In the Catholic faith, it is a serious sin to intentionally skip Mass on Sunday without a good reason.
Is there a similar moral obligation to go to church on Sunday in non-Catholic Christian faiths? What is the basis for your answer?
Misty
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I'm Catholic now, but was raised Methodist.
No there is no obligation to go every Sunday to church in the Protestant faiths. There is an expectation, and many go because it is good to hear the Word of God read and taught.
Anonymous
None whatsoever. Sunday observance is based on 2 basic historic facts, Some worship then to honour the resurrection of Christ. Some worship sunday to honor a time when pagans and Christians actually tried to study each others beliefs and find common ground.
Sunday was the day set aside to honour the sun God which is part of Gods creation although the Catholic church does claim responsibility for this. The ten commandments say to put no other gods before the Great I AM. They do not say it is wrong to acknowledge other gods or other societies. Most religions have one supreme God as Christianity does. We need to understand each other and avoid dog-mental arguments if we ever hope to achieve peace on earth. Merry Christmas.
imrod
Protestant Christians are protestant because they reject that the church has equal authority in teaching to the Bible. The Bible says in Heb. 10 that believers should attend church regularly. It doesn't spell out either what the church is or what regular attendance would be. In general Protestant Christianity emphasizes Grace and Faith and down play works.
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In the Bible book of Hebrews we are told not to forsake the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom. By gathering ourselves together we encourage one another, and we need that all the more so as the end of this wicked 'system of things' draws near.
Even though Sunday was the day on which Jesus was resurrected, for early Christians it was a workday like any other. But a decision by a Laodicean church council (mid-to-late fourth century C.E.) reveals that with the passing of time, the Jewish Sabbath on Saturday was replaced by a “Christian” sabbath on Sunday. From then on Christendom’s adherents had to work on Saturdays and refrain from work on Sundays. Later, they were required to attend Mass on Sunday.
With the backing of the secular authorities, work on Sundays was soon prohibited throughout Christendom. From the sixth century onward, transgressors were fined or whipped, and their oxen could be confiscated. On occasion, unrepentant sinners could be reduced to servitude.
Centuries before, several Church Fathers, and Augustine in particular, rightly declared that the Sabbath was a temporary arrangement reserved for the Jews. So doing, those Church Fathers simply adopted what the Christian Greek Scriptures explain, namely, that the Sabbath is an integral part of the Law covenant that was abolished by Jesus’ sacrifice.—Romans 6:14; 7:6; 10:4; Galatians 3:10-14, 24, 25.
Today, Catholic authors generally seek support at Acts 20:7, which speaks of “the first day of the week” (Sunday), when Paul met with his companions to share a meal with them. However, this was simply a point of detail. Nothing in this text nor in other Bible verses indicates that this account was meant to be an example that was to be followed by Christians, certainly not an obligation. Yes, Sunday observance of a sabbath lacks Scriptural backing.
Since most people have weekends off from secular work, it makes sense to have congregational meetings on these days. Consider Jehovah’s Witnesses. Most of their congregations hold their main Christian meetings on either Saturday or Sunday. Weekends are also used for larger gatherings, such as assemblies and conventions. Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses often spend time on weekends going from door to door discussing the Bible with their neighbors.
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Church is a regular practice, weekly, what day is extraneous. I am Christian and have attended Saturday night, or Sunday, depending on the practice in different churches. It's the habit that counts.