Articles
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Moses is the New Noah
Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. Exodus 32:10 (KJV) Now therefore let me alone – All these words are really just one word in the Hebrew text: yanach which means “to rest”. YHVH…
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The Troublesome Law
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: Acts 15:19 (KJV) Trouble – Don’t trouble the Gentiles with the law, right? They don’t need this because they have Jesus! And so James establishes an edict stating that the Gentiles just need to adhere to 4 things:…
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Interesting Comparisons
In the book, Rediscovering Japan, Reintroducing Christiandom; Two Thousand Years of Christian History in Japan, Samuel Lee makes some interesting comparisons.
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The Olive Tree
The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. Jeremiah 11:16 (KJV) Olive tree – Who is YHVH calling a green olive tree? We need to start there. In the next verse,…
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Easier to Swallow
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Psalm 119:1 (KJV) Law – We know this word; it is Torah in Hebrew. But “law” is probably not the best translation. “Law” turns people away. Who needs the law of God when we have the grace of Jesus? All…
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The Right Cheek
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matthew 5:39 (KJV) Right – Why does Yeshua indicate the right cheek? Why not the left? Or why even specify one cheek over the other? This verse from Yeshua’s Sermon…
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Fear of Fearing God
For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. Psalm 96:4 (KJV) Feared – Could it be said that we have a fear of fearing God? So great is our fear of fearing Him that we construct alternative opinions around the word “fear”. Surely it doesn’t…
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Gender Issues
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. John 16:7 (KJV) Him – When translations go awry, so do our doctrinal paradigms. For example, the…
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Inauguration Day
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Colossians 3:12 (KJV) Elect – Today was Donald Trump’s inauguration. He is now the President of the United States of America. President Trump.
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Religion
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 1:27 (KJV) Religion – This is not a word based on theological doctrines. The word, thrēskeia means worship, and worship in the Hebrew worldview has everything…