THE MOSAIC AGE

This week we shall review the  Mosaic period, 1400 BC till the death  of Christ in 33 AD. Moses received the Ten  Commandments on 2 tables of stone,  part of the law of God (the Law of  Moses) which he later wrote for Israel  in 5 books called the Pentateuch, the  first five books in

THE PATRIARCHAL AGE

Bible history is divided into  3 ages: Patriarchal Age from Adam  to Moses, Mosaic Age from Moses  till the death of Christ, and Christian  Age from the cross till the end of  time. The Old Testament was written  about God’s dealing with man in the  times before Christ, history that we  are to learn “for

PATTERN THEOLOGY

God wants certain things to be  done in certain ways. The church  was established in the first century  according to His eternal plan. The  “pattern” was perfect from the  mind of God, just as the pattern  for the tabernacle was perfect  (Hebrews 8:5) when given to  Moses. God also gave a pattern  to Noah to

SALVATION

Salvation is by faith (Jn 3:16  10:43; 16:31), but not by faith only  (James 2:24). “The demons believe,  and tremble” (Jas 2:19); “Many  believed… but did not confess him”  (Jn 12:42). Salvation is by repentance  (Ac 11:18), but not by this alone:  “If you do not believe (in Jesus) you  will die in your sins”

LAST WILL

The true doctrine of Jesus was  “delivered once for all” in the first  century (Jude 3). When scripture  was completed by the apostles,  it was perfect and was known as  Christ’s last will and testament. It was  “perfect” and any man who dared to  change or add to it was “cursed” (Gal  1:6-10). This testament

THE SHADOW

In an email a lady inquired about  the meaning of “shadow” in the Bible.  Col. 2:17 says: “These are a shadow of  the things to come; the reality however  is found in Christ.” The shadows were  the laws of Moses in the old testament  that were done away, such as observing  the 7th day Sabbath,

ON DEATH ROW

Jim, a reader in Keller, sent us  this question: “An Inmate on death  row accepted Jesus, but his warden  won’t allow a water baptism. Is  his faith sufficient? He then gets  executed for bis crimes.” In 1994 Jeffrey Dahmer, a serial  killer, learned the way of salvation  while in prison, but was murdered by  an

THE PRICE OF THE CHURCH

Do you think Christ is important, but the church is not important? Just think: The value of anything is determined by what it cost. The church cost God His Son, and it cost the Son his blood. God planned for Jesus to purchase His church with His blood (Acts 20:28: I Cor 6:20; I Peter

NOT ON BREAD ALONE

Personal daily Bible reading and prayer is not just a “nice” thing to do; it is the heartbeat of the Christian’s life. Jesus said, “Man does not live by bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4). One of the most important resolutions you could make this new

FACTS ABOUT CHRISTMAS

1. There is no proof that Christ was born on December 25th. But the glorious good news is that HE WAS BORN as our Savior, that He came down from heaven to seek and to save the lost (Luke 2:8-12). 2. Another fact is that we can rejoice in Christ on December 25th just the