Big Boy Johnson
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Paul would always go to the synagogues first in every city he went so naturally he would observe Sabbath
Paul was reaching out to the jews... the jews did the Saturday thing and were gathered one that day, so Paul had to go where they were gathering if he wanted to speak to them.
We see Christians actually having meetings on the first day of the week, the day of new beginnings
Hebrews 7:12
For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
This means we have a new high priest (Jesus) that we live under, and we have a new law (Law of Christ) that we live under.
Saturday sabbath is no longer in force because as Hebrews 7:12 clearly states the priesthood has changed, therefor the law has changed as well.
These 2 scriptures show the Apostles having meetings on Sunday, and they were being led by the Holy Spirit of Jesus tpo meet on Sunday... not Saturday
The early church met on the first day of the week for communion - Acts 20:7
Early church offerings were directed to be done upon the first day of the week - 1 Corinthians 16:2
This scripture indicates we are not judged by the sabbath days that we observe as being holy since the judaizers claim we cannot be saved if we don't have church on Saturday and those not having church on Saturday are doomed to hell
Colossians 2:16,17
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Saturday sabbath was one of the requirements of the law of Moses... and sadly those that try to be justified according to the OT law have fallen from grace and are no longer saved just like the Galatians!
Galatians 5:4
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Of course you are free to have church on Saturday, but claiming others have to do the same or they are not saved is false doctrine.
At the Council of Jerusalem chapter 15 of the Book of Acts, they had opportunity to address aspects of the OT law that the judaizers were falsely claiming New Covenant believers were required to observe such as circumcision... and they did not conclude Christians were required to keep Saturday sabbath under the leading of the Holy Spirit.
The council did, however, retain the prohibitions on eating blood, meat containing blood, and meat of animals that were strangled, and on fornication and idolatry, sometimes referred to as the Apostolic Decree
Since the Apostles were being led by the Holy Spirit... there is no biblical evidence that New Covenant believers were required to observe Saturday Sabbath.
This is also evident because Jesus never instructed His followers to observe Saturday sabbath nor did the Lord's teaching thru His Apostles require observing Saturday sabbath.
Considering all this, the modern day judaizers and the seventh day adventists are clearly wrong on this issue in trying to convince Christians that it's a sin to not observe Saturday sabbath