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Many point to Apostle Paul's passages like Col. 2:16-17 and Gal. 4:10 to show that Christians aren't to observe Israel's festivals anymore. We explore that assertion.
The Torah reading Yitro, which covers the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20, is a perfect time to tackle the eyebrow-raising claims of an influential pastor that the Law of God and the rest of the “Old Testament” need to be “unhitched” from the gospel of Yeshua the Mashiakh (Jesus the Christ).
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Will the wicked be cast into "unquenchable fire"?
Do death and Hades (the grave) persist forever, or is the message of "lake of fire" that whatever goes into it ceases to exist forever?
A good place to start with Apostolic Writings passages is to see if they are quoting from or alluding to passages in Hebrew Scriptures. And indeed they are. Why they are is critical to understanding these passages.
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We should not be too hasty to hit the “cancel” button on someone whose understanding of God is different from ours, even if the chasm between their understanding is very large and seemingly insurmountable. A little humility can go a long way in making us better people and better servants of the Kingdom.
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Thanks to social media and cable news, many of us have found ourselves overly caught up in politics. We have our own opinions about how the government should work for us and we vote every two to four years. But what we should have in our minds first is the Word of God, and knowing that He's in charge. Our obedience to God is more important than our voting record. Our obedience to God is everything. Here are some lessons from major Bible leaders.
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A large number of believers in the God of Israel and Yeshua as the Messiah of God seem to have an identity crisis. Many have been taught that believers in Yeshua (Jesus) are part of “the Church” or a “new Israel,” which “died” to the Torah. However, Yeshua, the Prophets and apostle Paul said believers join ancient Israel and take on its heritage in the Torah.
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There are certain Bible passages -- Mark 7; Acts 10; Romans 14; Colossians 2 -- that without a grasp of the history, language and culture are easy to misinterpret.
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