Why did the Roman Catholic Church change the Sabbath to Sunday?

The Sabbath was to teach us that our bodies needed rest. Sunday came because now our Sabbath rest is in Jesus Christ (and you can learn more at this other article I wrote). Jesus revealed that all of the Old Testament law was fulfilled in him.

Did the Romans change the Sabbath?

Sunday was another work day in the Roman Empire. On March 7, 321, however, Roman Emperor Constantine I issued a civil decree making Sunday a day of rest from labor, stating: All judges and city people and the craftsmen shall rest upon the venerable day of the sun.

Who changed the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday and why?

Some people assume the Sabbath was changed to Sunday by Roman Emperor Constantine on March 7, 321 AD. What is this? Constantine did indeed change the official Roman day of rest to Sunday, but he was only recognizing something after the fact that had already been going on for almost three centuries.

Why did the Sabbath change from Saturday to Sunday?

from Saturday to Sunday? Many Sunday observers argue that the change of the Sabbath from the seventh to the first day of the week dates back to Jesus and His apostles. They assert that Sunday observance replaced the seventh-day Sabbath for most Christians as early as the first century A.D. and became a fixed custom by the mid-second century.

Is the Catholic Church fulfilling the Sabbath?

This is not the doing of the Catholic Church. God Himself fulfilled the Jewish Sabbath and replaced it with Sunday, the Lord’s Day, the “Eighth Day.” And the Apostles and their contemporaries declared this as such. The Church Fathers developed a powerful theology about the “Eighth Day.”

Why did Constantine change the day of worship to Sunday?

In order to make it more convenient for them to make the change to the new religion, Constantine accepted their day of worship, Sunday, instead of the Christian Sabbath which had been observed by Jesus and His disciples.

Is there a difference between the old and New Testament sabbath?

In both Old and New Testament there is not a shadow of variation in the doctrine of the Sabbath. The seventh day, Saturday, is the only day ever designated by the term Sabbath in the entire Bible.