How Paul Treats the Law
JORDAN QUINLEY Paul’s attitude towards the law of the Old Testament would have been quite simple before his conversion to Christianity; after his life-changing encounter with the risen Christ, however, […]
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Category: The Law of God
Why Did God Give the Law?
MARGIE LITTELL Adventism claims that the law pre-dated creation, that it existed in heaven and established the standard of behavior that the angels themselves had to obey. They even claim […]
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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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17. The Law
The 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 […]
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New Priest Changes the Law—Hebrews 7 (second part) | 50
Colleen 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 […]
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Please Explain the Purpose Of the Law!
MARGIE 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 […]
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Levitical Food Laws Teach Grace
KASPARS 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 […]
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Commandment Breaking or Lawlessness
WILLIAM 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 […]
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8. Constantine’s Sunday Law, A.D. 321
Constantine, 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 […]
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Nailed! The law in Colossians
R. 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 […]
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17. The Christian’s Law
Sabbatarians 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. […]
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16. The Law of Christ
“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). […]
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Jesus Educates on Law and Salvation
A 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 […]
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James Teaches Salvation Apart From Law
DALE 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 […]
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Faith Zaps the Law!
I’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 […]
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