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This site provides free access to Christian articles, Calendric, Radiocarbon Dating & Astronomical software.

Features are Bible Studies on Creation, Salvation, Jesus Christ, Prophecy, the Sabbath, Annual Holy Days, Biblical Calendar, History of Christianity and numerous other topics. Links to Online Bible for Windows software and other Christian sites are included.

All articles can be read or printed immediately while still online, or can be saved as files on your computer and read later after disconnection. Use the File, Save option of your browser to do this.

This site is always under construction. If an article you particularly want is missing, email me and inspire me to hurry it up a bit. - Bruce
Last Site update was 8 April, 2008.

News and New Articles


ABIB Found and New Moon seen: the New Year has Begun!
Abib barley has been found in Israel by both Brian Convery and Nehemiah Gordon's search teams. The new moon crescent has also been seen on the evening of Monday, 7th of April. This means that the following dates apply for those living in or West of Israel to the International Date Line (each day begins the previous evening):

Abib 1 is Tuesday, 8 Apr 2008 CE
The Passover sacrifice is Monday, 21 Apr 2008 CE
The Feast of Unleavened Bread goes from Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 CE
to Monday, 28 Apr 2008 CE
The Wave Offering (the First-fruit) is Sunday, 27 Apr 2008 CE
First-fruits (Pentecost) is Sunday, 15 Jun 2008 CE

The following dates apply for those living East of Israel and West of the International Date Line (each day begins the previous evening):
Abib 1 is Wednesday, 9 Apr 2008 CE
The Passover sacrifice is Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 CE
The Feast of Unleavened Bread goes from Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 CE
to Tuesday, 29 Apr 2008 CE
The Wave Offering (the First-fruit) is Monday, 28 Apr 2008 CE
First-fruits (Pentecost) is Monday, 16 Jun 2008 CE

We are still convinced that the Passover was correctly sacrified in the late afternoon of the 14th of Abib, rather than at the start of the 14th as we formerly believed. We provide this link to Sanford Beattie's article Resolving the Passover Controversy as an excellent summary of the Biblical reasons why we have changed our beliefs and practices.h3>

CHCP Articles


The Old Covenant - CHCP Version - This file is a self-extracting archive containing our translation of the Hebrew Bible containing the Old Covenant. The file is just over 1.2 megabytes.

The New Covenant - CHCP Version - This file is also a self-extracting archive containing our translation of the Greek Bible containing the New Covenant. The file is about 460 kilobytes. If your browser blocks the download of EXE files, contact us for a Zipped version.

How to End the Terrorist Attacks - Why has God allowed terrorist attacks to succeed and why we have, so far, refused to do what is necessary to end these attacks?

Eastern Meditation and Jesus Christ: Are They Compatible? - Recounts the experiences of a member of CHCP who became a Christian while practising Eastern Meditation.

Eternal Life is God's Gift! - Does the Bible teach that you have eternal life? What happens to you when you die? What must you do to receive eternal life?

Sex, God and Families - This document exposes the dangers of sexual promiscuity and outlines the benefits to you, your family and your society of following God's sexual principles.

Christian Environmental Ethics - What responsibilities and rights has God given to us in respect to the world we live on?

The Ten Commandments - Explains how the Ten Commandments guide us in our relationship with God and how obedience to them would result in true civilization.

Tongues and the Gifts of God - What is the Gift of Tongues? Does God intend us to be using His Gifts today?

Will the Earth be Desolate during the Millennium? - Scripture shows that all our cities will be destroyed before the Millennium begins. But what will happen during the Millennium?

Spirit, Soul and Body - What does the Bible teach about the nature of human beings? Do we have a soul or are we a soul? Do animals have souls?

Clean and Unclean Animals from a Christian Perspective Many Christians believe that God has removed His prohibition on unclean meat for them. But the Bible clearly teaches that God's prohibition has not been removed.

Communication with the Dead - Truth or Dangerous Fantasy? Is it possible to communicate with the dead? What are mediums and channellers really doing? Are Ouija boards and seances safe? What does God, through the Bible, reveal about these practices and the state of the dead?

The Sabbath in Scripture - Why did God create the Sabbath? Which Day is the Sabbath? Does God still want us to observe it? Is it just for Jews?

God's Holy Days for Christians God's Annual Holy Days reveal His Plan of Salvation, helping us understand why the world is in such a mess today, and how God will one day redeem it. (and us!) The appendix shows the history, current position and future of God's Holy Days and how this affects our faith and practices.

God's Calendar and the Sign of Jonah - God's Calendar explains how the calendar works and shows us when to keep His annual Holy Days. It also reveals how Jesus fulfilled the Sign of Jonah when he was crucified and resurrected.

God's Holy Days Table - Table of the probable dates for God's Annual Sabbaths from 2003 to 2011.

Is the Full Moon a part of God's Biblical Calendar?? - Many Churches of God teach and believe that the Full Moon has a role in God's Calendar. They claim that the 15th of Abib and 15th of Tishri must always fall on the full moon. They also claim that the Judaic Rabbinical calendar of Hillel ensures this happens. Are any or all of these claims true?

God's Date Line and Israel - Why we think using an Israel based Dateline in determining our holy days and new moons is the best option.

Dinosaurs and Their Creator - Who created the dinosaurs - God or Satan? What are the dragons mentioned in the Bible? What are the behemoth and leviathan? This article answers these questions and shows some links between them.

Jesus Christ - Is He the Son of God or Part of a Trinity? - Explores the relationships between God the Father, Jesus and us.

Genetic Modifications and the Word of God - New Version - God's Law shows that virtually all genetic engineering is contrary to His commandments. Scientific reasoning shows that any broad-acre use of GMOs is premature and potentially disastrous.

The Beasts of Daniel and Revelation - Bible prophesy contains several graphic descriptions of powerful, grotesque beasts. Who, or what, do they represent? It is possible that they may have a major impact on our lives in the near future? Being rewritten. Will be available soon.

Ecumenism, Celibacy and Mary? Unity on what basis? Is there scriptural support for these Roman Catholic teachings? This exchange of newspaper letters shows that the Bible actually denies these doctrines.

Rudolf Steiner - Is he God's prophet? -Rudolf Steiner developed Biodynamic farming and Steiner educational theory. He also wrote extensively on the Bible and claimed to be God's Prophet. Does the Bible confirm his self-appointed status as a prophet?

Radiocarbon Dating - Shows how changes in radioactive carbon levels can drastically alter radioactive dates. The technical aspects are simply explained. Available now, but a new expanded version will be available soon.

Chronology - This document is a proposed Biblical timeline from Creation until Christ's Return. (Be patient - The table can take some time to download)

Is There a Biblical Basis for WCG's rejection of God's Holy Days? An exchange of letters between Rod Matthews and Bruce Armstrong which examines articles by Joseph Tkatch and Michael Feazell. The letters show that WCG's new Protestant position is based on clever rhetoric, not Biblical Truth.

Beliefs of the Central Highlands Church of God - Our Statement of Beliefs



Software


Calculated Biblical Calendar for Windows - Calculates the dates of God's Annual Holy Days, the Crucifixion, Flood, Creation and Jordon Crossing, using the Biblical lunar/solar calendar. The program has an option which allows you to test the visibility formula by looking for the crescent New Moon (young moon) locally. The software also calculates sunset, sunrise, moonset, moonrise, etc for any location on earth. Other calculations include the Rabbinical Jewish calendar, Easter and a comprehensive Calendar Convertor.

Installation requires the Zip file to be extracted to a temporary folder. Then run the setup.exe file to perform the installation. Security settings on some computers may require the zip file to be unblocked before it can be installed. This is done by right-clicking the zip file and selecting 'unblock'. 

Calculated Biblical Calendar for Windows Ver 10.4


New (young) moon on its third evening of visibility
Photo from "The Southern Sky" by David Reidy & Ken Wallace


Radiocarbon Dating - Shows the effect of changes in our geomagnetic field and radiocarbon/carbon ratios on radioactive datings. 


Online Bible for Windows


Online Bible for Windows is a high quality Bible Search and Study program which is produced by Larry Pierce of Canada on a Freeware Basis. It can be purchased, at minimal cost, on CD-ROM or the most popular sections of the program can be downloaded from Online Bible Ministries at http://www.OnlineBible.net. Due to the size of the modules, this can be quite slow. Modules available for downloading include the Authorised King James version bible text, Strong's Lexicon, Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary, Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Online Bible Topics, the Greek Textus Receptus and the Hebrew Biblia Hebraica.

The Online Bible for DOS and the Online Bible for Macintosh are also available.

Click on the highlight to download the Online Bible for Windows, Mac or DOS.



General Articles by Others


The Age of the Earth - How old is the Earth? What do the Bible and Science have to say about this issue? An excellent article by David Reeve.

Children - Things We Throw Away?? An honest look at abortion and its effects on the mother and baby. (By Melody Green Sievright)

Homosexuality How does one become a homosexual? How can a homosexual be helped? (By Mark Copeland)

The Gift of Salvation - Briefly recounts the experiences of Charles Chiniquy, a well-known priest in the Catholic Church for 50 years. (By Charles Chiniquy)

The International Date Line and the Mark of the Beast - Did God establish our International Date Line? Could the IDL be keeping you from observing God's Sabbaths? An important and thought-provoking article written by Samuel V. Mercado.

Rome's Challenge: Why do Protestants Keep Sunday? - This document is a reprint of four articles originally published in the Catholic Mirror over one hundred years ago. In the articles, the Catholic Church shows that there is no scriptural basis for accepting the first day of the week as the Christian Sabbath. They claim that the only basis for the change from the seventh day Sabbath is found in the traditions of the Catholic Church. The author concludes that if Protestants accept their change in the Day of Worship, they must also accept the authority of the Catholic Church in all things to be consistant.

Catholic Chronicle I: Eating the Flesh of Deity by Keith Green -What is the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation? Does it have a Biblical basis?

Catholic Chronicle II: Jesus Dies Again by Keith Green -What is the meaning and Biblical basis of the Catholic doctrine of the Sacrifice of the Mass?

Catholic Chronicle III: Salvation According to Rome by Keith Green -What are the Catholic teachings on Salvation and Penance? How do they compare with Biblical salvation?

Catholic Chronicle IV: What did Vatican II really change? by Keith Green -What is the effect of Vatican II on Catholic doctrine and dogma?

The Two Babylons Alexander Hislop wrote this classic book in 1858. Though the online version does not include the many excellent illustrations of the original, it still clearly reveals the pagan origins of many of the non-biblical "Orthodox" beliefs.

Genetics: Enemy of Evolution Does Mendelian genetics support the hypothesis of evolution, or is it in greater harmony with the hypothesis of Creation? (By Lane Lester, Ph.D.)

Playing God in the Garden Michael Pollan wrote this article for The New York Times Sunday Magazine on genetically engineered potatoes.

The DOOM of Today's Towns and Cities and Harmageddon - Free Book Offer: CHC Publications have been given a number of copies of John Quincy Adams book, written in 1936. Adams presents an interesting interpretation linking events of the Great Depression with Bible Prophecy and predicts the Second World War, though he did expect it to lead directly to Christ's Return. Contact us for a free copy.


More to be added Soon.



Library Service


Christian books, audio and video tapes are available for loan within Australia.

We plan to add the list of available material to this WEB page eventually. For now, contact us and request a printed copy of our library contents.


Other Recommended Christian Sites


Truth on the Web - Brian Hoeck's site has many useful resources, including links to online Bibles, books and software.

Answering Islam - This British website helps Christians understand the Moslem religion and also helps Moslems to get a clearer knowledge of Christianity. The site challenges the deceptions of Islam and responds to their distortions of Christianity. Though they are classic Protestants, most of their material is excellent.

Ellen White Website - This well-organised site maintains documents which clearly show that Ellen White can not be a Prophet of God. Essential reading for all SDA's.

Christian Biblical Church of God - Has many useful and accurate resources. However, they do use the Judaic Calendar.

Steve Bruns Home Page - Steve provides access to many interesting articles, including God's Holy Days and Calendar.

United Church of God homepage - Site contains the full text of several excellent booklets and numerous articles from their "Good News" magazine.

Answers in Genesis Presents material supporting Biblical Creation. This site has an area where answers to current topics on the Creation/Evolution debate are posted (Note:This is not a Sabbatarian site and is pro-GMO.)

Institute of Creation Research Similar to AIG website but includes many excellent research articles.

The International Dateline Dilemma by Dan Love. Similar to our conclusions on the IDL.

The Meridian Date - Jewish Encyclopedia reference to the IDL.

WHERE IS GOD’S INTERNATIONAL DATELINE? by Richard Fix. Different way of getting there, but similar to our conclusions on the IDL.

A Traveler's Guide To The International Dateline Rabbi Dovid Heber. A Judaic summary of their most common positions on the IDL.

The Moedim of Yahweh New Covenant Church of God- Messianic church which places the IDL east of Jerusalem.

Once again, more coming soon.


Acknowledgements


Thanks to Jesus Christ and His Father. With them helping anything is possible. Thanks to my son Tim, who has helped me set up this WEB site.

Thanks to Cyberlink Access Systems for graciously allowing us to set up this Page on their system.

If you have any comments or suggestions, please address them to:

CENTRAL HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN PUBLICATIONS
PO Box 236, Creswick, Vic. 3363 Australia
Phone (03) 5345 7367 or (03) 5345 3109

Email Bruce Armstrong at info@chcpublications.net
Website: http://www.chcpublications.net

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