2007-07-03 07:28:09 · 20 answers · asked by jamesjackson312005 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the Sabbath has always been Saturday! the Roman Catholic Church thought they could change the day to Sunday because that was the day Jesus arose from the tomb.but no where will you find any biblical evidence to support such a change.it has been the blind leading the blind and going along with was is popular like so many other lies that have been perpetrated over the years! good luck.
2007-07-03 07:38:15 · answer #1 · answered by dixie58 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-07-03 07:37:55 · answer #2 · answered by Vernacular Catholic 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The day of the week is not the problem with the "Christian" sabbath. When Christians still considered themselves to be Jews, keeping the sabbath was a major problem because of the restrictions on activity.
One of the commandments is to keep the sabbath holy, but we aren't told exactly how to do that so the rabbis agreed on how to assure that the sabbath is to be kept holy.
Paul found it very hard to find converts willing to keep the sabbath holy, and to be circumcized among other things. He found it necessary to "change the rules" in order to find anyone willing to convert.
Read "The Mythmaker, Paul and the Invention of Christianity" by Hyam Maccoby
Now for the Christian version:
The women went to the tomb early on the day *following* the sabbath. The Christian "day of rest" is resurrection day, NOT the sabbath.
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2007-07-03 10:06:24 · answer #3 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christians wished to move away from the faith of the Jews. One of the ways was to make their "holy day" Sunday instead of the Saturday of the Jews.
When the Muslims came along, they also did not want to be associated with the Jews or Christians, so they made Friday their "holy day" instead of the Saturday of the Jews or the Sunday of the Christians.
By that logic, we got room for four more faiths to pick a "holy day."
(And by the way, SUNDAY is the first day of the week. Look at the calendar, the weeks always start with SUNDAY.)
2007-07-03 08:40:55 · answer #4 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
St. Paul and his Gentile congregations began honoring God on Sunday for a couple of reasons. First, the Gentiles are not Jewish, and were/are therefore not bound by Old Testament Law. In the Old Testament, God made a covenant with the people of Israel, not with the Gentiles. Christ established a new covenant that included everyone. Worshipping on Sunday was a way to be distinct from the Jews who were reluctant to accept them as equals. Secondly, the Gentile congregations were uniquely Christian, as distinct from other congregations that had been Jewish first. Therefore, they honored God on Sunday, the day of Christ's resurrection.
2007-07-03 08:00:55 · answer #5 · answered by nardhelain 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sabbath does not mean seventh day, it means day of rest.
Christians have chosen from back during the days of the apostles to worship on the day that Christ rose from the dead; instead of the day the Jews, who did not believe in Jesus as the Messiah, worshiped.
To the Christian, the day of Christs resurrection is the most important day, and indeed testifies to His divinity.
grace2u
2007-07-03 07:35:32 · answer #6 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was more convenient for the economy to celebrate the sabbath on Sunday instead of Saturday.
2007-07-03 07:31:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I think God is happy when we spend a day or an hour with him.
I don't think I am going to Hell just because I go to Church on Sunday, do you? Most Catholic Churches have a Saturday Mass as well.
Why would an Atheist be so interested in the first place?
Peace!
2007-07-03 07:35:55 · answer #8 · answered by C 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
For the same reason that you did not see that this question has been asked over and over (the previously asked questions that are similar to yours are displayed below the box where you type in your question...
You can go back and look at the answers to those 100 or so times it has been asked.
2007-07-03 07:35:55 · answer #9 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Man named the days of the week and decided where the week begins and ends. Who's to say God didn't start working on Monday?
2007-07-03 07:32:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋