It’s widely acknowledged among Biblical scholars and historians that Jesus and the early Apostles kept the Passover — as the historical and Biblical evidence clearly shows. Is there any reason for Christians to keep the Passover today? YES! Find out why! Continue reading
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Why Did God Become Flesh?
Have you ever stopped to think why God – an eternal Being who existed before time began (as we count time) – would become flesh and blood? Does that not seem a bit peculiar, when you think about it, that the very Creator, the Being whose power sustains the entire vast Universe, would be changed into a mere human, infinitely weaker and limited by comparison? Continue reading
Principles of De-Leavening
By sunset this past Monday, April 14th, 2014 Christians who observe the Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread had removed all leavening and leavened food from their homes. For them, the Passover pictures the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins (blood on the doorposts; Exodus 12:13, 1 Corinthians 5:7), and the Days of Unleavened Bread picture our coming out of sin (Egypt) and walking a new way of life on the path toward the Kingdom of God (the Promised Land) Exodus 12:15, 19.
This is a good time to go over some of the basic principles of de-leavening. Continue reading
When Is the Biblical Passover?
Many who think of themselves as Christians would wonder why does it matter when is the proper time to observe the Passover. Yet, not only did Jesus Christ observe it, the Church he established throughout the era of the original apostles kept it annually as well, as instructed in God’s word. It’s commonly acknowledged by Bible scholars and historians that the Sunday Easter tradition did not prevail among professing Christian churches until around the middle of the second century, A.D.