One of my Ph.D. students, Paul Thompson, completed his dissertation on the subject, “What Happened to the Sabbath?” Since it is a well-documented account of the history of replacing the Sabbath with Sunday worship, I thought you might be interested in his work as a definitive source examining this controversy. Paul has agreed to allow…
Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. Proverbs 3:3 NASB Kindness and truth – The Hebrew phrase hesed ve’emet is critically important. It describes the connection between the covenant relationship of God and community with the faithfulness and reliability of the…
This last weekend Rosanne and I drove to Port St. Joe to teach on Friday and Saturday. We met with the group that gathers under the direction of David and Cindy Fernandez at a place called “The Altar.” It was an enormous pleasure to be with about 40 people for the two days. The reason…
For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it? 1 Corinthians 4:7 ESV See anything different – Keep the code! Paul exhorts his readers, “Stick to what is written!” Why? The answer…
I made a mistake. The conference in Missouri is NOT IN St. Joe. It is in Sedalia. May 30-31 are the dates. The topics are important: Church and Leadership, History and Prophecy, Unity in Community and Being Human. Plus ample time for lots of questions. Space is limited so get your name on the list. Here…
Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that in us you may learn not to exceed what is written, so that no one of you will become arrogant in behalf of one against the other. 1 Corinthians 4:6 NASB Not to exceed – Sometimes I think…
My little children, I am writing these things to you that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 1 John 2:1 NASB May not sin – Seriously now, can John actually mean this? Does John really think it is possible to not sin? …
Be humbled, then, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the opportune time 1 Peter 5:6 NASB Be Humbled – There is no better person to pen these words than Peter. The man who believed in personal power learned a life-altering lesson after the death and resurrection of Yeshua. Power brings defeat. …
Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die. Ezekiel 18:4 NASB Soul – It comes as no surprise to learn that every instance of the translated word “soul” in this verse is the Hebrew word nephesh. It’s…
