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Saying something that is false out of ignorance is one thing, and it is excusable. But when having been shown that the thing is false, and to continue to repeat the same false thing is no longer an act of innocent ignorance.

Nobody changed the Sabbath to Sunday. It never happened. Christians have always gathered for worship on the first day of the week, all of our ancient Christian sources say this.

And anyone who says otherwise is either ignorant or a liar.

-CryptoLutheran

I see and what would that be dear friend? All I see are your words denying Gods Word. So your argument is with God not me. Of course you are free to believe as you wish and I do not judge you because we all answer only to God come judgement day for the Word of God we accept or reject according to the scriptures *John 12:47-48. Of course we will agree to disagree :).
 
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I see and what would that be dear friend? All I see are your words denying Gods Word. So your argument is with God not me. Of course you are free to believe as you wish and I do not judge you because we all answer only to God come judgement day for the Word of God we accept or reject according to the scriptures *John 12:47-48. Of course we will agree to disagree :).

You err in saying my words deny Scripture. For the Scriptures plainly teach that Christ rose on the first day of the week, the New Testament declares the meeting of Christians on the first day of the week, and the Apostle St. Paul instructs the taking up of alms for the Jerusalem church on the first day of the week. You can discount all of those through denial or sophistry--but it's Scripture. We also have the plain and pure witness of all the ancient fathers going all the way back to the time of the Apostles which affirm that Christians met on the first day of the week, not the Sabbath.

Do you deny any of this? And on what grounds do you have to deny it? I have the Scriptures and two thousand years of Christian testimony to back up my position.

-CryptoLutheran
 
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You err in saying my words deny Scripture. For the Scriptures plainly teach that Christ rose on the first day of the week, the New Testament declares the meeting of Christians on the first day of the week, and the Apostle St. Paul instructs the taking up of alms for the Jerusalem church on the first day of the week. You can discount all of those through denial or sophistry--but it's Scripture. We also have the plain and pure witness of all the ancient fathers going all the way back to the time of the Apostles which affirm that Christians met on the first day of the week, not the Sabbath.

Do you deny any of this? And on what grounds do you have to deny it? I have the Scriptures and two thousand years of Christian testimony to back up my position.

-CryptoLutheran

Who ever said that JESUS did not rise the first day of the week or Paul instructed people to lay aside their offerings on the first day of the week? God's people in fact met every day of the week according to the scriptures *Acts of the Apostles 2:46-47. That does not mean every days is a holy day of rest does it? I asked however where is the scripture that says Gods seventh day Sabbath commandment has been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day? There is none. Just like there is no scripture that says Sunday or the first day of the week is "the Lords day". JESUS (not me) says that if we follow the teachings and traditions of men that break the commandments of God over the Word of God, then we are not worshiping God in *Matthew 15:3-9. Sunday worship is a man-made teaching and tradition handed down by the Roman Catholic church to Christianity today that has led many to break God's commandments in order to follow her tradition. God is calling his people out where ever they may be to worship Him in Spirit and in truth. God is a Spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth *John 4:23-24. Gods sheep hear His Voice (the Word) and follow him. Those who do not hear do not follow. The question we should all ask ourselves is who are we following; God or man?
 
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Here are some interesting historical references you might find interesting that clear up a few misconception people may have about Sunday worship entering the Roman empire and the early Church....

Historically, Constantine did not change the day of worship as many claim. According to the historical records, Constantine made a civil Sunday law that the Roman Catholic Church adopted in order to practice and promote Sunday worship over the Sabbath of God's 4th commandment...

First Sunday Law enacted by Emperor Constantine - March, 321 A.D.

On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country, however, persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits; because it often happens that another day is not so suitable for grain-sowing or for vine-planting; lest by neglecting the proper moment for such operations the bounty of heaven should be lost. (Given the 7th day of March, Crispus and Constantine being consuls each of them for the second time [A.D. 321].)” Source: Codex Justinianus, lib. 3, tit. 12, 3; trans. in Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Vol.3 (5th ed.; New York: Scribner, 1902), p.380, note 1.

Now a professed Christian, Constantine nevertheless remained a devout sun worshipper. “The sun was universally celebrated as the invincible guide and protector of Constantine,” notes Edward Gibbon in his classic Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, ch. xx, par. 3.

Constantine even printed coins which “bore on the one side the letters of the name of Christ, on the other the figure of the sun god.” Arthur P. Stanley, History of the Eastern Church, lect. vi, par. 14.

Again, Constantine’s promotion of Sunday observance was part of his definite strategy to combine paganism with Christianity: “The retention of the old pagan name of dies Solis, or 'Sunday,' for the weekly Christian festival, is in great measure owing to the union of pagan and Christian sentiment with which the first day of the week was recommended by Constantine to his subjects, pagan and Christian alike, as the ‘venerable day of the Sun.’” – Stanley’s History of the Eastern Church, p. 184.

In spite of the rising popularity of Sunday sacredness, Church historian Socrates Scholasticus (5th century) wrote: “For although almost all churches throughout the world celebrate the sacred mysteries [of the Lord's Supper] on the Sabbath of every week, yet the Christians of Alexandria and at Rome, on account of some ancient tradition, have ceased to do this.” – Socrates Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History, Book 5, ch. 22.

Another historian also confirmed this by stating, “The people of Constantinople, and almost everywhere, assemble together on the Sabbath, as well as on the first day of the week, which custom is never observed at Rome or at Alexandria.” – Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History, Book 7, ch. 19. Thus even in the 5th century, Sabbath keeping was universally prevalent (except in Rome and Alexandria) along with Sunday keeping. Many Christians kept both days, but as the centuries wore on, Sunday keeping grew in prominence and especially within Roman Catholic territories.

In 330 A.D., Constantine moved his capital from Rome to Constantinople (modern Istanbul), thus preparing the way for the Roman Catholic Popes to reign in Rome as the successors of Constantine. As the Papal Church grew in power, it opposed Sabbath observance in favour of Sunday sacredness and made the day change official in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 363-364). Constantine's law had now been fully integrated into the Papal Church and the final step of the Sabbath to Sunday change was complete.

So around the year A.D. 364, the Catholic Church outlawed Sabbath keeping in the Council of Laodicea when they decreed 59 Canon laws. The following is the relevant Canon law: Canon XXIX:Christians must not judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day, rather honouring the Lord's Day; and, if they can, resting then as Christians. But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ.” (Percival Translation).

Four hundred years after the death of Christ and one hundred years after Constantine's linking of Church and State by his Sunday law edict, Rome and Alexandria were the only places in the world where many of the Christians kept only Sunday and not the true Sabbath. Why was it that Rome and Alexandria were also the first locations that Sunday worship began? Because this is where the pagan practices of Babylon eventually landed after it was conquered. And what was the dominant pagan practice that the Babylonian priests brought with them? Sun worship which was done on Sun-day! See the history of Sunday worship for more detail.

So one can understand why Rome and Alexandria did not bother to keep the true Sabbath as they had not done so for 200 years. Throughout the entire history of the changeover from Sabbath to Sunday, Rome and Alexandria had worked together. Alexandria provided the philosophical reasons for the changes and Rome provided the decrees and anathemas. Constantine's help was given only to the worldly Church leaders at Rome and those Christians that resisted the errors that were being introduced into the Church met with his opposition. “Unite with the bishop of Rome or be destroyed,” was Constantine's position.

Great as were the favors which Constantine showed to the church, they were only for that strong, close-knit, hierarchically organized portion that called itself Catholic. The various [so-called] heretical sects could look for no bounty from his hands.” – Williston Walker, A History of the Christian Church, page 105.

The change of the Sabbath to Sunday was totally completed by the seventh century as the Popes consolidating their enormous power persecuted all who resisted their innovations. Did Satan use Constantine to play a key part in his plan to change the Sabbath to his day being Sunday? The answer is clear! From sun worship 2000 B.C., to Sunday worship in the Church. Satan infiltrated the Christian Church and most are oblivious to the fact that this has happened or understand the relevance. Sunday or “dies solis”, the day of the sun came from Satan worship and is his day. (more from here).

God bless

I see you used many of the sources I gave you in our discussions :)
 
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I think we can both agree that the Sabbath command is still binding and that we ought to keep it. But we may disagree on the flexibility of that command. The 10 commandments themselves don't specify a specific day on which the Sabbath must be celebrated. It's just at the end of a six day period. For the OT Jews that was the last day of the week. It appears that the early Christians honored the Sabbath on the first day of the week. So long as we keep the Sabbath once every week I think there is some room for flexibility.

The weekly Sabbath is ONLY on the 7th day...it is NOT on the 1st day.
 
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This confusion pondered here comes from those who do not see that the OT religion was set aside ---actually until the future Millennium time when the Lord Jesus returns to reign on earth.

When Israel killed their Messiah, God gave them up and ended their testimony ---and they have been suffering much over the years since. Some professing Christians do not read the Bible so just guess at what happened. They do not see that the OT is much prophetic by God and a foretelling of things to come; as in the New Testament where we are today. We can just appreciate the Prophets of Israel, which the leaders there would not listen too, and set their own religious ways to keep their empire going.

When Israel's Messiah returned from the Cross (resurrection) and turned to the Gentiles, He opened the door of salvation to ALL MANKIND --not just the hope of Israel. The Israelites now must wait 'til the Millennium time for their "covenant" to be fulfilled (see Revelation). Today Israelites must come to God on the same ground as Gentiles, which is ONLY in receiving God's beloved Son --the Lord Jesus as their Savior; and pride seems to be preventing that now.

Real Christians need to stop quoting the Jew's religion for our testimony today, and pay attention to the New Testament; although we can appreciate the sound Prophets of Israel that foretold of the Messiah to come later ---as Isaiah and some others did. We learn of God and creation, and much history in the OT, but MUST learn that such a religion ended when they killed their Messiah. It was the Israelite hierarchy that brought down their religion. Let all now read the Gospels, Acts, and Epistles to get in compliance with our God.
 
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I see you used many of the sources I gave you in our discussions :)

As the Papal Church grew in power, it opposed Sabbath observance in favour of Sunday sacredness and made the day change official in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 363-364).
I don't recall the Catholic church recognizing the council of Laodicea in 364 AD. The council of Laodicea was applicable to the churches in Turkey.

Ecumenical councils recognized by both Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics are:
  • First Council of Nicaea (325)
  • First Council of Constantinople (381)
  • Council of Chalcedon (451)
  • Second Council of Constantinople (553)
  • Third Council of Constantinople (680–681)
  • Second Council of Nicaea (787)
 
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I don't recall the Catholic church recognizing the council of Laodicea in 364 AD. The council of Laodicea was applicable to the churches in Turkey.

Ecumenical councils recognized by both Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics are:
  • First Council of Nicaea (325)
  • First Council of Constantinople (381)
  • Council of Chalcedon (451)
  • Second Council of Constantinople (553)
  • Third Council of Constantinople (680–681)
  • Second Council of Nicaea (787)

Sorry had to have a laugh at this one. Why do you think the Eastern Orthodox Church has to recognize what the Catholics endorse and where did I say that they did? Please read post # 2 :)

A.D. 363-364, the Catholic Church outlawed Sabbath keeping in the Council of Laodicea when they decreed 59 Canon laws. Canon XXIX:Christians must not judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day, rather honouring the Lord's Day; and, if they can, resting then as Christians. But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ.” (Percival Translation).
 
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The council of Laodicea was applicable to the churches in Turkey.

Ecumenical councils recognized by both Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics are:
  • First Council of Nicaea (325)
  • First Council of Constantinople (381)
  • Council of Chalcedon (451)
  • Second Council of Constantinople (553)
  • Third Council of Constantinople (680–681)
  • Second Council of Nicaea (787)

Agreed, it was only a local regional synod with like only 30 local clerics. Also it is 7 Ecumenical Councils that are recognized, not 6...

  • First Council of Nicaea (325)
  • First Council of Constantinople (381)
  • Council of Ephesus (431)
  • Council of Chalcedon (451)
  • Second Council of Constantinople (553)
  • Third Council of Constantinople (680–681)
  • Second Council of Nicaea (787)
 
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Hi all, many have not studied the Historical records on how Sunday worship came about in Christianity or have been given a biased Church historical view that is not biblical so thought this might be an interesting topic for discussion.

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Questions for consideration...

Q1. How did Sunday enter the Church?
Q2. Where is the scripture from JESUS or the Apostles that says God's 4th commandment has now been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day?
Q3. Should we follow the teachings and traditions of men or the Word of God?
Q4. What is sin and will it keep us out of God's kingdom if we knowingly practice it?

...................

Your thoughts? Friendly discussion please


The title and the OP are extremely misleading. After Jesus ascended into heaven, the Holy Spirit got the Christian Church moving on Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost is always on a Sunday, since it is fifty days after the second sabbath of Passover. Forty-nine days, or seven weeks, after Passover has to be a sabbath, or Saturday, so fifty days has to be a Sunday.

The Holy Spirit set the Church moving on Pentecost Sunday. If you don't like it, take it up with the Holy Spirit.

The Apostles worshipped on Sunday. Nobody "changed" it later.
 
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Hi TOL nice to meet you:).

Very true, the historical records show that the early Church suffered persecution from the Roman Empire to the Jews when then were worshiping God on the Sabbath and many met together on Sunday and other days of the week.

But where is the scripture that says God's 4th commandment is now abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day? As you have rightly pointed out there is none.

If Gods' 4th commandment is one of God's 10 commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is and there is no scripture that says it is now abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day. Then all we have is a teaching and tradition of men that break the commandments of God that JESUS warns us about in His own words in Matthew 15:3-9.

Who then should we believe and follow; God or man?

God bless
The 4th Commandment isn't abolished, the Sabbath Day is still holy. It has, however, shifted to the first day of the week. Jesus was resurrected on Sunday. On the 8th day the Saints were gathered for worship when Jesus appeared to them and Thomas was rebuked for his unbelief. It is clear from Jesus that the day was changed co commemorate his resurrection and ultimate defeat of sin.
 
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The original Christian Church, the Catholic Church, changed the day of worship to Sunday because they rightly believed it was more fitting to worship Jesus on the day of His glorious Resurrection, than on the day He lay dead in the tomb. This was not an issue in Judaism, since they don't recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
 
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Hi all, many have not studied the Historical records on how Sunday worship came about in Christianity or have been given a biased Church historical view that is not biblical so thought this might be an interesting topic for discussion.

................

Questions for consideration...

Q1. How did Sunday enter the Church?
Q2. Where is the scripture from JESUS or the Apostles that says God's 4th commandment has now been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day?
Q3. Should we follow the teachings and traditions of men or the Word of God?
Q4. What is sin and will it keep us out of God's kingdom if we knowingly practice it?

...................

Your thoughts? Friendly discussion please


Hi LGW:

1. It entered for the disciples after Sabbath services in the temples and synagogoues would hang around and have a Christian worship as well. since it was after "sundown" (after three stars were seen in teh night sky) it was Sunday by Jewish reckoning. Also Jesus rose on a Sunday so that was developed as teh new Sabbath.

2. The Sabbath has never changed. It also is never for Gentiles nor for the church! the Mosaic Law has been fulfilled and now obsolete. Paul wrote in Corinthians that the tables of stone are a ministry of death (not life) . the Church has entered into perpetual Sabbath rest. We have ceased from our labors towards rightwousness and now have Christ as our righteousness.

3. As the church has no Sabbath and the only prohibition is that we should not neglect the assembling of ourselves together- When the elders of the local assembly, we should strive to be there. also the Sabbath was never a day for gathering together, but rest.

4. Sin is anything done outside the will of god. So even good works can be sin if they are works God did not want us to do in His plan fro our lives. Sinn cannot keep you out of Gods Kingdom. When we trusted Christ 'death and resurrection for our sin-the price He paid on the cross was applied to our account! All of ou r sin, past present and future have been paid for. The lost do not go to hell because they sin, they go because they rejected the death and resurrection of Jesus!

With that said, if we choose to live in unrepentant sin, we experience the wages of sin which is spiritual death. For the believer that is a broken fellowship with God until we acknowledge our sin before HIm.

For the lost, they are already lost and just continue ot live in that death. We can never lose our relationship as children of God, but if we choose to live as disobedient children, our sins will chastise us because that is the price sin bears with it.
 
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Yea been there done that. You do know that there were many kinds of sabbaths in the old testament that were not God's 4th commandment of the 10 commandments right? The context of Colossians 2 is to the "shadow laws" that point to JESUS and the within scripture context is to the annual Feast days of Leviticus 23. These feast days had ceremonial sabbaths that were linked directly to the Feast days that were not God's 4th commandment and could fall on any day of the week. Some examples are shown here...

1. The Sabbaths of the Feast of unleavened bread (first and last day) that can fall on any day of the week *Leviticus 23:6-8
2. The Sabbath on the annual day of Atonement that can fall on any day of the week * Leviticus 23:27-32
3. The Sabbath on the annual Feast of Trumpets that can fall on any day of the week * Leviticus 23:24-25?
4. The Sabbath on the Feast of Booths that can fall on any day of the week * Leviticus 23:34-36
5. Feast of first fruits (first and last day) that can fall on any day of the week * Leviticus 23:39
6. The sabbaths (sabbaton plural) of holy convocations from the annual feast days * Leviticus 23:7-8; 21;24; 27; 35-36 that can fall on any days of the week
7. The Sabbath of the land (7 year single cycle) * Leviticus 25:2
8. The Sabbath of Jubilee - culminating of the 7x7 yearly cycles sabbaths * Leviticus 25:9-54

Both the chapter and within scripture context is to the shadow laws in the annual Feast days. The "shadow sabbaths" of the old testament are not God's 4th commandment of the 10 commandments and Colossians 2 is not referring to Gods' 4th commandment.

Your interpretation here is not biblical and makes Paul a hypocrite as his custom was to keep the Sabbath.

Hope this helps

How about this: Christians aren't under the law of Moses (Rom. 7:1-6). The Sabbath command is one of the Ten Commandments, part of the law of Moses (Ex. 20:8; Deut. 5:12). Therefore, we're not under the Sabbath command. Does this make sense?
 
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Jesus Christ, per the new covenant, graciously given to Gentiles (and all humanity that is! There can only be one covenant at a time!) fulfills the requirement of a Sabbath day. We are in perpetual rest if we have a genuine faith in Jesus Christ. He is the fulfillment of all the law of Moses. Everything changed the moment that Christ took his last breath and the veil was torn!
 
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Sorry had to have a laugh at this one. Why do you think the Eastern Orthodox Church has to recognize what the Catholics endorse and where did I say that they did? Please read post # 2 :)

A.D. 363-364, the Catholic Church outlawed Sabbath keeping in the Council of Laodicea when they decreed 59 Canon laws. Canon XXIX:Christians must not judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day, rather honouring the Lord's Day; and, if they can, resting then as Christians. But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ.” (Percival Translation).
The Catholic church has nothing to do with the council of Laodicea. I have already shown you that the Catholic church does not recognize the council of Laodicea.

In many places, in the first few centuries, both the Sabbath day and Sunday were celebrated. Confusion reigned far and wide in the early church. How do we know this? By reading the early church letters.

The mere fact that, so many church councils occurred indicates the confusion between law and grace. Paul's letters also inform us that many churches were stumbling from the onset. Read Galatians or Corinthians if you doubt what I say.
 
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The Catholic church has nothing to do with the council of Laodicea. I have already shown you that the Catholic church does not recognize the council of Laodicea.

In many places, in the first few centuries, both the Sabbath day and Sunday were celebrated. Confusion reigned far and wide in the early church. How do we know this? By reading the early church letters.

The mere fact that, so many church councils occurred indicates the confusion between law and grace. Paul's letters also inform us that many churches were stumbling from the onset. Read Galatians or Corinthians if you doubt what I say.

Not really David. Did you read what you posted earlier David? You posted a statement that was titled " Ecumenical councils recognized by both Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics are". You do know that the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics split and are not the same right and the Eastern Orthodox keep God's "seventh day" Sabbath right? @Yeshua HaDerekh. What you posted was only what they both recognized or were in agreement on. They both do not believe the same things so there is differences between them which is why they split apart.

A.D. 363-364, the Catholic Church outlawed Sabbath keeping in the Council of Laodicea when they decreed 59 Canon laws. Canon XXIX:Christians must not judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day, rather honouring the Lord's Day; and, if they can, resting then as Christians. But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ.” (Percival Translation).

This is an official Canon of the Catholic Church that is still on their books. The collective councils of the Roman Catholic Church after the schism and split with the Eastern Orthodox Church have collectively accumulated all the Canons regional or otherwise from the Roman Catholic Church. Though the Council of Laodicea was a regional synod the Canon laws are a part of the official collective canon laws of the Roman Catholic Church.

CANON LAW – CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA (Catholic Answers)

As the later law of the separated Eastern Churches did not influence the Western collections, we need not treat of it, but go on to consider only the Greek collection. It begins early in the fourth century: in the different provinces of Asia Minor, to the canons of local councils are added those of the ecumenical Council of Nicaea, (325), everywhere held in esteem. The Province of Pontus furnished the penitentiary decisions of Ancyra and Neocaesarea (314); Antioch, the canons of the famous Council “in encaeniis” (341), a genuine code of metropolitan organization; Paphlagonia, that of the Council of Gangra (343), a reaction against the first excesses of asceticism; Phrygia, the fifty-nine canons of Laodicea on different disciplinary and liturgical matters. This collection was so highly esteemed that at the Council of Chalcedon (451) the canons were read as one series. It was increased later by the addition of the canons of Constantinople (381), with other canons attributed to it, those of Ephesus (431), Chalcedon (451), and the Apostolic canons. In 692 the Council in Trullo passed 102 disciplinary canons, the second of which enumerates the elements of the official collection: they are the texts we have just mentioned, together with the canons of Sardica, and of Carthage (419), according to Dionysius Exiguus, and numerous canonical letters of the great bishops, SS. Dionysius of Alexandria, Gregory Thaumaturgus, Basil, etc. If to these be added the canons of the two ecumenical councils of Nicea (787) and Constantinople (869) we have all the elements of the definitive collection in its final shape. A few “systematic” collections may be mentioned as pertaining to this period: one containing fifty titles by an unknown author about 535; another with twenty-five titles of the ecclesiastical laws of Justinian; a collection of fifty titles drawn up about 550, by John the Scholastic, a priest of Antioch. The compilations known as the “Nomocanons” are more important, because they bring together the civil laws and the ecclesiastical laws on the same subjects; the two principal are the Nomocanon, wrongly attributed to John the Scholastic, but which dates from the end of the sixth century, with fifty titles; and another, drawn up in the seventh century, and afterwards augmented by the Patriarch Photius in 883.

B. The Canonical Collections in the West to Pseudo-Isidore.—In the West canonical collections developed as in the East, but about two centuries later. At first appear collections of national or local laws, and the tendency towards centralization is partially effected in the ninth century. Towards the end of the fourth century there is yet in the West no canonical collection, not even a local one, those of the fifth century are essentially local, but all of them borrow from the Greek councils. The latter were known in the West by two Latin versions, one called the “Hispana” or “Isidorian”, because it was inserted in the Spanish canonical collection, attributed to St. Isidore of Seville, the other called the “Itala” or “ancient” (Prisca), because Dionysius Exiguus, in the first half of the sixth century, found it in use at Rome, and being dissatisfied with its imperfections improved it. Almost all the Western collections, therefore, are based on the same texts as the Greek collection, hence the marked influence of that collection on Western canon law.

(I) At the end of the fifth century the Roman Church was completely organized and the popes had promulgated many legislative texts; but no collection of them had yet been made. The only extra-Roman canons recognized were the canons of Nicasa and Sardica, the latter being joined to the former, and at times even cited as the canons of Nicaea. The Latin version of the ancient Greek councils was known, but was not adopted as ecclesiastical law. Towards the year 500 Dionysius Exiguus compiled at Rome a double collection, one of the councils, the other of decretals, i.e. papal letters. The former, executed at the request of Stephen, Bishop of Salona, is a translation of the Greek councils, including Chalcedon, and begins with the fifty Apostolic canons; Dionysius adds to it only the Latin text of the canons of Sardica and of Carthage (419), in which the more ancient African councils are partially reproduced. The second is a collection of thirty-nine papal decretals, from Siricius (384) to Anastasius II (496-98). (See Collections of Ancient Canons.) Thus joined together these two collections became the canonical code of the Roman Church, not by official approbation, but by authorized practice. But while in the work of Dionysius the collection of conciliary canons remained unchanged, that of the decretals was successively increased; it continued to incorporate letters of the different popes till about the middle of the eighth century when Adrian I gave (774) the collection of Dionysius to the future Emperor Charlemagne as the canonical book of the Roman Church. This collection, often called the “Dionysio-Hadriana”, was soon officially received in all Frankish territory, where it was cited as the “Liber Canonum”, and was adopted for the whole empire of Charlemagne at the Diet of Aachen in 802. This was an important step towards the centralization and unification of the ecclesiastical law, especially as the Latin Catholic world hardly extended beyond the limits of the empire, Africa and the south of Spain having been lost to the Church through the victories of Islam.

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The title and the OP are extremely misleading. After Jesus ascended into heaven, the Holy Spirit got the Christian Church moving on Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost is always on a Sunday, since it is fifty days after the second sabbath of Passover. Forty-nine days, or seven weeks, after Passover has to be a sabbath, or Saturday, so fifty days has to be a Sunday.

The Holy Spirit set the Church moving on Pentecost Sunday. If you don't like it, take it up with the Holy Spirit.

The Apostles worshipped on Sunday. Nobody "changed" it later.

Hi Dale welcome and nice to see you :).

Actually the disciples after the death and resurrection of JESUS met everyday of the week according to the scriptures *Acts of the Apostles 2:46-47. This of course does not make every day of the week a holy day of rest and neither does it abolish God's 4th commandment of the 10 commandments that according to the new covenant scriptures give us the knowledge of Good and Evil; Sin and Righteousness *Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4. There is no scripture in God's Word that says Gods 4th commandment has been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day. This is a man-made teaching and tradition handed down from the Roman Catholic Church that has led many to break God's 4th commandment of the 10 commandments. JESUS warns us about this in Matthew 15:3-9. I believe God's people are in every church living up to all the knowledge that God has revealed to them and God knows many people break His commandments out of ignorance. According to the scriptures in times of ignorance God winks at but when he gives us a knowledge of the truth of His Word calls all men everywhere to believe and follow it *Acts of the Apostles 17:30-31. If we turn away from hearing God's Word when he gives us a knowledge of the truth of his Word according to the scriptures there remains no more sacrifice for sin but a fearful looking forward to of the judgement to come *Hebrews 10:26-31. God is calling his people out where ever they may be back to the pure Word of God *John 10:16; Revelation 18:1-5 as God is a Spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth *John 4:23-24

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The 4th Commandment isn't abolished, the Sabbath Day is still holy. It has, however, shifted to the first day of the week. Jesus was resurrected on Sunday. On the 8th day the Saints were gathered for worship when Jesus appeared to them and Thomas was rebuked for his unbelief. It is clear from Jesus that the day was changed co commemorate his resurrection and ultimate defeat of sin.

Actually no. There is no scripture that says God's 4th commandment has been abolished and we are now commanded to keep Sunday as a Holy day. Sunday worship is a teaching and tradition of men that is not biblical that has led many to break God's 4th commandment either knowingly or unknowingly. JESUS warns us about following man-made teachings and traditions that break the commandments of God in Matthew 15:3-9.
 
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The original Christian Church, the Catholic Church, changed the day of worship to Sunday because they rightly believed it was more fitting to worship Jesus on the day of His glorious Resurrection, than on the day He lay dead in the tomb. This was not an issue in Judaism, since they don't recognize Jesus as the Messiah.

Hi PaulCyp1, yes I agree that the Catholic Church changed the day of worship and this change has been handed down to Christianity today. I believe this to be a fulfillment of the scripture in Daniel 7:25. There is no scripture however that supports God's Sabbath commandment being abolished and there is no scripture that says Sunday or the first day of the week is now a holy day. Sunday worship is simply not biblical and is a man-made teaching and tradition that has led many away from God and His Word. JESUS warns us about following man-made teachings and traditions in Matthew 15:3-9. God is calling his people out from following the teachings of men back to the pure Word of God *Revelation 18:1-4; God is a Spirit and those who worship Him must worship him in Spirit and in truth *John 4:23-24

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