Archive for January, 2009

Sabbath observance in the New/Renewed Covenant

January 23, 2009

I was recently asked to show support for Sabbath observance from the New/Renewed Covenant writings… so here goes.
Colossians 2:13-17, “And you, though you were dead through your trespasses (a) and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made you alive together with him. Having forgiven us all of our trespasses (a), He has blotted out [...]

The names of the books of the Torah tells a story…

January 16, 2009

In the Hebrew language, the original names for the first five books of Scripture (the Torah) tell a story. The names of these books were typically taken from the first word(s) of the book. So for instance…
Genesis = Bereshith / Beginning, or “In the Beginning”.
Exodus = Shemot / Names, or “These are the Names”.
Leviticus = [...]

Is Jesus the AntiChrist? (the “false messiah” ??)

January 2, 2009

John 5:43, “I (Yahshua) have come in my Father’s Name (Yahweh), and you receive me not; yet if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.”
“Yahshua” is a Hebrew/Aramaic name meaning “Salvation of Yahweh”. Yahshua literally came bearing His Father’s Name; YAH brings SHUA (salvation).
“Jesus” comes from nothing. It is an English translation [...]

Why Christianity is a cult…

January 2, 2009

I realized the other day why Christianity really is a cult religion.
Technically, one of the definitions of a cult is an appointed unified head that yields supreme control. This individual is the ‘cult leader’, and in this case, both Protestants and Catholics have the same unified cult leader, one whose teachings are taken as supreme [...]