I have often wished that I could have lived in Judea in the days of Christ. Just to sit and listen to Yeshua speak would have been indescribable. I would have been in awe just to follow behind him step by step as he walked the path. I know that I would have wantedContinue reading “The Path”
Fear of the Lord
In Psalms 111:10, both the King James and the Hebrew Bibles record that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The word fear in the English language means an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or a threat. As in other wordsContinue reading “Fear of the Lord”
The Day of the Lord
Christ often mentioned a specific day where people will enter the safety of the kingdom of God and the door will be shut, just like in the story of the ark. During this time, there will be some rejected and cast out where there will be weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth. The prophetsContinue reading “The Day of the Lord”
Yeshua’s Wilderness Experience
When religion elevated Yeshua to the status of God, it did a disservice to him. It robbed Yeshua of the awe of what he did from a human perspective, because the common attitude is of course he did what he did, he was God in the flesh living among us. It also deprived us, becauseContinue reading “Yeshua’s Wilderness Experience”
Coming Out
In order to truly know God, one must seek absolute truth, and it is crucial for the seeker to be open to receiving that truth. Christ wasn’t received by the religious leaders because they were stubborn and refused to see the works and true nature of God that Yeshua displayed. They would not give upContinue reading “Coming Out”
Faith
This post was surprisingly difficult for me to begin. I literally had writer’s block, and had to spend a couple of days digging deep and reflecting in order to start this post. I think what made it so problematic is that faith and religion in our culture are believed to go hand in hand. But,Continue reading “Faith”
A Call to True Believers
I touched on the subject of belief in the post entitled, Christ and the Pharisee. Nicodemus said, “Rabbi, we believe that you are a teacher from God,” and Christ called him out on it. If Nicodemus really believed, then for one, he would not have come over after dark to talk to Yeshua. In reality,Continue reading “A Call to True Believers”
Guilt
My dad was a preacher’s kid who was often dangled over the flames of Hell, yet he was able to escape the guilt imposed upon him during his upbringing and live a happy and fulfilled life. My mom on the other hand, being raised in the same type of religious environment as my dad,Continue reading “Guilt”
Come Let Us Reason
This was Isaiah’s plea twenty-seven hundred years ago. He was bringing a word from the Lord to the Children of Israel who would not give up their blood sacrificial religious rituals. Moses had written specific details in his laws regarding the types of animals to be sacrificed for various trespasses, and the people were deadContinue reading “Come Let Us Reason”
Christ and the Samaritan Woman
The Christian doctrine focuses on the sinful nature of man and his need to be cleansed by the blood of Christ. However, that was not Yeshua’s message as he conversed with the Samaritan woman by Jacob’s Well recorded in chapter 4 of the Gospel of John. In order to understand their interaction, a fewContinue reading “Christ and the Samaritan Woman”