Why we observed Sunday as the Sabbath?

[christine_wb]

Dear everyone,

Someone has asked where the word "week" originated from? and Why we set Sunday as the Sabbath? Would you please show me some Bible prooves?

Thanks!

With a blessing!

Unworthy servant of Lord

Christine

[AnotherTraveler]

Sunday is not the sabbath.

It's a big stretch to say that the following verse "establishes" Sunday as the sabbath, but some use this in that way...

(1 Cor 16:2 KJV) Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

Christians have a freedom of service that many don't know about including holidays.

(Rom 14:5 KJV) One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

There can be an oppressive element in requiring certain days of service.

(Gal 4:9 KJV) But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

(Gal 4:10 KJV) Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

(Gal 4:11 KJV) I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

From what I understand, we are free to worship the Lord 24/7, as works out with our schedule of life. I have heard (even recently unfortunately) preachers stating that if you work on Sunday or Saturday (depending on the preachers "sabbath" viewpoint many times) that you are preferring your job over the "Lord's day", hinting that a person should quit and find a job that does not require that particular day of work. This is not what the New Testament teaches.

[wordsower]

I observe Jesus!

[Guest Hebrew Hammer]

The Roman Catholic Church claim that they changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday by the authority of one of the popes in the early centuries of their existance.

The Seventh Day Baptists have some good information on fellowshipping on Saturdays and why that is preferable to Sunday worship.

http://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/

[OneAccord]

I don't see any problem with assembling for worship on Sundays as the early church in Acts and beyond did, but what about resting on Saturday to acknowledge God's Sabbath?

[wordsower]

The weekly Sabbath was a foretaste, a sample, a shadow, a glimpse of the complete rest in Jesus that the Messiah would bring.

"Come unto Me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest and you will find rest for your souls." Matt. 11:28

[O'Dannyboy]

"Come unto Me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest and you will find rest for your souls." Matt. 11:28 

AMEN!

[seraph]

WEEK:

Transliterated Greek Word of Hebrew origin : Sabbaton

Strong

[tsth]

OLD TESTAMENT

Exodus 20:8-10

8  "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9  "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.

Ok, so we've all decided that "we" can worship, rest, observe, ANY DAY WE WANT...........but, what do you do about the last part of that commandment? We've taken the parts that are appealing to us, but what about the "others" that are mentioned in this particular commandment? How are you addressing your obligation to them? Are you loving your brothers by allowing them to be free from work on any given day? Do they serve you on Sunday, rather than going to church? Nobody EVER looks at the 2nd half of this commandment.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Guest shiloh357]

OLD TESTAMENT

Exodus 20:8-10

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