Church and Mission: Quick Reflection from class on 10/14/09

I think the most interesting part of class for me last Wednesday was the quick discussion of Sabbath observance by the early Christians and how they both went to the temple to observe Sabbath on Saturdays as well as met together on the first day of the week to remember Christ's death. They continued to do this until the destruction of the temple in 70 AD, at which time the Jews really sought to expel the "Jesus" sect. The Church started to become largely Gentile and due to Paul's writings (which emphasized the Gentiles' not needing to conform to the Law), Saturday observances slowly gave way to worship solely on Sunday. This led to some great conversation with a couple of Seventh Day Adventists I know at my weekly Bible study about whether or not the Sabbath should be observed on Saturday, if that necessitates legalism and how it does not need to.