aj830 said:
This is a split off of the "Catholic Apostacy" Thread where RND put forward that Protestants should hold the Sabbath as the holy day of worship instead of Sunday because was only changed due Catholic authority.
The catholic hierarchy itself claims that it changed the sabbath.
However, I would put forward that was not changed just because the bishops felt like changing it at their whim. Even though the Church is given the authority for this there is still much reason for Protestants to hold to Sunday worship.
The church has no authority to change anything that God has written. Period.
Besides the Scriptural evidence of Christians worshipping on Sunday instead of the Sabbath(Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:2, Colossians 2:16-17, and Revelation 1:10) there is also tons of evidence that the early Church celebrated on the Lord's Day instead of the Sabbath(The Didache, The Letter of Barnabas, The Letter to the Magnesians) with people being directly taught by the Apostles saying very clearly that they worshiped on the Lord's Day and "no longer observed the Sabbath".
Oy vey! Another whole Bible study.
Hey, if you "break the law" does it matter if you do it willfully? Does it matter if you tech people to break the law?
Acts 20:7 - If you read it in context, you should be celebrating on Saturday at midnight:
This was Paul's last meeting with a small group of believers in “Troas.†It was at night (20:7-8), on the “first day of the week.†Biblically, the day begins at sunset. Genesis 1.5,8; Luke 23:54, etc. Therefore this meeting took place on a Saturday night. The New English Bible says, “on Saturday night.†Paul preached his farewell sermon, “ready to depart on the morrow.†Sunday morning, at the “break of day,†while Luke “sailed,†Paul began his 25 mile trip “to Assos.†Thus Paul traveled many miles that Sunday. He had been in Troas for “seven days†(vs. 6). A simple count reveals that they arrived on the previous Sunday, stayed for a week, and had their last meeting on that Saturday night, which would have been right after the Sabbath. Not far from Troas, Paul kept the Sabbath. Acts 16:11-13. The book of Acts mentions Sunday only 1 time, yet the Sabbath is mentioned,11 times (1:12; 13:14,27,42,44; 15:21; 16:13; 17:2; 18:4). A careful study of this “Saturday Night in Troas - Sunday Travel to Assos†account is proof that Paul did not keep Sunday holy.
1 Corinthians 16:2 - The context and other Scriptures reveal that Paul was raising a “collection†for needy believers in “Jerusalem†(vs. 3) during a time of famine. See Acts 11:27-30; Romans 15:25-26. On “the first day of a the week†(Sunday), “let every one†(individually), “lay by him†(Lit. Greek “at homeâ€Â), “in store†(in storage), a certain amount. The Greek “by him in store†reveals that this was to be done in their homes. The first day of the week was ideal for the Corinthian believers to look back on the previous week, examine their finances, and set aside a weekly contribution. This would then be gathered and made ready for Paul, “that there be no gatherings when I come.†Paul was going to pass through Corinth. He wanted the money ready for him to pick up. This was an emergency situation and not their regular practice, for Paul had to give them “orders†to do what they were not normally doing (vs. 1). Paul said nothing here about a church service or the resurrection.
Colossians 2:16-17 - This is one of the most misused passages in the entire New Testament. “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us ... nailing it to his cross.†(Verse 14). The law that was “blotted out†and nailed to the cross was not the Ten Commandments. Luke 16:17-18; Romans 7:7,12; James 2:10-12. It was the “handwriting†of the “law†of sacrifices written by “Moses†in “a book†which was a continual witness “against†Israel. Deuteronomy 31:24-26. This law of sacrifices was “against them†because its very existence was a witness that they had broken the Ten Commandments. That's why they needed to offer lambs.
“Therefore,†wrote Paul in Colossians 2:16. “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.†Verses 16-17. Paul here refers to the Jewish “feasts ... meat offerings ... drink offerings†AND YEARLY “SABBATHS†OF THE CEREMONIAL LAW. Leviticus 23:37,24,32,38. These yearly sabbaths, like the Passover and the Day of Atonement, were “shadows†pointing forward to Jesus Christ. Hebrews 10:1 also affirms that it was the ceremonial law with its yearly sabbaths and “sacrifices†that was a “shadow.†Hebrews 10:1.
The Ten Commandments and the Creation Sabbath are NOT A SHADOW pointing forward to Jesus. The seventh day Sabbath POINTS BACK to the creation of the world and remains in the New Testament. Exodus 20:11; Matthew 24:20; Luke 23:56. Paul continued to keep this Sabbath. Acts 16:13.
Revelation 1:10 - John was “in the Spirit on the Loday†when he received the book of Revelation. Revelation 1:10. Jesus said, “the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.†Matthew 12:8. Many believe Sunday is “the Lord's day,†yet the Bible says, “But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord.†Exodus 20:10. In the book of Revelation, given to John on the Sabbath, Jesus Christ warned, “all the world wondered after the beast.†Revelation 13:3.
You got served baby!
