𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬: 𝐀 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥-𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 : 𝐀 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 : 𝑨 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑵𝒐 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 From the earliest centuries of the Christian movement, Sunday—the first day of the week—has been uniquely marked as the day when believers gather for worship, prayer, fellowship, and the breaking of bread. Unlike the Jewish Sabbath, which is the seventh day (Saturday), Christians chose the first day to gather, not as a rejection of Sabbath theology, but as a bold declaration of the central event of their faith: the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This shift was not arbitrary. It was deeply theological, rooted in Scripture, witnessed in the early church, and confirmed through centuries of liturgical practice. This article explores why Christians gather on Sundays by engaging Scripture, church history, and theological reflections—particularly those of Justo L. Gonzá...