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1 | Whats the major reson for sunday worship | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 159976 | ||
Just to balance things out a bit so we don't get denominationaly too one sided... :-) "As it is the law of nature, that, in general, a due proportion of time be set apart for the worship of God; so, in his Word, by a positive, moral, and perpetual commandment binding all men in all ages, he hath particularly appointed one day in seven, for a Sabbath, to be kept holy unto him:[Exodus 20:8, 10-11; Isaiah 56:2, 4, 6-7] which, from the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, was the last day of the week; and, from the resurrection of Christ, was changed into the first day of the week,[Genesis 2:2-3; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2; Acts 20:7] which, in Scripture, is called the Lord’s day,[Revelation 1:10] and is to be continued to the end of the world, as the Christian Sabbath.[Exodus 20:8, 10; Matthew 5:17-18]." --Westminster Confession of Faith 1664, chapter XXI, paragraph VII "As it is the law of nature, that in general a proportion of time, by God's appointment, be set apart for the worship of God, so by his Word, in a positive moral, and perpetual commandment, binding all men, in all ages, he hath particularly appointed one day in seven for a sabbath to be kept holy unto him, which from the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ was the last day of the week, and from the resurrection of Christ was changed into the first day of the week, which is called the Lord's day: and is to be continued to the end of the world as the Christian Sabbath, the observation of the last day of the week being abolished. (Exodus 20:8; 1 Corinthians 16:1, 2; Acts 20:7; Revelation 1:10)" --London Baptist Confession of Faith 1689, chapter 22, paragraph 7 "Q. What does God require in the fourth commandment? "A. First, that the ministry of the gospel and the schools be maintained[1] and that, especially on the day of rest, I diligently attend the church of God[2] to hear God's Word,[3] to use the sacraments,[4] to call publicly upon the LORD,[5] and to give Christian offerings for the poor.[6] Second, that all the days of my life I rest from my evil works, let the LORD work in me through His Holy Spirit, and so begin in this life the eternal sabbath.[7] "[1] Deut. 6:4-9; 20-25; I Cor. 9:13, 14; II Tim. 2:2; 3:13-17; Tit. 1:5. [2] Deut. 12:5-12; Ps. 40:9, 10; 68:26; Acts 2:42-47; Heb. 10:23-25. [3] Rom. 10:14-17; I Cor. 14:26-33; I Tim. 4:13. [4] I Cor. 11:23, 24. [5] Col. 3:16; I Tim. 2:1. [6] Ps. 50:14; I Cor. 16:2; II Cor. 8 and 9. [7] Is. 66:23; Heb. 4:9-11." --Heidelberg Catechism, Question 103 You also left out this quote from the Augsburg Confession (1530), "Of this kind is the observance of the Lord's Day, Easter, Pentecost, and like holy-days and rites. For those who judge that by the authority of the Church the observance of the Lord's Day instead of the Sabbath-day was ordained as a thing necessary, do greatly err. Scripture has abrogated the Sabbath-day; for it teaches that, since the Gospel has been revealed, all the ceremonies of Moses can be omitted. And yet, because it was necessary to appoint a certain day, that the people might know when they ought to come together, it appears that the Church designated the Lord's Day for this purpose; and this day seems to have been chosen all the more for this additional reason, that men might have an example of Christian liberty, and might know that the keeping neither of the Sabbath nor of any other day is necessary." You have also used the word "Catholic" in your post as synonymous with "Roman Catholic." Sunday worship originated in the church before the Roman Catholic Church came into existence (cf Acts 20:7). The word "catholic" simply means "universal." In Him, Doc |
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2 | Whats the major reson for sunday worship | Bible general Archive 3 | David24597 | 159978 | ||
Doc, If Acts 20:7 is proof that Sunday should be kept as a day of rest then Acts 2:46 is proof that every single day of the week should be kept as a holy Sabbath day of rest. Also remember in Bible times a day was a 24 hr. period beginning at sunset and ending 24 hrs. later at sunset. This meeting in Acts 20:7 was at night and continued until midnight (Saturday night) and Paul began his journey "on the morrow" (Sunday morning). I Cor. 16:1 and 2 was simply a request to have their offerings ready for him for when he arrived and is not a command to keep Sunday as a Sabbath day. Where does the Bible say the "Lord's Day" in Rev. 1:10 is Sunday? Would it not be the day Jesus says He is Lord of? Matt. 12:8 Thanks for adding this "You also left out this quote from the Augsburg Confession (1530), 'Of this kind is the observance of the Lord's Day, Easter, Pentecost, and like holy-days and rites. For those who judge that by the authority of the Church the observance of the Lord's Day instead of the Sabbath-day was ordained as a thing necessary, do greatly err. Scripture has abrogated the Sabbath-day; for it teaches that, since the Gospel has been revealed, all the ceremonies of Moses can be omitted. And yet, because it was necessary to appoint a certain day, that the people might know when they ought to come together, it appears that the Church designated the Lord's Day for this purpose; and this day seems to have been chosen all the more for this additional reason, that men might have an example of Christian liberty, and might know that the keeping neither of the Sabbath nor of any other day is necessary.' You have just confirmed what I was saying that the Church, itself claims they have changed the Sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday. Also remember the seventh day Sabbath as not part of the laws of Moses. It was first instituted in Gen. 2:1-3 many, many years before Moses was even born. The 10 commandment law is not part of the "laws of ordinances" that were nailed to Jesus' cross. |
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3 | Whats the major reson for sunday worship | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 159983 | ||
Church, little c... Now, if you wouldn't mind, we'd all be quite interested in discussing other things. As I said, this has been discussed on the forum -- usually by fans of Ellen White -- so often that there is nothing more that can be said. |
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