Some claim that the Sabbath day of the Old Testament has been changed to Sunday in the time of the New Testament because collections (offerings) were made on the first day of every week or every Sunday by quoting 1 Corinthians 16:2.
Now about the collection for God’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week (Every Sunday: GNT), each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made. (1 Corinthians 16:1-2)
I feel pity for their efforts to find evidence of the Sunday service which is not found on the Bible. First, the above verse is not a record of worshiping on Sundays and giving offerings. The Apostle Paul said, “When I come no collections will have to be made (KJV: There be no gatherings when I come).” If it had been a regular collection, it should have been made whether the Apostle Paul came or not, shouldn’t it? If fact, the collection mentioned above was a special offering for helping out the Jerusalem Church.
There is no need for me to write to you about this service to the saints… So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift [KJV: bounty] you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift, not as one grudgingly given… This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. (2 Corinthians 9:1-12)
It’s wrong to insist that it’s evidence that the Sunday service was kept by citing the verse which is not about a regular offering but a special offering. In addition, it’s also not a record of worshiping on the first day of every week. On the contrary, it proves that they worked on the first day of every week. It’s written, “On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income (GNT: Every Sunday each of you must put aside some money, in proportion to what you have earned).” It means that they must put aside some money, in proportion to what they have earned on Sunday. To earn money on the first day of the week, they must have worked on Sundays, mustn’t they? In other words, the verse of matter means that they must put aside some money earned on the first day of every week in advance not to be in hurry to collect the special offering when the Apostle Paul comes.
However, those who try to find evidence of the Sunday service in any way claim that ‘collections (offerings)’ were made on the ‘first day of every week’ by extracting only the two phrases ‘collections’ and ‘the first day of every week.’ How strange their way of interpretation is! I suppose that they cannot see the Sabbath recorded about 135 times in the Bible (80 times in the Old Testament and 55 times in the New Testament) because they read the Bible in such a strange way.
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Who insist that in this article, they don’t know why apostle Paul said like that. They just see a little part which they think that useful for their insistence. However If you study and understand the situation at that time, you will understand easily reason.
What a mystery they are! One bible exist. But why different understanding do they have? Because sunday worshiper didnot know God’s secret the underlying meaning.
The Bible is so difficult to understand without looking at the context of whole article.
Even though they try hard to deny the truth of the Sabbath day, it is so obvious that Jesus Christ and all His disciples who were taught by Him directly kept the Sabbath holy day. The WMSCOG is the only church which keeps the Sabbath day according to the teaching of Christ and following its exact regulation.
It’s a good explanation! Their offerings was prepared in advance for Sabbath day.
A lack of evidence about Sunday.
Ahh!! Two are totally different. Worship day is Sabbath not Sunday.
It’s well-known fact that Sunday is not based on the Bible.
I recently met a man who knew well about the Sunday service. He said he knew that Sunday was a day for celebrating sun-god: Mithra. However, he denied to keep the Sabbath day although he knew the Sabbath is the worship day. Just knowing is not sufficient. Action should be accompanied. When we keep the Sabbath day, we can know God we worship. And those who keep the Sabbath day are entitled to be called the children of God (Exodus 31:13-).
https://mygodchristahnsahnghong.com/2013/05/13/the-sabbath-day-of-the-old-testament-and-the-sabbath-day-of-the-new-testament/ Right. Without understanding the whole concept of God’s Laws (The Old and the New), we cannot fully understand what we should keep. That’s why God came to this earth to teach us the right way to worship God.
They claim that they do not need to the Sabbath day because it’s the Law of Moses.
However, the World Mission Society Church of God (WMSCOG) keeps the Sabbath day of the new covenant, not of the old covenant (https://mygodchristahnsahnghong.com/2013/05/13/the-sabbath-day-of-the-old-testament-and-the-sabbath-day-of-the-new-testament/). To get salvation in the time of the New Testament, we should observe the new covenant.
They must be a great mystery writer putting Conan Doyle to open shame. How can they conclude that the Sunday service was kept by using only two phrases “collections” and “the first day of every week”?
The Sabbath day is a sign between God and God’s people (Exodus 31:13). And Jesus kept the Sabbath day (https://mygodchristahnsahnghong.com/2013/09/22/to-those-who-distort-the-sabbath-day-observed-by-jesus/) and disciples also kept it. The Sabbath day is a very important day which must be kept until the end of the world (Matthew 24:20.)