Why do you observe Sunday?

Question

Which day did Christ and the apostles observe? Which day did Paul teach gentile converts to ovserve? How did the day become changed from the seventh to the first day of the week?

Answer 1

When Rome adopted early Christianity most citizens were Pagan and worship on Sun Day of day of the sun and civil war would have erupted to change it so the Sabbath was change for the welfare of the unification

Answer 2

The apostles began worshiping on "Lord's Day" or the first day of the week in remembrance of Resurrection Day. Paul did not demand that people not observe the Sabbath. Christians have continued the custom of worshipping on Sunday or the first day of the week. As a matter of fact Paul said not to make an issue of the day of worship or observing the other jewish religious holidays and made it optional for the Gentiles who joined the Church and the Jewish Christians could observe them or not. We should actually worship every day. We set aside a day for worship and usually don't work or shop or do other things on that day.

Answer 3

During Jesus' life on the earth and the choosing of the twelve, they were all Jews and under the Jewish law and Jesus never broke ANY commandment of God.., although accused of it regularly. He answered to His Father! Anyway, they all observed the Sabbath, as was their law and teachings.
Then, after Jesus' resurrection from the death and having fulfilled the "law"; He resurrected on the 1st day of the week and all the examples we have in the New Testament show the new converts of Jesus met on the 1st day of the week to partake of the "communion" and to worship, study, pray, fellowship. We call the 1st day of the week Sunday in our country. It is our example in the Bible as to what the first Christians gave us as their practice. Apostles didn't correct it if it was wrong, even worshipping with them. To "rest" isn't the same as the Day of Worship. Different days, different emphasis. The "sabbath" was made for man to rest; a spiritual picture of no more observing rules and laws, of sacrifices, but now Jesus IS/WAS the sacrifice that completed the sin penalty payment and we live by grace now. Our "works" are BECAUSE we are saved and Christ lives in us and we are loving others that way, not ''to be accepted'', therefore, we LIVE in the Sabbath Day.

Answer 4

The ‘Sabbath’ at the time of Christ corresponded to our current Saturday and it has been common Jewish and Christian practice to regard Sunday as the first day of the week. The reasons why Sunday was chosen as the Christian’s day of formal worship:1/. Jesus rose on the first day of the week not on the Sabbath (Saturday) [Mk 16:9]. 2/. All six appearances of Jesus happen on two Sundays, none on Sabbath [Mk 16:9; Mt 28:5-9; Lk 24:34; Lk 24:13-15; Lk 24:33,36 & Jn 20:19; Jn 20:26]. 3/. Christians are recorded assembling three times on a Sunday after the resurrection and before the ascension, never on the Sabbath [Jn 20:19 Jn 20:26 Acts 2:1 - the early starting point of Sunday gatherings]. 4/. The only time Christians are recorded to have assembled together and broke bread was on a Sunday [Acts 20:7] - never does it say the disciples assembled on the Sabbath. 5/. Jesus was declared the Son of God on Sunday: Rom 1:4. 6/. The sign that Jesus was glorified was given on Sunday [Jn 7:39 & Acts 2:1,32]. 7/. The church officially began on Pentecost Sunday; when the Holy Spirit first fell upon the apostles and salvation was first preached by Peter on Sunday [Acts 2:1]. 8/. Jesus was crowned king on a Sunday [Acts 2:33-36]. 9/. The Keys to the Kingdom of God were first used on Sunday [Mt. 16:19]. 10/. The great ‘Triumphal entry’ (Palm Sunday) happened on the first day [Luke 13:32]. 11/. The time between the Lord’s resurrection (sheaf waving day) and Pentecost was Sunday to Sunday a counting of 50 days. The starting and stopping time was on the 1st day. 12/. The first time Jesus had communion after his resurrection with His disciples, was on a Sunday: [Lk. 24:1, 13, 28-35].

Answer 5

Christians observe the first day of the week because that is the day that Jesus rose from the dead (Mark 16:1-3).
We see examples of apostles meeting with other Christians on the first day of the week: Acts 20:7
We see commands to perform acts of worship on the first day of the week: I Cor 16:1-2

I hope this helps.

Answer 6

When Christ was growing up, he worshipped on the Jewish Sabbath, because He was Jewish. But after His death, the Apostles instituted Sunday as the Christian day of worship because it was more fitting to celebrate the Eucharist on the day of His glorious Resurrection than the day He lay dead in the tomb. Which is why they met on Sunday for the Eicharist, from the very beginning. (see Acts 20:7)

Answer 7

We are told That every day belongs to God. Some of the first Christians, because they were Jewish, met together on the 7th day, some met every day and some on Sunday probably because Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week.

Acts 20:7, - weekly communion on Sunday (1st Day)

1 Corinthians 16:1-2, - weekly church collection on Sunday (1st Day)

The day that we meet on is not essential to our salvation. Accepting Jesus as our Lord and our Savior is.

Answer 8

The calendar has been changed dramatically since the time of Christ. The colander we use now was not adopted until about five hundred years after Christ died.

Man chose the day to be able to get the most people to come and be preached to.

Answer 9

The earliest Jewish Christian converts observed both the Sabbath on Saturday as well as the Lord's Day on Sunday. Gradually, as Christianity adopted the view that Jesus' death and resurrection freed us from the Law, Christian worship came to focus exclusively on the commemoration of Christ's resurrection on Sundays.

Answer 10

Does it really matter what day it is, as long as one day is set aside for "worship? Not really.

Christ observed Saturday as was the tradition. it wasn't until much later that it was changed to Sunday. However most still don't observe "the Sabbath" as they should.