An overview of what the Gospel of Jesus Christ is. The Gospel is good news about how God wants to save us from our destruction, yet over the years, humans have twisted the Gospel to the point that they have threatened people with it. Good news can never be a threat. This article is written the purpose of explaining what the gospel is, why it is good news, and why it is needed.
Continue readingThe eighth and final part of the Leviticus overview with commentary. Chapters 26-27 address the terms and conditions of the covenant, as well as various land, civil, and economic regulations related to land, livestock, crops, and tithes.
Continue readingAbraham had eight sons: Ishmael from Hagar, Isaac from Sarah, and six sons — Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah — all from Keturah, his second wife after Sarah’s death. There is a blessing for all of Abraham’s children, but the special, everlasting covenant is only for Isaac because this promise was made to Sarah’s son, and she had only one son.
Continue readingAre people supposed to be getting stoned to death in the New Covenant? The Moral laws of the Old Testament still apply because they preexisted in the Sinaitic covenant (law of Moses). Adultery, murder, stealing, etc, were sins in Genesis, so rather than being specific to Israel, these laws apply to all people, through the Adamic (Adam’s) and Noahide (Noah’s) covenant. However, it was only after Noah that murder was punishable by death. Furthermore, the laws given to Moses, which required stoning for various violations, could only be executed within the nation of Israel, as those rules were given directly to them only at Mount Sinai. However, under the New Covenant, judgment for moral laws is reserved until final judgment (Matt 13:24-30). This is why Jesus didn’t engage in immediate supernatural judgment (such as calling fire from heaven) when the Samaritans rejected Him in the first century, even though James and John suggested it (Luke 9:51-56). Christians don’t stone people in the New Covenant because Jesus will judge them at the end; until then, they have time to repent and get saved by receiving the Holy Spirit.
Continue readingWas Jesus poor, sick, or vulnerable? Are God’s people supposed to be in poverty, sick, and vulnerable? What about the blessings, as listed in Deuteronomy chapters 7 and 28, which are God’s promises to His people, including good health, victory against enemies, protection from disaster, and multiple blessings of livestock, crops, and children?
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