Born Again
“You Must Be Born Again!” Every Christian preacher who’s ever passed around an offering plate has admonished his audience that they must be born again.
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The Great AND Terrible Day of YHWH
There Is Coming a Day… There is a dissatisfaction which seems to be inherent in the lives of many with the present. Anecdotally speaking, I
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The Shema
What Does “Shema” Even Mean? “Shema” is the transliterated Hebrew word for “hear.” Thus, if you look for S-H-E-M-A in your Bible, no, you won’t
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Torah
Weak Understanding What is Torah? Of course, everybody has an answer to that question. “It means Law.” “It means instructions.” “It’s the Law of Moses.”
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Is Modern Medicine Sorcery?
Pharmakeia: There is a doctrine making the rounds today which is really just an enhanced version of “Christian Science” which was born in 1875. This
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Messiah ben Joseph (or Not?)
A Historical Disparity Here is a VERY stereotypical statement that may offend a lot of people, but I’m going to go ahead and put it
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Torah vs Religion
What is Torah? You are a Jew. Or maybe you are Messianic. Perhaps you consider yourself a Unitarian or part of the Hebrew Roots movement.
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Forsake Not… “Going to Church?”
The Christian Pastors’ Second Favorite Commandment Heb. 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;
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Circumcision
The Debate on Circumcision Rages “You have to be circumcised.” “No you don’t. If you do, you’ve fallen from grace and rejected Jesus!” Back and
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Tzitziot (aka “Jew-Strings”)
What’s Up With Those Stringy Things? You’ve seen them on the “scarves” (actually tallits) that some Jewish people wear when they pray. They’re also seen
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Are You a Jew / Christian?
Identity Crisis “Are you a Jew?” I get that a lot, and if you’re reading this study, you either probably already do too, or you
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Messiah’s Genealogy
Explanations Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, and the wife of Aaron, was a member of the tribe of Judah (Exodus 6:23), making all Aaronic descendants
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Salvation
Salvation In Christianity, we’ve all been taught to focus on this thing called, “Salvation.” “Are you saved? “That was a great revival – 10 people
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The Third Heaven
Apostle Paul (and apparently his friend too) believed in something called “the third heaven” which is NOT described in the Bible. Would you like to
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Tithe Offerings
Basis: In one breath, church Pastors tell their congregations that the Law of Moses has been abolished – no matter what the Messiah actually said.
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Eating Clean
Basis: Most of us know by now that, in the Bible, there are things which YHWH’s people were prohibited from eating. Today, these commandments are
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Messiah’s Teachings on the Law
Most of us have been taught that the Law disappeared after Yahshua was killed. We’ve grown up with this understanding. So then we ask: did
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The Law of Moses is:
The Way – Malachi 2:8 “But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to stumble in the Law; you
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Favorite Bible Study Materials
Here is a short list of the Bible study tools / materials I use the most when I’m working in my Accordance: Bibles NASB (New
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Choosing a Bible (Version)
When choosing a Bible, the foremost concern on most of our minds is accuracy. The problem is – the perfect Bible simply doesn’t exist. Pay
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Bible Software
Within the realm of those who study the Bible, there are a great many of us “old-schoolers” who don’t believe in the corruption of electrons.
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Saved by Faith
What is Faith? The true test of faith is the Word of YHWH. So what is faith? Who has it? Faith is not something exclusive
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Being Lost
Basis: What does it mean to be lost? Does this word describe people who don’t attend church? Are the lost the people who didn’t “invite
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Choosing a Bible Commentary
Some food for thought about using Bible commentaries: they CAN be pretty useful. There are “conservative” commentaries like the Zondervan Bible Commentary which are just Christian
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Bible Lands Maps
Major Bible Sites vs. Modern Nations Ancient Routes thru Israel The Inheritance of the Twelve Tribes 1st Century Israel Asia Minor /
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Who is my Neighbor?
Dilemma: Living our lives according to the teachings found in the Bible requires some change and a bit of sacrifice, but it isn’t an adjustment
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The Law: Nailed to a Cross?
Sounds That Way… Colossians 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of
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Revelation: The Players
The Story: Revelation is the book of the Bible that people consider the hardest to understand. It’s full of imagery that requires interpretation and for
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Mark of the Beast
Theories Abound: The mark of the beast is something the churches love to preach about and scare people with almost as much as the conspiracy
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Holy Days
In the Old Testament of the Bible, there were seven annual, holy times given to man from YHWH. The Day of Pentecost is one of
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The REAL Golden Calf
Basis: Exodus 32:1 the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said to him, “Up,
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Dispensation Theology
Dispensationalism One of the greatest lies we have all been taught that makes it IMPOSSIBLE to understand the Bible is a doctrine dating back to
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High Places
High Places in the Bible “High places,” in the Bible, were places of worship on elevated pieces of ground or raised altars in low land
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Keep the Sabbath Holy
When: The fourth commandment, depending on which list of the ten you’re reading, says that we are to rest on the seventh day or to
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A Bible Vocabulary Lesson
Are you educated in Christianspeak? Do you use all the buzzwords: holiness, righteousness, faith, etc.? I wonder – have you realized that most of our
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A Tale of Two Messiahs
Basis: In the Bible and in the churches, everybody’s favorite person and topic of study is Jesus Christ. Now imagine the preposterous: is it possible
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