Talk about Not Talking
When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered with thunder. Exodus 19:19 NASB With thunder – Months ago we looked at the difficulties with the translation of this verse (CLICK HERE). Perhaps you might be inclined to read that analysis again. Today we will investigate a second, but…
Port St. Joe and Fresno
All you hungry for dialogue and discussion, listen up! I will be in Port St. Joe, FL this FRIDAY and SATURDAY for a great time of exploring the Word. The contact information is on my web site calendar. AND THEN, it’s off to Fresno with Brian and Suzanne Bennett. November 5-7. Again the contact information…
Appeasement
For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe. Deuteronomy 10:17 NASB Nor take a bribe – When did you last try to bargain with God? When did you say (or think…
Finding What You Look For
Oh, give me the kisses of your mouth for your love is more delightful than wine. Song of Songs 1:2 JPS Kisses – It’s almost commonplace among critical scholars to point out the misuse of the text when the Song of Songs is treated as a theological description of Christ and the Bride-Church. Various passages…
Day of Atonement – Roi Ziv
This study was written by Roi Ziv, an Israeli Messianic follower who lives in the Galilee. We have been privileged to by with Roi and his sister on the last two trips to Israel. I recorded his last talk with the group in October and it will soon be available on the web site. Here’s…
Why Don’t We See Sin For What It Is
We are generally (perhaps deliberately) unaware of the giant chasm created by the smallest of sins and the demands of God because the Church has taught us that we are under grace and therefore the tiny sins don’t really matter. They are simply errors in judgment. If my greatest sins can be easily forgiven by…
Mass Hallucination
Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but…
A Religion of Piece(s)
On October 9, 2015, the Muslim cleric Muhammad Salah “Abu Rajab” preached to the congregation of the Al-Abrar Mosque in Rafah in Gaza. In his “sermon,” he expressly avowed that he and his brothers of the West Bank are terrorists intent on killing every Jew on the planet and continuing their killing campaign to America….
