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Good questions Mike. I have often wondered about various interpretations on the LS and how often it is kept. I’ll provide a little of my thought process rather than scriptural backing, because the scriptures that I think about when considering this topic are the same ones that Charles used. First, I am not aware of a great number of religious groups commemorating the LS on days other than the Lord’s Day or First Day of the Week. It is commonly held that the “Lord’s Day,” the first day of the week, Sunday and the day that Jesus rose from the dead are all the same day of the week. Of course, that only proves that, most likely, people have thought about the issue some and at least agreed on that. To me, when you read that the first day of the week is when the disciple came together to ‘break bread,” it is convincing that there was a purpose. Did these people never eat a meal together at any other time? Doesn’t seem logical to me, so I think that the reference was specifically to the LS observance. On the time of day. I don’t care when during the day it is, but I am convinced by scripture, logic and faith that it was what we call Sunday. I don’t underestimate the third part of that formula either. I see your point about absolute proof. But if we had absolute proof on everything, we’d need to do a lot more reading because the NT would be like 15 volumes of War and Peace. What I do care about on the time of day the LS is observed is what I consider to be the main issue on the LS. It is for the ‘family of believers’’ to share in or commune with God through Christ. I believe that it is meant to be a group activity, not a personal remembrance. If it were a personal remembrance, I could take care of that at breakfast and fill the balance of the day with Football. I believe that many churches far underestimate the importance of the ‘family’ approach to worship. Whether we observe the LS at 11:15 a.m., 7:30 p.m. or 1:00 a.m., we should do it as a group in an organized and unified manner as it is explained in I Cor. As to why every Sunday. While I agree with Charles points, I have a different point/question: Why not every Lord’s Day? Is Jesus not important enough? Is the group so big that it is “inconvenient?” Does it really mean less if we do it every week than if we do it twice a year? My big problem with the practice of not observing the LS every week is the reasons. I have yet to hear one reason that appeared to be focused on glorifying Jesus, although I might have missed a good logical argument based on the Bible for NOT commemorating Jesus death weekly.
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