Does it really matter which day we observe as the Sabbath? Does the Bible actually establish Sunday as the Lord’s Day? Was Jesus resurrected on Sunday, and is that why Sunday became the day Christians are supposed to keep? Was the Sabbath given only to the Jewish people? Did God change the Sabbath from the seventh day to Sunday for Christians? Most Christians have probably never stopped to seriously examine these questions. Sunday worship has been the tradition for so long that many simply assume it must be biblical. But what if it isn't? What if millions of Christians have accepted a tradition without ever checking what the Bible actually says? And perhaps the biggest question is this: **Does it really matter which day we keep?** Christians have the responsibility to find out. But the answer shouldn't come from what a particular church teaches, what our family has always believed, or what most Christians happen to practice. The answer should come from God because it is related to the matter of sin.

What Does God Say About Sin? Mainstream Christianity often gives the impression that all we need to do is believe in Christ and everything else will take care of itself. But is that really what the Bible teaches? To understand the Sabbath question, we first need to understand something much bigger: **God's law and what sin actually is.**

God created the universe. He established the laws that govern it, and He continues to sustain His creation. There are physical laws that govern the universe, and there are spiritual laws that govern how human beings should live. Those laws weren't created by human beings. They come from God. So what exactly is sin? The Bible gives us a very straightforward definition: “Sin is the transgression of the law” (1 John 3:4). Think about that for a moment. If sin is breaking God's law, then who gets to decide what sin is? Not any human.

God is the Lawgiver. James 4:12 tells us that there is one Lawgiver and Judge, while Isaiah 33:22 identifies the Lord as our Lawgiver. We don't get to rewrite God's laws according to what seems convenient or acceptable to us. God does, however, give us a choice. We can obey Him, or we can disobey Him. And He clearly tells us that the ultimate consequence of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Sin isn't simply about breaking arbitrary rules. God's laws are designed for our good. They show us how to live in a way that produces peace, happiness, security, and a meaningful and abundant life. Yet many people today believe that God's law was “done away with” or “nailed to the cross” when Jesus died. But what did Jesus Himself say? In Matthew 5:17–20, Christ specifically addressed this issue. He said He did not come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. He then warned against breaking even “one of the least of these commandments.” So perhaps we should take a closer look at what God's commandments actually say.

Why Did God Give us His Law? God created us, so He knows how human beings can live the kind of life He intends for us. We don't have to figure it all out on our own. God's Word teaches us how to love Him and how to love one another. The first four of the Ten Commandments focus on our relationship with God, while the remaining six deal with our relationship with other people. And right there among those first four commandments is the Sabbath. The connection between love and obedience is made very clear in 1 John 5:2–3: “By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.” That's pretty direct. If we say we love God, shouldn't we care about what He tells us to do? That brings us back to the Sabbath.

What Does the Bible Say About Sunday? Here's something worth considering. The word ** “Sunday” does not appear anywhere in the Bible.** The New Testament does mention the **“first day of the week”** in eight places. Those passages are often brought up when discussing Sunday worship. So let's ask a simple question: **Do any of those passages actually change the Sabbath from the seventh day to the first day of the week?** If God changed the day of worship, we should be able to find clear biblical evidence for it. After all, the Bible repeatedly identifies the seventh day as the Sabbath. So if Sunday replaced the Sabbath, where is that change stated? Where does Scripture say: “From now on, the first day of the week is holy”? Where does it say: “The Sabbath has been changed from the seventh day to Sunday”? Where does it command Christians to keep Sunday as the new weekly day of worship? We should be able to find it. That's why the eight New Testament references to the “first day of the week” deserve a careful and honest examination.

Read them for yourself. Don't simply accept what someone tells you about them. Look at what the passages actually say. When you do, you'll find that none of them explicitly calls the first day of the week the Sabbath. None says that God made Sunday holy. None commands Christians to keep Sunday as a weekly Sabbath. And none plainly states that God transferred the holiness of the seventh day to the first day. So the question remains: **Where is the biblical authority for Sunday observance as a replacement for the Sabbath?**

What About Christian Fellowship? The Sabbath isn't simply about which day appears on a calendar. It's about our relationship with God. First John 1:3, 6–7 talks about fellowship with the Father and with Jesus Christ. True Christian fellowship comes through our relationship with God. Think about it this way. A branch only has life when it remains connected to the vine. Jesus used this same kind of illustration when He spoke about abiding in Him. In the same way, our fellowship with other believers should be rooted in our fellowship with Christ—not simply in a humanly established tradition.

God Himself established the Sabbath. He rested on the seventh day, blessed it, and set it apart for a holy purpose. He didn't ask human beings to decide which day should be holy. **He decided.** And that makes the Sabbath different from an ordinary day. What Makes the Sabbath Holy? God blessed and sanctified the seventh day. He set it apart. Throughout Scripture, God's presence is associated with holiness. When Moses approached the burning bush, God told him: “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground” (Exodus 3:5). Why was the ground holy? Because God was present. In the same way, the Sabbath is holy because God set it apart for Himself. It is **His day**. And when God's people come together on the day He established for holy purposes, they are gathering according to His instruction rather than creating their own day. Jesus said: “Your word is truth” (John 17:17). So shouldn't God's Word—not tradition—determine how we worship Him? Leviticus 23:2–3 calls the Sabbath a **“holy convocation.”** A convocation is an assembly—a gathering together. God specifically identified the Sabbath as a holy time for His people to assemble. That is significant. If God has already established a particular day for this purpose, why would we need to replace it with another day?

Does It Really Matter? So, does it make a difference which day Christians observe? **Yes, it does.** But the issue isn't simply about being different from other churches or trying to win an argument about Saturday versus Sunday. It's about obedience to God. The Bible describes Christians as people who have God's Holy Spirit and are led by that Spirit (Romans 8:9–11, 14). Paul says that Christ in us is our “hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27). The Holy Spirit gives us God's love, His power, His faith, and ultimately helps us develop the mind of Christ (Philippians 2:5; 1 Corinthians 2:10–16). So here's a question worth asking: If Christ is living in us, would He lead us to ignore a commandment of God? Would Christ lead us to disregard the day God made holy and instead keep a different day simply because that is what tradition has taught us? That's something each of us needs to think about seriously. What About the Holy Spirit? Acts 5:32 tells us that God gives the Holy Spirit to those who obey Him. And in Acts 2:38, Peter told people to repent and be baptized so that they could receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Again, we're brought back to obedience.

Sin is the transgression of God's law (1 John 3:4), and the penalty for sin is death (Romans 6:23). And what does the fourth commandment tell us? “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Notice that first word: **Remember.** God knew we would be tempted to forget. He didn't say, “Choose whichever day works best for you.” He said, “Remember the Sabbath day.”

Why Did God Make the Sabbath? Why would God give us a Sabbath in the first place? Because it is a gift. God created the Sabbath for our benefit. Jesus said: "The Sabbath was made for man” (Mark 2:27). The Sabbath gives us time to step away from our normal work and the constant demands of everyday life. It gives us an opportunity to focus on God, His Word, His purpose, and fellowship with His people. It is a time to be refreshed. It is a time to reconnect with our Creator. It is a time to remember who we are, why we're here, and where our lives are ultimately headed. The Sabbath isn't supposed to be a burden. It is supposed to be a blessing.

Was Jesus Really Resurrected on Sunday? That is another important question we should consider. Many people believe that Jesus was resurrected on Sunday morning and that this is why Sunday became the Christian day of worship. But does the Bible actually say that Jesus was resurrected on Sunday? Jesus gave a specific sign concerning His Messiah-ship: the sign of **three days and three nights**. When we carefully examine His statement, the traditional Good Friday-to-Sunday timeline raises some serious questions. And when we also consider Daniel's prophecy in Daniel 9:27 concerning the timing of Christ's death, the traditional chronology becomes even more difficult to reconcile with Scripture. This doesn't mean we should simply accept one position because we've heard it all our lives. It means we should open the Bible and examine the evidence for ourselves.

Faith and Obedience - Following God requires living faith. Faith isn't simply saying that we believe in Jesus. Biblical faith produces obedience. We are justified by faith, but God also calls us to live a life of obedience—to develop His character and allow His Spirit to work within us. Ultimately, God wants to give us the gift of eternal life. So the Sabbath question isn't really just about **Saturday versus Sunday**. It's about something much more important: **Whose authority are we going to follow?** Are we going to follow traditions that have been passed down through generations? Or are we willing to open the Bible, examine what it actually says, and follow God's instructions—even when those instructions may be different from what we've always believed? That's the challenge. Don't take someone else's word for it—including mine. Open your Bible. Read the passages. Pray about what you're reading. Ask God to help you understand His Word and to give you the willingness to follow it wherever it leads. The choice is ultimately yours. And if God's Sabbath really is His gift to humanity, then keeping it isn't simply about following a rule. It's about honoring the One who gave it. It is about our relationship with our Creator. And ultimately, it is about choosing God's way—not merely the way that happens to be most common.

May Heavenly Father continue to guide and lead His called children to prepare well for His eternal kingdom just as Jesus preached His gospel during his earthly mission.

我們究竟該守哪一天安息日？

你是否曾經認真想過：聖經真的規定星期日是主日嗎？耶穌是在星期日復活的嗎？正因為如此，星期日才成為基督徒應當守安息日的日子嗎？安息日只是賜給猶太人的嗎？上帝是否為了基督徒，而將安息日從第七日改為第一日？ 大多數基督徒可能從未深入思考過這些問題。星期日敬拜的傳統由來已久，以至於許多人理所當然地認為它必然符合聖經。但萬一這個前提並不成立呢？萬一數百萬基督徒所接受的，只是一種代代相傳的傳統，卻從未親自查考聖經的真正教導呢？ 或許，最核心的問題始終是：我們究竟該守哪一天作為安息日？ 作為基督徒，我們有責任去尋找答案——但這個答案不應來自某個教會的立場、家族的信仰傳承，或大多數基督徒的習慣做法。答案只能來自上帝本身，因為這問題與罪息息相關。

上帝對罪怎麼說？

主流基督教常給人一種錯覺，彷彿只要信了基督，一切問題都會自然解決。但聖經真的是這樣教導的嗎？要真正理解安息日的問題，我們首先必須明白一個更宏大的主題：上帝的律法，以及罪的本質。上帝創造了宇宙，也設定了宇宙運行的法則，並持續護理祂的創造。宇宙有物理定律，人類的生活也有屬靈的法則。這些法則並非人所製定，而是來自上帝。那麼，罪究竟是什麼？聖經給出了一個極其明確的定義：「罪就是違反律法」（約翰一書 3:4）。請仔細思想這句話：如果罪就是違背上帝的律法，那麼誰有權定義什麼是罪？不是任何人，唯獨上帝。雅各書 4:12 告訴我們，只有一位立法者和審判者；以賽亞書 33:22 也指出，耶和華是我們的立法者。我們不能按自己的方便或喜好，擅自改寫上帝的律法。然而，上帝確實賜給我們選擇的自由——我們可以順服祂，也可以悖逆祂。祂清楚地警告，罪的終局就是死亡（羅馬書 6:23）。但上帝的律法絕非專斷的規條，而是為我們的益處設立的。它們教導我們如何生活，使我們得享平安、幸福、安全與真實的人生意義。

然而，今天許多人認為，耶穌死後，上帝的律法已經被「廢除」或「釘在十字架上」了。但耶穌自己怎麼說？在馬太福音 5:17-20，基督明確回應了這個問題。祂說，祂來不是要廢掉律法和先知；接著，祂甚至警告我們，連「這些誡命中最小的一條」也不可違背。因此，我們實在有必要仔細察看，上帝的誡命究竟說了什麼。

上帝為什麼賜給我們律法？

上帝創造了我們，因此祂深知人類如何才能活出祂所設計的生命。我們不必在黑暗中獨自摸索。上帝的話語教導我們如何愛祂，如何彼此相愛。十誡中的前四條著重於我們與上帝的關係，其餘六條則關乎我們與他人的關係。而安息日，正包含在前四條誡命之中。約翰一書 5:2-3 清楚地說明了愛與順服之間的關聯：「我們若愛上帝，又遵守祂的誡命，從此就知道我們愛上帝的兒女。我們遵守上帝的誡命，這就是愛祂了，並且祂的誡命不是難守的。」經文說得非常直接：如果我們說自己愛上帝，豈能不關心祂的吩咐？而這，又把我們帶回了安息日的問題。

聖經對星期日怎麼說？

這裡有一個值得深思的事實：「星期日」這個詞，在聖經中從未出現過。 新約聖經共有八處提到「一週的第一日」，這些經文經常被引用來支持主日敬拜。但讓我們問一個簡單的問題：這八處經文中，有任何一處真正把安息日從第七日改為第一日嗎？ 如果上帝真的改變了敬拜的日子，我們理應能找到明確的聖經依據。畢竟，聖經反覆強調第七日是安息日。那麼，若星期日取代了安息日，這項改變究竟記載在哪裡？聖經何處說過：「從今以後，一週的第一日為聖日」？何處說過：「安息日已從第七日改為星期日」？何處命令基督徒要將星期日定為新的每週敬拜日？這些經文理應存在。正因如此，新約中提及「一週的第一日」的八處經文，值得我們認真仔細地逐一查考。

請親自閱讀這些經文，不要輕易接受別人對聖經的轉述。仔細研讀後你會發現，聖經從未將一週的第一日稱為安息日，從未稱其為聖日，從未命令基督徒守星期日為每週的安息日，也從未明確指出上帝將第七日的神聖性轉移到第一日。因此，問題依然懸而未決：聖經究竟有何依據，支持以星期日取代安息日？

基督徒團契的真正意義是什麼？

安息日不只是一天，它關乎我們與上帝的關係。約翰一書 1:3、6-7 談到與父和耶穌基督的團契。真正的基督徒團契，源於我們與上帝的連結。請這樣想：枝子只有連於葡萄樹，才能存活。耶穌也曾用類似的比喻，來說明與祂同在的重要性。同樣，我們與其他信徒的團契，也必須紮根於我們與基督的團契，而不是建立在人為的傳統之上。

安息日是由上帝親自設立的。祂在第七日安息，賜福給這一日，並將它分別為聖。祂沒有容讓人來決定哪一天是聖日，而是由祂親自指定。這使安息日與其他日子截然不同。是什麼使安息日成為聖日？是上帝的賜福與分別為聖。整本聖經中，上帝的同在總是與聖潔緊密相連。當摩西走向燃燒的荊棘時，上帝對他說：「不要近前來，把你腳上的鞋脫下來，因為你所站之地是聖地」（出埃及記 3:5）。那地為何是聖的？因為上帝在那裡。同樣，安息日是聖的，因為上帝將它分別為聖歸給自己。這是祂的日子。當上帝的子民在祂為神聖目的所設立的日子聚集時，他們是遵照祂的指示而行，而非自行另定日子。耶穌說：「你的道就是真理」（約翰福音 17:17）。那麼，我們敬拜祂的方式，豈不應當由上帝的話語——而非傳統——來決定嗎？利未記 23:2-3 稱安息日為「聖會」——即神聖的集會。上帝特意指定安息日為祂子民聚集的聖日。這點意義深遠。既然上帝已經為此設立了一個特定的日子，我們為何要用另一個日子來取代它？

這真的重要嗎？

基督徒究竟守哪一個日子，真的有差別嗎？答案是肯定的。 但這並非僅關乎宗派之間的立場差異，也不只是星期六與星期日的爭論，而是關乎我們是否順服上帝。這是因為我們堅信祂是唯一真神，因為世上其他在星期日被崇拜的神靈都沒有明顯的安息日標誌。聖經描述基督徒是領受聖靈並受聖靈引導的人（羅馬書 8:9-11, 14）。保羅說，基督在我們裡面，是我們「榮耀的盼望」（歌羅西書 1:27）。聖靈賜給我們上帝的愛、能力與信心，並最終幫助我們擁有基督的心（腓立比書 2:5；哥林多前書 2:10-16）。因此，這裡有一個值得深思的問題：如果基督住在我們裡面，祂會引導我們忽視上帝的誡命嗎？祂會引導我們漠視上帝所設立的聖日，只因傳統如此教導，就去守別的日子嗎？這是我們每個人都必須認真面對的問題。再者，聖靈又如何呢？使徒行傳 5:32 告訴我們，上帝將聖靈賜給順服祂的人。使徒行傳 2:38 中，彼得勸勉眾人悔改受洗，好領受聖靈的恩賜。這一切，最終都回到順服這個核心。

罪、律法與第四條誡命

罪就是違背上帝的律法（約翰一書 3:4），而罪的代價就是死（羅馬書 6:23）。那麼，第四條誡命對我們說的是什麼？「當記念安息日，守為聖日。」請注意第一個字：記念。上帝知道我們容易忘記，容易受試探而忽略。祂沒有說：「你們隨意選一天吧。」祂說：「當記念安息日。」上帝為什麼設立安息日？因為這是一份禮物，是為我們的益處而設的。耶穌說：「安息日是為人設立的」（馬可福音 2:27）。安息日使我們有機會從日常工作的繁瑣中抽身，專注於上帝、祂的話語、祂的旨意，以及與祂子民的團契。這是一個重新得力、與造物主恢復連結的時刻，也是反思我們是誰、為何存在、生命最終歸向何處的時刻。安息日不應成為重擔，而應成為祝福。

耶穌真的在星期日復活了嗎？

這是另一個值得我們深入思考的問題。許多人相信耶穌在星期日早晨復活，因此星期日便成了基督徒的敬拜日。但聖經真的記載耶穌在星期日復活嗎？耶穌曾給出一個證明祂彌賽亞身分的具體記號——三天三夜的記號。當我們仔細查考祂的話語時，傳統的從受難日到星期日的時間表，便會引起嚴重的疑問。再參考但以理書 9:27 關於基督受難時間的預言，傳統的時間順序就更難與聖經吻合了。然而，這不是說我們該僅僅因為從小聽到的說法就盲目接受，而是意味著我們應當打開聖經，親自查考其中的證據。

信心與順服

跟隨上帝需要活潑的信心。信心不僅僅是相信耶穌的存在；聖經所說的信心，必然帶來順服。我們因信稱義，但上帝也呼召我們過順服的生活——塑造基督的品格，讓祂的靈在我們裡面動工。最終，上帝要賜給我們進入祂永恆國度的禮物。所以，安息日的問題絕不僅僅是星期六還是星期日的爭論，而是關乎一個更深層的問題：我們究竟要順服誰的權柄？ 我們要繼續跟隨世代相傳的傳統，還是願意打開聖經，查考它的實際教導，並遵行上帝的指示——即使這些指示可能與我們一直以來的信仰有所不同？這才是真正的挑戰。請不要輕易相信任何人的話——包括我的。請打開你的聖經，閱讀經文，為你所讀的內容禱告。求上帝幫助你明白祂的話語，並賜給你甘心順服的心志，無論祂的指引為何。最終的選擇，在你手中。

如果上帝的安息日真是祂賜給人類的禮物，那麼遵守安息日就不只是遵守一條規則，而是榮耀那賜下安息日的主，關乎我們與造物主的關係。最終，這是選擇上帝的道路——而不是單單選擇最普遍、最方便的道路。

願天父繼續引導祂的兒女，正如耶穌在世傳道時宣講福音一樣，為祂永恆的國度做好正確的預備。