First Century Christianity in Every Church
Matthew, chapter 7 is one of the greatest chapters of all “New Testament” scripture. In this chapter, Jesus deals with judging, the importance of prayer, the path to heaven, screening false believers, warning against lawlessness, and the parable of the wise, and foolish builders. Let’s look at this chapter a little deeper: The chapter begins […]
We tend to always forget – Jesus’ real name was Yeshua. After all, He was a Jew. And not just a Jew, but also a Rabbi. He was constantly referred to as “Rabbi”, or “Teacher”, as some translations put it. Indeed, the word Rabbi means Teacher. And He wasn’t just a Rabbi. He was an […]
“The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, LIKE UNTO ME; unto him ye shall hearken” – Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15) Every Christian that I know says that this verse is a prophecy from Moses about Jesus. And indeed it is. However, most Christians that […]
I spent a number of grueling years hooked on a certain sin. I tried everything. I justified it… only later to admit it was a sin… then I prayed… and prayed… and prayed… and fasted… and fasted… I’m not talking about a little bit. I’m talking about grueling and prolonged resistance… I mean, when I […]
I recently came across an article saying that some people are required to obey the Law of Noah, some people are required to obey the Law of Moses, and some, the Law of Messiah. To define this more specifically, the “Laws of Noah” are the Noahide Laws. Relatively recent Jewish doctrine says that there are […]
We all know that liberals in the west stand for two things: 1. Homosexual rights, and 2. Abortion rights. In the earlier stages of the gay movement, they cried, “Don’t judge us! We were born like this! In fact, scientists have ‘proven’ that there is a gay gene! It’s in our DNA. We can’t help […]
We have heard it over and over again. Jesus “fulfilled” the law. But what does that mean? What did Jesus mean, He came to “fulfill” the law? First of all, let’s look at the scripture from where this term comes: Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: […]