Therefore the LORD himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14) The Messiah that is revealed in both the Tenach and the New Testament differs to the concept of the Messiah advanced by modern rabbinical Judaism. The […]
Behold the Lamb: The words of the prophet Isaiah
October 4, 2012 by
Isaiah 53:1 – Who has believed our report and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? Though he had done so many signs before them, yet they did not believe in him; it was that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed our report, and to […]
Baptism in Jewish thought
October 4, 2012 by
Immersion in water (baptism), according to Jewish customs and ceremonies, was considered a supreme symbol of consecration. By complete submergence under water one severs all contact with his visible surroundings. Upon re-emergence he begins life anew, like a newborn babe (Yevamot 22a). Converts to Judaism were required to precede their initiation into the new faith […]
HEAR, O ISRAEL, THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD. שׁמע ישׂראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד
October 4, 2012 by
This is the great confession of the Jewish faith upon which the Jewish conception of God is based. Does the New Testament deny this fundamental principle found in the Tenach and effectively embrace polytheism? Do Christians worship three gods? Let us examine how the God of Israel has revealed himself in the Tenach. God is […]
The real meaning of Kosher
October 4, 2012 by
Many Jews are deceived into believing that if they obey the Torah as best they can they will be assured of a place in the world to come. Rabbinical Judaism is not the religion of Moses and the prophets. It is a humanistic religion based upon man-made laws and traditions which teaches that salvation depends […]
The Kingdom of Messiah
October 4, 2012 by
Dies auch in Deutsch erhaeltlich “Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Messiah . . .” (Psalm 2:1-2). The coming of the Messiah and his Kingdom is the pervasive theme of Scripture […]
Is the New Testament anti-Semitic?
October 4, 2012 by
By Victor Buksbazen – Permission to reprint from The Lewis and Harriet Lederer Foundation, 6204 Park Heights Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21215. The New Testament is a book which to millions of people reveals God’s love for all men. In recent years this book has been attacked by some Jewish leaders as responsible for Christian hostility to […]
Next Year in Jerusalem
October 4, 2012 by
How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy (Psalm 137:4-6). Jews […]
‘The LORD will provide’ – the sacrifice of Isaac (the ‘akedah’) in Rabbinic writings
October 4, 2012 by
“The Lord will make it known who shall be His. My son, the Master will look to His lamb And whosoever is holy, He will draw to Him.” R. Ephraim ben Jacov of Bonn 1 Many Jews are unaware that concepts usually associated with Christian theology are contained in the Aggada. Although these are numerous and widely dispersed […]
“I will bless those who bless you”
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The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless […]
