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From: stevep@Cadence.COM (Steve Peterson)
Subject: Re: Question on Sabbath question; Correction
Message-ID: <1993Apr20.171354.8727@Cadence.COM>
Organization: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1993 17:13:54 GMT
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>> There are a few groups that continue to believe Christians have to
>> worship on the Sabbath (Saturday).  The best-known are the Seventh-Day
>> Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses.  They argue that Act 20:7 is not a
>> regular worship service, but a special meeting to see Paul off, and
>> that I Cor 16:2 doesn't explicitly say it's a regular worship service.

Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe that Christians are required to observe
the Sabbath, whether it is on Saturday or Sunday.  The Sabbath was part
of a Covenent between God and the Israelites and is not required for
Christians.

Steve Peterson

