In 1708, Sabbatarian Church of God leader John Maudin, wrote a book titled "The pious Young Man Guide: Or a Compendium and Useful Catechism for Children, and All Young Persons" under the pen name Philotheos (lover of God). It is a discussion between a father and son on why to live according to God's ways and some of how to do so. It also includes warnings about …
Teach Children Self-Discipline, Self-Control
Would you want to hire a contractor to build you a home who did not know how to actually build a house? As parents, we somewhat function as the builders of our children's character. What are some tips from Solomon and the Book of Proverbs to do so? Should you teach your children work habits and punctuality? What happens if children do not develop proper discipline and self-control? …
Original Catholic Doctrine: Creed, Liturgy, Baptism, Passover
The Didascalia Apostolorum claims it "is the Catholic doctrine of the twelve Apostles and the holy disciples of our Lord." Is that 3rd century document claim true? Where should original Catholic Christian doctrine come from? Was the Nicene Creed the original 'Apostles' Creed'? What about the old Roman Form from Rufinus or the 'Creed of Lucian'? Who used the term 'Catholic Church of God'? …
Get Past The Old And New Leaven
The Apostle Paul told the Corinthians to keep the Feast and purge the old leaven and to live spiritually unleavened. How long is the festival called the Days of Unleavened Bread? What was recorded in the Book of Exodus that took place on the seventh day of Unleavened Bread? What does the Jewish Temple Institute teach about the timing? What did the children of Israel do when faced with new leaven? Did they also repeatedly yearn for the old leaven of bondage and Egypt? …
Let's Talk About the Days of Unleavened Bread
What does the Bible say about the Days of Unleavened Bread? Do they have any applicability for Christians? Did early Christians keep them? What is leaven anyway? What is sin? Can Christians sin? What about the Passover and the sacrifice of Jesus? Should Christians remove leaven from their houses and eat unleavened bread for seven days? What does leaven picture? …
Thyatira, Succession, and Jezebel
Thyatira is the 4th of the seven churches listed in Revelation 1:11--did any part of it use the 4th lighted lampstand as a symbol? The Thyatira church era seems to have been predominant from c. 1050 to c. 1600 A.D. Jesus had the Apostle John write about it in Revelation 2:18-29. Those of Thyatira were to holding fast until Jesus came. But they had problems compromising with 'Jezebel.' Does anything in the message to Thyatira equate to the Greco-Roman and Protestant churches? …
From Death to Life - the Meaning of Passover
If Adam ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, God told him he would surely die. Even though Adam had the choice of eating from the Tree of Life, he choose to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, which is another way of saying he chose to eat of the Tree of Death. All of Mankind followed in Adam's footsteps. All except Jesus Christ. …
Was There an Exodus? Were the Israelites in Ancient Egypt?
Was there an Exodus like the Bible teaches? Wikipedia and many secular scholars say that there is no evidence and that the biblical account is accurate. Yet, they overlook, downplay, and/or ignore evidence that supports the biblical account. Does the Ipuwer Papyrus or various steles support the record of the Bible? Is there evidence of Semitic Asiatics from Canaan being in ancient Egypt? What about Joseph and the seven year famine?…