"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
( Exodus 20:8-11 *NKJV )
9 [ Six days you shall labor and do all your work, ]
10 [ but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD
your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your
on, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor
your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger
who is within your gates.]
11 [ 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.]
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Dear Addison,
I often receive email asking what day the Sabbath should be.
So today let us look into that matter and see why we do not
follow the 5th Commandment today.
Now the Solar calendar used in the time of Moses declared
Saturday as the seventh day. So does our calendar today.
So what changed to make our day of worship the first day
of the week, thus Sunday? Well we must go back in time
to about 300 A. D. to find that answer. You see, the Roman Ruler
Constantine, changed the day of worship because
he felt since Christ was resurrected on a Sunday it should be The
Lord's Day, and the best day to worship HIM. Therefore he
ordered all businesses closed on Sunday instead of Saturday.
He also pushed the early Church to follow that order as well.
Now they eventually did, and thus Sunday became the day
of worship instead of Saturday. Though we now worship
on Sunday's, Christians still follow the principle of the
command. For they dedicate time to the Lord by resting, by
praising HIM for HIS blessings, and by remembering HIS
saving acts written in the Bible, and attending Church.
Now before you think to harshly about Constantine or any-
one else, remember he was the one the made Christianity
legal by proclaiming "The Edict of Milan." That Edict
established tolerance for all religions including Christianity.
He further gave large sums of money to help the Christian
faith become what it is today.
All My Love & Prayers,
Pastor Allen
O. Addison Gethers
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