In the Bible, we often read about a “hedge of protection” being placed around those whom God wishes to keep safe. This reminds me of that old adage, “When you wall something out you are also walling something in”, so I wonder when following the tenets of a religion, which
If we agree that religion is the worship of a supernatural entity, then unless that entity is of the world we live in, the religion shouldn’t be centered on worldly things, right? And therefore, your chosen house of worship should not be centered on worldly things, either. If you prefer
The popular saying among many people is that you only get one life, so live it to its fullest. That sounds like a wise saying, but in my opinion it is wrong because this life is given to us for only one reason: to decide where we will spend eternity.
Today is the full day of Yom Kippur, our Day of Atonement. This is traditionally the day when we all pray for God to move from his Throne of Judgement to his Throne of Mercy, and to forgive us for the sins we have committed during the past year. Part
I want to start off with this statement: I wholeheartedly believe that the Bible is the most important book ever written, or ever will be written, and there is nothing in it that is not valuable to study, and should be studied. That being said, as a Jewish man raised
The letter Shaul (Paul) wrote to the Galatians tells how faithful trusting makes Gentiles who accept Yeshua (Jesus) as their Messiah adopted children of Abraham, and also children of God. So do they get their own rules or do they follow the rules the natural born children follow? If you
I have heard many people tell me that they love God and they love Jesus, and when I ask why, most often they say, “I love God for all the good things he has done for me.” But I say that if you only love God for what he has
How many times do we hear the call for the rich to pay their “fair share” of the taxes, or to do more for the poor? Maybe we can say that the bad rep the rich have today started in the Bible? If you prefer to watch a video, click
Okay, let’s start by remembering exactly who Yeshua is and how he lived: he was, is, and always shall be the Jewish Messiah who lived a perfectly observant Torah life. Now, can we agree that, in general, to follow someone is to do as they did? If you said “No”,
We are told in the Bible that when Eve ate the apple it gave her the knowledge of good and evil. And yes, it did, but I believe it did more damage than just that. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video. Okay,