Many people today are weary and burdened with the pressures of life. They are, as God’s word says, “Fainting and scattered abroad, like sheep without a shepherd.” This short essay will show you how Messiah has gained the victory over Satan.1 “Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in […]
His blood be upon us?
October 4, 2012 by
In view of the controversy that the film “The Passion of Christ” stirred up, perhaps it is necessary to examine this important and extremely sensitive subject which is capable of eliciting such a passionate emotional response. What disturbed certain Jewish groups is the question of collective Jewish responsibility in the death of Christ and that […]
Heirs of Abraham: What is the orthodox faith of Israel?
October 4, 2012 by
Dies auch in Deutsch erhaeltlich Consider Abraham: “He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness” Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. (Galatians 3:6-7, Genesis 15:6). What is orthodoxy? The term, orthodoxy, is usually associated with strict religious observance. In the context of Rabbinical Judaism, extreme orthodoxy has come […]
Found in Him: True Jews identified in Messiah
October 4, 2012 by
Dies auch in Deutsch erhaeltlich “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then will you also appear with him in glory” (Colossians 3:2-4). The yearning for Messiah grew out […]
A portrait of the suffering Messiah | Isaiah 53
October 4, 2012 by
with acknowledgements to David Baron, Dr. Kac and William Manson for much of the material. Ancient Jewish Interpretation of Isaiah Fifty three. Dr. C.H. Wright, in “The Servant of Jehovah,” has this remark: “This great prophecy was an enigma which could not be fully understood in the days before Christ, but which has been solved […]
Drawing Water from the Wells of Salvation
October 4, 2012 by
Dies auch in Deutsch erhaeltlich Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy. He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. So all the […]
Do Christians worship three Gods?
October 4, 2012 by
By permission of Sar Shalom Publications, 236 West 72nd Street, New York, U.S.A. “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” There has been an impression among the Jews, with few exceptions, that Christians believe in three different gods. This impression has been created by the fact that Christians believe in the […]
Do all Israel have a part in the world to come?
October 4, 2012 by
The days before Yom Kippur are the days of reflection, in which our eternal fate hangs in the balance. During these days of awe and self examination, all Israel stands before the Supreme Judge, wanting the assurance that our names have been inscribed in the Book of Life. If repentance is sincere we must be […]
Come out of her my people
October 4, 2012 by
The story of Joseph is a wonderful allegory of the suffering and exaltation of the Messiah. Joseph’s suffering was all part of God’s purpose for the salvation and deliverance of his people. Joseph was rejected and sold into slavery by his own brothers just as Jesus was rejected by his own people. When Joseph was […]
Rabbinic views . . . on God appearing in human form
October 4, 2012 by
In the 12th century AD Rabbi Moses Maimonides formulated what has come to be known as the thirteen principles of the faith. The third principle is as follows: “I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His Name, is not a body, and that He is free from all the accidents of matter, […]
