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Actually, that would not be correct. Only the Jewish nation began their day at sunset. To be precise they began their night at sunset and their day at sunrise. The rest of the Roman world began their day at Midnight. The Gospel of John was written using Roman, not Jewish, time. Any event taking place outside of the nation of Israel would be using Roman time. Thus, when the scriptures say that the Christians came together on the first day of the week it means after midnight which began the first day. Your understanding is a common folly based on incorrect teaching.

Then, please explain this last paragraph?

Only the Jewish nation began their day at sunset. To be precise they began their night at sunset and their day at sunrise. The rest of the Roman world began their day at Midnight. The Gospel of John was written using Roman, not Jewish, time.

Read John 19:14 This is when John says that Jesus was brought before Pilate and says that it was about the sixth hour.

Now read 15:25 Here it says that it was about the third hour when Jesus was crucified.

Now read Mark 15:33 Here it says that darkness came over the entire land at the sixth hour and lasted until the ninth hour.

Now answer the following questions:

1. Did Jesus appear before Pilate at Noon(Jewish time) or 6:00 AM (Roman time)?

2. Was Jesus crucified at 3:00AM(Roman time) or 9:00AM (Jewish time)?

3. Did darkenss cover the land from noon until 3:00PM (Jewish time)or from 6:00AM until 9:00 AM (Roman time)?

4. Was Jesus crucified before being taken before pilot?

John, writing according to Roman time, places Jesus before Pilate at approximately 6:00AM our time.

Mark, writing according to Jewish time, places the crucifixion at approximately 9:00AM and the darkenss encompassing the land from noon until 3:00PM our time.

There are those who delight in finding a "supposed" contradiction in the Bible. Their problem, like so many on here, is that they do not understand the difference between Jewish time and Roman time.

A question for Tenn2005 and Quester:

What is the end of the road for your theologies? Those of us who regard the Bible as a linear and complete guidebook for Holy livin' generally agree that the two resurrections are literal and are judgement days. One resurrection for the faithful Commandment keeping believers in Jesus and one for the wicked. If the Commandments are gone, what standard will Jesus use to judge? Do you guys believe in a resurrection? How does one display Holy livin'? How is one to be a light to others?