Nuanced
Sunday worship as Lord's Day; Sabbath law not binding on Christians
Disciples worship on Sunday as the Lord's Day and as the day of weekly communion. The Saturday Sabbath of the Mosaic law is not regarded as binding on New Testament Christians. This standard Protestant position is held consistently across the Disciples fellowship without controversy.
The denomination's Restoration roots connect Sunday observance to the apostolic pattern of first-day worship (Acts 20:7), while the progressive trajectory interprets Sunday as a celebration of resurrection rather than as a strict Sabbatarian obligation.
Key Distinctions
- Day observed:
- Sunday (first day of the week / Lord's Day)
- Observance theology:
- worship-focused gathering; not a strict legal rest
- Binding on christians:
- moral principle of rest honored; specific day fulfilled in Christ
Scripture References
Sources
- Disciples of Christ, Design of the Christian Church (1968)