God has a special day of worship; it's not Sunday
Christianity today has become like a pick and choose menu where Christians follow only those teachings that are convenient to their lifestyle, but that isn't true Christianity that saves. God expects us to follow His instructions if we want to follow Him, the bible is clear on that point.
Modern Christianity does injury to the Gospel by presenting Sunday as a substitute day of worship, diluting God's requirements of obedience. On what authority from the scriptures? Is it OK to worship God on any free day we have? Or is there a certain day God expects us to worship Him?
Exodus 20:8-11 8" Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. 11For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
God instructs us to worship Him on the seventh day? Which day is the seventh day today?
Matthew 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
There were only seven days in the creation week at the beginning of the world (see Genesis, chapters 1 & 2) and that weekly cycle has been preserved even until the time of the apostles and until today as shown by our calendar, supported by modern astronomers and witnessed by the Jews.
"The human race never lost the septenary [seven day] sequence of week days and that the Sabbath of these latter times comes down to us from Adam, through the ages, without a single lapse."—Dr. Totten, professor of astronomy at Yale University.
The seventh day is Saturday and the first day is Sunday. According to scripture, God expects Christians to worship Him on the seventh day, which, as shown in scripture and preserved by the Jews, is Saturday and has been for thousands of years, far into the shadows of history before any Catholic or Muslim.
What special significance is attached to worshiping God on His seventh day Sabbath?
Ezekiel 20:12 Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
Exodus 31:13 "Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
Exodus 31:17 It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.' "
Keeping the seventh day Sabbath holy by worshiping God is a sign between God and His people that acknowledges Him as the only true God; the One God that makes us holy
Is it possible that God changed the day of worship He requires?
Malachi 3:6 " For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.
God never changes, meaning His character never changes. He has changed His mind and decisions as found in many places in the bible, usually in reference to punishment towards His people because He is merciful; however, His character never changes as shown in Malachi 3:6. God will always be merciful, all knowing, all powerful, righteous, good, etc because those are attributes of His character, which never changes; just as the 10 commandments reflect His character and will never change. His 10 commandments are the foundation on which His entire kingdom, government and the universe is built.
Jesus' death on the cross is the most compelling evidence of the unchangeable nature of His 10 commandment law, for if the law could have been changed, Jesus never would have had to die for us. The bible says if you break one; you are guilty of all (James 2:10). When will it ever be acceptable to steal? When will it ever be acceptable to murder? The answer? Never; not here on earth and definitely not in heaven. So it is the same with the Sabbath; which is part of the ten. Revelation, the last book of the bible makes it clear; practicing lawbreakers will not enter heaven.
What is the seal of God?
A government official, such as a governor, has an official seal that is a sign of his authority; likewise, God also has a seal of authority as found in exodus 20, the fourth commandment An official government seal has three components: the name of the ruler, his title and his territory of rule.
When we read the fourth commandment, the Sabbath, we see the three components of His seal: His name "God", His title "Creator" and His territory "heaven and earth". This is evidence of the everlasting nature of God's 10 commandment law; just as God's rule will never change or end; neither will God's 10 commandment law.
Who kept the seventh day Sabbath in the bible?
Luke 13:10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
Luke 6:6 Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.
Acts 13:44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God.
Mark 16:1 Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.
Acts 17:2-3 2 3 Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ."
Matthew 5:18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Hebrews 4:9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.
As shown in the bible, the Sabbath was observed by Jesus Christ Himself and also by His disciples after His death as evidenced by His followers waiting until after the seventh day Sabbath to prepare His dead body and their teaching in the Jewish churches on the seventh day Sabbath. If Jesus Himself and His disciples kept the Sabbath, shouldn't we?
Additional quotes on the biblical day of worship:
T. C. Blake, D.D., Theology Condensed, pp.474, 475. "The Sabbath is a part of the Decalogue - the Ten Commandments. This alone forever settles the question as to the perpetuity of the institution . . . . Until, therefore, it can be shown that the whole moral law has been repealed, the Sabbath will stand . . . . The teaching of Christ confirms the perpetuity of the Sabbath."
James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of our Fathers, 88th ed., pp. 89. "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."
Peter R. Kraemer, Catholic Church Extension Society (1975),Chicago, Illinois. "Regarding the change from the observance of the Jewish Sabbath to the Christian Sunday, I wish to draw your attention to the facts: "1) That Protestants, who accept the Bible as the only rule of faith and religion, should by all means go back to the observance of the Sabbath. The fact that they do not, but on the contrary observe the Sunday, stultifies them in the eyes of every thinking man. "2) We Catholics do not accept the Bible as the only rule of faith. Besides the Bible we have the living Church, the authority of the Church, as a rule to guide us. We say, this Church, instituted by Christ to teach and guide man through life, has the right to change the ceremonial laws of the Old Testament and hence, we accept her change of the Sabbath to Sunday. We frankly say, yes, the Church made this change, made this law, as she made many other laws, for instance, the Friday abstinence, the unmarried priesthood, the laws concerning mixed marriages, the regulation of Catholic marriages and a thousand other laws. "It is always somewhat laughable, to see the Protestant churches, in pulpit and legislation, demand the observance of Sunday, of which there is nothing in their Bible."
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Christianity today has become like a pick and choose menu where Christians follow only those teachings that are convenient to their lifestyle, but that isn't true Christianity that saves. God expects us to follow His instructions if we want to follow Him, the bible is clear on that point.
Modern Christianity does injury to the Gospel by presenting Sunday as a substitute day of worship, diluting God's requirements of obedience. On what authority from the scriptures? Is it OK to worship God on any free day we have? Or is there a certain day God expects us to worship Him?
Exodus 20:8-11 8" Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. 11For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
God instructs us to worship Him on the seventh day? Which day is the seventh day today?
Matthew 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
There were only seven days in the creation week at the beginning of the world (see Genesis, chapters 1 & 2) and that weekly cycle has been preserved even until the time of the apostles and until today as shown by our calendar, supported by modern astronomers and witnessed by the Jews.
"The human race never lost the septenary [seven day] sequence of week days and that the Sabbath of these latter times comes down to us from Adam, through the ages, without a single lapse."—Dr. Totten, professor of astronomy at Yale University.
The seventh day is Saturday and the first day is Sunday. According to scripture, God expects Christians to worship Him on the seventh day, which, as shown in scripture and preserved by the Jews, is Saturday and has been for thousands of years, far into the shadows of history before any Catholic or Muslim.
What special significance is attached to worshiping God on His seventh day Sabbath?
Ezekiel 20:12 Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
Exodus 31:13 "Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
Exodus 31:17 It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.' "
Keeping the seventh day Sabbath holy by worshiping God is a sign between God and His people that acknowledges Him as the only true God; the One God that makes us holy
Is it possible that God changed the day of worship He requires?
Malachi 3:6 " For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.
God never changes, meaning His character never changes. He has changed His mind and decisions as found in many places in the bible, usually in reference to punishment towards His people because He is merciful; however, His character never changes as shown in Malachi 3:6. God will always be merciful, all knowing, all powerful, righteous, good, etc because those are attributes of His character, which never changes; just as the 10 commandments reflect His character and will never change. His 10 commandments are the foundation on which His entire kingdom, government and the universe is built.
Jesus' death on the cross is the most compelling evidence of the unchangeable nature of His 10 commandment law, for if the law could have been changed, Jesus never would have had to die for us. The bible says if you break one; you are guilty of all (James 2:10). When will it ever be acceptable to steal? When will it ever be acceptable to murder? The answer? Never; not here on earth and definitely not in heaven. So it is the same with the Sabbath; which is part of the ten. Revelation, the last book of the bible makes it clear; practicing lawbreakers will not enter heaven.
What is the seal of God?
A government official, such as a governor, has an official seal that is a sign of his authority; likewise, God also has a seal of authority as found in exodus 20, the fourth commandment An official government seal has three components: the name of the ruler, his title and his territory of rule.
When we read the fourth commandment, the Sabbath, we see the three components of His seal: His name "God", His title "Creator" and His territory "heaven and earth". This is evidence of the everlasting nature of God's 10 commandment law; just as God's rule will never change or end; neither will God's 10 commandment law.
Who kept the seventh day Sabbath in the bible?
Luke 13:10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
Luke 6:6 Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.
Acts 13:44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God.
Mark 16:1 Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.
Acts 17:2-3 2 3 Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ."
Matthew 5:18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Hebrews 4:9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.
As shown in the bible, the Sabbath was observed by Jesus Christ Himself and also by His disciples after His death as evidenced by His followers waiting until after the seventh day Sabbath to prepare His dead body and their teaching in the Jewish churches on the seventh day Sabbath. If Jesus Himself and His disciples kept the Sabbath, shouldn't we?
Additional quotes on the biblical day of worship:
T. C. Blake, D.D., Theology Condensed, pp.474, 475. "The Sabbath is a part of the Decalogue - the Ten Commandments. This alone forever settles the question as to the perpetuity of the institution . . . . Until, therefore, it can be shown that the whole moral law has been repealed, the Sabbath will stand . . . . The teaching of Christ confirms the perpetuity of the Sabbath."
James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of our Fathers, 88th ed., pp. 89. "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."
Peter R. Kraemer, Catholic Church Extension Society (1975),Chicago, Illinois. "Regarding the change from the observance of the Jewish Sabbath to the Christian Sunday, I wish to draw your attention to the facts: "1) That Protestants, who accept the Bible as the only rule of faith and religion, should by all means go back to the observance of the Sabbath. The fact that they do not, but on the contrary observe the Sunday, stultifies them in the eyes of every thinking man. "2) We Catholics do not accept the Bible as the only rule of faith. Besides the Bible we have the living Church, the authority of the Church, as a rule to guide us. We say, this Church, instituted by Christ to teach and guide man through life, has the right to change the ceremonial laws of the Old Testament and hence, we accept her change of the Sabbath to Sunday. We frankly say, yes, the Church made this change, made this law, as she made many other laws, for instance, the Friday abstinence, the unmarried priesthood, the laws concerning mixed marriages, the regulation of Catholic marriages and a thousand other laws. "It is always somewhat laughable, to see the Protestant churches, in pulpit and legislation, demand the observance of Sunday, of which there is nothing in their Bible."
Tags: Adventist, Adventism, seventh day Adventist, Saturday, Sunday, Sabbath, Ten Commandments, Decalogue, Gods Day, Lords Day, Sabbath day, what day is the Sabbath, Saturday sabbath
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