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
was
Genesis very
important
SABBATH
(Jewish Tradition)
 “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.