Why does the church worship on Sunday, when the seventh day was established forever?

Question

There is no biblical support for Sunday worship; it is a tradition of the Catholic Church which Protestants accept.

Answer 1

I see that so far you have not one correct answer. It is so sad to see so many people deceived. From their responses it's clear they have no idea how Sunday worship really came about. It is also sad to see them actually use Biblical texts to support their wrong beliefs. Not one text they used has anything to do with changing the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. Only by mans tradition has Sunday been made sacred. That is not God's doing. God never once said that he changed the day.
What makes people think that just because Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday that it means that the day was changed. The Bible never said that, people just assume that. Jesus kept the Saturday Sabbath. Not only that he kept it in death. He died late Friday afternoon, and in his love and example died before the Sabbath began. When a person is killed by cursifixion it usually takes days. HE RESTED ON THE SABBATH. Don't you think that is amazing?
When Jesus walked with his disciple before his desendance to heaven he looked 40 years into the future and still told them to keep the Sabbath. Does that sound like a change. I think not.

Answer 2

Isaiah 1:13 - God begins to reveal His displeasure with the Sabbath.

Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:2,9; John 20:1,19- the Gospel writers purposely reveal Jesus' resurrection and appearances were on Sunday. This is because Sunday had now become the most important day in the life of the Church.

Acts 20:7 - this text shows the apostolic tradition of gathering together to celebrate the Eucharist on Sunday, the "first day of the week." Luke documents the principle worship was on Sunday because this was one of the departures from the Jewish form of worship.

1 Cor. 16:2 - Paul instructs the Corinthians to make contributions to the churches "on the first day of the week," which is Sunday. This is because the primary day of Christian worship is Sunday.

Col. 2:16-17 - Paul teaches that the Sabbath was only a shadow of what was fulfilled in Christ, and says "let no one pass judgment any more over a Sabbath."

2 Thess. 2:15 - we are to hold fast to apostolic tradition, whether it is oral or written. The 2,000 year-old tradition of the Church is that the apostles changed the Sabbath day of worship from Saturday to Sunday.

Heb. 4:8-9 - regarding the day of rest, if Joshua had given rest, God would not later speak of "another day," which is Sunday, the new Sabbath. Sunday is the first day of the week and the first day of the new creation brought about by our Lord's resurrection, which was on Sunday.

Heb. 7:12 - when there is a change in the priesthood, there is a change in the law as well. Because we have a new Priest and a new sacrifice, we also have a new day of worship, which is Sunday.

Rev 1:10 - John specifically points out that he witnesses the heavenly Eucharistic liturgy on Sunday, the Lord's day, the new day of rest in Christ.

Matt. 16:19; 18:18 - whatever the Church binds on earth is bound in heaven. Since the resurrection, Mass has been principally celebrated on Sunday.

Answer 3

Some religious organizations (Seventh-Day Adventists, Seventh-Day Baptists, and certain others) claim that Christians must not worship on Sunday but on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath.

They claim that, at some unnamed time after the apostolic age, the Church "changed" the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday. However, passages of Scripture such as Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:2, Colossians 2:16-17, and Revelation 1:10 indicate that, even during New Testament times, the Sabbath is no longer binding and that Christians are to worship on the Lord’s day, Sunday, instead.

The Sabbatists who nowadays want to observe the Jewish holiday, forget that Jesus and the apostles had authority to interpret and to reform the laws of Moses.The early Church Fathers compared the observance of the Sabbath to the observance of the rite of circumcision, and from that they demonstrated that if the apostles abolished circumcision (Gal. 5:1-6), so also the observance of the Sabbath must have been abolished.

The following quotations show that the first Christians understood this principle and gathered for worship on Sunday.

The Didache
"But every Lord’s day . . . gather yourselves together and break bread, and give thanksgiving after having confessed your transgressions, that your sacrifice may be pure. But let no one that is at variance with his fellow come together with you, until they be reconciled, that your sacrifice may not be profaned" (Didache 14 [A.D. 70]).

The Letter of Barnabas
"We keep the eighth day [Sunday] with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the dead" (Letter of Barnabas 15:6–8 [A.D. 74]).

Peace and every blessing!

Answer 4

the keeping of the sabbath is part of the mosaic covenant and part of the 10 commandments. By Jesus fullfiling the law of the Jews, he released his followers from the burdensome requirements that mankind could in no way keep.
He did not set aside a specific day to go to church (or temple or whatever), all he did was give us 2 new commands: love God, love your neighbor. This we do 7 days a week. I worship God 7 days a week, but I do assemble together with my brothers in Christ on Sunday (and other days of the week) to fellowship and "formally" praise and worship God. It is a day that the majority of people have off of work, I see no problem with a day that is convenient for most people to gather together in praise and worship.

Answer 5

My aunt says each and every of the time, "Jehovah will wipe you from my memory". So in paradise, you will have not have been given any thoughts of the kinfolk which you as quickly as held expensive, your unbelieving kinfolk, your unbelieving coworkers. Oh, wait, once you alter right into a Witness, you chop back ties to all people who do no longer have confidence. this is right! So why ought to a Witness care if their unbelieving baby dies a terrible dying at Armageddon? I recommend, you in ordinary terms carried the youngster for 9 months, nursed it, bathed it. And for the lads, you will no longer omit your unbelieving son which you used to throw the soccer around with. you will no longer undergo in techniques the undesirable previous depraved gadget of issues....this is why Jehovah shall we unfastened devil after the thousand 365 days reign of Christ. those human beings do no longer undergo in techniques the horrors of the time in the previous, so as a result, this is inhabitants administration, do away with those that don't persist with Jehovah God and as a replace persist with devil.

Answer 6

Pastor Billy says: first covenant sabbath is still on the 7th day as it represents God's first creation and symbol or prefigurement of the coming messiah, it was not perfected but awaiting perfection. The first day is the Lord's Day a perfection of the old ceremonial sabbath day. Jesus Christ did not rise on the sabbath but on the next day hence the 1st day worship you argue against. The coming of messiah perfects the first covenant sabbath and makes all things new. Old Testament--> New Testament, Old covenant--> New covenant, Old law-->New law, levitical priesthood--> new royal priesthood etc etc. The new day of worship still exhibits all the moral aspects of the old day it is the ceremonial aspect that has changed and only for those who are members in the New Covenant. The Lord's Day represents God's new creation in our Christian reunification with God through redemption Jesus Christ brings us.

Your idea of no biblical support requires a deeper analysis of what the bible is and how it is to be used.
http://www.catholic.com/library/What_Your_Authority.asp

Answer 7

well actually, im not a protestant, but in my religion, we can go to church everyday in the catholic church, but most people goes to church on sunday because as our belief if there are some christian holiday that goes right on sunday like the ascension of christ. anyways, go has given seven days, why no dedicate just an hour for him? you really don't have to question other people's faith if you totally 100% believe in yours. i actually do not believe that there is a dominant religion or whatsoever. as long as people do respect other people's belief.

Answer 8

Your contention is quite incorrect. Scripture states that after the sixth day creation God established a day of rest. In the original translations there are many associations with worship and this phraseology.

Answer 9

Sounds like you have heard the justification. It does not affect my salvation. I feel that I cannot go wrong by obeying my church leaders as long as they are correct about the important stuff.

I do feel that your position has a lot of merit. But the most important thing is to love Jesus and believe in Him as Lord and God.

Answer 10

Jesus rose on the first day of the week.. (Luke 24.1)

Apostles worshipped on the first day of the week.. (Acts 20.7, 1 Corinthians 16:2)