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From: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: why Sunday and not Saturday?
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Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 10:12:27 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 25 10:12:27 1985
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Summary: Biblical Reference to Sunday

[PETER]
>>A friend of mine insists that it is not right for Christians
>>to go to churches on Sunday instead of Saturday. . . . 

[CHARLI]
>I believe that the early Christians began holding worship services on
>Sunday because that was the day of the Resurrection, although I can't
>quote any authorities on the subject at the moment.

>(I don't keep any theological texts at work with me.)
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WELL, I KEEP A THEOLOGICAL TEXT! THE *BIBLE* (thump, thump)! :-)

Seriously, Acts 20:7 says, "And upon the first day of the week, when
the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them..."

The early Christians chose a day other than the traditional Jewish
sabbath day (Saturday) because those who were Jews spent the Sabbath
worshipping in the synagogues with their Jewish friends and relatives.
The Jewish Christians didn't consider Christianity to be a new religion;
it was an extension and renewal of Judaism, since Jesus of Nazareth was
the promised Messiah. They still considered themselves Jews, and
therefore continued to worship with the orthodox Jews on the Sabbath
as well as fellowship with new Gentile Christians on Sunday. Sunday
was likely chosen because it was the day Jesus was ressurected. But it
is clear that the early Christians looked down on anyone who tried to
TELL them which days were "right" and which were "wrong."

(Col. 2:16 says "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in
drink, or in respect of a holy day or of the new moon, or of the
sabbath days.")

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