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The New Testament Church
Day of Worship
Monday, October 28, 2019I want to join a new church, but this church has church on Saturday and Bible study on Tuesday; I thought church must be on Sunday and Bible study on Wednesday, or does it matter?
Sincerely,
Calendar Keeper
Dear Calendar Keeper,
We can study the Bible whenever we want (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, etc.), but the church is commanded to come together on Sunday to worship. Acts 20:7 gives us the example that the church took the Lord’s Supper on Sunday, and 1 Cor 16:1-2 shows us that the church should take up a contribution on Sunday. The church must come together on Sunday to do these two things if nothing else. We have further evidence that the church used Sunday as a day of worship because John used the term “the Lord’s day” in Rev 1:10. Numerous early christian writers and historians refer to Sunday as the Lord’s day. Sunday is a day that God has set aside for christians to come together, remember Jesus’ sacrifice, contribute to the work, sing songs of praise, pray, and study God’s Word. Any church that doesn’t meet on Sundays isn’t taking the Bible seriously. SB