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Genesis chapter one gives us the overview of creation, all the way from the creation of space until the pinnacle of God‘s creation: Adam. The other creatures, fish, birds, or land animals, the creeping things; all the creatures that God made are lumped together in a few verses. However, the text spends much more time on Adam and in fact, ... Read More »
Four reasons why Jesus could not have come to “Abolish” the Torah by guest writer Ian Smith
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” – Matthew 5:17 There are four reasons why Jesus could not have come to “Abolish” the Torah: Deut 13 – a prophet who leads people away from the Torah should be stoned. Deut 12:32 – ... Read More »
An explanation and apology for comments made about Rob Skiba
An explanation and apology for comments made about Rob Skiba In this season of the feast of Trumpets and Yom Kippur, as we should be seeking reconciliation and harmony among brothers, I apologize to Rob Skiba for calling him a false teacher, despite my strong convictions against what he teaches regarding the nature of the earth. I believe that as ... Read More »
Was Jesus Being a Snob with the Syro-Phoenician Woman or Was He Keeping a Promise?
Jesus’ snobbish behavior toward the Syro-Phoenician woman requesting him to heal her daughter seems so out of character for him. When two blind guys call him near Jericho, he heals them. When a woman with a flow of blood for twelve years touches his garment, he graciously tells her, take courage, her faith has made her well. Another time Jesus ... Read More »
Proof of Dispersion of the House of Israel in the Book of Zechariah
God promised to bring back the house of Israel whom he had scattered to the nations in the book of Hosea. Some people believe that the house of Israel was assimilated into the house of Judah and then when they came back from the Babylonian captivity that the prophecy had been fulfilled. Yet, evidence from the book of Zechariah proves ... Read More »
An Open Letter to Christian Pastors and Theologians: A Call to Return to the Biblical Sabbath
An Open Letter to Christian Pastors and Theologians A Call to Return to the Biblical Sabbath By Dr. Douglas Hamp M.A., Ph.D. www.Thewaycongregation.com Wheat Ridge, Colorado May 28, 2018 As teachers of God’s Word, our job is to teach the text; we’re not to add or take away. (Dt 4:2) Why, then, have we abandoned the seventh-day-Sabbath? How do most ... Read More »
