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Are we wrong not to celebrate Passover and Succoth?
Question: Why do we as Christians celebrate Christmas and Easter when we do? Aren’t these pagan holidays and not the actual days they propose to celebrate? Birth (succoth), Resurrection (firstfruits)?
Continue reading...Is the command, “You shall not kill” or “You shall not murder?”
Question: I’m curious if you have a line on the original Hebrew text for Exodus 20:13 which states “Thou shalt not kill” (KJV) vs “You shall not murder” (NIV)? I had an interesting chat at Christmas
Continue reading...Did Paul use the Old Testament out of context in Galatians 4:21-31?
Question: In Galatians 4:21-31, Paul talks about Hagar and Sarah in quite an allegorical sort of fashion that seemingly takes the scripture that he bases it on (vs 27) and uses it completely out of context.
Continue reading...Before Christ, Did God Expect Gentiles to Become Jews in order to be Saved?
Question: Cornelius was a God-fearing Roman. One commentary says, ”These were Gentiles who loved the God of Israel and were sympathetic to and supportive of the Jewish faith. Yet they stopped short of
Continue reading...Are we still obligated to keep the Law?
Question: A friend of mine says that he thinks Jesus says we should still uphold the Law, even though we aren’t justified by it. I believe the verses my friend cites are Matthew 5:17-20. Is this what
Continue reading...Should I do Schoolwork on Sunday?
Question: The commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy has more of a legal sound to it than the other commandments. Since Jesus abolished the law (in the sense that we don’t have to make x number of
Continue reading...Are Christians required to tithe?
Question: I have a question about giving 10% of the salary I have earned to the church. My friend tells me that this was done in the Old Testament, but in the New Testament it is not required. We need
Continue reading...How do we know which Old Testament laws to obey?
Question: Somewhere in the Pentateuch God gave a certain set of laws for Moses to tell the Israelites. This list covered many subjects from incest to breeding animals. This got me thinking: I know that
Continue reading...Were Gentiles ever supposed to obey the Law?
Question: Is it possible that God did not intend for the Gentiles to be “under the law” (Rom 2:14). I only ask because “the law” was given to the Hebrew people and I wonder if it were somehow a
Continue reading...Does the Bible really prohibit sex before marriage?
Question: Is sex before marriage a sinful act? Is there such a verse in the Bible? My friend once told me that sexual immorality is having slept with two or more people and that if you date and engage
Continue reading...Why don’t we obey all the rules of the Old Testament?
Question: I got asked a question from a coworker and had no idea how to answer it. Why don’t Christian’s follow all the rules in the Old Testament? There were rules on how to treat slaves. Taking
Continue reading...Open My Eyes – Psalm 119:17-24
It is God’s bounty toward us that enables us to live and keep His Word. We need our eyes opened by Him to see what He wants us to see. His law becomes our counsel in life. Gimel Deal bountifully
Continue reading...Teach Me Your Statutes – Psalm 119:9-16
Who teaches you God’s Word? For the psalmist, it was Yahweh who taught him God’s Word. That doesn’t mean God didn’t use human teachers to teach the Word, but Yahweh taught the
Continue reading...I Will Keep Your Statutes – Psalm 119:1-8
Psalm 119 is a massive acrostic poem following the Hebrew alphabet. In this first section every verse begins with the letter aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The intent of this psalm
Continue reading...Healing on Sabbath – Luke 14:1-6
Dropsy is an “old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water. In years gone by, a person might have been said to have dropsy. Today one would be more descriptive
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