In my series that I am doing on "The Sabbath Day: Principle and Promise," I want to share why Christians no longer worship on Saturday (Sabbath), but on Sunday (the first day of the week).
Is it wrong to worship on Saturday? I wouldn't think since for believers, everyday is worship and any day is acceptable for His people to gather for worship.
So, why Sunday? As believers of Jesus and those who have been redeemed by the blood of the cross of Jesus and given life through the resurrection of Jesus, Sunday just becomes the natural and normal day to come together.
In the Old Testament, the Jews were to assemble on the Sabbath day and "remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm..." (Deuteronomy 5:15).
Our gatherings as believers is not to just remember what God did in creation or what He did for the Jews in deliverance - there is something greater which demands a greater celebration and that is the redemption we have through His death and resurrection.
So, we worship on the "first day of the week?" Why?
* Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week. All four gospels record it (Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:2; Luke 24:1; John 20:1)
* Jesus met with His disciples on the first and second Sunday of His resurrection (John 20:19-23 and John 20:24-29)
* Pentecost occurred on a Sunday
* Paul meet with believers at Troas on Sunday after spending the whole week in their city (Acts 20:5-12)
* Offerings were to be collected on the first day of the week (I Corinthians 16:2-3)
* By the time of John's revelation, he acknowledged there was something called "The Lord's Day." (Revelation 1:10)
So for everyone who has been redeemed from the curse of the law, cleansed by the blood of the Lamb, and has the indwelling Christ living in them through the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit, then I'll just see you Sunday in His House on His Day to celebrate His finished work of salvation!!!!!!
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