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A Note about Easter
A brief review of the Easter celebration and how it relates not only to the resurrection of Jesus, but why it has become a major festival in the Christian world and how it relates to the biblical record.
The Observance of Christmas
I. What Is Christmas? Christmas is coming,” is the note that is sounded throughout our world from East to West and from North to South. With youth, those of mature age, and even the aged, it is a period of general rejoicing, of great gladness. But what is Christmas, that it should demand so much ...
Feast-Keeping and the Faithful: Should Christians Observe the Annual Feast Days?
Ron du Preez has produced an excellent exegetical and theological study related to the question of the relevance of the Israelite festivals for Christians. Apart from preface, introduction, and conclusion the book consists of three major parts and two appendices. The first part deals with Old Tes...
Should Christians Observe the Israelite Festivals?
The Relationship of Biblical Judaism and Christianity At Sinai God organized the Israelites into a nation through which He would reveal to the world the provisions of His grace. He entrusted to them the written Scriptures (Rom 3:1-2), the Ten Commandments, and a large body of instruction based on...
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Is tithing normative for Christians? For some, a cursory look at the passages on tithing shows that in biblical times the tithe functioned primarily to sustain the Levites and priests as their reward for the service of the sanctuary and, therefore, because Jesus’ death brought an end to the sacri...
The Character of God through the Lens of Creation
The Genesis creation account not only explains the origins of the world and humanity; it also offers profound insight into the character of the Creator. At the outset, we should note that the placement of Genesis 1 at the opening of Scripture is profoundly significant. As J. Richard Middleton obs...
Why Didn't Adam and Eve Die Immediately?
Because Adam and Eve did not die on the exact day that they ate of the forbidden fruit, it is sometimes claimed that since one day is with the Lord as a thousand years (2 Pet 3:8) and Adam lived less than a thousand years (Gen 5:5), Adam, therefore, did die within that one-thousand-year “day.” An...