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saved by grace

We are saved by grace, not works. We DO the law (Ten Commandments) as it is not voided by grace. We are only saved by grace through faith.

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]]> If the Ten Commandments are for Christians, why aren’t the feast days? https://baonline.org/if-the-ten-commandments-are-for-christians-why-arent-the-feast-days/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 16:29:59 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=24720

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If the Ten Commandments are for Christians, why aren’t the feast days? With many Christians, we view the Ten Commandments, summarized in the Great Commandment of Jesus to love God and neighbor, as God’s will for all people at all times. The Ten Commandments, written on stone, held a central place in the old covenant, […]

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]]> Transcendence https://baonline.org/transcend/ Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:58:48 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=5167

sandalsWe cannot truly belong to Christ if we try to earn our salvation.

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]]> The Law of Christ https://baonline.org/the-law-of-christ/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 23:58:45 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4739

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The law of the Old Testament — what we call the Torah — may confuse more people in the church today than any other topic. Some see a disparity between a strict adherence to the law in Moses’ day and a more relaxed understanding in some parts in Jesus’ day (Luke 6:1-11). Church members realize […]

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]]> Day of Grace https://baonline.org/day-of-grace/ Thu, 24 May 2018 23:58:26 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4666

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Most people of faith learn that the Bible’s Sabbath day is rooted in its first chapter. We could tell the world, if we would, that God made everything in six days, then ceased His creation work and blessed the seventh as part of His plan from the start (Genesis 2:1-3). The weekly Sabbath was a […]

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]]> The Commandments and the Church https://baonline.org/the-commandments-and-the-church/ Thu, 10 May 2018 23:58:00 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4652

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In 1664, Stephen Munford introduced the Seventh Day Baptist Church and its observance of the seventh-day Sabbath to North America. Nearly two centuries later, the Sabbath was introduced to, and accepted by, a portion of William Miller’s failed Adventist movement. A member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church named Rachel Oakes convinced Frederick Wheeler, a […]

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]]> The Law and the Sabbath: This We Believe Part 3 https://baonline.org/law-and-sabbath/ Thu, 03 May 2018 23:58:13 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4644

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This article covers our seventh and eighth Statements of Faith on the law and the Sabbath. If you had to sum up the law of God in one word, what would it be? On our annual trip through the Bible, my family just finished Leviticus. Holy is a keyword in that book of the law. […]

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]]> Is the law still relevant to believers in Jesus? https://baonline.org/is-the-law-still-relevant-to-believers-in-jesus/ Mon, 01 May 2017 15:17:35 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=24021

Illustration of a bearded man holding two stone tablets with inscriptions against a vibrant blue background.Romans 6:15 says Christians are not under law but under grace. Galatians 3:23-25 says after faith has come, we are no longer under the law as a tutor. Is the law still relevant to believers in Jesus? If so, in what ways?   According to Christ and the apostles, the law of God remains relevant […]

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]]> What’s the relationship between law and gospel? https://baonline.org/whats-the-relationship-between-law-and-gospel/ Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:40:01 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=24461 I’ve been hearing a lot about the grace of God without works and being saved by faith alone. Some preachers seem to say that obeying God’s law and holy living are no longer important. Am I hearing them right? Is this what the Church teaches? Your question and the answer below introduce us to biblical […]

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