What do you mean by saying "For Christians today the commandment to honour the Sabbath is not well understood."
I believe; in the Bible Jesus said to honour the Sabbath. The Sabbath is Saturday. Sun day is pagan worship of Jesus. Most people who call themselves Christians have it wrong; thanks to the pagan ideals of the Roman Catholic Church; the Whore of Babylon and the Harlots that came out of her are all the other churches that broke away from the Catholic Church. Revelation of Jesus Christ.
...fast before receiving Communion if the Eucharist is celebrated on that day. Saturday then concludes at sundown with the gathered people of God offering prayer and praise at the setting of the sun, heralding the day of Resurrection in the service of Great Vespers. This has been continuous Orthodox practice since earliest times, as can be seen from the canons and ancient liturgies. I suspect the non-observance of the Sabbath is a later custom of other Christian traditions.
I would respectfully challenge the assertion that Christians do not keep the Sabbath. Sunday is most certainly the Lord's Day and the pinnacle of the Christian week but we never left the sabbath behind. It is observed as a day for commemorating the Saints and praying for the departed. Weddings may not be performed on Saturdays and, even in the strictest of fasting seasons, the ancient canons forbid fasting on Saturdays, so abstinence is practised instead. The only exception to this is the...
What do you mean by saying "For Christians today the commandment to honour the Sabbath is not well understood."
I believe; in the Bible Jesus said to honour the Sabbath. The Sabbath is Saturday. Sun day is pagan worship of Jesus. Most people who call themselves Christians have it wrong; thanks to the pagan ideals of the Roman Catholic Church; the Whore of Babylon and the Harlots that came out of her are all the other churches that broke away from the Catholic Church. Revelation of Jesus Christ.
Starpass 1 month ago
...fast before receiving Communion if the Eucharist is celebrated on that day. Saturday then concludes at sundown with the gathered people of God offering prayer and praise at the setting of the sun, heralding the day of Resurrection in the service of Great Vespers. This has been continuous Orthodox practice since earliest times, as can be seen from the canons and ancient liturgies. I suspect the non-observance of the Sabbath is a later custom of other Christian traditions.
readermichael 2 years ago
I would respectfully challenge the assertion that Christians do not keep the Sabbath. Sunday is most certainly the Lord's Day and the pinnacle of the Christian week but we never left the sabbath behind. It is observed as a day for commemorating the Saints and praying for the departed. Weddings may not be performed on Saturdays and, even in the strictest of fasting seasons, the ancient canons forbid fasting on Saturdays, so abstinence is practised instead. The only exception to this is the...
readermichael 2 years ago