Worldwide Church of God Study Papers About Old Testament Laws

Five reasons to obey God by Michael Morrison
Obeying God by J. Michael Feazell
Role of the law in Christian life by Joseph Tkach 
Role of the Decalogue in Christian ethics, by Michael Morrison 
What is the law of God for Christians today? by John Curry 
    Appendix 1: Matt. 5:17 — How Did Jesus Fulfill the Law?
    Appendix 2: Gal. 3:19 —Were Sacrifices Added Later?
     Appendix 3: Matt. 23:23 — Did Jesus Confirm the Law?

The old and new covenants

• Covenants in the Bible - a study paper
• Has the new covenant been made? — a Q&A
• The new covenant and the Sabbath — a sermon by Joseph W. Tkach, December 1994
• Comparison chart of old and new covenants
• Audio files: 6 studies on the covenants, by Bob Morton

What Do the Scriptures Say About the Sabbath?

• Overview Q&A article: Is the Sabbath required for Christians today? 
• The Sabbath in the Books of Moses
  • The "rest" of Genesis 2 
  • Does Leviticus 23 command Sabbath meetings? 
• The Sabbath in the Writings and the Prophets
• Jesus and the Sabbath
  • Jesus kept the Sabbath. Shouldn't we follow his example? 
  • Mark 2:27 - Was the Sabbath made for everyone? 
  • Does Mark 2:27 command Christians to observe the weekly Sabbath (longer article) 
  • Is the Sabbath a moral law or a ceremonial law?
  • What did Jesus mean, pray that your flight will not be on the Sabbath?
  • Bible study: the weekly Sabbath — Jesus' example
• Paul and the Sabbath
  • Bible study: the Sabbath in Acts and the Epistles
• Hebrews 4:9 and other questions
  • Does Hebrews 4:9 command the Sabbath?  — a study paper

The Christian Sabbath: Divine Rest in Jesus Christ
- a booklet by J. Michael Feazell

• Chapter 1: The Law and the Promise
• Chapter 2: The Law and the Spirit
• Chapter 3: Entering God's Rest
• Chapter 4: The Object of Worship
• Chapter 5: New Wineskins
• For a Spanish version of this booklet, click here for a PDF version

Other articles about the Sabbath:
Is there a Sabbath "principle" for Christians to keep? 
Can God's Sabbath law be "done away"? 
Should we meet on Sundays?
Why the seventh day? - a response to an Adventist 
Another letter to an Adventist 
The covenants and the Sabbath, part 1: the Old Testament
The covenants and the Sabbath, part 2: the New Testament
From Sunday to Sabbath: the Puritan origins of Sabbatarianism

Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity by Michael Morrison

A study of the origins of worship on Sunday by Tom Hanson

Should Christians Keep the Annual Festivals
God Gave the Ancient Israelites?

• Part 1: The Old Testament Evidence
• Part 2: The New Testament Evidence
• Part 3: The Lord's Supper
• Bible study: what the festivals picture
• Comments about terminology about the festivals
• Harvest seasons of ancient Israel
• Bible study on the festivals
• Zechariah 14 — Are Christians required to keep prophesied days?
• Zechariah 14 — Does it command Christians to keep the festivals?

“By calling this covenant `new,' he has made the first one obsolete.... He sets aside the first to establish the second” (Heb. 8:13; 10:9).

Links that may be of interest:

• Sabbath-Keepers Refuted
• Does Sinaitic law apply today? by Michael Germano

Study papers 
about other laws 

• Circumcision: a test case for examining Old Testament laws
• Are some meats unclean? A look at the Old Testament concept of uncleanness
• Is tithing required under the new covenant?

14 Bible Studies About Old Testament Laws

Introduction from Joseph Tkach

1. Christians obey God
2. Old Testament laws before Moses
3. Moses and the old covenant
4. Jesus and the new covenant
5. The early church and the Law of Moses
6. Paul and the old covenant
7. A few examples of obsolete laws
8. Seven annual Sabbaths
9. Dietary laws and uncleanness
10. Jesus and the old covenant laws
11. The weekly Sabbath — Jesus' example
12. The Sabbath in Acts and the epistles
13. New covenant commands
14. Salvation by faith

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