Your Bible says, “But in vain [uselessness] they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men” (Matthew 15:9; Mark 7:7). The reason why we keep the first day of the week holy instead of the seventh is for the same reason that we observe many other things, not because the Bible, but because the Church, has enjoined it (Plain Sermons, by Contributors to the Tracts for the Times, vol. GREEN SABBATH: Sunday Lockdowns for “Gaia” & Jubilee for the Earth. Gibbons’ parents had come to the United States about 1829 but returned to Ireland in 1837. Yes, God established the seventh-day Sabbath at the foundation of this world, long before the time of Moses. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made” (Genesis 2:2–3). Concerning such practices, Jesus warned, “‘In vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men…. "Some theologians have held that God [in the Bible] likewise directly determined the Sunday as the day of worship in the New Law, that He Himself has explicitly substituted the Sunday for the Sabbath. Sunday? Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, 5th ed. Much as in Romans 15, Paul here is asking the Corinthians to gather supplies for needy brethren. It was Emperor Constantine in 321 AD who proclaimed the day of the sun as the day of worship for the Roman Empire. Many churches have followed that wrong pathway, as did the Pharisees of Jesus’ day. The Fourth Commandment gives us this very plain instruction: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. “Is Saturday the seventh day according to the Bible and the Ten Commandments? In keeping Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church." Remember that this occurred years after Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Chancellor Albert Smith for Cardinal of Baltimore Archdiocese, letter dated February 10, 1920: If Protestants would follow the Bible, they should worship God on the Sabbath day by God is Saturday. If you are alive at that time, will you obey your Lord and Savior and worship Him on the seventh day, keeping the Sabbath holy along with all other people on earth? 89. We look forward to the coming Kingdom of God, ruled by the Prince of Peace—the Messiah, Jesus Christ. James Cardinal Gibbons, Catholic educator and archbishop of Baltimore in the late 1800s and early 1900s, was blunt about the change: "You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. That’s a warning I hope all of us will heed. It was later codified as the Fourth Commandment (Exodus 20:8–11). The Sunday law was officially confirmed by the Roman Papacy. Dear readers, we are living in the time of the end prophesied in your Bible. “For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. The “Good Friday” tradition is nowhere found in your Bible. We read, “Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. We’ve seen that the original Christian Church observed the seventh-day Sabbath, following the example of Jesus Christ and the apostles. —C. It is a law of the Catholic Church alone. However, when the Jews rebelled against Rome, the Romans put down their rebellion by destroying Jerusalem in A.D. 70 and again in A.D. 135. ), pp.72,73 "If protestants would follow the Bible, they should worship God on the Sabbath Day, that is Saturday. Yet today, the vast majority of those calling themselves “Christian” worship on Sundays and do nothing to keep the seventh-day Sabbath holy. The Catholic Encyclopedia, on the topic of “Sunday,” explains: “Tertullian… is the first writer who expressly mentions the Sunday rest: ‘We, however (just as tradition has taught us), on the day of the Lord’s Resurrection ought to guard not only against kneeling, but every posture and office of solicitude; deferring even our businesses lest we give any place to the devil’” (vol. And it shall come to pass that from one New Moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, all flesh shall come to worship before Me,’ says the Lord” (Isaiah 66:22–23). Take to Him everything that perplexes the mind. Misguided Education and the Decline of Western Civilization, "If My People Would Humble Themselves...". Faith of Our Fathers. He is still, right now, Lord of the Sabbath. The noted Catholic theologian, James Cardinal Gibbons, wrote this bold statement: “But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. But what about the other two? James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 ed. and Easter: The Untold Story. www.amazingdiscoveries.org0 0 20100 0 20 writes,“For0the0mystery0of0iniquity0doth0already0work”(2Thessalonians2:7).0 0 Paulalsodeclaresthis:0 "Faithfully yours, J. Cardinal Gibbons"--autographed letter photostat [Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore was the leading advocate of Catholicism in America at the end of the last century]. Again, you can read even more in our free, informative booklet Which Day Is the Christian Sabbath? We read that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). For instance, the Roman Church and most of its Protestant daughter churches believe that the Sabbath should be honoured, but that the Pope was able to move the holy day to Sunday. In other words, Christian Sabbath-keepers were declared heretics. Do you even now worship the Savior as Lord of the Sabbath? "Answer. ), pp.72,73 “If protestants would follow the Bible, they should worship God on the Sabbath Day, that is Saturday. At the time of Moses on Mt. James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (1877-1921), in a signed letter. If you are a longtime student of Tomorrow’s World and would like to worship with other Christian Sabbath-keepers, we invite you to counsel with one of our representatives. “But isn’t ‘Sunday’ in the New Testament?,” some will wonder. --James Cardinal Gibbons, Catholic Mirror, Dec. 23, 1983. And shall wear out the saints] By wars, crusades, massacres, inquisitions, and persecutions of all kinds. James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 ed. The first-century Christian Church worshipped on the seventh day of the week, which we now call Saturday. “Tradition, not Scripture, is … — James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 edition), p. 72-73 (16th Edition, p 111; 88th Edition, p. 89). Think about it! But when was the seventh-day Sabbath established? "But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. “Tradition, not Scripture, is … So, who changed the Sabbath to Sunday? Jesus made an amazing claim. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. Notice again, before continuing, what was a stunning admission from a letter by James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (1877-1921). So, why do most people who call themselves “Christians” ignore the seventh-day Sabbath and instead hallow Sunday, the first day of the week? For instance, the Sabbath pictures the Millennial rest and is a memorial of God’s rest at creation. These are surprising admissions. In other words, Cardinal Gibbons is saying that if the Bible is your authority, you have no basis for observing Sunday. No serious student of the Scriptures can deny that God instituted the Sabbath at creation and designated the seventh day to be kept holy. “Prove to me from the Bible alone that I am bound to keep Sunday holy. "Answer. "Is Saturday the seventh day according to the Bible and the Ten Commandments? Readers also downloaded… Bibliographic Record . He has quite a few quotes almost identical to this and a letter stating the same. By the very act of changing the Sabbath into Sunday, which Protestants allow of, and therefore they fondly contradict themselves, by keeping Sunday strictly, and breaking most other feasts commanded by the same Church.' Surely these must depict or command Sunday worship, right? Ice Age Farmer. This would have been a much larger issue than the controversy over circumcision! Yet, today, most of the Christian professing world keeps Sunday, the first day of the week, calling it the Sabbath. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we [Catholics] never sanctify.” James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers, 16th edition, 1880, p. 111. But, “on the next Sabbath almost the whole city [Jews and Gentiles alike] gathered to hear the word of the Lord.”. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify.” That’s a quote from Gibbons’ The Faith of Our Fathers, first published in 1876 (p. 97, 1917). Many Bible prophecies are “dual” in nature—that is, they have a type and antitype, an earlier and a later fulfillment. It is a matter of Biblical and secular history that God never changed His holy Sabbath or transferred its solemnity to Sunday. It states, “Physical sabbath-keeping on the part of the New Covenant believer as affirmed by ‘sabbath rest’ epitomizes cessation from ‘works’ (4:10) in commemoration of God’s rest at creation ([Hebrews] 4:4 = Gen 2:2) and manifests faith in the salvation provided by Christ” (vol. The New Testament plainly shows we are to continue keeping the commandments (Mathew 5:17–18; 19:17; 28:20)—all ten of them. Let’s look at both. Because of volume we may not be able to promptly reply to submissions using the form below. challenging protestants on their observation of sunday. Witness God and man against this bloody, persecuting, ruthless, and impure Church! Even history demonstrates that, among these varieties, the seven-day week is very ancient. Notice the following stunning admission from a letter by James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (1877-1921). The… Scripture gives us the answer: “For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: ‘And God rested on the seventh day from all His works’” (Hebrews 4:4). There is absolutely no New Testament text stating that God, Jesus, or the apostles changed the Sabbath to Sunday—not a text, not a word, not even a hint or suggestion. Sabbath Day / Sunday Commentary James Cardinal Gibbons stated “You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. XIV, p. 335). 29-31. The fourth-century AD Catholic Council of Laodicea affirmed Sunday worship and declared Christian Sabbath-keepers heretics. The answer may amaze you! But does this even matter? He is not asking them to worship, but to do the physical work of gathering goods for those in need in Jerusalem. Title: Saturday or sunday which is the sabbath, Author: I love reading, Name: Saturday or sunday which is the sabbath, Length: 93 pages, Page: 9, Published: 2016-05-23 Issuu company logo Issuu There can be no doubt that Christ, His disciples, and the first-century Christians kept Saturday, the seventh-day Sabbath. Did He say He was Lord over Sunday—that Sunday was the Lord’s day? In other words, Christian Sabbath-keepers were declared heretics. You can read more about the three days and three nights, and the timing and meaning of Jesus’ death and resurrection, in our inspiring, free booklets Which Day Is the Christian Sabbath? Notice the context; Jesus had been crucified just days before, and the disciples did not yet understand that He was risen (cf. James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (1877-1921), in a signed letter. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify.” -James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 ed. Scripture records that He gave a very strong warning about observing traditions that conflict with the commandments of God. If Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath, what day is the Lord’s day? The Christian Sabbath, 2nd ed., published by the Catholic Mirror of Baltimore, 1893, pp. Or should you oppose them and follow the traditions of men? They have assumed infallibility, which belongs only to God. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. This means that it began on what we would call Saturday. The Sabbath is the Lord’s Day—Jesus Himself said so. The Catholic Church says, by my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. Witness John Huss, and Jerome of Prague. To none can this apply so well or so fully as to the popes of Rome. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him’” (John 20:1–2). Not Sunday! The total absence of any such controversy over a change in the day of worship is one of the best evidences showing the apostles and other New Testament Christians did not change the day. Jews around the world have worshipped for millennia on the Sabbath, the day beginning at sunset every Friday evening and continuing until sunset on Saturday. “For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. Even to this day, Christian Sabbath-keepers are persecuted in many countries around the world. “Tradition, not Scripture, is the rock on which the church of Jesus Christ is built.” Adrien Nampon, Catholic Doctrine as Defined by the Council of Trent, p. 157 The Council of Laodicea in A.D. 364 decreed, “Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday but shall work on that day; but the Lord’s day they shall especially honour, and, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of our Fathers, 88th ed., pp. Yes, Jesus and the apostles kept the seventh-day Sabbath holy, and God expects us to follow their example. As King of kings and Lord of lords, He will teach, govern, guide, and serve all nations. (New York, 1902), 3:380, note 1.). And yet Gibbons is not alone. James Cardinal Gibbons, Catholic educator and archbishop of Baltimore 1877-1921, was blunt about the change: "You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. Again, “The Catholic Church, … by virtue of her divine mission, changed the day from Saturday to Sunday” (The Catholic Mirror, official publication of James Cardinal Gibbons, Sept. 23, 1893). Since Sabbath observance is visible to others, some Christians in the early second century sought to distance themselves from Judaism by observing a different day, thus “blending in” to the society around them. James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 edition), p. 72-73 (16th Edition, p 111; 88th Edition, p. 89). Jesus Christ observed the seventh-day Sabbath. “Protestants do not realize that by observing Sunday, they accept the authority of the spokesperson of the Church, the Pope” ( Our Sunday Visitor , February 5, 1950). J. Cardinal Gibbons (his signature appears in the original document) Also published in The Catholic Mirror, an official publication of James Cardinal Gibbons, dated September 23, 1893: The Catholic Church … by virtue of her divine mission, changed the day from Saturday to Sunday. The Scriptures, as he states, “enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify.”. ), pp. — James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 edition), p. 72-73 (16th Edition, p 111; 88th Edition, p. 89). (Gibbons, James Cardinal. “And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. "QUESTION: What Bible authority is there for changing the Sabbath from the seventh to the first day of the week? Just contact the Regional Office nearest you, listed on page 4 of this magazine, or contact us at TomorrowsWorld.org. Yes, even today, true Christians follow the example of Christ, His apostles, and the Church of the New Testament in observing the seventh-day Sabbath. James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 ed. Notice again, before continuing, what was a stunning admission from a letter by James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (1877-1921). Rome, in concert with the Roman Catholic Church, changed Sabbath to Sunday! Obviously, the Roman government’s suppression of the Jews made it increasingly uncomfortable for Christians to be thought of as Jewish. I answer yes. So did His first followers. The Catholic Mirrorwas the official organ of Cardinal Gibbons and the Papacy in the United States. Or some church and religion apart from the Bible? GREEN SABBATH: Sunday Lockdowns for “Gaia” & Jubilee for the Earth. Readers also downloaded… Bibliographic Record . 2, p. 316). The bottom-line question is: Who or what is your authority? Catholic Confessions About the Sabbath By Kelly McDonald, Jr. Below are some Catholic Confessions About the Sabbath: James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of our Fathers, 88th ed., pp. Author: Gibbons, James, 1834-1921: Title: The Faith of Our Fathers (1877-1921), wrote: “But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. For example, consider this statement from prominent Anglican minister Isaac Williams in 1847: [A]nd where are we told in Scripture that we are to keep the first day at all? XI, p. 147). “For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. Through the One who became Jesus Christ, God Almighty established the Sabbath at the foundation of the world for all human beings. Yet most professing Christians observe Sunday, even though first-century Christians observed the same seventh-day Sabbath that Jesus observed! 72, 73. We’ve seen that the early New Testament Church observed the seventh-day Sabbath. While it also makes a statement about how Sabbath obedience was exchanged for Sunday observance, this quote demonstrates the importance of the preservation of Sunday observance for Catholics throughout the centuries. Yet today, most of the Christian professing world keeps Sunday, the first day of the week, calling it the Sabbath. 72,73. Sinai? “Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change [Saturday Sabbath to Sunday] was her act... And the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical authority in religious things” (H.F. Thomas, Chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons). Surely, if Christians were supposed to keep Sunday, these Gentiles would have met with Paul the very next day, Sunday. The Founder of Christianity did not say, “The Sabbath was made for the Jewish people.” The Sabbath was made for man, for all humanity, for every human being on earth. First, we notice that Paul’s message ended around midnight on the first day of the week. Even when Pope Gregory XIII revised the calendar in 1582, he did not change this cycle. If you require more immediate assistance please visit our “Contact Us” page. By the very act of changing the Sabbath into Sunday, which Protestants allow of, and therefore they fondly contradict themselves, by keeping Sunday strictly, and breaking most other feasts commanded by the same Church.' Compromise is impossible” (James Cardinal Gibbons, The Catholic Mirror, Dec. 23, 1893). “Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, ‘Peace be with you’” (v. 19). ), pp.72,73 "If protestants would follow the Bible, they should worship God on the Sabbath Day, that is Saturday. Can’t we just worship on any day? Further, “To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word [the Bible], it is because there is no light in them” (Isaiah 8:20). Mary found the tomb empty on Sunday morning because Jesus rose from the dead shortly before sunset on the day before, on Saturday. What you will find are eight references to “the first day of the week.”. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we ICatholics] ne~r sanctify. Indeed, as we shall see, He had risen from the dead on the day before—the seventh day! You may be surprised to learn that if you look for it in your New Testament, you will not find “Sunday” mentioned even once! “We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church … When Jesus appeared to these disciples on the first day of the week, He was not barging into a worship service! The Word of God makes it expressly clear that Sabbath observance is a special sign or “mark” between God and His people. What an amazing admission! The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we [the Catholic Church] never sanctify.”. We look forward to the day when all peoples and nations around the world will worship Christ the King. “Answer. The Apostle Paul preached on the Sabbath to both Jews and Gentiles in the Antioch synagogue. James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (1877-1921), in a signed letter. If, however, they are found Judaizing, they shall be shut out from Christ” (Strand, op. The Watering Down of the Sabbath in the First 300 Years. Where, then, do men get the “authority” to change the Fourth Commandment by substituting Sunday for the original Sabbath Christ and the apostles kept? By the very act of changing the Sabbath into Sunday, which Protestants allow of, and therefore they fondly contradict themselves, by keeping Sunday strictly, and breaking most other feasts commanded by the same Church.’ James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (1877-1921), in … Author: Gibbons, James, 1834-1921: Title: The Faith of Our Fathers When Mary Magdalene came to Jesus’ tomb on Sunday morning, she found it already empty. https://www.archbalt.org/his-eminence-james-cardinal-gibbons The Christian Sabbath is therefore to this day, the acknowledged offspring of the Catholic Church as spouse of the Holy Ghost, without a word of remonstrance from the Protestant World." Tradition, not Scripture, is the rock on which the church of Jesus Christ is built. And lo! So, should you follow the example of Jesus Christ and the instructions of your Bible? So, one last question: When Christ establishes His world-ruling Kingdom on Earth, on what day will all nations worship? “On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God” (v. 44). The Jewish people have preserved a calendar with a seven-day week and have not lost track of the cycle over millennia. That’s quite a plain statement! IX, Sermon CCCIV, pp. Again, “The Catholic Church, … by virtue of her divine mission, changed the day from Saturday to Sunday” (The Catholic Mirror, official publication of James Cardinal Gibbons, Sept. 23, 1893). If, however, they are found Judaizing [keeping the seventh-day Sabbath], they shall be shut out from Christ” (A History of the Councils of the Church, vol. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we ICatholics] ne~r sanctify. If we, as converted Christians, are to cease from our works just as God did from His, we simply need to ask one question: How did God cease from His works? James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (1877-1921), in … — James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 edition), p. 72-73 (16th Edition, p 111; 88th Edition, p. 89). Mark 16:14; Luke 24:37–41). Is There Any Biblical Support for Sunday Observance? On the contrary, we have a record of many Sabbaths that Paul and his traveling companions kept long after the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thus, during the apostolic era, Christians found it convenient to let the Roman authorities think of them as Jews, which gained them legitimacy with the Roman government. James Cardinal Gibbons, Catholic educator and archbishop of Baltimore in the late 1800s and early 1900s, was blunt about the change: "You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. www.amazingdiscoveries.org0 0 20100 0 20 writes,“For0the0mystery0of0iniquity0doth0already0work”(2Thessalonians2:7).0 0 Paulalsodeclaresthis:0 This is the worst of all blasphemies! Jesus was buried shortly before sunset on a Preparation Day preceding an annual Holy Day (John 19:31), so we know that He rose shortly before sunset three days later. Jesus was not resurrected at sunrise—rather, by the time the sun had risen Sunday morning, He was already gone and the tomb was already empty. 89. C. F. Thomas, Chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons, in answer to a letter regarding the change of the Sabbath, November 11, 1895. — James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 edition), p. 72-73 (16th Edition, p 111; 88th Edition, p. 89). James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 ed. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Church at Corinth, “Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). Tertullian did not write this until 202 AD, more than 170 years after the beginning of the New Testament Church! And think to change times and laws] Appointing fasts and feasts; canonizing persons whom he chooses to call saints; granting pardons and indulgences for sins; instituting new modes of worship utterly unknown to the Christian Church; new articles of faith; new rules of practice; and reversing, with pleasure, the laws both of God and man.–Dodd” (Emphasis his; Clarke’s Commentary on the Bible, Volume IV, p. 594). "-james Cardinal Gibbons, The Fuidi ofGarFathers, 16th edition, 1880, p.111. Paul met with Gentiles not on Sunday, but on the day first-century Christians observed: the seventh-day Sabbath. Who made this change, and how did it occur? In other words, Cardinal Gibbons is saying that if the Bible is your authority, … “Protestants do not realize that by observing Sunday, they accept the authority of the spokesperson of the Church, the Pope” ( Our Sunday Visitor , February 5, 1950). So, who changed the Sabbath to Sunday? James Cardinal Gibbons, original name James Gibbons, (born July 23, 1834, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died March 24, 1921, Baltimore), American prelate who, as archbishop of Baltimore from 1877 to 1921, served as a bridge between Roman Catholicism and American Catholic values.. Gibbons was taken by his parents from Baltimore to Ireland in 1837. The Scriptures admonish us to follow His example and that of the apostles. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a … They profess to be higher than all the kings of the earth, which belongs only to God. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify.” That’s a quote from Gibbons’ The Faith of Our Fathers, first published in 1876 (p. 97, 1917). Notice that Mary arrived at the tomb while it was still dark outside! All nations will observe the true weekly Sabbath and the biblical Holy Days! "Answer. What in this way have they not done against all those who have protested against their innovations, and refused to submit to their idolatrous worship? The noted Catholic theologian, James Cardinal Gibbons, wrote this bold statement: “But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. During the Empire-wide Christian persecutions under Nero, Maximin, Diocletian, and Galerius, Sabbath-keeping Christians were hunted down, tortured, and, for sport, often used for entertainment in the Colisseum. But on what authority did the Roman church make this change? ... James 5:11. Some did the hard labor of rowing (vv. The self-righteous Pharisees had already falsely accused Christ of breaking the Sabbath because He violated the added man-made rules and traditions they placed upon the Sabbath (Mark 2:24). CHURCH OF CHRIST: "Finally, we have the testimony of Christ on this subject. Again, “The Catholic Church, … by virtue of her divine mission, changed the day from Saturday to Sunday” (The Catholic Mirror, official publication of James Cardinal Gibbons, Sept. 23, 1893). 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