Old Believers

the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are “in accordance with the scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15.3-4). While Paul is directly referencing the prophecies of Jesus, he is also alluding to greater themes within Israel’s Scriptures. Throughout the Old Testament, there are many prophecies and references to the coming of a Messiah. Isaiah has several prophecies about Jesus. In Isaiah 53, he has “borne our griefs and carried our sorrows” (Isaiah 53.4). It is interesting to note that griefs…

a very specific message. To continue, having studied the law, the Pharisees and scribe’s interest in Jesus, which may have lead them to follow him to Galilee and ask pestering questions, would have been confirmed by His impressive knowledge of the Old Testament and the authority with which He spoke. Back to His comment regarding Isaiah 29:13, Jesus is not denying the validity of either the Mosaic law in general or its individual commandments. Jesus’ disagreement with the Pharisees and scribes…

we are introduced to the method of Jewish Education, the latter stages of which was used by Jesus with his young disciples. Young people who go to school for a couple of hours every morning, 5 or 6 days a week to simply memorise huge portions of the Old Testament. Then they were taught how to study and apply these teachings wisely to their lives. Education Vs. Youth Club What we have spent a huge portion of the last half century doing is driving a wedge between school and youth ministry. We…

God’s mercy from the Old and New testament. Believers and non-believers alike seem to have fallen away from what God’s justice stood for and somehow either minimized God into conforming to personal emotional reality or maximizing Him as some sci-fi fairytale that is far beyond actuality. In the Old Testament God is portrayed as a God with vengeance on anyone that does not act in accordance with His rules and regulations. In the New Testament Christ came, not as some “mean old God,” but as a soft…

the Bible, especially the Old Testament, is very challenging due to stories that are deeply enmeshed in violence. This violence completely contradicts my modern day interpretation of the compassionate Christ that I learned about while singing, Jesus, Loves Me. The Hebrew Bible presents some extremely violent text and when taken out of context it becomes difficult to find a connection between the compassion of Christ and a wrathful or vengeful God depicted in these Old Testament stories.…

God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness”. As we can see God has his hand in all situations in lives from the Old Testament time period and still has his hand in situations in today’s time…

Block, Daniel, I. For the Glory of God: Recovering A Biblical Theology of Worship. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014. 410 pp. $24.99 Biographical Sketch of the Author Daniel Block is a professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and continues to travel around the world on the subject of worship. Author of fifteen books including many published articles and essays. This book, For the Glory of God: Recovering a Biblical Theology of Worship, is Blocks newest publication which is solely…

send someone who will save human through the seed of woman. Beside this verse, there are many scriptures such as Isaiah 7:14 and Isaiah 9:6-7 clearly give an idea of the person of Christ coming as a prophecy who will redeem the world. Therefore, the Old Testament describes the image of God as a promise and prophecy of Jesus. When it comes about the New Testament, the contexts witness that Jesus Christ indeed came to people being a person. In this case, “Christology from above” approach will be…

carefully studied. One of the reasons why Indian children support their parents in old age is deeply rooted in the socio-religious and cultural beliefs. While as, self seeking lifestyle in American society which comes as an aftereffect of objectivism explains much of its behavior. Historically, American society is believed to have had a joint family structure in place. In fact, the Bible also makes it mandatory on the believers to take care of older parents. Is the materialistic approach…

In Jewish society, festivals and feasts play a major role in both culture and religion. From the earliest days of Judaism, specific days were set aside for observation. Though appearing throughout the Bible, only Leviticus 23 lists all of the Old Testament prescribed celebrations together. In this portion of Scripture Moses defines the timing and requirements that God imparted to him. Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Festival of Weeks (Pentecost), Feast of Trumpets, The Day…