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THE SABBATH: Has Time Been Lost?

THIS is real question that must be answered: Has the Sabbath weekly cycle been lost? Has humanity somehow misplaced the very day God sanctified at Creation? Scripture declares plainly: “Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it” (Genesis 2:3, NKJV). The Fourth Commandment reinforces it: “The seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God” (Exodus 20:10). The question is not whether God made a specific day holy — He did. The real question is whether we can still iden

Mar 84 min read

THE JERUSALEM COUNCIL: Did it Do Away with the Sabbath (Acts 15)?

FEW passages are quoted more confidently—and misunderstood more deeply—than Acts 15. Many claim the Council of Jerusalem marked the moment the early church “moved on” from God’s law, especially the Sabbath. But a careful reading exposes something very different. Acts 15 was not a debate about the Sabbath. It was a test case for God's salvation extending to the Gentiles. WHAT WAS THE REAL CONTROVERSY in Acts 15? Luke tells us plainly what ignited the crisis: “Certain men came

Feb 133 min read

THE NEW COVENANT—Does It Abolish God’s Law?

“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah...because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord." (Hebrews 8: 9, NKJV) FEW questions confuse sincere Christians more than this one: 'If we are under the New Covenant, do God’s commandments still matter?' For generations, many have been taught that the “old covenant” was the law—and that the “new covenant” repla

Feb 126 min read

The Origin of New Year's Day

EVERY YEAR, the world pauses on January 1st to celebrate what is commonly called New Year’s Day. Fireworks explode across the night sky, crowds count down to midnight, glasses are raised in celebration, and many speak of “new beginnings.” On the surface, it appears harmless—after all, what could be wrong with acknowledging the start of another year? Yet when we examine the origin, symbolism, and timing of New Year’s Day through history and Scripture, a far more complex and so

Dec 30, 20254 min read

Paul in Romans 14: 'Esteeming One Day Above Another'?

[Is Romans14:5–6 a Free Pass to Abandon God’s Sabbath and Holy Days?] Romans 14:5–6 is often quoted as a sweeping permission slip—proof, some say, that God’s Sabbath and biblical holy days are optional, subjective, even obsolete. But a careful reading of Paul’s words, within their historical, literary, and theological context, reveals something very different. Far from dismantling God’s holy time, Romans 14 actually defends unity amid non-commanded practices. It does not eras

Dec 28, 20253 min read

The Winter Solstice: Light, Darkness, and the Counterfeit Calendar

December 21 (this year, 2025) marks the winter solstice--the shortest day and longest night in the Northern Hemisphere. At this precise turning point, the sun reaches its lowest arc in the sky. From here, daylight begins its slow return. To the modern observer, this is a neutral astronomical event. To the ancient world, it was something far more powerful: a cosmic signal loaded with religious meaning. For millennia, civilizations watched the heavens with awe. They observed pa

Dec 21, 20254 min read

A Prince Dethroned: The High Cost of Losing Character

IN A MAJOR royal shake-up, King Charles III has officially stripped his brother, Prince Andrew, of his title and honours. As of late October 2025, he is no longer “His Royal Highness” but simply Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The move follows years of public outrage over Andrew’s past association with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the civil allegations brought by Virginia Giuffre—charges he continues to deny. Still, the damage to the monarchy’s reputation was to

Nov 9, 20253 min read