Believing about something is not the same as believing in something. If you really believe in something, you will commit to it. If you commit to something, then your actions will prove it — you will behave accordingly. God, from the outset and for generations, has made it know that to believe in Him means to obey Him in…
What does it mean to Sabbath? The word “sabbath” means “cease”, and with the accompanying description from God, it means to cease working. What is work? Rabbis have determined and codified many ways to define ‘work’. One such definition includes the distance walked that should be considered work. Rabbi Y’shua (Jesus) explained that “work” is…
Within the Bible, the God of Israel — through various means — forewarned that the heavens (earth’s lower and upper atmosphere, and outer space) and the earth “will pass away” (are doomed for destruction), and God promised to gather/rescue/save those who connect/covenant with Him authentically — the elect. Only they will be taken into outer…
So, Paul believes in and follows the Law of God and “of Moses”. He believes that he and other Jews are bound by covenant to do so; however, he and Barnabus take a debate that started with Pharisaic believers in the Way to the Jerusalem council, for official ruling over whether gentiles need to be…
According to scripture, Paul’s teaching didn’t come from learning alongside the 12 disciples, nor from the 11 after Y’shua’s ascension; rather, he learned through a unique, one-on-one tutorial from the resurrected Jesus. So, what we read about Paul, in Acts and from the letters attributed to Paul, conveys a smattering of his understanding as shaped…
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