Books tagged: old covenant

God deals with people in terms of covenant. The old covenant was specifically for Israel and was meant to point to something much better: the new covenant for all mankind.

In these articles, Paul Kroll examines whether the seventh-day Sabbath is a valid law for Christians. Since the only commands for the Sabbath are in the laws of Moses, he begins by exploring whether the Law of Moses has authority over Christians. It does not; Christians are to obey God based on the new covenant, not the old. Kroll then explores auxiliary questions about Genesis, Hebrews and Jesus.

In this lay-level commentary, Michael Morrison examines the story-flow of the epistle to the Hebrews, showing the author's rhetorical strategy and its significance for Christians today. Two additional chapters focus on the question of the validity of Old Testament laws for believers today. Dr. Morrison wrote his dissertation on the book of Hebrews and now teaches at Grace Communion Seminary.

The teaching that water baptism is required by the Lord for all believers is almost universal in Christian religion. Why question it? The earliest Jewish Messianic followers did, and their disputes with first-century author Tertullian (considered the Father of Latin Christianity) remain almost unknown today. When they claimed that water baptism was no longer necessary for salvation, an angry...

Doodson provides a detailed examination of the different sacrifices and offerings required under the Old Covenant, including the burnt-offering, meal-offering and the sin-offering, alongside an exploration of the roles and actions of the priests and the offerors. The aim of this review is to provide the present-day application for worship under...

The Chosen Generation is a book about the establishment of the human race on earth, the foundation of God’s Covenant, and God’s promises from generation to generation.

How much of the Passover reflected the events and activities in the life of Jesus? What information is important to understand about the Lord’s Evening meal.

This is not an extensive work but more of a synopsis about what I have come to understand in the light of the divine principle of sowing and reaping in the past many years of study. My purpose in this writing is to bring this principle to the forefront, along with its connections, in order to verify in part the authenticity of the Bible, especially in a time when so many doubt its veracity.

Brian Johnston traces the ark's 500-year journey from Sinai to Zion and explains how the ark is a picture of the Lord Jesus who accompanies Christians on their spiritual journey, and gives lessons for our daily walk today.

In this challenging study, Dr Doodson provides some overall principles for prayer and reviews a number of key examples from the Old Testament, including prayers by Moses, Jacob, Abraham, Hannah, Joshua, David and Solomon.