8. A New Covenant
The book of Hebrews was written to Jewish Christians who were undergoing hardship and persecution from other Jews. They were sorely tempted to turn again to their Jewish roots and […]
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7. The Intent of the Law
In Chapter 6 we saw that going back to the law is spiritual adultery. We are to die to the law so we can live for Christ by the Spirit. […]
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6. An Illustration From Marriage
In Chapter 5 we studied a passage where Paul tackled head on the problem of the false teachers (Judaizers) in Galatia. We saw that the Bible teaches those who are […]
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5. Two Women, Two Covenants
In Chapter 4 we saw that the Bible calls the Old Covenant engraved on stone “the ministry of death”. The Bible states that the Old Covenant fades away. Finally, we […]
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4. Covenant of the Spirit
In the last chapter we saw that the Old Covenant began at Sinai and was made with those who were alive at the time of the exodus, not their ancestors. […]
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3. More on the Old Covenant
Last time we saw the Old/Mosaic Covenant had the following elements: Promise – God’s special people/The Land Condition – Obedience Sign – Sabbath observance We also reviewed a number of […]
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2. The Mosaic (Old) Covenant
Last time we learned that covenants usually have a promise or promises and a sign. Some covenants are conditional and some are unconditional. We briefly looked at two biblical covenants, […]
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1. What Is a Covenant?
Introduction Growing up in Seventh-day Adventism, I was taught what is often referred to as the “proof-texting” method of Biblical interpretation. Because I used the Bible in a very fragmented […]
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12. “But how about the Testimonies?”
Many of the brethren, after listening to Scripture evidences of my position, have admitted that from the standpoint of the scriptures, the teaching appeared sound; but invariably they would remark […]
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11. Why the Confirming Signs are not Seen
One important office of the gifts of the Spirit is to bear Witness to the truthfulness of the word preached. Of the ministry of tile Great Teacher, Peter spoke thus […]
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10. Recapitulation: Type Vs. Antitype
The earthly sanctuary, which was a shadow of the heavenly, places the ark or throne of God, in the holy of holies, or second apartment, while the priest was ministering […]
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9. Some Fragmentary Thoughts
One favorable feature of “present truth” is that it has tended toward the presentation of the oneness that exists in the great plan of salvation, extending from the creation to […]
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8. Who Served in the Heavenly Sanctuary Before the Cross?
Inasmuch as it seems clear from Heb. 7:28 that Christ did not become high priest until after his incarnation, “who then,” it is asked, “was priest in the first apartment […]
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7. How the Sanctuary is Cleansed
But the conscientious believer in “present truth” will ask at this point, Will not this conclusion destroy the truths of the sanctuary so vital to the first angel’s message? Will […]
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6. How the Sanctuary was Defiled
Before taking up a study of the day of atonement, and the cleansing of the sanctuary at the end of the 2300 days, let us study the Scriptures and see […]
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