1 Peter 2:9-10 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: ...
In the Mishnah (a compendium of Jewish oral laws), the Jewish sages say that the generation preceding the coming of the Messiah will be one in which “chutzpah prevails.” Truth will be absent, and God-fearing people will be ridiculed (Sota 49b). And Yeshua (Jesus) said that in the...
In the Jewish tradition, acts of righteousness included almsgiving, prayer, and fasting. These were integral to a devout life, yet Jesus warns against performing them for the wrong reasons. The emphasis is on the inner righteousness that God desires, which surpasses mere external compliance. ...
May GOD/ELOHIM bless us all with the TRUTH and what Help is needed to succeed with it, AMEN! Gail – The Narrow Door [If this information was helpful, please consider a donation to help support the work I do to help others. A Paypal donate button is on this blog. Thank you and may...
The story that really grabbed me, and taught me the most, was about some traveling Jewish exorcists. They saw Paul preaching and performing mighty deeds and so, they attempted to cast out demons in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preached. I surmise they attempted to do something beyond ...
Where Do You Live? Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not from the world.” (John 18:36, English Standard Version) ...
It seemed like God’s calling, for through her God did save the Jewish people. As Mordecai said, had she kept silent at such a time as this, disaster would have befallen her and all the people. But because God appointed her to her royal position for such a time as this, the people...
Today’s first reading (Acts 3:13-15, 17-19) has Peter remonstrating his Jewish hearers for what they did to Jesus. “The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead; of this we are witnesses.”(v. 15) ...
In the Jewish tradition, "amēn" is a solemn affirmation of truth, often used by Jesus to introduce significant teachings. This phrase highlights the gravity and unchangeable nature of the statement, urging the listener to pay close attention. whatever you did not doThis part of the verse ...
1. The Septuagint Version which Batlimus Philadephos asked 70 Jewish scholars to translate theOld Testamentfrom the Hebrew to the Greek language in 285 B.C. This translation was popular before the birth of Christ and is still in existence today. This is a very clear evidence that theOld...