I have been picking on the Catholics lately (maybe too much) and so it's time to put a tough question to our side: What bible verse says that worship is to be done on Sunday instead of Saturday, the Sabbath?
2007-09-20 10:42:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hmmmmm? Pastor Art came the closest, but maybe I wasn't clear enough. What NT verse or passage clearly abrogates the OT sabbath? I am asking for an example of the Cheistians gathering on a Sunday, I am looking for a clear "it used to be this and now it is that" proposition. Anybody?
2007-09-20 12:18:27 · update #1
Oops, typo. I meant that I am not looking for just an example of Christians meeting on Sunday.
2007-09-20 17:45:39 · update #2
Doesn't Paul's admonition to not be constrained to keep certain holy days and dietary laws refer specifically to Jewish legalism, and law keeping? I am still not seeing a clear abrogation of the sabbath. What more do you have?
2007-09-20 17:49:06 · update #3
St. Preachy,
Pastor Art gave you the only quote regarding Sunday worship.
The bottom line is...
We worship on Sunday because when we celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion it is a celebration of Christ's death and Resurrection. Christ was crucified on Friday (day one), and was resurrected on Sunday (day 3). Since He was raised from the dead on Sunday we now celebrate his ressurection and worship on Sunday.
The commandment says "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it Holy" That's all it says.
Let no man therefore judge you in meat or in drink or in respect of an HOLY DAY or of the new moon or of the SABBATH DAYS; which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Col. 2:16, 17.
It is just as valid to worship and celebrate on any day as long as we rember the sabboth.
Be glad and rejoice in Christ on Sunday, the day he was raised, because had he not come, we would still be sitting around on Saturday waiting for Him!
Your friend in Christ.
Mark
2007-09-20 12:54:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No where in the Bible does it point to Sunday . Saturday was the Jewish day of worship. Christ said remember the Sabbath and keep it Holy but never stated what day it was .Now as far as most think it became Sunday after Christ arose , but it does not point that in the Bible either, it became Law because of some Pope .
2007-09-20 17:56:59 · answer #2 · answered by the only 1 hobo 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes the sabbath is Saturday. I worship on Sunday in a church, and every day at home. It would be hard to figure out when any day of the week actually is, since numerous days were removed from the calendar hundreds of years ago.
2007-09-20 17:51:48 · answer #3 · answered by Faye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible does not give a specific day to worship but it does say in the Ten Commandments to "remember the sabbath day to keep it holy" and on the seventh day he rested, but he never said that we have to go to church on the seventh day. Different cultures also have different calendars so the seventh day can be interpreted many different ways. But if we get caught up in the minor details, we miss the main message that God wants us to worship Him. I don't think He really cares which day we choose, just so long as we do so.
2007-09-20 17:50:40 · answer #4 · answered by beattyb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
None of them do, but Paul began speaking on Sundays in Acts and also asked for us to gather together on Sunday (first day of the week) in 1 Cor. Many Protestant Churches have services on Saturday too. WE arent the ones who call Sunday the Sabbath.
2007-09-20 17:45:32 · answer #5 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Paul seemed to say that you could call any arbitrary day of the week the "Sabbath" and worship on that day if you wanted to (including Wednesday or Thursday, if you felt like it). As long as your intent was to honor Jesus, then Jesus would honor you. Read the entire 14th chapter of Romans to keep this passage in context, but it seems self explanatory as it is (note that the same passage also declares all foods to be clean):
"One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat."
~Romans 14:5-10 (NIV)
As also mentioned, a similar theme is found in Colossians chapter 2. Once again, you should read the whole chapter to keep it in context, but the following excerpt should explain itself:
"Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ."
~Colossians 2:16-17 (NIV)
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If you want a clear example of a clean break with Old Testament law, read the entire book of Galatians, and pay special attention to chapters 3 & 5.
2007-09-20 20:14:13 · answer #6 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The day God rested was not called the Sabbath at creation.
The Sabbath was named and chosen by God as a day of rest in a covenant between Him and Israel, which they took and confused by mixing it with doctrine of men.
The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
Jesus, Mark 2:27
2007-09-20 18:05:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Back when there was more antagonism between Catholics and Protestants, some Catholics in America used the Sunday issue to attack Protestants, see "Rome's Challenge:Why Do Protestants Keep Sunday?"
http://www.aloha.net/~mikesch/chalng.htm
2007-09-20 23:36:13 · answer #8 · answered by Beng T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NONE, but I guess the reasoning behind the practice could be the fact that Christ was risen on the first day of the week, which is "Sunday". To continue the comments against Catholicism, This was no reason to change it from the Sabbath to what Constantine 1 named "Sunday", to pay homage to his sun god. The long version of Sunday was the "Day of the perpetual Sun". The decreases of the Roman Catholic Church was what brought on the "Dark Ages".
2007-09-20 18:03:19 · answer #9 · answered by br549 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You won't be able to find a scripture in the Bible that points to us worshipping on Sunday instead of Saturdays, and I would be interested in finding out myself why we worship on Sundays now.
2007-09-20 17:50:31 · answer #10 · answered by ~Niecey~ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋