I think this is fairly well written. I do take exception to one thing, however. Our friend stated:

"The first church, like Jesus, continued to honor the Sabbath and to worship at the synagogue. But as Shabbat ended they would gather from house to house “on the first day of the week” (Acts 20:7) for instruction from the apostles and for fellowship, and to set aside contributions for the needy (1 Cor 16:2). In other words, they honored the Creator and God of Israel on the Sabbath as well as assembled on Sunday in remembrance of their risen Lord. These need not be mutually exclusive.Shabbat should be an enormous blessing for everyone, for Jew and Christian, for families and communities. The Sabbath is for humankind."

Nowhere in scripture does it say that anyone met on any day to honor the resurrection of our Lord.

I don’t think any of this can be conclusively proven in scripture. Let’s look at the scripture verses he offered as evidence:

Act 20:7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

Paul and the other disciples with him were about to depart this place. The other disciples boarded a boat to sail around the peninsula after sundown on the first day of the week. This would be what we would call Saturday evening, since the first day of the week begins at sundown on Saturday. They could not depart on Sabbath, so as soon as the Sabbath concluded, they departed. Paul knowing he would likely not see these folks again in this life, had many things he desired to share with them and preached until after midnite Saturday night. Probably the main reason that Luke mentioned this event was the fact that a miracle occurred in that a dear brother sitting in a window fell asleep and fell to his death and Paul raised him up.

The disciples had to sail 60 miles around the peninsula, while Paul walked across the peninsula during the daylight hours of the first day of the week. There is not a hint in scripture that his intent was to change the 7th day rest to the first day.

Next verse:
1Co 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
1Co 16:3 And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem

I added one verse because I feel it is necessary to see the context. This is a one time collection of food and supplies for the saints in Jerusalem, in that there was a famine there at the time. This has absolutely nothing to do with a church service, and if Sunday were the Sabbath as some would suppose, how is it that these folks would be working on this day? No, this is what people want to read into these verses in order to justify disobedience and adherence to catholic doctrine that states tradition takes precedence over the Word of God. ICABOD!!!!!!!!!

Even the catholics state there is no biblical evidence whatsoever that a prophet, Jesus, Paul, Peter, James, Luke, Matthew, Mark, John, or Jude ever mentioned changing the 7th day rest to a first day rest. “Church fathers” began the practice and the organization of their fellowship which became what they call the catholic church made it an official decree honoring pagan worship practices over what God established on the 7th day of creation.

God hates idolatry. From the time of the fall, man has collaborated with satan to change what God has set in place. For 5770 years this has been going on and is still supported today by the mass of people that call themselves Christians. The Word of God calls them LIARS!

1Jn 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1Jn 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

I agree with you, Lahry, which is why I put our disclaimer on the top.