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The Days Of Releavened Bread

Israel was commanded to keep seven days of unleavened bread, during which they were neither to eat, nor possess, leavened bread (Exodus 12:15-20, Deuteronomy 16:3-4, etc.). But Israel did not have access to supermarkets to rush out after…

If I tell someone to start keeping the Sabbath, their first thought is “but how can I do that, if there are no Sabbath-keeping churches nearby??” It has become thoroughly ingrained in the mind of every Christian that keeping the Sabbath/Sunday…

(By Crystal Burson) The world today says that Satan’s sin was that he focused on himself, using the pronoun “I” too much. But there is little to support this idea because God Himself uses the pronoun “I” all the time….

(By Crystal Holmes) Cards, candies, roses, chocolate, candle-lit dinners, hearts… Every year millions of people exchange cards and give gifts to their beloved. But are these traditions the Christian should observe? Since God is love (1 John…

(By Crystal Holmes) It was a hard day at work, but Julius always rejoiced when coming home to his wife. And even more so now due to the sweet smells of cakes and cookies and the beautifully lit tree. This evening, though in the midst of the coldest…

“I’d love to study more, but I JUST DON’T HAVE TIME!” “Oh, I wish I had the time to read the Bible all the way through, but I just don’t have time!” “I’d have come to Bible study but I was soooo…

There are a lot of modern names for what in the Greek is simply called “pascha”, or in Hebrew is “pesach”. It is translated as Easter by some, called the “Last Supper” in common usage, called “the Lord’s Supper” by almost…

There are probably more opinions about this question than any other; some keep it whenever they feel like it; some do it daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly; some in the morning, some in the evening; some use wine, some use grape juice; adding…

[Note: This booklet was originally published as three separate entries, here combined into one. You may request a free hard copy by contacting us] Why do you worship God on Sunday? Do you know? Did you ever stop to ask where the proof came from?…

Anyone who has ever kept the passover has asked “what does footwashing represent?”. We drink the wine and eat the bread, and those symbols are well defined. But footwashing? It isn’t mentioned in Matthew, Mark or Luke, and John…