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The Gospel, The New Covenant, and The Messianic Faith Are Neither Jewish Nor Greek
First posted Dec 19, 1998; Updated Jan 7, 2026
Jude 3 – contend earnestly for the faith which was once-for-all delivered to the saints
Lk 22:19-20; 1Cor...
Sanctification: Serving God, and Not Mammon
I have been speaking this year about having more of Messiah’s life in us and through us; or, being transformed more into the image...
Replacement Theology and The Millennial Kingdom
Updated Nov 30, 2025
Mt 5:17-18 Heaven and Earth will not pass away until the last detail of the Law and the Prophets are fulfilled
Rom...
Sanctification: Stop the Leaven in Your House
We have just gone through the Passover/Unleavened Bread week here in Israel, culminating in the First Fruits/Resurrection celebratory mo'ed/appointed time yesterday on Sonday. There...
Sanctification: Perfecting Holiness in the Fear of God
As I have been teaching since the beginning of this year, we want to have as our objective to have more of Messiah living...
Church Leadership – Part 2/2
In the first part we saw the parallels between the priesthood under the Law to Israel, with priests and levites, and the New Testament...
Church Leadership – Part 1/2
Our congregation, Nachalat Yeshua, is going through a period of transition from one generation to another. This is part of life, and of growing...
Shavuot: What is it About?
Shavuot/Weeks is the fourth of the annual appointed times which YHVH God gave to Israel to celebrate and to remember His mighty works on...
The Resurrection of Yeshua: Why It Matters
On of the 13 tenets of historic Judaism (Pharasaic/Talmudic/Rabbinic) is the resurrection of righteous Jews at the end of the world, on the last...
Passover and Easter Calendar Confusion
I am frequently asked about why Easter and Passover are not always like it was in the year that Jesus/Yeshua died, and rose again...
Dedication of Our Children To God
Before I became a true believer in God, I would consider the significance of the Jewish New Year, what we call Rosh HaShana (even...
The Son of God Was Born!
Before I was a believer, like most Jews, one of my objections to Jesus being the Messiah was that there is no peace. We...
Who Is The God of The Abrahamic Faith?
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL9uFzAXmuY
We often hear about the three “Abrahamic faiths”: that of the Jews, of the Christians, and of the Muslims. Why? Because they...
Overcoming Antisemitism Through The Gospel
Presented at AmZI conference -- "Antisemitism Today" -- in Germany on 26 Sept 2023
Based on the Bible, living in Israel, and personal experience
I don’t...
Hebrews — Better in MANY Things
Are you a Hebrew: a believer who knows that you are a stranger and a sojourner here in this world, on your way to...
Shavuot/Pentecost
Excerpted from our prayer/newsletter of May 22, 2023
This Friday in Israel is the holiday of Shavuot/7 Weeks. Pentecost/50 Days will be on Sonday. Biblically,...
Hebrews 9 — Yeshua Greater Than All Previous Religion
At the end of chapter 8, the Holy Spirit says through the writer that God had cut/made a new covenant, making the first waning...
Hebrews 7:11-28 — Yeshua The High Priest of a Better Covenant
In the first part of this chapter we learn much more about the mysterious Melchizedek -- the King of Righteousness, and the King of...
Hebrews 7:1-10 — The Melchizedek Priesthood
In chapter 5, the writer of this letter, to the Jewish believers in particular (who would have been more familiar with the Humash, the...
Hebrews 3:12 – 4:1 — Abide in The Faith to Enter God’s Rest
I am saying “the” faith, and not just “faith”, is necessary for us to enter God’s rest. There are many faiths and religions in...
Hebrews — Introduction
Heb 10:15-23; 8:6; 13:13-14
The Letter to the Hebrews for me is one of the most exciting in the whole Bible. Why? Because it shows...
The Lord’s Supper, and Some Messianic Roots of the Christian Faith
There are some noteworthy points of interest in the Tanach/OT scriptures with respect to the roots of our New Covenant faith in God. Read,...
Hallowed Be Thy Name – Part 2/2
Mt 6:9-10; Lk 11:2
“Our Father in Heaven, hallowed by Your Name. Your Kingdom come; Your will be done on Earth as it is in...
Hallowed Be Thy Name – Part 1
Mt 6:9-10; Lk 11:1-2
"After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on...
Rev 3:7-11 – Philadelphia: God is Faithful, and Keeps Those Faithful to Yeshua
Rev 3:7-13 - Part 1
The church in Philadelphia is the one that everyone wants to belong to – the Church of Brotherly Love! They...