Will someone explain to me the true day of Sabbath Worship.?

Answer 1

Hi, I promise I will answer all your questions about the Sabbath but the answer will be a little long, but it is easy to follow.

This is a VERY IMPORTANT subject I know it is long, but PLEASE read it

A challenge, where in the Bible does it call Sunday the "New Sabbath" or "The Christian Sabbath"?
search the scriptures you will not find it. There is only one Sabbath.


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


Does it really matter which day?
God did not say "Pick a day to worship" He said "THE" 7th day is "THE" Sabbath. The word "THE" means a specific item.

The first person to say "It doesn't matter how we worship God" is Cain. Cain said "It doesn't matter how we worship God as long as we give something God will accept it. God does not care as long as you give and call it holy. Don't be legalistic Abel."
Was he right?
Is God specific about what He says.


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

THIS IS IMPORTANT!!! Because it is a Commandment of God. I grew up believing it was Sunday. The thing I couldn't understand about this was why Christ went into the temple on Saturdays. Plus when I read the Fourth Commandment (see below) It says the last day of the week not the first. After a little research into the origins of Sunday Worship and also the calendar changes made for the same purpose (confusion) I realized why there was a difference. Once I discovered this Truth, I felt it necessary to break from the tradition of my family and began observing the True Sabbath. I encourage everyone to research this with on open mind, if you decide to continue with your traditional day of worship, OK but at least allow yourself the opportunity to understand what is Truth.


"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a Sabbath to The Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates; for in six days The Lord made heaven and 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 RSV

Answer 3

Hello!

Am glad you ask about the Sabbath day. It's a very important issue for God, and it should be for us too. If God put it in one of the 10 Commandments along with the other 9 moral commandments, then it must be important, doesn't it?

Is the Sabbath really Jewish?

Jesus said, "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath" (Mark 2:27)

Besides, God calls it "the Sabbath of the LORD your God" (Exodus 20:10). It is the Lord's day. Jesus says that He, "the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.” (Mark 2:28).

Conondrum gave good points. The Sabbath was created at the end of the Creation week. If we think about it, that's about 2,000 years before there were any Jew! It was given to Adam and Eve, the first human couple. The Sabbath was one of the three institutions given to men, the other two are marriage and work (see Genesis 2; you may want to look to chapter 1 too, you know, in case we miss any information). These three institutions were given in a perfect world, before sin entered to our world. It was perfect just the way the Lord gave them. Why would God "set aside" the Sabbath day, if it is perfect, given to a once perfect world? Do we still have the work among us? Do we still have marriage (or what is left of it; due to sin, families are braking. Divorces don't fit into God's idea for families)? Then, why do we want to get rid of the Sabbath? The Sabbath is the most joyful day of the week! Spending time with the Lord, as it was intended to be, it can be a great blessing!

Check out the following website, you'll find anything about the Sabbath there, from Biblical support to scientific and historic information: http://www.sabbathtruth.com/

You may also want to watch these two videos about the Ten Commandments and the Sabbath day, respectively. (They're found in this webpage: http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/study_guides.asp?tTitle=New%20Revelation)

"Written in Stone!"
http://www.amazingfacts.org/resources/video/NRVideo/NR06.asx

"The Lost Day of History"
http://www.amazingfacts.org/resources/video/NRVideo/NR07.asx

Or read the following article: "Weighing the Evidence"

http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/Read_Media.asp?ID=523&x=24&y=23

If you can, and you want, please e-mail me; if you have any comments or doubts, or anything. I'd really like to keep talking about this, and I really want to help you. You know, your question seems to be honest and I'd like to help : ) ... So please, drop me in an e-mail, ok?

Take care; God bless you!

Answer 4

Sabbath means 7th. And it is every 7th day is the day of rest. But that is 7 or the first day after the 7th = 8. In the example of the Pentecost Sabbath, it is 7 X 7=49+1=50 & 50=Pentecost.

Also, it depends on the calendars. But in the OT the Sabbath was based on the Calendar of the Israel and they have two. The Sabbath based on the escape from Egyptian bondage. I believe Pentecost, when Jesus died on the cross & the resurrection are associated with this calendar. And you can read the OT verses associated to get a clearer picture of the two new years. I believe their calendars are Lunar while others are Solar.

The true Sabbath day of worship is 24/7 in Christ. Abiding in Christ and His Word. That is entering His Rest. Being born of God, born of His Spirit, cleansed by His blood, joint heirs with Jesus, part of the family of God. We are not under law but under Grace/ Law of liberty, and we can worship & gather together with the Saints any day of the week. I believe we should gather with the Saints at least once every 7 days.

Answer 5

By strict Jewish definition, the Sabbath is observed from nightfall on Friday to nightfall on Saturday. The confusion comes from the fact that Jesus was raised on a Sunday, which Christians traditionally made a holy day out of. Nothing in the Bible suggests that Sunday is any holier than any other day, and Jesus death/resurrection made the observation of the Sabbath (Saturday) irrelevant.

Answer 6

We are not supposed to worship the Sabbath, we are supposed to worship God and to rest into His Sabbath.

That day comes when you accept the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart and life to be your Personal God and Saviour. That day is from now until all eternity, so as the days pass down here on earth, if you are a Christian, you can see everyday as a day which you have given to the Lord your God.

That was the purpose of the Sabbath, it was to remember God's promise that He would bring to us everlasting life so that we would know that one day we might be comforted in His Rest for all of eternity.

Now is the time to cease from our own works, just as God did from His, and to enter into His Rest. The Sabbath was made for us, not we for the Sabbath (God's Rest).

Answer 7

Sunday at your local Church, not working but resting in the house of God.

"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." The Sabbath, then, is holy time. Yet it was made for man—as a great blessing to all mankind! Our Creator knew that we would need a period of rest and worship every seventh day, and this is the basic purpose for which the Sabbath was created.

Answer 8

The long standing tradition is Friday Night to Saturday Night.

Catholics built the whole religion around the Easter Sunday concept and thus use Sunday as a holy day.

Technically any day suffices. It's about not doing "same stuff different day" more than 6 days straight.

Answer 9

Sabbath in any religion is the day God rested. It depends on what religious sector you belong to. It is a day when you are supposed to worship God and thank Him for all the blessings you've received and ask Him to forgive you any transgression you may have caused other people.

Answer 10

The Sabbath was made for man. It makes no difference what day you worship. Does it have to be Sunday? Well does that make Wednesday obsolete? God wants your obedience.

Answer 11

The sabbath is the seventh day of your work week whatever that may be.