You are correct The 7th day(Saturday) Sabbath is still in effect.
There is a lot of confusion about the Sabbath, I hope that this answer will help to clear things up. Christians must govern there lives according to the Bible, and the Bible supports the observance of the Sabbath(see bottom for list of ministers from various faiths confirming the Sabbath). NOT as a means of salvation (Romans 4), but out of Love (John 14:15). It is the ONLY command that starts with the word "REMEMBER" yet the only one people want to forget.
1)"Duh, but we celebrate our sabbath on Sunday. Does it really matter?"
Celebrating the Sabbath on Sunday is like celbrating New Years on February 4th. The day does matter God did not say pick a day as the Sabbath He said THE 7th day is the Sabbath.
2)"If you want the Sabbath day to correspond to scripture, then it would be on Sunday"
Ask any Jew and they will tell you the Sabbath is Saturday they have been keeping it for thousands of years. It is highly unlikely the entire Jewish community forgot the Holy Day
3)"Acts 20:7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread."
In Acts chapter 2 it says they broke bread everyday, does that mean the Sabbath day is everyday? The truth is breaking bread means they ate.
There is NO SCRIPTURAL EVIDENCE that Christ followers changed the Holy day to Sunday. They worshiped on the Sabbath(Saturday) - Acts 13:14, Acts 13:42, Acts 13:44, Acts 16:13, Acts 17:2, Acts 18:4.
Including the Gentiles - Acts 13:42, Acts 17:1-4, Acts 18
4)"Because Jesus rose on Sunday"
The truth about SUNday worship is that it DID NOT start during Biblical times, there is no verse to support sunday worship, SUNday worshiped started in the 300s. The Emperor Constantine worshiped the sun god on SUNday and after his "conversion" he mixed pagan rituals with Christianity.
“The earliest recognition of the observance of Sunday, is a constitution of Constantine in 321 A.D.” Encyclopedia Brittanica
People say Sabbath keepers are "hung up" on this point. I have a question, if a large group of Christians were saying it's ok to worship other gods or commit adultery or it's ok to worship idols would you speak out? Sin is the transgression of the law. Sin is the reason Jesus died. For a Christian to say it doesn't matter is reckless and irresponsible.
This is a VERY IMPORTANT subject I know it is a little long, but PLEASE read it
A challenge, where in the Bible does it call Sunday the New Sabbath, or where are we commanded to worship on Sunday?
search the scriptures you will not find it
Was the Sabbath created by God on Mt. Sinai?
And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
Genesis 2:2,3
The Sabbath was part of creation week
What does the Bible say about the Sabbath?
“ Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but 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. For 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. Exodus 20:8-11
But we don’t really know which day is the seventh?
It is highly unlikely that the entire Jewish community forgot which day was their Holy day.
Which day is the seventh day?
Saturday : the seventh day of the week
-Webster’s Dictionary
Are there other examples of God emphasizing the Sabbath?
He said to them, "This is what the LORD commanded: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Exodus 16:23
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? See, for that the LORD hath given you the Sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the seventh day. Exodus 16:28-30
Both of these examples are before Mt. Sinai and the 10 commandments.
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my Sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. Exodus 30:13
I am a Christian and I want to follow Christ. Did Jesus keep the Sabbath?
He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. Luke 4:16
Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" Matthew 12:9,10
They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. Mark 1:21
When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. Mark 6:2
He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. Luke 4:16
Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath began to teach the people. Luke 4:31
On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues Luke 13:10
But isn’t Sunday the Lord’s day?
Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. Exodus 20:8
If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
Isa 58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Isa 58:13,14
For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. Matthew 28:8
So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath. Mark 1:21
Then Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." Luke 6:5
Did Jesus expect his followers to keep the Sabbath after he ascended into heaven?
Jesus speaking of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 A.D.
Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. Matthew 24:20
Did the apostles keep the Sabbath?
Acts 13:14
Acts 13:42
Acts 13:44
Acts 16:13
Acts 17:2
Acts 18:4
But what about I Corinthians 16:2 “Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.”?
This verse says nothing about worship. What it is talking about is collecting money to distribute in Jerusalem (vs. 3)
If we look at Acts 18 Paul went to Corinth to build the Church
Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
Acts 18:11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
That is 72 Sabbaths.
But I thought the Gentiles went to Church on Sunday?
Acts 13:42
Acts 17:1-4
Acts 18
Doesn’t Roman’s say we can worship any day?
Rom 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Rom 14:6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
If you look ate the book of Zechariah you see what Paul was talking about
Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying, Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? Zechariah 7:4,5
Paul is talking about observing days of Fasts
Let’s think about this is Paul telling people to violate the commandments if Paul had said Rom 14:6 He that kills, kills unto the Lord; and he that kills not, to the Lord he doth not kills.
People would say "That’s crazy you can’t commit murder that’s a moral law, Paul must mean something else." Many people justify breaking the Sabbath because they view all the other laws as more important, and the Sabbath as a minor law. They use this philosophy to justify outright rebellion against God and his law
But aren’t we under Grace now?
“What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law but grace? God forbid” Romans 6:15
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Romans7:7
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Romans 3:31
Is there anywhere in The Bible that says to keep Sunday Holy?
No, The scripture can not be found.
Are we saved by the Law?
NO!! Absolutely NOT!!
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8,9
“What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law but grace? God forbid” Romans 6:15
Will we keep the Sabbath in Heaven?
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
Did the calendar change effect the weekly cycle?
No
Thursday, October 4, 1582 was followed by Friday October 15
Did the calendar change? Yes. Did the weekly Cycle change? NO!
Who changed the Sabbath to Sunday
“The earliest recognition of the observance of Sunday, is a constitution of Constantine in 321 A.D.” Encyclopedia Brittanica
Emperor Constantine worshiped the sun god Sol invictis (the undefeated sun) on Sunday and decided to mix pagan worship with Christianity, the question is since when did Pagan monarchs decide Bible truth?
The only commandment that people want to do away with is the only one that starts with Remember.
Is it a burden to keep Sabbath Holy?
No, it is however a burden to MAKE Sunday, which is no where in the Bible called the Sabbath, Holy.
No where in the Bible did Jesus or the Disciples instruct anyone to keep Sunday Holy.
If God created it perfect in the Garden of Eden, Moses and the Israelites kept it, If God commanded us to keep it, God says to take joy in the Sabbath, He is upset when we don’t keep it, Jesus kept it, the disciples kept and taught others to keep it, and we are going to keep it in Heaven shouldn’t we start keeping it here on Earth?
What do ministers of the different Faiths say?
Presbyterian:
“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” - T.C. Blake D.D. Theology Condensed
Catholic:
“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 we never sanctify.” - James Cardinal Gibbons
Catholic:
“Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did happened in the first century(actually 200yrs later). The holy day, the Sabbath , was changed from Saturday to Sunday… not from any directions noted in the Scriptures, but from the Church’s sense of its own power… People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority should logically become Seventh Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy.” –Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21. 1995
Baptists:
“There was and is a commandment to keep holy the Sabbath day, but that Sabbath was not Sunday. … It will be said, however, and with some show of triumph, that the Sabbath was transferred from the seventh to the first day of the week… Where can the record of such a transaction be found? Not in the New Testament- absolutely not. There is no scriptural evidence of the change of the Sabbath institution from the seventh to the first day of the week.”- Dr. Edward T. Hiscox, Baptist Manual
Pentecostal:
“Why do we worship on Sunday? Doesn’t the Bible teach us that Saturday should be the Lord’s Day?... Apparently we will have to seek the answer from some other source than the New Testament.” David A Womack, “Is Sunday the Lord’s Day?”
Lutheran:
“The observance of the Lord’s day [Sunday] is founded not on any command of God, but on the authority of the church.” – Augsburg Confession of Faith,
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