The Church of God, a Worldwide Association has put out its first booklet, The Mystery of the Kingdom. It is interesting that the Kingdom of God is the first subject that COGWA deals with after breaking away from UCG, given that many of the naysayers claim that preaching the Gospel…
Last night, I watched Cecil B DeMille’s The Ten Commandments once again. I just love that movie, and I always notice something that somehow bypassed me in prior years. In the movie, Moses learns he is a Hebrew, and he becomes a slave in order to sort out who and…
Today is the First Day of Unleavened Bread according to the Hebrew calendar. It is one of the commanded holy days that God gave Israel in Leviticus 23. Did Christ’s sacrifice do away with this festival? Were Gentile Christians expected to participate in it as well? Well, instead of listening…
Tonight at sundown is the end of the day of Passover and the First Day of Unleavened Bread. It is a holy day ordained by God (Lev 23:6-7). There is a “holy convocation” on the first day. However, some groups will only have one service during the day tomorrow. Most…
On Church of God, a Worldwide Association’s (COGWA) website, John Columbo asks on the Young Adult Blog the question, “Who Washed Christ’s Feet?” He gives an interesting answer, certainly one we should consider. I’m not disagreeing with the article, but his reminder that Jesus’ disciples were arguing earlier in the…
I came across an interesting article on Torah Connections which explores “Why Christians Stopped Celebrating Passover”. In a nutshell, it began with an anti-Jewish bias that developed after 70 AD and culminated in Emperor Constantine’s verdict, “Let us have nothing in common with the detestable Jewish crowd.” Yet, there were…
Recently, the Telegraph posted an article on “What led to the fall of the Roman Empire?” As they point out, this has been debated by scholars for some time. In addition, there was no single point of failure that led to its decline. In the end, though, the article sort…
Wouldn’t it be nice if all leavening was labeled with clear wording? Instead of “potassium bicarbonate”, wouldn’t it be nice if it were plainly labeled as “leavening”? Of course, wouldn’t it be nice if spiritual leavening was clearly labeled as well? You know, leaven of malice and wickedness, leaven of…
10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. (Revelation 12:10, King James Version)…
1The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. 2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 3And in the morning, It will be foul…