Question: “If, as a Christian, I am seeking to follow the 10 Commandments, what about the Fourth Commandment? Isn’t Saturday the Sabbath?”
Answer: Yes. That is the simple answer. But, of course, there is more to it than that. We need to consider several things—the nature of the Sabbath, the 10 Commandments, the Mosaic Law, and what God expects of Christians in the New Covenant.
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The relationship of Israel to the church is an ever-present issue. However, with recent events in the Middle East, the question of Israel has become even more relevant. Are the Jews still the Chosen Race? Is the church the New Israel that has replaced the Jewish people? What does Scripture teach about God’s covenant with the Children of Abraham? The following essay addresses these issues in the light of Scripture. I will warn you, this post is a bit longer than what I normally write. But I felt like the serious nature of the subject warranted a more in-depth consideration. With this in mind, you can read the article online, or you can download the essay and print it out for reading later. I hope this essay is helpful for you. Shalom in Yeshua, Victor
Click here to access the downloadable version of “The Church and Israel.”
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What are the origins of Halloween? Why do we celebrate with Trick-or-treating, wearing masks, and building bonfires? Is there something serious about witches, ghosts, and monsters? Should Christians celebrate Halloween? We have prepared a short fact sheet about Halloween and its customs. Consider this information, and decide for yourself whether this is a godly holiday that Christ’s followers should observe.
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“… of whom the world was not worthy” (Hebrews 11:38).
Preface: Today, I call on all of us to remember. Yesterday was a sad day in this country. Charlie Kirk, devout Christian, devoted husband and father, activist for truth and decency, was savagely slain in Utah. We all know about this tragic event. When I heard, I will confess that I wept. I have listened to his broadcasts and watched his videos for years. He was a bold witness for Christ and a skilled defender of truth. He will be sorely missed by the church and in this nation. To honor this departed man of God, I offer a piece I wrote many years ago about another martyr for the faith, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. But after reading about Bonhoeffer, please note my final thoughts about Charlie Kirk and September 11.
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Modalism is a common false concept of the nature of God. Essentially, in an attempt to maintain the oneness of God, the Trinity is denied. Modalism asserts that there is one divine Person who makes himself known in three different ways, i.e., three forms or modes. Thus, each form or manifestation of God is one way in which he reveals himself. It is said that the one God revealed himself as the Father in the Old Testament, as Jesus in the Incarnation, and now as the Holy Spirit in the present. Thus, Modalism says that there is only one Being, one Person, made known in three different ways. But this is not a biblical understanding of the Godhead. In Scripture, we are presented with one God who eternally exists as three divine Persons, each fully God, each one distinct from the others, yet one God. This is the Trinity.
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TRUTH BUILDERS MINISTRIES 