Te Karere . disadvantage concern-ing the matter as there is no positiveproof from the New Testament thatthe Jewish Sabbath of worship (Sat-urday) was changed to Sunday, al-though the scriptures lead us to be-lieve this was so. There is a verystrong probability that the changemade from the seventh to the firstday of the week was made by theLord Himself, after His the gospel of John (Chapter 20)we have the history of the Lordsresurrection, etc. Here we have theLord appearing to His disciples onthe first day of the week and again,after eight days, which brings usto the first day o
Te Karere . disadvantage concern-ing the matter as there is no positiveproof from the New Testament thatthe Jewish Sabbath of worship (Sat-urday) was changed to Sunday, al-though the scriptures lead us to be-lieve this was so. There is a verystrong probability that the changemade from the seventh to the firstday of the week was made by theLord Himself, after His the gospel of John (Chapter 20)we have the history of the Lordsresurrection, etc. Here we have theLord appearing to His disciples onthe first day of the week and again,after eight days, which brings usto the first day once more. It seemslogical to assume that the Lord Him-self appointed this second meeting, andJohn makes special reference thatThomas was told of this pre-arrangedmeeting. Scripture shows that it was thecustom to meet on the first day ofthe week during the apostolic period(see Acts 20:4-7, 1 Cor. 16:1, 2) andsurely the apostles would not be sopresumptuous as to change the day ofworship wthout divine Sabbath breaking was one of thecharges most frequently broughtagainst Christ during His statement that the Sabbath wasmade for man and not man for theSabbath and that the Son of Manis Lord also of the Sabbath (Mark2:27, 28) is in accordance that He hadthe authority to change the old Mosaicinstitution of the Sabbath if He sodesired. Speaking of the changes Christ hadmade concerning the old law, Paulsaid, Let no man therefore judge youin meat or in drink, or in respect ofa Hoi yd ay, or of the new moon, orof the Sabbath days (read Col. 2:13-17). It is clear from this that asidefrom other ordinances a Holydaywas being observed which was entirelydifferent from the Jewish Holyday must have been theLords Day John makes reference toin Revelation. Although the tendency is toward theSabbath having been changed, yet aswas stated before there is no definiteproof in the ancient scriptures it wasso. Therefore shortly after the Churchwas organzied the Lord in a
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