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kootvanwykPseudo-Sabbath views of the Church Fathers listed
by koot van wyk (DLitt et Phil; ThD)
Kyungpook National University
Sangju Campus
South Korea
conjoint lecturer of Avondale College
Australia
13 November 2009
The Seventh Day Sabbath is the Sabbath of the Bible as also the Church Fathers correctly acknowledged. However, they attempted to change their perspectives regarding the Seventh Day and tried to rationalize a substitution by the First Day of the week or Sunday Observance. One cannot miss the pseudo-aspect linked to their views. The following site provided more in formation that is presented here but they have listed all the church fathers and their views regarding the Sabbath. The reader should not get the idea that this research was done by the above writer. Someone has done this research and placed it online and he/she is applauded here for a fine job he/she did. Hope someone will pass on a special stipendia for further research to this writer below.
Source:
http://www.lightministries.com/id312.htm
"THE APOSTLES
The Apostles substituted Sunday for the Sabbath (Pope Pius XII).
The Apostle Paul set aside and was against keeping the Sabbath (
RELATION of the SABBATH to the FEASTS, SACRIFICES, and CEREMONIAL LAWS
The Sabbath and circumcision are on the same level (
The Sabbath is part of the ceremonial law (The Catholic FAQ, #2).
There is no difference between the seventh day Sabbath and the feast day sabbaths (St. Aurelius Augustine;
There is no difference between the 10 commandments and the sacrificial laws (
JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF
Jesus Christ has abolished the Sabbath in His body (St. Victorinus).
Jesus Christ abrogated or changed the Sabbath law (The Catholic FAQ, #2).
Jesus Christ broke the Sabbath Himself (St. Victorinus; Lucius Lactantius).
Jesus Christ destroyed the obligation to keep the law of God (Lucius Lactantius).
Jesus Christ destroyed the old law of 10 commandments and established a new law (Lucius Lactantius; Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, Book VI).
Jesus Christ did not keep, and He commanded that the Sabbath commandment should not be kept according to the letter of the law (Pope St. Gregory I--the Great).
Jesus Christ Himself did not rest on the Sabbath according to the commandment (Lucius Lactantius).
Jesus Christ fulfilled the law, so no need for us to keep it today (
Jesus Christ fulfilled the Sabbath law and thereby made it void (St. Ephraem Syrus).
Jesus Christ hates Sabbath keeping (St. Victorinus).
Jesus Christ is our Sabbath rest (Pope St. Gregory I--the Great;
Jesus Christ repealed the keeping of the Sabbath commandment (
Jesus Christ set aside the Sabbath commandment out of necessity (
THE LAW
No one can keep the letter of the law (
We are free from the necessity of keeping the letter of the law, and we are to walk in liberty, walk in the Spirit, and in doing so we are not breaking God’s law (
We have freedom from keeping the law in Christ (St. Basil--the Great).
We must forsake and let go of the law and turn to and find Christ (
THE OLD COVENANT
Sabbath keeping ended when the old covenant was replaced at Christ’s death (Origen; Universal Catholic Catechism).
In the Old Covenant God’s people kept the Sabbath holy, but in the New Covenant Christians are to keep Sunday holy (Universal Catholic Catechism; St. Aurelius Augustine).
We are not to keep the Old Testament Sabbath commandment literally today, but after a spiritual manner, and are to keep on Sunday (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
The Old Testament dealt with keeping the law, and the New Testament deals with freedom from keeping the law (
THE SABBATH COMMANDMENT
The Bible Sabbath is on Saturday today (The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called the Quinisext Council, Ancient Epitome of Canon LII).
The Sabbath commandment is fulfilled today by observing any day of the week to worship God on (Pope John XXIII).
Sabbath worship is a Jewish law (Universal Catholic Cathechism; Pope St. Gregory I--the Great; St. Victorinus; St. Aurelius Augustine; Polycrates; St. Aurelius Augustine; Ignatius, also called Theophorus; St. John Chrysostom; St. Basil--the Great; Lucius Lactantius; The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol XIII; The Cathlic Encyclopedia, vol XIV).
The Sabbath has been replaced by Sunday (Universal Catholic Catechism)
The Sabbath commandment was part of the sacrificial ritual law which was done away with (Pope St. Gregory I--the Great).
The Sabbath commandment is not literally to be kept today (Pope St. Gregory I--the Great; St. John Damascene, of
The Sabbath commandment is only to be spiritually kept today (Pope St. Gregory I--the Great; St. John Damascene, of Damascus; Ignatius, also called Theophorus; St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath commandment was only temporary (Tertullian; St. John Chrysostom).
The Sabbath commandment has been abolished (Tertullian; Polycrates; St. John Chrysostom; The Catholic FAQ, #3).
The Sabbath commandment was part of the Old Law (Tertullian).
The Sabbath commandment only began at Mount Sinai with Moses (St. John Damascene, of Damascus).
The Sabbath today means to cease from sin (St. John Damascene, of Damascus).
The Sabbath commandment was done away with at the crucifixion of Christ (St. John Damascene, of Damascus; St. Aurelius Augustine).
The true Sabbath today is the seventh age or Millennium or 1000 year period when Christ will reign (St. Victorinus; St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath today is figurative and not literal (St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath has been fulfilled (St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath has been accomplished (St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath was a shadow (St Aurelius Augustine--A, B, C, D; St. John Chrysostom; Tertullian).
The Sabbath commandment has been done away with (St. John Chrysostom).
The Sabbath commandment was only to be observed during the time of the Israelites (St. Aurelius Augustine; The Catholic FAQ, #2).
The Sabbath commandment was fulfilled by Christ (St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath was only an example and not eternal (St. Aurelius Augustine).
Sabbath observance is no longer binding, because Jesus–our eternal Rest, is come (St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath today is whatever day you choose to rest upon (Archelaus).
The seventh day day Sabbath is earthly (St. Aurelius Augustine).
There is no difference between the Sabbath and any other day of the week today (St. Jerome).
The Sabbath commandment is not a leading commandment (St. John Chrysostom).
The Sabbath commandment is not one which our consciences would define (St. John Chrysostom).
The Sabbath commandment was only partial (St. John Chrysostom).
The Sabbath commandment is unnecessary to be kept today (St. John Chrysostom).
The Sabbath today only signifies sanctification and rest (St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath signifies resting in God Himself (St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath has no evening or ending (thus it is not a 24 hour period each seventh day of the week) (St. Aurelius Augustine).
The seventh day day Sabbath commandment has been changed to giving thanks to God every day (Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, Book VI).
The Sabbath today occurs every day (it has no evening, is ongoing) (St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath means finding eternal rest in God (St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath was not instituted at Eden, but only at Mount Sinai (The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol XIII).
The Sabbath commandment of God is to keep Sunday holy (The Catholic FAQ, #1).
The Sabbath commandment is the only one out of the 10 that can be altered and changed (The Catholic FAQ, #2).
The Sabbath commandment was fulfilled (The Catholic FAQ, #2).
The Sabbath commandment was not fixed and unalterable (The Catholic FAQ, #2).
The Sabbath commandment was only to be kept from the time of the Israelites till Christ’s death (The Catholic FAQ, #2).
THE SUBJECT of KEEPING the SABBATH
Sabbath keeping before Mount Sinai was only based on an obscure custom (The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol XIII).
Sabbath keeping before Mount Sinai had probable Babylonian origins (The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol XIII).
Sabbath keeping is not obligatory today on Christians (The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol XIII).
It is pleasing with God to break the Sabbath commandment (St. John Chrysostom).
Only Christians keep the Sabbath spiritually and not literally (St. Aurelius Augustine).
Sabbath-keeping today is mythical (St. Basil--the Great).
Sabbath-keeping today is contrary to the doctrines of the gospel (St. Basil--the Great).
Sabbath keeping is a legal observance which we are free from having to keep (St. John Chrysostom).
The Sabbath is not to be literally kept today (Origen).
We will only literally keep the Sabbath in heaven (St. Aurelius Augustine).
Sabbath keeping is only a Hebrew superstition (The Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Second Council of Nice, Canon VIII).
Sabbath keeping today is unprofitable (St. John Chrysostom).
Sabbath keeping today is ridiculous (St. Basil--the Great).
Sabbath keeping today does harm (St. John Chrysostom).
Sabbath keeping today is wrong (St. John Chrysostom).
Sabbath keeping today means is to serve God every day (St. Irenaeus of Lyons).
Sabbath keeping today is not important for salvation (St. Irenaeus of Lyons).
Sabbath keeping today is by keeping Sunday holy (Pope Leo XIII).
The Sabbath is a mystical rest day and therefore not specifically the seventh-day (Pope Leo XIII).
Sabbath keeping belongs to the ancient order of things (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
The keeping of the seventh day Sabbath has now been transferred to Sunday (The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol XIV; St. Caesarius of Arles; Pope Pius XII; Pope Leo XIII).
THOSE WHO KEEP the SABBATH HOLY
The Antichrist are those who preach the necessity of keeping the Sabbath today (Pope St. Gregory I--the Great).
Those who keep the Sabbath today are following a commandment of men (St. John Chrysostom).
Those who keep the Sabbath commandment today contradict Jesus Christ Himself (Pope St Gregory I--the Great).
All who keep the Sabbath will be punished, but those who do not keep it will be saved (St. John Chrysostom).
Those who keep the Sabbath today are trying to turn Christians into Jews (St. Basil--the Great).
Those who keep the Sabbath today are under a yoke of slavery (St. Basil--the Great).
Those who keep the Sabbath today are in darkness (St. John Chrysostom).
Those who keep the Sabbath today think they are going in the right way, when they are not (St. John Chrysostom).
Those who keep the Sabbath literally today are not Christians (The Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Second Council of Nice, Canon VIII; St. Aurelius Augustine).
Those who keep the Sabbath today are not converted (The Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Second Council of Nice, Canon VIII).
Those who keep the Sabbath today have their minds hardened (St. John Chrysostom).
Those who keep the Sabbath today are faulty (St. John Chrysostom).
Those who keep the Sabbath today do not believe in Christ (St. John Chrysostom).
Sabbath-keeping today is trying to revive the Mosaic ordinance (Polycrates).
All who keep the Sabbath today are cursed along with the Jews (St. Aurelius Augustine).
Those who keep the Sabbath today are weak in the faith (St. Jerome).
Sabbath keeping today is an old fable (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath have not yet received grace (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath and not Sunday are not the friends of Christ (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath and not Sunday are the enemies of Christ (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath and not Sunday are children of perdition (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath and not Sunday are not lovers of God (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath and not Sunday have a form of godliness, but deny the power (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath and not Sunday corrupt the word of God (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath and not Sunday are corrupters of women (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath and not Sunday make merchandise of Christ (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath today are following a Hebrew superstition (The Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Second Council of Nice, Canon VIII)
Those who keep the Sabbath today are mocking Christ (The Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Second Council of Nice, Canon VIII).
Those who keep the Sabbath today are denying Christ (The Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Second Council of Nice, Canon VIII).
Those who keep the Sabbath today are not to be permitted into the church (The Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Second Council of Nice, Canon VIII).
Those who give up the Sabbath and keep Sunday are to be permitted into the church (The Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Second Council of Nice, Canon VIII).
Those how keep the Sabbath today are carnally wise and will receive death (St. Aurelius Augustine).
THE SUBJECT OF SUNDAY
Sunday comes after the Biblical Sabbath (The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called the Quinisext Council, Ancient Epitome of Canon LII).
Sunday is not the Biblical Sabbath day (Ignatius--also called Theophorus).
Sunday is the queen and chief of all the days of the week (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Whole glory of seventh day Sabbath has been transfered to Sunday (St. Caesarius of Arles).
Christians must keep Sunday holy in the same way the commandment states to keep holy the Sabbath day (St. Caesarius of Arles).
The Lord’s day was the Paschal Sunday (Polycrates).
Sunday is the Christian Sabbath (Polycrates).
Sunday worship is a tradition handed down by the Apostles (Universal Catholic Catechism).
Sunday worship is a tradition which started on the day of Christ’s resurrection (Universal Catholic Catechism & A).
Sunday is the Lord’s day (Universal Catholic Catechism--A, B, C, D, E; St. Aurelius Augustine; Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, Book VII).
Sunday is the day which the Lord hath made (Universal Catholic Catechism).
Sunday is the new creation of God for people to worship on today (Universal Catholic Catechism).
Sunday replaces the Sabbath for Christians (Universal Catholic Catechism-- A, B).
Sunday fulfills the truth of the Sabbath (Universal Catholic Catechism).
Sunday announces man’s eternal rest in God (Universal Catholic Catechism).
Sunday is to be sanctified by Christians (Universal Catholic Catechism).
Sunday is a holy day (Universal Catholic Catechism).
We are to cease to labor on Sunday (Pope St. Gregory I--the Great).
The eighth day of the week is Sunday (Universal Catholic Catechism--A, B, C; St. Aurelius Augustine).
Sunday is the sign of God’s universal beneficence to all (St. Thomas Aquinas).
Sunday is the only Sabbath to observe during the whole year (Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, Book VII).
THOSE WHO WORSHIP ON SUNDAY
Christians have given up the seventh day Sabbath in order to keep the Lord’s day Sunday instead (Ignatius, also called Theophorus; The Catholic FAQ, #3; The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol XIV).
Those who keep Sunday holy win the favor of God (Pope Pius XII).
The keeping of Sunday as God’s Sabbath day is based upon tradition and Catholic Church authority (Universal Catholic Catechism;The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol XIV; Pope John XXIII).
Keeping Sunday holy fulfills God’s sacred Sabbath commandment (Pope John XXIII).
Since the time of Moses, God’s people have kept Sunday holy as the Sabbath commandment states (The Catholic FAQ, #1).
We worship the Lord and His resurrection by resting on Sunday (St Aurelius Augustine).
In worshiping on Sunday today, we are keeping God’s Sabbath commandment (Pope John XXIII; Universal Catholic Catechism).
Only the friends of Christ keep Sunday (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
The disciples of Christ today keep Sunday–the Lord’s day, and not the Sabbath (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
The 10 commandment law is called the law of Moses (Archelaus).
The 10 commandments have been replaced by the 2 great commandments–love to God and love to man (St. Aurelius Augustine).
Out of all 10 commandments, only the Sabbath commandment was changed (The Catholic FAQ, #2).
All 10 commandments are necessary to be literally kept today except the Sabbath commandment (St. John Chrysostom; St. Aurelius Augustine).
We only need to keep 9 of the 10 commandments literally today and the Sabbath is excluded (St. Aurelius Augustine--A, B).
The law is done away with in Christ (St. John Chrysostom).
The law has been changed (St. John Chrysostom).
The law has been done away with (St. John Chrysostom--A, B).
The law has passed away (St. John Chrysostom).
The law has ended (St. John Chrysostom).
The law should be forsaken (St. John Chrysostom).
If we keep the law we believe not in Christ (St. John Chrysostom).
If we keep the law we have not yet turned to or received Christ (St. John Chrysostom).
If we keep the law we are in bondage (St. John Chrysostom).
Any who keep the law today are heretics (St. John Chrysostom).
The law has been annulled (St. John Chrysostom).
The law has been cast out (St. John Chrysostom).
The law is of no account now (St. John Chrysostom).
All the law was figurative and a shadow--including the Sabbath (St. John Chrysostom--A, B).
The law has been withdrawn (St. John Chrysostom).
The 10 commandments only gave the force of law to an already known custom of Sabbath -keeping (The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol XIII).
9 of the 10 commandments are naturally to be kept today, but not the Sabbath (The Catholic FAQ, #2).
None of the 10 commandments are commanded for Christians to keep today (The Catholic FAQ, #2).
SCRIPTURES USED to TRY and VALIDATE SUNDAY ARGUMENTS
The Sabbath commandment is the veil which is done away with by Christ–2 Corinthians 3:13-18 (St. John Chrysostom; St. Aurelius Augustine).
The Sabbath was a shadow–Colossians 2:16 (St. Aurelius Augustine--A, B, C; St. John Chrysostom; Tertullian).
The whole law of God was a shadow--2 Corinthians 3:7 (St. John Chrysostom).
Galatians 4:10 & Colossians 2:16 shows that the Sabbath law has been changed (The Catholic FAQ, #2).
Colossians 2:16; Galatians 4:9-10; Romans 14:5 shows that Sabbath observance was not longer obligatory on Christians (The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol XIII).
Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2 shows that the Gentile converts held their religious meetings on Sunday and not Saturday (The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol XIII).
There is no need to keep the Sabbath commandment today because we are not under the law, but under grace–Romans 6:14; Galatians 4:4 (St. John Damascene, of
The Spirit of God is calling us away from keeping the letter of the law–2 Corinthians 3:3-6, 17 (St. John Chrysostom).
The Sabbath of Hebrews 4:9 is not the seventh day Sabbath, but represents the rest we find after we get to heaven (
There is no difference between the Sabbath and any other day of the week today–Romans 14:5 (
Sabbath keeping today is preaching “strange doctrines”–Hebrews 13:9 (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
We do no need to keep the Sabbath today because “old things are passed away”–2 Corinthians 5:17 (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath commandment today, and therefore refuse to work, should not eat–2 Thessalonians 3:10 (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath and not Sunday are those who mind earthly things–Philippians 3:19 (Ignatius, also called Theophorus).
Those who keep the Sabbath today are following a commandment of men–Matthew 15:9 (St. John Chrysostom).
The 10 commandment law has been changed–Hebrews 7:12, 10:5, 7 (St John Chrysostom- -A, B; The Catholic FAQ, #2).
The 10 commandments have been disannulled–Hebrews 7:18-20 (
The 10 commandments have been replaced by the 2 great commandments–love to God and love to man–Matthew 22:37-40 (
Those who keep the Sabbath and not Sunday have a form of godliness, but deny the power –2 Timothy 3:4 (Ignatius, also called Theophorus)."
The Biblical Sabbath is the Seventh Day Sabbath unchanged by Christ or the Holy Spirit before or after the cross, before or after the death of John in 97 CE.
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