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First the following verses are descriptive of the early behavior of the Church–note how they gathered on the first day of the week (Sunday).
"On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”…A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” "
–John 20:19,26
"On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. "
–Acts 20:7
"Now about the collection for God’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, 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 Cor 16:1-2
And this is the attitude we are to have toward those how others observe the Sabbath–that you can’t judge them and that they are a shadow of the things that were to come, i.e. the Old Testament and the Old Covenant:
"Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. "
–Col 2:16-17
Col. 2:16-17 cannot be interpreted to mean that we don’t have to observe the Sabbath. In order to reconcile this with Hebrews 10:25 (Let us not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing…) we must interpret Col 2:16-17 as giving us as believers the liberty to choose the Sabbath day to meet together–not to judge others on what day they choose.
And, in all cases, Col 2:16-17 cannot be taken as meaning Exodus 20:8 is abrogated by our choosing of the Sabbath day.
First the following verses are descriptive of the early behavior of the Church–note how they gathered on the first day of the week (Sunday).
"On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”…A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” "
–John 20:19,26
"On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. "
–Acts 20:7
"Now about the collection for God’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, 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 Cor 16:1-2
And this is the attitude we are to have toward those how others observe the Sabbath–that you can’t judge them and that they are a shadow of the things that were to come, i.e. the Old Testament and the Old Covenant:
"Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. "
–Col 2:16-17
Col. 2:16-17 cannot be interpreted to mean that we don’t have to observe the Sabbath. In order to reconcile this with Hebrews 10:25 (Let us not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing…) we must interpret Col 2:16-17 as giving us as believers the liberty to choose the Sabbath day to meet together–not to judge others on what day they choose.
And, in all cases, Col 2:16-17 cannot be taken as meaning Exodus 20:8 is abrogated by our choosing of the Sabbath day.