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Are the Ten Commandments a permanent, all-encompassing, and stand-alone law?
A common misconception in the Christian mind, and almost always in the Adventist framework, is the understanding that because the Ten Commandments were written on stone, therefore they are deemed important in the permanence and durability of the Decalogue. When viewed...
Are the Ten Commandments, Especially the Fourth, God’s Moral and Eternal Law?
As many of you know, I was born and raised a Seventh-day Adventist. I've always had a bit of rebel in me and I've always questioned things that others claimed to be de facto. In many of my conversations over the years, staunch Adventists have claimed that the Ten...
God Writing the Law with His Own Finger on Stone Makes it Eternal, Right?
The Ten Commandments are exclusively God’s eternal, inviolable, irrevocable, moral law that transcends all time and culture. They were written with God’s own finger on stone. They are a permanent, all-encompassing, stand-alone law because they were written on stone....
Are the Commandments in the Old Testament Eternal?
The Ten Commandments are exclusively God’s eternal, inviolable, irrevocable, moral law that transcends all time and culture. They were written with God’s own finger on stone. They are a permanent, all-encompassing, stand-alone law because they were written on stone....
Miss-understanding of the Law of Moses and the Law of Messiah
I'm writing more on the Law today! I'm realizing how important it is to get certain aspects of Bible Theology correct. What we believe to be truth from the Word of God and how we interpret the Bible into our Truth Belief Systems matter. These belief systems inform how...
How Does Inspiration Work Today?
In Biblical studies, I know and understand the value of seeking out the research of other scholars and well-versed authors. I've often wondered how 'inspiration' works today, now that we are thousands of years removed from the writing of the books in the Bible. Does...
What is the meaning of the word ‘Gospel’?
Most understand that the Greek word for ‘Gospel’ (εὐαγγέλιον) is euangelion, which means ‘good news.’ I’ve been told many times that this is where we get the English idea of evangelism; whether that is true or not, I’m not certain. If we trace the Hebrew equivalent...
Wrestling with Awkward Stories in the Old Testament
In this article, Dr. Carmen Imes discusses how she believes we should approach the study of those difficult passages that many times trouble us when they are first read. She uses the story of Jacob in Genesis 32 and his struggle with the angel to draw on how we...