Ignatius, Sunday= Lord's Day, 105 AD
Man not bible.
And the bible was written by- angels? Penguins?
The fact of the matter is that Ignatius- a disciple of John- used the term "Lord's Day to mean Sunday not ten years after John wrote Revelation.
The idea that John's disciple would depart from the view of what was in fact the Lord's Day taught him in ten years- well, it is not credible to believe so.
And again, we have ample reason to believe that Christians viewed Sunday as "the Lord's Day" from the beginning of the Church. It stands to reason, as the Christian gospel is in fact a new and first day.
Fact also remains that Christians vieewed Sunday as just that, up until a schismatic and self-styled restoration sect from the mid-19th century decided that Rome and all things Roman were of the antiChrist. From the same time and region sprung all sorts of unique interpretations of truth, from Millerism to Mormonism, from Fundamentalism to Pentecostalism, from Spiritualism to Lord knows what.
What day did God rest in the tomb?
Sunday? Monday? Tuesday?
Did he say that we should keep Sunday holy because he rose on that day. He never did but he did give us a ceremony to remember his death, and that is the communion service.
He didn't order a "communion service," but here you reference it as if He did. He said "whenever you gather."
He left no strict instructions about doing communion on Saturday- and in fact, we know that the early Christians went to synagoogue on Sabbath. Do you suppose that they were celebrating communion with the unbelieving Jews in the synagogue, or when they gathered together on the first day- which we KNOW that the early Christians did exactly that.
Why was the collection taken on that day is the more important question.
1Co 16:1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
1Co 16:2 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.
1Co 16:3 And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
1Co 16:4 And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.
Paul has instructed the church to meet on that day and collect these special offerings so that when he comes the church does not have to meet and collect them. If this was a regular practice he would have not needed to tell them to do that. And these offerings were special offerings that Paul would bring to Jerusalem to show how the gentiles churched appreciated and loved Christianity and would give to other churches.
Why didn't you try to at least challenge with with Acts 20:7.
You say WHY is "more important," and should I agree because you say so?
Or is the 'why' even germaine to this discussion?
No.
Fact of the matter is, as demonstrated by scripture, Christians gathered together on the first day to break bread AND, as we see, to take collection.
Care to argue the Greek on this? We never ceased reading the scriptures in the Greek.
Happy to oblige.
