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NASB | 1 John 2:4 The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 2:4 Whoever says, "I have come to know Him," but does not habitually keep [focused on His precepts and obey] His commandments (teachings), is a liar, and the truth [of the divine word] is not in him. |
Subject: What commandments to keep? |
Bible Note: Did Sunday worship originate with Constantine in the 4th century? "On the day called the Feast of the Sun, all who live in towns or in the country assemble in one place, and the memoirs of the Apostles or the writings of the Prophets are read as time permits. Then, when the reader has ended, the President instructs and encourages the people to practice the truths contained in the Scripture lessons. Thereafter, we all stand up and offer prayers together." --"Apology," Justin Martyr (110-165) "Wherefore, also, we keep the eighth day with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the dead. And when He had manifested Himself, He ascended into the heavens." --The Epistle of Barnabas (written sometime between the destruction of the Temple in 70 and the Bar Kochba revolt in 132) "On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight." --Acts 20:7 "On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come." --1 Corinthians 6:2 The first day surely seemed to be set aside for something, and unless God let worship of His Son degenerate into false teachings within one generation of the resurrection (since it is quite obvious that the Jews by and large rejected Jesus as their Messiah at all), we must accept the fact that there does exist a very ancient tradition for setting aside the first day of the week in honor of Jesus Christ. --Joe! |