Sabbath

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7 questions

When, in church history, was the Sabbath changed to Sunday and why?
If, according to the Holy Bible, the Sabbath day is the seventh day, and Sunday is the first day of the week, then where in the Holy Bible does it say that God changed…
I came across the website www.sabbathtruth.com about the history of the Sabbath. There seems to be a growing movement concerning the importance of worshipping on…
Was it for political and security reasons that the "Sabbath" was moved to Sunday? Are the following reasons correct: (1) the early church wanted to distinguish itself…
I have a question about keeping the Sabbath on Sunday instead of Saturday. I know that Sunday is the day of the Lord Jesus Christ's Resurrection & that Sunday represents…
What does it mean to honor the Sabbath? Is driving to church considered work? Or should we just avoid eating out and making others work? In your answer to another…
How true it was that the Oriental Orthodox once observed the Sabbath??

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