First question to AI:
Using strict rules, “Is there any NT text that calls for weekly Sunday worship, or is the only explicit weekly pattern that of Sabbath preaching in Acts 18:4?”
(AI confirms that there is no command to observe week-day-1 as a day of worshiip/rest etc)
Second Question to AI
Using strict rules, Given that we see not one new testament text saying that Sunday is the Lord’s day and not one text saying that the New Testament church met very Sunday for communion or for worship and not one statement that the term Sabbath is applied to Sunday, how do we get to the point today where the common view is that the new testament says Sunday is the Lord's day, they met every Sunday for gospel preaching and worship. ?
Well I asked AI this question
According to the Bible are we still obligated to observe the Saturday Sabbath?
And this was the reply
Here is the clean, direct answer taken ONLY from Scripture itself — not from denominations, traditions, or opinions:
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According to the Bible, Christians are not obligated to observe the Saturday Sabbath.
The New Testament speaks on this issue very clearly and repeatedly.
Below are the key passages — you can read each one in your own Bible to confirm.
1. Colossians 2:16–17 — “Do not let anyone judge you… about a Sabbath day.”
This is the strongest and most explicit verse in the entire Bible on this topic:
“Therefore let no one judge you in food or drink, or regarding a festival, or a new moon, or a Sabbath day, which are a shadow of things to come, but the reality is Christ.”
— Colossians 2:16–17
Paul says:
✔ Don’t let anyone judge you about Sabbath-keeping
✔ Sabbath was a shadow pointing to Christ
✔ The requirement is no longer binding
This is a direct statement that Sabbath observance is not required under the New Covenant.
2. Romans 14:5 — Christians do NOT have to treat any day as special
Paul writes:
“One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.”
— Romans 14:5
If the Saturday Sabbath were still mandatory:
- Paul would never say “every day alike.”
- He would condemn those who don’t keep the 7th day.
- But he doesn’t.
Instead, he teaches freedom on the matter.
3. Acts 15 — The Apostles did NOT impose Sabbath on Gentile believers
At the Jerusalem Council, the apostles determined which Old Testament laws apply to Gentile Christians.
Here is the list:
“…abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality.”
— Acts 15:19–20
Notice what’s NOT on the list:
❌ No Sabbath command
❌ No feasts
❌ No dietary laws
❌ No circumcision
❌ No Old Covenant rituals at all
If Sabbath were required, the apostles would have included it here. They didn’t.
4. Galatians 4:9–11 — Paul warns AGAINST going back to religious calendar law.
Paul rebukes the Galatians:
“You observe days, months, seasons, and years. I am afraid for you…”
— Galatians 4:10–11
What “days” is he talking about?
He says returning to calendar observances is going backwards — not required.
5. Hebrews 4 — The true Sabbath is fulfilled in Christ
Hebrews explains that the Sabbath pointed to something greater:
“There remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God… for the one who enters God’s rest has rested from his works.”
— Hebrews 4:9–10
This passage does NOT command keeping the 7th day.
Instead it teaches:
- Jesus is our rest
- The Sabbath was a symbol
- We enter God’s rest by faith
The Old Covenant Sabbath pointed to the salvation rest found in Christ.
6. The Sabbath command was part of the Old Covenant given to Israel, not Gentiles
The Bible says the Sabbath was: “a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever…”
— Exodus 31:16–17
Not humanity in general.
Not the Gentiles.
Not the nations.
Christians are under the New Covenant, not the Sinai Covenant.
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So what does the Bible say overall?
❌ No New Testament command to keep the Saturday Sabbath
❌ No apostolic instruction requiring it
❌ No punishment for failing to keep it
❌ Repeated statements that Sabbath was a shadow
❌ Apostles warn against going back to Old Testament calendar laws
✔ Christians are free in Christ
✔ Worship can happen any day
✔ Jesus fulfills the meaning of Sabbath
✔ The early church met on Sunday voluntarily, not by command (Acts 20:7)
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Final Biblical Conclusion
According to the Bible, Christians are not obligated to observe the Saturday Sabbath.
You can if you want — Romans 14:5 gives you that freedom.
But it is not commanded under the New Covenant.
If you want, I can also answer:
- Why some groups insist the Sabbath is still required
- What Jesus meant in Matthew 5:17 about not abolishing the Law
- Whether the Sabbath existed before Moses
- Whether Sunday worship “replaced” Sabbath (it didn’t — they’re different things)
Just tell me what angle you want to explore next.