2007-11-09 04:04:43 · 23 answers · asked by captbullshot 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sunday is the day set aside for worship by Christians to commemmorate Christ's rising. The actual "Sabbath" as mentioned in the OT is on Saturday. We as Christians know all of this already. Every Christian should know and be appreciative of their spiritual roots in Judaism. It doesn't make Sunday any less of what it is - a day that should be set aside for worship, prayer, rest from labor, and a day of contemplation upon God.
The historical coming about of this (Constantine, trying to unify the Roman world, placing Christianity up as a legally observed religion as opposed to being outlawed) doesn't invalidate the legitimacy of having Sunday as a day of worship one iota. If God hadn't ordained it, it wouldn't have come about that way. God works in many ways, sometimes even through people who aren't necessarily aware of it.
2007-11-09 04:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by the phantom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunday , the first day of the week, was established by the Council of Nicea in 335 AD as the day of worship for organized religion which always goes against the Laws of God. Ever since then any time someone points out that the Sabbath Day is the seventh day of the week, the Law breakers are quick to point out that the weekly Sabbath was changed to the "Lord's Day" and that Christians are to meet on Sunday. Or, that no one knows for sure that Saturday is the 7th day in the Bible(but somehow Sunday is the 1st day...go figure). Or, and I like this one... the Sabbath is for the Jews. Yeah, that's the ticket! God just got confused when HE wrote the Ten Commandments. What it boils down to is everyone wants to "be" right, but few want to DO right.
2016-05-28 22:54:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Started with Constantine. But nowhere in the bible does it say the disciples started worshiping on the first day of the week. People were suppose to keep observing the seventh day, but they didn't.
Also, Sabbath observance began long before there was a Jewish nation to talk about. Started right after creation where God himself declared the seventh day holy and "rested" on it. Not because he needed the rest but because it was symbolic. Genesis chapter 2 verses 2 and 3
2014-04-06 04:28:27 · answer #3 · answered by D Rigo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is clear from the bible account that the resurrection did not take place on Sunday. The prediction was three days and three nights even as Johna was in the belly of the great fish. A slight knowledge of Jewish Sabbaths and time keeping is also required. It is right there and as plain as the nose on one's face.
2007-11-09 04:23:08 · answer #4 · answered by What? Me Worry? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you people quit fighting about what day of the week the Sabbath in on. Do you all realize how ridiculous this is? Fighting about what day of the week something is. Find one verse in any version of any Bible that mentions any of the days of the week including Saturday & Sunday. The particular day of the week was "assigned" by the church. Worship whatever day you want it to be. The Bible doesn't care about days of the week. Just pick one.
2007-11-09 04:12:16 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
It was beginning to be debated following the Bar Kochba revolt around 135 AD, but didn't become an official stance until the Council of Nicea.
The history is long and complicated, but for political and religious reasons, Christians sought to separate themselves from their Jewish antecedent and the 7th Day Sabbath was one of the associations they felt had to go. They chose the first day of the week, based on the fact that this was the day of the resurrection. It slowly became to be accepted as the New Sabbath, although this concept has lost its polularity now. Instead, Sunday is referred to as the Lords Day and is said to have replaced the Old Testament Sabbath.
The debate continued (and does to this day) over whether or not this was valid and most of the Believing Jews separated themselves from the Believing Gentiles that accepted the change, stating there was no biblical basis.
2007-11-09 04:13:31 · answer #6 · answered by Marji 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Constantine changed the sabbath from Saturday to Sunday to coincide with the pagan holy day. The pagans at that time worshiped the Sun and spent Sunday worshiping and making offerings to the Sun. The Bible never changed the Sabbath from the Jewish Sabbath of Friday night to Saturday night.
2007-11-09 04:14:09 · answer #7 · answered by mollyflan 6 · 3⤊ 5⤋
The holy day of the NFL is why it is my sabbath. WHO HOO!! Go Adrian Peterson!!!
Other than that, sabbath is bogus and as long as you pray all week/weekend, god doesn't want anything special.
2007-11-09 04:31:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
because the Christians wanted to please the Pagans so they can be like them. Sunday was worship for the Sun God. Saturday (Sabbat). I think it started with Constantine the Great.
2007-11-09 07:47:50 · answer #9 · answered by darkgothic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the antichrist Pope said so.
This is a mark of the beast system, given by antichrist, who comes in the name of Christ, yet is far from Him. Even the devil can appear as an angel of light. This is also a mark of the pope's seeking to change times, along with the change in the calendar, which really is a conglomeration of pagan diety names.
Somebody stop me..............
2007-11-09 04:13:30 · answer #10 · answered by Notfooled 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋