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The Royal Law —

The Greatest Commandment made flesh: How God became neighbour to redeem our nature.

The Royal Law —

The Greatest Commandment made flesh: How God became neighbour to redeem our nature.

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Of all 613 laws prescribed in the Old Covenant, which one is most important? Many Christians today will tell you that the Ten Commandments are the most important. But when Christ was asked this question, He did not mention them directly––He implied them. Instead, He referenced two passages: the Shema
Jesus or Yeshua? —

Against the false claim that the name of Jesus is a pagan corruption.

Jesus or Yeshua? —

Against the false claim that the name of Jesus is a pagan corruption.

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The Bible declares in Acts 4:12 that there’s no other name under heaven by which we can be saved other than Jesus Christ. But unbelievers as well as some believers from the Jewish roots movement claim that this is wrong because His name is not really Jesus but Yeshua (which
Foreshadowing Babylon —

How the destruction of Sodom is a prophetic warning of the end.

Foreshadowing Babylon —

How the destruction of Sodom is a prophetic warning of the end.

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The story of Sodom and Gomorrah has enraptured listeners for millennia. God’s cataclysmic judgment against these very wicked sister cities has been a generational warning flare to repent. It puts on full display what happens when God’s intolerance for iniquity reaches its full measure. But what I find interesting is
When Did Satan Fall? —

On our Edenic and celestial calling to spiritual warfare.

When Did Satan Fall? —

On our Edenic and celestial calling to spiritual warfare.

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When did Satan fall? Theories and speculation abound throughout Christian history. John Milton’s Paradise Lost has no doubt taken centre stage in recent years. Today, it is often assumed that Satan––who was called Lucifer, meaning “bearer of light” or “morning star”––fell from heaven after a great celestial war that, perhaps,
Of Water, Wind and Fire —

Is water baptism just an outward sign of an inner reality? A brief reassessment of the Baptist conviction.

Of Water, Wind and Fire —

Is water baptism just an outward sign of an inner reality? A brief reassessment of the Baptist conviction.

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Why was Apollos baptized twice? His first baptism was administered by John the Baptist in obedience and repentance to God, to believe in the Messiah who was to come. In the same way many Protestants, particularly Baptists, affirm this view but relay it now in the past tense: Water baptism
Rest Assured. —

Why Christians must rest in Christ and not on Sabbath. Working out God's Edenic purpose of grace through Sabbatical soteriology.

Rest Assured. —

Why Christians must rest in Christ and not on Sabbath. Working out God's Edenic purpose of grace through Sabbatical soteriology.

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Must Christians observe Sabbath? To no one’s surprise is yet another very heated debate in the greater Christian community, particularly among Protestants and doctrinally dubious off-shoots. Throughout Christian history, Sunday was the newly appointed day of rest known as “the Lord’s Day”. As of the nineteenth century however, the technological