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[Benjamin Calvary]

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Absolutely, but follow after the written code and you cannot follow after the Holy Spirit, for it is one or the other rom 7:6

How are you getting on with obeying the tenth commandment? That is as important as obeying the fourth isn't it? Paul wrote nearly a whole chapter on it in rom 7, law only you and God need know you break. Are you living up to that standard? Note the commandment does not state, you may covet a couple of times a month, it says: You shall not covet

You misunderstand the Law and its purposes. In the New Covenant it is a promise of God. It is His work in us, through faith, as I pointed to you earlier (thus, His "Thou shalt not covet" is His promise, Jeremiah 31:31-34, to me), but refused to accept.

Romans 7:6 actually says:

Rom 7:6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

Rom 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

The Law then still exists, as it ever has. The difference is, the Holy Ghost brings a person to obey that spiritual Law of the Ten Commandments (Romans 7:14), since it was written by the Holy Ghost to begin with. The "flesh" was weak, not the Law of God; the 'carnality' of us, not the spirituality of 'it'.

Rom 7:12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Ongoing active present tense, even now.

It takes God, to obey God in His commandments. John 15:5.

Paul what did you teach in Romans?

[Romans 1:18, 3:31, 6:1-23, 7:7,12,14,16, 8:4-14, 9:6-8,27,31,32, 11:1-36, 12:1,2,5,9, 13:8-14, 15:1-27, 16:17-19], for Paul clearly says, “Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” [Romans 3:31].

“...the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men ...” [Romans 1:18] [“All unrighteousness is sin ...” [1 John 5:7]] [“...as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:” [Romans 11:26]]

How did Paul teach about the Law, Ten Commandments, and Sin and Transgression just in the Book of Romans?

“...keep the righteousness of the law ...” [Romans 2:26]

“...if it fulfil the law ...” [Romans 2:27]

“...we establish the law ...” [Romans 3:31]

“... we are buried with him by baptism into death...that like as Christ was raised up... even so we also should walk in newness of life.” [Romans 6:4]

“...our old man is crucified...we should not serve sin.” [Romans 6:6]

“...he that is dead is freed from sin.” [Romans 6:7]

“...in that he died, he died unto sin...he liveth unto God.” [Romans 6:10]

“...reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” [Romans 6:11]

“Let not sin therefore reign...” [Romans 6:12]

“Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.” [Romans 6:13]

“... shall we sin...God forbid.” [Romans 6:15]

“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” [Romans 6:16]

“... ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.” [Romans 6:16]

“...made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.” [Romans 6:18]

“...as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.” [Romans 6:19]

“...ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.” [Romans 6:20]

“...fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things [is] death.” [Romans 6:21]

“...made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.” [Romans 6:22]

“... the wages of sin [is] death...” [Romans 6:23]

“...[Is] the law sin? God forbid...I had not known sin, but by the law...I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.” [Romans 7:7]

“...the commandment, which [was ordained] to life ...” [Romans 7:10]

“...the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.” [Romans 7:12]

“For we know that the law is spiritual ...” [Romans 7:14]

“...I consent unto the law that [it is] good.” [Romans 7:16]

“That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” [Romans 8:4]

“...they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.” [Romans 8:5]

“...to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.” [Romans 8:6]

“...the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.” [Romans 8:7]

“...they that are in the flesh cannot please God.” [Romans 8:8]

“...we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.” [Romans 8:12]

“...if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” [Romans 8:13]

“...the law of righteousness.” [Romans 9:31]

“...Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.” [Romans 12:9]

“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.” [Romans 13:8]

“For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” [Romans 13:9]

“Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.” [Romans 13:10]

“...cast off the works of darkness...” [Romans 13:12]

“Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.” [Romans 13:13]

“...make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].” [Romans 13:14]

 

[Benjamin Calvary]

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Absolutely, but follow after the written code and you cannot follow after the Holy Spirit, for it is one or the other rom 7:6

How are you getting on with obeying the tenth commandment? That is as important as obeying the fourth isn't it? Paul wrote nearly a whole chapter on it in rom 7, law only you and God need know you break. Are you living up to that standard? Note the commandment does not state, you may covet a couple of times a month, it says: You shall not covet

What is even more sad, is that you attempt to quote scripture to justify your own disobedience to God's will, Psalms 40:8, and then when asked for you to define God's will, you leave scripture, and say (effectively), 'my heart says', or the 'impression of the holy ghost says'...

 

[Karola]

You misunderstand the Law and its purposes. In the New Covenant it is a promise of God. It is His work in us, through faith, as I pointed to you earlier, but refused to accept.

So how are you getting on obeying the tenth commandment?

And how did you come to realise you should obey the fourth commandment? By reading what is written in ink? Or did you know before you read it, for the law was in your heart?

It is a pity you did not go on to rom7:8
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment wrought in me all manner of concupiscence.
BTW
In my experience, those least convicted of sin in their lives, are those who stress ''you must obey the Ten Commandments

 

[Karola]

What is even more sad, is that you attempt to quote scripture to justify your own disobedience to God's will, Psalms 40:8, and then when asked for you to define God's will, you leave scripture, and say (effectively), 'my heart says', or the 'impression of the holy ghost says'...

Oh I can assure you, I am far more concerned about Gods will; than I have seen from people who continually quote: You must obey the Ten Commandments. I have found such people least reflect what Christ termed the higher points of the law

 

[Benjamin Calvary]

So how are you getting on obeying the tenth commandment?

And how did you come to realise you should obey the fourth commandment? By reading what is written in ink? Or did you know before you read it, for the law was in your heart?

It is a pity you did not go on to rom7:8
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment wrought in me all manner of concupiscence.
BTW
In my experience, those least convicted of sin in their lives, are those who stress ''you must obey the Ten Commandments

"Sin" in us, not God's Law from Him. I skip nothing, and cite in context already understanding what it says.

Again, why do you bother to even cite scripture?

 

[Karola]

"Sin" in us, not God's Law from Him. I skip nothing, and cite in context already understanding what it says.

Again, why do you bother to even cite scripture?

You cannot obey the Ten commandments, yet write that Christians must obey them. That is hypocrisy, where is the love in that?
You quote scripture with understanding? I am afraid you do not. You just woodenly quote the selected letter.

 

[Karola]

"Sin" in us, not God's Law from Him. I skip nothing, and cite in context already understanding what it says.

Again, why do you bother to even cite scripture?

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment wrought in me all manner of concupiscence.

You don't understand do you

Why is the power of sin the law? 1Cor15:56

 

[Benjamin Calvary]

But sin...

Define "sin" scripturally in specificity.

 

[Karola]

Define "sin" scripturally in specificity.

Sin is the transgression of the law(under the new covenant the law written in your heart and placed on your mind)

Now let us see what you understand

Why are sinfull passions aroused in people by the law if they live under it? Rom7:5

Why, could sin take occasion of the commandment Thou shalt not covet to arouse all manner of concupiscence in Saul the Pharisee?

Why is the power of sin the law? 1Cor15:56

I don't need deflection by you woodenly quoting scripture, just answer those questions in your own words

 

[Benjamin Calvary]

Sin is the transgression of the law(under the new covenant the law written in your heart and placed on your mind)

Scripture please.

You just defined "sin" as whatever 'your heart', or what you 'believe' to be the Holy Ghost (without scriptural foundation to test against), says it is.

 

[Karola]

Scripture please.

You just defined "sin" as whatever 'your heart', or what you 'believe' to be the Holy Ghost (without scriptural foundation to test against), says it is.

You cannot answer those questions can you. People come on the internet thinking they know much, for they can woodenly recite much scripture, but it is at best a superfluous understanding.
I'm afraid there is little knowledge in hypocrisy. For neither you, or any sda member can obey the ten commandments, but you insist everyone else must. And there is no love whatsoever in telling others they must do what you in truth do not even try to fully do.
Basically, it is cleaning the outside of the cup and ignoring the inside. Some of us do not have that luxury

 

[Karola]

Scripture please.

You just defined "sin" as whatever 'your heart', or what you 'believe' to be the Holy Ghost (without scriptural foundation to test against), says it is.

Sin is transgressing the law written in your mind and placed on your heart by the Holy Spirit. People who rely on reading what is written in ink to know what sin is, have far, far less conviction of it than do those who have an inner testimony

 

[Karola]

For sin shall no longer be your master for you are not under law but under grace Rom6:14

Which is why, those who love to infer your salvation hinges on obeying the Ten Commandments, least reflect what Christ termed the higher points of the law in their lives. And biblically speaking, those who most earnestly stressed obeying the law to attain to heaven were full of wickedness, hypocrisy, and everything unclean on the inside

 

[Karola]

Hi Family,

What is SDA?

What is their doctrine?

Is it different than non-denom beliefs?

~Natsumi Lam~

 

[Karola]

To answer your question. SDA are not that much different where it matters from many other churches. In effect, they believe in saved by grace through faith, remain saved by obeying the law. They will say that is not what they believe but in truth it is. For if you tell someone they can only remain in a justified state if they obey the ten commandments, you are in reality preaching righteousness of obeying the law, and people will then live under the law in the real world. Seventh day Adventists, are just less subtle about what they preach than are many other churches.

They preach the letter no one can live up to, which must leave any sincere person crushed. It is basically preaching a message that has no bearing on the reality of ones life. As I say, they are not the only people to do this, but they are the worst culprits of it I have personally known. They fail to understand three simple words in the bible '''The Letter Kills’’’ Which is a mystery to me, how anyone can kid themselves they obey what they do not obey. I could never kid myself I could, but some can. Two different worlds, two types of very different people going to church

 

[Original Happy Camper]

The old law had a purpose of convicting us of sin. Now the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin, which makes the written law redundant for that purpose.

Care to give me a Biblical definition of the sin that the Holy Spirit convicts you of.

 

[bekkilyn]

Care to give me a Biblical definition of the sin that the Holy Spirit convicts you of.

30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. (Ephesians 4:30)

7 But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
8 And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment;
9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me;
10 and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me;
11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you.
15 All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you. (John 16:5-15 NASB)

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the
flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh;
for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that
you please. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law (Galatians 5:16-18)

Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. (Romans 8:1-4)

 

[mmksparbud]

To answer your question. SDA are not that much different where it matters from many other churches. In effect, they believe in saved by grace through faith, remain saved by obeying the law. They will say that is not what they believe but in truth it is. For if you tell someone they can only remain in a justified state if they obey the ten commandments, you are in reality preaching righteousness of obeying the law, and people will then live under the law in the real world. Seventh day Adventists, are just less subtle about what they preach than are many other churches.

Exo 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

It is not what we believe--never has been. We are justified by grace when we accept Jesus. Period. The work of sanctification is a lifelong process. We, out of love for God, uphold His commandments which He wrote with His own hand through the power of Jesus dwelling in us.
With Him in you--you can not sin for He alone can help you do His will in all things. It is a journey to have our characters resemble that of Jesus--sometimes we stumble--but Jesus will pick us up and forgive us and we keep on going on our journey. There is a difference between stumbling and falling down and staying down. Repentance means turning away from sin, so stumbling is not the same as having a sinful lifestyle. It is not how many times one has stumbled, but are you still climbing upwards in building your character to resemble that of Christ.
1Jn_1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

When He writes His law in your heart, it is engraved into it. And the Holy Spirit fills you with the knowledge of the implications of His law. Jesus expounded on the commandments, He did not diminish them. From the spirit it is seen that adultery is not a matter of the act itself but of the spirit of the law-- --the condition of the heart--beyond the letter of the law--
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
1Jn_1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

We do believe that the bible is the final authority on doctrine. All of it, not just a certain portion or verse--all of it. which means you do not take 1or 2 verses and build up a doctrine out that but out of all that is written.

He has 10 commandments --and they are all spiritually expounded upon as was adultery--not just the letter of the law, but the spirit. As such we do hold that the 4th is still one of the 10 and to be honored by upholding it for it was made holy--and sanctified by Jesus Himself as the creator of all and was made holy only through that act of God and He alone can make something holy and no man has the right to make of non-effect what God has ordained holy from creation itself.

They preach the letter no one can live up to, which must leave any sincere person crushed. It is basically preaching a message that has no bearing on the reality of ones life. As I say, they are not the only people to do this, but they are the worst culprits of it I have personally known. They fail to understand three simple words in the bible '''The Letter Kills’’’ Which is a mystery to me, how anyone can kid themselves they obey what they do not obey. I could never kid myself I could, but some can. Two different worlds, two types of very different people going to church

Exo 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

This again is not true. We teach what Christ taught---the spirit of the law which Jesus expounded on as stated above. It is not us that keep His law, that obey His will in our lives--but Jesus dwelling in us. It is through Him that we overcome.
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Act_5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Act_5:32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Rom_6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Gal_3:1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Gal 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Gal 3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Gal 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Gal 3:9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
Gal 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Gal 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

What God asks you to do, He will empower you to do. It is through faith in Jesus.

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[bekkilyn]

Exo 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

It is not what we believe--never has been. We are justified by grace when we accept Jesus. Period. The work of sanctification is a lifelong process. We, out of love for God, uphold His commandments which He wrote with His own hand through the power of Jesus dwelling in us.
With Him in you--you can not sin for He alone can help you do His will in all things. It is a journey to have our characters resemble that of Jesus--sometimes we stumble--but Jesus will pick us up and forgive us and we keep on going on our journey. There is a difference between stumbling and falling down and staying down. Repentance means turning away from sin, so stumbling is not the same as having a sinful lifestyle. It is not how many times one has stumbled, but are you still climbing upwards in building your character to resemble that of Christ.
1Jn_1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

When He writes His law in your heart, it is engraved into it. And the Holy Spirit fills you with the knowledge of the implications of His law. Jesus expounded on the commandments, He did not diminish them. From the spirit it is seen that adultery is not a matter of the act itself but of the spirit of the law-- --the condition of the heart--beyond the letter of the law--
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
1Jn_1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

We do believe that the bible is the final authority on doctrine. All of it, not just a certain portion or verse--all of it. which means you do not take 1or 2 verses and build up a doctrine out that but out of all that is written.

He has 10 commandments --and they are all spiritually expounded upon as was adultery--not just the letter of the law, but the spirit. As such we do hold that the 4th is still one of the 10 and to be honored by upholding it for it was made holy--and sanctified by Jesus Himself as the creator of all and was made holy only through that act of God and He alone can make something holy and no man has the right to make of non-effect what God has ordained holy from creation itself.

Exo 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

This again is not true. We teach what Christ taught---the spirit of the law which Jesus expounded on as stated above. It is not us that keep His law, that obey His will in our lives--but Jesus dwelling in us. It is through Him that we overcome.
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Act_5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Act_5:32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Rom_6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Gal_3:1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Gal 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Gal 3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Gal 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Gal 3:9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
Gal 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Gal 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

What God asks you to do, He will empower you to do. It is through faith in Jesus.

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So to clarify what you are saying here (vs. what other SDA have said in other posts), will a person remain in their saved state if they do not observe a weekly, seventh day sabbath in the manner specified by SDA doctrine? Or are they instead practicing lawlessness by willfully transgressing one of the ten commandments and therefore cannot be in a saved state unless they "repent" and start observing it? Will such people receive the mark of the beast when the "Sunday law" takes effect as they cannot have the "seal of God" without observing a seventh day sabbath as SDA defines the seal of God as observing the seventh day sabbath?

 

[mmksparbud]

So to clarify what you are saying here (vs. what other SDA have said in other posts), will a person remain in their saved state if they do not observe a weekly, seventh day sabbath in the manner specified by SDA doctrine? Or are they instead practicing lawlessness by willfully transgressing one of the ten commandments and therefore cannot be in a saved state unless they "repent" and start observing it? Will such people receive the mark of the beast when the "Sunday law" takes effect as they cannot have the "seal of God" without observing a seventh day sabbath as SDA defines the seal of God as observing the seventh day sabbath?

Again--if the Holy Spirit convicts you of something and you do not do it--then it is sin. No one but God can read the heart. At the time of the beast then it comes down to whom you will obey--God or man. God says this is my sign of my creative power., He declared it at creation--this is My day created this day in celebration of my power and for the benefit of man. It is He that makes anything Holy. No man can decide what is Holy--God makes that decision. Moses had to remove his shoes when in the presence of God for His presence made the place Holy--Moses couldn't declare it Holy--only God. At the time of the beast it is the beast that sets his mark and God sets His and it is up to us to decide whom we will follow. The mark of the beast is on our forehead---the seat of the mind---or the hand---
the hand indicative of action---in other words--no one will be able to say, I will just pretend to follow the beast but in my heart I won't be--`You can not feign allegiance--it is either to God or man.
Luk_11:23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

We do not define the seal of God--He does.
Exo 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

from The Catechism of the Catholic Church Section 2 Article 3 (1994):

Sunday – fulfillment of the Sabbath. Sunday is expressly distinguished from the Sabbath which it follows chronologically every week; for Christians its ceremonial observance replaces that of the Sabbath...

The Sabbath, which represented the completion of the first creation, has been replaced by Sunday which recalls the new creation, has been replaced by Sunday which recalls the new creation inaugurated by the Resurrection of Christ...

In respecting religious liberty and the common good of all, Christians should seek recognition of Sundays and the Church’s holy days as legal holidays.

And here are various Catholic sources claiming the change was the doing of the Roman Catholic Church:

Cardinal James Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (Ayers Publishing, 1978): 108:

But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify.

The Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine (1957): 50:

Q. Which is the Sabbath day?
A. Saturday is the Sabbath day.
Q. Why Do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?
A. We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday.

Chancellor Albert Smith for Cardinal of Baltimore Archdiocese, letter dated February 10, 1920:
If Protestants would follow the Bible, they should worship God on the Sabbath day by God is Saturday. In keeping the Sunday, they are following a law of the Catholic Church.


Stephen Keenan, Catholic—Doctrinal Catechism 3rd Edition: 174:
Question: Have you any other way of proving the Church has power to institute festivals of precept?

Answer: Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionists agree with her, she could not have substituted the observance of Sunday the 1st day of the week, for the observance of Saturday the 7th day, a change for which there is no Scriptural authority.
Our Sunday Visitor (February 5, 1950):

Practically everything Protestants regard as essential or important they have received from the Catholic Church... The Protestant mind does not seem to realize that in accepting the Bible and observing the Sunday, in keeping Christmas and Easter, they are accepting the authority of the spokesman for the church, the Pope.


Louis Gaston Segur, Plain Talk about the Protestantism of To-Day (London: Thomas Richardson and Son, 1874): 213:
Thus the observance of Sunday by the Protestants is a homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the (Catholic) Church.