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Will the United States Establish a National Sabbath?

The Heritage Foundation wants a “uniform day of rest” for the United States of America. Some think it’s a good idea that will restore work-life balance and save the family, but others see Bible prophecy unfolding before their eyes.

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Here is the verse in question:

'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.'

Is this meeting in which the disciples came together to break bread on the first day of the week sufficient evidence for the Sabbath being changed from the seventh day to the first day? Were Paul and the believers observing the first day as a holy day - or were they merely breaking bread without any suggestion of the Lord's Supper or of established procedure?

First, the meeting in question did not begin on what is now known as Sunday at all, but on ...

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Though the Jews were indeed entrusted with God's memorial of Creation, the Sabbath was not made for the Jews alone but for all of mankind. Nearly all theologians, even those who keep Sunday, agree that the Bible is clear on this ...

"The Sabbath was established originally in no special connection with the Hebrews, but as an institution for all mankind, in commemoration of God's rest after the six days of creation. It was designed for all the descendants of Adam" (Adult Quarterly, Southern Baptist Convention series, August 15, 1937).

If the first Sabbath to be kept by a human being were not until just before Sinai (Exodus 16), and the Sabbath were ...

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When Christianity debuted in the world, the people of the day, both Jews and Greeks, had much to say about it being a new doctrine.

When Christ rebuked an evil spirit, commanding it to come out of a man, the people 'were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, 'What is this? What new doctrine is this?' (Mark 1:27). When Paul came to Athens and began to preach Christianity, the people inquired, 'May we know what this new doctrine is of which you speak?' (Acts 17:19).

Various other passages could be given showing that the teachings of Christianity were considered new and strange.

In the heart of the Reformation in the sixteenth ...

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