Subject: When did the day of worship change? |
Bible Note: here is my cut and paste argument: Proof Apostle Paul did not keep the Sabbath these 84 times: A. The Bible no where says that Paul or ANY Christian kept the Sabbath according to the commandment after the resurrection. 1. What we do have are frequent examples of Paul preaching to nonChristian Jews in THEIR synagogue on THEIR Sabbath day, that they are lost without Jesus! Should this surprise us? Do Sabbatarians Pastors "keep Sunday" if they preach in a Christian church on the first day of the week? B. These passages speak of Paul preaching to the non-Christian Jews in their synagogues. 1. None of these passages, or any other in the New Testament, ever speak of Christians worshipping on the Sabbath day. 2. If Paul preaching to Jews on the Sabbath day proves he kept the Sabbath, then it also proves Paul kept synagogue worship as well! C. If Paul "kept the Sabbath" because he preached Christ to non-Christian Jews on THEIR Sabbath day in THEIR synagogue: 1. then Paul also kept all the other ceremonial laws that the non-Christian Jews practiced while he was there as well. 2. then a Seventhday Adventist pastor "keeps Monday" just because he preaches to Muslims in their Mosque on Monday that they are lost without Christ! 3. then a Seventh-day Adventist pastor "keeps Sunday" just because he preaches to a church of "Sunday keeping" Christians on "Sunday" that they are breaking the Sabbath law! 4. What proves too much proves nothing at all! Adventist False Argument #2: "The fact that the Bible mentions Paul preaching on the Sabbath proves we must keep it" False Argument #2 Refuted: 1. Just because the very first preaching of the Gospel occurred on the day of Pentecost, does not mean Christian must keep Pentecost! Acts 2:1 thru 38 2. Paul also rushed to get back to Jerusalem on Pentecost: Acts 20:16 3. Pentecost always fell on a Sunday 4. Does this mean he was keeping Pentecost feast? 5. No! It provided him a great opportunity to teach. 6. No where after the resurrection "keeping the Sabbath according to the commandment" Adventist False Argument Number3: "Paul kept "the Law", therefore the Sabbath is still binding!" (Additional Sabbatarian proof texts: Acts 21:20-28; Acts 24:14; Acts 26:22; Rom 3:31) False Argument Number3 Refuted: A. Look closely at what Paul said: Acts 21:20-28 "And when they heard it they began glorifying God; and they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law; and they have been told about you, that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs. "What, then, is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. "Therefore do this that we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow; take them and purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses in order that they may shave their heads; and all will know that there is nothing to the things which they have been told about you, but that you yourself also walk orderly, keeping the Law. 1. Acts 21:20-28: forsake Moses and circumcise equals keeping the Law 2. If Sabbatarians are right, then they better start also practicing circumcision |