20. What Law Are Christians Under?
When God speaks, is it not sin to disobey? Surely it is. Paul says: “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers […]
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When God speaks, is it not sin to disobey? Surely it is. Paul says: “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers […]
Read moreThe foundation of the Sabbatarian error, I believe, is the idea that “the law,” in all the strictness of the old letter, is binding on Christians. Hence, their constant theme […]
Read moreColleen and Nikki continue their discussion through the book of Hebrews. They discuss the second part of Hebrews chapter 7 where the new Priest changes the law. Transcription by Gwen […]
Read moreMARGIE LITTELL I have a question for my Adventist friends: can you show me, a Gentile, what the Scriptures say the purpose is of the huge law-system called the Torah? After […]
Read moreKASPARS OZOLINS For former Adventists, the subject of SDA dietary teachings evokes many strong reactions. Central to leaving Adventism for us has been a proper understanding of biblical covenants, and […]
Read moreWILLIAM HOHMANN There is a behavior people develop in relation to the Bible that can lead to misunderstanding and misinterpretation if one is careless. It is the habit of embracing […]
Read moreConstantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome, issued the following edict in A.D. 32: “Let all the judges and town people, and the occupation of all trades, rest on the […]
Read moreR. K. MCGREGOR WRIGHT Preamble Behind the letter to the Colossians, there was a serious Gnostic-type of legalistic and mythical teaching. It was called “the Colossian Heresy” by such scholars […]
Read moreSabbatarians are constantly crying, “We must keep God’s commandments.” This is true. But where they err is in applying the term “commandments” exclusively to the ten written on stone. […]
Read more“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). “Jesus the mediator of the new covenant testament, margin “ (Heb. 12:24). […]
Read moreA couple of weeks ago we received a letter from a Christian man who has been having conversations with an Adventist in Kenya. He asked us for help answering some […]
Read moreDALE RATZLAFF Adventism’s belief that man is purely physical shapes their interpretation of the epistle of James to demand law-keeping. In context, James is teaching that our new hearts […]
Read moreI’ve been spending time in Galatians again. I’ve loved this book for 20 years. In fact, this book has been the foundation of my new covenant understanding since I first […]
Read moreBy Colleen Tinker “The Sabbath is part of God’s law, and God never changes. The Sabbath is eternal,” Adventists often argue. “The Sabbath is God’s day!” These familiar arguments […]
Read moreBy Margie Littell Adventists learned to use Matthew 5:17, 18 to “prove” that the Ten Commandments are binding on Christians. We who have been Adventists know the argument well. We […]
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