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Sunday is not the Sabbath; it is not even a holy day.
Then why assemble on it?
Christians do not observe a first day Sabbath in assembling on Sunday.
No doubt!
The New Testament believer, redeemed from the obligations of the Mosaic law, is free to observe or not to observe holy days as he pleases. (Of course no Christian should forsake the assembling together on Sundays and other days, but every Christian is free to honor or not to honor days.)
Except, a Christian would be hard pressed to find anywhere in the NT where there is a commandment to begin worshipping on Sundays. Jesus even said that His commandments were weakened by man made traditions.Matthew 15:9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.The Sunday observance is a doctrine of men. It's is not from God.
Romans 14:1-13 and Colossians 2:16 clearly state that believers are not to be judged in respect to holy days. The Galatians’ observation of holy days caused the Apostle Paul to fear that they were not even saved!
Romans 14 is not discussing the sabbath but eating food sacrificed to idols. And as I've already pointed out Colossions 2 is discussing the Mosaic law, not the 10 Commandments.
"Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. ... I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you" (Ga. 4:10-11,20).
Mosaic law. Not the 10 commandments.
"Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? ... One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind" (Ro. 14:4-5).
Romans 14: 1Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.Is there anything 'doubtful' about the 10 Commandments?
"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" (Col. 2:16).
Colossions 2:8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.Sunday is from men, the Sabbath is from God.
Christ doesnt care what day you worship only that you do anymore than he cares what church you attend so long as it follows his word.
What about murder, adultery, stealing and idol worship? Does Christ care about those things?
No church was ever appointed to arise in the last days, Sunday (or any other day) worshipers are not taking the mark of the beast.
Then why do the saints keep the commandments of God? What commandments are they keeping?
the pope is not the anti christ these are all mens religious belief and none are biblical.
Exactly! Sunday is from men, Sabbath is from God, therefore Sunday is man's 'relgious' belief, not the Lord's.