In Times Like These Will Your Anchor Hold?
ASK THE PASTOR WITH DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) How should we react to the frightening news stories we are hearing? Should we be preparing […]
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Author: Dale Ratzlaff
10. Lord of the Sabbath
In this chapter we will examine two occurrences in the ministry of Jesus where He clearly exerts His authority over old covenant Sabbath law. Authority over the Demonized (Mark 1:21−34; […]
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9. Jubilee Sabbath
As we study the life of Jesus in the four Gospels we should keep several concepts well in mind. Transition between the covenants The Gospels record the historical time period […]
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8. Jesus and Old Covenant Moral Laws
You have heard that it was said, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY”; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already […]
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7. Jesus and Ritual Law
One of the most important tasks we face in our study of the Sabbath is to determine if the Sabbath is a moral requirement that all are to observe or […]
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6. The New Covenant
When He said, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. This chapter will give a sweeping overview of the new covenant, determine how the New Testament defines the […]
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The Christ Event and the Spirit of Prophecy
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Resurrection Sunday found two unnamed, sorrowing disciples walking the seven miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus. As they recounted the tragic events of […]
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5. Shadows of Christ
Things which are a shadow of what is to come The purpose of this chapter is to get an overview of the religious services connected with the Sinaitic Covenant, to […]
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The Gospel Foundation for Resurrection Life
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Paul and the other apostles would be false teachers if the resurrection were not real, and their preaching would have been in […]
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4. The Old Covenant
So He declared to you His Covenant which He commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments. The Concept of Covenant An understanding of the concept of covenant is fundamental […]
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3. The Abrahamic Covenant
The promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law. In our study of the Sabbath we will need […]
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2. The Seventh-day in Genesis
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts. And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done; and He rested on the […]
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Wrath (But Not For Us)
DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) Many scholars consider Romans 3:21-26 to be one of the most important sections of the entire Bible. Renowned New Testament scholar Leon […]
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1. Sabbath Questions
This is the first chapter of Dale Ratzlaff’s book, Sabbath In Christ. For the next 27 weeks we will be posting a chapter each Friday from this important book until […]
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Paul and the Afterlife in 2 Corinthians
Confronting a Passage I Used To Run From: 2 Corinthians 5:1–9 DALE RATZLAFF | Pastor and Founder, Life Assurance Ministries (1936–2024) When I was Seventh-day Adventist pastor and Bible teacher and had […]
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