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originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: ScatteredThirdAngel
The early Christians celebrated the day when Jesus was raised from the dead- "The Lord's day." Since it came after the seventh day, they called it "the eighth day of Creation" (which is why the number "eight" is applied to Jesus several times in the New Testament).
Justin Martyr, one of the very earliest Christian writers, published "The Dialogue with Trypho", in which he argues the Christian case against a Jewish spokesman. In this book, he acknowledges that the Christians do not observe the Jewish Sabbath, and justifies the failure. It must have been one of the many features of Jewish practice which the Gentile converts did not bother to pick up.
So the two key points are;
The early church did not observe Saturday.
The early church did celebrate Sunday.
The later transfer of the label "sabbath" from Saturday to Sunday was a verbal inaccuracy, but the point is not very important.
"The primitive Christians had a great veneration for the Sabbath, and spent the day in devotion and sermons. And it is not to be doubted but they derived this practice from the Apostles themselves, as appears by several scriptures to the purpose." "Dialogues on the Lord's Day," p. 189. London: 1701, By Dr. T.H. Morer (A Church of England divine).
"The Gentile Christians observed also the Sabbath," Gieseler's "Church History," Vol.1, ch. 2, par. 30, 93.
"It was the practice generally of the Easterne Churches; and some churches of the west...For in the Church of Millaine (Milan);...it seems the Saturday was held in a farre esteeme... Not that the Easterne Churches, or any of the rest which observed that day, were inclined to Iudaisme (Judaism); but that they came together on the Sabbath day, to worship Iesus (Jesus) Christ the Lord of the Sabbath." "History of the Sabbath" (original spelling retained), Part 2, par. 5, pp.73, 74. London: 1636. Dr. Heylyn.
originally posted by: Deplorable
What day is actually Saturday? Do you think anyone's really been able to keep track of it? LOL
originally posted by: SatansPride
a reply to: ScatteredThirdAngel
It is said a thousands years to us is a day for god. Maybe the past 7 thousand years was a time for work; great pyramids, cities. It was all done pretty much by hand & long treaturous labor days. Maybe that is why we don't have much history about before then. Now we have so many tools we don't have as hard of work. These next thousand years will be our rest day, people chill on fones,computers,gaming consoles,tvs, etc. We have it easy compared to our ancestors & we haven't created as much as we could cause' god says it's chill time. Much easier to text on a computer than write on paper or send a messenger on a horse to deliver mail lol
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
a reply to: ScatteredThirdAngel
Just one of the laws jesus said could be discarded.
Which is why Jews don’t believe in Christianity..
The OT repeatedly states “obey my laws”, “if anyone tells you you no longer must obey my laws. Don’t listen, obey my laws”..
Then jesus comes along and says “hey guys . I’m changing the laws.”
originally posted by: Raggedyman
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
a reply to: ScatteredThirdAngel
Just one of the laws jesus said could be discarded.
Which is why Jews don’t believe in Christianity..
The OT repeatedly states “obey my laws”, “if anyone tells you you no longer must obey my laws. Don’t listen, obey my laws”..
Then jesus comes along and says “hey guys . I’m changing the laws.”
Every day is the sabath for christians.
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
Then jesus comes along and says “hey guys . I’m changing the laws.”
Not exactly, Jesus said "I have a new covenant for those who choose me"
We are under the New covenant, the old laws still stand for those not in Christs covenant
Sorry to be picky but I think its important.
originally posted by: pthena
a reply to: ScatteredThirdAngel
On the Biblical lunar-solar calendar, each lunation (or lunar month) always begins with a New Moon day, which is in a class of worship day all by itself. Six work days follow on the second through seventh of the month. The seventh-day Sabbath always falls on the 8th, the 15th, the 22nd and the 29th of every lunar month.
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Jews and the Sabbath
While it is true that the Jews today worship on a Saturday sabbath, this does not prove that it is the true Sabbath. They did not always worship on the Saturday sabbath. Jewish scholars are very clear that the original method of calendation was different from the modern calendar and that under intense persecution during the fourth century A.D., the Jews gave up their original lunar-solar calendar.
"Declaring the new month by observation of the new moon, and the new year by the arrival of spring, can only be done by the Sanhedrin. In the time of Hillell II [4th century C.E.], the last President of the Sanhedrin, the Romans prohibited this practice. Hillel II was therefore forced to institute his fixed calendar, thus in effect giving the Sanhedrin's advance approval to the calendars of all future years." ("The Jewish Calendar and Holidays (incl. Sabbath)": The Jewish Calendar; Changing the Calendar, www.torah.org, emphasis supplied.)
"The New Moon is still, and the Sabbath originally was, dependent upon the lunar cycle." (Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, p. 410)
Once the ancient lunar-solar calendar had been set aside, knowledge of the true Sabbath was lost with the acceptance of the pagan Julian calendar
The Lunar Sabbath
Old time Judea had special people declaring the New Moon and determining holy days. The old time Etruscans and Romans (with their 8 day weeks) had pontiffs and such determining holy days.
Roman dates were counted inclusively forward to the next of three principal days: the first of the month (the kalends), a day less than the middle of the month (the ides), and eight days—nine, counting inclusively—before this (the nones). The original calendar consisted of 10 months beginning in spring with March; winter was left as an unassigned span of days. These months ran for 38 nundinal cycles, each forming a kind of eight (i.e., "nine") day week ended by religious rituals and a public market. The winter period was then used to create January and February. The legendary early kings Romulus and Numa were traditionally credited with establishing this early fixed calendar, which bears traces of its origin as an observational lunar one. In particular, the kalends, nones, and ides seem to have derived from the first sighting of the crescent moon, the first-quarter moon, and the full moon respectively. The system ran well short of the solar year, and it needed constant intercalation to keep religious festivals and other activities in their proper seasons. For superstitious reasons, such intercalation occurred within the month of February even after it was no longer considered the last month.
After the establishment of the Roman Republic, years began to be dated by consulships and control over intercalation was granted to the pontifices, who eventually abused their power by lengthening years controlled by their political allies and shortening the years in their rivals' terms of office. Having won his war with Pompey, Caesar used his position as Rome's chief pontiff to enact a calendar reform in 46 BC,
Roman calendar
Sorry. Having spent so much time quoting stuff, I forgot what comments I intended to make. Something about eight day weeks and market days.
originally posted by: ScatteredThirdAngel
History says Christians kept the 7th Day Sabbath, originally, until they were slowly transferred to Sunday.
"The primitive Christians had a great veneration for the Sabbath, and spent the day in devotion and sermons. And it is not to be doubted but they derived this practice from the Apostles themselves, as appears by several scriptures to the purpose." "Dialogues on the Lord's Day," p. 189. London: 1701, By Dr. T.H. Morer (A Church of England divine).
originally posted by: ScatteredThirdAngel
Please explain to me how it is possible to refrain from secular labor, from cleaning your house, etc. literally everyday, if the Sabbath is everyday for the Christians. Jesus Himself went about doing good on the Sabbath, and refrained from secular labor. If you aren't applying every single aspect of the Sabbath, you aren't keeping the Sabbath. It's like adultery. Just because you physically don't commit adultery, yet if you look upon a woman to lust after her in your heart, then you are committing adultery. You need to obey every part of that law to be able to keep it. So, tell me, do you keep every part of the Sabbath commandment as Jesus taught it each and every single day of the week?
originally posted by: Raggedyman
originally posted by: ScatteredThirdAngel
Please explain to me how it is possible to refrain from secular labor, from cleaning your house, etc. literally everyday, if the Sabbath is everyday for the Christians. Jesus Himself went about doing good on the Sabbath, and refrained from secular labor. If you aren't applying every single aspect of the Sabbath, you aren't keeping the Sabbath. It's like adultery. Just because you physically don't commit adultery, yet if you look upon a woman to lust after her in your heart, then you are committing adultery. You need to obey every part of that law to be able to keep it. So, tell me, do you keep every part of the Sabbath commandment as Jesus taught it each and every single day of the week?
Keep it holy, meaning put God first in your life.
I wasnt talking about work.
The sabath was about placing God first, not work, you are acting like a pharisee, bound by the law
Christianity is a spirit lead heart change from the inside, not religious laws and demands
Go read Galatians, no. listen to it read to you
You cant be a christian and be a Jew at the same time, its silly