Recently I heard on a TV commercial that, quote: "Sunday was made for The New York Times." Believing that the Bible is the word of God and the authority for information about the world and God's purpose in creation, I could not help but disagree with The New York Times. It is a great newspaper, but it is wrong about Sunday.

According to the creation account in Genesis 2:2-3, God made a special day after He had finished creation. Did it take God six days to create the world? Could He have done it in one day or even in one hour? Believing that God is all powerful, I believe He could have created with the spoken word as soon as He spoke.

It could be that He took six days because He wanted to establish in the nature of the universe the principle of one day in seven as a day of rest - a day to remember the Creator. In the commandment on the Sabbath in Exodus 20:8-9a, He establishes that one day should be set apart for rest.

Beginning with the resurrection of Jesus, the day became Sunday, the first day of the week, and is referred to as "The Lord's Day" in Revelation 1:10. Therefore, New York Times, you are wrong.

The Lord's Day Alliance emphasizes the importance of rest and worship on Sunday. We are disturbed that the day is not observed as it should be. However, if we are going to urge people to assemble together to worship, we need to provide in our churches worship worthy of our risen Lord and Saviour.

Marval J. Dawn, in her book, "Royal Waste of Time, speaking on worship in churches today, says, "I am convinced that we should be using new music and new worship forms; however, we should not use them to attract people, but because they are faithful in praising God and forming us to be His people."

Further, she says, "Many congregations and denominations have failed for decades, or perhaps even centuries, to teach people what worship is and to educate members to be witnesses, to care for their neighbors and to minister to the world around them as active participants in the Body of Christ.

She also writes, "The more I study the Book of Acts, the more I am convinced that the reason churches ultimately lose members is that our community life does not offer enough warrant to believe."

As we urge people to attend our churches on Sunday, let us provide Christ-centered worship. The Lord's Day Alliance will continue to preach and teach that Sunday is The Lord's Day - not the New York Times Day!