Posted on 02/28/2011 8:18:05 AM PST by hope_dies_last
TRUE.
While technically true, not in the way that you seem to assume... Christianity is a sect of Judaism, and followed the worship model of the Jews.
That is, to REST on the Sabbath... That means to go nowhere, do nothing. It is reserved for individual/familial praise of YHWH and to mark the day of the Creator. It lasts from Friday evening until Saturday evening, which is one day.
The custom was to congregate after the Sabbath, in the evening of Saturday, which technically IS Sunday, as YHWH measures days.
The early Christians performed in a similar manner, as the Bible testifies.
The Sunday sabbath is an artifice of Rome's, and began in Rome, and shortly after in Alexandria, but took a long time, and force (taxes, laws) to get the rest of Christendom to comply.
The point is not the congregation meeting on Sunday. The point is failing to observe the Sabbath on Saturday.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.