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Afflicting Our Souls
To the young and to outsiders, those who do not keep the Day of Atonement, the most recognizable facet of this holy day that they see is the fact that those who keep this day as holy, fast; that is, eat no food, drink no water or any …
As we have seen, the unique offering on the Day of Atonement for the sins of Israel consisted of two goats (Leviticus 16:5). The first goat was killed, and the high priest cleansed the sanctuary and the holy objects with its blood. The …
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Led Outside the Gate
Meekness, we should understand, is not weakness. Though scoffed at by an assertive and bruising world, meekness demonstrates tremendous strength, for it is power under internal restraint. Meekness withholds force that could otherwise be …
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James 2:14
(14) What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
Some of the wrong thinking about works is derived from Martin Luther's teaching that salvation is by faith alone , a statement that does not appear in the Bible. It is true that God gives salvation through His merciful gift of …
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Fasting and Reconciliation
by John W. RitenbaughJohn 6:26-27 provides a significant reason why God requires us to fast on the Day of Atonement. Some of the same people Jesus had fed the day before through a mighty miracle comprise the audience in this episode. He tells them they were seeking God for entirely wrong reasons. They wanted to use God for their own ends—not to serve Him, but to be served by Him. It essentially upends the relationship. It is a good idea to consider what our relationship with God is based on. Is it solidly founded on belief or on what we can get from Him? Do we trust Him to provide what we need as we prepare …
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The church of God has long taught that God's holy days reveal His unfolding plan. The process of salvation, depicted primarily in the …
Will someone please explain how a person can be more than the sum of his parts? It seems illogical, when we consider all the parts of …
In his book, Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis makes a useful observation: The devil always sends errors into the world in pairs—pairs of …
The four gospels provide the foundation for many aspects of Christianity, "Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone" (Ephesians …
In Ephesians 4:11-16, the apostle Paul famously explains the reasons for Christ's gift of the ministry to His church: “for the …
Previously, we explored symbols like vines, houses, temples, sheep, and a family that the Bible uses to describe the church. These …
