Perhaps the most widespread controversies about the teachings of Jesus concern His attitude toward the laws of God recorded in the Old Testament.

Some people believe that the early Church's decision in Acts 15 freed Christians from the need to obey the laws revealed in the Old Testament. But is this the case?

Jesus Christ, the living Word of God, is a perfect replica of what God's law teaches. Pointing us to His character and work is the "aim" of the law.

By the time of Jesus and Paul, some Jewish religious leaders had distorted the focus of God's law.

One of the most misguided conceptions of the New Covenant is the idea that through it Jesus Christ canceled obedience to the laws contained in the Old Testament.

The inadequate and misleading translation of a passage in Colossians 2 in some Bible versions is often used to support the flawed belief that God's law was "wiped out" by Jesus Christ.

Paul's letter to the Ephesians is about God's marvelous plan to bring peace, unity and salvation to all peoples—Jews and gentiles alike.

Several years ago my wife and I were spending a few days at a small inn near the town of Baddeck on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

God planned from the beginning to transform the limited and temporary covenant He made with ancient Israel—with its abundance of symbolic sacrifices—into a far superior covenant commitment with a permanent sacrifice for sin open to all of mankind.

The New Covenant unquestionably provides a better relationship with God than the relationship portrayed only symbolically in the former covenant.

God balances justice with mercy by considering what is in the heart—whether there remains any possibility of repentance.

In countering the Galatian heresy, Paul sometimes refers to Christian freedom. But the freedom he describes is very different from the way his words are commonly interpreted today.

Galatians 3:10-13 is one of the most frequently misused passages in the Bible.

The key to solving the problem of sin is the help we receive through Jesus Christ.

"Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation" (Galatians 6:15, NIV).

Through special covenants made with Noah, Abraham, Moses and David, God long ago began to reveal important details of His plan to produce for Himself an enduring holy people. The promised New Covenant—the basis of Christ’s gospel—is the capstone of...

The word grace is regularly used by some religious people as if it replaces all need to obey God's law. That conclusion is not only inaccurate, it is also diabolical!

Only by having constant access to a living, permanent High Priest is it possible for us to obey God in a manner that pleases Him.

We need God's help, through His Spirit, to obey Him from the heart and bring our thoughts, attitudes and actions in line with His.

This is the time God's people through the ages have longed and prayed for: Your kingdom come.