Category: God

Do As You Know

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There are certain fundamental things that most anyone who is familiar with the Bible, and especially anyone familiar with the teachings of God’s Church, knows — or should know. All of us know, or should know, the great commandments: Love the eternal God with all your heart, mind, being. Love your neighbor as yourself. We know the ten commandments which explain how to apply these great principles in practical terms: Worship only the true God, make no idols, don’t use God’s name in vain, keep the Sabbath day, honor your father and mother, don’t murder, commit adultery, steal, lie nor covet your neighbor’s possessions. You know, or should know, how the prophets and apostles, and Jesus Christ himself, further magnified these commandments, emphasizing the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy and faith.

But do we understand fully what God expects of us given the knowledge we have? Do we understand that we are accountable to God based on what we know? This includes every one of us. Parent and child. Baptized or unbaptized.

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Acts 15 — Part 2

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It’s been said that there is more confusion about Acts 15 than almost any other chapter of the Bible. How are we to understand what was at issue? What was the actual decision reached, and how was it reached?

The important question for us is what are the implications for us as Christians in terms of obedience to God? In order to understand we must take a closer look at the historical and Scriptural background and at how the Church arrived at its decision.

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Acts 15 — Part 1

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Are Christians required to keep the Law of Moses? If someone were to ask you this question, how would you answer? If Christians are required to keep the Law of Moses, what does that mean? If they are not, what does that mean?

This very question was a thorny one for the early Church, and it led to considerable controversy. It has remained a key question among those calling themselves Christian ever since then.

Did the decision of the Church recounted in Acts 15 negate the requirement that Christians must obey God’s commandments? Are Christians free to sin with impunity, based on the results of this conference? And if not, what is the controversy about and what are the ramifications of the decision made?

Learn from the Bible the answers to these questions.

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Prophetic Significance of the Fall Festivals of God

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Billions of people down through history have lived, going about their mundane activities blind to and ignorant of the real purpose of their existence. And then they died. Human philosophical and religious ideas have failed utterly to fill the void, and so if they think about it at all, people are left simply to wonder, what is the purpose of human existence.

The festivals that God’s Word commands to be kept all have deep spiritual significance. And their significance from the standpoint of time is not only historical, but also contemporary and prophetic. In understanding the meaning of God’s festivals lies the key to understanding what few people have been privileged to know, and that is, not only why we exist, but how the purpose of our existence is being and will be fulfilled.

When we put the outline of prophetic events depicted by the commanded festivals of God, together with detailed prophecies of the Bible we get a very clear picture of the flow of God’s plan and how he is going to bring it to fruition in a step by step process.

The message presented here by Rod Reynolds focuses on the prophetic significance the fall festivals God commands to be kept.

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