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To: DouglasKC
I wonder why the apostles started that practice then? Do you think perhaps they just made it up? Maybe they were "teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men"?
27 posted on 08/06/2015 11:30:06 AM PDT by LearsFool (Real men get their wives and children to heaven.)
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To: LearsFool
I wonder why the apostles started that practice then? Do you think perhaps they just made it up? Maybe they were "teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men"?

None of the biblical apostles did. Sunday worship was driven by the desire not to look Jewish to the Roman overlords. There were a series of Jewish revolts against the Roman empire beginning in 66 AD and ending in 135 AD. As a result Jews were hated by Rome and it became dangerous for early Christians to keep the biblical sabbaths. Those who stuck with the bible ended up dead or went into hiding. Those who wanted to hold on to their lives, wealth or social standing switched to Sunday and made up justifications for doing so.

30 posted on 08/06/2015 11:54:32 AM PDT by DouglasKC (I'm pro-choice when it comes to lion killing....)
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To: LearsFool; DouglasKC
I wonder why the apostles started that practice then?

They didn't. Read carefully, and understand Hebrew culture:

The Havdala service is an Hebrew custom to extend the joy of the Sabbath, and to usher in the new week. It happens at sundown after the Sabbath ends and is done often in home settings - It is the origin of 'pot luck', with everyone bringing a little something, gathering together to eat supper. Bread and wine feature prominently in the blessing before the meal, and speakers stand to preach during the dinner...

Re-read the NT with that understanding, and the whole thing changes.

31 posted on 08/06/2015 11:58:35 AM PDT by roamer_1
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