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Roman Catholic and Protestant Confessions About Sunday

Article by Staff

The vast majority of Christian churches today observe Sunday, the first day of the week, as a time for rest and worship. History reveals that it was decades after the death of the apostles that a politico-religious system substituted the observance of the first day of the week for the seventh day. Roman Catholic sources acknowledge that there is no Biblical authority for the observance of Sunday, asserting that it was the Roman Church that changed the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday. They claim that the Church, by virtue of a divine mission, transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday, choosing it as a day of worship. Protestant theologians and preachers from various denominations also admit that there is no Biblical authority for observing Sunday as a day of worship, noting that the reason for keeping the first day holy stems from church tradition rather than Scripture.

Did Christ's Resurrection Change the Day of Worship? (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

In the Christian era, the majority of professing Christians hold the first day of the week as the proper day of worship. Catholic theologians openly admit that their church made this change, asserting their authority to modify such matters. Protestants, however, justify Sunday worship as a tradition honoring the day on which Christ rose from the dead. Yet, there is no biblical record or hint of God transferring the sanctification and holiness from the seventh day to another. The assertion that the Sabbath has changed implies that the Creator Himself is changeable, contradicting the truth that with God there is no variation or shadow of turning, as James 1:17 affirms, and that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever, as stated in Hebrews 13:8. Thus, any claim of a change in the day of worship stands as an affront to His perfect, constant nature.

Did Christ's Resurrection Change the Day of Worship? (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Protestant theologians justify their breaking of the fourth commandment and their worship on the first day of the week by claiming to honor the day of Christ's resurrection, despite no indication that God intended such a change. There is no explanation from any apostle, prophet, or messenger to support this doctrinal deviation. The timing of His resurrection, while critical to proving He is the Messiah, has nothing to do with establishing which day God set apart and made holy. The same theologians who justify Sunday observance also claim that He died on a Friday afternoon and was resurrected on a Sunday morning, which does not align with the three days and three nights He foretold. Sunday-keeping remains a tradition of men rather than an ordinance of God. Jesus' resurrection made no change in the day of worship; men took it upon themselves to alter it without respect to God's Word.

Rome's Challenge (Part 1)

Article by Staff

The Catholic Church admits to changing the day of worship from Sabbath to Sunday. Protestants who keep Sunday are bowing to presumed Catholic authority.

Was Jesus Resurrected on Easter Sunday?

'Ready Answer' by Staff

When did Jesus rise from the tomb? The world - because of tradition - says Sunday, but the Bible reveals the only possible timing of His resurrection.

The Secular Day of Rest Law

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

There have been many moves initiated by European labor unions and backed by interfaith churches designed to enforce Sunday as the universal day of rest.

Rome's Challenge (Part 2)

Article by Staff

Protestantism recognizes no rule of faith except the Bible, yet the Bible nowhere gives Protestantism the authority to change the day of worship to Sunday.

Rome's Challenge (Part 3)

Article by Staff

Jesus never deviated from observing the 7th-day Sabbath, nor ever hinted at moving its holiness or sanctification to the first day of the week.

In the Heart of the Earth

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Jesus prophesied He would be 'three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.' Many nominal Christians protest He did not mean exactly what He said.

Rome's Challenge (Part 4)

Article by Staff

'The day of the Lord' or 'the Lord's day' is not a reference to the fist day of the week (Sunday) but to the time of Jesus Christ's judgment at His return.

Has Time Been Lost?

Herbert W. Armstrong Booklet

How can we know which day is the true seventh day God blessed and made holy? Has time been lost? Were not ten days dropped out of it at one time?

The Fourth Commandment

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

The Sabbath is foundational to a healthy relationship with God. It is special, holy day of rest and time to reconnect with our Creator.

Is It Salvational? (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Whether a matter is salvational is the wrong question. There is a better question and another approach to evaluating matters that will put us on better footing.

Easter 2017

Commentary by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The world's churches have adopted the fertility symbols of Easter bunnies, Easter eggs, and the traditional Easter ham from pagan, pre-Christian rituals.

Strategies for Interfacing with Babylon without Becoming Assimilated (Part Four)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David F. Maas

Over 77% of 'Christian' churches have chosen the day of the sun as their day of rest, rejecting the day God hallowed from creation, seen in the 4th Commandment.

The God of the Old Testament

'Ready Answer' by Pat Higgins

Many believe that the God of the Old Testament was a cruel, angry God, while Jesus, the God of the New Testament, is kind and loving. Here's what Scripture shows.

Something Fishy

Sermonette by Mike Ford

Catholics eat fish on Friday as a form of penance, commemorating Christ's supposed death on 'Good' Friday. During pagan Lent, eating fish on Friday is mandatory.

Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Fourteen)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God has sanctified no day other than the Sabbath. Sunday worship is a pagan deviation, perpetuated by Gnosticism, a movement that despises God's laws.

Belief with Obedience

Sermon by John O. Reid

Catholics and Protestants, because of lack of belief, do not find the Bible a sufficient guide to salvation. They claim to believe Christ, yet disobey.

Foundation of Sand

Sermonette by Craig Sablich

Paul warned the Colossians of scholarly men who would try to mix God's truth with vain philosophy based on the tradition of men instead of Jesus Christ.

In the Wake of An Unnatural Disaster (Part Five)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Because Americans get their concepts about the Bible from movies and television, they clueless as to what constitutes truth and falsehood.

The Fourth Commandment (Part 3)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Jesus magnified the Sabbath, giving principles by which to judge our activities. Each time Jesus taught about the Sabbath, He emphasized some form of redemption.

Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part Two)

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Despite the Council of Laodicea's condemnation of the Sabbath, a group of believers termed Paulicians kept God's laws and resisted the heresy from Rome.

So Little Respect

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

To human nature, following Christ or keeping the Sabbath is such a big obstacle that all kinds of twisted reasoning to avoid keeping God's commands.

'After Three Days'

Booklet by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

A scriptural explanation of the time of Christ's death, burial and resurrection, showing that He died on a Wednesday and rose from the dead on the Sabbath.

Acts (Part Twenty-One)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

The phrase 'first day of the week' is used 8 times in scripture, but none does away with the Sabbath nor establishes Sunday as the 'Lords Day.'

The Fourth Commandment (Part 1)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The Sabbath is a special creation, a very specific period of holy time given to all of mankind, reminding us that God created and is continuing to create.

The Fourth Commandment (Part Two): Christ's Attitude Toward the Sabbath

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

In the Gospels, questions about the Sabbath center on how to keep it, not whether it should be kept. The way Jesus approached the Sabbath gives us an example.

The Commandments (Part Six)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

God gave the Sabbath to His people so they can know Him intimately. Idolatry, scattering, and captivity are the natural consequences of Sabbath-breaking.

Strategies for Interfacing with Babylon without Becoming Assimilated (Part Five)

Sermon by David F. Maas

God is not a closed triangular Trinity, but a family consisting of God the Father and God the Son, and will include billions of resurrected, glorified saints.

Presumption and Divine Justice (Part One)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Orthodoxy in virtually every aspect of life has been discarded, indicating how perverse human nature is in its determination to rebel against God.

During a Famine, What Is the Work?

Article by John O. Reid (1930-2016)

God's church faces a time of trial, a famine of the Word. What should Christians be doing during such a time? The first-century church provides an answer.

The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Four)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The days, months, and times of Galatians 4:10 do not refer to God's Holy Days (which are not weak or beggarly), but to pagan rites the Galatians came out of.

The Fourth Commandment (Part 2)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The Sabbath reminds us that God is Creator and that we were once in slavery to sin. The Sabbath is a time of blessing, deliverance, liberty, and redemption.

Searching for Israel (Part Twelve): The Sign

Article by Charles Whitaker

Most Israelites are blind to their origins, thinking that only Jews are Israelites. Here is why Israel has forgotten its identity.

Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Thirteen)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The elect are not immune to antinomian deception, including the doctrine of eternal security, the total depravity of man, unconditional love, and cheap grace.