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Law of Moses: Children

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Bryan Hodge

In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. Firstborn. Firstborn … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses: Men

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Bryan Hodge

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“Crucified”

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Bryan Hodge

“Must Jesus bear the cross alone, and all the world go free? No there’s a cross for ev’ryone, and there’s a cross for me / The consecrated cross I’ll bear till He shall set me free, and then go home … Continue reading →

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Should We Keep the Sabbath? (Part 1)

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Bryan Hodge

What is the Sabbath? The Hebrew word in its verbal for means “cease; desist” (BDBG). The Israelites were instructed that they were to keep a weekly Sabbath on the seventh day of the week (Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15). No ordinary … Continue reading →

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The Jerusalem Council

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Bryan Hodge

The Jerusalem council (or conference) occurred c. 50 or 51 A.D. The reason for this meeting concerned a controversy in the church. Did gentiles need to be circumcised and keep the law (of Moses) to be saved? (Acts 15:1-5). Some … Continue reading →

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Prophecy: A Ram, A Goat, And A Little Horn

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Bryan Hodge

Daniel 8 records a vision of Daniel. This vision is said to have occurred in the third year of the reign of Belshazzar (Daniel 8:1). Belshazzar was co-regent with his father Nabonidus (cf. Daniel 5:7, 29). He was the last … Continue reading →

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Matthew 12:1-8 – Situation Ethics?

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

“At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain and to eat. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, ‘Look, Your … Continue reading →

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Circumcision’s Added Benefit

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

God told Abraham that circumcision would be “a sign of the covenant “(Genesis 17:11). God had promised “in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Genesis 12:3), and “you shall be the father of many nations” (Genesis … Continue reading →

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Have You Been Circumcised?

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

“In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with … Continue reading →

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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (Paul: 1 Corinthians 7, Part 5)

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Bryan Hodge

“But… as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk” (1 Corinthians 7:17). These next several verses (v. 17-24, 26) return us to the general principle: Do not divorce your non-Christians mate (cf. v. 13-14). Paul has just … Continue reading →

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