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

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

In the Christian era, the Sabbath has been a point of contention since at least the fourth century AD, when the Roman Catholic Church claimed the authority to shift the day of worship from the seventh day to the first. Over the subsequent years, countless seventh-day Sabbath-keepers faced imprisonment or death for adhering to the fourth commandment. During the Protestant Reformation, those who opposed the Catholic Church's abuses broke away, yet they retained the altered Sabbath tradition. Today, most professing Christians observe the first day as the proper day of worship, despite the clear biblical affirmation that only the seventh day was blessed, sanctified, and made holy. Catholic theologians openly acknowledge this change, asserting that church leadership holds the authority to make such modifications, even though the Bible upholds the seventh day as the Sabbath. Protestants, however, justify Sunday worship as a tradition of men, claiming it honors the day of Christ's resurrection. Yet, there is no biblical evidence 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, and that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The Sabbath is not a minor detail or obsolete ritual; it is the capstone of the creation week, set apart by God as holy to allow fellowship with Him without the distraction of ordinary labors. God gives no indication that the Sabbath is temporary or subject to change, and prophecies affirm that it will be observed after Christ returns and establishes His Kingdom. Throughout Scripture, from creation through the ministry of Christ and into the New Covenant church, God's establishment and reinforcement of the seventh-day Sabbath remain steadfast, with no hint that the day of worship would shift to the first day of the week.

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.

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

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

The timing of Jesus Christ's resurrection has nothing to do with establishing which day God made holy, and everything to do with whether He is the Messiah.

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.

Why So Many Religions? (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by John W. Ritenbaugh

How many churches have produced splits because someone in the congregation deviated from what God clearly states and forced the issue on the leadership?

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.

Sabbathkeeping (Part 1)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

How and why a person keeps the Sabbath determines whether this test commandment is really a sign between God and His people or an act of futility.

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.

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.

Roman Catholic and Protestant Confessions About Sunday

Article by Staff

It is generally known and freely admitted that early Christians observed the seventh day as the Sabbath, and that mere men changed God's times and laws.

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.

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.

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.

The Commandments (Part Five)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

The Sabbath is a period of time God purposefully sanctified and set apart for the benefit of mankind, a time dedicated to God's spiritual creation.

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.

Leadership and Covenants (Part Five)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Universal in scope, the Edenic Covenant introduces God to mankind as his Creator and establishes the way human beings are to relate to Him and the creation.

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 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.

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.

Simplifying Life (Part Five)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David F. Maas

The seventh-day Sabbath is God's original design for rest, sanctification, and ultimate restoration, both for individuals today and for the entire creation in the coming Kingdom of God. The Sabbath is grounded in creation itself (Genesis 2; Exodus 20), blessed and sanctified by God, not as a human tradition but as His divine pattern embedded into the rhythm of the universe. The seventh day, not merely one day in seven, bears God's signature of completeness and perfection, reflected throughout Scripture, music, time, and the feasts of Leviticus 23. In a world enslaved to speed, technology, and self-dependence, the Sabbath stands as a radical act of faith and simplification, a weekly declaration that God, not human effort, sustains life. Sabbath observance is a sign of sanctification and identity (Exodus 31; Ezekiel 20), distinguishing God's people as His own freed from the world's tyranny. The Sabbath is a prophetic symbol of the Millennium, the thousand-year reign of Christ when the entire earth will experience rest and restoration. The Feast of Tabernacles, celebrated as a joyful preview, points to that impending era when resurrected saints will reign with Christ as priests and kings, guiding nations into holiness.

How Does Faith Establish the Law? (Part Two)

'Ready Answer' by David C. Grabbe

The meaning of Romans 3:31 is plain unless one believes that grace abolishes God's law. Justification by faith is based on the law's true purpose.

Is It Salvational? (Part Three)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

When Jesus returns, many will be prohibited from entering the Kingdom! They think they know Him, yet they are just using Him to make themselves important.

The Signs of God (Part Three)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

God equates belittling His signs with rejecting Him. The signs of the weekly and annual Sabbaths are emphasized by God, but commonly cast aside by men.

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.

The Commandments (Part Nine)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

Benign neglect of the Sabbath covenant can incrementally lead us into idolatry. We must treat this holy time as different from the other days of the week.