Saturday is God's SABBATH DAY. Then why do Protestant Curches worhip on Sundays?

Question

Please provide BIBLICAL EVIDENCES that GOD requires this change. Prophechies or whatsoever.

Answer 1

There is none. There is no scripture that says Sunday is the Sabbath.


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A challenge, where in the Bible does it call Sunday the New Sabbath?
search the scriptures you will not find it


Was the Sabbath created by God on Mt. Sinai?

And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
Genesis 2:2,3

The Sabbath was part of creation week


What does the Bible say about the Sabbath?

“ Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. Exodus 20:8-11


But we don’t really know which day is the seventh?

It is highly unlikely that the entire Jewish community forgot which day was their Holy day.

Which day is the seventh day?

Saturday : the seventh day of the week
-Webster’s Dictionary


Are there other examples of God emphasizing the Sabbath?

He said to them, "This is what the LORD commanded: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Exodus 16:23

And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? See, for that the LORD hath given you the Sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the seventh day. Exodus 16:28-30

Both of these examples are before Mt. Sinai and the 10 commandments.

Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my Sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. Exodus 30:13


I am a Christian and I want to follow Christ. Did Jesus keep the Sabbath?

He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. Luke 4:16

Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" Matthew 12:9,10

They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. Mark 1:21

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. Mark 6:2

He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. Luke 4:16

Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath began to teach the people. Luke 4:31

On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues Luke 13:10


But isn’t Sunday the Lord’s day?

Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. Exodus 20:8

If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
Isa 58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Isa 58:13,14

For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. Matthew 28:8

So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath. Mark 1:21

Then Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." Luke 6:5


Did Jesus expect his followers to keep the Sabbath after he ascended into heaven?
Jesus speaking of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 A.D.

Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. Matthew 24:20

Did the apostles keep the Sabbath?
Acts 13:14
Acts 13:42
Acts 13:44
Acts 16:13
Acts 17:2
Acts 18:4


But Doesn’t Col 2:14 say that the Sabbath is gone?

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross

According to this theory then we can commit adultery and murder and steal and worship idols etc.
Is that what Paul means? No!

There are two laws the 10 commandments written by God placed in the Ark and the handwritten law of Moses which was placed outside the ark which “was a witness against us” Deuteronomy 31:25.


But what about I Corinthians 16:2 “Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.”?

This verse says nothing about worship. What it is talking about is collecting money to distribute in Jerusalem (vs. 3)

If we look at Acts 18 Paul went to Corinth to build the Church

Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
Acts 18:11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

That is 72 Sabbaths.


But I thought the Gentiles went to Church on Sunday?
Acts 13:42
Acts 17:1-4
Acts 18


Doesn’t Roman’s say we can worship any day?

Rom 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Rom 14:6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

If you look ate the book of Zechariah you see what Paul was talking about
Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying, Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? Zechariah 7:4,5
Paul is talking about observing days of Fasts

Let’s think about this is Paul telling people to violate the commandments if Paul had said Rom 14:6 He that kills, kills unto the Lord; and he that kills not, to the Lord he doth not kills.

People would say "That’s crazy you can’t commit murder that’s a moral law, Paul must mean something else." Many people justify breaking the Sabbath because they view all the other laws as more important, and the Sabbath as a minor law. They use this philosophy to justify outright rebellion against God and his law


Didn’t Jesus gave us new laws, Love God and love your neighbor?
These are not new laws they summarize the 10 commandments the first 4 deal with your love for God and the last 6 deal with your love for man. In addition these are not new laws

Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Leviticus 19:18 'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD


But aren’t we under Grace now?

“What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law but grace? God forbid” Romans 6:15

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Romans7:7

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Romans 3:31

Is there anywhere in The Bible that says to keep Sunday Holy?
No, The scripture can not be found.


Are we saved by the Law?
NO!! Absolutely NOT!!
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8,9

“What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law but grace? God forbid” Romans 6:15

Will we keep the Sabbath in Heaven?
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.


Did the calendar change effect the weekly cycle?
No
Thursday, October 4, 1582 was followed by Friday October 15
Did the calendar change? Yes. Did the weekly Cycle change? NO!

Who changed the Sabbath to Sunday
“The earliest recognition of the observance of Sunday, is a constitution of Constantine in 321 A.D.” Encyclopedia Brittanica

Emperor Constantine worshiped the sun god Sol invictis (the undefeated sun) on Sunday and decided to mix pagan worship with Christianity, the question is since when did Pagan monarchs decide Bible truth?


The only commandment that people want to do away with is the only one that starts with Remember.
Is it a burden to keep Sabbath Holy?

No, it is however a burden to MAKE Sunday, which is no where in the Bible called the Sabbath, Holy.


No where in the Bible did Jesus or the Disciples instruct anyone to keep Sunday Holy.


If God created it perfect in the Garden of Eden, Moses and the Israelites kept it, If God commanded us to keep it, God says to take joy in the Sabbath, He is upset when we don’t keep it, Jesus kept it, the disciples kept and taught others to keep it, and we are going to keep it in Heaven shouldn’t we start keeping it here on Earth?



What do ministers of the different Faiths say?

Presbyterian:
“Until, therefore, it can be shown that the whole moral law has been repealed, the Sabbath will stand… The teaching of Christ confirms the perpetuity of the Sabbath” - T.C. Blake D.D. Theology Condensed

Catholic:
“You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day we never sanctify.” - James Cardinal Gibbons

Catholic:
“Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did happened in the first century(actually 200yrs later). The holy day, the Sabbath , was changed from Saturday to Sunday… not from any directions noted in the Scriptures, but from the Church’s sense of its own power… People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority should logically become Seventh Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy.” –Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21. 1995

Baptists:
“There was and is a commandment to keep holy the Sabbath day, but that Sabbath was not Sunday. … It will be said, however, and with some show of triumph, that the Sabbath was transferred from the seventh to the first day of the week… 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.”- Dr. Edward T. Hiscox, Baptist Manual

Pentecostal:
“Why do we worship on Sunday? Doesn’t the Bible teach us that Saturday should be the Lord’s Day?... Apparently we will have to seek the answer from some other source than the New Testament.” David A Womack, “Is Sunday the Lord’s Day?”

Lutheran:
“The observance of the Lord’s day [Sunday] is founded not on any command of God, but on the authority of the church.” – Augsburg Confession of Faith,


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Answer 2

Very nice question. I also worship on the Sabbath, and there is no evidence in the Bible for this change. All defenses from Sunday worshippers are either easily refuted or do not make any sense at all. They're going to use the usual arguments on you. They'll use the Book of Revelation, which really doesn't make sense to use, and they'll use some scripture about Paul eating with people on Sunday. They're, for the most part, scriptures taken out of context to suit their needs.

Answer 3

The Sabbath was changed to Sunday by the Catholic church under Emporer Constatine(sorry about the spelling) in the year 323AD,with the death penalty imposed upon anybody who didn't conform.
According to the records back then, Jesus was put up on the cross on a Wed and was taken down and put in his tomb before sundown.

Answer 4

There is no Biblical support for Sunday worship at all. Sunday worship is purely a tradition of man. All protestant church leaders know this is true.

For a complete list of protestant church leader quotes acknowledging the fact that there is no Biblical support for Sunday worship check out http://www.holysunday.com

Answer 5

The Sabbath was made for man, NOT man for the Sabbath. Christians worship on Sunday because Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday. God said through Paul that one man considers a certain day more holy than the others, while another considers them each the same. Both, he said, do so to the glory of God the Father.

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Answer 6

My understanding is that the early church reported their worship on Sunday because of the fact Jesus grow to be resurrected on the 1st day of the week. in case you examine the hot testomony, you would be attentive to that Christians have confidence that the "regulation" (being the ten Commandments and all different Jewish regulations) grow to be given to furnish a everyday and tutor us that we can't shop the whole regulation and consequently have prefer of a Savior. The regulation grow to be not replaced, yet Christians stay under grace extremely than the regulation. examining the e book of Romans can help clarify this doctrine. additionally, in the process the hot testomony it extremely is made sparkling that the day of the week isn't what a sabbath is approximately--the reason being for relax and worship, not pleasant a regulation. God desires for our adoration and worship daily. I additionally comprehend that the unquestionably day of worship for Christians grow to be replaced with the help of Constantine, the emperor of the Roman empire. with the help of ways, i think of it extremely is thrilling and quite illogical which you pose your question related to protestants and then blame it on the Catholic church. according to probability extremely than pointing palms at the two one, you ought to to concentration on worshipping God out of your spirit and then detect a church or physique of believers that meets on an afternoon that fits the form you comprehend the Bible to instruct.

Answer 7

The Sabbath was included in the law handed down through Moses for the ancient nation of Israel.It was to serve as a day to be set apart for worship only.As the people worked on the land,it afforded them six days to work and one day to be set aside to worship their God,Jehovah.(Ex.20:8-11,31:13)
As Jesus belonged to the nation to whom the Sabbath law was given,he too was required to keep it.But after Jesus' death the law given to those people no longer applied to the Jewish followers of Jesus Christ,for he had brought the Law covenant to an end by fulfilling its purpose.Romans 10:4-"For Christ is the end of the Law,so that everyone exercising faith may have righteousness"God replace it with a new covenant,and that new covenant does not require weekly sabbath observance for God's approval - Heb.12:24.
There is no need for Christian to think they are obligated to observe the weekly sabbath law given to the Israelites.God does not require it of them,as the Bible shows,but he does require them to worship obey and serve him.This they are expected to do every day of the week.They are also required to assemble together for worship and instruction (Heb.10:25),whatever day that chooses to be.

Answer 8

Their is no bible truth on worshipping on the first day of the week wich is sunday.the bible is very clear on the seventh day sabbath which is the only day God sanctified and made holy. Most protestants worship on sunday to honor the ressurection of Jesus .which is not biblical. in reference.God says in Mark 7:7 in vein they worship me teaching doctrines of men.

Answer 9

The day was Saturday origanally, but in the 1800's the catholic church changed it to sunday because it better suited the people, the biblical principale here is that people take one day a week to spend time with God, no matter what day it is and not to work

Answer 10

The only biblical evidences I know are the following ones:

Answer 11

WRONG

Ellen White FALSELY claimed many years ago that this was changed by the Roman church/government, but SEVERAL writers before the beginnings of papacy and the Roman church/government discuss Sunday as the day of assembly. NONE of these early Christian writers support her claims that the early church assembled on the sabbath. How is it that the church met without its members knowing about it?

Christians met on Sundays from the beginning, it WAS NOT a change instituted later.

The scriptures are unclear, but from them we are led to believe that the Christians in that time routinely assembled on Sunday:
Ac 20:7 On the first day of the week we met to break bread and eat together. Paul spoke to the people. He kept on talking until midnight because he planned to leave the next day.
1Co 16:2 On the first day of every week, each of you should put some money away. The amount should be in keeping with how much money you make. Save the money so that you won’t have to take up an offering when I come.

In 156 A.D., Justin Martyr wrote in his "First Apology:"
CHAPTER LXVII -- WEEKLY WORSHIP OF THE CHRIS-TIANS.
...And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits; then, when the reader has ceased, the president verbally instructs, and exhorts to the imitation of these good things. Then we all rise together and pray, and, as we before said, when our prayer is ended, bread and wine and water are brought, and the president in like manner offers prayers and thanksgivings, according to his ability, and the people assent, saying Amen; and there is a distribution to each, and a participation of that over which thanks have been given, and to those who are absent a portion is sent by the deacons. And they who are well to do, and willing, give what each thinks fit; and what is collected is deposited with the president, who succours the orphans and widows and those who, through sickness or any other cause, are in want, and those who are in bonds and the strangers sojourning among us, and in a word takes care of all who are in need. But Sunday is the day on which we all hold our common assembly, because it is the first day on which God, having wrought a change in the darkness and matter, made the world; and Jesus Christ our Saviour on the same day rose from the dead.

Tertullian, around 200 A.D. wrote in his "To the Nations"
CHAP. XIII.--THE CHARGE OF WORSHIPPING THE SUN MET BY A RETORT.
Others, with greater regard to good manners, it must be confessed, suppose that the sun is the god of the Christians, because it is a well-known fact that we pray towards the east, or because we make Sunday a day of festivity...


If it was Constantine or the catholics which has been claimed, HOW DO THESE EARLIER DOCUMENTS REFLECT ASSEMBLY ON SUNDAY???

If we are still to follow the law, WHY DID JESUS PREDICT ITS DEMISE???
Mt 5:17 “Do not think I have come to get rid of what is written in the Law or in the Prophets. I have not come to do that. Instead, I have come to give full meaning to what is written. 18 What I’m about to tell you is true. Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter disappears from the Law. Not even the smallest stroke of a pen will disappear from the Law until everything is completed.

JESUS DID SAY HE DIDN'T COME TO DESTROY THE LAW, BUT IN THE NEXT FEW WORDS HE PREDICTED ITS DISAPPEARANCE... "until everything is completed."

It is lunacy to claim that Christians were meeting on Saturday at the same time Tertullian was living when opponents of Christianity accused them of sun worship. The claim has no foundation in truth.