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I was thinking about why the Zohar is typically used in evangelizing Jews, not gentiles. The source of the Zohar is Jewish mysticism, not Jesus and the apostles (who are Jews). Jewish mysticism is of interest to some Jews but of less interest to gentiles. It is a Jewish occultic work used by...

I was reading Jesus last night and when I came to this passage, my mind suddenly paused; the Zohar came to mind. The passage I was reading: ”I know what you’ve been doing. Look! I have put in front of you an open door that no one can shut. You have only a little strength, but you have obeyed...

“Pray then, in this way, ‘Our Father who is in heaven …’” (Matthew 6:9, NASB) The prayer of a Jewish monotheist as taught by a Jewish monotheist; not to the Trinity, but rather to “the only God our Savior” (Jude 1:25).

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* The height of the bed would have kept me awake. *

13 common reading mistakes and how to avoid them.

The tragic story of the World War 1 Christmas truce of 1914 Hours and days later, many on both sides who had acted their faith lay dead, slaughtered at the hands of men of their faith.

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people He favors.” (Luke 2:14, HCSB) Who is God in the highest heaven? He is the heavenly Father. He is Yahweh, the God and Father of our lord Jesus Messiah. He is “the only God our Savior” of Jude 1:25. ”Jesus wasn’t, and isn’t...

“The birth of Jesus is the grandest light of history.” - Charles Spurgeon ”The King is born, and now he must be acknowledged.” - Charles Spurgeon ”This is the greatest news the world has ever heard - a savior has been born!” - Franklin Graham

“… [the Church] started at Nicaea to formulate the doctrine of the Trinity.” (Edmund J. Fortman, The Triune God, p. xxiv) Started. In AD 325 the Church started to formulate the doctrine of the Trinity. The Church didn’t complete the formulation of the doctrine in 325. In 325 there aren’t yet...

“[God] has many names, El and Elohim, Shaddai and Adonai, but His proper name is Yahweh …” (Edmund J. Fortman, The Triune God: A Historical Study of the Doctrine of the Trinity, p. 3) Fortman (now deceased) is speaking here not about the Trinity but about the Old Testament witness to God...

Welcome to the forum, pepper. That’s an interesting choice for your first post.

Trinitarianism -> Jesus is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, or The Trinity is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Jewish monotheism -> Yahweh is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, or The Father is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Trinitarianism -> Jesus is the God of Moses, or The...

”It is recognized that in the Deuteronomic-covenantal-prophetic traditions, Israel’s obligation is to listen as the sovereign Yahweh, through many interpreters, issues commands: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone’ (Deut 6:4). Thus one aspect of Israel’s obligation is to hear...

“The only God our Savior” of Jude 1:25 is the God of John 3:16 ”For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (NET) “For this is the way [the Father] loved the world: [the Father] gave his...

Where exactly in the Hebrew Bible do you find Adonai meaning and translated in English ”My Lord”? How many occurrences? Specially, which verses?

* It looked so promising on the drawing board. *