re:  "While the context and historical Christian tradition clearly shows this word to be reference to the celebration of Christ's resurrection on the Sunday Morning..."

Seems curious, though, that scripture is silent with regard to anyone celebrating the first day of the week in honor of the resurrection. 

3 hours ago, rstrats said:

scripture is silent with regard to anyone celebrating the first day of the week in honor of the resurrection

Read what was written again...carefully. We don't celebrate the day. We celebrate ON that day. Also, the scripture is clear when that Resurrection occurred. Hence our joyful celebration ON that day. If you wish to celebrate ON another day, you certain can but its a special time because its the time when it happened.

Matthew 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

Romans 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

On 9/30/2024 at 3:44 PM, John Young said:

"Read what was written again...carefully. We don't celebrate the day. We celebrate ON that day."

Sorry, the word "on" was inadvertently omitted between "celebrating" and "first".

"Also, the scripture is clear when that Resurrection occurred. Hence our joyful celebration ON that day. If you wish to celebrate ON another day, you certain can but its a special time because its the time when it happened."

I was simply noting that scripture is silent with regard to anyone celebrating on the first day of the week in honor of the resurrection.