Who changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday?

When is the Sabbath Day?

Some believers in Christ say they attend church services on Sunday because it is the Christian Sabbath. The Bible indicates that God created the earth in six days and He rested on the seventh. Saturday is the Sabbath of the Lord, which the children of Israel were commanded to observe.

They were told to rest and to do no work on the Sabbath Day so how did this switch from Saturday to Sunday? Where did the directive come from to go to church on the first day of the week and call it a sabbath? I know a man who has pointed out that the skys are cloudless on many Saturday's. he believes it's because this is the Biblical Sabbath.

There was a time Sunday was respected because a majority of Americans attended church. Practically all businesses were closed on the first day of the week in honor of what the Apostle John called The Lord's Day. In many US states no alcohol could be served on the first day of the week.

Those in the Jewish faith observe from sundown on Friday until Saturday night as the Sabbath. Most of us who grew up attending Sunday church services never questioned the reason why we did so. We accepted that this was part of our faith but how did it all begin?

From Saturday to Sunday

The first believers in Jesus Christ began meeting on Sunday to celebrate His resurrection, which the Bible says happened on the first day of the week. They met in homes and "broke bread" (They ate together).

Around 323 AD, Emperor Constantine commanded church buildings to be erected. This is when church attendance first began. Over time, those who considered themselves followers of Jesus began saying that Sunday is the Christian Sabbath and to worship Christ you had to attend church services.

Those who attend Seventh Day Adventist churches have services on Saturday. They point out that scripture does not command us to go to church on Sunday and they are correct.

We can agree to disagree

There does not have to be any disagreements regarding how we worship. In John chapter four, the woman at the well told Jesus that Jews and Samaritans disagreed on where to worship and asked Him to tell her the right place.

He responded by saying a location did not matter. He said we should worship in spirit and truth meaning worship from the heart and not just obey the man-made regulations and customs.

Does the day really matter?

The Apostle Paul confirms this when he said we should not allow others to judge us about what we eat or drink or the special dates or festivals we observe. Whether you attend church services on Sunday, Saturday, during the week or not at all is a personal decision.

If you believe Jesus is who he says He is you can worship Him whenever and however you choose based on what He said. The problem comes in when people teach that you must follow their specific rules and regulations and that other methods are wrong.

My great-grandmother onyl atteneded church on specilal occasions but she prayed and sang hymns in the home. She fed the hungry, and looked out for the homeless.

My grandmother was very faithful in church attendance and being involved in various roles She was a Sunday school superentendant, a Deaconess and atteneded Wednesday night services, revival, and annual church conventions.

Most would say my grandmother served the Lord more than her mother. I believe they served Him equally but differently. Whatever you believe consider Proverbs 21: 2. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. Still it's always good toknow the history of what we do and why.