The Old Testament is a shadow and a copy of the New Testament. Thus, the law of the Old Testament was a shadow of the good things that were to come in the New Testament times (Heb. 10:1). The Sabbath day in the Old Testament was called "the Sabbath of Jehovah" (Ex. 31:13; Ezek. 20:12), while the Sabbath day in the New Testament was called "the Sabbath of Jesus" (Matt. 12:8; Luke 6:5).
The Sabbath day, according to the Old Testament law, was only a copy; the Sabbath day of the new covenant, kept in Christ, is the reality. In the New Testament times, the apostles kept the Sabbath day by worshiping God in spirit and in truth, following Jesus Christ's example. Jesus kept the Sabbath as His custom.
Luke 4:16 "He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom...."
In the New Testament times, the Sabbath day is referred to as "Jesus' [the Lord's] day" because the true Lord of the Sabbath is Jesus Christ. "For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath" (Matt. 12:8; Luke 6:5). The apostles kept the Sabbath day as the "Lord's [Jesus'] day."
Rev. 1:10 "On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit..."
The way the Sabbath was kept in the Old Testament was different and when the New Testament times began, the way in which God's people were to keep the Sabbath day was changed; however, the day the Sabbath was to be commemorated was never changed. In the Old Testament times, God's people offered burnt offerings and could not even kindle a fire in their houses, while in New Testament times, people worshipped God in spirit and in truth (John 4:23). The day itself could not be changed because it was on the seventh day that God had rested from all of His creating work. The apostles kept the Sabbath day as their custom, reasoning from the Scriptures as follows:
Acts 17:2 "As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures..."
Acts 20:6-7 "But we sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days. On the first day of the week we came together to break bread..." (to celebrate the resurrection of Christ, and they broke bread)
The disciples kept not only the Sabbath but also the Feast of God, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is the day after the Passover, and the Resurrection, which is the day after the Sabbath. You can read the whole book of Acts and you will perfectly see that Apostle Paul and other disciples meet on the Sabbath day. Quoting (Act 20:6-7) does not means that Apostle Paul meet regularly on Sunday, but specifically on that day he meet to fulfill the feast of First Fruits representing the Resurrection of Christ which is a Sunday.
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Did you realize the Scripture you quoted from Acts 20:6-7 says that they met on the first day of the week, which is Sunday? It was the disciples themselves who started meeting on Sundays, not the Romans.
Anonymous said...
April 13, 2009 at 10:45 PM
And did you realized that this is talking about the Feast of First Fruits?
The disciples kept not only the Sabbath but also the Feast of God, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is the day after the Passover, and the Resurrection, which is the day after the Sabbath. You can read the whole book of Acts and you will perfectly see that Apostle Paul and other disciples meet on the Sabbath day. Quoting (Act 20:6-7) does not means that Apostle Paul meet regularly on Sunday, but specifically on that day he meet to fulfill the feast of First Fruits representing the Resurrection of Christ which is a Sunday.
Elohist144 said...
April 14, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Amen.
The sabbath, the seaventh day is sarurday.
♥Spirit-Bride♥ said...
April 17, 2009 at 7:49 AM