Rejoicing In the Sabbath:

[Aquila]

This theological approach doesn't seem to jive with early church practice. They wrote about the Ten Commandments. We see more sabbath keeping among Jewish and gentile Christians in the first and second centuries than not. We see increasing Sunday observance among Roman converts who already venerated the "venerable day of the sun). If it wasn't for Constantine's edict in 321 AD, we'd most likely still observe the Sabbath. Observing Sunday may not be a "sin", but it is based on a pagan edict from the Roman emperor and enforced by the Roman Church.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Aquila

This theological approach doesn't seem to jive with early church practice. They wrote about the Ten Commandments.

Aquila, deal with the reasoning in my theological approach, though.

And the practice of the early church in no way establishes rule -keeping christianity.

We see more sabbath keeping among Jewish and gentile Christians in the first and second centuries than not.

Yes, but for what reason? Paul distinctly said he did those things to reach Jews, as with taking a vow and having Tim circumcised. 1 Cor 9. The TEACHINGS of Paul plainly show keeping days is not for the church. Again, tell me what Gal 3:24 - 4:11 is saying if you disagree.

And many Jewish believers could not get it in their heads that Law was over. Aside from that, Paul never got revelations about this for decades after the day of Pentecost in Acts 2.

We see increasing Sunday observance among Roman converts who already venerated the "venerable day of the sun). If it wasn't for Constantine's edict in 321 AD, we'd most likely still observe the Sabbath. Observing Sunday may not be a "sin", but it is based on a pagan edict from the Roman emperor and enforced by the Roman Church.

The catholics are a joke. They think CHANGING THE SABBATH is reason for Sunday, when in reality the first day of the week was simply kept by the church due to the resurrection. It has nothing to do with changing sabbath day.

[J4Truth]

Originally Posted by Aquila

This theological approach doesn't seem to jive with early church practice. They wrote about the Ten Commandments. We see more sabbath keeping among Jewish and gentile Christians in the first and second centuries than not. We see increasing Sunday observance among Roman converts who already venerated the "venerable day of the sun). If it wasn't for Constantine's edict in 321 AD, we'd most likely still observe the Sabbath. Observing Sunday may not be a "sin", but it is based on a pagan edict from the Roman emperor and enforced by the Roman Church.

Question regarding the bothed:

Were they observing the Sabbath as was stipulated in the Law of Moses or as you stipulated, simply leisure time wherein you have worship? If they where doing it strictly in accordance of the Law of Moses, according to you they were doing it wrong. But if it wasn't done in the strictest of standards of the Law of Moses then if could be said to be the day that everyone had off and thus continued to have off and continue to worship on. And if the seventh day is considered the Sabbath day (as much as we consider Saturday and Sunday, weekends) and if they already gathered on that day ceased from work and worshiped, well continuing to do so do not altogether mean they were "keeping the Sabbath" as you proclaim.

So, were they keeping it leisurely (a time of rest, gather and worship, as you proclaim) or strictly (the do's and don'ts of the Law of Moses)?