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Sunday
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What term do you prefer to use for the first day of the week?
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I normally say Sunday.
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Lord's day first, or sometimes Sabbath, or if necessary I'll use Sunday. But Lord's day mostly.
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I have actually heard men in my church say - from the pulpit - that it is a sin to use the word "Sunday" instead of Sabbath or Lord's Day.
IMO this is nonsense, as the Sabbath takes place on a Sunday, so what is the big problem with using the word Sunday?
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Originally Posted by NaphtaliPress Lord's day first, or sometimes Sabbath, or if necessary I'll use Sunday. But Lord's day mostly. | | 
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I wouldnt think it sin to call it banana day as long as you gave it to the Lord.
I prefer the term Lord's Day over sunday because it reminds of who the day is for. but among many of my non-reformed brethren I often have to say sunday or they dont know what Im talking about. (sad but true)
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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie I have actually heard men in my church say - from the pulpit - that it is a sin to use the word "Sunday" instead of Sabbath or Lord's Day.
IMO this is nonsense, as the Sabbath takes place on a Sunday, so what is the big problem with using the word Sunday? | It was a position of the Quakers that it was wrong to use the old (and forgotten) pagan names for the days of the week. Robert Baillie has an interesting comment somewhere about that, in regards to the Brownists I think. Not sure; in his Dissuasive somewhere maybe.
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We should prefer Lord's day, at least in worship or ecclesiastical context, I think as that is what Scripture calls it. | | The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to NaphtaliPress For This Useful Post: | | 
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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie I have actually heard men in my church say - from the pulpit - that it is a sin to use the word "Sunday" instead of Sabbath or Lord's Day.
IMO this is nonsense, as the Sabbath takes place on a Sunday, so what is the big problem with using the word Sunday? | It was a position of the Quakers that it was wrong to use the old (and forgotten) pagan names for the days of the week. Robert Baillie has an interesting comment somewhere about that, in regards to the Brownists I think. Not sure; in his Dissuasive somewhere maybe. | Did not Cargill and Renwick have a similar problem with the Gibbites?
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Originally Posted by NaphtaliPress We should prefer Lord's day, at least in worship or ecclesiastical context, I think as that is what Scripture calls it.  |  Interesting point, when we gather for corporate worship on the Sabbath, we are worshipping the risen Christ on the day of His resurrection - so maybe it is most appropriate to use "Lord's Day" in that context.
Or, here is another idea, what about Al Martin's term "Lord's Day Sabbath"?
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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie I have actually heard men in my church say - from the pulpit - that it is a sin to use the word "Sunday" instead of Sabbath or Lord's Day.
IMO this is nonsense, as the Sabbath takes place on a Sunday, so what is the big problem with using the word Sunday? | I think that comes from the fact that the names come from a background of worshipers of stars, moon and sun or greek gods like Monday is Moon day, Thursday is Thors day, Saturday celebrates Saturn, Sunday in honor of the Sun.
Or so I am told.
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Originally Posted by Sonoftheday What term do you prefer to use for the first day of the week?
Sunday
Lord's Day
Sabbath | Are you asking about a term used all the time with the world around us, or within the church?
The answer differs....
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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie Or, here is another idea, what about Al Martin's term "Lord's Day Sabbath"? | Or we could go with the New-Covenant-One-Day-in-Seven-Christian-Lord's-Day-Sabbath.
A little much, IMHO.
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Originally Posted by NaphtaliPress Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie I have actually heard men in my church say - from the pulpit - that it is a sin to use the word "Sunday" instead of Sabbath or Lord's Day.
IMO this is nonsense, as the Sabbath takes place on a Sunday, so what is the big problem with using the word Sunday? | It was a position of the Quakers that it was wrong to use the old (and forgotten) pagan names for the days of the week. Robert Baillie has an interesting comment somewhere about that, in regards to the Brownists I think. Not sure; in his Dissuasive somewhere maybe. | Did not Cargill and Renwick have a similar problem with the Gibbites? | Dunno. | 
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Originally Posted by Richard King Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie I have actually heard men in my church say - from the pulpit - that it is a sin to use the word "Sunday" instead of Sabbath or Lord's Day.
IMO this is nonsense, as the Sabbath takes place on a Sunday, so what is the big problem with using the word Sunday? | I think that comes from the fact that the names come from a background of worshipers of stars, moon and sun or greek gods like Monday is Moon day, Thursday is Thors day, Saturday celebrates Saturn, Sunday in honor of the Sun.
Or so I am told. | Thomas Melville Slater (Reformed Presbyterian), Nicknaming the Sabbath: A Protest against using other than the Scriptural names for the Lord’s Day
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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie Quote:
Originally Posted by NaphtaliPress It was a position of the Quakers that it was wrong to use the old (and forgotten) pagan names for the days of the week. Robert Baillie has an interesting comment somewhere about that, in regards to the Brownists I think. Not sure; in his Dissuasive somewhere maybe. | Did not Cargill and Renwick have a similar problem with the Gibbites? | Dunno.  | I think Maurice Grant's biography of Donald Cargill No King But Christ (published by Evangelical Press) goes into this a bit.
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Originally Posted by Richard King Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie I have actually heard men in my church say - from the pulpit - that it is a sin to use the word "Sunday" instead of Sabbath or Lord's Day.
IMO this is nonsense, as the Sabbath takes place on a Sunday, so what is the big problem with using the word Sunday? | I think that comes from the fact that the names come from a background of worshipers of stars, moon and sun or greek gods like Monday is Moon day, Thursday is Thors day, Saturday celebrates Saturn, Sunday in honor of the Sun.
Or so I am told. | Thomas Melville Slater (Reformed Presbyterian), Nicknaming the Sabbath: A Protest against using other than the Scriptural names for the Lord’s Day | Covenanters eh; what would you do with them
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Usually I say Sunday, in writing i usually use Lord's Day. Not sure why....I guess that like most people I can be little more formal in writing.
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Originally Posted by NaphtaliPress We should prefer Lord's day, at least in worship or ecclesiastical context, I think as that is what Scripture calls it.  | Great point.
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