who changed the day of worship to Sunday?

Question

why do people still worship on Sundays then?

please explain how?

10 commandments people, 10 commandments...

Answer 1

Constantine changed it. It wasn't changed because Christ rose on Sunday, that's just another excuse the church came up with to explain the blatant blasphemy in changing the sabbath. Constantine changed it to make it easier to convert pagans who worshipped their fake gods on Sunday. The commandment says "honor the sabbath and keep it holy", not "its okay to change it to Sunday if its more convenient". It's not mulitple choice, its a commandment. The early christians did not worship on Sunday, the early christians were Jews, and they honored the sabbath from sundown on Friday night till sundown on Saturday, just as Jesus Christ did. The catholic church made many excuses for this blasphemy, but it remains blasphemy, and though the catholic church seems to think it can actually make someone a saint by saying they are, their power does not extend to the heavens. I truly think someones gonna pay for this at judgment, leading so many astray with dishonoring the sabbath and having the arrogance to believe they can actually tell God who's a saint and who's not.

Answer 2

In the year 135 Jerusalem was sacked and the Roman emperor Hadrian prohibited Sabbath worship throughout the Roman Empire. Hadrian also prohibited anyone of Jewish descent from living in Jerusalem. A new Christian community was recruited for Jerusalem from other nations, and the bishops of Jerusalem until the mid–third century bore Greek and Roman names. Thus, after 135, even the Jerusalem Church worshiped on Sundays. Hadrian’s prohibition against Sabbath worship spelled the end of the Sabbath-or-Sunday problem for the early Church. Another council was not necessary.

Justin Martyr confirmed the non-issue of Sunday worship in 150, writing: "On Sunday, we meet to celebrate the Lord’s supper and read the Gospels and Sacred Scripture, the first day on which God changed darkness, and made the world, and on which Christ rose from the dead." It is worth pointing out that the unity of intent in the writings of the apostolic fathers speaks to the worldwide acceptance of Sunday worship between 100–150.

In the year 321 the emperor Constantine made a new edict known as the Sunday decree: "All judges and city people and the craftsmen shall rest upon the venerable Day of the Sun. Country people, however, may freely attend to the cultivation of the fields, because it frequently happens that no other days are better adapted for planting the grain in the furrows or the vines in trenches. So that the advantage given by heavenly providence may not for the occasion of a short time perish."

Answer 3

Sunday is the resurection day. That's why the early church celbrated the sabbath rest on Sunday. Although many would argue the validity of doing so, 2 things are important for every Christian.

1. To celebrate the resurection.
2. To have a day of the week devoted to rest and worship.

Answer 4

Emperor Constantine made Sunday a Holy Day, a day that was to be sacred to the SUN.

Eventually a Laodicean Church Council instituted Sunday as a Holy Day, a so called Christian Sabbath, so that their followers wouldn't be "judaizing" as they put it, by celebrating a Jewish Sabbath on Saturday. (which according to the Jewish Calendar the 7th day fell on Friday Sunset to Saturday Sunset)

The Catholic Church even changed the 10 Commandments to read that Sunday would be considered a Holy Day.

It is also because many assign meaning to it as being the day that Jesus was resurrected, but never in the bible did Jesus' disciples institute any new arrangement to celebrate his resurrection or institute any new "Holy Days".

For me, Sunday works since it is the least busy day of the week... although we should live our lives properly every day.

Answer 5

Jesus-followers didn't really change the day of worship, they simply worked around a day that was already taken.

In the beginning most Jesus-followers were Jewish (as was Jesus). Many already did (and continued to) attend synagogue on the Sabbath (Saturday). They did not see themselves as being outside the Jewish faith, just a continuing revelation of it.

They met in people's homes during the week to talk about Jesus, share, and pray. As their groups grew larger, and their discussions bigger, they needed a more organized approach, since most homes were too small. And, since Saturday was already reserved for Jewish religious customs, Sunday seemed a good choice (it also continued to demonstrate that they were not heretics, because their Jewish rituals came first!).

After they split from the Jewish tradition (many were forced out of their synagogue and their entire community, while others left voluntarily), they maintained their Sunday meetings until it was later codified by Constantine.

Answer 6

Constantine...ever read the DaVinci Code? it explains it quite well...he made Christianity the official religion of his empire (which happened to be most of the known world at that time), eliminating the previous religion known as paganism (which is NOT Satan-worship). BUT to somewhat satisfy both parties, he made Sunday the official day of worship, in order to coincide with the day of worship of the Pagan sun god. For the condensed and better-said version, read Shaz's answer lol.

Answer 7

it has nothing to do with being the "sabbath" or the seventh day....Christians worship on Sundays because this is the day of the week that Jesus rose from the grave...when God created everything the days of the week were not named yet, so really, no Christian could even know what day the original "sabbath" is (the day that God rested)...all that is known for sure is that it is the seventh day, and since days were not named at that time, and there is no way to know for sure "what" day the sabbath really was....it is just easier to follow if worship is done on the day of the week Jesus rose from the grave.

Answer 8

Sunday is the first day of the week and according to the Apostles (inspired by the Holy Spirit) the church was instructed to meet then and celebrate Christ's death and resurrection by partaking of the Lord's Supper. The Jews, of course, worship on Saturday.

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Answer 9

The custom and regulation of the Jews substitute into to maintain GOD's sabbath holy. If Paul replaced GOD'S Sabbath in Acts 20:7 he might desire to no longer say: i've got self belief all issues written interior the regulation, Acts 24:14 I surely have not indignant the regulation of the Jews, Acts 28:8 I surely have comitted no longer something against the folk or the customs of our fathers. Acts 28:17 In Greek "first day of the week" reads certainly one of sabbaths.

Answer 10

The Catholic Church changed it. It has been the norm for hundreds of years while Catholism was the reigning religion. So after years of Christians worshipping on Sunday I guess it has been a tradition that no one thinks is necessary to change.