When did Saturday become Sunday?

Question

Since the God states that we are to keep the Sabbath Holy, and that it is to be a day of rest, why, as Christians, do we not obey this command? Why do we attend church and so forth on Sunday, and not Saturday? Why do so few Christians keep Holy the Sabbath?

I understand that we are not to allow other to judge us, nor are we to judge them. However, since God rested on the 7th day, Friday to Saturday, when did we, man, change it to Sunday, and why?

Mosa A, yes, Jesus rose on Sunday, the first day of the week. That still makes our holy day Saturday, does it not?

And yes, there are a number of Christians that are beginning to move back into the Biblical standing with God, and making the Sabbath Holy, and not celebrating Christian as the world does, etc. Lord willing, I will begin keeping holy the Sabbath as well, this week.

Answer 1

Praise God! Another person who has seen the light! I Keep Sabbath too! It has made a wonderful difference in my life. I enjoy studying the Bible more now that I keep sabbath, and I understand it more than I ever have before. Congrats on figuring it out. So many people don't.

It was changed by the Pope during the dark ages. (Before the protestants broke away from the Church) The Catholic Church even claims to have done this, supposedly because Jesus became unhappy with Saturday and by raising from the dead on Sunday....it showed His approval of Sunday.

Personally, I have to say that because he DIDN'T raise from the dead on Sabbath and rested in the grave, it was a support for resting on the Sabbath!

Edit: When the protestant Churches broke away from Catholicism, they still took some of the erroneous beliefs with them, this included the Sunday worship.

Also, people will claim that because it is old Testament that it is no longer valid. But Jesus said in

Matthew 5:17-18 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear,not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven."

There is a passage which speaks of not worrying about the Sabbaths....notice it is plural?... they were speaking of ceremonial Sabbaths, NOT the sabbath of the Law.

Answer 2

The Sabbath was given to Israel, not the church. The Sabbath is still Saturday, not Sunday, and has never been changed. But the Sabbath is part of the Old Testament Law, and Christians are free from the bondage of the Law (Galatians 4:1-26; Romans 6:14). Sabbath keeping is not required of the Christian—be it Saturday or Sunday. The first day of the week, Sunday, the Lord's Day (Revelation 1:10) celebrates the New Creation, with Christ as our resurrected Head. We are not obligated to follow the Mosaic Sabbath—resting, but are now free to follow the risen Christ—serving. The Apostle Paul said that each individual Christian should decide whether to observe a Sabbath rest, “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” (Romans 14:5). We are to worship God every day, not just on Saturday or Sunday.

Recommended Resource: Why Church Matters: Worship, Ministry, and Mission in Practice by Jonathan R. Wilson.

Answer 3

Yes, it is in the Ten Commandments. But not all churches are like what you said, it is on Sunday. Mine is on Saturday but the reason why Saturday becomes a Sunday to many is because of the church. Not all people can make it on Saturday and not all church are big enough to have all its believers to meet on the same day. Thus, it may be the reason why it becomes on a Sunday too.

However, we cannot judge those people or say anything about the people because God told us not to judge the people and He too asked us to be the salt of the earth, light of the world. And he wants us to glorify Him in everything that we do. If everyone just puts down their work and leave, what would others think of them? What would others think about our God?

However, that is not the reason why we can negate the Ten Commandment but remember in the bible, Jesus healed the sick on Sabbath day, it is not completely a rest day because Jesus, God's son, at that time, he was a human and in fact, a perfect human without any sin. If Jesus didn't sin, it means that God feels that He was right to heal the sick on the Sabbath. But He still kept the Sabbath day holy. This, Jesus was glorifying God in everything He did.

God is the king of the universe. If he were to mean not to work on Sabbath day and keep it holy, Jesus as His son, the only perfect person with sin on earth, He wouldn't have healed the sick on Sabbath day.

Therefore, even though it does not completely mean that we do not have to work on that day, but we should still try and make it a point to follow the Ten Commandments, to keep the Sabbath day holy.

Answer 4

The Bible indicates Saturday is the Sabbath, while Sunday is the Lord's Day in that it was the day Christ rose from the dead. Christian generally assemble on Sunday in recognition and acknowledgement of Christ's resurrection. But it is not a replacement for the Saturday Sabbath given under the Law of Moses.

Answer 5

You can still set apart each Saturday, and keep it holy. Every day should be holy if you are a Christian. It doesn't say, "Go to church on Saturday."

We for one celebrate on Sundays, because that was the day of the resurrection, and we celebrate Christ.

The Sabbath is still Saturday, but it doesn't mean you have to go to church on that day. You can go on Tuesdays or Fridays if that's the only day your church holds service. And you can still keep the Sabbath holy.

Answer 6

When the apostles were deciding which laws to lay upon the gentile believers, was there any mention about which day to consider holy? I don't think so. Mainly it was to stay sexually pure and abstain from ingesting blood.

Acts 15:29
That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

The Bible also says not to let others judge you concerning such things:

Colossians 2:16-17 (King James Version)
16Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Answer 7

the catholic church changed the day of worship to Sunday and would like you to think that the Sabbath is Sunday ,when in reality it has always been Saturday . The Jewish have always kept the same day as they do today

Answer 8

I had replied this before and hope I do not get a violation!

First of all, THERE IS NO DIRECT OR EXPLICIT COMMANDMENT THAT THE SABBATH WAS CHANGED.

If I am not mistaken, the word ‘Sabbath’ means ‘rest’. So, right from Creation, God rested on the Sabbath day (Sabbath of Creation), ie the last day of the week. Put it simply, as the Jews had practised it, the Sabbath of Creation, is from 6pm Friday to 6pm Saturday. There is the weekly Sabbath (ie the seventh day, Sabbath of Creation). There are also other days which are Sabbath (rest) days (eg first and last days of the feast of Unleaven bread etc, etc).

But, by shadows and types, we know that the Sabbath of Creation (ie 6pm Friday to 6pm Saturday) was changed to the Sabbath of Redemption (ie 6pm Saturday to 6pm Sunday).

#1) In the giving of the law in Exo Ch20, Israel was commanded to keep the Sabbath in relation to Creation: Exo 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

#2) However, in the second rendition of the Law in Deu 5 just before the death of Moses, Israel was commanded to keep the Sabbath as in relation to ? to what? In Deu 5:15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

YES! HalleluYah!! The Sabbath was kept in relation to REDEMPTION! I brought thee out = I redeem you.


#3) Every time the Apostle Paul went to preach to the Jews, he went to the synagogues on the Sabbath of Creation (the Jewish Sabbath). Every time the Apostle Paul gathered with Christians believers, it was the Lord’s Day (ie the 8th day, the beginning of the week, Sabbath of Redemption)

#4) These shadows and types are also true in relation to the feast in OT, namely the Passover, the Day of Unleaven bread and the Day of Firstfruit. Jesus Christ, our Passover, died on the day of Passover (1 Cor 5:7) and resurrected as the day of Firstfruits of them who sleep (1 Cor 15:20) on the Lord’s Day (first day of the week, the 8th day, which is the Sabbath of Redemption)

#5) John the Apostle was in the spirit on the Lord's Day

#6) In the epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews, the spirit of the book showed that there is
(i) a change in the sacrifice (daily animal sacrifices which cannot take away sins to the once and for all perfect sacrifice of Christ Jesus),
(ii) a change in the priesthood (Aaronic to the Lord Jesus);
(iii)thus it is IMPLIED (as it was not directly commanded) that there is a change form the Sabbath of Creation to the Sabbath of Redemption). See also Psalm 118:24 and Hebrew 4:7-8. It is implied that the keeping of the Sabbath was changed from Sabbath of Creation to the Sabbath of Redemption.


Hope that answers your question

Answer 9

The sunday tradition began during the time of Constantine 325 - 400AD and has continued since then !!! Easter and Christmas holidays were created to separate Christian and Jews !!! That was not a good move !!! Conclusion - we have been celebrating pagan holidays totally unaware !!!
Some are changing back and many are not !!!
So thus the confusion !!!

Answer 10

When Jesus rose from the died.
Mt28:1
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

John 20:19
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"