It is essential to recognize that the New Testament never refers to Sunday as the Sabbath. Instead, it is always called the first day of the week....
Episode 16: Was Sunday Worship an Apostolic Mandate?
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Episode 15: Sunday, It’s Role in Christian Worship
Many Covenant Theologians insist that Sunday has replaced the Sabbath and that the Old Testament Sabbath laws now apply to it. This claim has led to...
Episode 14: The Sabbath in the Book of Hebrews
The Book of Hebrews presents the Sabbath not as a literal day of worship but as a typological representation of spiritual rest. This approach is...
Episode 13 – Sabbath in the Epistles of Paul
Throughout Paul’s writings, the Sabbath is explicitly mentioned only once. Let that reality settle in for a second. Paul, the most prolific...
Episode 12 – The Sabbath in the Book of Acts
The Book of Acts mentions the Sabbath a total of nine times. However, an examination of these references reveals that none of them provide a basis...
Episode 11 – Sabbath in the Gospels
The Gospels highlight three major areas of conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees: His claim to be the Messiah His rejection of the Mishnah and...
Episode 10 – Summarizing What We Learned So Far
Summary of Episodes 1-8 There is no scriptural basis for mandatory Sabbath observance, whether from the claim that it is a creation ordinance or...
Ep. 8 – The Ceremonial, Civil, and Moral Distinctions
"The Law of Moses Has Really Truly Been Rendered Inoperative!" The New Testament unequivocally teaches that the Law of Moses has been rendered...
Ep. 7 – The Perpetuity of the Sabbath
One of the primary arguments Seventh-day Adventists use to advocate for mandatory Sabbath observance is based on passages in Exodus that describe...
Ep. 6 – The Sabbath: Is it a Creation Ordinance?
One of the primary arguments for mandatory Sabbath observance is the claim that the Sabbath is a creation ordinance established at the beginning of...
Ep. 5 – The Sabbath
The Sabbath functioned as the sign, seal, and token of the Mosaic Covenant. As long as that covenant remained in effect, the Sabbath law was...
Ep. 3 – The Law of Christ
With the Law of Moses set aside, believers now live under a new law—the Law of Christ. This law, mentioned explicitly in Galatians 6:2 as “the law...
Sabbath Is An Eternal Sign, So You Must Keep It… FOREVER!
Should we understand the Sabbath as an ‘eternal sign’ described in Exodus 31:12-17? Exodus 31:12-17 serves as a foundational text for Adventists to...
Did the Catholic Church Change the Sabbath to Sunday?
Seventh-day Adventists claim that the weekly Sabbath was changed by Rome and needs to be restored. This idea was first made popular by Ellen G....
History is History! Right?
History is History. Right? And when we learn about church history from the Church, it's consistently accurate! Right? As a kid, I remember sitting...