Why do non-Catholic Christians gather on sunday?

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TEPO said:
Sorry If I’m a bit to-the-point, but that’s how I speak. This is my third attempt at this thread and I’d really appreciate a real answer.

If not for confession or communion, why bother? Even the fourth commandment merely asks to “keep Holy” the sabbath… So on sundays non-catholic christians could just stay home and pray…

Am I wrong? If so, why? 🤷
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non-cath;oic go tp church for fellow ship and to hear the music and to try the pot luck dinner
 
mackbrislawn said:
That’s right, Sunday has been considered the Christian Sabbath. Although that is probably more Protestant thinking than Catholic. In reality, there is no Christian Sabbath even though the earliest Christians met on Sunday for the Eucharist and to hear the Word preached. Scripture enjoins Christians to meet together but doesn’t explicitly say when or how often. It is Catholic tradition to meet on Sunday. Seventh Day Adventists find it odd that Protestants, who reject Catholic tradition, continued to meet on Sunday, and even to pass laws requiring it.
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Do the SDA know WHY cathloic go to Church on Sunday,Do they understand why and do they know what Jesus, Christ said and why He was right
 
TEPO said:
I want to know why people gather if not to celebrate the Eucharist?
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We do not have a Eucharist. We do have something that resembles what you do but follows the pattern of a meal like what Paul wrote about in his letters and the example from the Gospels.
Some people also attend a Saturday service so the Sunday aspect is not as important for some believers.
 
Our church baptizes using a trintarian formula, but does not put forth the priciple that baptism washes your sins away, rather the Blood of Christ(you know…"What can wash away my sins, nothing but the blood of Jesus!). And imagine, how surreal that must have been in that Upper Room that night. Eating with the Saviour of the world, having your feet washed by Him, and Him then breaking the Bread, as His body was to be broken; Drinking of His “blood”, as His was to be spilled. That is what our Communion is like; sometinmes we add foot washing. So essentially, catholics have a Communion that was enhanced by man, called the real presence, transsubstantiation, or whatever. I never said that parts of the Mormon religion did not have merit; just citing some things I do not agree with! I dated a Mormon girl for almost a year back in the earl 70’s, but never converted, dated some catholic girls but never converted either!
 
mackbrislawn said:
That’s right, Sunday has been considered the Christian Sabbath. Although that is probably more Protestant thinking than Catholic. In reality, there is no Christian Sabbath even though the earliest Christians met on Sunday for the Eucharist and to hear the Word preached. Scripture enjoins Christians to meet together but doesn’t explicitly say when or how often. It is Catholic tradition to meet on Sunday. Seventh Day Adventists find it odd that Protestants, who reject Catholic tradition, continued to meet on Sunday, and even to pass laws requiring it.
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It’s interesting that you should say that. There was a thread here about a month ago I think on why (some)Protestants don’t consider it an obligation to attend church on Sunday like Catholics. The Catholics in the discussion almost all argued that they are required to on account of the commandment to keep the Sabbath.
 
I was taught during my childhood that the traditional Sabbath was Friday night to Saturday night. However, Sunday was the Lord’s Day, when we as Christians celebrate the resurrection.

Now, I had an interesting experience over Christmas. I was at a home and religion came up. Not always a good idea. A young woman, raised Catholic, was responding to someone who asked her why she was now attending a Protestant church. The main reason, she said, was that it was more ‘communal’ - her word, and she repeated it several times.
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When someone challenged her, she said that she had found Protestants in general friendlier, that they seemed happier to be there, that they sang hymns with more verve, that less was read from a liturgy and more seemed to come from the heart, that the pastor prayed extemporaneously and included the needs of the moment, that 'passing the peace' wasn't so much a ritual but everyone got up and walked around, obviously so pleased to see onee another. etc. 

 The discussion continued, but her remarks remain with me. I wonder how CAF posters would have responded to her. 

 When somebody brought up the Eucharist, she said that Protestants have communion, too, but it seemed less formal, open to all regardless of church connection. When somebody brought up the authority of the church, she hesitated but said she was coming to the conclusion that there was not one true church so much as there were true people, people true to the gospel, who may disagree on different things but are united by their love of Christ. She was attending some Bible study group at the church and was impressed by how the opinion of everyone was respected, even when they disagreed with the pastor or study group leader. 

 Happy New Year!
 
Roy5 said:
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 When somebody brought up the Eucharist, she said that Protestants have communion, too, but it seemed less formal, open to all regardless of church connection. When somebody brought up the authority of the church, she hesitated but said she was coming to the conclusion that there was not one true church so much as there were true people, people true to the gospel, who may disagree on different things but are united by their love of Christ. She was attending some Bible study group at the church and was impressed by how the opinion of everyone was respected, even when they disagreed with the pastor or study group leader. 

 Happy New Year!
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We have a few catholics attending our church …The girl’s remarks are pretty much echoed by one brother in the Lord I have grown to know.The man has changed and got on fire for the Lord… He must have impressed his family as his whole cathoilc family has come to visit…They visited more than once…He is a prominent and well known store owner who has really been a blessing to the church…
 
Indyann said:
One reason my Protestant family go is the social aspect. They all go to “services” and then go out to eat.

This is a “non-denom” church that has a coffee shop and pastry shop in the lobby and I think they sometimes go to just “fellowship”.

They also have several “praise” bands, and I think the young ones go for the music. Now, I could be wrong on all counts, but this is what I get from some of their conversations.

So glad I am Catholic!
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HMM thats funny because my family is Catholic and after mass the all go out to eat.
We don’t go to services and when its over we go our seperate way or ignore one another once services are over. The fellowship continues after services. What is wrong with that?

One can’t fellowship with food before services begin? Fellowship is getting together before and sometimes after services and food is one way we fellowship with one another. It gets people together to fellowship. Its now just show up for mass and go home. We take the time to talk with one another before services begin and if we eat while doing it so what.

We have both kind of services, traditional and contemporary. If they go to hear the prase band they are getting a message about God and they stay to hear the preacher. They are going to church instead of going to a gang house or hanging out in the streets. Which is better?
 
rev_kevin said:
HMM thats funny because my family is Catholic and after mass the all go out to eat.
We don’t go to services and when its over we go our seperate way or ignore one another once services are over. The fellowship continues after services. What is wrong with that?

One can’t fellowship with food before services begin? Fellowship is getting together before and sometimes after services and food is one way we fellowship with one another. It gets people together to fellowship. Its now just show up for mass and go home. We take the time to talk with one another before services begin and if we eat while doing it so what.

We have both kind of services, traditional and contemporary. If they go to hear the prase band they are getting a message about God and they stay to hear the preacher. They are going to church instead of going to a gang house or hanging out in the streets. Which is better?
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God has told us exactly how he wants to be worshipped.

It is explained very well in Scott Hahn’s, “The Lamb’s Supper”.

None of the above noted perceived reasons are among God’s prescriptions for His worship.
 
Rightlydivide said:
Amen. This is true! Lots of people confuse this point.
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Does anyone really know for sure what day the Sabbath is? I grew up believing that it is Sunday; or maybe it’s that day that you set aside for God, alone! So, tell me, what if you say Saturday is the Sabbath, but do not honor God or rest on that day? Kinda of like my catholic friend at work who gives up alcohol for Lent, then has a beer blast on Easter Sunday and gets wasted???:eek:
 
1beleevr said:
Does anyone really know for sure what day the Sabbath is? I grew up believing that it is Sunday; or maybe it’s that day that you set aside for God, alone! So, tell me, what if you say Saturday is the Sabbath, but do not honor God or rest on that day? Kinda of like my catholic friend at work who gives up alcohol for Lent, then has a beer blast on Easter Sunday and gets wasted???:eek:
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Do some word study on Jesus and sabbath…You will find some interesting things…
 
Indyann said:
God has told us exactly how he wants to be worshipped.

It is explained very well in Scott Hahn’s, “The Lamb’s Supper”.

None of the above noted perceived reasons are among God’s prescriptions for His worship.
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Believe it or not, there are many of us who worship God as He has prescribed! Let me ask you this; do you believe that everything you do for Him, or in His name(serving, witnessing,etc.) is worship?
 
1beleevr said:
Believe it or not, there are many of us who worship God as He has prescribed! Let me ask you this; do you believe that everything you do for Him, or in His name(serving, witnessing,etc.) is worship?
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Of course! We should all try to make our life a living prayer.
 
1beleevr said:
Does anyone really know for sure what day the Sabbath is? I grew up believing that it is Sunday; or maybe it’s that day that you set aside for God, alone! So, tell me, what if you say Saturday is the Sabbath, but do not honor God or rest on that day? Kinda of like my catholic friend at work who gives up alcohol for Lent, then has a beer blast on Easter Sunday and gets wasted???:eek:
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The Sabbath has always and will always be on the seventh day. However, Christians do not have a Sabbath. Jews do. That is official Catholic doctrine AND it also happens to be biblical truth as well.
Something that Fundamentalists and Catholics agree on…
 
Indyann said:
God has told us exactly how he wants to be worshipped.

It is explained very well in Scott Hahn’s, “The Lamb’s Supper”.

None of the above noted perceived reasons are among God’s prescriptions for His worship.
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You explain it.
 
rev_kevin said:
You explain it.
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Rev, I am not an apologist. I could never do justice to Dr. Hahn’s study of the Mass as it relates to Revelation. As you probably know, Scott Hahn was an anti-Catholic Protestant Minister until he started studying the Early Church Fathers and Revelation. He attended Mass one day and he saw it all there, just as it is described in Revelation.

If you have a specific question, I will try to look it up and get Hahn’s take on it. But “you explain it” is a pretty tall order.

It has been about 4 years since I have read it and at my age, the memory fades a bit.
 
Roy5 said:
I was taught during my childhood that the traditional Sabbath was Friday night to Saturday night. However, Sunday was the Lord’s Day, when we as Christians celebrate the resurrection.
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Now, I had an interesting experience over Christmas. I was at a home and religion came up. Not always a good idea. A young woman, raised Catholic, was responding to someone who asked her why she was now attending a Protestant church.** The main reason, she said, was that it was more ‘communal’ - her word, and she repeated it several times.**
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  • When someone challenged her, she said that she had found Protestants in general friendlier, that they seemed happier to be there, that they sang hymns with more verve, that less was read from a liturgy and more seemed to come from the heart, that the pastor prayed extemporaneously and included the needs of the moment, that ‘passing the peace’ wasn’t so much a ritual but everyone got up and walked around, obviously so pleased to see onee another. etc. *(!)
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 The discussion continued, but her remarks remain with me. I wonder how CAF posters would have responded to her.
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 When somebody brought up the Eucharist, she said that **Protestants have communion, too, but it seemed less formal, open to all regardless of church connection.** When somebody brought up the **authority of the church**, she **hesitated but said she was coming to the conclusion that there was not one true church so much as there were true people, people true to the gospel, who may disagree on different things but are united by their love of Christ.** **She was attending some Bible study group at the church and was impressed by how the opinion of everyone was respected, even when they disagreed with the pastor or study group leader. **
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 Happy New Year!
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Actually, I would have answered in a similar way. This is what I also got to know.
I have written in bold what I mean.

Happy New Year to you also. And to all other posters here! 🙂

Esdra
 
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