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Tag Archives: law of moses
The Early Church Fathers, the Law of Moses, and the Road to Emmaus
This is from an email I sent: The reason I like the early church fathers is because they provide insight into some important interpretations of Scripture, especially in regard to the Old Testament. One teaching that is completely lost to … Continue reading
Why Not Keep the Law of Moses?
This is from an email exchange. I thought it would be helpful for many others besides the recipient. Here are the kind of issues that were asked: I will start with two simple laws that are referenced as far back … Continue reading
Posted in Early Christianity, Modern Doctrines
Tagged commandments, law of moses, sabbath, sermon on the mount
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Fulness of the Law (video)
I’d guess that almost no one knows how the early Christians dealt with Matthew 5:17: “I did not come to abolish the Law, but to bring it to fullness.” The evangelical interpretation of that passage relies on a faulty translation … Continue reading
1 Timothy 1:8 – The Law and Sound Doctrine
Sound doctrine is a mystery to most despite being thoroughly explained in Scripture. As I return from my tour of various odd forms of sickness—heat exhaustion, immunization reaction, and a stomach bug or food poisoning—it is time to return to … Continue reading
The Law of Moses and the Sabbath for Christians
I addressed a question concerning the Sabbath on the Christian History for Everyman Facebook page. It’s short compared to most of my blog posts, but very long for a Facebook post. If that’s a topic that interests or puzzles you, … Continue reading
Posted in Early Christianity, Teachings that must not be lost
Tagged law of moses, matthew 5, sabbath
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I Do Keep the Sabbath!
I keep all of the Law the way Jesus taught in Matthew 5:21 and forward. I keep the Sabbath by living in perpetual Sabbath. I do not murder by behaving in love and not hate by the power of the Holy Spirit. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, History, Modern Doctrines
Tagged 10 commandments, abolish the law, fullness of law, law of moses, sabbath, ten commandments
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The New Law: The Fullness of the Old Law
This video on the Law is based on the teaching of the early Christians but presented completely based on Scripture. Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged faith, figurative bible interpretation, law of moses, works
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The Power of Almost True
This post is in reference to this article, published in the Huffington post. Bernard Starr, the author, claims that the Catholics suppressed the reading of the Bible because they did not want individual members to see just how Jewish the … Continue reading
Fulfilling the Law (Matthew 5:17)
One of the more controversial verses in the apostles’ writings is Matthew 5:17: Do not thing that I came to abolish [kataluo: to dissolve, disunite, destroy, demolish, overthrow, render vain, bring to naught, subvert] the Law or the prophets. I … Continue reading
Posted in History, Modern Doctrines
Tagged abolish the law, commandments, flesh vs spirit, fulfill the law, hebrews, law of moses, matthew 5, new covenant, new law, old covenant, old law
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The Council at Jerusalem
I’m not going to talk about the council at Jerusalem. I’m going to pass on an article about it. I’m quoted in it, though only as admitting I really didn’t know why the council chose those four laws to put … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Miscellaneous
Tagged acts 15, gentiles, jerusalem council, jews, law of moses
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