2023-12-03 01:25
In Hebrew thought, the first
cause or ultimate cause is not always distinguished from secondary or proximate
causes. That is to say, the principal is not always clearly distinguished from
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This blog explains the truth about the only true God Yehovah and His uniquely begotten son Yehoshua - Jesus. The articles in the blog are all based on the truth of God's revelation to mankind and written in love! The information on the blog will lead the reader to be able to experience a life as an immortal glorified man/woman in the coming 1,000 rule of the Lord Messiah Jesus. It offer an hope that fills the heart with joy and peace of mind.
2023-12-02 22:20
"Let us go forth therefore unto Him,
without the camp, bearing His reproach" (Hebrew 13:13).
In
these words, the writer to the Hebrews reaches the climax of his epi… Read More
2023-12-02 20:21
At that time the
Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was
walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. So the Jews
gathered around him… Read More
2023-12-02 18:45
The central purpose of God's plan of salvation was to
create for Himself "a people"; children of His very own; who would
share in the blessings of His goodness and bring forth the fruits of… Read More
2023-12-01 00:19
1. Like Jesus, we are to be one with the Father
Not only did Jesus say, “I and the Father are
one” (John 10:30), he prayed to the Father for those that are his disciples, &ldquo&hell…Read More
2023-11-30 00:28
The word “gospel” bombards the American churchgoing
public from every quarter. Yet there appears to be very little analysis of what
the Bible means by the Gospel. There is no mor… Read More
2023-11-29 21:52
Article 1. There is one God the Father ever-living, omnipresent, omniscient, almighty, the maker of heaven and earth, and one Mediator between God and Man the Messiah Jesus. Article 2. The F… Read More
2023-11-29 21:46
1 Corinthians 8:6: There is solely ONE GOD, YEHOVAH; and
one 'Lord', the man Jesus of Nazareth
In
scripture, many people are titled 'lord' including Jesus.
YEHOVAH is also called "LOR… Read More
2023-11-29 21:17
The Bible’s supreme proof text for telling
the difference,
between the One God and the Messiah
This verse
is referring to the Messiah by the Pharisees and by Jesus. It tells us that… Read More
2023-11-29 20:36
The point and purpose of Christianity have been buried under a mass
of theological tradition. There is general agreement only about the ethical
demands of the present Christian life: a Chris… Read More
2023-11-29 00:57
Part
One
When one abandons Trinitarianism, he is
immediately confronted by the question, Who, then, is Jesus? My
own experience has been a gradual shift from Trinitarianism to Arianism to
S… Read More
2023-11-29 00:44
The new
earth will be the eternal home of the redeemed. God's plan of salvation
includes the transformation of heaven and earth as well as the redemption of
man. The Messiah and his glorifie… Read More
2023-11-28 02:29
It is not generally known that many students of
the Bible throughout the ages, including a considerable number of contemporary
scholars, have not concluded that Scripture describes Jesus as… Read More
2023-11-03 22:16
Insight from a Greek Word in Ephesians 1:7
The apostle Paul informs us of a
sad reality in his theological treatise to the Romans: "All have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God"… Read More
2023-11-03 22:12
Hebrews 10:26: For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the
truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins,Ephesians 1:7: In whom we have redemption through his b… Read More
2023-10-10 15:40
Pondering the Puzzling Outflow of Blood and Water from Our Savior
In Zechariah 12:10 we find this
well-known prophetic statement, "And they shall look upon me whom they
have pierced" (… Read More
2023-09-30 00:00
FINDING JESUS IN TODAY’S SYNAGOGUES
Things in the modern church have changed since I was a boy.
When I grew up in the Church of Christ in Margaret Street, Toowoomba,
Queensland, Austr… Read More
2023-09-29 02:28
Deborah - Prophet, Poet, Patriot
..Abigail Adams (1744-1818), one of the
"founding mothers" of our great nation, was the only woman in our
history (other than Barbara Bush) to be both… Read More
2023-09-19 21:29
I
find it most interesting, as well as quite disturbing, that the very first
words written in what we today refer to as the New Testament canon (comprised
of twenty-seven ancient documents)… Read More
2023-09-19 17:17
When a man/woman is brought to the end of himself/herself, when
he sees himself as a helpless, hopeless wreck when he sees the utter
emptiness, hollowness, and vanity of all earthly things;… Read More
2023-09-10 18:17
Imago Dei is a Latin theological term signifying a unique, though somewhat
mysterious, relationship between deity and humanity. "Then God - Yehovah said, 'Let Us make man in our image… Read More
2023-08-24 13:58
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I. I waited patiently for Yehovah; He inclined to me and heard my cry. 2. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog… Read More
2023-08-14 05:00
In order to lay before you my approach to getting at the Truth of the Christian faith I want to begin with a quotation from Professor A. Lukyn Williams, DD, Cambridge professor and Hebrew sc… Read More
2023-08-14 02:11
The term "born again" is widely used among Christians, and the verse that says "You must be born again" (John 3:7) is often quoted. But many Christians don't understand what it means to be b… Read More
2023-08-13 17:27
Jesus the Messiah announced that the Kingdom of God - Yehovah was "at
hand." Many interpret this to mean that it had arrived. But "at
hand" means "near" not "here." Jesus taught his
disciple… Read More
2023-08-13 17:07
If you were to ask most Christians what "the Gospel" is, chances are they would say something to the effect that Jesus died for our sins and was raised from the dead. The crux of the message… Read More
2023-08-13 16:14
"There has grown up in the church, alongside a total neglect of the Bible, a dangerous partial use of it. As a church we declare that the Bible is the Word of God and we draw no distinctions… Read More
2023-08-12 02:20
The Christological confession which follows relies heavily
on biblical and historical data and contains an analysis and evaluation of
traditional Christology. It is therefore necessary to po… Read More
2023-08-12 02:05
Most Christians are aware of the phenomenon in some Christian denominations called tongues. The actual act is usually referred to as speaking in tongues. The question that we will be trying… Read More
2023-08-11 17:14
In this study our primary purpose will be to try and understand what is meant by the term "the Spirit of God in us." This is also referred to as the "indwelling of the Spirit." This at first… Read More
2023-08-11 16:48
The purpose of this paper is to examine the Sabbath and how it relates to Christians. We will not be concerned with whom it was intended for besides the Hebrews (i.e. aliens living in Israel… Read More
2023-08-11 15:53
Having spent nearly fifteen years (my entire adult life up to that point) as a professional "minister," it was with great difficulty that I finally concluded that I could only achieve the go… Read More
2023-08-11 15:45
by Anthony Buzzard "In the Book of Acts the Kingdom of God was still the general formula for the substance of Christian teaching..." (Hastings Dictionary of the Bible, Vol. II, p. 855). On t… Read More
2023-08-11 03:32
The purpose of this paper is to try and understand what the
Bible refers to as "the Holy Spirit." We will be looking at three
different possibilities.
1. Is
it the third person in a triune… Read More
2023-08-10 14:26
There are many expressions in the Bible that define sin. Some include: missing the mark or aim, overpassing or trespassing of a line (to transgress), disobedience to a voice, falling where o… Read More
2023-08-09 16:40
John Newton was a British sailor, slave trader, and Christian minister who is best known as the author of the hymn "Amazing Grace." He was born in London and raised by his mother after his f… Read More
2023-08-09 16:30
YAHWEH'S EIGHT COVENANTS
"But
Yahweh's faithful love for those who fear him is from eternity and forever;
and his saving justice to their children's children; as long as they keep his… Read More
2023-08-09 16:09
My hope is based on nothing less, than Jesus’ blood and righteousness, I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly trust in Jesus’ name. When darkness seems to hide his face… Read More
2023-08-09 15:44
A song about the coming Kingdom of God:
Verse 1 Oh, the kingdom of God- Yehovah is coming! Bringing hope to all who believe All pain and suffering will be gone. In this kingdom of peace and… Read More
2023-08-09 15:35
Questions on the Nature of Love as
Perceived from Biblical Greek & Hebrew
Let's face it - Love is a challenging
concept, as well as a controversial one. It is something most l… Read More
2023-08-09 15:22
In the first chapter of the Book of Joel, Joel
asserts that his prophecies will be fulfilled in this day and generation.
Though Joel makes a despairing appeal to the ecclesiastical leaders o… Read More
2023-08-01 21:42
DEFINITION OF SIN There are many expressions in the Bible that define sin. Some include: missing the mark or aim, overpassing or trespassing of a line (to transgress), disobedience to a voic… Read More
2023-07-12 17:42
Behind our life the Weaver stands and works His wondrous will; We leave it in His all-wise hands, and trust His perfect skill. Should mystery enshroud His plan, And our short sight be dim, W… Read More
2023-07-12 16:21
Leviticus
is the book where many Bible-reading plans go to die. Those who begin well in
Genesis and Exodus find themselves, like the people of Israel, stumbling
through the wilderness in Lev… Read More
2023-07-09 02:56
The Hebrew word chesed in some Bibles is
translated “lovingkindness” and in other versions “steadfast love”. In Micah
7:18 and 20, chesed was tran… Read More
2023-07-09 01:32
All throughout
the Scriptures,
we are told to ‘serve Yehovah.’
In Psalm 100:2, it says to:
‘serve Yehovah with
gladness.’ Deuteronomy 10:12 says: ‘Serve Yehovah… Read More
2023-07-09 01:05
Once
we have a basic understanding of the Hebrew alphabet, vocabulary, language and
philosophy, we can now begin to interpret the Bible from an Ancient Hebrew
perspective rather than from a… Read More
2023-07-09 00:53
The
Prologue of the Gospel of John says in John 1:6: " There was a man who was
sent from God, and his name was John, in which the word … Read More
2023-07-07 15:17
The kind of man/woman you hate reveals what kind of man/woman you are. “But I hate him,” Ahab declared of Micaiah, God’s prophet.Jehoshaphat, the righteous king of Judah, s… Read More
2023-07-07 15:11
The longer you fight against sin, the more temptations you may experience to no longer fight so hard. Once your zeal burned; your spiritual blood boiled. But as months passed and years rolle… Read More
2023-07-01 18:58
The Greek word for sin is hamartia,
and the word for knowledge is ology. Therefore, hamartiology is the
knowledge of the doctrine of sin. The scriptures
speak continuously of the presen… Read More
2023-07-01 17:08
In this reflection we will hear from
the prophet Habakkuk as he wrestles with Yehovah over the growing
depravity that was sending his beloved nation to destruction, and the grave
inacti… Read More
2023-06-10 18:40
Many
people confuse the time of the coming kingdom of God with the time of the New
Heavens and the New Earth, the New Age.God - Yehovah has given humanity
7,000 years to show if they wi… Read More
2023-06-10 17:40
I have recently finished reading Psalms and Proverbs and was struck by how many times the LORD (YHVH - Yehovah) God is mentioned as King and even sometimes by King David. Although David was… Read More
2023-06-10 17:23
This simple but powerful
statement resides at the heart of the earliest Christianproclamation of the
gospel and forms the foundation upon which Christian faith and hope arebased.
As the Apos… Read More
2023-06-10 04:08
When a person believes in Jesus the Messiah, accepting him as his risen lord, he is born of God and becomes a new creation in the Messiah Jesus. As a
result, this new believer identifies wit… Read More
2023-06-10 03:39
Throughout the New Testament the
one God, the only true God -
Yehovah
of the Bible, the creator of the heavens and the earth, is consistently defined
and referred to as: "One God, the Father… Read More
2023-06-10 03:20
LIFE IN THE LAND OF PROMISE MADE TO ABRAHAM
In one
of the most solemn declarations of all time the Almighty God - Yehovah promised to give
to Abraham an entire country. On a mountaintop som… Read More
2023-06-09 20:51
Theologians often discuss the condition of man in the Garden of Eden before the fall. God - Yehovah is all-knowing, so why did He place the tree of knowledge of good and
evil in the gar… Read More
2023-05-24 17:39
“When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, “You know that after two days
the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be
crucifie… Read More
2023-05-24 17:30
This exposition
on spiritual direction is the
direction in which the lord Jesus himself
walked. As the apostle Paul says, “For if we (Christians) live, we live for
the lord. and i… Read More
2023-05-24 17:21
Mark 14:3-9 (Also Matthew 26:6-13) “And, truly, I say to you, wherever the Gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.” Mark 14:9 Now… Read More
2023-05-02 16:30
Daniel Defoe
(1660-1731), the English author, trader, and spy, most famous for his
novel Robinson Crusoe, made the following astute observation in his
work titled The True-Born Eng… Read More
2023-05-02 16:16
When spring arrives, gardens revive with new
lush green growth, and nature reminds us daily
that because the Messiah has defeated sin and death, we, too, can
have new life. But how does the… Read More
2023-05-02 16:13
During the time of Passover [Easter] followers of the lord Jesus everywhere meditate on the death and
resurrection of the Messiah.
There’s no more fitting text than Isaiah 53, which i… Read More
2023-05-02 16:02
Rosh HaShanah is the beginning of
the Jewish
New Year. A prominent theme on this holiday is to celebrate Yehovah’s kingship over the world.
The main theme of Jesus’ ministry was… Read More
2023-05-02 15:52
In Matt
25:46 Jesus warns that the wicked “will go away to eternal
punishment.” The Greek word translated “eternal”
means of or belongin… Read More
2023-05-02 15:44
"Search the Scriptures." [John 5:39] "They received the word with all
readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were
so. Therefore many of them believed." [A… Read More
2023-05-02 15:30
Is Water Baptism God's Salvation Line?Watchman Nee (1903-1972), who was a well-known 20th century
Christian leader and author in his native China, made the following insightful
observation a… Read More
2023-04-20 14:57
We know in Genesis the
first man is referred to as Adam. Hebrew is a word-picture language so let’s
see what word-picture we can see in the Hebrew word Adam. The first letter in
Adam i… Read More
2023-04-15 14:16
Psalm 119:88. Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, so that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.Psalm 119:149. Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; revive me, O Yeh… Read More
2023-03-09 18:37
What do John 1:1-14 mean when they declare that Jesus is the Word of God?One day a theological storm is likely to erupt over the translation of John 1:1-3 in our standard versions. At presen… Read More
2023-03-06 21:38
The fifty-third chapter of the book of Isaiah is generally called the Fourth Servant Song, the first three of which are found in chapters 42, 49, and 50. The designation “Servant Song… Read More
2023-03-06 21:31
Every Christian today is familiar with, or should be familiar with, Jesus’ call for his disciples to be “fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17; Luke 5:10). In its immedi… Read More
2023-02-24 21:35
Paul's Reflection on a Confrontation betwixt Hebrew Deliverers and Egyptian Deceivers There is no denying the tremendouspower power superstition wields over a people. Th… Read More
2023-02-17 21:45
I have been continually reminded of the importance of understanding God’s work in the Messiah. As we gain insight into the work of God through the New Testament writings we come to und… Read More
2023-02-13 20:36
The biblical doctrine of justification by faith is a fundamental truth of God's Word that should be understood by every believing disciple of the Lord Jesus. The word "justification" is a le… Read More
2023-02-11 20:28
For the apostle Paul the Christian hope was simple. It was based on OT promises that had been explained by Jesus himself and it focused on the second coming (Gr. parousia) of the Messiah Jes… Read More
2023-02-11 20:22
A kindergarten teacher told her student to draw a picture of something that was important to them. One little boy named Johnny began to work hard at his drawing. When the other students had… Read More
2023-02-11 18:43
In his monumental work titled "Paradise Lost," John Milton (1608-1674), considered by many to be the most significant English author after William Shakespeare, wrote in some depth "of Man's… Read More
2023-02-10 19:40
The "mystery" which was revealed by God to the Apostle Paul forms the heart of the gospel which Paul preached. Any serious discussion about this "mystery" should begin with the cross - stake… Read More
2023-02-10 05:10
When a person accepts Jesus the Messiah as Lord he is born of God's Spirit and spiritually becomes a new creation in the Messiah, a member of the New Humanity. As a child in God's family and… Read More
2023-02-10 00:44
The Holy Spirit is the breath or wind of Yehovah Elohim - God. It is God’s controlling influence that interacts with man and the universe. Through the Holy Spirit, the “hand of G… Read More
2023-02-07 17:35
Ephesians 4:1-16: Therefore I, a prisoner for the sake of the Lord,a urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all humility and meekness, with patie… Read More
2023-02-06 23:06
The central purpose of God's plan of salvation was to create for himself "a people" - children of his very own - who would share in the blessings of God's goodness and bring forth the fruits… Read More
2023-02-06 20:20
It is instructive to remember the apostle Paul's life of commitment in the face of adversity - not only from natural disasters whose hardships are common to all, but especially from persecut… Read More
2023-02-06 19:50
Many descriptions of Jesus also apply to those who are in the Messiah. Numerous statements pertaining to Jesus also pertain to his followers. 1. Like Jesus, we are to be one with the Father… Read More
2023-02-06 17:28
“For Yehovah of hosts will have a day of reckoning against everyone who is proud and lofty and against everyone who is lifted up, that he may be abased.” Isaiah 2.12 Introduction… Read More
2023-02-04 17:10
1. Yehovah - God: There is only one true God, the Creator, who is the supreme being, who is over all, who has no beginning and no end, and all things exist through Hi… Read More
2023-01-30 19:51
Jesus is the guideline for those who follow him. Many descriptions of Jesus also apply to those strive to be more like him. Numerous statements in the scriptures pertaining to Jesus al… Read More
2023-01-30 19:45
Understanding the application of the Law and the Sabbath in the New Covenant The Ten Commandments and the Law of Moses It is interesting to note the Jewish translation of Deuteron… Read More
2023-01-30 16:30
Many will be surprised by my question: Did Jesus really live by faith? Yes? No? Well, maybe? Now let’s put our thinking caps on! If Jesus eternally pre-existed as God (or even as Micha… Read More
2023-01-28 22:59
The Hebrew origins of the Lord's Prayer. There's so much deepness and richness once you get into the Hebrew in Hebrew Matthew. There is a Hebrew Matthew in the British Libra… Read More
2023-01-27 16:44
PART ONEOne sure way to decide whether Jesus the Messiah is Lord in a persons life is to examine the evidence of everyday character shown forth by that person.We can ask ourselves: Am I peac… Read More
2023-01-25 15:06
Matthew 5:13:You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt has become unsalty, how can it be made salty again? It is not useful for anything any more except to be thrown out into… Read More
2023-01-20 23:27
1Then he said to them, ‘These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you; that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fu… Read More
2023-01-20 17:27
The words of Genesis 1 express a profound paradox: Though we’re as insignificant as dust, we reflect the glory of Yehovah Elohim – God Himself. Adam’s name reflected the fa… Read More
2023-01-13 20:04
The Pre-Tribulation Rapture Theory is a teaching that perverts the plain language of the text of the New Testament. Yet, some preachers today look on the doctrine as the heart and core of pr… Read More
2023-01-13 20:03
A Brief Historical Overview "In the apostolic period the Eucharist – Lord’s Supper was celebrated daily in connection with a simple meal of brotherly love (the Agape), in which t… Read More
2023-01-13 19:33
Eating His Flesh, Drinking His Blood A dear Christian brother from the beautiful state of Oklahoma recently requested, "If you ever run out of anything to write about, how about giving… Read More
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