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To: Mrs. Don-o
...Sunday as the Lord's day...

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Acts 20:7

On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.


Romans 14:5

One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

101 posted on 11/24/2012 4:48:49 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie
These two verses don't point toSunday being established as the Lord's Day as a practice of the Church.

The Acts quote says they came together on the first day of the week to break bread. That allows the interpretation (but does not establish) that they broke bread in the manner of the Eucharist, i.e. the Lord's Supper, ie. the Lord's Body and Blood. It also allows the interpretation that they just came together for a meal.

It says they did it (once) on the first day, but doesn't say they did it regularly, or always, or exclusively on the first day. As a stand-alone verse, it's too vague to tell us exactly what they were doing, let alone what we should do. Nor does it --- in itself --- dis-establish the Sabbath (seventh) day as the Lord's Day.

The second quote (Romans), as a stand-alone, basically says, "This day, that day, whatever...." It precisely does NOT establish the first day of the week as a day dedicated to the Lord.

So I don't see how one can draw the desired conclusion from these two verses alone. Maybe you want to add something else?

105 posted on 11/24/2012 6:43:30 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Quodlibet.)
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To: Elsie
These two verses don't point toSunday being established as the Lord's Day as a practice of the Church.

The Acts quote says they came together on the first day of the week to break bread. That allows the interpretation (but does not establish) that they broke bread in the manner of the Eucharist, i.e. the Lord's Supper, ie. the Lord's Body and Blood. It also allows the interpretation that they just came together for a meal.

It says they did it (once) on the first day, but doesn't say they did it regularly, or always, or exclusively on the first day. As a stand-alone verse, it's too vague to tell us exactly what they were doing, let alone what we should do. Nor does it --- in itself --- dis-establish the Sabbath (seventh) day as the Lord's Day.

The second quote (Romans), as a stand-alone, basically says, "This day, that day, whatever...." It precisely does NOT establish the first day of the week as a day dedicated to the Lord.

So I don't see how one can draw the desired conclusion from these two verses alone. Maybe you want to add something else?

106 posted on 11/24/2012 6:56:45 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Quodlibet.)
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