2007-01-05 05:33:39 · 13 answers · asked by christina 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus and his disciples worshiped on the seventh day, Saturday, as did the early church. The majority of Christians began to worship on the first day, Sunday, which had been the day of worship for the sun god, when its observance was decreed by the Emperor Constantine. I found this quotation:
It is not secret knowledge that in 321, Constantine decreed, "On the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed" (Codex Justinianus lib. 3, tit. 12, 3; trans. in Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Vol. 3, p. 380, note 1).
There are still Christians who observe the seventh-day Sabbath. The largest denomination who observe the Biblical Sabbath are the Seventh-day Adventists.
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2007-01-05 05:40:49 · answer #1 · answered by Serendipity 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the Sabbath is Saturday. Even though most people now worship on Sundays the Sabbath is still Saturday. Christians worship on Sunday because that's the day Jesus rose from the dead.
2007-01-05 05:36:41 · answer #2 · answered by cnm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greek & Coptic Translator is correct in saying that John 1:1 c is an example of a verse that 'actually doesn't PROVE anything and should be set aside.' That is because grammar alone is not conclusive, and context has to be taken into consideration also. The context of John 1:1 is not one of identifying the Logos as God, since God has already been identified with the definite grammatical marker as someone the Logos was "with" or "in the presence of" (Coptic version). That the Logos or Word was "with God" is repeated in verse 2, as if for emphasis. The Logos or Word is identified with an anarthrous structure as someone who shared the qualities or characteristics of deity or divinity, but was not The Deity or The Divinity. Most Greek scholars, even Trinitarian ones, acknowlege the qualitative impact of John 1:1c. The larger context of John 1:1 is the rest of the chapter and the rest of the Gospel of John itself. What these show, for the serious student, is the subordinate nature of the Word made flesh, and the clear fact that, as Jesus said, he came to do the will of someone else, someone greater than he was (i.e., his Father), not his own will. Therefore, both the immediate and the larger context of John 1:1 identifies the Word, not as God Almighty but as being divine, "a god" someone who 'was what God was' (compare John 1:1 in the Revised English Bible), but not "who" God was. Context (as well as grammar) also enters into the picture in those verses someone mentioned where an anarthrous "theos" is best rendered "God" instead of "a god." Text without context is incomplete.
2016-05-23 06:15:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sabbath comes from the Jewish word Shabbat, and Jews celebrate their Sabbath on Saturday.
2007-01-05 05:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the differences between Jewish and Christian liturgical theologies - here's why:
Halacha (Jewish law) requires that the Sabbath (a day of rest) be kept on the Sabbath day - which is Saturday.
Christianity rejects the Mosaic Law as many believe that Christ abolished these laws. Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ which occurred on the Third Day which is Sunday. Therefore Christians elect to worship on Sunday and keep a day of rest on the same day, though not out of deference to Jewish law.
2007-01-05 05:38:23 · answer #5 · answered by OrthoAng 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christina, yasou! The Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches decided to have Sunday as the day of rest. I have several times pondered on that question myself. Chronia Polla!
2007-01-05 05:38:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because a pope changed the sabbath from Saturday to Sunday , so more pagans would convert to Christianity since Sunday was the pagan holy day
2007-01-05 05:36:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I heard that it was because Christians in earlier times couldn't find a place to worship during saturdays so they did it on sundays,but that's just what i've heard.
I wish that more churches had saturay services, though.
2007-01-05 05:36:04 · answer #8 · answered by Lissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The roman catholics changed it some 1700 years ago in fulfillment of a Revelation prophecy regarding the evil one "changing the set days and times".
2007-01-05 06:11:53 · answer #9 · answered by Alan S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was changed about 2011 years ago to the first day of the week..or LORD's Day...if you look at your calander (roman) you will notice that Sunday is to the far left or FIRST day. The first day to be given to God
2007-01-05 05:36:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋