May 15, 2003, Vol.3, No.10.
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THIS ISSUE: "Which
Day is the Sabbath?" (see below)
and "Introduction to Isaiah"
ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS:
Which Day is the
Sabbath?
by Tom Rainwater
 QUESTION:
My husband recently told me that he read that the Sabbath
is actually Saturday and not Sunday. We all know that churches
traditionally hold services on Sunday. Is this biblically correct?
ANSWER: Hello! Thanks
for your question.
The Sabbath day observance was part of the Law of Moses given
to the Israelites. (Exodus 20:8-11; 32:12-18; 35:1-3; Leviticus
23:3; Numbers 28:9-10; Deuteronomy 5:12-15). The Sabbath day
was the seventh day of the week. Only Israelites were required
to observe the Sabbath day and follow all its regulations.
Nobody today is required to observe the Sabbath since the
Law of Moses is no longer in effect. The binding nature of Moses'
old covenant was removed by Christ's death. He took it out of
the way having "nailed it to the cross" (Colossians
2:14-17). When Christ died and rose from the dead, there was
no longer a need for the Law of Moses (Galatians 3:19-29). We
are under the new covenant of Christ today (Hebrews 8:7-13),
made effective by the shedding of his blood (Luke 22:20; Hebrews
12:24). Christians today who abondon Christ's Law to try to follow
the rules and regulations of Moses' Law are "fallen from
grace" (Galatians 5:1-6; 2:16).
So since the Law of Moses was done away in Christ's death,
on which day then did the early Christians worship and partake
of the Lord's supper? They worshiped on the first day of the
week as instructed by the apostles (Acts 20:7; 1Corinthians 16:2),
which was the same day of the week Christ rose from the dead
(Mark 16:2,9; Matthew 28:1; Luke 24:1; John 20:1).
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