Did the first Christians(right after Jesus resurection)worship on Sunday?
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Early christians considered themselves Jews and thus most certainly worshiped on Saturday.  It wasn't until Paul came along that they started to re-think the law of Moses.   Early christian leaders prayed in the Jewish temples (see Acts), but of course, they were not so welcome.   Being thrown out of temples and the influence of Paul was probably the major reason they began to think of themselves as a different religion.\n\nSo while the change to Sunday happened very early in the church (probably in the first generation) it was not immediately after the death of Christ.
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Most say no, the Bible doesn't say that Christians must partake of the Lord's supper every Sunday.  A small minority say yes.  \n\nI go to a Church of Christ, and I don't know if it is the case where folks believe that we are commanded to do it every Sunday or that we do it because it is good to do so.  \n\nThose that say yes point to Acts 20:7 as indicating it should be done every Sunday ("Now upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread . . . .").  But, again, the vast majority don't see any explicit teaching on how often.  \n\nA good article on this is at:\n\nhttp://spindleworks.com/library/aasman/lshowmany.htm\n\nThere are those out there who say the Lord's Supper should be observed annually because the first Lord's supper was at Passover time and Passover comes once a year.  I think this is way off.  The Lord's Supper is in rememberance of Jesus, not in rememberance of passover.  And Jesus said "as often as you will," not "at the same frequency as Passover comes."
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The only Church which God is going to rapture out from this earth before the Tribulation Period is his own true Church; which includes only those who have been washed in the blood of Jesus Christ, and cleanse from their sins by such. It is not going to be those who have worked real hard to try and please God; even though I am sure that it will include some of these. But the only ones who can look forward to the rapture before the Great Tribulation are those who have truly believed upon Jesus Christ, and received Him into their hearts by faith. These are the ones who truly make up the Church of God.
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Mark16:9  Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of\nthe week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene,\nMark16:12  After that he appeared in another form unto two\nof them,\nMark16:14  Afterward he appeared unto the eleven,\nMary  was certainly the first woman to see him after the\nresurrection, and the first to speak the good news of the\nresurrection.  As for the man it is hard to tell from \nscripture.  Perhaps a study of early church writing  would\nshed light on this wonderful question.  I'm 60 years old\nand have been a Christian since childhood and have never\nheard or thought about this issue before.  Thank-you
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It didn't change. The Sabbath is still from the evening on Friday to the evening on Saturday. Christians chose to observe the Sabbath on the first day of the week in conjunction with the day of the Resurrection I hear, but I've never seen that in scripture. What I see in scripture is that when Christ was crucified, the Mosiac Law was crucified with Him. As He is seated at the right hand of the Father, making intercession, we can come before the Throne of Grace anytime we need to. We don't need to go to the synagogue on any certain day, but I think it is important to remember what the Sabbath means: the day of Rest after six of work. And worship should be somthing we do often, not just on Sunday.\n\nBy the way, I am a non-Jewish Christian. I attend church usually on Sunday.
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Almost all professing Christians disregard the Sabbath and embrace Sunday. Why? The REASON to honor Sunday, is because Sunday is the "venerable day of the sun god," according to Emperor Constantine's decree, and the Pope took it upon himself to change God's Law & rubber-stamp the pagan order. The EXCUSE that many mainliners (Catholic, Protestant, non-denominational) will give is that the Resurrection occurred on Sunday. That is NOT a fact! ~Resurrection Sunday~ is a fallacy! It is a vague possibility, but not even probable.\n\nRef: Matthew 28:1-6, Mark 16:1-6, & Luke 24:1-7 - Neither Scripture nor secular history records a time of the Resurrection to define what day it was for modern, Western believers.\n\nIt says that when the women got to the tomb... they had MISSED the miracle - they were TOO LATE - He was ALREADY risen & out of the tomb!\n\nThe time elements we are given is that it was after the Sabbath - which ends after sunset on Saturday; and it was the first day of the week - which for Jews using God's calendar, started after sunset on Saturday. So there is a blank amount of time from Saturday dusk to Sunday sunrise. He could have risen *anytime before* midnight Saturday.\n\nSo, not knowing when the Resurrection was, it is erroneous (heterodoxy?) to assume that it was Sunday & to change God's Law of His Holy Day of rest & worship. ~Not to mention~ that 'Sunday' is a pagan-named day on the pagan-based calendar. God does not tolerate anything pagan in His worship. That is why I said it is "possible" the Resurrection was on Sunday, but not probable.\n\nGod gave the Sabbath as a gift to man. The NT references to believers gathering on the first day of the week to break bread is evidently Saturday evening (based on the heathen calendar), after the Sabbath ended.... They very well could have been celebrating the Resurrection, they may have unrecorded info that indeed the Resurrection was Saturday! In any event, I would not want to bet my soul that it was a ~Sunday Resurrection~; nor teach others that it WAS ON Sunday!
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Jesus proclaimed to be God, hence the crucifixtion. All of the early church leaders thought Jesus was God. Even in the second century there is reports by a Roman oficial of Christians singing praises to Jesus as a God. If you don't believe me check it out for yourself, I did.
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This was a Sunday, and in some respects this was the first "church service." After realizing who he was when repeating the very last meal Christ ate, they saw immediately who he was and the significance of what had happened.\n\nHaving accomplished this, Jesus left them.
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After his resurrection, Jesus Christ gave flashes of light regarding an obligation resting on all his followers. Most likely it was to the 500 disciples assembled in Galilee that he said: “Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. \n\nThereafter, all followers of Christ were to be preachers, and their preaching commission was not to be limited to “the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” (Matthew 10:6) Nor were they to perform John’s baptism in symbol of repentance for forgiveness of sins. Instead, they were to baptize people “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit.”\n\nJesus commanded his followers to baptize new disciples “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit.” (Matthew 28:19) What did Jesus mean? Baptism “in the name of the Father” indicates that the person being baptized wholeheartedly accepts Jehovah God as the Creator and the rightful Sovereign of the universe. (Psalm 36:9; 83:18) Being baptized ‘in the name of the Son’ means that the individual acknowledges Jesus Christ—and particularly His ransom sacrifice—as the only means of salvation provided by God. (Acts 4:12) Baptism ‘in the name of the holy spirit’ signifies that the baptismal candidate recognizes Jehovah’s holy spirit, or active force, as God’s instrument for carrying out His purposes.\n\nJesus commanded, it is to be carried out “in all the nations.”  To Jesus’ Jewish followers, that must have been a startling commission. He was telling his Jewish disciples that they would now have to go out to the “unclean” Gentiles of all the nations and teach them. It took some readjusting for them to absorb the impact of and act on that assignment. (Acts 10:9-35) But there was no getting around it; Jesus had told them in a parable that “the field is the world.” \n\nWhen we examine texts offered by Trinitarians as evidence that the Bible “implies” a Trinity, what do we find? An honest appraisal reveals that the scriptures offered do not speak of Christendom’s Trinity.   \nAn example of such texts is found at Matthew 28:19, 20. There the Father, the Son, and the holy spirit are mentioned together. Some claim that this implies a Trinity. But read the verses yourself. Is there anything in those texts that says that the three are one God equal in eternity, power, position, and wisdom? No, there is not. It is the same with other texts that mention the three together.
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Acts 11:26And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church (1 Cor.10:32), and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.\n\n\n\nPat (ndbpsa)
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Yes, Eostra was the celebration of the Sun Goddess, the dawn, which explains why easter (rising 'sun/son'). When early Christians met many celebrators they adopted the festivals and gave the new Christians another reason to celebrate. Who'd want a religion that didn't think partying was okay (we didn't do that till the dark ages - and we're sorry about that)?\n\nIn Latin, rest is 'Sabbatum', the traditional rest day was Friday to Saturday. I think many Christians now celebrate Church on Sunday for no other reason that it is the last day of the 'work' week and therefore a day of rest. It may have also been started to marginalise Jewish people who wanted to rest on Day 6, quite likely, I think. Apologies.  We have a weekend now (two days) so that should keep most westerners happy.\n\nIt would be interesting to know if we had a seven day week before the Romans and if the seven Teutonic names were whittled down (or 'plumped' up) to coincide with the Judeo-Christian week. There's a whole PHD in that, I think. \n\nThe Calendar was imposed by Julius Caesar, hence the Roman names and probably some deference to conquered countries. I would suspect the seasons and names would have had Hebrew names in the Jewish culture. \n\nThe Bible only suggests we celebrate one festival, Communion, and the others are just extra fun. I don't mind when Jesus was born, I often don't get to celebrate my birthday on the day either, it's just nice to have it remembered. At least we don't have to put candles on His cake (maybe that's what the tree is for - oh Gawd I'm going to be surfing for information for hours now). \n\nI think you offered enough query to keep me up all night. Cheers. :)
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One obvious answer is Christ.\nHowever, the real answer is Peter.  Christ did not worship Christ, and he was a Jew until He died.\nPeter, therefore, was the first Christian, its founder, and its first leader.
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The first one 'finished' was our Lord Jesus Christ. We are the followers in the race who's goal is to follow him in the race to our resurection.
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In the Old Testament God gave the Hebrews the Sabbath as a day of rest.  Jesus honored the Sabbath, but disagreed with the definition of work.  Early Christians chose Sunday as their day for worship and rest.  The day itself is not holy, the worship is.
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It doesn't say that Sunday is the true day of worship.  Sunday became the day of worship, as opposed to Saturday, after the split between the Synagogues and the Church in the 300's AD.\n\nIt also was used in this fashion to honor the day upon which Christ was resurrected.
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uh, no, it did not take 3 days for Jesus to rise again. Havent you read your New Testament?:::\n\n               John  20:1  The first day of the week cometh \n               Mary Magdalene  early, when  it was yet \n               dark,  unto the sepulchre,  and seeth the  \n               stone taken away from the sepulchre.  \n\nIt was only Two days and Two nights, that Jesus was in the sepulchre: \n\nFriday---one day\nFriday Night---one night\nSaturday---two days\nSaturday night---two nights.\n\nBut Sunday, before it was light, before even the beginning of the 3rd daylight period, Jesus was already gone. This means it was TWO days and TWO nights before Jesus rose, according to your own New Testament!
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Hi Aviva,\n\nI'm back attending the JESUS CHRIST THE SURE FOUNDATION (Isaiah 28:16), during Sundays.\n\nIn it the order is normally as follows:\n\n1. Call to Worship\n2. Singing psalms, hymns, songs..dancing..clapping..\n3. Introductory Prayer and more prayers\n4. Bible Study: Preaching and more preaching for 2 hours(not the same person, sometimes when one gets sick or has other meetings the other takes over)\n5. Music interlude: Singing or dancing clapping..joyous songs\n6. Offering prayer (for tithes)\n7. Tithing ( with music interlude)\n8. Thanksgiving and closing prayer\n9. Fellowship in Joyous music (there can be singing..dancing..clapping..talking..hi's and hellos and goodbyes or what suits the person) \n\nusually...takes about 3 and a half hours...\nGod Bless the congregations.