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WHAT ABOUT A ‘JOASH CHEST’?

An Advent Christian pastor writes, "How far can we apply a Scripture text beyond its meaning in context? Before I arrived, our church already had a "Joash chest" (from 2 Kings 12:9-16) which we used to collect a special offering. Is this wrong? Should I tell them it is against the context?" * * * It seems to me that it is okay to "borrow" scriptural language or concepts, or to extend them for constructive purposes, so long as: (1) One is truthful in saying that is not what the context means, but that we are "borrowing" or "extending" biblical language; (2) One does not bind the matter on … [Read more...]

THE SUNDAY OFFERING — IN CONTEXT

Several gracEmail readers have asked about the Sunday church offering. Does First Corinthians 16:1-2 require it? Every Sunday? Only on Sundays? Does this text prohibit other fundraising projects by the church? * * * Although Paul was apostle to the nations ("Gentiles"), from the beginning of his ministry he emphasized the unity of Jew and non-Jew in Christ. As a demonstration of that unity and as a capstone to his life's work, he carefully organized a financial contribution from many of his Gentile churches to the Jewish mother-church in Jerusalem (Gal. 2:7-10; Acts 20:16, 22-24; 2 Tim. … [Read more...]

THE LORD’S SUPPER — FREQUENCY

A Church of Christ brother inquires, "I was taught to partake of the Lord's Supper only on Sundays, and only in the morning service, unless I was absent that morning. Are there biblical reasons not to partake of Communion on any day other than Sunday, or limiting it to Sunday morning?" * * * Although Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper on Thursday night before Easter, some today insist that Sunday is the only day on which it may be appropriately observed by Christians. Jesus did not specify either a certain day or a frequency for us to eat the bread and drink the wine, but simply said that … [Read more...]

SABBATH & EARLY CHRISTIANS

A gracEmail subscriber wrote: "I challenge Seventh-day Adventists to come up with one quote which shows that any Christians kept the Jewish Sabbath prior to Constantine." * * * According to Acts 21:20, many thousands of Jews believed in Jesus as the Messiah, and continued to zealously observe Torah. These Jewish believers naturally continued to observe the Sabbath, though now with new meaning in view of Christ's finished work of atonement (Matt. 11:28-30; Heb. 4:1-11). Further, the Apostle Paul expended considerable energy to demonstrate that he did not stand in their way (Acts 21:20-26). … [Read more...]

SABBATH AND SUNDAY

A gracEmail subscriber asks when the early church quit observing the Sabbath (Saturday) and began observing Sunday? This reader mentions Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1ff and Revelation 1:10 as relevant passages on this topic. * * * God commanded Israel at Mount Sinai to observe the Sabbath (Saturday) as a rest day, in remembrance of their liberation from slavery, to commemorate God's own seventh-day rest during Creation week, as a symbol of trust in God's provision, and as an act of kindness for humans and their work animals alike (Ex. 16:22ff; 20:8-11; Deut. 5:12-15). The Jewish Sabbath was … [Read more...]

SABBATH AND LORD’S DAY

Someone asks: "When did the early church actually make a shift from the Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday? We see disciples meeting on Sunday in Acts 20, and a reference by John to the Lord's Day in Rev 1. Was this change commanded by God, or was it to celebrate the Resurrection and to honor Him because of that?" * * * The historical data is found in various books on the topic. Scripture gives no hint that God commanded Sunday observance. It seems strictly to have been a commemorative decision by early Christians celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, and perhaps also the descent of the Spirit on … [Read more...]

GRACE–THANKS–FULL CIRCLE

  This week we USAmericans celebrate Thanksgiving Day, arguably our favorite national holiday. This traditional harvest festival traces its roots to 1621 when the English settlers in Massachusetts Colony celebrated an abundant harvest with a four-day banquet and invited the Wampanoag Native People to join them as their guests. For the next 320 years, motivated by custom, spiritual instinct and numerous presidential proclamations, Americans celebrated Thanksgiving irregularly on a variety of days. In December 1941, the U.S. Congress finally made it a legal national holiday to be … [Read more...]

THANKSGIVING 2009

This Thursday, November 26, 2009, is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. This year, I particularly give thanks to God for salvation now and forever, and also, here on earth . . . For a 65th birthday this past Summer, for good health in so very many aspects and for God's continued enablement despite a few challenges otherwise; For Sara Faye, devoted wife of 42 years and mother of Melanie and Jeremy, for whom, with spouses Michael and Kristy, I also give thanks, and for grandchildren Julia, Brynna, Zeke and Addy, who are parented with extraordinary love and skill; For a godly … [Read more...]

IN REMEMBRANCE

On this Monday, May 25, 2009, Americans will celebrate Memorial Day (originally Decoration Day), by remembering all who have given their lives in the military service of our country. Estimates of war-deaths vary, but one source reports 1,321,000 American fatalities from 1775-2009, nearly half that number during the Civil War alone. Many more persons have been grievously injured, and millions of Americans have lost spouses, parents, children or siblings to the rapaciousness of armed conflict. Our hearts go out to them all this weekend as we recall their sacrifices. Throughout history, God … [Read more...]

GOD’S FLAG STILL THERE

This Monday, May 31, 2010 is Memorial Day here in the United States of America. Regardless of our antipathy to any particular conflict or even to war in general, on this national day of remembrance we honor the sacrifices of the fallen, the injured, and the families of them all. On Monday, patriotic music will fill the air. Some songs will highlight our country's natural beauty, others the virtues of its diverse and often dissonant people. Our national anthem recounts the heroics and horrors of battle, including the observation that "the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave … [Read more...]

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