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The book of Acts is a key historical record of what the early Church believed and practiced.
In many Bible versions it can be difficult to tell when a New Testament writer is quoting from the Old
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
It's that time again for an annual analysis and assessment. That's when many observers look back to yesteryear—and also peer
What prompted David to make his enthusiastic statement, “Oh, how I love your law”?
Test your knowledge from what you learned in Lesson 4 - Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Many people assume from Colossians 2:16-17 that Paul is saying that God's laws about the Sabbath, Holy Days and clean
Paul warned the Christian gentiles in Colosse against misguided human philosophy, not against the need to keep God's law.
![A stack of books.](/sites/default/files/public/styles/fp_widescreen_768x432/public/image/article/2011/02/01/does-new-covenant-abolish-gods-laws-calendar-used-gentile-christians.jpg.webp?h=78b19cac&itok=gdwU3Cin ""The portrait of Paul and Christian communities in the book of Acts demonstrates that the Christians adhered to the Jewish calendar"")
The following quote from a book by Dr. Troy Martin, professor of Religious Studies at Chicago's Saint Xavier University, on
Paul explains in Colossians that God's weekly Sabbath day and sacred festivals are a shadow of things to come.
The inadequate and misleading translation of a passage in Colossians 2 in some Bible versions is often used to support
Almost immediately after the Roman armies destroyed the city of Jerusalem and its temple in A.D. 70, intense prejudice against
Both internal and historical evidence indicates that Paul was in prison when he wrote his epistles to the Ephesians and
![A person reading a Bible.](/sites/default/files/public/styles/fp_widescreen_768x432/public/image/article/2011/02/01/does-new-covenant-abolish-gods-laws-peace-unity-jesus-christ_0.jpg.webp?h=f2fcf546&itok=3E5qmP8D "All such man-made barriers must be "broken down" before mankind can enjoy the peace and unity for which Christ died.")
Paul's letter to the Ephesians is about God's marvelous plan to bring peace, unity and salvation to all peoples—Jews and
Science shows that just the act of praying is helpful, but the actual connection with our Creator is truly priceless.
Several years ago my wife and I were spending a few days at a small inn near the town of
Why did an eternal God create so many intricately woven temporal patterns to our universe? What are we, His creation
God planned from the beginning to transform the limited and temporary covenant He made with ancient Israel—with its abundance of
The love most often spoken of in the bible is an outgoing concern for others as demonstrated by our actions
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.
What was the problem with the Sinai Covenant?
One common interpretation of the book of Galatians is that Paul criticized the Galatians for keeping the biblical Sabbath and
