THE SABBATH THROUGH HISTORY Did the early church replace the Sabbath with Sunday? There is no explicit biblical record of the disciples transferring the sanctity of the seventh day to the first. Instead, Scripture repeatedly shows them continuing their Sabbath practice: “Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three Sabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures.” (Acts 17:2) “And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath.” (Acts 18:4) Sabbath observance was not portrayed as obsolete — it was habitual. Centuries later, 5th-century historian Socrates Scholasticus observed: “Almost all churches throughout the world celebrate the sacred mysteries on the Sabbath of every week…” He was describing what he saw — not promoting a reform movement. If the apostles never record a Sabbath-to-Sunday transfer… And if early Christian worship still centered on Sabbath in many regions… Then Sunday observance is a historical development — not a biblical institution. That matters. Because worship is not determined by majority practice. It is determined by divine authority. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy (Exodus 20:8). More documented research: https://www.sabbathtruth.com/sabbath-history/sabbath-through-the-centuries/id/1st-century