I ran across this article on WorldNetDaily today. It describes a Seventh Day Adventist pastor who is offering cash money for anyone who can provide Scriptural proof that the sabbath day was moved from Saturday to Sunday. Though I don't agree with all of his claims (though I confess that I haven't examined his arguments), I do agree that the New Testament contains nothing that abrogates the Saturday sabbath.

As I understand it, the arguments for moving the sabbath to Sunday typically point to either Jesus' resurrection on Sunday, or a couple of verses in the NT that indicate that the apostles worshipped on Sunday. I find neither argument compelling.

Jesus' resurrection on Sunday was predicted by the timing of the Feast of Firstfruits, as described in Leviticus 23:10-11. Christ is the "first fruits" of the resurrection (1 Cor 20, 23). In fact, the proscribed day is described as "the day after the sabbath," which speaks against any notion of moving the sabbath because of the event of the resurrection.

As for the NT verses, the ones I am most familiar with are John 20:19, Acts 20:7, and 1 Cor 16:2. The first two depict believers meeting together on the "first day of the week," and the last singles out the "first day" for setting aside money. I do not see anything in these verses that changes God's commandment to observe the sabbath on the seventh day. (I may post a more thorough examination of these verses later.)

Does anyone have any other thoughts or arguments to present, either way?