Transcript THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK Romans 14:5 One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike.

THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK
Romans 14:5 One person esteems one day above
another; another esteems every day alike. Let
each be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He
who observes the day, observes it to the Lord;
and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord
he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the
Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does
not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives
God thanks.
Ephesians 3:2 if indeed you have heard of the
dispensation of the grace of God which was given
to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made
known to me the mystery (as I have briefly
written already, 4 by which, when you read, you
may understand my knowledge in the mystery of
Christ),
The N.T. is the law of Christ, which is also called
the law of liberty (Gal. 6:2; Jam. 1:25; Rom. 3:27;
8:2; 1 Cor. 9:21).
Jesus teaches that if we do not do the will of the
Father that heaven will not be our home (Mt.
7:21).
The only way we can escape the wrath of God is
by obeying the gospel (2 Thess. 1:7ff) and by
remain faithful till the day we die (Rev. 2:10).
The writer of Hebrews says that Jesus is the
author of salvation to those who obey (Heb.5:9).
John 12:48 "He who rejects Me, and does not
receive My words, has that which judges him -the word that I have spoken will judge him in the
last day.
If the N.T. Scripture are not our only authority
then why did Paul tell us not to think beyond that
which is written (1 Cor. 4:6)?
•The Passover was a yearly event 14th day of the
first month of the year (Lev. 23:5).
•Certain offerings were to be done monthly (Num.
28:14).
•The Sabbath was to be kept every Saturday (Ex.
20:8-11).
•His death brought forth the new covenant that
gives us victory over sin (1 Cor. 11:23-25).
•We proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes again
(1 Cor. 11:26).
•Partaking of the Lord’s Supper is not an option
because Jesus commanded it (Mt. 26; Mk. 14; Lk.
22; 1 Cor. 11).
• Acts 20:7
1.The resurrection of the Lord is what all of
Christianity stands on:
1 Corinthians 15:12 Now if Christ is preached that He has
been raised from the dead, how do some among you
say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if
there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not
risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is
empty and your faith is also empty. 15 Yes, and we are
found false witnesses of God, because we have testified
of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise
up -- if in fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead
do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is
not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!
18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ
have perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in
Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant
mercy has begotten us again to a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead,
When was He raised?
It was on the first day of the week (Mt. 28:1; Mk.
16:1; Lk. 24:1). This is very significant.
2. We also learn that after Jesus was raised from
the dead that He met with His disciples on the
first day of the week (Jn. 20:19-20, 26; Mk 16:914)
3.The Holy Spirit was poured out the first day of
the week, which was proof that Jesus was
raised from the dead and sitting at the right
hand of the Father (Acts 2).
4. The Great Commission began on the first day of
the week:
Luke 24:46 Then He said to them, "Thus it is
written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ
to suffer and to rise from the dead the third
day, 47 "and that repentance and remission of
sins should be preached in His name to all
nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Also Acts 2.
5.The birth of the church began on the first day of
the week (Acts 2).
What do we learn about these new disciples in
Acts 2?
Acts 2:42 And they continued steadfastly in the
apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking
of bread, and in prayers.
1 Cor. 10:16
Some try to use verse 46 to justify partaking of
the Lord’s Supper daily.
Acts 2:46 So continuing daily with one accord in
the temple, and breaking bread from house to
house, they ate their food with gladness and
simplicity of heart,
There are three major problems with this
interpretation:
First, we need to keep in mind that break bread
can refer to the Lord’s Supper or a common meal.
Context will have tell us which is being referred
to.
Second, the context shows us that it was food
that they were eating house to house and not the
Lord’s Supper because it says “they ate their food
with gladness.” The Lord’s Supper is not a meal.
Third, even if a person demands that this verse is
referring to the Lord’s Supper, it still would not
prove that they partook of it daily. Grammatically,
daily refers to how often they met in the temple,
not how often they broke bread from house to
house.
1 Corinthians 11:18 For first of all, when you
come together as a church, I hear that there are
divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
1 Corinthians 14:23 Therefore if the whole church
comes together in one place
Sometimes the church was found in people
homes (1 Cor. 16:19; Rom. 16:5; Col. 4:15).
1 Corinthians 16:1 Now concerning the collection
for the saints, as I have given orders to the
churches of Galatia, so you must do also: 2 On
the first day of the week let each one of you lay
something aside, storing up as he may prosper,
that there be no collections when I come.
Acts 20:7 Now 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.
Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another in order
to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of
some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more
as you see the Day approaching. 26 For if we sin willfully
after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there
no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain
fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation
which will devour the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has
rejected Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony
of two or three witnesses. 29 Of how much worse
punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy
who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the
blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a
common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
What happens when we start making it a habit to
miss services?
Why would any Christian that loves God want to
neglect any assembly of the saints whether it be
on Sunday or some other day?
Hebrews 13:17 Obey those who rule over you,
and be submissive, for they watch out for your
souls, as those who must give account. Let them
do so with joy and not with grief, for that would
be unprofitable for you.
Those who rule over you are talking about our
elders (1 Tim. 3:5; 5:17).
In the Didache (a document written about A.D.
120), the statement is made that Christians
“come together each Lord’s day of the Lord, break
bread, and give thanks” (7:14). Justin Martyr (c.
152) also speaks of Christians meeting on Sunday
and partaking of the communion (Apology I, 67).
In his book, Early Christians Speak, Everett
Ferguson has observed that the literature of the
post-apostolic age indicates that the Lord ’s
Supper was a constant feature of the Sunday
service. He declares that there is no secondcentury evidence for the celebration of a daily
communion (p. 96).
Pliny, a secular writer about 112 A.D., made a
report to the emperor Trajan in which he
unconsciously bore witness to certain vital
aspects of Christianity. Of special interest was the
witness he bore to the tenacity maintained by the
Christians in regard to their assemblies. They
attended the regular worship services in spite of
every hindrance. Legal meetings on a publicly
recognized day of rest, as in these days, were
impossible. Christians met in the darkness of predawn assemblies; and no impediment whatever
was allowed to interfere.
As Pliny said, "On an appointed day they had
been accustomed to meet before daybreak." He
went ahead to relate that their services were
nothing of a scandalous or improper kind, that
they partook of a meal of the most harmless and
ordinary variety, that each sang a hymn to Christ
as God, and that they bound themselves with a
promise not to commit fornication or theft or any
other crime. This witness of Pliny reaches back to
within a very few years of the apostles
themselves and is a valuable independent
testimony bearing upon the faith.
Though I did not cover prayer, preaching, or
singing these are also commanded in Scripture (1
Thess. 5:17; Eph. 5:19, 2 Tim. 4:1-2) and by
example these things were done in the assembly
as well (1 Cor. 14 and Acts 20).