Is Sunday The Sabbath Or What?

Exodus 20:8 "Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it Holy".

There are some who still hold to observing the Sabbath Day. Without going into great detail, let me just say that I do not agree with their doctrine of keeping the Sabbath, but I do agree with their idea of setting aside a day to worship and honor God. Part of their reasoning for observing the Sabbath is that God set aside the 7th day as a day of rest. And, long before the Law was given to Moses and the Israelites, He had commanded man to honor that day. Sadly, it has become just another day to do just about anything that you want to do. I remember growing up as a child and even into my adult life that most stores were not open on Sunday and certainly beer could not be sold on "the Lord's Day". Over the years things have change and now so many churches don't even have services on Sunday night. I know that there is nothing in scripture that says you need to meet again on Sunday night, but with the world situation the way it is, the more you can get in out of it and be with your brothers and sisters in Christ, the better off you will be. We need that fellowship and encouragement that we get from being together. The idea behind the Sabbath was to rest and to honor God by remembering what He had done during the first six days. I think the biggest problem is that we have put too much emphasis on the things of the this world and taken our eyes off of the One Who made it for us. Now, don't get me wrong. I don't think you need to sit in Church from sunrise to sunset. But, you can put God first on that day and honor Him with your presence and your presents.