Sunday

Note: The word ‘Sunday’ does not occur in the Bible; however the phrase ‘first day’ does. We know both historically and biblical that this always referred to Sunday. In every case, biblically where the ‘first day’ or first day of the week is mentioned, it never referred to a day that was the ‘day for worship’, or the day set aside by God for worship. This distinction referred only to the seventh day of the week, called ‘the Sabbath,’ the official day of rest and worship as found in Genesis 2:1-3. Do a Bible search on the ‘first day of the week’ and you will see the true status of that day.

1. On the first day of the week God began His creation of our earth. Gen. 1:1-5.

2. Christ was killed on Friday, rested in the grave on Sabbath and rose on the first day of the week. Mat. 28:1-7; Mark 15:42-46;16:1-6; Luke 23:50-56; Luke 24:1-3.

3. The disciples, fearful of the Jewish leaders meet secretly in an upper chamber, a room, when suddenly Jesus appeared there to them. John 20:17

4. In Troas, on the first day of the week(many commentators say that this was Saturday night due to lights in the hall)Paul, intending to leave Sunday morning for another city, preached all night, leaving Sunday morning. Acts 20:6-13.

5. Paul told the disciples in Corinth to put aside stock or funds for the poor in Jerusalem, and he would collect this from them when he arrived. 1Cor. 16:1-4.

6. Some people are wrongly taught that the “Lord’s day” in Revelation referrs to the Sunday. Rev. 1:10.

7. There is only one day that God calls His day, and that is the Sabbath day, the seventh day of the week. Isa. 58:13, 14; Ex. 20:10; Deut. 5:13, 14.

8. Jesus soundly told the Jews that He was the Lord of the Sabbath and knew how to keep it and what could be done on His holy day. Mark 2:27, 28.