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Originally Posted by Antipas

My problem is that neither of these two verses appear strong enough to say that it was the practice of the Apostles to gather on Sunday instead of Saturday; nor are they sufficient to nullify the Sabbath commandment in the Ten Commandments.

I have a friend who’s a Seventh Day Sabbath keeper. I once asked him if he kept the Sabbath laws as commanded by Moses. He explained that the Sabbath laws as commanded by Moses were ceremonial and nailed to the cross….however the Ten Commandments command us to set aside the “seventh” day to rest and keep it holy unto the LORD for worship. His contention is that the Ten Commandments (moral law) only commands rest and reverence not the Mosaic legalism of the Law of Moses. I was speechless and had nothing to respond with.

Now it’s bothering me bros. Can someone help me out with this one?

I'll just add my 2 cents to the mix. Hope it helps.

1... The Sabbath was not something given to mankind in and of itself. The Sabbath was given to the Nation of Israel. The Sabbath was a sign between God and the Nation of Israel.

And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. (Deut 5:15)

13Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.
14Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
15Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
16Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
17It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
(Ex 31:13-17)

2... No one observed the Sabbath before God gave it to Moses. If the Sabbath was something God intended for all his creation to keep, why did not one keep it before God gave it to Moses & Israel in the wilderness?
We have to see the significance in the fact neither Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, etc... <---none of these OT saints were asked to keep the sabbath before the Law came.

Thus, the Sabbath commandment is not for us in the church age.
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Furthermore, when Christians say that the Sabbath was changed from Saturday to Sunday, they're kinda missing the point. The New Testament doesn't say the Sabbath was changed. That just misses the key issue entirely. The fact is that we are no longer required to keep a "sabbath" day...and over time the Church began to keep Sunday over Saturday as its preferred "day of the Lord".

Keep in mind that Paul and the first Apostles were Jews, so just from their tradition, Saturday was the Lord's day. So it would be natural that they continued to gather on Saturday as their "sabbath" or day of the Lord. That doesn't mean the Sabbath is still a requirement for the church.

Keep in mind that Paul made it clear that if a man chooses to keep Saturday a preferred holy day he can do that, but he is not required to, nor should he judge anyone who chooses not to do so. (Romans 5:4-6)

4 Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.
5 One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.

6 He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord;and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.

and Col 2:16-17

16 So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, 17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.

So don't be sidetracked by Sabbatarians that say that "there's no NT scripture that nullifies the Sabbath commandment." Being under grace, not under the Law of Moses, the church is not required to keep the sabbath, as Israel was.