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====Sunday Worship Is a Commandment Made by Men====

Sunday is widely accepted as the Christian day of worship, however, the basis for it cannot be found in the Bible. Throughout the Apostolic Age, the Sabbath was kept according to the Bible, but a conflict began to arise as the church became secularized and the Western churches, which were centered in Rome, insisted on observing [[Sunday Worship|Sunday worship]].

Sunday is widely accepted as the Christian day of worship, however, the basis for it cannot be found in the Bible. Throughout the Apostolic Age, the Sabbath was kept according to the Bible, but a conflict began to arise as the church became secularized and the Western churches, which were centered in Rome, insisted on observing [[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)|Sunday worship]].

In AD 313, Emperor Constantine officially recognized Christianity, and in AD 321 he decreed that Sunday should be a day of rest and worship, calling the first day of the week the “venerable day of the sun.” It was this that caused the Sabbath worship to completely disappear and be replaced with the observance of Sunday worship. At that time, Constantine’s order was that all judges, citizens, and craftsmen should rest on the venerable day of the Sun. In other words, Sunday was not a day to worship Christ, but a day to worship the sun-god, which most Romans believed in at that time. From then on, Sunday worship established itself as the tradition of the church, and is the reason why most churches worship on Sunday even until today. However, the Church of God adheres to the teachings of the Bible and thus worships on Saturday, the seventh-day Sabbath, regardless of how long other churches have held onto man-made tradition of Sunday worship.

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-Sunday is widely accepted as the Christian day of worship, however, the basis for it cannot be found in the Bible. Throughout the Apostolic Age, the Sabbath was kept according to the Bible, but a conflict began to arise as the church became secularized and the Western churches, which were centered in Rome, insisted on observing [[Sunday Worship|Sunday worship]].
+Sunday is widely accepted as the Christian day of worship, however, the basis for it cannot be found in the Bible. Throughout the Apostolic Age, the Sabbath was kept according to the Bible, but a conflict began to arise as the church became secularized and the Western churches, which were centered in Rome, insisted on observing [[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)|Sunday worship]].
 In AD 313, Emperor Constantine officially recognized Christianity, and in AD 321 he decreed that Sunday should be a day of rest and worship, calling the first day of the week the “venerable day of the sun.” It was this that caused the Sabbath worship to completely disappear and be replaced with the observance of Sunday worship. At that time, Constantine’s order was that all judges, citizens, and craftsmen should rest on the venerable day of the Sun. In other words, Sunday was not a day to worship Christ, but a day to worship the sun-god, which most Romans believed in at that time. From then on, Sunday worship established itself as the tradition of the church, and is the reason why most churches worship on Sunday even until today. However, the Church of God adheres to the teachings of the Bible and thus worships on Saturday, the seventh-day Sabbath, regardless of how long other churches have held onto man-made tradition of Sunday worship.