I do not know if I will be able to post today. I have a couple of people in the hospital just out of intensive care or the emergency room, and one in hospice. On top of that, being a Wednesday in Lent, I both have a Bible Study and an evening Lenten service. So, […]
Archives for March 2009
No trial for Yoo
I am a strong believer in human rights, particularly the right of free speech. This is why I am troubled by some of the media and Congressional response today to the release of some of the memos written for the Justice Department in 2003 by John Yoo. Those memos are those that supported the contentions […]
To Sabbatarian or not to Sabbatarian, actually there is no question
Why did Peter and John (and presumably every Apostolic-generation believer) still keep the Sabbath if our Lord meant for the first day of the week to become the new Sabbath? Did the Apostles get it wrong? . . . Sunday only became the new day of rest when the successive generations developed amnesia about the […]
Synagogue and developing tradition
Scott pointed out that the Early Church followed the synagogue model of worship and quickly developed a Temple/Synagogue pattern to their worship. This actually should not be in the least surprising, since Our Lord Jesus Christ is Jewish. When on earth, he worshiped as a Jewish believer, attending both Synagogue (beyt knesset) and Temple. Sacrifices […]
