Frequently Asked Questions — Fourth Commandment
The following are the most frequently asked questions on the fourth Commandment on the Ten Commandments.org. Most FAQ's on this web site have currently been on the Ten Commandments or the fourth Commandment, but as we receive frequent questions from the other available web sites, those questions and categories will be added also. See also should Christians keep the Sabbath for all the excuses to avoid the Sabbath.
The Fourth Commandment (Sabbath) FAQ's
Currently available FAQ topics
1. Should we keep Sunday in honour of the resurrection?
2. Has the calendar been changed?
3. Can we be sure we have the true Seventh day?
4. Is there a new Law of Christ?
5. Do we have to keep the Sabbath since we are under Grace?
6. How could the majority be wrong?
7. Was the Sabbath changed to Sunday?
8. Why do most keep Sunday if the Sabbath is Saturday?
9. Is it works or legalism to obey the Sabbath?
10. How do we KEEP the Sabbath?
11. What is the Sabbath all about?
12. Why is the Sabbath so important to God?
13. If all Commandments are eternal, should the Sabbath be kept from creation to eternity?
14. Are there any Churches that say the Sabbath is a valid Commandment but do not keep it?
15. Can the Sabbath be any day or every day?
16. Stoned for working on the Sabbath?
17. Can we light a fire on the Sabbath?
18. Was the Sabbath abolished?
19. Does Colossians 2:16 say the Sabbath was nailed to the cross?
20. Does Galatians 4:9-10 say the Sabbath is bondage?
21. Does Romans 14:5 refer to the Sabbath or feast days?
22. What is the Sabbath was made for man meaning?
23. Revelation 1:10 and what day is the Lord's Day?
24. Did Jesus break the Sabbath?
25. Is Jesus the Sabbath rest?
26. Is the Sabbath a ceremonial law or moral law?
27. What day is the Sabbath day?
28. Is the Sabbath only for Israel?
20. Is the Sabbath only for Jews?
30. Why was the Sabbath changed?
31. How was the Sabbath changed to Sunday?
32. When is the Sabbath day?
1. Should we keep Sunday in honour of the resurrection?
Nowhere in the Bible are we told to keep Sunday holy. History confirms that there were some Christian leaders (now called the early “Church Fathers”) that yielded to temptation and began shifting to Sunday around 90-120 A.D. to avoid persecution for Judaism. “Jesus Christ rose on Sunday!” became their rationalizing cry. So they used the resurrection of Jesus, who “died for our sins” (1 Corinthians 15:3) as an excuse to break one of the Ten Commandments.
There would need to have been a new commandment given to change the Seventh day, which God made Holy, to the first day, but no such commandment exists in scripture. Such a change would also seriously contradict the words of Jesus who said that not even a comma of the law is going to change. (Matthew 5:17-19) See were the Ten Commandments abolished for more information. Baptism is the memorial of the resurrection commanded in the Bible. Select should we keep Sunday in honour of the resurrection for more detailed information.
There is also an unbiased 5 DVD documentary on the history of the Sabbath. Historical facts and information have been supplied by more than fifty Sabbath historical experts from all walks of life which reveal the truth about the Sabbath and how the day was changed. See the history of the Sabbath day for more information and to watch this online. You can also read FAQ 8 or the Catholic version of the Ten Commandments for the real truth on how the Sabbath to Sunday change occurred.
2. Has the calendar been changed?
Yes, the calendar has been changed but the weekly cycle of days has never been altered. In October 1582, ten days were dropped from the calendar and the date went from Thursday the 4th to Friday the 15th. The days of the week were not affected. Select has the calendar changed or when is the Sabbath day for more.
3. Can we be sure we have the true Seventh day?
How could a loving God command you to keep His Sabbath day Holy and then not let you know what day it is? So needless to say, there is no shortage of solid evidence as to what day the true Sabbath is. One easy way is to just look up Saturday in any normal dictionary. Here are two definitions.
Saturday n. the seventh and last day of the week: the Sabbath.
Saturday n. the seventh day of the week; day after Friday; day of worship among Jews and some Christians.
In over 105 languages of the world where the Sabbath has not taken on the Pagan name Saturday, the seventh day Saturday is still called the Sabbath in those languages as it was named at creation. This proves that when those 105 languages originated at Babel in Genesis 11, Saturday was recognized as the Sabbath day and was incorporated into the very name of the day. See what day is the Sabbath day for a table showing some of these languages.
You can also find the Seventh day as easily as you can find the meat in a sandwich. Luke 23:52-54 says, “This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. And that day was the preparation, and the Sabbath drew on.” Jesus died the day before the Sabbath which is called “the preparation day” because this is the time to get ready (to prepare) for the Sabbath. Verses 55 and 56 go on to say, “And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the Sabbath day according to the Commandment.” Luke 24:1-2 continues on and says, “upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared… And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.” Jesus died on Friday, the preparation day, commonly called Good Friday and rested in the tomb on the Seventh day Sabbath, “according to the Commandment” which is Saturday. Then on Sunday, the first day of the week, Easter Sunday to many, Jesus arose from the grave. Read also what day was Jesus crucified.
The Jewish people have been observing the seventh day since the time of Abraham, and they still keep it today. Here is a whole nation, millions of individuals who have been counting off time meticulously, week after week, calendar or no calendar, for thousands of years. Select which day is the Sabbath for more.
4. Is there a new Law of Christ?
See what are the two greatest Commandments and is there a new law in Christ for detailed information.
5. Do we have to keep the Sabbath since we are under Grace?
Please read not under law but under grace or see we are not under law but grace for more information.
6. How could the majority be wrong?
The simple answer is because the Sabbath was nearly murdered out of existence during the dark ages and so the truth was pretty much lost by the time the Protestant reformation began. Hence all these new Churches continued keeping Sunday in ignorance and still continue today. The Sabbath to Sunday change began with persecution for Judaism around the time of the Jewish wars, when the temple was destroyed in 70 A.D. Then there was Constantine's declaration in 321 A.D. in honour of Sun worship. And the change was finalized by the Papacy who nearly murdered and tortured the Sabbath out of existence, which is a fact most Christians are unaware of. See also did Constantine change the Sabbath and who moved the Sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday for the full story. As a result, all but 500 plus different denominations of Sabbath Churches keep the Seventh day Sabbath. Most people who have grown up keeping Sunday are not even aware of these facts and so Sunday becomes a mind set and a custom that is hard to change and accept for many. When I discovered the truth about what happened with the Sabbath and that it was just as important as the other nine Commandments and in one respect even more so, I tried to share this truth with other Christians and to my amazement found that more than 98% of them did not even want to listen and just perpetuated the previous excuse that someone had given them. It was no longer a mystery why the majority are wrong. Satan went to great lengths to achieve this goal and has sadly achieved a great victory over many Christian Churches. This is by no doubt Satan's best accomplishment on the Christian Church and so many have no idea. WHY? Because the majority are too busy making excuses instead of checking this out.
In Jan 2008, I received an email from a person who wanted to help with answering emails from this web site and was very enthusiastic about the Ten Commandments and their importance. At least he was until the subject of the fourth Commandment came up. This was then followed by a constant stream of emails over a period of days with one excuse after another. As I continued to demonstrate from the Word of God that his excuse was not valid, he moved onto a new excuse. In an attempt to avoid the fourth Commandment, in the end he turned against all Ten Commandments and totally contradicted what he had first said about the Ten Commandments. Many times I have seen Christians discover the Sabbath truth and then Satan sends someone along and tells them they have it all wrong and gives them one or more invalid reasons as to why it is only “nine Commandments and one suggestion.” So why is the majority wrong? What are your thoughts right now? What spirit is it that does not want us to obey God in loving obedience?
It is also unfortunate that most Christians do not understand Bible Prophecy and have not studied the historical side of this topic either. If they had, they would know that the Bible tells us that Satan would give his power and authority to a Church so that they in turn could change the law of God against His will. See Sabbath FAQ 8 and the origin of Babylon and Sun worship for mind blowing information on when Satan first planned the Sabbath to Sunday change.
There is an unbiased 5 DVD documentary on the history of the Sabbath available (where the information has been supplied by more than fifty Sabbath historical experts from all walks of life) which also reveals the real truth about the Sabbath and how the day was changed. See the history of the Sabbath day for more information and to watch this online.
7. Was the Sabbath changed to Sunday?
Based on Matthew chapter 5 alone the answer is no. Jesus said in Matthew 5:18, “…Till the heaven and the earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any way pass from the Law...” Not even a comma of the law will be altered. See misunderstandings on fulfilling the law for detailed information. We never have to make assumptions when it comes to important issues in God's Word. When anything significant changed we were always told. The Ten Commandments are the only thing that God personally added to the Bible. There is no way in this universe that God would not unmistakably tell us in His Word if He were to alter the Ten Commandments by even the smallest amount.
There are two Bible passages that some people use to attempt to justify why they believe that the Sabbath was changed to Sunday. But they are assumptions, and important issues in God's Word do not change on assumptions. If there were any change, the Bible would be SCREAMING it at us. See who changed the Sabbath to Sunday for detailed evidence of the real truth. See also is Sunday the Sabbath.
History and FAQ 8 also reveals the truth on how the Sabbath got changed to Sunday. There is an unbiased 5 DVD documentary on the history of the Sabbath available (where the information has been supplied by more than fifty Sabbath historical experts from all walks of life) which also reveals the real truth about the Sabbath and how the day was changed. See the history of the Sabbath day for more information and to watch this online.
8. Why do most keep Sunday if the Sabbath is Saturday?
The Roman Catholic Church who ruled for 1260 dark years (called the dark ages) are who is truly responsible for the Sabbath to Sunday change, and against God's will. God even informed us that they would think to change His law in Daniel 7:25, “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The word think is used because the Roman Catholic Church think they have changed the day, that their authority stands above scripture and that God will just go along with their change, but in reality, as far as God is concerned it remains eternally unchanged.
The two quotes below give the real historical truth as to how the Sabbath was changed from Saturday to Sunday and why. Keep in mind that sun worship is something that God detests. This is where the Pagan name Sun-day came from. See the history of who changed the Sabbath to Sunday to find how this first Sunday law resulted in the Catholic Church completing the change. Read also did Constantine change the Sabbath.
First Sunday Law enacted by Emperor Constantine - March, 321 A.D. “On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country, however, persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits; because it often happens that another day is not so suitable for grain-sowing or for vine-planting; lest by neglecting the proper moment for such operations the bounty of heaven should be lost. (Given the 7th day of March, Crispus and Constantine being consuls each of them for the second time [A.D. 321].)” — Source: Codex Justinianus, lib. 3, tit. 12, 3; trans. in Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Vol.3 (5th ed.; New York: Scribner, 1902), p.380, note 1.
“The Church made a sacred day of Sunday … largely because it was the weekly festival of the sun; for it was a definite Christian policy to take over the pagan festivals endeared to the people by tradition, and to give them a Christian significance.” — Source: Arthur Weigall, The Paganism in Our Christianity, p. 145. Copyright 1928 by G. p. Putnam's Sons, New York.
Below are a few more statements from the Roman Catholic Church which give the remainder of the simple and truthful answer as to why most Churches now keep Sunday as the Sabbath. Most Christians have no idea that this even happened or how. Revelation 13 also tells us that Satan gave his power and authority to the Catholic Church. Why? It was Satan's plan to have this Church change the Sabbath to Sunday. Why did Satan do this? The Sabbath is about who we give our allegiance to. If we obey God and keep His Sabbath day Holy, we give our allegiance to God. If we obey the Commandment of the Catholic Church and keep their day Holy, who do we give our allegiance to then? The Catholic Church answers this question below with two of their quotes. But looking deeper, who gave this Church power so God's true day of worship could be changed? Revelation 13:2. See the site who and what is the Antichrist for extremely detailed information proving beyond a shadow of a doubt what the real truth is.
“Most Christians assume that Sunday is the biblically approved day of worship. The Catholic Church protests that it transferred Christian worship from the biblical Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday, and that to try to argue that the change was made in the Bible is both dishonest and a denial of Catholic authority. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday.” — Rome's Challenge www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline Dec 2003.
“For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. Today most Christians keep Sunday because it has been revealed to us by the [Roman Catholic] church outside the Bible.” — Catholic Virginian, October 3, 1947, p. 9, article “To Tell You the Truth.”
“Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. ‘The day of the Lord' was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but from the (Catholic) Church's sense of its own power…People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy.” — St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995.
“Question - Which is the Sabbath day?
“Answer - Saturday is the Sabbath day.
“Question - Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?
“Answer - We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church, in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 364), transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday.” — Peter Geiermann, C.S.S.R., The Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine, p. 50, 3rd edition, 1957.
“It is well to remind the Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, and all other Christians, that the Bible does not support them anywhere in their observance of Sunday. Sunday is an institution of the Roman Catholic Church, and those who observe the day observe a commandment of the Catholic Church.” — Priest Brady, in an address reported in The News, Elizabeth, New Jersey, March 18, 1903.
“They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy. Why? Because the Catholic Church tells them to do so. They have no other reason…The observance of Sunday thus comes to be an ecclesiastical law entirely distinct from the divine law of Sabbath observance…The author of the Sunday law…is the Catholic Church.” — Ecclesiastical Review, February 1914.
Select Roman Catholic Ten Commandments for more information. You will find several more links from this page that will give more statements and more information on where the apostate secret rapture doctrine originated from. Be prepared for many shocking revelations.
9. Is it works or legalism to obey the Sabbath?
It is no more works or legalism to obey the fourth Commandment, the Sabbath than it is legalism or works to obey the other nine Commandments. The answer is no if you are obeying all Ten Commandments for the right reason, which is not to be saved but because you are saved. We obey the law because we love Jesus (John 14:15) and no longer want to continue in the sin that nailed our loving Saviour to the cross. This point is covered in reasonable detail by the Ten Commandments FAQ 1.
10. How do we KEEP the Sabbath?
Select how to keep the Sabbath for detailed information on this question.
11. What is the Sabbath all about?
Our Creator God starts off the fourth Commandment with the word “Remember.” This is because He knew it would be forgotten. God asks that we keep the Sabbath and set it apart for Holy purposes so we can draw nearer to Him. The Fourth Commandment to remember the Sabbath concludes the section of the Ten Commandments that specifically helps define a proper relationship with God, and how we are to love, worship and relate to Him. It explains why and when we need to take special time to draw closer to our Creator. It is also a special sign between us and God forever, that it is He who sanctifies us; He alone to whom we belong and worship. The Sabbath, the Seventh day of the week, was set apart by God as a time of rest and spiritual rejuvenation. So why is this Commandment so frequently ignored, attacked and explained away by so many Christians? Could it be because the challenges to the Sabbath Commandment are views generated by the ruler of this present evil world? After all, this being wants us to accept these views because he hates God's law. He does all he can to influence us to ignore, avoid and reason our way around it. On our calendar the Sabbath begins at sunset Friday evening and ends at sunset Saturday evening.
Those who keep the true Sabbath day say that it is a blessing and their favourite day of the week. The Sabbath is quality time with family and relaxing and fellowshipping with God and other Christians. Jesus said we are to not only obey the Ten Commandments but teach them also yet some people are doing the opposite. Why are these people so determined to take this blessing from those who keep the Sabbath in the way Jesus intended, and not like the Pharisees who turned it into a legalistic burden? God says we are to find this day a delight and a blessing. God did not say we should call it legalism or a burden! One should be very careful about how they stigmatize God's Holy day.
Isaiah 58:13-14 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a DELIGHT, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shall honour him, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words: Then shall you delight thyself in the LORD...”
See also the next FAQ 12.
Note: FAQ11 above and FAQ12 below contain excerpts from sabbath-day.net - what day is the Sabbath which can be read for more detailed information if desired.
12. Why is the Sabbath so important to God?
In the above FAQ, we have seen that God intended the Sabbath to be a blessing to us and has asked us to call His Sabbath a DELIGHT, but what else makes the Sabbath so important to God?
Most people understand that it is morally wrong to lie, steal, murder and to worship idols or take the Lord's name in vain etc, but the reason Satan is so successful in keeping so many from the Sabbath truth is because it is easy for him to convince the multitudes it is not important. Sadly, most do not see the Sabbath as important, as on the surface it does not appear to be morally wrong. The question is; does God see the Sabbath day as being important? If it is important to God then it should be important to us. Since God made His Sabbath part of the Ten Commandments, it becomes sin to break the Sabbath as sin is breaking any of the Ten Commandments. (1 John 3:4) Sin is the reason Jesus died on the cross for us and it does not get more serious than that. We should know how much God detests sin but what are some other reasons that make the Sabbath so significant? See also are there only nine Commandments.
Exodus 31:13-17 “Speak you also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my Sabbaths you shall keep: for it is a SIGN between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am the LORD that does SANCTIFY you. … 15 Six days may work be done; but in the Seventh is the Sabbath of rest, Holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a PERPETUAL covenant. 17 It is a SIGN between me and the children of Israel FOR EVER: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the Seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.”
Ezekiel 20:20 “And hallow my Sabbaths; and they shall be a SIGN between me and you, that you may know that I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD.”
The Sabbath is a special sign that defines that we are God's children and He is our God who sanctifies us and makes us Holy. It also defines therefore that it is God whom we worship and love and give our allegiance to. It is not a sign when we keep a secular day and profane God's Sabbath.
Some will say that this perpetual covenant that is a sign forever, (Exodus 31:16-17) applies only to the Israel of God and this is correct. The question is; who is the Israel of God now? Today there is an Israel of the flesh (1 Corinthians 10:18) and an Israel of God, Galatians 6:16. The Israel of the flesh are those that are Jews by birth. The Israel of God is anyone who belongs to Christ and is under the New Covenant. Many do not understand that if we are Christ's then we are spiritual Jews and the Israel of God. If we reject this truth then we cannot be under the New Covenant. Observe who the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:10) was only made with by reading does the New Covenant abolish the Ten Commandments. Those who are Christ's became grafted into the Israel of God when the Jews rejected God's message from Stephen (Acts 6:8-7:60) and stoned him. Read Daniel's 70 Weeks explained for very detailed information.
Romans 9:6-8 “Not as though the word of God has taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.”
In the above passage, Paul states that the children of the flesh (Jews by birth) are not the children of God but the children of the promise are. But who are the children of the promise now? The following passage explains this in a way that cannot possibly be misunderstood. Read also Romans 2:28-29.
Galatians 3:28-29 “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you be Christ's, then are you Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Before the cross we had a literal Israel while after the cross we have a spiritual Israel. Paul wrote, “They are not all Israel, which are of Israel” Romans 9:6. What does this text mean? Those “of Israel” refer to people belonging to the literal Jewish nation but just because people are “of Israel,” or Jewish, doesn't necessarily mean they are truly Israel indeed.
So Paul said there is an “Israel according to the flesh” (1 Corinthians 10:18) and an “Israel of God” (Galatians 6:14-16) centred in Jesus Christ. The “Israelites … according to the flesh” (Romans 9:3-4) refer to literal Jews who can trace their blood line back to Abraham but who do not as yet believe in Jesus as their Messiah. Paul wrote, “They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God.” Romans 9:8. So although this group has a wonderful religious heritage, it is largely made up of people who spiritually “are not the children of God.”
In the New Testament sense, “the children of God,” applies only to those who have received Jesus Christ as Lord (John 1:12). “The Israel of God” (Galatians 6:16) refers to a composite group made up of both Jews and non-Jews who believe in the Crucified one, have died to self and been born again (see verses 14-15). This group is called “the Israel of God” because it is God-centred, being made up of people who have a genuine experience with the Lord. Sadly, the majority of Middle East Israelis today don't fit this description.
Writing to non-Jews, or Gentiles, Paul wrote, “And if you belong to Christ, then are you Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise” Galatians 3:28-29. This passage teaches that a Gentile, if he “belongs to Christ,” is mystically transformed into “Abraham's seed,” which according to Isaiah 41:8 is Israel. In Galatians six, Paul summarized his doctrine by saying that anyone, circumcised or uncircumcised, who becomes a “new creature” through faith in Jesus, is now part of “the Israel of God”, verses 14-16. Thus before the cross we had a literal Israel but now those that are Christ's after the cross are a spiritual Israel.
Exodus 31:16-17 says the Sabbath is a perpetual covenant. Perpetual means never ending. The passage not only says it is perpetual but it also says it lasts forever. If we are Christ's then we are the Israel of God and this never ending covenant certainly applies to us just as the Ten Commandment covenant is eternal. The Sabbath is one of the Ten Commandments that we are told all flesh will be keeping even in the new Heaven and Earth, (Isaiah 66:22-23) so we should expect no less.
Psalms 111:7-8 “The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his Commandments are sure. 8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.”
13. If all Commandments are eternal, should the Sabbath be kept from creation to eternity?
The answer is an absolute yes, and it has been kept since creation and it will also be kept in the New Heaven and Earth forever.
Isaiah 66:22-23 “For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, … from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.”
Select the Sabbath from Creation to Eternity for detailed information with all the Biblical evidence.
14. Are there any Churches that say the Sabbath is a valid Commandment but do not keep it?
There have been many famous preachers that have admitted that we should be keeping the Sabbath but have not taught the truth because they said, “If I teach the Sabbath truth, most of my congregation will leave.” This is very sad and also very dangerous for the person holding back the truth. However, there is one Church that admits the Sabbath is Saturday and that if we are going to follow the Bible as our only source of doctrine, then we should be keeping the Seventh day Sabbath. Normally you would receive 101 different excuses from Christians as to why we do not have to keep this one Commandment, but the Roman Catholic Church does not have one of these regular excuses. Why is this you might ask? Because they are the ones who did the final change of the day for which millions died. They do not keep the day because they believe their authority stands above the Word of God, and so could change the day and God would just go along with them. Are they in for a huge shock at the end of time! Observe the following quotes:
In 1562 the Archbishop of Reggio openly declared that tradition now stood above scripture. This is what he wrote. “The authority of the Church is illustrated most clearly by the scriptures, for on one hand she recommends them, declares them to be divine, and offers them to us to be read, and on the other hand, the legal precepts in the scriptures taught by the Lord have ceased by virtue of the same authority. The Sabbath, the most glorious day in the law, has been changed into the Lord's day. These and other similar matters have not ceased by virtue of Christ's teaching (for He says that He has come to fulfill the law, not to destroy it), but they have been changed by the authority of the Church.” — Gaspare de Posso, Archbishop of Reggio, Council of Trent.
The following quote is one of my favourite quotes for its truth and accuracy but is really quite sad.
“Most Christians assume that Sunday is the biblically approved day of worship. The Catholic Church protests that it transferred Christian worship from the biblical Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday, and that to try to argue that the change was made in the Bible is both dishonest and a denial of Catholic authority. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday.” — Rome's Challenge www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline Dec 2003.
See FAQ 8 or Catholic Church seventh day Sabbath truth quotes for even more quotes and the Roman Catholic Ten Commandments or who changed the Sabbath to Sunday for very detailed information. See also the origin of Babylon and Sun worship to find out just how far back in time it was when Satan first began his plan to change the Sabbath day.