Reply to post ( Facebook Post ) Catholic Defense & Explanation The Catholic Church teaches that while the Jewish Sabbath was observed on the seventh day (Saturday) under the Old Covenant to commemorate creation and liberation from Egypt , it was fulfilled and transformed by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the First Day of the Week (Sunday) . Sunday is celebrated by Christians as the "Lord's Day" ( Dies Domini )—the day of the New Creation and Christ’s definitive victory over sin and death . The text provided from Acts (13, 16, 17, 18) mistakes evangelistic outreach for Christian liturgical worship . A contextual reading reveals key doctrinal discrepancies: Category Confusion (Evangelism vs. Worship): Paul went into Jewish synagogues on the Sabbath not to observe the Old Covenant ceremonial Sabbath law as a Christian religious obligation, but because the synagogue on Saturday was where non-Christian Jews and God-fearing Gentiles naturally gathered. It provide...
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