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“The Sunday that we hold sacred was not commanded by Jesus. However, the disciples felt that the resurrection should be appropriately celebrated, and so they transferred their interest in the Jewish Sabbath to the Christian Sunday, the first day of the week, the day on which Jesus was raised from the dead. Sunday became an official holiday in A.D. 321 when Constantine issued a decree saying that it was to be observed as an official day of rest. For that reason the Sabbath, our Lord’s Day, should be a gladsome day.”
Donald C. McHenry, “Delight in the Lord’s Day,” Sunday, 11.
The point
Sunday worship arose from the resurrection, not a direct command of Jesus, yet remains a joyful sabbath.
Scripture
Acts 20:7Revelation 1:10
Audience
Adults
Tone
Explanatory · Instructional
To tell aloud
under a minute · 91 words