Motivation
What is your motivation for attending church today?
You say, “Well, it’s the Sabbath and we’re supposed to keep it holy.” Actually, it’s not the Sabbath. Today is the first day of the week. It is the day the early Christians chose instead of the Sabbath to worship Jesus Christ.
“You’re right, the day has changed,” you interject, “but it’s still one of the Ten Commandments.” Did you know that because of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, “he forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations”? The Living Bible adds, “So don’t let anyone criticize you…for not celebrating… Sabbaths. For those were only temporary rules that ended when Christ came. He brought a new order.”
We worship God on Sunday because over the past twenty centuries it has become customary. But there is a higher reason—“Christ’s love compels us” to worship God in unity. The writer of Hebrews probably said it best when he wrote: “Since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe (Heb. 12:28).”
You say, “Well, it’s the Sabbath and we’re supposed to keep it holy.” Actually, it’s not the Sabbath. Today is the first day of the week. It is the day the early Christians chose instead of the Sabbath to worship Jesus Christ.
“You’re right, the day has changed,” you interject, “but it’s still one of the Ten Commandments.” Did you know that because of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, “he forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations”? The Living Bible adds, “So don’t let anyone criticize you…for not celebrating… Sabbaths. For those were only temporary rules that ended when Christ came. He brought a new order.”
We worship God on Sunday because over the past twenty centuries it has become customary. But there is a higher reason—“Christ’s love compels us” to worship God in unity. The writer of Hebrews probably said it best when he wrote: “Since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe (Heb. 12:28).”