There has been a conversation going on between several Messianic bloggers lately about whether or not Gentiles should follow God’s Torah. It’s a conversation as old as the Apostolic scriptures. My friend, Pete Rambo, had an experience this week that perfectly explains how those of us who want to follow God’s Torah look to our […]
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Why Do Jewish People Reject Jesus?
Have you ever wondered why Jewish people reject Jesus? Seriously, have you stopped to truly examine the situation? Would you be surprised to learn that it’s our fault? (And by ‘our’ I mean Gentile Believers.) Well it is. You see, Jewish people who reject Jesus as Messiah and say He is a false prophet are […]
What Is the Gospel Message?
I recently read a blog trying to explain the Gospel message. In it, the author stated that the gospel message isn’t about us doing anything, but all about what Jesus did so we could go to heaven. But is that true? In the gospel of Matthew and Mark I hear Jesus saying, “Repent for the […]
When Diversity Dishonors God
Last week I was involved in a conversation on Pete Rambo’s blog that brought up several interesting points from both sides of the table regarding One Law. For those not familiar, and in simplest terms possible (because I tend to be long winded), One Law is the belief that Torah is valid for Jew and […]
God’s Definitive Punctuation Mark
Last night a group of us from several churches and synagogues gathered to celebrate Rosh Chodesh at my home. It was a wonderful time of fellowship, prayer, celebration, and Torah talk. The conversation extended into the wee hours of the morning and at times was quite…lively. Then this morning I caught up with email and […]
Would We Look Different?
Last week I posed the question, “How different would we look if we actually participated in the appointed times?” I never did answer that question. So today I want to address that. First, let’s review what the appointed times are and why they exist. The appointed times are set times in the day, week, month […]
Do We Snub God Every Day?
In Numbers 28 & 29 we learn about the priestly calendar. It lists all the mo’edim – the appointed times. These are times that God calls man to come meet with Him. How different would we look if we actually participated in these appointed times? Jesus did. His disciples did. Why don’t we? God invites […]
Rainy Day Musings
Sitting here on this rainy Sunday afternoon, I’ve been talking to the Lord about the state of the church. You see the more I learn about our Jewish roots, the more my heart breaks for those of us who call ourselves followers of Christ. I hear a lot of talk in churches about getting back […]
Trust is a Regulation?
This week’s Torah portion is called ‘Hukkat’ meaning ‘regulation’. In reading this portion, I didn’t see a whole lot of regulations, compared to other portions. Instead I see one issue that stands out above all others – trust. And that got me to thinking that there must be a connection between trust and regulations. But […]
We Did This
What exactly did ‘we’ do and who is this ‘we’? I’ll tell you. ‘We’ have kept Jews from believing in Jesus, and ‘we’ are Gentile Christians. How did we do this? By taking Jesus out of His Jewish surroundings and dressing Him in the garments of a Gentile. Now I know these are strong words, […]