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Christ Our Rest: A Biblical Examination of the Sabbath and the New Covenant (5 of 5)
Part 5: Christ Our Rest Pastoral Warning: Mercy, Judgment, and Conviction Up to this point the argument has been largely doctrinal; it touches real people and real fear. When Sabbath observance is elevated…
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Christ Our Rest: A Biblical Examination of the Sabbath and the New Covenant (4 of 5)
Part 4: The New Covenant and Its Witnesses Worship in Spirit and Truth Even before the cross, Jesus had begun dismantling the Old Covenant coordinates of worship. He did not wait for the…
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Christ Our Rest: A Biblical Examination of the Sabbath and the New Covenant (3 of 5)
Part 3: The Pattern Older Than Sinai, and the Door God Closed The Pattern Older Than Sinai Step back from the immediate question, and a far older pattern comes into view. What Scripture…
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Christ Our Rest: A Biblical Examination of the Sabbath and the New Covenant (2 of 5)
Part 2: Creation, the Sabbath, and Sinai Creation, the Sabbath, and the Substance That Was Always Christ Before turning to the Sabbath’s specific role in the Sinai covenant, the larger theological frame within…
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Christ Our Rest: A Biblical Examination of the Sabbath and the New Covenant (1 of 5)
Part 1: The Question Beneath The Question Introduction: A Question About Christ, Not About a Day This argument is not directed toward Christians who freely observe Saturday as a matter of conscience, tradition,…
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Satan’s Three Temptations: The Pride Of Life
Third Temptation: The Pride Of Life In the previous two posts we discussed the “lust of the flesh” and “lust of the eyes“, as two of the three ways Satan tempts us. The…
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Satan’s Three Temptations: Lust Of The Eyes
Second Temptation: Lust Of The Eyes The second temptation from Satan is ‘Lust of the Eyes’. During this second temptation, Satan shows Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and promises to give…
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Satan’s Three Temptations: Lust Of The Flesh
The World And Its Temptations “For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.” (1 John 2:16)…
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Suffering Has Purpose In The Christian Life
Believers Should Expect Suffering In Their Lives Believers should expect suffering in life because no one, believer and non-believer, is immune to the impact of our sinful world. Jesus promised that the world…
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Does Salvation By Faith Alone Mean “No Works Required”?
Faith Alone Versus Faith With Works There is this constant debate within the Christian community of salvation by faith alone and faith plus works. Both camps point to various scripture verses to support…
