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The Jewish Gospel, Part 2
But the way Boaz teaches this lesson teaches us something about Biblical sufficiency. The idea of sufficiency is that the Bible is all that we need to understand the Bible. That’s not exactly true. While the plain meaning of the … Continue reading
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Tagged boaz michael, Christianity, DHE gospels, FFOZ, First Fruits of Zion, gospels, Judaism, Matthew, Moses, Torah
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Are People Evil or Just Different?
Let your home be open to all. -Ethics of the Fathers 1:5 I have traveled to many communities to lecture on various subjects. I have also attended other guest speakers’ lectures. Invariably, after the lecture, the speaker is invited to … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, commandment, disagreement, God, Hebrew Roots, Jesus, love, messianic judaism, self-righteousness
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Chukat: Walking Into Darkness
“I don’t get no respect.” -Rodney Dangerfield “Rebbe!” the man cried. “Nobody gives me respect! Everybody steps all over me and my opinions!” —“And who told you to fill the entire space with yourself, so that wherever anyone steps, they … Continue reading
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Tagged bad news, Christianity, Chukat, gossip, Judaism, respect, talebearer, Torah, Torah Portion
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Fish Out Of Water
A true master of life never leaves this world—he transcends it, but he is still within it. He is still there to assist those who are bonded with him with blessing and advice, just as before, and even more so. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Jesus, Judaism, kindness, Messiah, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Redemption, Talmud, The Rebbe, Tikkun Olam
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The Bible as a Quantum Cookbook
When I was young, my father, a rabbi, would roll up his sleeves in front of an open Talmud and spend four or five hours putting different postulates and corollaries together as though he were building a road in ancient … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, Jewish authority, Judaism, messianic judaism, quantum physics, Talmud, talmud study
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As They Were Ministering To The Lord
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” -Acts 13:2 (NRSV) Last Sunday, I was wondering how Pastor Randy was … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts, Christianity, Judaism, liturgy, Messiah, messianic judaism, ministering, Paul, Romans, Torah
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Acting for the Messiah
The Torah of Moses and the instructions of our Master Yeshua instruct us to open our hands to the poor and not hold back from providing for the needy. As disciples of the Master, it is our duty to fulfill … Continue reading
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Tagged caring, charity, Christianity, First Fruits of Zion, human-rights, Jesus, Judaism, love, messianic judaism, missionary
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Jewish Identity in the Way
In recent years a lot of scholarly effort has been given to questions about early Christian “identity,” how early and in what ways early believers in Jesus saw themselves and acted as distinct groups with their own identity. Major research … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian identity, Christianity, Jesus, Jewish identity, Judaism, larry hurtado, Messiah, messianic judaism, Paul Trebilco, theology
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Taking the Fork in the Road: Discussing Arminianism and Calvinism, Part 2
This is the second part of a rather lengthy two-part blog post on the first two chapters of Dr. Manfred E. Kober’s article “Divine Election or Human Effort,” a paper based on a workshop given by Kober on October 25, 1971 … Continue reading
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Tagged Arminianism, Baptist, calvinism, Christianity, doctrine, salvation, theology
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