The sin of swearing is condemned: but how many make light of common profane swearing. Such swearing expressly throws contempt upon GOD's name & authority. This sin brings neither gain, nor pleasure, nor reputation, but is showing enemity to GOD without occasion & without advantage. It shows a man to be an enemy to GOD, however he pretends to call himself by HIS name, or sometimes joins in acts of worship. But the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh HIS name in vain(James 5:12).

There are approximately two billion professing Christians on earth. They attend over 2,000 different church denominations and organizations in the United States alone. This number continually increases, bringing no end of confusion over beliefs and disagreement between them. However, almost all professing Christians are in agreement about Sunday observance, thinking it to be the "Lord's Day" of the New Testament.

Are they correct? Does the New Testament establish Sunday in place of the Old Testament seventh-day Sabbath? Did Christ do away with the Sabbath, making Himself "Lord of Sunday"? Vast numbers are told-and believe-that He did. But, if Christ established Sunday to replace the seventh-day Sabbath, why did He tell His disciples, "Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath" (..."slickWindow('Mark','2','28')" title="View scripture">Mark 2:28)?

Have you ever noticed this verse? Probably not. Yet there it is in the New Testament. Most ministers are fond of preaching from the New Testament, almost to the complete exclusion of the Old Testament. But have you ever heard a preacher mention this passage? Almost certainly not-and this is just one of many plain scriptures about the Sabbath.

Most people never ask why they believe what they believe or why they do what they do. In a world filled with popular customs and traditions, few try to determine the real origin of things. Most generally accept common religious practices without question, choosing to do what everyone else does because it is easy, natural and comfortable-because there is a certain "safety in numbers." The power of peer pressure alone makes most practice what is acceptable-and fashionable.

Most follow along as they have been taught, assuming what they believe and do is right. They take their beliefs for granted, almost never taking time to PROVE them.

Nowhere is this more true than Sunday observance. Two billion people keep Sunday without knowing why-or where this practice originated. Most suppose it is found in the Bible because they see so many professing Christians observing it. Surely billions cannot be wrong. Or can they?