Jesus Never Went to Sunday Church — So Why Do You?

You go to church on Sunday.
So does everyone you know.

But what if I told you Jesus never did?

He didn’t attend Sunday services.
He didn’t rise on Sunday morning.
And He never taught anyone to replace the Sabbath with a new day.

Yet that’s exactly what millions now assume:
“If Jesus rose on Sunday, then that’s our new Sabbath, right?”

Let’s gently — but clearly — look at what Scripture actually says.

1. Jesus Kept the Sabbath — Always

“As His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day…” (Luke 4:16) That’s the seventh day. Saturday. The same Sabbath God established at creation (Genesis 2:2–3). Jesus never skipped it. He never changed it. He never taught against it.

He said, “I have kept My Father’s commandments…” (John 15:10), and Peter affirmed, “Christ… left us an example, that you should follow His steps” (1 Peter 2:21).

The Sabbath was never just for Jews. Jesus said it was “made for man” (Mark 2:27) — for all mankind. And He Himself created it, as the Word who made all things (John 1:3).

2. He Didn’t Rise on Sunday Morning

Yahshua (Jesus) said He would be in the grave for “three days and three nights” (Matthew 12:40).

That’s 72 hours.

Count it.

• He died at the ninth hour (3 pm) on Passover, Wednesday afternoon.

• He was buried before sunset on Wednesday, before the start of the first day of Unleavened Bread (John 19:31), a Thursday. But it begins the evening before.

• He rose three days and three nights later — Saturday afternoon, before sunset.

When the women arrived early Sunday morning, He was already gone.

“On the first day of the week, very early in the morning [while it was still dark]… they found the stone rolled away… but did not find the body” (Luke 24:1–3).

They didn’t witness His resurrection.

They only discovered the empty tomb.

3. He Never Changed the Day of Worship

Christ never said, “Worship Me on Sunday now.”

What He did say was:

His apostles kept the same day.

• “Then Paul… went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures.” (Acts 17:2)

• “He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath…” (Acts 18:4)

This was years after the resurrection.

If the Sabbath had changed, surely the apostles would have taught it.

But they didn’t. Because Christ never did.

4. So Where Did Sunday Worship Come From?

In A.D. 321, Emperor Constantine issued a decree:

This civil edict wasn’t based on biblical teaching — but on the desire to unify pagan sun worship with Christianity.

Over time, Rome’s influence grew. Sunday became tradition — not by Christ’s command, but by man’s authority.

Even Catholic sources admit this. One catechism says:

They don’t hide it. They claim the authority to change it.

But Christ never gave that authority.

5. Christ Built His Church — Not a Sunday Tradition

He said:

That one true Church still exists. And it still keeps the same day Christ kept.

The real question isn’t, “What does tradition say?”

It’s: What did Christ command?

And: Do we really follow Him — or just the crowd?

But What About the Common Objections?

Let’s address them briefly and biblically:

Objection 1: “Christ rose Sunday morning.”
Truth: Scripture never says that. He said He’d be in the grave 3 days and 3 nights (Matthew 12:40). That timeline leads to a late Saturday afternoon resurrection, not Sunday morning.

Objection 2: “Sunday honors the resurrection.”
Truth: Nowhere does God tell us to change His law to honor the resurrection. Instead, He gives us baptism as the symbol of Christ’s death and resurrection (Romans 6:3–5).

Objection 3: “Acts 20:7 shows Sunday worship.”
Truth: That was a one-time farewell gathering held Saturday night by biblical reckoning. Paul spoke until dawn, then traveled on Sunday (Acts 20:7–11).

Objection 4: “Colossians 2:16 abolishes Sabbaths.”
Truth: The verse defends Sabbath-keepers against criticism — not against the Sabbath itself. It refers to man-made regulations, not God’s commandments.

Objection 5: “We’re not under the law.”
Truth: We’re not under its penalty, but the law still defines sin (Romans 3:31; 6:1–2). Christ said:

Objection 6: “The old covenant is abolished.”
Truth: Yes, the old agreement ended — but God’s law remains. Under the new covenant, He writes it in our hearts (Hebrews 8:10). And the Sabbath was established before the old covenant ever began.

Objection 7: “The Sabbath isn’t repeated in the New Testament.”
Truth: It is — through Christ’s example, the apostles’ practice, and Hebrews 4:9:

And why would God repeat what didn’t need repeating?

He doesn’t need to tell Filipinos to eat rice. It’s already part of the culture.

The Kingdom Is Coming — and So Is the Sabbath

God’s Sabbath isn’t just past — it’s prophetic.

That’s the future. That’s the Kingdom. And it’s the same Sabbath Yahshua kept.

He never went to Sunday church.

He never told us to.

And He’s coming back to restore His day.

For more in-depth information about this vital topic, please read our article on Biblical Truths: 52 Shocking Catholic and Protestant Confessions About Sunday