Category: Salvation and Law
July 21, 2025
On and off social media there is much confusion and conflict about what constitutes the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some say it is the cross (death, burial, and resurrection) ONLY. I find that view problematic given the enormous amount of...
October 26, 2024
In Matthew 16:13-18, after Peter had identified Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God, Jesus says he is about building his church. Jesus did not say he is about building Israel or the Nation of Israel. Romans...
September 29, 2024
Leviticus 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. Whether one believes...
September 27, 2024
As Jesus began his post baptism public ministry Matthew 4:17 says From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. John 1:17 says For the law was given by Moses,...
September 24, 2024
I am making this presentation for a fundamental reason: That reason is there is much concern and confusion about the relationship between salvation and law in the religious or faith world. Now I ask that if you speak about what...
September 24, 2024
Now let us examine the relationship between salvation and law with respects to works. In Matthew 22:34-40 Jesus gives the greatest commandments. In summary he says it is all about love for God, love for self, and love for others....
September 24, 2024
There are those in Christianity who in their minds hold they are justified in saying Christians, at least Gentile Christians, are not compelled by scripture to obey the laws of Moses having to do with things like circumcision, food, sabbath,...
September 23, 2024
The Old Testament mentions aids to remember the commandments. These remembrance aids include fringes (Deuteronomy 22:12; Numbers 15:37-40). Deuteronomy 22:12 says: Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself. Numbers 15:37-40 says:...
September 7, 2024
This article shows that at least as early as the 4th century AD some major church leaders considered the day we know as Saturday to be the biblical Sabbath. Christianity largely considers Sabbath Day as Old Covenant and Lord’s Day...
September 7, 2024
Introduction: Let us not judge one another regarding ordinances (when, where, and how) of such thing as Sabbaths. Yet let us keep the Sabbath in the spirit of the law not the oldness of the letter of it (2 Corinthians...
December 18, 2018
Joseph is said to have shaved but this was pre-Moses. Examples of people who is said to have had beards include Aaron (Psalm 133:2), David (1 Samuel 21:14), Ezekiel (Ezekiel 5:1), and Ezra (Ezra 9:3). In 2 Samuel 19:24 it...
December 18, 2018
Both the Old Testament and New Testament discuss eating of food and how children of God should view such matters. I will simply mention a few points. Each person can seek the Lord as to what he or she should...
