keeping the Sabbath Day holy?

[Brett]

As most people know, Sabbath Day is Saturday.
Why is it that all but a few churches hold the Sabbath on Sunday instead and who is responsible for changing one of God's Ten Commandments ?

 

[Kevin_Gould]

I think it was Joe, but I might be wrong...

=D

 

[Brett]

looking for answers...not foolishness!!!

 

[allieisme]

I think the catholics changed the date, if I'm not mistaken..I can find some documents if you would like.

 

[Gerry]

Yes! Ask in the Catholic Forum!

 

[Mac8myPC]

yes.. the catholic church did change it, and actually, it was actually emperor constantine who put forth the decree for changing the sabbath to 'the venerable day of the sun' - around 300 A.D.

 

[Patty]

Sabbath is a time of rest. It is not restricted to one day.

What is it that we are to rest from during Sabbath?
Our labors.

What are our labors?
Servile labors.

What is servile labor?
Labor that is performed in service to a man.
Service to God is not labor. It comes from the heart.

Who is that man for whom labor is performed?
Self.

In other words, "Remember to keep holy the Sabbath" means:
Self-seeking efforts are to be stopped so that enjoyment of God's company can be engaged in.

To keep holy means to keep clean.
We are to engage in clean thoughts, words and actions. By doing so, we will be pleasing to God. By being pleasing to God, we will be open to learning the true joy that God intended for man to have in life.


Patty

 

[Hollyhurricanes]

I always understood the actual day had changed because of the "new covenant" and that the day Jesus rose from the dead being on Sunday, and so it became the "holy" day.

I may be wrong, but this is what I have always understood it to be. But as always stated, I have never felt that it is "restricted" to a specific day but a day that has been set aside to honor God. So we, our culture, honor God on Sunday.

 

[DiannaM]

ok just a thought.........should we not keep each day holy?????
I mean each day should we not be ok his word and remember him each day.

I am sure this reply will get loads of..........and the father rested one day....... i know this i mean should we not keep each day holy though?

Just a thought

 

[Sky]

The sabbath is not important since we are Christians and not Jews. And yes, we should keep each day holy.

 

[ZiSunka]

There are a lot of people who CAN'T take saturday or sunday off, like nurses and doctors firemen and policemen, because the need for their jobs is not a 9 to 5 M to F thing. Does God then condemn them for taking their sabbath on tuesday or wednesday?

It is important to take a day off each week, to rest and relax as God commanded, but it is legalistic to say that one day is holier than all the others. It is the intent of taking a day off that matters, not the day of the week itself. The sabbath was made for mankind, mankind was not made to keep the sabbath.

 

[DiannaM]

thanks sky

 

[Stormy]

There are a lot of people who CAN'T take saturday or sunday off, like nurses and doctors firemen and policemen

Jesus taught that it is not a violation of the Sabbath to do good. I think the nurses, doctors and fireman would qualify!

I read my Bible, pray and meditate on the Lord's word each day. I do rest from work on Saturday. I try to get outdoors with nature. I feel closer to God when I pray under the blue sky than in a closed up Church.

I do not have any reason to believe that God changed the Sabbath.

 

[ZiSunka]

And that's fine. If saturday works for you, that's fine. For some people, other days of the week work better, and as long as they get one day of rest every seven, it doesn't matter what day that is.

 

[Smilin]

Is there biblical scripture to support Sunday worship?

Wondering.......

 

[Smilin]

oh yeah...hi stormy...lol

 

[Stormy]

For some people, other days of the week work better, and as long as they get one day of rest every seven, it doesn't matter what day that is.

It mattered enough to God for him to make it the Fourth commandment!

God's commandments do not expire.

From Genesis to Revelations the commandments stand true in the word of God.

Revelation 14:12 "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God , and the faith of Jesus ."

But the day of the Sabbath has fallen because Man believes that his needs surpass the commands of God.

The early Christians, most of whom were Jews, kept the seventh day as a Sabbath, but since the resurrection of Jesus was so crucial to their faith, they began very early also to meet for worship on the first day of the week and designated it as the Lord's Day. Paul directed the Corinthian Christians to bring their weekly offering to the charities of the church on the first day of the week. As the split between the Jews and Christians widened, the Christians came gradually to meet for worship only on the Lord's Day and gave up the observance of the seventh day.

The Catholic Church changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday in the year A.D.321.



Lambslove and others: Please remember when you say... "it does not matter" you are merely echoing the words of man.

You will have no quotes from the Bible to back your thoughts on this subject.

You are not speaking from the word of God.

 

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Interestingly enough, it is even boasted on Roman Catholic web sites that Pope Sylvester I made the change! The following screen capture is from the Daily Catholic web site page for SUNDAY, volume 11, no. 278, December 31, 2000:

http://biblelight.net/sylvester-dec31st.gif