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Tag Archives: sabbath
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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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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Easter is Passover, not Resurrection Sunday
The only annual feast that the apostles’ churches kept, as far as I can tell, is Passover. Over time, that has become Easter. I won’t concern myself with how it got to be Easter, whether there were pagan origins, etc. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian History News in Focus, History, Modern Doctrines
Tagged easter, passover, Resurrection Sunday, 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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Genesis One and the New Creation, Part 3
Please read Part 1 and Part 2 before reading this post, or you’ll probably be lost. The Sixth Day: Animals and Man I think it is significant that the sixth day includes the creation of both animals and man. I … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Miscellaneous
Tagged creation, figurative interpretation of scripture, genesis one, love, love never ends, new creation, rest, sabbath, seventh day, sixth day
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Through the Bible in a Year: Exodus 13 through 16
The Schedule Chapter readings for this week Overall schedule, week by week Exodus 13:1-2: Sanctification of the Firstborn Since God had just spared all the firstborn, human and livestock alike, of the Israelites, he declared that all the firstborn are … Continue reading
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Tagged complaining, exodus, manna, red sea, sabbath, through the bible
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Sunday and the Resurrection of Jesus
Today is Sunday. To the early Christians every Sunday was a celebration of the resurrection. On Sunday they would not kneel, and prayers were said with hands raised, which was the position of the cross to the early Christians. (Different … Continue reading
Posted in Gospel, Roman Catholic & Orthodox
Tagged easter, passover, sabbath, sunday
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Practical, Visible Christianity
Almost all the doctrine we argue is theoretical and cannot be tested. There is nothing practical about our doctrines; there are no ways to see whether they work. Continue reading
Posted in History, Holiness, Modern Doctrines
Tagged circumcision, doctrine, early christians, feasts, law of moses, practical christianity, righteousness, sabbath, sacrifices
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Too Lazy to Reason, Part III: Liars
There are many thousands of self-appointed apologists for these doctrines that pretend to be researching the subject. The problem is, they’re lying.
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