Why I go to Church on Saturday
To many, my Saturday church attendance
appears to be out of step with the Sunday
Christian tradition. They wonder how I can be so
confused as to go on the “wrong day.” So, exactly
why do I, and millions like me, choose Saturday
over Sunday? Consider these three reasons that
may surprise you.
Reason One - God’s Word
I go to church on Saturday because it is biblical
and Sunday church attendance is not. While God
welcomes worship every day of the week, He set
aside the seventh day as a special day of rest. This
day is called the Sabbath and corresponds with
Saturday. It was given to humankind at creation,
about 2,000 years before the Jewish people
existed (Genesis 2:1-3). Jesus said the “Sabbath
was made for man”—not just for Jews (Mark 2:27).
At creation, God performed three
deliberate acts to make the seventh day
uniquely different from the other six—he
rested, blessed and sanctified the Sabbath
(Genesis 2:2, 3). This is extremely significant.
First, we need rest from labor and time