Christians, is it OK to work on Sundays?

Question

Heres the deal...off Thursday and Friday for family issue work Saturday and Sunday but still attend church... and what if you skip church to work?

Answer 1

Avoid "Legalism".

Romans 8

Deliverance from Bondage

1Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

3For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

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Answer 2

Yes it is ok for a Christian to work on Sundays. You're supposed to support your family. And going to church is not what makes you a Christian. The body of Christ is the church, not the building you meet in. Your whole life should be centered around the Lord, not just one day a week. Aside from that, the fact is that the original Jewish Sabbath was from Friday evening to Saturday evening, not Sunday. Plus, observing the Sabbath on a certain day was part of the Mosaic law, which was part of the old covenant. Christ gave us a new covenant.

"9 But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? 10 You observe days and months and seasons and years. 11 I am afraid for you lest I have labored for you in vain.

Answer 3

It's OK to work on Sunday. The 10 commandments say keep the Sabbath holy. That's 1 day in seven. But it didn't say which day, also, what were the names of the weekdays back then. One last thought. The Jews use Saturday as their Sabbath, why do Catholics use Sunday ? Jesus was a Jewish Rabbi so shouldn't the Church follow the Jewish calender?

Answer 4

I can answer this question.

Even a hundred years ago, working on Sunday was not just done but for the needed chores and such. It was most definitely the day of rest and observed no matter if people were going to church or not. Businesses did their work Monday thru Saturday as per the way things were done then. Now business is about making that last dollar of the day and lots of people have to work with no choice. Scedules are set by a boss that does not worry about your going to church or not. And then there is those who have to make a living. They can not be choosy about the day they work or not. I have had to work on Sundays before not to my liking. I do not think God is going to be unhappy with you for working as long as you do what you need to in his eyes.

Answer 5

There is no day of the week, month, or year that is to be esteemed above any other. We worship on Sundays for the most part because of tradition, because most people are off on Sunday, which came about because Constantine took over the name of Christianity. But to say that one day is more holy than any other in the week is to commit idolatry. Jesus is our Sabbath, not a day of the week. If you have to work during church then make time to worship on your own, and also make time to fellowship with other believers.

Answer 6

I work about 6 days out of the week. Sometimes, you cannot avoid working on a Sunday because you are needed. There are nurses, doctors, and many others that have to work on Sundays. If there wasn't someone working in the ER on Sundays, then there are people that wouldn't have the help they need desperately. Pastors are working on Sundays because that is part of their job. It wouldn't say that it's a sin to work on Sundays. I do, however, think that we need a day of rest in the week. If your day cannot come on a Sunday, then make it another day in the week. It is okay. We worship a God of grace. There are many, many ways to worship. If you cannot go to church in a week, stop for a moment in your busy week to spend extra time with God by reading and praising him with music and praying to Him.

If at all possible, I ask off for Sundays because I have no other free day in the week. I want a day of rest. In fact, I need that day.

Answer 7

In Colossians 2:16-17, the Apostle Paul declared, “Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.” Similarly, Romans 14:5 says, “One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.” These Scriptures make it clear, for the Christian, Sabbath-keeping is a matter of spiritual freedom, not a command from God. Sabbath-keeping is an issue on which God’s Word instructs us not to judge each other. Sabbath-keeping is a matter that each and every Christian needs to by fully convinced in his/her own mind.

Answer 8

There has to be a service that you can attend. Most churches know there will be times that one is scheduled to work on Sunday. If your church doesn't have a service that you can attend since you work on Sunday, ask your pastor, preacher, priest, or reverend about it.

Normally it isn't good to miss church.

Answer 9

A true Christian should find a way to fellowship with other Christians even if they have to work on Sundays. You can look for a church that has evening services or a Bible study or something like that.

Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Christians are no longer under the ceremonial law of which keeping the Sabbath was a part. The Sabbath law is not a moral law but a law that was pointing to the rest that believers would find in the finished work of Jesus on the cross. It's a rest from trying to be justified by works of the law instead of by the grace of God.

Colossians 2:13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.

16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

Hebrews 4:3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my wrath, 'They shall not enter my rest,'" although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works." 5 And again in this passage he said, "They shall not enter my rest." 6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, 7 again he appoints a certain day, "Today," saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts." 8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on. 9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10 for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.

Answer 10

Yes, its ok to work on sundays. According to the Bible the seventh day of the week, Saturday, is the day on which you should not work. It is the day of rest. Read the ten commandments. So, its ok to work on sundays, if you want so. There is nothing in the Bible telling you not to do it.

Answer 11

Christ wants us to work. If your job keeps you from attending services you are committing no sin . you attend when you can so you are trying. Where two or more are gathered Christ is there so maybe you can find a friend or co-worker and just have your own little "church" Bless you