Who made Sunday the Sabbath instead of Saturday, and why?

Answer 1

Constantine did it in order to make it easier to convert the Roman pagans, who worshipped their fake gods on Sunday. There are many excuses they came up with afterwards, (when people were becoming more literate and could read for themselves), such as Christ rose on a Sunday, which logically is no reason to go against the commandment, "honor the sabbath and keep it holy". Then the new testament has one scripture about collecting the money on Sunday, and calling it the Lord's Day, which only means they took collection during Saturday services, and didn't pick them up from the collective churches until Sunday. Christ honored the correct day as the sabbath, and I figure He's a pretty good example, not to mention that whole commandment thing.

By the way people, the apostles worshipped the sabbath on the true sabbath, Constantine didn't show up to change it for another 300 years, so the excuse that the apostles worshipped on Sunday is just more propaganda trying to validate the churches choice to break a commandment on a regular basis.

Answer 2

It was officially changed by Constantine in the 300's AD. About this same time all the Greek Gods (statues) were also adopted into the church and renamed to the apostles names. It was a merging of Christian church and paganism that preceeded the Dark Ages.

http://www.sabbathtruth.com/

The sunday Sabbath is unbiblical.

If you want to keep what the Bible says then keep the Saturday Sabbath that has existed since the beggining of time and like the other commandments are a part of Gods character:

Genesis 2: Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. 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. This is the history[a] of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens...

It is not about works, it is about Gods law and character which man CANNOT change but the Devil will try to change.

Remember.......

Answer 3

As Theopholus said, the Apostles and 1st century Christians began the change-over. A prime reason had to do with the need to show Christians were liberated from the Mosaic Law Covenant by now being in the New Covenant Christ inaugurated with his shed blood. The Apostle Paul's theology is sublime in this regard. He exposed the Judaisers in their midst, who wanted Gentile converts to Christianity to become circumcised and to start observing all the Jewish laws. He showed how this would enslave those who had been set free by Christ. There had to be a clean break from the legalism of the old Law Covenant, which included Sabbath observance (from 6 pm Friday night, for 24 hours). Yet Jesus is "Lord of the Sabbath" and the 4th Commandment is binding in principle upon Christians too. It is the LEGALISTIC observance of it that has changed. Six days we are to work, and the other day is to be specially devoted to considering the words of God, and the gathered Church publicly observes worship and the sacraments. All that is for our benefit and, done in the right spirit, glorifies God.

Answer 4

The official change was made in 364 by the Council of Laodicea. This was done explicitly to distinguish Christian practice from Judaism and bring it into compliance with the Roman state religion, which also held observances on Sunday. The Romans had started closing shops and such on Sunday a long time before, and many early Christians were already holding observances on Sunday instead of, or in addition to, the usual Sabbath activities.

Answer 5

There is no Scripture that says to change the Day of Worship from the 7th to the 1st Day of the Week.

Early Christians kept the 7th Day as the Sabbath.
Acts 1:12
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

Acts 13:14
But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

Acts 13:27
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

Acts 13:42
And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

Acts 13:44
And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

Acts 15:21
For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

Acts 16:13
And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

Acts 17:2
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

Acts 18:4
And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

They have only ONE scripture that says the disciples meet on the 1st Day of the Week. Truth of the Matter, they meet to do work, and you can't work on the Sabbath Day. 1 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.


Only until Constantine, was that change made. Roman Catholic Church continued that tradition.

Although, many Churches call themselves Protestant because they came out of the Roman Catholic Churches "Hold", they still follow some tradtitions. One of which is the day of worship.

At least the Roman Catholic Church, fully admit to Changing the Day of worship because they felt they had the "Power" to do that.

Most churches, will say, its the "Sabbath Day" is the Day that Christ Rose, and this day Discples meet etc... But no scriptures say that day a change is to be made.

Always Remember. Exodus 20:8
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Its was Written On Stone, Put in A Holy Box, and written with the Hand of God. No, way are you to break that commandment!

Answer 6

Saturday is the Sabbath however the first Christians met together whenever they could, in secret to escape persecution and possibly even execution. But it has to do with the Resurrection of Christ...which was on a Sunday. =)

God Bless!!

Answer 7

The Apostles of Jesus.

It was on Sunday that they saw Jesus for the first time after the crucifixion.
It celebrates His resurrection.

Remember that Sabbath only means 'rest'.
The Sabbath day is the day of rest.

Somehow everybody wants to give the Catholic church credit for everything in Christianity. There was Christianity before the Catholic church.

grace2u

Answer 8

Sunday isn't the sabbath. Saturday is. We go to church on Sunday to celebrate the day that Jesus resurrected. He is risen! Alleluia!

Answer 9

From very early Christians (who were initially jews) went to the sinagogue on saturday and then on sunday to mass to celebrate the Lord´s resurrection.

The Bible, the Didache and 1st and 2nd century Church fathers witness to this:
•Mt. 12:8 - For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath
•Mk. 2:27 - And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath
•Act. 20:7 - And on the first day of the week, when we were assembled to break bread
•Didache (the Teaching of the Twelve Apostles - written between 50-150 AD.)- Chapter 14. - Christian Assembly on the Lord's Day. 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 who is at odds with his fellow come together with you, until they be reconciled, that your sacrifice may not be profaned. For this is that which was spoken by the Lord: "In every place and time offer to me a pure sacrifice; for I am a great King, says the Lord, and my name is wonderful among the nations."
•Clement ( C. 80-140 AD) - "Since then these things are manifest to us, and we have looked into the depths of the Divine knowledge, we ought to do in order all things which the Master commanded us to perform at appointed times. He commanded us to celebrate sacrifices (or oblations, or offerings) and services, and that it should not be thoughtlessly or disorderly, but at fixed times and hours. He has Himself fixed by His supreme will the places and persons whom He desires for these celebrations, in order that all things may be done piously according to His good pleasure, and be acceptable to His will. So then those who offer their oblations at the appointed times are acceptable and blessed, but they follow the laws of the Master and do not sin. For to the high priest his proper ministrations are allotted, and to the priests the proper place has been appointed, and on the Levites their proper services have been imposed. The layman is bound by the ordinances for the laity. Our sin will not be small if we eject from the episcopate those who blamelessly and holily have offered its sacrifices (or oblations)." (Chapter 40 of his epistle to the Corinthians)

Please read the book "The mass of the Early Christians" by Mike Aquilina

Answer 10

The Council of Nicea (325 A.D.)
This was to unite the kingdom of Rome under Constantine.
They wanted to veer away from gnostic judaism (which was really what the early church was) and make it more palatable for pagan Rome.
Saturday was changed to Sunday (in honor of Apollo the sun god.. Constantine's fav, btw)
and Passover was changed to Easter in honor of Eostre, the fertility goddess.