Shouldn't I keep Sunday in honor of Christ's resurrection?

Question

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin." Romans 6:3-6.

What do u think?

Answer 1

the bible says, the earth was created in 6 days and on the 7th day GOD rested, and called it the sabbath day and that it should be kept holly. well think about it, sunday is the first day of the week, so that makes saturday the 7th day, and the real sabath day.

"We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church, in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 364), transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday." The Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine, pg. 50, 3rd ed. [The True Bible Sabbath, pg 25.]

"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 which we never sancity." Faith of our fathers, Catholic Cardinal Gibbons, pg. 111. [The True Bible Sabbath, pg 25.]

now, the following is not my words but something i found that i agree with:

we must not forget that the Sabbath day is important in God's sight since He set it up right at creation (Genesis 2:1-3) and He included it in the 10 Commandments (Exodus 20:8-10). If you look up these verses, you'll see they both tell us that God instituted His Sabbath day on the 7h day of the week. All you really need to do is pull out the calendar to see that Saturday is indeed the 7th day of the week and it always has been since God first began the weekly cycle at the beginning of time in the book of Genesis. Encyclopedias and history itself clearly show that the day we call Saturday has always been the 7th day of the week.

But does this still apply to us as Christians? Is this the day that we are to keep holy?

Many say that the Sabbath was changed to Sunday in the New Testament, but there is no Biblical evidence for this. Jesus never changed it, but the Bible tells us that He it was His custom to keep the Sabbath as a holy day (Luke 4:16) and so did His followers (Luke 23:56, Acts 13:42-44, Acts 16:13). Christ called Himself "the Lord of the Sabbath day" (Matthew 12:8) which would make it "the Lord's Day" (see also Isaiah 58:13-14, where the Lord calls the Sabbath His "holy day") and Jesus said that Christians would be keeping the Sabbath even after His death (Matthew 24:20). In fact, the Bible tells us that we will even keep the Sabbath of the 10 Commandments in heaven (Isaiah 66:22-23).

Some people believe that Romans 14:5-6 teaches that the Sabbath day is basically a matter of personal opinion and that we can keep any day that we want to, but the real issue here in Romans is not over the 10 Commandments, but over the yearly feast days and sabbaths of the ceremonial law, such as Passover, the Day of Atonement, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread. The Jews who had converted to Christianity were telling all the other Christians that they had to keep these days holy and they were judging them for not doing so. Paul was addressing this problem and telling the Jewish converts that those fests and yearly sabbaths didn't need to be kept any longer, but it was up to each individual whether they wanted to or not. This does not apply to the Sabbath of God's 10 Commandment law because Paul said in the same book "Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law." (Romans 3:31)

It would be very inconsistent for God to say that only 1 of His commandments were optional, but the other 9 are still binding. Jesus clearly said in Matthew 5:19 "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." Don't ever let anyone tell you that any of the 10 Commandments are not important!

Obviously Jesus does indeed want us to keep the Ten Commandments. Notice what He said in John 15:10 "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in My love even as I have kept My Fathers commandments and abide in His love." As Christians, we are to follow the example Jesus gave us (1 John 2:6) and one aspect of that is to obey His Father and live by the 10 Commandments, including the one about the Sabbath.

Others will say that Colossians 2:14-17 says that the Sabbath is no longer important as well. This is a misunderstanding. These verse are specifically pointing to the sabbaths which were "a shadow of things to come". Again, this is referring to the seven yearly holy days of ancient Israel since they were also called sabbaths, but they were in addition to, or "beside the sabbaths of the Lord" (Leviticus 23:38). In other words, these yearly sabbaths were not related to the Sabbath which God had given in the 10 Commandments. The yearly sabbaths ended at the cross because they foreshadowed and pointed to Christ's death. Colossians chapter 2 only mentions the sabbaths that were "a shadow" pointing forward to sin being dealt with at the cross. God's holy Sabbath didn't foreshadow anything since it was given before sin ever entered the world. (Genesis 2:1-3)

So why do many Christians say that Sunday is the Sabbath? It's really quite simple if you look back through history. Sunday was the day of celebration during the Roman empire as it was a time set aside to worship the sun god. Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, but the pagans were used to worshipping on Sunday and they didn't want to change, especially since the Jews were known to still worship on Saturday. The Jews were under the authority of Rome and there was a lot of Anti-Semitism even back then. Christians often suffered as a result of Jewish riots and outbreaks throughout the Empire. Some early Christian writers were Anti-Jewish, such as Barnabas and Justin Martyr, and they encouraged Christians to avoid keeping the Sabbath since it made believers appear to be Jews.

As a way of compromise, people began to worship on both days:
"In some places no day is omitted, on which the Communion is not offered; in some only on the Sabbath and the Lord's day (referring to Sunday), and in some only on the Lord's day." Augustine, (died 430 A.D.). Letter 54 to Januarius, Ch. 2, in MPL, Vol. 33, Col. 200.

Over time, the Sabbath became less popular and Sunday became known as the day of Christian worship:
"Although almost all churches throughout the world celebrate the sacred mysteries on the Sabbath (Saturday) of the week, yet the Christians of Alexandria and Rome, on account of some ancient tradition, have ceased to do this." Socrates Schutasticus, Ecclesiastical History, Bk. 5, Ch. 22, trans. in NPNF, 2nd series, Vol. 2, p. 132.

In the 4th century, this proclamation was made:
"Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday, but shall work on that day; but the Lord's day they shall especially honor, and, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. If, however, they are found Judaizing, they shall be shut out from Christ." Oh. Y. Hefele, A History of the Councils of the Church,
Vol. 2, p. 316

Since the Catholic church sprang up out of Rome, they take all the credit for the Sabbath being switched from Saturday to Sunday:
"Q. Which is the Sabbath day?
A. Saturday is the Sabbath day.
Q. Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?
A. We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday."
Peter Geiermann, The Convert's Catechism of Catholic
Doctrine, p. 50.

"Q. How prove you that the Church hath power to command feasts and holy days?
A. By the very act of changing the Sabbath into Sunday which Protestants allow of; and therefore they fondly contradict themselves, by keeping Sunday strictly, and breaking most other feasts commanded by the same church." Henry Tuberville, An Abridgment of the Christian Doctrines, 1833, p. 58.

Friends, if we truly want to live by the Bible, then we should make sure that we don't "reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition." (Mark 7:9) But if we have disagreements about this subject, let's not let that cause divisions among us as Christians! Remember that Paul said that we should avoid "strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain."

Answer 2

We should honor Christ every day because of what He did, His death and resurrection. Sunday is just a day, and as good as any to worship Him. The symbolism is alright, since the Lord was apparently resurrected on a Sunday, but the symbolism also isn't necessary. Let me show you.

Colossians 2:16-17 says, "Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days - these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ!"

God uses alot of symbolic rituals in the Bible, especially in the Old Testament. But not we have Christ, the real, tactile, genuine thing which is symbolized in these rituals. Symbolizm can still be nice, but it is far less necessary since Christ began the work of salvation through His death and ressurection. We do still have the Lord's supper and baptism with us, but even those are symbols of what is yet to come when Christ returns and the restoration of the earth is completed. The days, months, years, etc; aren't so important anymore... we now look for the Day they all symbolize and point to.

Still, Sunday is the day when most churches meet, and the Bible also commands us not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together. And setting a specific day aside to corperatly worship the Lord is DEFFINATLY a good thing.

Hope this all helps, and God bless!

Answer 3

Eric,
Why do you call out just one day of the week and say nothing of the other six? Everyday is a day of rest in Jesus Christ. The Commandment that says to honor the Sabbath Day and keep it Holy. When is this day? No one know as our calendars are not up to God's standards.

If you want to remember the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, remember it each day you awake.

Jesus Christ tells us to remember the Passover forever. Jesus Christ became our Passover when He died on the cross. This is the greatest day of all time. It is the Highest Day for every Christian man or woman. and if you did not know, its begins tomorrow at sundown.><>

Answer 4

Definitely. Jesus said we have a New Covenant written in His blood that has fulfilled the Old Covenant. His blood was "validated" at the Resurrection. So living under the New Covenant we worship on Sunday to honor the "seal" of the New Covenant - the Resurrection of the Living Word by the God-blood of atonement!

Answer 5

christ was not necessarily resurrected on a sunday. as a matter of fact i think that is old testament belief based on the idea that god created everything and then rested on the seventh day, which modern christians believe would be sunday.

whether someone is pagan, or christian, newness and rebirth are what is celebrated during springtime. most of what you consider easter is based on pagan tradition; eggs, bunnies, and such. it was only when the catholic church decided to coincide the resurrection of jesus with the pagan celebration of eostare that we get easter (named after a goddess, i might add)

if you want to honor every sunday in the name of your god, power to you.

i will be sleeping in. i make the goddesses and gods i honor wait until after noon.

but then again.....i'm a heathen.

Answer 6

What do you mean by the word "keep".

If your referring to the Sabbath and trying to keep it holy then your basically wasting your effort. As Christians Jesus Christ fulfilled the law for us. Even if we wanted to keep the sabbath holy we'd still be breaking other aspects of the law. God created it as a mirror only to show us our sins. It was made to be impossible for us to keep. Follow Jesus, trust Jesus, and love one another. Those are His commandments.

Answer 7

The Word of God says that we should not forsake to assemble ourselves together with saints. That means that yes we are to honor our Savior in praise and worship with fellow believers. And where can we find that? Yes at the church. May God Bless U.

Answer 8

You should go to church because the Bible tells us to....

Hbr 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Answer 9

You can but you don't have to but you must follow your hart. For what you do is to the glory of GOD. If you feel that you should and you don't than it is a sin to you only not to someone else. For what you do honers GOD either it be Saturday or Sunday.

Answer 10

Shouldn't we keep every day in honor of Christ's resurrection?

Answer 11

costly Eric, you could remember that Christ spoke in parables (Mark 4:33, 24). Please word what's written in Matthew 28:a million, "interior the tip of the sabbath, because it began to daybreak in the direction of the 1st day of the week, got here Mary Magdalene and the different Mary to work out the sepulchre." in case you will look on the origianl Greek on the subject of this verse you will see that it would say, interior the tip of the sabbaths, because it began to daybreak in the direction of the 1st of the sabbaths, got here Mary Magdalene and the different Mary to work out the sepulchre. interior the KJV Bible the translators used a singlular word (sabbath) instead of the plural word (sabbaths) which the Greek demands. consequently, whilst Christ arose it marked the tip of an era of sabbaths (the seventh day sabbaths) and commenced an era of recent sabbaths (1st day sabbaths). this is how splendidly God wrote the Bible. In Genesis a million on the 1st day of the week (Sunday) God created gentle. The verse says, "And God reported, permit there be gentle: and there replaced into gentle."..the gentle represents the Gospel of Jesus Christ. whilst Christ got here interior the flesh, the international replaced into in darkness-the darkness of sin. Christ is the gentle of the international and whilst somebody turns into stored, they arrive into the impressive gentle of the international. Sunday is a remembrance of the day Christ rose from the lifeless and introduced the gentle of the Gospel to a dismal and demise international. Now examine Isaiah fifty 8:13, 14 "If thou shrink back thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy exhilaration on my holy day; and make contact with the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, no longer doing thine very own tactics, nor looking thine very own exhilaration, nor talking thine very own phrases: Then shalt thou delight thyself interior the LORD; and that i'll reason thee to experience upon the severe places of the earth, and feed thee with the background of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it." this is talking approximately Sunday no longer saturday. The 7h day sabbath the individuals have been to do no paintings and afflict themselves. Sunday is the day we could constantly compliment the Lord and thank Him for consequently great salvation. that's an afternoon to sing hymns to God, to examine His word, and to deliver the Gospel out so others will pay attention the solid information.