These people claim that Jesus thoroughly studied the Hebrew Bible to the point that He proficiently knew the Messianic prophecies regarding the Messiah’s actions. They believe Jesus, began to campaign that He was the Messiah, in which He began performing the prophecies written pertaining to the Messiah. However…
other faiths to Judaism using any means necessary. The occasional quotes from Greek poets in Paul’s writings allude that Paul also learned Greek and other languages from Gamaliel. By the end of his life, Paul could speak three main languages, Greek, Hebrew, and Latin. He incorporated multilingualism into many of his letters. Paul was a tent maker by trade, but he was also a persecutor of the Church. Paul believed that the law…
Covenant “The Bible is a harp with a thousand strings. Play on one to the exclusion of its relationship to the others, and you will develop discord. Play on all of them, keeping them in their places in the divine scale, and you will hear heavenly music all the time” (White) While this song may seem too complicated for a student to master at times, dedicated practice and learning to decipher each note results in a peaceful, harmonious outcome. Learning to read the music that is the Bible requires…
Messianic believe in the original writings of the Torah in Hebrew and the Pentateuch in Greek because they foreshadow what is to come when Yashuwa (Jesus) returns. As in the beginning with Christendom who themselves where Jewish, and observe the Holy days proclaiming Yahweh (God). Some Messianic christens proclaim…
But these are not the right questions. These questions out-rightly portray a sinful and still reprobate heart. The question shouldn't be how far can I go and get away with it; the question is how can I be sanctified, separated from sin and remain holy unto God? How can I conduct my physical relationships so that I will remain holy, which means being separated from sin? And as you begin to tinker with the conscious emotions that God has designed in your spirit man, you begin to allow your mind…
Introduction and Background for Women in OT Times “The Bible speaks about women in many different ways, sometimes explicitly, but more usually indirectly.” Men are usually the main characters in the Bible though sometimes women are mentioned it is usually indirectly. Women were not viewed as important as a man in society during Old Testament times. This wasn’t exactly the case with Eve. “Genesis informs its readers that woman is a special creation of God (Gen. 1:16-27; 2:18-24).” Eve was also…
things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” In the Epistle of James, let’s look at the other side of tomorrow: carefree and God-free. It starts with James overhearing two men discussing how well their business is expanding and him giving them a warning. He says, “Come now, you…
preached. Thus, of Paul and Barnabas at Iconium, it is said: “Long time abode they, speaking boldly in the Lord, who gave testimony unto the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands” (Acts 14:3). And Paul in the Epistle to the Hebrews, writes (2:3-4: “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them who heard; God also bearing witness to it with signs and wonders and with…
The first word in the original Greek in the book of Revelation is apokalupsis, which means an uncovering, an unveiling, a disclosure, a revelation. Our church currently meets in a school multipurpose room which has a stage covered by a large, mustard-yellow curtain. While the curtain is closed, it hides the items behind it. But when we draw the curtain open, everything behind it is disclosed or revealed. This is the idea behind the word, apokalupsis or apocalypse. Dennis Johnson writes in his…
Is there any archaeological evidence that supports Jesus Existence on Earth? To determine the validity of sources or stories people I antiquity, we rely upon is physical remains. We look at architecture, monuments, pottery, coin medals and even mosaics. Jesus Christ is the most famous and popular person in the universe but. This has brought about the archaeological curiosity of his existence which till now, archaeologist have yet to find any substantial evidence to prove his existence. The…