Saturday Sabbath Keepers vs. The One True Church: A Catholic Apologetics Examination of Which Church Christ Really Founded

Many groups today claim that observing the Saturday Sabbath proves they are the true Church of Christ. This Catholic apologetics article analyzes Seventh-day Adventists, Sabbath-keeping sects, and Messianic groups—using Scripture, Church history, and the Early Church Fathers—to reveal the only Church that traces directly to the Apostles: the Catholic Church.

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✝️ INTRODUCTION

Across the world, various groups insist that Saturday Sabbath observance is the identifying mark of the “true Church.” But is Sabbath-keeping alone proof of Apostolic origin? Did Christ found a Sabbath-keeping institution in the 1st century—and if so, which one is it today?

This article explores the history, doctrines, and origins of every major Sabbath-keeping group. Then it traces the historical, biblical, and patristic evidence pointing to the Catholic Church as the only continuous Church founded by Jesus Christ.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

📚 2. What Did the Apostolic Church Actually Practice?

⭐ The critical question is:

“Is Saturday Sabbath the sign of the true Church—or did Christians shift to the Lord’s Day?”

The New Testament shows:

✔️ The Apostles met on Sunday

“On the first day of the week we came together to break bread.”
— Acts 20:7

✔️ The collection of offerings was on Sunday

“On the first day of every week...”
— 1 Corinthians 16:2

✔️ St. John refers to Sunday as “The Lord’s Day”

— Revelation 1:10

✔️ Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday

(Matthew 28:1)

✔️ Pentecost occurred on Sunday

(Leviticus 23:15–16 + Acts 2)

The Church Fathers—disciples of the Apostles—confirm this shift.

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🗣️ 3. Early Church Fathers on Sunday Worship

(These men were taught by the Apostles or their immediate successors.)

🟦 St. Ignatius of Antioch (AD 107)

“Those who lived according to the old order have come to the new hope, no longer observing the Sabbath, but living in observance of the Lord’s Day.”
— Letter to the Magnesians, 9

🟦 St. Justin Martyr (AD 150)

“On the day called Sunday... the memoirs of the apostles are read... because it is the day Jesus rose from the dead.”
— First Apology, 67

🟦 The Didache (AD 70–90)

“On the Lord’s own day gather together and break bread.”

🟦 Bardesanes (AD 154–222)

“Wherever we are, we keep the day of the Lord.”

⭐ No early Christian Father teaches returning to Saturday Sabbath.
⭐ All unanimously testify to Sunday Mass.

 

🧩 4. Historical Timeline: Sabbath to Lord’s Day  

AD 30 – Resurrection of Christ (Sunday) 

AD 33 – Pentecost (Sunday) 

AD 50 – Acts 20:7 records Sunday worship 

AD 70 – The Didache instructs Sunday Eucharist 

AD 107 – Ignatius: “We no longer observe the Sabbath” 

AD 150 – Justin Martyr: Sunday liturgy described 

AD 325 – Council of Nicaea confirms universal Sunday observance 

AD 381 – Council of Laodicea: affirms Lord’s Day for Christians 

16th–19th Century – First Saturday Sabbath sects appear 

1863 – Seventh-day Adventist Church founded 

20th Century – Armstrongist Sabbath groups emerge

👉 Saturday-Sabbath groups appear 1,800 years after Christ.
👉 Sunday observance is ancient and apostolic.

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💥 5. Why Sabbath-Keeping Alone Cannot Identify the True Church

The early Christians came from Judaism. Many kept the Sabbath culturally, not as a Christian doctrine.

St. Paul even warns:

“Let no one pass judgment on you in matters of food or drink or Sabbaths. These are a shadow... but the reality is Christ.”
— Colossians 2:16–17

Christianity is not Judaism 2.0.
The New Covenant replaced the Old Law:

“A change in priesthood means a change in the law as well.”
— Hebrews 7:12

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🕌 6. Why Sabbath Sect Claims Fail the “True Church Test”

To be the Church founded by Christ, a group must have:

✔️ 1. Apostolic Succession

The bishops trace their authority by laying on of hands back to the Apostles.

✔️ 2. Continuity of Doctrine from the 1st century

(Not invented in the 1800s)

✔️ 3. Historical Continuity

A visible community from the Apostles until today.

✔️ 4. Universality (Catholicity)

Existing across nations.

✔️ 5. “One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic” identity (Nicene Creed)

Sabbath sects fail all of these—not one existed before the Reformation era.

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🌍 7. The Only Church with Continuous History from the Apostles

Only three Christian bodies can historically trace origin to the 1st century:

1. Catholic Church

2. Eastern Orthodox Church

3. Oriental Orthodox Churches

All share ancient liturgy, apostolic succession, and Eucharistic theology.

Among these:

⭐ Only the Catholic Church is global (Catholic = universal).

⭐ Only the Catholic Church maintains the Magisterium instituted by Christ.

⭐ Only the Catholic Church retains all seven sacraments.

⭐ Only the Catholic Church was led by the successors of Peter (the Popes).

No Sabbath-keeping group can claim:

• Apostolic succession

• Ancient liturgy

• Universality

• Historical presence before the 1500s

Therefore, they cannot be the Church founded by Christ.

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🌟 **8. Catholic Apologetic Conclusion:

Which Sabbath Group Is the True Church of Christ?**

Answer: None.

Not the SDA.
Not the Church of God.
Not the Hebrew Roots.
Not the Armstrong groups.
Not the Messianic assemblies.

These groups are modern, fragmented, and historically disconnected from the Apostolic Church.

🔥 The only Church that existed in the 1st century,

survived persecutions, preserved apostolic teaching,
and remains visible to the ends of the earth is:

✝️ THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH

Founded by Jesus Christ in AD 30,
Built upon the Apostles,
Perpetuated through the successors of Peter,
And universally recognized as the historic Christian Church.

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📌 FINAL QUOTE BOX

“Where Peter is, there is the Church.”
— St. Ambrose of Milan (AD 387)

“The Church of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church.”
— Second Vatican Council, Lumen Gentium 8

 

**✨ Did Pope Sylvester Change the Lord’s Day in 325 AD? - A Historical & Biblical Apologetic Against a Popular Myth**

Did Pope Sylvester redefine the “first day of the week” as the “Lord’s Day” in 325 AD? This article dismantles the viral claim using the Bible, Apostolic Fathers, Church Fathers, early Christian historical evidence, and modern scholarship. Includes timeline, comparison tables, quote boxes, and full annotated bibliography.

1. INTRODUCTION: THE VIRAL CLAIM

A Facebook post claims:

“In the year 325 AD, Sylvester, Bishop of Rome, changed the title of the first day, calling it the Lord’s Day!”

This is historically false.
The term “Lord’s Day” (Kyriakē hēmera) was already:

• Used by St. John in the 1st century

• Used by Apostolic Fathers in the 1st–2nd century

• Universally recognized in Christian writings 200 years before Sylvester

• Never the result of any papal decree

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2. WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY? — “LORD’S DAY” IS A 1st-CENTURY TERM

2.1 Lord’s Day is already in Scripture

Revelation 1:10 — “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day.”

The Greek term used here is:
κυριακῇ ἡμέρᾳ – kyriake hemera – “the Lord’s Day.”

The Book of Revelation was written ca. 90 AD —
235 years before Sylvester (325 AD).

2.2 The early Church already worshiped on the first day

Acts 20:7 — “On the first day of the week, we gathered to break bread.”

1 Corinthians 16:2 — “On the first day of every week…”

These verses show:

• weekly Christian assembly

• Eucharistic celebration

• The first day was already special to Christians during apostolic times

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3. EARLIEST EXTERNAL EVIDENCE — LONG BEFORE POPE SYLVESTER

3.1 Apostolic Fathers (100–150 AD)

The Didache (c. 80–100 AD)

“On the Lord’s Day of the Lord gather together…”
(Didache 14)

This is a 1st-century document.
Sylvester was born in ~285 AD — almost 200 years later.

St. Ignatius of Antioch (107 AD)

“…no longer observing the Sabbath, but living according to the Lord’s Day…”
(Letter to the Magnesians 9)

This is explicit, direct, and 100% pre-Constantinian.

St. Justin Martyr (155 AD)

“On the day called Sunday, we gather… because it is the day Jesus rose from the dead.”
(First Apology, 67)

Already standard Christian practice almost 170 years before Sylvester.

4. CHURCH FATHERS BEFORE CONSTANTINE

Church Father	Date	Quote about Sunday/Lord’s Day
Tertullian	197 AD	“We make Sunday a day of joy.”
Origen	230 AD	“The Lord’s Day is the day of resurrection.”
Cyprian of Carthage	250 AD	“The eighth day… the day of the Lord.”

These are all before Sylvester.

5. DID THE COUNCIL OF NICAEA CHANGE THE DAY OF WORSHIP?

No.
The Council of Nicaea (325 AD) never discussed:

• Sunday worship

• “Lord’s Day” terminology

• changing biblical titles

• altering Christian liturgy

The council focused on:

• Arianism

• Christ’s divinity

• The Creed

• Calculation of Easter

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6. DID POPE SYLVESTER CHANGE ANYTHING?

6.1 What is historically known about Sylvester?

Pope from 314–335 AD
Key contributions:

• oversight during Nicaea (though he wasn’t present)

• support of Constantine

• development of Roman basilicas

Zero historical documents link Sylvester to:

• renaming days

• redefining “Lord’s Day”

• instituting Sunday worship

6.2 Evaluation from scholars

Modern historians (e.g., Jaroslav Pelikan, Eusebius scholars, and liturgical historians) agree:

“Sunday observance long predates Constantine or the papacy.”

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7. WHY DID EARLY CHRISTIANS GATHER ON THE FIRST DAY? (Biblical Arguments)

(1) Jesus rose on Sunday

• Matthew 28:1

• Mark 16:2

• Luke 24:1

• John 20:1

(2) Jesus appeared to the disciples on Sunday

John 20:19, 26

(3) Pentecost occurred on Sunday

Leviticus 23:15–16 → the 50th day (Pentecost) always falls the day after the Sabbath.

(4) The early Church met for Eucharist on Sunday

Acts 20:7

(5) Paul commands giving offerings on Sunday

1 Corinthians 16:2

(6) The name “Lord’s Day” is biblical

Revelation 1:10

 

8. DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERM “LORD’S DAY”

Century	Usage	Evidence
1st century	Biblical term appears	Revelation 1:10
2nd century	Widespread liturgical term	Didache, Ignatius, Justin
3rd century	Universal usage in East & West	Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian
4th century	Incorporated into imperial language	Constantine’s edicts reference “the venerable day of the Sun,” not “changing names”
Post-4th century	Fixed in Christian tradition	Church liturgies & Fathers

There is no “change” — only continuity.

9. VISUAL ADD-ONS FOR BLOG

9.1 Comparison Table

Before Sylvester (0–300 AD)

• Term “Lord’s Day” used (Rev 1:10)

• Sunday worship universal

• Apostolic Fathers teach Sunday worship

• No pope involvement

During/After Sylvester (314–335 AD)

• No decree about Lord’s Day

• No doctrinal change

• No change in Christian practice

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9.2 Historical Timeline Graphic (Text-Version)

30–90 AD — Sunday Resurrection, Pentecost, Apostolic practice
90 AD — “Lord’s Day” in Revelation
100–150 AD — Didache & Ignatius use “Lord’s Day”
155 AD — Justin Martyr describes Sunday Mass
197–250 AD — Fathers affirm Lord’s Day theology
314–335 AD — Pope Sylvester: no Sunday decree
325 AD — Nicaea: no topic of Sunday change

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9.3 Quote Box

“The Lord’s Day is a 1st-century apostolic term, not a 4th-century papal invention.”
— Summary of scholarly consensus

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10. CATHOLIC TEACHING (CCC)

CCC 2174

“Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week… It is called the Lord’s Day.”

CCC 2175

“Sunday is explicitly distinguished from the Sabbath…”

CCC 1343

Early Christians met on the first day to celebrate the Eucharist (Acts 20:7).

None of these teachings attribute the term to Sylvester.

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11. CONCLUSION

The viral claim that Pope Sylvester changed the first day of the week into the “Lord’s Day” in 325 AD is:

• Biblically false

• Historically false

• Liturgically false

• Scholarly false

“Lord’s Day” is apostolic, scriptural, and pre-Constantinian.
No pope invented it. No council changed it.

 

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12. FULL ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (Primary + Modern Scholarship)

A. Primary Sources (with annotations)

1. The Holy Bible

Rev 1:10, Acts 20:7, 1 Cor 16:2, Gospels on Sunday resurrection.
Primary scriptural evidence for Lord’s Day and Sunday assembly.

2. Didache (c. 80–100 AD)

Earliest extrabiblical use of “Lord’s Day.”

3. Ignatius of Antioch — Magnesians 9 (107 AD)

Explains Christians no longer keep Sabbath but the Lord’s Day.

4. Justin Martyr — First Apology 67 (155 AD)

Detailed description of Sunday Eucharist.

5. Tertullian — Ad Nationes I.13

Refers to Sunday as Christian day of joy.

6. Origen — Homilies on Exodus

Theological discussion of “Lord’s Day” as resurrection day.

7. Cyprian — Epistle 58

Calls Sunday the “eighth day” of Christ.

8. Eusebius — Life of Constantine

Historical confirmation of early Sunday practice.

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B. Councils

Council of Nicaea (325 AD)

No reference to Sunday renaming or changing worship day.

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C. Modern Scholarly Works

1. Jaroslav Pelikan — The Christian Tradition, Vol. 1

Traces liturgical development; confirms early Sunday practice.

2. Philip Schaff — History of the Christian Church, Vol. 2

Documents Sunday worship origins before Constantine.

3. R.J. Bauckham — “The Lord’s Day” (Academic Essay)

A standard scholarly reference on the term kyriake hemera.

4. F.F. Bruce — The Canon of Scripture

Affirms Revelation’s early terminology.

5. Andrew McGowan — Ancient Christian Worship

Comprehensive study of early liturgical patterns.

6. Samuele Bacchiocchi — From Sabbath to Sunday

(Non-Catholic Adventist scholar; still admits Sunday practice predates the papacy.) 

 

“ANG ADLAW’NG IGPAPAHULAY” (Domingo ba o Sabado?)

PANGUTANA

Ngano man nga giusab sa Katolikong pagtuo ang tinuod nga adlaw sa igpapahulay, nga gihimo man nilang Domingo, samtang ang sugo sa Dios mao man unta ang Sabado nga ikapito nga adlaw sa semana?

 

Ania ang proweba nga Sabado Ang Adlaw sa Igpapahulay Sumala sa Bibliya:

1) Genesis 2:2 – Dios mismo mipahulay sa ikapitong adlaw o Sabado.

2) Exodo 20:11 – Ang tawo gisuportahan nga mopahulay usab sa ikapitong adlaw.

3) Exodo 31:13 – Ika-pitong adlaw maoy ilhanan sa tali sa tawo ug Dios.

4) Exodo 21:16 – Kasugoan nga dili mausab.

5) Nehemias 9:14 –Tumanon gayud sa katawhan ang ikapitong adlaw.

6) Mateo 5:18 – Bisan gamay nga balaod kinahanglan tumanon.

7) Lucas 4:16 – Ika-pitong adlaw nabatasan ni Cristo.

8)Lucas 23:54-56 – Mga tinun-an mipahulay sa ikapitong adlaw.

9) Pinadayag 22:18 – Dili kuhaan ug dugangan ang balaod sa Dios.

10) Dueteronomio 4:2 – Balaod dili dugangan ug kohaan.

11) DANIEL 7:25 – Naay Mousab sa Umaabot nga mga Adlaw

 

KONKLUSYON:

Perting klaroha nga Sabado ang tinuod nga igpapahulay, dili Domingo.

Busa, puriso manubag ang mga kadagkoan sa Katoliko nganong nanudlo man ug sayop, nga ang Biblia mismo nagmatuod nga ang Sabado mao ang sugo sa Dios.

 

TUBAG:

Tinuod nga sa sinugdanan, ang ikapitong adlaw mao ang gisugo sa Dios isip adlaw sa igpapahulay.

Apan, ang maong balaod adunay daghang tumanon o sundon, sama niini:

1) Exodo 16:23 – Walay bisan kinsa nga magluto ug pagkaon.

2) Exodo 16:29-b – Walay makabiya sa balay.

3) Exodo 31:15 – Kon naay motrabaho, patyon kini.

4) Jeremias 17:21-22 – Walay molakaw o magbitbit ug bisan unsa.

5) Exodo 35:3 – Walay maghaling ug kalayo aron magluto.

6) Dueteronomio 4:2 – Ang balaod dili dugangan ug kuhaan.

 

WALAY MITUMAN SA MGA BALAOD SA IGPAPAHULAY

1) Nehemias 13:15-18 – Mga tawo wala motuman; namaligya sa adlaw sa igpapahulay.

2) Ezequiel 20:21 – Mga anak wala motuman sa balaod.

3) Numeros 15:32-36 – Usa ka tawo nga nangahoy gipatay sa Dios.

4) Exodo 16:27 – Migawas sa balay aron mangita ug pagkaon; gipatay.

5) Hebrew 3:10 – Napungot ang Dios niadtong mga tawo.

6) Hebrew 8:9-b – Wala motuman sa kasabotan sa Dios.

7) Juan 7:19 – Wala nila tumana ang kasabutan nga gihatag sa Dios.

 

Tungod sa daghang kalapasan sa balaod sa igpapahulay, ang Dios mihukom nga ang daang kasabutan pahunongon na, apil na ang daang Igpapahulay:

1) Jeremias 31:31 – Bag-ohon sa Dios ang kasabutan.

2) Colosas 2:14 – Gipapas na ang kasabutan diha sa Krus ni Cristo.

3) Juan 1:17 – Kamatuoran miabot pinaagi ni Cristo

4) Mateo 5:17 – Gihatagan ni Cristo ug insaktong kahulogan ang igpapahulay.

5) Mateo 12:8 – Si Cristo maoy magbuot sa igpapahulay.

6) Isaias 1:13 – Kay ang Dios dili na modawat sa ilang adlaw’ng igpapahulay.

7) Hebrew 8:13 – Kay ang daang Igpapahulay gidonot na sa Ginoo.

2 Corinto 3:6 – Ug ang Dios misaad nga iya nang bag-ohon ang balaod

9) Hebrew 9:15 – Si Kristo mismo ang nagbag-o sa kasugoan.

10) Oseas 2:11- Hingpit nang gipahunong ang ilang igpapahulay sa ikapitong adlaw.

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Pangutana

Bisan ang mga Apostoles namahulay mang-gi sa adlaw’ng Igpapahulay sa ikapitong Adlaw/

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Lucas 23:54–56

54 Ug kadto mao ang adlaw sa pagpangandam, ug hapit na ang igpapahulay.

55 Ug ang mga babaye nga miuban kaniya gikan sa Galilea misunod ug nakita nila ang lubnganan ug kung giunsa sa pagputos sa iyang lawas.

56 Ug mibalik sila, ug nangandam ug mga pahumot ug mga lana, ug nagpahulay sila sa adlaw’ng igpapahulay sumala sa sugo

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TUBAG

Wala mosulod aron pagtamof sa adlaw’ng Igpapahulay ko dili aeon pagpanudlo sa kamatuoran ug pagkabig sa mga Judio kanila

Buhat 17:2 (Ang Biblia, Cebuano Version)

“Ug sumala sa iyang naandan, si Pablo misulod sa sinagoga, ug sa tulo ka mga adlaw nga igpapahulay siya nakiglalis kanila gikan sa mga kasulatan.”

Buhat 18:4

“Ug siya nagwali sa sinagoga matag adlaw nga igpapahulay, ug nagdani sa mga Judio ug mga Griego.”

Buhat 13:14-15

“Apan sa pagkaabut nila sa Antioquia sa Pisidia, sila misulod sa sinagoga sa adlaw’ng igpapahulay ug milingkod. Ug human mabasa ang kasugoan ug ang mga manalagna, ang mga punoan sa sinagoga mipadala kanila, nga nagaingon: Mga igsoon, kon adunay pulong sa pagdasig alang sa katawhan, sultihi kami.”

Buhat 13:42

“Ug sa paggula nila, ang mga tawo nangamuyo kanila nga sa sunod adlaw’ng igpapahulay sultihan sila pag-usab mahitungod niining mga butanga.”

 

PANGUTANA:

Unsay proweba nga ang unang adlaw’ng igpapahulay gihulipan?

 

TUBAG:

Tungod kay aduna nay laing adlaw nga gihisgutan:

1) Hebrew 4:8 – Naghisgot na ug laing adlaw.

2) Hebrew 7:18 – Karaang gisalikway na.

3) Hebrew 7:19 – Giilisan na ug mas maayo pa.

4) Hebrew 8:7 – Naay ang una mao gihulipan ug ikaduha.

5) Hebrew 8:8 – Ang katawhan maoy nasayup.

6) Hebrew 10:1 – Balaod sa nga Judio dili hingpit landong lamang sa umaabot.

 

PANGUTANA

Kanus-a natapos ang ika pitong adlaw'ng Igpapahulay?

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TUBAG:

Sa pag-abot natapos ni Kristo dinhi sa kalibutan

1) Colosas 2:14 – "Gipapas niya ang kasulatan nga puno sa mga balaod nga batok kanato, ug iyang gikuha kini gikan sa atong atubangan, ug iyang gipako sa krus.”

2) Galacia 3:19 –"Busa, ngano man ang balaod? Gisugo kini tungod sa mga paglapas hangtud moabot ang Anak nga gisaulog.”

 

KAY GISALIKWAY NA NI KRISTO ANG MGA KASUGOAN SA DAANG IGPAPAHULAY

1) Mateo 12:1-2 – Si Kristo ug ang iyang mga tinun-an nanlakaw sa adlaw’ng igpapahulay (Sabado), bisan kini bawal sa daang balaod.

2) Mateo 12:10-14 – Nagbuhat si Kristo: iyang giayo ang kamot nga kuyos (bawal usab kini sa daang balaod).

3) Juan 5:1-12 – Usa ka tawo nga 38 ka tuig nga masakiton giayo ni Kristo (bawal usab sa balaod).

4) Juan 9:1-16 – Ang natawo nga buta giayo ni Kristo sa adlaw’ng igpapahulay (bawal sa balaod).

5) Lucas 13:10-17 – Usa ka babaye nga giyawaan giayo ni Jesus sa adlaw’ng igpapahulay (bawal usab sa balaod).

 

Note:

Kining tanan nga mga hitabo nahitabo sa adlaw’ng igpapahulay.

Kung nagpabilin pa unta ang Sabado isip tinuod nga adlaw’ng igpapahulay, motuman unta si Kristo sa daang balaod.

Apan pinaagi sa iyang mga buhat, gipakita ni Kristo nga ang daang igpapahulay gikasabutan na ug gisalikway.

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PANGUTANA:

Unsa may hulip sa ikapitong adlaw’ng Igpapahulay?

 

TUBAG:

Mao na ang unang adlaw o Domingo sa semana.

1) Leviticos 23:7,36,39 Daan nang gipanagna, unang adlaw maoy pinaka-balaan.

2) Buhat 20:7 – Unang adlaw, Domingo, maoy tigum sa mga tinun-an.

3) Juan 20:19,26 – Si Kristo atol sa panagtigum aron sa pag-ampo, Kristo mipakita.

4) Pinadayag 1:10 – Kay ang Domingo maoy adlaw sa Ginoo.

5) 1 Pedro 1:3 – Ang pagkabanhaw ni Kristo maoy atong bag-ong kinabuhi.

6) Mateo 28:6 – Domingo, nabanhaw si Kristo.

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PANGUTANA:

Tinuod ba nga ang Santo Papa sa Roma mao ang katuparan sa panagna ni Daniel 7:25, nga nag-ingon nga usbon ang mga kasugoan sa Dios?

 

TUBAG:

Ang katuparan mao si Antiochus Epiphanes IV, ang hari sa Siria, nga midaog sa Jerusalem niadtong 167 B.C. Ug iyang giapasipalaan ang templo pinaagi sa paghalad ug baboy sa halaran alang kang Zeus. Iyang gidili ang mga seremonyas ug mga ritwal sa relihiyon sa mga Judio, ug gipanghimakak ang ilang pagsimba sa tinuod nga Dios.

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PANGUTANA:

Naabay napatik sa kasaysayan nga ang adlaw’ng Domingo mao ang adlaw sa pagpahulay sa unang mga Katolikong Kristiyano?

 

TUBAG:

Sumala sa World History ni Arthur O’Brien, pahina 146,

“Sunday was kept holy from the time of the apostles.”

Ang kahulugan niini mao nga ang katumanan sa sugo sa Dios nga “Ipabalaan ang adlaw nga igpapahulay” gituman sa mga Kristiyano pinaagi sa Domingo, nga ilang gisaulog isip Kristohanong Adlaw sa Igpapahulay aron hinumdoman ang pagkabanhaw ni Cristo gikan sa mga patay.

Mateo 28:6 — Domingo nabanhaw si Jesus.

1 Corinto 15:4 — Domingo nabanhaw si Jesus.

Sumala usab sa Catechism of the Catholic Church #2185:

“Sa mga Domingo ug ubang balaang adlaw sa obligasyon, ang mga magtutuo kinahanglan molikay sa mga buhat nga makababag sa pagsimba nga angay ihatag ngadto sa Dios.”

 

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Daghang salamat ako gapanghinaoy nga kining maong basahona makatabang kaninyong mga igsoon nakong katoliko kabahin sa atong mga pagtulon-an. Walay hunong ang akong pagpanulat aron makatabang kita sa gimbulohaton sa atong Simbahan.

 

(Copied from the FB Post of

 

Bro. Zaldy O. Ocon

Defensor Fidei Catholicae

Archidioecesis Cagayanensis

Pilipinas)