This is the third, and final, entry to “I Just Experienced The Holy Spirit” part 1 & part 2.
TL;DR I experienced the Holy Spirit in a way I never have before and He convicted me & my family of keeping the Sabbath day Holy, SATURDAY! Not Sunday like sun worshipping or anti-Semitic decision makers in the 3rd century A.D. want us to do. I wanted to share what I have experienced and discovered. Do with it as you will.
One argument I am seeing of individuals that defend that the Sabbath was changed to Sunday (or ‘first day’) was because it was on Easter Sunday when Jesus rose from the dead; therefore, we now move the Sabbath to Sunday? No. There is no issue worshiping Jesus on Sunday or any day in fact, but the Sabbath is meant for a day of rest and is to be kept Holy. Jesus didn’t rise from the dead stating, “Move Sabbath to today, Sunday.” I have yet to find a New Testament verse supporting the actual move of the observation of Sabbath for celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ to first day, Sunday. Think of Jesus rising from the dead as day one of God’s new covenant. Just like I stated in part 2, God got the Universe ready for Creation on THE first day, Jesus got the Universe ready for Salvation on A first day.
So why did it change? Since there is nothing in the Bible, it is time to do some internet researching for this.
1st century – 3rd century, Christianity was an illegal religion in the Roman empire.
In 70 and 135 A.D., Rome attacked Jerusalem and because of this Christians wanted to start distancing themselves from God’s chosen people.
2nd century A.D., in Rome, Sunday was the rest day for the religion, Mithraism, a form of sun worship. Some Christians began observing Sabbath on Sunday to blend in to the society around them because they were hunted down, tortured, and, used for entertainment in the Colosseum.
March 7, 321 A.D., Constantine the Great, “Christian” Roman emperor, issued the first civil Sunday law, compelling all the people in the Roman Empire, except farmers, to rest on Sunday. He did stop much of the persecution of Christians, but he also did more to introduce sun worship into Christianity than anyone before him. This is a blatant example of pagan influence in Christianity.
325 A.D., at the Council of Nicaea, Constantine and the Catholic Church established Sunday as a day of rest. Constantine was reported by the historian Eusebius as saying, “It appeared an unworthy thing that in the celebration of this most holy feast [Passover] we should follow the practice of the Jews. Let us then have nothing in common with the detestable Jewish crowd.”
365 A.D., At the Council of Laodicea and the Roman Papacy (Catholic Church) made it illegal to “Judaize” (make something or someone similar to Judaism) and required work on the seventh-day Sabbath, Saturday. In the decree it stated, “Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday but shall work on that day; but the Lord’s Day [Sunday] they shall especially honor, and, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. If, however, they are found Judaizing, they shall be shut out from Christ.”
6th century, A.D., St. Caesarius of Arles reinforces this teaching. These men put the changing of the Sabbath in the hands of the doctors of the church (post-apostolic church officials). This is from the “Catholic Encyclopedia” section on ‘Sunday’.
September 1, 1923 A.D., The Catholic Church claims that “the church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact” (Catholic Record of London, Ontario).
1942 A.D., The Catholic Universe Bulletin said: “The Church changed the observance of the Sabbath to Sunday by right of the divine, infallible authority given to her by her Founder, Jesus Christ. The Protestant, claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday. In this matter the Seventh Day Adventist is the only consistent Protestant.”
Dr. Gary Hullquist has already done this research and there are even more examples on his website: https://www.hullquist.com/Bible/bib-ld2.htm.
To boil this down, the major causes of a “Sabbath Sunday” seem to be a combination of the church thinking it has the authority to override scriptural principles, the influences of sun worship, anti-Semitism (not wanting to be associated with Jews to the point of hate), and Satan’s influence. Since Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever,” it is hard to understand why a change that is supposably honoring Christ, yet Christ never authorized, was made.
After doing this research, I am beginning to think that the Christian faith has reached a similar point the Jewish faith did in Jesus’ time, specifically comparing the Pharisees to Christian Church leaders.
I wonder what Paul’s letter to the Catholic Church would say today, or any Christian Church “denomination” for that matter. I came across something that The Catholic National stated in July 1895 A.D., “The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ Himself, hidden under veil of flesh.”
Wait, WHAT?!!!
(Side note: As I wrote out “denomination”, the beginning 5 letters look awfully familiar…”demon” because I think denominations are a part of the evil one’s plan to divide God’s people and confuse them. But more on that at a later date… probably.)
So, what is our challenge for us?
Make sure you plan ahead, but let’s try out observing the Sabbath on Saturday, to rest, worship, and learn. Keep the day Holy. Have a Sabbath dinner; I always like family, friends, fellowship, and food. On Sunday, get ready for the week. Blast Christian music & praise Him (you can do that any day of the week) while doing your chores, deep clean, errands, etc. You can still totally relax, too. It is up to you.
We ended up observing Sabbath on Saturday, Feb. 3rd and did way too much adulting on Sunday, Feb. 4th. LOL. But we had a great weekend and felt really accomplished and refreshed. I feel like we have obeyed His commandment; therefore, will continue to do so.
The twenty-two (22) supporting verses are below for your convenience.
God bless and thank you for your time,
Monday, February 5, 2024
Volume 15 Issue 05 (67)
P.S.
I wanted to bring up some elaboration that I had on the annotation of Luke 6:9 because I feel it is important.
Book, Chapter, | Luke 6:9, |
NKJV Verse | Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?” |
Annotation | ‘Is it lawful’: The issue was the correct way of conducting oneself on the Sabbath. Jesus chose to do good. The plots of the Pharisees represented doing evil and destroying. That was truly breaking the Sabbath. ‘to save’ here means simply ‘to heal’, as Jesus was about to do. |
Verses Cross- | Luke 6:2; Luke 6:7 |
I wanted to add more ‘to save’. I can agree that it can mean to heal in this context, but not simply. I believe that yes, that is part of it, but the other part of the meaning I believe was saving this man’s eternal life. It could be that if Jesus did not heal this man, right then and there, that he might have never believed in Jesus as the Messiah (like a lot of Jews). So, by healing this man on the Sabbath, he now enjoys eternal life.
Some people may differ in how their belief is “won”. For example, I have suffered with chronic neck and back pain for over 15 years now. It has impacted a lot of my life, some even positively. If I was miraculously healed, it would make my life easier here on earth, for sure, but whether I am healed or not has no impact on my faith in Jesus Christ and my pursuit of Him. I also try to ensure it does not negatively impact my witness for Him. I will say that I am looking forward to a glorified body with no pain in Heaven, but it can wait until His timing.
And now, the rest of the twenty-one (21) supporting verses.
Book, Chapter, | Deuteronomy 5:12-15, |
NKJV Verse | “‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 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 ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore, the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.” |
Annotation | These verses contain the positive command to regard the Sabbath as holy—separated for God’s purposes. ‘you shall do no work…rest’: On this Lord’s day, the Israelites were to rest from work and celebrate God’s good gifts. ‘remember that you were a slave’: The Israelites were to remember Israel’s past oppression and celebrate their current freedom. Christians differ as to how this commandment relates to believers in Jesus Christ. The Sabbath was Saturday, the 7th day of the week. Christians generally worship God on Sunday, the 1st day of the week, because it was on a Sunday that the Lord rose from the dead. Even so, Christians follow the principle of this command. |
Verses Cross- | Exodus 20:8-11 |
Book, Chapter, | Exodus 20:8-11, |
NKJV Verse | “‘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.’” |
Annotation | The fourth commandment, ‘remember the Sabbath day’, was the special sign of the covenant with Israel at Mt. Sianai. With this command, God set Israel apart from its neighbors. Other peoples had their own various patterns of work and rest, but Israel was to set aside one day in seven for rest. The word ‘Sabbath’ means ‘rest’. The day was kept ‘holy’ by ceasing all labor on that day. The Sabbath was specifically ‘the seventh day’, Saturday. It was patterned after the seventh day of rest for God following the six days of creation. During the Sabbath, the Israelites worship God and recalled his deliverance of them from slavery. The observance of the Sabbath included even foreign guests. |
Verses Cross- | Exodus 31:12-18; Deuteronomy 5:15 |
|
Book, Chapter, |
Exodus 16:23, |
|
NKJV Verse |
Then he said to them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake today, and boil what you will boil; and lay up for yourselves all that remains, to be kept until morning.’ ” |
|
Annotation |
Perhaps the most amazing feature of the manna concerned the Sabbath. On the 5th day of the week, the people were to gather a 2-day supply for each person. On any other day, manna that was kept from the day before would spoil and fill with worms. But on the Sabbath, the manna from the previous day would be as fresh as when 1st gathered. This is the most convincing argument that this “bread” was not naturally occurring substance. |
|
Verses Cross- |
Exodus 20:8-11 |
Book, Chapter, | Exodus 31:12-17, |
NKJV Verse | “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you. You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Therefore, the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’” |
Annotation | ‘My Sabbaths’ reminds us that keeping the Sabbath is the Lord’s idea, not a human invention. Such days of rest must be kept in righteousness before Him. ‘a sign’: a reminder, memorial, or symbol. The Sabbath is distinguished Israel from its pagan neighbors, an idea reinforced by the last phrase, ‘the Lord who sanctifies you’. ‘put to death’: The Sabbath was not for casual recreation, but for worshipping God. Those who observed the Sabbath carelessly invited their own destruction. The ‘Sabbath’ is declared to be a ‘a sign’ between the Lord and Israel forever. The idea of Sabbath can be found in the pattern of ‘six days’ of creation, followed by a seventh day of rest. |
Verses Cross- | Isiah 1:10-1:15 |
Book, Chapter, | Exodus 35:2, |
NKJV Verse | Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. |
Verses Cross- | Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 31:12-18; Exodus 34:21 |
Book, Chapter, | Leviticus 19:3, |
NKJV Verse | ‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. |
Annotation | ‘My Sabbaths’: The weekly Sabbath was an acknowledgement that not everything is depended on the Israelite’s efforts. It was an acknowledgement of God’s lordship and grace. It was valuable for worship, for rest and healing, for building relationships with family, and for regaining or strengthening an eternal perspective. |
Verses Cross- | Mark 2:23 – 3:5 |
Book, Chapter, | Leviticus 23:3, |
NKJV Verse | ‘Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. |
Annotation | ‘Six days shall work be done’: Perhaps as important to human well-being as the day of rest are the six days of work. Work was given to the human race in the Garden of Eden. Work is one of the ways humans bear the image of God. Work itself is not a curse on the race. Instead, it remains, even after the Fall, God’s good gift. The regular ‘seventh day’ of rest and other holidays from work are ordained for our refreshment and the change to commune more closely with God and His people. ‘A Sabbath of solemn rest’ may be restated as “a Sabbath that is all a Sabbath should be” – a day of rest and of solemn, joyful worship. ‘In all of your dwellings’ emphasized the universal nature of the Sabbath. It was not to be observed only in the sanctuary; it was to be celebrated in every household. |
Keep in mind that work does not just include your job that pays you money. Besides the fact that I do not think that God wanted us to work for someone else over 40 hours in 5 days, there is also different kinds of work. This can include, but is not limited to chores, repairs, projects, gardening, volunteering, and the like. Although the last 2 examples, you might do as a form of worship, but that is between you and God.
Book, Chapter, | Leviticus 25:2, |
NKJV Verse | “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which I give you, then the land shall keep a sabbath to the Lord. |
Annotation | ‘sabbath to the Lord’ is the same phrase used for the weekly Sabbath. The people rested weekly from their work and the land was to rest every seventh year from its work. The principle of the land needing rest has been rediscovered in recent years and is practices in various ways by farmers of many nations. |
Verses Cross- | Leviticus 23:3 |
Book, Chapter, | Leviticus 26:2, |
NKJV Verse | You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord. |
Book, Chapter, | Numbers 15:32-36, |
NKJV Verse | “Now while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day. And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation. They put him under guard, because it had not been explained what should be done to him. Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘The man must surely be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.’ So, as the Lord commanded Moses, all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died.” |
Annotation | It is quite possible that ‘gathering sticks on the Sabbath day’ is a specific example of the kind of thing mentioned in verses 30 & 31. One who flagrantly went out gathering sticks on the Sabbath was clearly in breach of the command to honor the Sabbath day. This individual was caught and then brought to Moses for judgement. |
Verses Cross- | Numbers 15:30-31; Exodus 20:8-11 |
Book, Chapter, | Jeremiah 17:21-22, |
NKJV Verse | “Thus says the Lord: ‘Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.’” |
Annotation | ‘Take heed’: This same phrasing is used in Deut. 4:15 in a warning against idolatry. The sanctity of the Sabbath is a most serious matter. The Sabbath stands as a sign of creation and the covenant relationship between God and Israel. To ‘hallow’ it is to set it apart, to distinguish it from other days. |
Verses Cross- | Deuteronomy 4:15 |
Book, Chapter, | Nehemiah 13:15-22, |
NKJV Verse | “In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them about the day on which they were selling provisions. Men of Tyre dwelt there also, who brought in fish and all kinds of goods, and sold them on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, ‘What evil thing is this that you do, by which you profane the Sabbath day? Did not your fathers do thus, and did not our God bring all this disaster on us and on this city? Yet you bring added wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath.’ So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem, as it began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they must not be opened till after the Sabbath. Then I posted some of my servants at the gates, so that no burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath day. Now the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice. Then I warned them, and said to them, ‘Why do you spend the night [d]around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you!’ From that time on they came no more on the Sabbath. And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should go and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day.” |
Annotation | Another difficulty that Nehemiah faced concerned ‘the Sabbath’. The Jewish people in Judah were working on Saturday. People were buying and selling produce in Jerusalem. ‘Men of Tyre’ brought fish and other things to be sold both in ‘Judah’ and ‘Jerusalem’. These were all violations of Exodus and of the people’s new oath. The people had put their business ahead of obedience to God’s command concerning their day of rest. |
Verses Cross- | Exodus 20:8-11; Nehemiah 10:31 |
Book, Chapter, | Ezekiel 20:12, |
NKJV Verse | Moreover, I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them. |
Annotation | ‘My Sabbaths’: This is an important verse for understanding the Sabbath. Sabbath means ‘rest’, that is, the Sabbath was a day to cease all ordinary work or labor, as clearly emphasized in Exodus & Deuteronomy This verse explains the purpose of the Sabbath; it was to serve as ‘a sign’ or a potent symbol of God’s covenantal relations with His people Israel. |
Verses Cross- | Ezekiel 20:20; Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:15-15 |
Book, Chapter, | Matthew 12:1-14, |
NKJV Verse | “At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, ‘Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!’ But He said to them, ‘Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? Yet I say to you that in this place there is One greater than the temple. But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.’ Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him. Then He said to them, ‘What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.’ Then He said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other. Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him. |
Annotation | The way Jesus observed the Sabbath was a primary point of contention between Himself and the religious authorities. The Pharisees and scribes recognized that the Sabbath was the sign of the Mosaic covenant. Therefore, to desecrate the Sabbath was to flaunt disobedience to the entire Law of Moses. While reaping was forbidden on the Sabbath, the disciples were picking grain to eat, not for profit. They were not breaking God’s law. The Pharisees had established 39 categories of actions to be forbidden on the Sabbath, and according to them, the disciples were “harvesting” and therefore, breaking the Sabbath. The Pharisees were trying to make Jesus into a lawbreaker and accuse Him of wrongdoing. ‘profane the Sabbath’, on the Sabbath the priests carried out their work of ministry, showing that their official service had priority over the normal Sabbath observance. Because of Jesus’ view of the Sabbath, the Pharisees concluded that He was trying to overthrow the entire Mosaic system and therefore, had to be destroyed. Their own antagonism (an active hostility or opposition) toward Jesus was growing. |
Verses Cross- | Numbers 15:30-36; Exodus 34:21; Hosea 6:6; Isiah 42:1-4 |
Book, Chapter, | Mark 2:27-28, |
NKJV Verse | And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore, the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.” |
Annotation | Jesus does not declare directly the innocence of either David or His disciples, but instead reminds His critics of the meaning of the Sabbath for humans and His own Lordship over it. |
Book, Chapter, | Mark 3:4, |
NKJV Verse | Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent. |
Annotation | Christ put the meaning of the Sabbath to the test. Certainly, it was more consistent with the intention of the law to restore this man’s afflicted hand, even on the Sabbath, that to destroy his hopes for the sake of keeping human tradition. The Pharisees did not respond, for they knew that they would condemn themselves. |
Book, Chapter, | John 5:10, |
NKJV Verse | The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.” |
Annotation | ‘The Jews’ probably refers to Jewish leaders who were members of the council. The Law of Moses taught that the Sabbath must be different from other days. On it, neither people nor animals could work. The prophet Jeremiah had prohibited carrying burdens or working on the Sabbath. Nehemiah made it clear that trading on the Sabbath as if it were an ordinary day was forbidden. Over the years, the Jewish leaders had amassed thousands of rules and regulations concerning the Sabbath. By Jesus’ day, they had 39 different classifications of work. According to them, carrying furniture and even providing medical treatment on the Sabbath were forbidden. Jesus did not break the law; He violated the traditions of the Pharisees which had grown up around the Law. |
Verses Cross- | Jeremiah 17:21-22; Nehemiah 13:15-19 |
Book, Chapter, | John 5:18, |
NKJV Verse | “Therefore, the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.” |
Book, Chapter, | John 7:22-24, |
NKJV Verse | “’Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.’” |
Annotation | ‘Circumcision’ began with Abraham. The Law of Moses required infants to be circumcised on the 8th day. The Jews obeyed this law, eve if the 8th day fell on ‘the Sabbath’. Jesus asked why the leaders were angry with Him for making a man ‘completely well’ on the Sabbath. |
Verses Cross- | Genesis 17:10; Leviticus 12:3 |
Book, Chapter, | Acts 20:7, |
NKJV Verse | “Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.” |
Annotation | ‘The first day of the week’ was Sunday. The people gathered to worship on this day for the same reason we do today, to celebrate the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Jewish believers continued to worship on the Sabbath, which is Saturday. The Book of Hebrews tells us that Christ and His finished work is our Sabbath, our rest. ‘to break bread’: The primary purpose of the gather was the Lord’s Supper. |
Verses Cross- | Hebrews 4:8-10 |
This is a verse that is used to try to state that we should be observing the Sabbath on Sundays.
I do not agree with what the annotation states, God never commanded to do change the Sabbath. Just because they broke bread, doesn’t mean it is now the Sabbath. The early church still observed Sabbath on Saturdays. Sunday was the first day of the week. I believe it is a logical conclusion that they were probably prepping for the coming week’s ministries. Naturally, when you talk about how you are going to spread the Good News of Jesus praise and worship happens.
Book, Chapter, | 1 Corinthians 16:2, |
NKJV Verse | “On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.” |
Annotation | ‘first day of the week’ was the weekly meeting day for the early church. |
This is a verse that is used to try to state that we should be observing the Sabbath on Sundays.
Just because the annotation states it was the weekly meeting day, does not mean they were recognizing it as the Sabbath. Reliable Bible scholars generally agree that the original meaning of this statement calls for the Corinthian believers to bring their bookkeeping up to date on the first day of each week and then in their own homes to set aside gifts for charity (the poor in Jerusalem) so that when Paul came to gather the gifts there would be no last-minute disorganized fund-collecting.
Works Cited
- Holy Bible, New King James Version | Thomas Nelson, 1982.
- NKJV Study Bible 3rd edition, New King James Version | Thomas Nelson, 2018.
Pingback: Spiritual Fasting… – Jeremiah D Shepard