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| Dear Dr. Blizzard: One of the questions I would
like to resolve is the Sabbath day. Because I love the
Lord, I wish to obey or comply with His
commandments, although I know it is impossible! I
am not referring to the law of Moses. If the Sabbath
is no longer necessary, why did Jesus tell the disciples
(Matthew 24:20), "Pray that your flight will not take
place in winter or on the Sabbath?"
My studies reveal that the Jews had many Sabbaths,
all not necessarily related to the seventh day of the
week. As I understand it, Christ fulfilled the law,
which was the Law of Moses and was an exercise the
Jews had to perform, or role they had to play out, to
make the recognition of Christ unmistakable. They
virtually acted out daily what Christ would have to
do in order to receive the burden of our sins. So,
when Christ answered, "I have come not to destroy
the law but to fulfill it, He was not referring to the
Sabbath rest on the seventh day but to the Law of
Moses, which was the schematic to Christ.
J.F., California - posted: September 12 2003 | | Answer... |
| Dear Dr. Blizzard: In John 9:1-3, Jesus and His
disciples walked past a man born blind. His
disciples asked Jesus, "Who sinned--this man or his
parents--to cause him to be born blind?" I can
understand "the sins of the parents" comment, but I
am puzzled regarding the other part of the question,
"his sins" causing him to be born blind. How could
this man sin prior to his birth to cause his blindness
at birth.
In a previous issue of Yavo Digest (Vol. 6 No. 1),
you wrote an article on "The Focus of Jesus'
Teaching." In this article, you briefly discuss Judaic
thought on reincarnation. Is this concept the basis
behind the disciples' question?
Jesus' response, "God's power being seen at work in
him," answers the question about this man, but the
question still remains about a person sinning before
he is born. To me, this says that the person lived
before (i.e., reincarnation). The disciples evidently
held the belief that the possibility of this occurred,
and Jesus indirectly did not deny it either. Please
explain.
R.W., Ohio - posted: September 12 2003 | | Answer... |
| Dear Dr. Blizzard: The Hebrew word from
which we get Adam, or Adama, seems to be used
differently in different places in the book of Genesis.
In Genesis 2:7, "tiller of Adama"--is it ground, or
red clay? How and why is it different in usage from
place to place?
C.T., California - posted: September 12 2003 | | Answer... |
| Dear Dr. Blizzard: I would like to know about
dress customs. I saw some Hasidic Jews on the
Donahue show. The women had wigs--they had cut
their hair off as a bride to give this glory to God. I
cannot find anything in the Old Testament to give
them this legality.
L.A., Florida - posted: September 12 2003 | | Answer... |
| Dear Dr. Blizzard: I would like to ask
a couple of questions. In
Matthew 1:23, it states that a
child was born of Mary and his
name was Emmanuel. When
and how was his name changed to Jesus? Also,
when will the truth about Christmas and Easter be
expounded upon?
G.D., California - posted: September 12 2003 | | Answer... |
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