week and Pentecost happened as the Apostles were gathered together on the first day of the week.
2006-07-11 22:52:41 · answer #9 · answered by Tally 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becuase they are messed up Shabbat just do it.
2006-07-11 22:59:37 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋