Since the Lord Sabbaths ascribe
to Him glory and honor that is due to His name, what glory and honor does Sunday
weekly worship render to the Lord? Is there any justification for worshiping
the Lord on Sundays?
We know without any shadow of
doubt that the rationale for worshiping God on the seventh day of the week it
is because the Lord said plainly that, “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” (Exodus
20:11).
And the admonition for the saints
is; “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has
entered His (the Lord’s) rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did
from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall
according to the same example of disobedience. For the word of God is living
and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the
division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of
the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Hebrews 4:9-12).
I therefore, beg to ask the
question, what is the rationale for resting from our works on the first day of
the week instead of the seventh day? Who effected the changes and what is the
justification for doing it? Does not being under law but under grace a
justifiable reason for not observing the seventh day Sabbath! If not being
under law a justifiable reason for disregarding the seventh day Sabbath as the
day of rest, why replaced it with Sunday?
Not being under law but under grace
therefore is not a justifiable reason for not observing the seventh day Sabbath
and replacing it with the first day of the week because, the scripture states
clearly; “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law
but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under
grace? Certainly not! Do we then make
void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the
law” (Romans
6:14-15; 3:31).
It is no secret that it is the
beast, the Roman Empire to whom the dragon (Satan) gave him his power, his throne,
and great authority in conjunction with the whore (the false church) who is
riding the beast that changed the Lord’s seventh day weekly Sabbath from
Saturday to Sunday, so this has nothing to do with not being under law but
under grace.
Another form of justification is
that of the resurrection of Jesus Christ which some people claimed to have
taken place on a Sunday, but was Jesus Christ resurrected on a Sunday? The gospel
of Matthew states the following; “Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of
the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended
from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it.
His countenance was like
lightning and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of
him, and became like dead men. But the angel answered and said to the women,
"Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is
not here; for He is risen as He said. Come; see the place where the Lord lay” (Matthew
28:1-6).
Please note carefully the time
the women went to visit the tomb was, “as the first day of the week began to
dawn” meaning that, it was not yet the first day of the week. Now to those who
believe that a new day begins at sunset or midnight it is your God given
responsibility to prove all things and to hold fast to what is good.
Yet another form of justification
is that of the arrival of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. The feast of
Pentecost is no justification to change the weekly Sabbath from the seventh day
to the first day of the week because, have always been celebrating Pentecost
from the day the Lord instructed man to observe it and so the disciples were
observing the Feast of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came upon them as
confirmed by the scripture which states:
“When the Day of Pentecost had
fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came
a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house
where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of
fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance”
(Acts
2: 1-4).
Sadly, there are some people who
are holding tenaciously to the observance of the seventh day Sabbath but have
distance themselves from observing of the Feast of First fruits which is the
Sunday that follows the resurrection of Jesus Christ when He presented Himself
to the Father after His resurrection and the Feast of Pentecost when the
disciples were imbued with the Holy Spirit.
Both these festivals falls on a
Sunday but they are no justification to change the Lord’s seventh day Sabbath
from Saturday to Sunday and since we must
worship God in spirit and in truth, what is the rationale and truth about
changing the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday and who are we honoring?
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To be continued
With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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