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1 | was the ten commandments done away with | Matt 22:40 | Wild Olive Shoot | 210055 | ||
Dear Written, The Lord's Day was observed long before Constantine. Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:2, Acts 2:46-47 Stand in His grace, WOS |
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2 | was the ten commandments done away with | Matt 22:40 | writteninthebook | 210078 | ||
Thank you for the correction, WOS. I was a little too tired to frame my post correctly and will try now to clarify my thoughts of that moment: The emperor Constantine (d. 337), a convert to Christianity, introduced the first civil legislation concerning Sunday in 321, when he decreed that all work should cease on Sunday, except that farmers could work if necessary. "In 321 CE, while a Pagan sun-worshiper, the Emperor Constantine declared that Sunday was to be a day of rest: "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 suitable for gain-sowing or vine planting; lest by neglecting the proper moment for such operations the bounty of heaven should be lost." "The Church Council of Laodicea circa 364 CE ordered that religious observances were to be conducted on Sunday, not Saturday. Sunday became the new Sabbath. I retrieved the above information from, "Keeping the Sabbath day holy" which is found at, www.piney-2.com/FathLaodConstSabbath.html |
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