Why do Christians observe sundays as days of worship and rest ?

Answer 1

I do not
it is Saturday
and It does matter when the Sabbath is observed. Those who say that it does not just as long as you worship are wrong. If this is the case, then tell me why God set a specific day out for this

Answer 2

We're instructed by God in the Bible to observe the Sabbath day "and keep it holy." The Sabbath is just a day of rest, just as the Lord rested on the last day after He created the world. Some people argue that the Sabbath is actually on a Saturday and Christians should go to church then, but it really doesn't matter. It's just a day of rest and worship.

Answer 3

Christians observe Sunday as the day of worship because of Christ rising on that day.

It's strange to see people here calling Sunday the 7th day, when it is the 1st day of the week. Saturday is the 7th day. And the Sabbath is the 7th Day. Sunday is not the Sabbath.

My own layman's theory is that when Christianity was new, and an offshoot sect of Judaism, they didn't have any churches to worship in. So, they used the Jewish temples, but they were already in use on Saturday so they had to come up with a reason to use them on a different day.

Answer 4

HI
Don't know though the Sabbath is suppose to be Saturday the 7th or last day of the week and is the true Sabbath but I think it has to with our secular system and letting the first day of the week Sunday be our day of rest, so it has to do with the world and not the actual Sabbath thank goodness that Jesus' sacrifice release us from observing the Sabbath or we really would be sinning if we were still under Jewish law.
Lammy

Answer 5

After the rebellion in the Roman province of Judaea in about A.D. 70, the Romans began persecuting anyone who kept the Sabbath. This included Jews and the original Christians. Sunday, as the name indicates, is the day of the sun. Earlier Old Testament prophecies foretold the emergence of a super empire that would change the times and the laws. This is also why we celebrate New Year's Day on January 1st and not in March, with the arrival of Spring.

Answer 6

A True Christian should observe the 7th day Sabbath.... Sunday was put in to effect by the Roman Catholics as a way to demonstrate their power on earth... it was not a decree from God and they do not claim it was... In writings of the Roman Catholic they clearly state that it is a decree not from God... Those who split from The RCs during the Reformation kept the Sunday Sabbath out of "tradition". and justify it by saying it is to Honor The Resurrection of Christ... But the Fourth Commandment has not been voided... so sundown Fri. to sundown Sat. should be The Sabbath.... The Seventh Day Adventists, and some others do follow the Seventh Day Sabbath.... I do not agree with much of the SDA doctrine but they got that part correct.

Answer 7

Sunday and the Sabbath

Among Christians ,Sunday is considered holy and often a day of rest and church-attendance. Ironically the Holy Bible says no such thing about Sunday. In fact it declares the seventh day (Saturday) to be holy and it says that the seventh day is the Sabbath.

The first Christians were Jews and maintained the observance of the Jewish Sabbath rest on Saturday, but by the first half of the second century most Christians no longer observed the Sabbath, instead gathering for worship on Sunday (although for some time the Sabbath continued to be held in a special regard even among Christians who observed Sunday). Consequently, Christians would avoid secular activities to allow time for worship.

However, it is not until the fourth century that ecclesiastical and civil legislation was enacted forbidding work in a manner similar to the observance of the Jewish Sabbath. Constantine I decreed (March 7, 321) dies Solis as the Roman day of rest [CJ3.12.2]:

On the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country however persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits because it often happens that another day is not suitable for grain-sowing or vine planting; lest by neglecting the proper moment for such operations the bounty of heaven should be lost.

Throughout history there have been Christians, especially Protestants, who believe Sunday must be observed with just the sort of rigorous abstinence from work associated with the Jewish Sabbath (exemplified by Eric Liddell in the film Chariots of Fire) , but for most Christians the custom and obligation of Sunday rest has not been as strict.

In Orthodox Christian families and communities, some activities are not done, e.g. working, doing something that requires somebody else to work such as buying goods or services (including the use of public transport), driving a car, gardening, washing a car, etc. Exceptions which are allowed are making use of religious services, and, usually, using electricity, and urgent medical matters. In Roman Catholicism, those who work in the medical field, in law enforcement, or soldiers in a war zone are dispensed from the usual obligation to avoid work on Sunday.

The majority of Christians have continued to observe Sunday ever since, although throughout history one sometimes finds Christian groups that continued or revived the observance of the Saturday Sabbath. More recently in history, Christians in the Seventh-day Adventist, Seventh Day Baptist, and Church of God (Seventh-Day) denominations (along with many related or similar sects), as well as many Messianic Jews, have revived the practice of gathering for worship, and abstaining from work, on the Saturday Sabbath.

Answer 8

It is called a Sabbath day. God is supposed to have observed Sabbath (rest), on the seventh day of his days engaged in creation. Hence, Sunday, the seventh day is observed as a holiday.

Answer 9

Sunday is the day Jesus resurrected from the dead and established the new covenant. Because Old Testament prophecy has been fulfilled by Jesus, it is to honor him that Christians observe the sabbath on Sunday.

Answer 10

The Sabbath (day of rest) was on Saturday and Jewish culture still observes the sabbath on Saturday. Jesus was crucified on Friday (Good Friday) and resurrected on Sunday (Easter Sunday). Traditionally Christians have rested on Sunday because of this.