The Reformed Olive Press

 

                                                           The Sabbath ·          The Sabbath always pointed to Jesus as its fulfillment-Leviticus 25 Luke 4:16–21 ·          The Sabbath was the sign of the Old Covenant, and since the Old Covenant is no longer in effect, believers are no longer under it. Also, Christians were not freed from Egypt. Therefore, the covenant sign of Israel does not apply to them. ·          In Colossians 2:16-17, Paul identifies the Sabbath as a shadow along with ordinances about foods, festivals, and the new moon. The Greek word for shadow is skia. Paul uses this word to describe the Sabbath in connection with the Old Testament sacrifices in Hebrews 10:1. ·     ...

                                                        The Hymeanean Heresy 2 Timothy 2:15-18 English Standard Version 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 16 But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, 17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.   I believe the Hymeanean Heresy is due to these men attributing the resurrection of the end of the age (70AD) to the resurrection of the firstfruits at the Cross (30AD). See Matthew 27:51-53. This was deceptive for many reasons. First, the Hymeanean Heresy denied the 70AD resurrection at the end of t...

Baptism in the Bible In scripture, we have a two-fold problem with believers who ascribe to the infant baptism position. Paedobaptists tend to Christianize the Old Testament and Judaize the New Testament. Paedobaptists never consistently practice the same kind of “household baptism” they claim that is found in the New Testament. Below are some passages that explain why that the New Covenant consists of only Elect believers. Jeremiah 31:31-34  “‘The time is coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.  It will not be like the covenant   I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt,  because they broke my covenant , though I was a husband to them,’ declares the LORD. ‘This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they wi...