“Come, and let us reason together….”
When Righteous Rebuke Is Mistaken for Hatred
When a Nation Rejects Righteousness, Silence Is Not Love There is a growing tendency among believers to regard strong moral condemnation as hatred, righteous indignation as bitterness, and public rebuke as somehow contrary to the character of Yeshua, God’s Son and Messiah. Certainly, hatred, bitterness, slander, and the spreading of falsehoods have no place among…
If America Had Read the Warning
An Election Has Passed. The Warning Remains. On November 2, I published an appeal to America entitled America, It Is Time to Turn Around. I asked Americans to reconsider the direction of our nation, to recognize the moral decline taking place around us, and to return to the Way of יהוה. Now the election is…
America, It Is Time to Turn Around
An Appeal to the American Conscience There is a word Americans need to hear again, but I’ll save that word til the end. I do not want to spout a religious cliché, nor a threat shouted as if from a pulpit, nor an invitation to join a denomination. I simply want to express that our country needs…
The Jewish Road to Messiah
What Will You Do with Yeshua? We were in Israel in 2017. While there, our tour guide left us one evening in the hotel conference room and left me in charge. We were in beautiful Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee. The thought of being there surrounded by our Jewish hosts was joyously overwhelming, and…
The Biblical Customs of Messiah
Why Messianic Jews and Gentiles Embrace the Ancient Ways of Israel Preface Over the years, I have been asked the same question countless times. Sometimes it comes from Christians visiting our congregation for the first time. Sometimes it comes from Jewish people curious about our faith in Messiah. Sometimes it comes from new believers who…
The Prayers — Entering the Throne Room of יהוה
“The Prayers” are specifically mentioned in Acts 2:42, being done every day by the Apostles and the believers they led in worship and fellowship. But, some folks who observe us, in person, or live online or after the fact, are put off by them, because they have never done them, and they’ve heard distortions of…
Isaiah 9:6 — A Prophecy of the Messiah’s Character and Nature, Not a Proper Name
Isaiah 9:6 is frequently cited as proof that the Messiah, Yeshua, is God Himself, and that God became a man, and God died. This is based on the titles in that verse which are rightly associated with the promised Son: Peleh Yo’etz El Gibor Avi Ad Sar Shalom. However, this interpretation assumes that every title…
The Gospel is Not Liberal
There are some folks trying to pursuade Texans to vote for this up-and-coming candidate who looks like Howdy-Doody meets the Beaver. The defense for this person is that the politician running against him is lying about him. In honesty, we all know that all politicians misquote, distract, and play the political games in advertisement. They…
When EVERYONE in the Room Agrees
How Conformity, Authority and Fear Lead Us Away from The Truth There are times when people will innocently follow the crowd, just because it ‘feels’ right. When following the crowd is harmless and inconsequential, that’s not a problem. Here is an example: When I was a junior in high school, there was an incident that…
The Throne of Wickedness
הַיְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּא הַוּוֹת; יֹצֵר עָמָל עֲלֵי חֹק Today is Wednesday. In our prayers, we read a psalm a day, which was done in Temple times, and for the fourth day of the week [wed] the Psalm is 94. The verse seen above is verse 20, and reads “Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship…
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