Isn't Saturday the Sabbath? Is there somewhere in scripture where the sabbath was changed? No one has yet given me a satyisfactory answer to this.......
2007-10-02 06:30:56 · 14 answers · asked by joey_ploof 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are correct, and this is a question that has been asked for centuries. There is absolutely no verse of scripture anywhere in the Bible that sanctifies Sunday worship, nor cancels Sabbath worship. In both the OT and the NT, the only day that anyone ever worships on is the 7th-day Sabbath, Saturday, including Paul and Jesus Christ Himself. If He were going to change the day of worship to Sunday, and nullifying something as important as the 4th commandment, don't you think Jesus would have said something about it?
Sunday worship was a pagan tradition (the "venerable Day of the Sun") that was gradually introduced into the Christian church in the first few centuries after Christ, and it was enforced by the 4th century, when the Catholic Church came into power. It remained a church tradition for hundreds of years (but not a divine command). Even during the Reformation, Luther did not include changing back to Saturday worship as one of his 95 theses. Therefore, the tradition of Sunday worship was passed down to Protestants, who still worship on Sunday even today and don't even know why.
That is why I am a 7th-Day Adventist. Thousands of sabbath-keeping Christians were burned at the stake as "heretics" during the Dark Ages. They had to hide out in the mountains (like the Waldenses) to hide from the long arm of the Vatican.
2007-10-02 06:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Sabbath was not actually changed, it is still Saturday. Christians worship on Sunday. Aside from the fact that Christ rose on Sunday and we are instructed in the New Testament to gather together on the first day of the week, it is also in keeping with the entire Bible that we should give the first and best of everything back to God.
2007-10-02 06:41:23 · answer #2 · answered by starfishltd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who have you been asking?
The Sabbath was Saturday, and if you like, it still is. The first day of the week is Sunday and the 7th is Saturday. The Jews continue to hold Saturday as the Sabbath. The disciples, being Jews went to the Temple on Saturday and met with Jesus on the first day of the week to listen to his teachings and so forth and they continued to meet on the first day of the week, after he was crucified. You will recall that it was on Sunday that he rose and he appeared to them while they were meeting in the upper room. The following Sunday he appeared again to them, when Thomas was present. And so began the idea of meeting on Sunday to celebrate his resurrection, which is what we do on Sundays at church.
2007-10-02 06:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by William D 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sunset Friday to Sunset Saturday is the Sabbath for Jewish and Seventh Day Advent.
The Sabbath was changed to Sunday by the early Christians because that is the day Christ arose from the dead. We celebrate his Resurrection.
2007-10-02 06:34:57 · answer #4 · answered by 9_ladydi 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The commandment simply says, "'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." Saturday for some faiths, Sunday for others, and Friday - I think - for Muslims.
Nothing in the commandment about attending church.
"The Church made a sacred day of Sunday . . . largely because it was the weekly festival of the sun;--for it was a definite Christian policy to take over the pagan festivals endeared to the people by tradition, and to give them a Christian significance."-- Arthur Weigall, "The Paganism in Our Christianity,"
2007-10-02 06:44:28 · answer #5 · answered by irish1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The early Christian church began worshipping on the day of Jesus resurrection which is Sunday. The sabboth means 7 and is the day the Lord rested or finished the creation process. But let me interject here that everyday belongs to the Lord so it matters very little what day you worship what matters is THAT you worship
2007-10-02 06:36:40 · answer #6 · answered by s. grant 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People go to church on Sunday because that is when Christ was resurrected. Don't get caught up in the religions who say you must go on a Saturday. They diminish the death of Christ on the cross by saying, "Yes, we believe in Jesus AND you must go to church on Saturday" or "you must speak in tongues," etc... Personally, I would go to church every day of the week if I could.
2007-10-02 06:36:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't keep the Old Testament laws..
Sunday is the day they worshiped in the New Testament
But in the New Testament we are free to worship every day or any day that we like. but we are not bound by law to keep the sabbath.
2007-10-02 06:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by † PRAY † 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1.) Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday, making that the christain sabbath, not the Jewish one on Saturday.
2.)because most don't work on sunday
3.) it's a good day to give thatnks unto the Lord, and sing his praise OHHH MOST HIGH.....threw that song in for free...lol
2007-10-02 06:33:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, It is and always has been the Sabbath. And God tells us to ASSEMBLE Ourselves together........Bring Our tithes and offerings. We need to Worship together with other Believers. (An Empty Seat does not get a Blessing) (smile)
2007-10-02 06:38:35 · answer #10 · answered by minnetta c 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋