I love Reformed Covenanter’s weekly posts on the Sabbath. Here is the collection: https://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/category/sabbath/ The American church is a grossly sad state with the complete disregard of the Sabbath. You wonder why the church stands for so little and is in the mess it is? Part of the answer is Christian’s going to church – […]
As we noted last week, the typical Christian’s attitude towards the law is that it is antiquated and no longer applicable. Has this attitude ever existed in the church? The Marcionite Controversy Marcion lived in the 2nd century and was found to be a heretic and expelled by his own father who was a bishop […]
Quick, what are the first words that come to mind when someone mentions the Mosaic law? Did you think, too harsh? How about uncivilized? Or too restrictive? I’ve seen Twitter posts from professing Christians of outright ridicule. What did the Lord say should be the attitude of the surrounding nations? 5 See, I have taught you […]
As we continue to consider if the Mosaic law was only given for Israel, we saw in our last post what the nations should have thought about the law and how it corresponds to salvation by grace. What did Dr. Bahnsen write in regard to this topic? One Moral Standard God did not exempt nations […]
As we continue to consider if the Mosaic law was only given for Israel, we saw that the Prophets spoke to the nations regarding their violations. What should the nations have thought about the law and how does the law correspond to salvation by grace? Dr. Bahnsen writes: God’s Law is a standard for all […]
As we continue to consider if the Mosiac law was given only for Israel; in the last post, we considered Jonah’s ministry to Ninevah. Is that the only example though? Consider the following passage from Deut that clearly states the surrounding nations should have seen the laws of Israel and treasured them: 5 See, I have […]
If you ask the average Christian who the Mosiac law applies to, they would quickly reply that it only applies to the nation of Israel. In other words, it was only expected to be followed by Israel and no other nation. Is that true? Consider the book of Jonah. Who was Jonah sent to? An […]
