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From: davis@hplabs.UUCP (Jim Davis)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Why Do We Christians Worship On Sunday?
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Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 21:37:01 EST
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Tom Albrecht says that Presbyterians view Sunday as the Sabbath.
I am not sure what he means by "Presbyterians", I am a member
of the United Presbyterian Church and Sunday is the day of
worship.  It is not the Sabbath.  We should still observe the
Sabbath.  The only reason that one can get by not worshiping
on the Sabbath is that you have been freed from the law through
Jesus' attonment.  That is not to say that you shouldn't
observe the law.  It is just to point out that although you can't,
you can still have faith in salvation.

PS.  No I am not a minister.  Just a congregant.

TA> 	Many Christian denominations view Sunday as the Sabbath, especially
TA> among Presbyterian and Reformed churches.  Since God's Law, expressed in the
TA> Ten Commandments, is just as applicable to us today, we are still obligated
TA> to keep God's Sabbath holy just as we are obligated not to commit adultery
TA> or make graven images.  The Sabbath was a creation ordinance (1 day of rest 
TA> in 7) and has never been undone.  It was meerly reissued at the time of 
TA> the Mosaic law.
TA> 
TA> 	Since the New Testament indicates that early Christians worshipped 
TA> together on the first day of the week, we have good reason to move the 
TA> Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday.  

TA> Tom Albrecht 		Burroughs Corp.
TA> 			...{presby|psuvax1|sdcrdcf}!burdvax!bnapl

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