Is sin more than just acts of disobedience? Is there a law of sin? Should you strive to not let sin reign over your mortal body? Does sin have a deadly power? Do all, including Christians, stumble? Do sin and leaven have similarities? How can you overcome sin? Instead of feeding the carnal nature, how can you feed the spiritual nature? What about Bible study, prayer, …
Unleavened Bread: No Tolerance for Sin
The Old and New Testaments mention the Days of Unleavened Bread. Both somewhat tie them in with Passover. Jesus was put in the tomb just prior to the start of the Days of Unleavened Bread. What is leaven? What are leavening agents? What does leaven symbolically represent according to Jesus? Are we to totally put sin, hypocrisy, and pride out of our lives? Did Jesus say we are to be perfect? …
Really Examine Yourself Before Passover
In 1 Corinthians 11, the Apostle Paul admonishes Christians to examine themselves before they take the bread and wine of Passover. The Book of Lamentations says to examine ourselves and not complain. Do Christians sin? What should be done about it? Should Christians remove physical leaven? Is looking for spiritual leaven a weightier matter? What is leaven anyway? …
Eucharist, Passover, and Easter
What does ‘eucharist’ mean? Was there any type of ‘eucharist’ associated with what some have called ‘the Last Supper’ or ‘communion’ or the ‘Christian Passover’? What does the New Testament teach? Did any ancient or modern Church of God leaders use the term ‘eucharist’ to mean the ‘Christian Passover.’ What day and what part of the day did early Christians keep the Passover? Was it kept on the night of the 14th of Nisan/Abib or on a Sunday before sunrise? Did Emperor Constantine assert …
Exodus 37-40: Finishing the Work
This sermon is final one in a series covering each and every verse of the Book of Exodus. In this sermon, Dr. Thiel begins with the first verse of Exodus 37 and goes through the last verse of Exodus 40. He goes over details and costs associated with the construction of the tabernacle, ark of the covenant, the golden lampstand, and mercy seat--and shows some artist renderings of them. He also goes over WHEN the sacrificial system …
Godly Submission
Exodus 33-36: Moses Shone and You Should Too
This sermon is part of a series covering each and every verse of the Book of Exodus. After mentioning a little bit from chapter 32, Dr. Thiel begins with the first verse of Exodus 33 and goes through the last verse of Exodus 36. He addresses such issues as "Is the golden calf relevant to Christians today?," Are Christians stiff-necked?," and "When Moses saw God, what did He see?" Dr. Thiel discusses matters such as lessons to be learned from Moses' face shining, Jesus telling His followers to let their light shine, …
The New Testament, Martin Luther, and the Canon
What are the books of the New Testament? What is 'sola Scriptura'? Did Martin Luther believe in it? Did Martin Luther change scriptures? Did he declare he was the authority when his view was not supported by scripture? What about 'sola fide,' 'faith alone'? Was Martin Luther's approach to the Bible similar to the apostate Marcion of Pontus? Did Martin Luther discount or dismiss at least parts of 18 books of the Bible? …
Were Ancient Hebrews Black? What About Jesus?
Were the ancient Hebrews black as asserted by Frank Cherry and William Crowdy? Was Jesus black? Was Jesus a Jew? What about the ancient Egyptians? What about the descendants of Noah: Ham, Japheth, and Shem? What does the word Egypt mean? Does Cush mean black? What do hieroglyphics, statues, coins, Fayum mummy paintings, the Mereneptah Stele, the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, ostraca, coins, and mosaics show? What about the mummy of Ramesses II? …
The First Protestant, God’s Command, Grace, & Character
While the term Protestant first came about in 1529, some Protestant scholars have called Marcion of Pontus the first Protestant. Was he faithful? What did he teach? Did he teach doctrines of antichrist? Are the Ten Commandments a burden? Were the Ten Commandments nailed to the cross? Did Martin Luther write that the Ten Commandments should be kept? Who is a Christian? Who receives the Holy Spirit? Can one receive the grace of God in vain? …