<P> The position now dominant in Western Christianity is that observance of the Lord 's Day , Sunday , supplanted or superseded the Sabbath commandment in that the former `` celebrated the Christian community 's deliverance from captivity to sin , Satan , and worldly passions , made possible by the resurrection on the first day of the week . '' Early Christians observed the seventh day Sabbath with prayer and rest , but they also gathered on the first day . By the 4th century , Catholics were officially observing the first day , Sunday , as their day of rest , not the seventh . </P>
<P> The position now dominant in Western Christianity is that observance of the Lord 's Day , Sunday , supplanted or superseded the Sabbath commandment in that the former `` celebrated the Christian community 's deliverance from captivity to sin , Satan , and worldly passions , made possible by the resurrection on the first day of the week . '' Early Christians observed the seventh day Sabbath with prayer and rest , but they also gathered on the first day . By the 4th century , Catholics were officially observing the first day , Sunday , as their day of rest , not the seventh . </P>
when was sunday made the official day of worship
when was sunday made the official day of worship
By the 4th century
By the 4th century