his question is basic yet fundamentally important. "What day does the Lord require Christians to worship on?"

       Can we know for certain or are we left to speculation and subjective thinking? We will show from the scriptures that the Sabbath (seventh day) was given to the Jews but that disciples of Christ are to come together to worship and observe our Lord’s death on the week’s first day.

1)  The Sabbath: Not For All Ages.

Sabbatarians contend that the 10 Commandments constitute an "eternal covenant" given at Creation and will even be in heaven. However, it is evident that the seventh command, “You shall not commit adultery” will have nothing to do with heaven’s order as there will be no marriage there (Matt. 22:30). Furthermore, how are children going to honor their parents in heaven (viz. 5^th command)? What if some parents didn’t make it to heaven? How would these children lengthen their days (Ex. 20:12)? Will there even be a possibility to murder as the sixth command condemns when heaven is a place where “there is no more death” (Rev. 21:4, 8; 1 Cor. 15:52ff; Gal. 5:21)? We could say the same of lying.

 

Regarding the Sabbath, shall we labor six days in heaven and rest one (Ex. 20:8,9)? Sabbatarians seek to keep the Sabbath from sundown until sundown, but in heaven there is “no need of the Sun” (Rev. 21:23; 22:5). To speak of the 10 commandments being obeyed in heaven is to therefore speak barren absurdities. How can one obey something that doesn’t exist?

 

Neither was the Decalogue given at creation for the mere fact that Adam and Eve could not honor “mother and father.” Additional proof overwhelms the honest mind when we read Moses’ own testimony:

“The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, those who are here today, all of us who are alive.” (Deut. 5:3).

What covenant? The context shows the Ten Commandment Covenant (see vv. 6-22; 4:13). Will you believe Moses or modern man?

 

2) The First Day For Today (Col. 2:14-17; Eph. 2:15; 2 Cor. 3:4-18; Rom. 7:4-7; Heb. 8:13-9:4; 10:9, 10 show that the Decalogue, including the “Sabbath” have been done away.)

 

Because of space, we can only abbreviate some of the evidence.  Please investigate these passages to see that the first day of the week is the day that:

• Jesus resurrected (Mk. 16:9). No greater event has ever transpired on another day!
• A living hope was established (1 Pet. 1:3).
• Jesus was acknowledged as the Son of God (Ps. 2:7; Rev. 1:4; Acts 13:32, 33).
• Pentecost came (Lev. 23:15, 16; Acts 2:1-4). Therefore the first day of the week was the day Jesus baptized with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:16, 17, 33); the day the church was established and when many were added to it (Is. 2:2, 3; Acts 2:17, 41, 47); the day the first gospel sermon was preached and the new law went into effect (Is. 2:3; Lk. 24:47, 49).
• The risen savior was first worshiped (Matt. 28:1-10).
• The disciples gave of their means (1 Cor. 16:1, 2). When do Sabbatarians give? By what scripture do they do so? Why did Paul specify the first day if such doesn’t matter?
• The disciples came together to eat the Lord’s Supper (Jn. 20:19, 20; Acts 20:6, 7; not a common meal as Paul would not allow it. See 1 Cor. 11:34; Rom. 14:17). Although Paul and disciples were at Troas for one week, there is no mention of Sabbath keeping, only the first day!