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This is what I thought you would do. There is no significance attached to what is written in the Word of God if it doesn't agree with you. The words of the Holy Spirit " the first day of the week" written 11 times according to you, has no meaning?
Why would it not have more meaning over God's Sabbath that is written over 79 times in the NEW TESTAMENT and more in the OLD when references of no significance to the first day of the week was only mentioned 11 times?
There is no command in any of the First day scriptures in both the OLD and NEW TESTAMENT that says God's 4th Commandment has now been ABOLISHED and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day. Neither is there anything special in all of these scripture that is commanded Christian to do on the First day of the Week. Yet we read God's 4th commandment Sabbath has the same standing it has always had.
God's Sabbath is the 4th Commandment of the 10 Commandments that give us a KNOWLEDGE of what sin is if broken and what RIGHTEOUSNESS is if obeyed by FAITH. So NO Eloy, there is NO meaning to the FIRST day of the week commanded to God's people to obey. If you believe differently please provide a scripture that states we are commanded to do anything on the First day of the WEEK. You will find none.
The only significance of the FIRST day of the week is that Jesus rose on this day as highlighted in a previous post in fulfillment of the Feast of First Fruits after fulfillment of the Passover lamb for the Passover pointing to Christ death as our passover.
What other day is mentioned as a day of the week? Many many things happened on other days but we don't read it as a numbered day of the week.
SABBATH (7th DAY) approximately 79 times. As I mentioned earlier I do not believe that the FIRST day of the week being mentioned 11 times is many times. Everytime it is mentioned there is no requirement or command to do anything at all so I do not see any point you are making.
The only other day written in that way is the seventh day and the third day. But it is not followed by 'of the week'. It's written 'on the third day' or the seventh day',. The reason that the first day is mentioned like this is because it is pointing to the week of creation. That day has a two fold symbolism that both fit precisely with the rest that God entered that the Jews will not enter according to Scriptures.
Not really Eloy, the preparation day (Day 6) is mentioned around around 5 times in the NEW TESTAMENT scriptures.
Now Eloy you have provided no scripture that is a commandment from God in relation to doing anything on the FIRST day of the WEEK. Neither is there any scripture that says God's 4th Commandment has now been Abolsihed and we are commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day. So I do not really understand any points you are making.
God's 4th commandment is one of the ten (Exodus 20:8-11) If we knowingly break it when God asks us not to we stand guilty before God of committing sin (James 2:8-12). If we do not seek him in repentance and forgiveness we are in danger of the Judgement (Hebrews 10:26-27)
Sunday worship is a tradition and teaching of man that has led many to break the commandments of God. Jesus says that if we follow the traditions of man that break the commandments of God we are not following God (Matthew 15:3-9)
There is not one scripture in all of God's Word that says that God's 4th Commandment is now ABOLISHED and we are now commanded to KEEP Sunday as a Holy day.
Who should we follow the teachings and traditions of men or the Word of God? Who should we believe the Words of men or the Word of God?
In times of ignorance God winks at but now ,<when a KNOWLEDGE of the truth has come> calls all men everywhere to REPENT (FOLLOW) (Acts 17:30-31).
Hope this helps
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