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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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The disciples’ question in John 9:2 reflects an explanatory framework widely attested in Second Temple Judaism: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (RSV). Jesus’ response in John 9:3, however, raises an interpretive problem of considerable interest: “. . . but t...
Celebrating the Baptism of Jesus: A Chronological Case for AD 27
Introduction Jesus is the center of history, both theologically and chronologically. While His birth divides the Western calendar into before and after Christ (BC and AD), His death and resurrection mark a new chapter not only for human redemptive history, but also for all creation. Surprisingly,...
Religious Liberty and the Character of God
The great controversy is premised on a question about God's character. Is He just? Is He loving? Is His government established upon voluntary love, or merely required compliance? Consider any war between two sides. Two nations. Two armies. Both are looking for the same thing: an edge, the one a...