Why “NO”

Sunday?

Seventh day

Adventists- not

Christians, and

they appeal to

the Bible for their

beliefs

…they say, “from the

beginning to end, and

you will not find the

word SUNDAY there.”

and so, they argue,.. IT

SHOULD BE THE

“SEVENTH DAY” (which

does appear in the bible)

that should be

commemorated: the “7th

day”, when Lord “rested”

after finishing his work of

creation (cf Gn. 2:3).

Is the

argument

valid? Let

us examine

it closely.

But before doing

so, Let us ask if

the Bible says

anything about

“ADVENTISTS”.

Now, to their

argument, Genesis

says that God rested

on the “seventh day”,

…without any

mention of the

“Sabbath”

It must be kept in mind

that the names of the

days of the week as

applied to Genesis are

mere speculation,

…because no such

names are given there,

only numbers.

For the sake of argument:

Let us agree that the

Seventh day of Genesis

was the Sabbath. Still,

there is a question: how do

we know that the Lord did

not start his work on

Tuesday, for instance in

which case the “rest day”

would have to be Monday?

Really, this is

mere

speculation

and a word

play.

SABBATH

….the

Seventh

day?

The seventh day was

identified with the

Sabbath much later

when the week was

given names and the

Israelites were enjoined

to observe a day of

“rest” every week.

Rest (key word)=

SABBATH - The

word itself carries

no connotation of

religious service,

only “REST” from

work.

To “REST” on the Sabbath

that is, on Saturday?

-No problem with that for

in modern society

everybody rests on the

Saturday; and this w/out

any need for Biblical

recommendation or

approval.

Why

“YES”

Sunday?

7th day

of

Genesis

SABBATH

(Jewish Tradition)

was

very

important

“WAS” = “Jewish”

part of the story

came to an end

with the

appearance of the

MESSIAH / CHRIST.

“JEWISH

Part” =

Preparation

with

“CHRIST”, the

story is now

complete

For in Him, all the

prophecies and

promises made in

the Old

Testament were

fulfilled.

and a New ERA

was introduced:

CHRISTIANITY,

The Era of

Christ.

As a Jew, Jesus respected

the Sabbath.

However: He warned

against “Sabbath Idolatry”.

…taking the idea of rest,

disregarding other more

fundamental aspect of

human behavior and

religious devotion.

Jesus said, “The

Sabbath was

made for man,

not man for the

Sabbath.” (Mark

2:27)

Jesus went even

further. He

“rested” on the

7th day (The

Sabbath) in the

tomb.

…and then on

the “First day”

of a new week,

HE ROSE FROM

DEATH

Thus Christ

substituted

the “FIRST

DAY” for the

seventh.

…and thus an

important day (the

7th) was put aside

to give way to a

much more

important one

(THE 1st)!

God created

material world

and in it, man and

woman (Gen. 1:27).

That was very

good indeed!

However, “FIRST DAY” of

Christ far excelled the

original story, for it brought

about a “NEW CREATION” in

which man and woman are

RE-CREATED as SONS and

DAUGHTERs of God

-entitled to a share in the

Creator’s glory and

blessedness forever.

CHRIST’S “FIRST

DAY” brings a

promise of a NEW

HEAVEN and a NEW

EARTH” again better

and more lasting

(forever) than the

original ones.

On the strength of Jesus

ressurection, and in the

belief in and hope for a

new creation, the

Church decided from the

very start to LET GO OF

THE Seventh day /

Sabbath.

…and HONOR THE

FIRST DAY /

SUNDAYand not

just as a Day of

rest, but also and

especially, as the

“day of the Lord.”

We are not jews

who follow the “old

mosaic law”

…we are Christians

who follow the Lord

Jesus Law of love.