TGIF Is A Theologically Correct Statement
The Bible says God made the world in six days, and on the seventh day He rested from His work. In God’s planned providence, Jesus died on the cross on the sixth day of the Jewish week, rested in the grave on the Jewish sabbath (our Saturday), and rose from the dead on the first day of the week (our Sunday). Therefore, since the time of Christ’s resurrection, Christians have celebrated the sabbath on the first day of the week (Sunday), which is also why until recently Sunday was also known as “the Lord’s day”. The affect of all of this is that most civilizations around the world now enjoy rest from the work week on Saturday and Sunday!
In fact, the United Nations has declared Monday to be the first day of the week, replacing the traditional concept of Sunday as the first day of the week. Of course, I don’t believe they were thinking about Christ’s death and resurrection when they made this decision.