Sabbath 2???

Question

Sabbath?????
" Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shall you labour and do all your work. But the SEVENTH-DAY IS THE SABBATH OF THE LORD YOUR GOD......." Exodus 20:8-10

isn't the seventh day saturday....so why do so many christians worship on sunday??

even Jesus worshipped on Sabbath (the seventh day)

God never changed the day, so what right do we have to change it??????

Sabbath was initiated from the very beginning, as well as marriage. Genesis 2:2 If God needed to rest...and if He blessed the day...don't you think it was for our own good...God loves to communicate with us....thats what this special day was set out for. It is a sign of our loyalty to God.

there was sabbath in the very beginning....sabbath all throughout the Bible and there will be sabbath in heaven... the sabbath is a sign between us and God (Ezekiel 20:12,20)

If you disregard the sabbath does that also mean that you disregard the 10 commandments....written in stone by the finger of God?

Do I then have the right to kill, steal etc...

Answer 1

i am A Seventh Day adventist Christian, we beleive basically the same thing as christianity, but believe that saturday is the Day that God set aside for us to rest

Answer 2

Just so you understand the Sabbath start Friday night at sundown and ends Saturday Night at sundown. Now where in the commandment does it say worship on the Sabbath? It say that the Sabbath is a day of rest not of worship.. So why not rest on Saturday and worship on Sunday? Jim

Answer 3

Sabbath keeping has nothing to do with my salvation are my walk with the Lord ,I keep everyday Holy to the Lord and praise him everyday , You how ever worship the sabbath and not the one who paid the price for your sins , I really dont think you even read these ,your last question had Very good answers about the sabbath but yet you still ask , Ask God to lift the blinders off your eyes so you may freely worship , I rest IN CHRIST not In sabbath keeping

Answer 4

Sunday is the Eighth Day, the Lord's Day, the day we celebrate His Resurrection. The Day outside of all the others, the beginning of the Kingdom.

The Sabbath is not Sunday.

Answer 5

Because he was resurrected on Sunday.
Do you know that in 2008 the passover is a great sabbath?
On a Saturday.

Answer 6

All the standard denominations that I know leave the Sabbath on Saturday and keep the Lord's Day on Sunday, at least they did orginally. I believe that the phenomenon of saying that the Sabbath has moved has more to do with a modern misunderstanding. At exactly what time this occured, I am not sure.

Jesus was certainly the cause of it all. Most stories in the gospel concerning the Sabbath has either Jesus or His disciples "breaking" it. Jesus also quoted back the ten commandments at one time, ommiting the first four commandments, which included keeping the Sabbath, and only mentioning in their place: "there is none good but one, that is, God" (see Matt 21:18b) and "go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me" (see Matt 10:21b). This is consistent with the two greatest commandments (which Jesus also acknowledge as being the root of all commandments) and would, if you think about it, include the vital parts of the first three commandments, but not the one about the Sabbath. Why?

One good reason was because Jesus was not breaking the Sabbath, as they accused Him, but rather trying to restore it saying that it is good to do good on the Sabbath day. (see Matt 12:12, Mark 2:27, Luke 13:16) Furthermore, Jesus seemed to go out of His way to heal on the Sabbath day, even when the Jews were watching Him. Included in the healings were instructions to work ("take up your bed and walk").

When Jesus was crucified, He was in the tomb for two Sabbath days! They had to take Jesus down off the cross fast after His death because the next day was a High Sabbath Day (see John 19:31, presumably this was a Thursday, and this was EXACTLY why that High Sabbath day existed in the first place!). Jesus rose on or by the first day, presenting Himself to the disciples. He was not resting during this time, He was working during both these days of rest!

Jesus also gave the gift of the Holy Ghost on to the disciples on the first day. They seemed to meet on the first day from then on.

It is very interesting to note that Paul organized the collections in the churches to be taken up on the first day, that the disciples came together to "break bread" on the first day of the week, and that the Sabbaths seemed to be the days when Paul had discussions in the Synagogues. The Sabbath seemed to have no significance to the churches, and in fact, Paul had to speak on the matter and even stated that we are not to judge people on the matter. Why did he have to do that?

Obviously the disciples and Paul understood what Jesus was trying to tell them. In Hebrews, the author practically tosses out the Sabbath Day altogether. This is done to such an extent, that he has to go back and explain how we are still keeping the Sabbath day, without keeping it on the seventh day. Why did he have to explain a thing? Obviously someone was asking if there was still a Sabbath Day to keep (see Hebrews chapters 3 and 4).

Those who keep the Sabbath Day do not understand what the Sabbath is or what it means, or its purpose. When one comes to God Almighty, through Jesus Christ His Son, they enter into His Sabbath. This is a permanent condition which occurs on the day one accepts Christ into their heart and life. That day is their Sabbath, and everyday from then on, forever. From that day on, we cease from our own works, just as God did His, and continue on working then for God (see Hebrews 4:9 and 10). Keep in mind that Sabbath is God's Rest, not a day or a date!

Many people could not and cannot accept this. Either they are not Christians, refusing Christ's gifts, or they are ignorant of what Christ has done for them. If they are new to Christianity, they may have a hard time coming to terms with the fact that they are free from the Law, especially if they are Jews, or if they are religious. It takes time for them to learn and adjust, which is why Paul asks us not to judge people on this matter.

Furthermore, people have their own special days with God. Our relationship with God is now based upon intimacy, we are not limited to this day or that day as our Holy Days. For you, your Holy Day with God might be the day Christ came into your life, or one of your children's lives, or maybe it is the day when God did some miracle for you.

The way I see it all personally is that Sabbath is on the seventh day, that would be our Saturday (as far as we know). We made the first day the Lord's day a day of worship. We rest and do good works for God, studying and reading the bible on these days. As far as I am concerned, the more days we can give to God the better. But, all days are now as one day, they belong to the Lord. Resting in the Lord is now our Sabbath.

If you will note, in God's kingdom, there will be no seven days. There will only be one day, the Sabbath. It will not be the seventh day, and it will be the only day. (see Rev 21:23, Rev 21:25, Rev 22:5)

In fact, it will begin on the eighth day (which is the first day), because it will be the first day of the new kingdom (the day after the last day of the old, fallen kingdom). Remember the very first eighth day? (Check out the first and eighth day Sabbath's in the Law, and their meanings). Also see the "solemn assembly" verses, like: Le 23:36, Nu 29:35, De 16:8, 2Ch 7:9, etc. Especially see Joel 2:15-16 and Zephaniah 3:18-20.

So, in a way, the first day is a rememberance of Christ's Resurrection and a solemn assembly.

In other words, "Why do so many Christians worship on Sunday?" the simple answer: because they understand a lot of the above.

As you can see, none of this discards the Sabbath, it more than embraces it, we enter into His Sabbath. Like going from dating, into holy marriage, and then into the bedchamber.

Answer 7

We can't change it, and God is unchangeable. God warned about this change in Daniel 7:25 "think to change times and laws".

Answer 8

it's for Jews--they worship on Sat.
Christians worship on Sunday b/c Christ was resurrected on Sunday.

Answer 9

What day do you keep?
You are correct that he never changed it. I believe that the catholic church changed it to Sunday.

Answer 10

The important thing is that we do live for Christ and live together in peace with our brothers and sisters.