Christians, can you prove Sunday worship from the scriptures?

Question

Are you so sure that you should be assembling on the first day of the week rather than the seventh? Where are your proof texts?

Brian H. None of your scriptures are proof of assembling on Sunday.

What did the council of Jerusalem say well after the time of Yahshua's death and resurrections.

Acts 15:19-21 "It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. For Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath."

The clear inference is that the Gentiles should go to synagogue on sabbath.

Youngs literal translation would help clear this up for you if you understood Leviticus 23. I'll give a breif synopsis.

The first verse (19) is literally "the first of sabbaths". It was the day the wave sheaf offering was to be offered, The very first of the first fruits which is Yahshua. It is called the first of sabbaths because of the command to count seven sabbaths after the wave sheaf offering and the next day would be Pentecost. You need to remember this was a book written by a Jewish author who assumed that all christians would know what he was talking about because in his time they would have since they were still observing the feast days of God.

The second verse (26) Does not say a week later in the literal translation but eight days later which would be Monday.

manoman - so far till you the proof text has been John 20 vs 19 and 20. If this is a proof text then we have to examine the first verse which says that Mary arrived at the tomb while it was still dark and Yahshua was already gone. There is no way to determine when he rose from that text. I will look at your texts

Answer 1

I just went through all your other answers, none of which are correct. There is not one text in the Bible that supports or changes the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday. It's amazing to see how so many people try to prove this all the while using Bible texts that have nothing to do with any time of change. People say that they worship Sunday because Jesus rose on that day. But there is no command in the Bible telling us to worship on that day at all. Man on his own decided to change it for that reason not God. It is also important to note that Jesus was hung on the cross Friday afternoon, and dies before sundown. It usually takes days for someone to die by crusifixion. Jesus let himself go before the Sabbath began. Was asleep and buried during the Sabbath hours. That to me is amazing. Jesus not only keep the Sabbath during his life, but he also kept the Sabbath in his death. He rested. If he planned to change the day of worship why would he bother to do this.
There is so much more evidence both Biblcal and historical that proves that the day has never been changed by God. Search and study, help others to do the same.

Answer 2

The Old Testament Sabbath was to be a day of holy convocation (Ex 12:16) where the Jews would gather together to worship God. In the New Testament we do not see the Christian’s gathering on Saturday, but on the First day of the Week (e.g. Sunday).

There are two ways to receive a command from God. The first is by a direct command of God and the second is by approved example. After the Sunday morning resurrection, the apostles, had a New Testament convocation on SUNDAY. When Jesus met with them (John 20:19)

John 20:19 "Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you."

He did NOT say; come back on Saturday and we will do this right. Nope! Instead we read in John 20:26 that THEY ASSEMBLED AGAIN on the First Day of the Week – and AGAIN Jesus bless the occasion by appearing to them.

John 20:26 "And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you."

*Note the word *AGAIN*. The first assembly was Sunday, which was eight days from the beginning of last week. The second assembly was AGAIN 8 days. Check a calandar, that works out to be Sunday again.

For me this is all too clear. Just as the Old Testament Sabbath commemorated the first creation (Exodus 20:11), so to the first day Sabbath commemorates the new creation (2 Cor. 5:17 cf. Heb. 8:13). Clearly through scripture (and scripture alone) we see a God approved example of which day the Sabbath is to be observed in the New Testament.
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NOT TO MENTION - 25 years later the disciples of Christ were still meeting on the first day of the week -- as found in Acts 20:6-7 and 1 Cor. 16:1-2.
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Answer 3

Which day is the Sabbath? The Sabbath has eternal significance. The Old Testament declares the Sabbath is to be observed as a “perpetual covenant” (see Ex. 31:13–17), which does not necessarily mean that it should be forever on the same day, but rather that the Sabbath is a covenant for eternity—that is, of eternal significance—and is needed by mortals in every generation for their frequent spiritual rejuvenation. The context of the passage seems to make that point clear. It is evident from the Bible that the sacred day was the seventh day of the week during Old Testament times, whereas in the New Testament it was observed on the first day of the week by the church after the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave.

Traditionally The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has recognized Sunday as the day of worship, according to the pattern given in Doctrine and Covenants section 59. [D&C 59] However, in the Middle East today, some branches of the Church observe the Sabbath on days other than Sunday, consistent with the custom of the countries in which they are located. This is necessary so that meetings can be held at a time when the members of the Church can be present.

Since the Sabbath is for man and not man for the Sabbath, with its purpose not only to be a day of rest for the individual, but also to be a day of spiritual instruction and public worship, it is important that the Sabbath day be observed at a time when the people can attend. The significant fact seems not to be which day is observed so much as how and why the day is observed and that the local group of believers observe the same day each week.

Answer 4

The short answer is no, but I can prove that the early Christians had no issue with changing the day of worship to Sunday.

According to Justin Martyr (150 AD):

"On Sunday, we meet to celebrate the Lord’s supper and read the Gospels and Sacred Scripture, the first day on which God changed darkness, and made the world, and on which Christ rose from the dead."

Notice, he did not say what Gospels they read from and "Sacred Scriptures" at that time were the Hebrew Scriptures. Back then, there was no "Bible" or even a "New Testament", since the process of determining whether certain books were inspired did not happen until 382 and did not finish until 419. By then, Sunday worship was pretty much universal - unless you were a one of the few Judaizers left.

Answer 5

I'm with Michelle, Rob and Sean.

But Jesus appeared to the disciples on the 1st day of the week according to John20:19(King James Version)

19Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Answer 6

the Bible says that we are to worship God in spirit & truth.....I also belive that its possible that the original sabbath was on Saturday....However, do I think that God will look down on thousands of His people- born again believers who, on Sunday are worshipping Him together- in spirit & truth---- and then say, "thats not acceptable?" Not the God I serve!

Answer 7

The important thing isn't 'when' you worship GOD, but rather THAT you worship GOD. I celebrate the Sabbath on Saturday, as is the Jewish custom. Then I go to church on Sunday. However, i try to 'walk' with Jesus all through the week.

Answer 8

Jesus rose, after the Sabbath, 1st day Mtt. 28:1, Jn 20:26

The disciples came 1st day ICor 16:1,2

New covenant way Heb 10:9,10; 12: 23,24

Answer 9

You know who really cares what day of the week it is, the only thing that is important that is we have set one day aside to come together as a body of believers to worship and celebrate what God has done for us. Our Church it is Sunday. Does it make anybody any better if they worship, on Saturday instead of Sunday I think not.

Answer 10

The day of the week may be off, granted. The spirit of observing a day of worship, however, is much more important than trivial details such as the actual day of the week (be it Saturday, Sunday, Monday or any other day).