Jesus changed the meaning of the Sabbath by stating something very important, his disciples and he where picking ears of corn one day, which happened to be the day of the Sabbath, and the Pharisees came by. They said to Jesus “look, it is against our law for your disciples to do that on the Sabbath!” Jesus answered, “The Sabbath was made for the good human beings; they were not made for the Sabbath. So the son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath”. He said this with authority. He changed the meaning of the Sabbath. Initially, the Sabbath rule was strictly, no work, but Jesus altered it so that there was a new definition. The definition is; you can not work on the day of the Sabbath but still keep it holy.
Christians now spend their day of worship with their families and friends. Going to mass on Sunday and eating the traditional Sunday dinner with family and friends. In marks gospel, Jesus says ‘Some Christians don’t go to mass or spend the day with loved ones, they choose maybe to stay by themselves’. Having a lie-in in the mornings is often done as people are not so keen on waking up early on Sundays. Some Christians spend their day of worship tending the sick and needy. They do not necessarily go to church, but they are still carrying out the work of God. Others do attend. The Sabbath day is important to Christians because that is the day Jesus rose from the dead. They believe that he opened the gates of heaven for all those have died. They can now rest in peace in Gods house. When attending mass on Sunday, we receive Holy Communion. This is transubstantiation, meaning that Catholics believe when they receive the bread, it is the body of Christ. In the last supper, Jesus said “take this all of you and eat it, this is my body which will be given up for you” he broke bread and gave it thanks. The bread that the Catholics receive is unleavened bread. In the time of Moses, when he was leading the all of the Jews out of slavery in Egypt, they had no time to wait for the bread to rise. They left in a hurry with it unleavened and that is how we receive it today.
Some Christians do not go to church because they feel they do not have to. If they have other things to do on a Sunday, or even Saturday night, they might choose not to go to church. They would rather not sacrifice their time for God. This is considered in marks gospel, by Jesus to be a sin. It is clearly stated in the ten commandments that the Sabbath day is to be kept holy, meaning attending mass.
