why did the church move the sabat from saturday to sunday?

Answer 1

To better coincide with the day of worship for Mithras which was blended into Christianity

Answer 2

Centuries ago, Constantine, while at war, saw the sign of the cross when he looked into the sun, and he had a vision that if he put this pagan "X" symbol on his soldiers shields, then they would win in battle. Sounds fishy...

Hmm. So, Constantine then claimed conversion to Christianity, but he really didn't convert, because he continued to worship the sun-god Mithra (which means 'lord'... remember that), whose day was Sunday (obviously...)

Constantine was more concerned about his ego and keeping the peace than he was about following Jesus and keeping the Laws of God.

So in order to keep the peace with the Christians and the pagans, he mandated that Christians worship on Sunday, the day of Mithra the sun god. The Catholic church approved at the Council of Nicea, and the rest is history. Notice the lack of separation between church and state here? Bad news.

The Catholic church began calling it "the lord's day", making a complete mockery of Revelation 1:10, which is referring to the Biblical Sabbath. No where does the Bible say it's okay to change the Sabbath.

So anyway, a lot of true Christians who wouldn't incorporate paganism into their beliefs remained true to Jesus and the Laws of God. And they lost their lives for it. They were martyrs. One group, the Albigenses, were completely extirminated.

This was not the first time that pagan Sunday worship infiltrated the church, though. This is just when it became the biggest problem because it became state mandated. It will happen again, too, and people will have to make a choice to follow God or not. (Mark of the Beast)

You can see traces of this problem as early as the writings in the New Testament book of Hebrews. Read Hebrews 4.

Catholics and Protestants all over the world worship and observe Sunday as Sabbath... and they have no idea that they are breaking God's Law by observing pagan traditions. You'll here many excuses, like, "it's the day Jesus rose from the dead." Well, where are we told that it makes any difference?

Another interesting note is that Mithra the sun-god was born on December 25. Sound familiar? No one really knows when Jesus was born, so where did we get the date?

Take Care.

Answer 3

The Sabbath is still Saturday. Sabbath literally means "seventh." Saturday is the seventh day of the week. The church did not change this.

However, the Christian day of worship is on Sunday, the first day of the week for two reasons.

1. Jesus resurrected on Sunday.
2. The church was established on Sunday, which you can read about in Acts 2. We know this because it was started on Pentecost. If you read the Old Testament, we can figure out when this was. You take seven sabbaths which would be 49 days all together. The next day would be the Day of Pentecost which is and always will be a Sunday.

Through out the New Testament, you see the disciples gathering "on the First Day of the Week."

To continue meeting on Saturday - or the Sabbath day would be the same as saying that God's Creative work takes priority over God's redemptive work.

Christians still have a rest. The Sabbath is a type of Christ. That is, it is Christ that gives us rest - not from work - but from sin. In an ultimate sense we have an eternal day of rest - or an eternal Sabbath - which has begun with our obedient faith and will culminate itself in heaven.

Answer 4

The tradiational Jewish day begins and ends at sunset. The week begins with sunset on Saturday night (this is because Genesis describes the earth as first being dark, then light).

So the first day would be what we would call Saturday night and Sunday during the daytime hours. Thus, we worship on Sunday, the first day of the traditional Jewish week.


The traditional Sabbath (the Sabbath that Jesus observed) would be from Friday night to Saturday night at sunset. Traditionally, this is our day of rest.



The church did not - and cannot - "move" the Sabbeth. The Sabbath is the 7th day of the week, period. We customarily do not work on the 7th day of the week. The 7th day of the week is Saturday. We rest on Saturday and worship on Sunday - THAT is why we have 2 days off every week.

Answer 5

Sabat was for the Israelites.

Sunday was the day that the tomb was found empty, meaning we have a risen savior. During the first century church, they met on the first day of the week at the temple, and evenings in various homes.

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Answer 6

It was changed in 364 by the Laodicean Council under Emperor Valetinian. This Emperor was the replacement for Jovian who had replaced Julian. Julian had ordered the Solar Calendar to be official. Julian was the last of the pagan Emperors. The persecutions of the Pagans that had begun under Constantine had been reversed under Julians rule. Jovian, Valentine and Valens were Christians and busily set about restoring the Church to authority. It adopted the new date, Sunday as its official day, and resumed its butchery of the Pagans
Constantine in 321 had not been able to fully enforce the Calendar and was still using a lunar Calendar, It tool Julian to bring the new Calendar into effect and Co-Emperors Valentine and Valens to force the Catholics to follow it completely

Answer 7

Saturday was the day of rest in the Old testament, according to Jewish law. When Jesus came and Jewish law, was no longer the rule, things changed. Today we honor the Resurrection of Jesus Christ by making Sunday the day of worship. Our calendar today is obviously not the calendar of then but since we celebrate Good Friday as the day of Crucifixion, Sunday is celebrated as the day of Resurrection.

Answer 8

B/c Man change the Sabbath that was in the ten commandments!

What would Jesus do...He would worship god on the Sabbath Luke 4:16.

Well, if Sundaykeeping isn't in the Bible, whose idea was it anyway?

Misguided men had the audacity to substitute Sunday for the Sabbath of God's law.
"And he shall think to change the times and the law." Daniel 7:25, RSV.* "Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition." "In vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." Matthew 15:6, 9. "Her priests have violated my law." "And her prophets have daubed them with untempered mortar, ... saying, Thus saith the Lord God, when the Lord hath not spoken." Ezekiel 22:26, 28.

Misguided men of long years past announced that God's holy day was changed from Sabbath to Sunday. God predicted it would happen, and it did. This error was passed on to our unsuspecting generation as gospel fact. Sundaykeeping is a tradition of uninspired men and breaks God's law, which commands Sabbathkeeping. Only God can make a day holy. God blessed the Sabbath, and when God blesses, no man can "reverse it." Numbers 23:20.

Answer 9

Matt. 12: 8 Jesus became Lord even of the Sabbath

and when He rose the deciples worshipped on the
1st day as a Communion with His Resurrection
Acts 20:7;1Cor 16:1,2

It is not a day of sacrifice and mourning anymore but
a day of praise and worship in the redemption of the
Lord's triumph over death to life

I know its confusing because Ignorant or naive people who call themselves Christian still try to follow the Old Test. but
Rm 15:4 says...It's just for our learning (understanding, not following)

Answer 10

Because long ago people worked seven days a week. Not the Jewish people but the American people. Then they decided to show their love for God by saying let's put Him FIRST. So they stopped working on the first day of the week and chose to worship God on the first day of the week thereby putting God first in their week and life. Look at a calender...Monday is the first day of the work week but technically Sunday is the first day of the week even though we consider it a part of the weekend which is incorrect....Saturday is actually the week END.

Answer 11

You will not find in the new testement where anyone or even Jesus says we are to remember the sabbath and keep it holy. I should say I havent found it. Plus on the first day of the week they brought their tithes and offerings. Saturday is the Sabbath, but Sunday is the Lord's Day.