2007-02-03 18:25:33 · 16 answers · asked by wife of Ali Pasha 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christian fundamentalist groups claim that Christians must not worship on Sunday but on a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath. They claim that, at some unnamed time after the apostolic age, the "Church" changed the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday.
However passages of Scripture such as Acts 20,7; 1 Corinthians 16,2; Colossians 2,16-17; and Revelation 1,10 indicate that even during New Testament times, the Sabbath is no longer binding and that Christians are to worship on the Lord's Day, Sunday which is the day Christ rose from the dead.
The early Church Fathers compared the observance of the Sabbath to the observance of the rite of circumcision, and from that they demonstrated that if the apostles abolished circumcision (Galatians 5,1-6) so also the observance of the Sabbath must have been abolished. The following quotations show that the first Christians understood this principle and gathered for worship on Sunday.
The Didiache
"But every Lord's day... gather yourselves together and break bread, and give thanksgiving after having confessed your transgressions, that your sacrifice may be pure. But let no one that is at variance with his fellow come together with you, until they be reconciled, that your sacrifice may not be profaned" (Didache 14 [A.D. 70]0).
The Letter of Barnabas
"We keep the eight day [Sunday] with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the dead" (Letter of Barnabas 15,6-8[A.D. 74]).
Have a blessed day
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2007-02-03 19:03:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. For an in depth study of the Sabbath day, go to Sabbathtruth.com. The only day named in the Bible is the Sabbath. All other days were numbered as in the first day of the week. According to the Bible, a day begins and ends at sunset. The Word tells us that Jesus was crucified on the preparation day (the day we call Good Friday) Mark 15;37, 42. That is the day the followers of Christ made preparation for the Sabbath. He was laid to rest that evening but his body was not prepared, as was the custom during that time Luke 23:56, because sunset (Sabbath) was approaching. Jesus rested in the tomb all of the Sabbath day. When the Sabbath was past Mark 16;1, the tomb was approached very early on the first day of the week (the day we now call Easter Sunday) they found it empty because he was risen (Mark 16:1, 2). The Sabbath was created for man in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 1:1; 2:2,3 and Exodus 20:10). That was before there was any Jews or Christians. It was only Adam and Eve.
Jesus' custom was to worship on the Sabbath. Luke 4:16
God wrote the Ten Commandments with his own finger in stone
because He does not change nor does His Word change. Exodus 20:8-11. Deuteronomy 9:10.
The fourth commandment is the only one that begin with the word "remember" because He knew people would forget His Sabbath and attempt change to time and His Laws Daniel 7:25; Matthew 15:6, 9; Ezekiel 22:26, 28
The apostles kept tht Sabbath. Acts 13:13,14; 16:13; 17:2; and 18:4. Not only did they obay God's Sabbath command, they also taugh the converted Gentiles to worship on Sabbath. Sunday or the first day of the week was never mentioned by thye apostles. Isaiah 56:2, 6, 7; Acts 13:42, 44 and 18:4
We will worship before the throne every Sabbath in the heavenly Kingdom Isaiah 66;22,23.
The same forces and/or powers that attempted to change Gods' laws are still hard at work. They have infiltrated the main stream churches of the world and gained position of influence to keep us from knowing the truth. If you pray and read your Bible with understanding and not listen to what misguided people tell you, the Bible will interpet itself. Seek and you shall find. God is the Light of the world.
The days of the week were given names by the Romans. The days were named after the pagan gods of the Romans. Since the Romans worshiped the the sun, the first day of the week was called Sun-day after the sun. Monday after the moon and so on.
2007-02-03 20:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by 1wannano 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes and it still is. Even the new testament affirms that God intended that day to be more than just the jews. Read Hebrews 4:1-13. It specifically says the seventh day. That's saturday. It was first changed around the time of constantine, not after Jesus died. God established the day during creation, and made it holy. Man has changed it. It's kind of like the story of cain and abel. Abel followed what God asked him to do, Cain did what he thought was good enough. "God shouldn't care if I sacrifice fruit instead of a lamb." Now the attitude is similar with many churches. "God doesn't really care what day you worship on anymore." God's day of rest is for US. It isn't to prove that we are still jews or that we are trying to follow the jewish law, but that we are His creation and it is our day to focus on our relationship with Him and to take a break from the busyness of this world. I couldn't imagine a life without the rest that the Sabbath gives. Research it, pray about it, and hey, TRY IT! Start a friday night tradition where you turn off your tv and have relaxing evening, read a devotional book or play a family game. Then find a Sabbath keeping church and see how you like it. We don't have a list of don'ts like the Jews did, the only rule is, will this turn my focus towards Christ, or will it take it away from Him? I thank God that he has blessed me with one day a week where I can serve others or just recharge my batteries. I hope you can find that same rest as well. Goodnight.
2007-02-03 18:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by The GMC 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Sabbath has always been Saturday (Sabbath = seventh).
It was changed to Sunday by Roman Emperor Constantine (who only used his personal man made authority to do so) and made it a law. Any Christian caught worshiping on the sabbath would be punished.
Constantine hated Jews with a passion and did not want his version of Christianity to be remotely linked to Jews - ignoring the fact that Jesus was a Jew and ignoring the fact God ordained the Sabbath (saturday) as the day of rest.
Some people today will use vague scriptures to try and prove that the early Church in the New Testament worshiped only on Sunday by using scripture referencing breaking bread - which was not a description of the eucrest - but a phrase meaning they met and ate together not necessarily meaning a command to meet and rest and worship only on the 1st day of the week.
They also will try and use a scripture where Paul asked that believers collect funds to aid in the spread of the gospel early so that collection could be made on the 1st day of the week. Again, that was not a command to worship and rest on the 1st day of the week.., it was an appoinment date.
To be sure - it is not a sin to worship God and meet on any day they choose. BUT the Sabbath was never dismissed by God and Jesus did not give that authority to change the days and times that God has set. Jesus himself never changed it.
So you got to wonder about those who embrace an antichrist type man's authority to move the God ordained Sabbath to Sunday.
2007-02-03 18:42:01 · answer #4 · answered by Victor ious 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The sabbath is saturday, But national sunday law made people go to church on sunday It was implemented long ago so pagans could be coverted. Most christian holy days are on the same day as old pagan holy days.
2007-02-03 19:15:10 · answer #5 · answered by krimeboss001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the Catholic Church changed it to Sunday to "prove they were a more powerful force than the Bible." Now everyone is convinced because some apostles met on a Sunday and Jesus MAY have risen on a Sunday, that the Sabbath is Sunday. Wrong!
Some also think that grace in Jesus gives us freedom to the law without repentance. We shall see. So then, can I murder also? Sabbath is more of a priority than murder in the Laws of G-d. (number 4 is Sabbath, murder is number 6 I think)
The Sabbath on G-d's watch is Friday just before dark until Saturday just after dark.
Apostles met and broke bread everyday. Nobody knows what day He arose, and even if it was Sunday, this doesn't allow us to switch G-d's Sabbath.
Looks like the Catholic church is right about their power of influence...for the moment.
Thanks for asking this
Bless you sister
David T
2007-02-03 18:31:14 · answer #6 · answered by Love Yeshua 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋
In the Acts of the Apostles we read of the celebration of the Eucharist on Sunday. "On the first day of the week, we met to break bread." (Acts 20:7)
But the early Christians did not participate in "the breaking of bread" as a matter of obligation. Their Sunday observance consisted more in keeping the day holy by avoiding sin than in taking part in a religious service or abstaining from physical work. A second-century writer, Justin Martyr (c.100-165) says: "If there is any perjurer or thief among you, let him mend his ways? in this way he will have kept a true and peaceful Sabbath of God."
In 321 Emperor Constantine promulgated laws prohibiting public work on Sunday. From the Council of Laodicea (370) came the first Church law prescribing worship and abstaining from physical work in order to keep the Lord's day holy. The third council of Orleans (538) also dealt with the same subject.
Since the mass is the highest act of homage to God, it naturally became the central act of worship on Sunday. Embodying the tradition of Sunday Mass, the old Code of Canon Law laid down as an obligation incumbent on the faithful that they should attend Mass and abstain from servile work on Sundays and feats of obligation (Can.1248).
God Bless You
2007-02-03 18:29:45 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋
At midnight, which is Saturday's end. God took six days to create, and He saw it was good and on the 7th day, he rested. This is Sunday. Even though Sunday is considered a new start to the week, that is man-made.
2007-02-03 18:29:04 · answer #8 · answered by chole_24 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Nope.
Saturday was for the Jews.
Sunday was chosen for Christians, because that was the day Jesus rose again from the dead.
2007-02-03 19:23:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, rest day of Christians is sabbath day and not Saturday. Sabbath day is Sunday because it was on the Easter Sunday when Jesus Christ rose from the , and every Sunday is a commemoration of His resurrection.
2007-02-03 18:32:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋