New Covenant and Law/Commandments – The...

I am a Christian. Therefore, my perspective is in regards to my Christian faith. The issue of the Sabbath has been debated by well intentioned Christians seemingly since the 1st Century. I suspect it will be debated until the end...

New Covenant and Law/Commandments

While Jesus was on earth he lived under the Old Covenant. Yet, using his authority as being one with God and the Son of God, the Messiah/Christ, (Matthew 26:63-65; John 4:25-26; Matthew 11:27; 28:18; John 10:30; 12:49-50; 13:3; 14:10-11; 1...

Sabbath Rest and Sabbath Day

The article addresses the question of Jesus as sabbath rest in contrast to the Sabbath Day. It deals with physical rest and spiritual rest. Some say that Hebrews 4 teaches that the believer has entered the rest of Christ. Indeed...

When is the Sabbath Controversy

Some say that because Gen 1 says the moon was created on the 4th day then it cannot indicate the start of the week. But that is illogical for a number of  reasons. (1) First God clearly starts the month...

Catholic Church 2018 Letter to Bishops...

In 2018 the Vatican issued a letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church regarding salvation (see reference section for letter). Here I mention a few observations about the content of the letter as it relates to the entire Christian...

Unity – Commandments vs Human Preference

In John 17 Jesus prays for and speaks of the power and purpose of prominent unity projected among his disciples. He notes that this unity was not only in respect to those disciples physically present with him in the flesh...

Passover Preparation — Sabbath – Crucifixion...

First of all, let me say that for me it is the events of the Last Supper, crucifixion unto actual physical death, body bruised, blood shed, burial, and resurrection that matter not the timing of them.  If the timing was...

A Note on Christ Talking About...

Summary Christ came to fulfil not to destroy the law (law of Moses) and prophets (Matthew 5:17-20). So then a fundamental question is: Are Christians obligated to obey the law of Moses to be righteous? The scripture (Rom 10:4) says...

Example Scriptures on Salvation, Law, Works,...

Example Scriptures on Salvation, Law, Works, Righteousness, & Iniquity Under Power (Matthew 28:18-20) of Prophetic Holy Spirit Conceived, Virgin Born, Sinless, Crucified, Buried, Resurrected, Ascended to Return Jesus Christ, the Messiah and Final Judge Topical Headings: Salvation for all Nationalities...

Has God Given Israelites/Jews and Gentiles...

There is no difference between the standard God has set for Israelites/Jews and Gentiles. Peter makes this clear in Acts 15:9. Let us consider the Ten Commandments which are not recorded as being mentioned in the Acts 15 letters to...

A Note on Paul on Law...

Some people misunderstand and misrepresent Paul’s doctrine concerning law. I will only address certain aspects of that here. Paul says in Romans 3:31: “Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” and...

Harvard University – Its Wrong Understanding...

The one thing that has become increasingly clear is that words have different flavors of meanings which is the reason you find a list of meanings in the dictionary. Context in which the word is used and what the user...