March 2022 Issue
Leading worship: A biblical perspective
Rhone, Denton
Am I wrong or is there a growing restlessness over worship in our churches? In every church I have been a part of at least one voice has complained that the worship assembly was too boring, too predictable, too formal or informal, too unpredictable, or too unsettling.…
The new covenant of Exodus
Elizabeth Ostring
While the concept of the new covenant is well testified to and expressed in the New Testament, it is directly mentioned only once in the Old Testament (Jeremiah 31:31–34). Yet a careful reading of the book of Exodus indicates that the new covenant was actually declared…
Another look at the third commandment
Roman Pawlak
Because the Ten Commandments are so central to Christian faith, it is essential to understand exactly what they command. Among the Ten Commandments, spoken directly by God Himself, is the third commandment, which reads: “ ‘You shall not take the name of the LORD your…
Breaking or Freeing? Jesus, the Sabbath, and John 5:18
Steven Thompson
John 5:18 is typically translated, “For this reason the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him [Jesus], because he was not only breaking the sabbath . . .” (NRSV; emphasis added). This reading, found in both the King James and the New King James versions of the…
Address your sins
Michael Zwaagstra
Two well-known movies tell the story of Moses: The Ten Commandments and The Prince of Egypt.1 As one might expect, both movies take significant liberties with the biblical text. While grateful for biblical themes which emerge, we know better than to rely on Hollywood…