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THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK

THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK.

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THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK

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  1. THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK

  2. Romans 14:5 One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.

  3. Ephesians 3:2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, 4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

  4. The N.T. is the law of Christ, which is also called the law of liberty (Gal. 6:2; Jam. 1:25; Rom. 3:27; 8:2; 1 Cor. 9:21). Jesus teaches that if we do not do the will of the Father that heaven will not be our home (Mt. 7:21). The only way we can escape the wrath of God is by obeying the gospel (2 Thess. 1:7ff) and by remain faithful till the day we die (Rev. 2:10). The writer of Hebrews says that Jesus is the author of salvation to those who obey (Heb.5:9).

  5. John 12:48 "He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him -- the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.

  6. If the N.T. Scripture are not our only authority then why did Paul tell us not to think beyond that which is written (1 Cor. 4:6)?

  7. The Passover was a yearly event 14th day of the first month of the year (Lev. 23:5). • Certain offerings were to be done monthly (Num. 28:14). • The Sabbath was to be kept every Saturday (Ex. 20:8-11).

  8. His death brought forth the new covenant that gives us victory over sin (1 Cor. 11:23-25). • We proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes again (1 Cor. 11:26). • Partaking of the Lord’s Supper is not an option because Jesus commanded it (Mt. 26; Mk. 14; Lk. 22; 1 Cor. 11). • Acts 20:7

  9. The resurrection of the Lord is what all of Christianity stands on: • 1 Corinthians 15:12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. 15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up -- if in fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

  10. 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

  11. When was He raised? It was on the first day of the week (Mt. 28:1; Mk. 16:1; Lk. 24:1). This is very significant.

  12. 2. We also learn that after Jesus was raised from the dead that He met with His disciples on the first day of the week (Jn. 20:19-20, 26; Mk 16:9-14)

  13. The Holy Spirit was poured out the first day of the week, which was proof that Jesus was raised from the dead and sitting at the right hand of the Father (Acts 2).

  14. 4. The Great Commission began on the first day of the week: Luke 24:46 Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 "and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Also Acts 2.

  15. The birth of the church began on the first day of the week (Acts 2).

  16. What do we learn about these new disciples in Acts 2? Acts 2:42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 1 Cor. 10:16

  17. Some try to use verse 46 to justify partaking of the Lord’s Supper daily. Acts 2:46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

  18. There are three major problems with this interpretation: First, we need to keep in mind that break bread can refer to the Lord’s Supper or a common meal. Context will have tell us which is being referred to. Second, the context shows us that it was food that they were eating house to house and not the Lord’s Supper because it says “they ate their food with gladness.” The Lord’s Supper is not a meal.

  19. Third, even if a person demands that this verse is referring to the Lord’s Supper, it still would not prove that they partook of it daily. Grammatically, daily refers to how often they met in the temple, not how often they broke bread from house to house.

  20. 1 Corinthians 11:18 For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. 1 Corinthians 14:23 Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place

  21. Sometimes the church was found in people homes (1 Cor. 16:19; Rom. 16:5; Col. 4:15).

  22. 1 Corinthians 16:1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also: 2 On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.

  23. Acts 20:7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.

  24. Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. 26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

  25. What happens when we start making it a habit to miss services?

  26. Why would any Christian that loves God want to neglect any assembly of the saints whether it be on Sunday or some other day?

  27. Hebrews 13:17 Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. Those who rule over you are talking about our elders (1 Tim. 3:5; 5:17).

  28. In the Didache (a document written about A.D. 120), the statement is made that Christians “come together each Lord’s day of the Lord, break bread, and give thanks” (7:14). Justin Martyr (c. 152) also speaks of Christians meeting on Sunday and partaking of the communion (Apology I, 67).

  29. In his book, Early Christians Speak, Everett Ferguson has observed that the literature of the post-apostolic age indicates that the Lord ’s Supper was a constant feature of the Sunday service. He declares that there is no second-century evidence for the celebration of a daily communion (p. 96).

  30. Pliny, a secular writer about 112 A.D., made a report to the emperor Trajan in which he unconsciously bore witness to certain vital aspects of Christianity. Of special interest was the witness he bore to the tenacity maintained by the Christians in regard to their assemblies. They attended the regular worship services in spite of every hindrance. Legal meetings on a publicly recognized day of rest, as in these days, were impossible. Christians met in the darkness of pre-dawn assemblies; and no impediment whatever was allowed to interfere.

  31. As Pliny said, "On an appointed day they had been accustomed to meet before daybreak." He went ahead to relate that their services were nothing of a scandalous or improper kind, that they partook of a meal of the most harmless and ordinary variety, that each sang a hymn to Christ as God, and that they bound themselves with a promise not to commit fornication or theft or any other crime. This witness of Pliny reaches back to within a very few years of the apostles themselves and is a valuable independent testimony bearing upon the faith.

  32. Though I did not cover prayer, preaching, or singing these are also commanded in Scripture (1 Thess. 5:17; Eph. 5:19, 2 Tim. 4:1-2) and by example these things were done in the assembly as well (1 Cor. 14 and Acts 20).

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