Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know- Shaul says in Ephesians 2:8 that no one is saved by works, it is a gift from God and not from works. But when explains what he means, he doesn’t trash the Torah. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch
We all are constantly bombarded with the Pollyanna fairy tale that all our loved ones are waiting for us in heaven, and that when we die they will all come to greet us. Well, I have a Spoiler Alert for you! If you prefer to watch a video, click on
In this chapter, God is telling Jeremiah about the destruction he has caused on his inheritance, Israel, because of their evil ways, that devastation being the result of God allowing the surrounding armies to attack them successfully. But he also warns those armies about what will happen to them. If
You know what the biggest problem we have is when we’re trying to see things from God’s perspective? It’s that we are a finite being, but he is not. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video. When we talk about forgiveness, there is
There are so many titles and names that we read throughout the Bible for the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But which of these is the “real” name? The arguments for one of any number of them goes on and on and on. But God tells us how HE
The last story in the Book of Numbers is about a man who was caught collecting sticks on the Shabbat. After Moses consulted God, the verdict was that the man must be stoned to death for violating the command about not working on the Shabbat. But what God said next
I would like to share a personal experience with you, one that I confess I am a bit ashamed of, yet I also am proud that I did the right thing, eventually. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video. The backstory starts with
One of the most prevalent (and incorrect) teachings within Christianity is that the Torah is just for the Jews, and Christians don’t need to follow it because they have the blood of Jesus. Well, even Christians believe that the prophets of the Tanakh spoke God’s word, so let’s see what
Recently I have been teaching about the lies and misrepresentations of being automatically “saved”, so I thought I would do a little more on why it is important to be aware of what we do, every day. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the
In my last message (a link to it is in the description) I mentioned I would talk about FUNT this week. To start with, it is not a reference to Alan Funt, of Candid Camera fame. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video.
How easily we all throw around the expression, “I’m saved!”, like it was tartar sauce at a fish fry. The truth is that no one who is alive can truthfully say that they are saved. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video. Now
I have been absent for the past two weeks as Donna and I have been on a cruise, but I am back now. Before we start, if you are thinking this might be one of those messages where I tell you that God intended the Torah to be for everyone,
Many of us have memories of places we have been, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, but I believe that as bad as some of these places were, pretty much everyone has one place that they feel is the worst place they have ever been. But I’m telling you that no matter
Have often have your heard people say that Jesus died for our sins? And he did, but it isn’t his death that saves us. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video. The sacrificial system has 5 steps: You have to sin (no sin,
There are hundreds of versions of the Bible, over 450 in English, alone, not to mention that today it has been translated into some 756 different languages! There’s gotta be a whole lotta different interpretations of the same verse(s), what with all those different interpreters, differences that happen when one
We know that sin is a violation of the law, but if there is no law then there can be no sin, and if there is no sin, there is no need for forgiveness, so…we don’t need Yeshua anymore. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link:
Just to let you know, I am not going to post anything else until next year. The Torah is more than a book of laws and regulations, it is a historical narrative of the Jewish people (not to mention how the Universe was created). Inside the Torah there is a
One of the most divisive topics within Christianity today is the idea of the Trinity: God, Yeshua, and the Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit) not being three separate and unique entities, but rather they are all God, only in three different identities. But, when it comes down to it, as far
Sadly, for millennia Christians who, I believe, truly want to serve and worship God, have been told they don’t have to follow the Torah. They’ve been taught that Yeshua did away with the law, or that they only need to be faithful to be saved, or as Gentiles they only
Most people, even non-believers, have heard the story of the woman accused of adultery who was brought before Yeshua. Without saying anything, he bent down and began to write something on the ground; getting up, he said that the one who was without sin was to throw the first stone.