The day of worship for Christians is Sunday

Having said that, I still have a few issues with what he said. REBUTTALS Off Topic? ?? I don't see how the fact that God ONLY gave the Law to the Jews is "off topic". If it was only given to one group of people, we wouldn't expect any other group was required to obey it. God gave the ten commandments to Moses alone so he would take them to the Jews. The Bible doesn't record God giving them to any other people. Only the Jews were part of the covenant. All other peoples were outside of the covenant. If you're not part of the covenant, you can't get in trouble for not following the rules of the covenant. Logical Fallacy As for the verses Con alluded to without quoting, I ask the voters to disregard them until he quotes them and offers interpretations for them. Until he does, they're just what is known as "bare assertions. ". A bare assertion is when someone makes a claim without offering any evidence. [1] Questionable Quoting of Scripture Colossians 2:16-17 I would like to ask my opponent which translation of scripture He is leaning on when he offers us a version that indicates Christians can judge one another. I've looked the passage up in the following translations of the Bible, and none of them say that. Rather, they support the idea that the Law foreshadowed the coming of Christ. It was a sign. Signs are great until you get to your destination, but once you get there, you no longer need the sign. Here are some of the translations I researched: NIV, New Living Translation, English Standard Version, New American Standard Bible, International Standard Version, Holman Christian Standard Bible, American Standard Version, Jubilee Bible, and the King James Version Again, each of them supported my claims that Christians are not expected to worship on the Sabbath. For example: "New International Version These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. New Living Translation For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality. English Standard Version These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. New American Standard Bible things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. King James Bible Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Holman Christian Standard Bible These are a shadow of what was to come; the substance is the Messiah. International Standard Version These are a shadow of the things to come, but the reality belongs to the Messiah. NET Bible these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ! Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because these things are shadows of those things that were future, but The Messiah is the body. GOD'S WORD" Translation These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body [that casts the shadow] belongs to Christ. Jubilee Bible 2000 which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of the Christ. King James 2000 Bible Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. American King James Version Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. American Standard Version which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's. Douay-Rheims Bible Which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ. Darby Bible Translation which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ. English Revised Version which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's. Webster's Bible Translation Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Weymouth New Testament These were a shadow of things that were soon to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. World English Bible which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's. Young's Literal Translation which are a shadow of the coming things, and the body is of the Christ; [2]" Each one of them say "the body IS of Christ", not "the body of Christ. " So again, I ask my opponent to tell us which translation he's using. Circumcision Con seems to be saying that Christians are still required to be circumcised. If so, let's compare it to what the Apostle Paul said: Galatians 5:2 "Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. " [3] Doesn't sound like much of a requirement. Should vs. Is I am more than happy to use my opponent's analogy involving his son and the highway. I agree that his son shouldn't be in the middle of the road, but that would be irrelevant if we were debating "Con's son is in the road". Whether or not he SHOULD be there is not relevant to the question "Is he there? " In the same way, whether or not the day of worship for Christians SHOULD be Saturday is irrelevant when we're debating if Sunday IS the day of worship for Christians. With all due respect to my opponent, he's engaged in ANOTHER logical fallacy- a red herring argument. That's when someone tries to change the subject of a debate so as not to debate the actual resolution. [4] With this in mind, I urge the voters to recognize this. Con's "Catholic" Sources Quoting some random priest from the 19th century does not equal official Church teaching. The same can be said for an unofficial Church magazine. With this in mind, I see no reason to engage them. If my opponent is able to produce any official, magisterial sources, then we can discuss what the Catholic Church says on an issue. 1Timothy 3:15 I would like to thank Con for offering an alternative translation, but with all due respect, it doesn't really matter. Let's assume his translation is right. Even IF it is, the verse STILL says we need to look to the Church for guidance when determining what is true. So with that in mind, my claim that the Church can determine which day to establish as their day of worship still stands. Acts 20:7 With all due respect to Con, even IF his guess is right and the first Christians met on Saturday night, this wouldn't help his case. Here's why, if the "breaking of the bread" worship began on Saturday evening, guess what. . the Sabbath was OVER. As Con has explained, in ancient Hebrew culture, a day began at sundown. For example, the Sabbath began at sundown Friday night and ended Saturday night at sundown. With this in mind, if as Acts 20:7 says, the first day of the week had begun. .. the Sabbath was over. Actually, if the first Christian believers waited until sundown to begin the"breaking of the bread", it's evidence that they were specifically waiting for the Sabbath to end before they began their day of worship. Tradition/Modifying Previous Commandments It's accepted by Christians of all stripes that any commandment that comes later in the Bible has the ability to modify a previous command. For example, if Moses says "Don't eat pork. ", but later Jesus declares all food clean. .. That modifies the previous command. If the Old Testament say "an eye for an eye", but the New Testament says "turn the other cheek", that modifies the previous command. In this case, if the Old Testament says "keep the Sabbath", but the New Testament says "Don't let anyone judge you. .. with regard to. .. a Sabbath day. " , That modifies a previous command. 2 Timothy 3:16 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. " I have no problem with this verse. It doesn't affect my argument at all. What I may have an issue with is if Con tries to force it to say more than it does. I agree that scripture is profitable/helpful for instruction, but let's not force this fact to mean something it does not. Just because something is helpful, doesn't mean that it's the ONLY thing that is helpful. As I pointed out in the last round, the Bible tells us to "Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. " [5] So we see that it's not only what got written down in scripture that we "stand fast" in, but even the tradition received by "word of mouth". Matthew 18:18 The verse is not limited to one subject. It clearly says "WHATEVER you bind on Earth is bound in Heaven. " With this in mind, th Church has authority given to it from Christ to make modifications as it sees fit. Galatians 5:4/Keeping the Commandments "You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. " Con has mischaracterized what I said about this verse. We still keep the moral laws of God because they don't change. It's only the ceremonial practices of God that can be changed. But we don't refrain from murder because we're following the Ten Commandments, but rather now in the New Covenant, we don't murder because it violates the law that's "written on our hearts. " Romans 2:14-15 puts it perfectly: "14 (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them. )" [6] Notice two things: 1. The passage specifically says non-Jews (gentiles) "do not have the Law. " This is something I said earlier, but Con denied. I guess I was right. 2. We do good not because of the ten commandments, but because God has written them "on our hearts". So we don't murder because it's inherently sinful. Worshipping on Sunday is not inherently sinful, so it's not something "written on our hearts". Lord's Day Con seems to have misunderstood what I was saying. My point by quoting early Christians speaking about worshipping on the Lord's day was simply to show historical evidence that Christians established their day of worship on Sunday. This fact has gone unchallenged by my opponent. Having refuted all of Cons arguments, I now turn it back over to him. I look forward to reading his next response! Sources: 1. . http://www.toolkitforthinking.com... 2. . http://biblehub.com... 3. . http://biblehub.com... 4. . http://www.nizkor.org... 5. . http://biblehub.com... 6. . https://www.biblegateway.com...