Eternal Messiah
My topic for today is inspired by a post on Scot McKnight’s blog about the controversial church father, Origen. One area in which Origen was not controversial was in his groundbreaking development of a definition of the relationship between the…
How Does Messiah Accomplish the Uniting of All Things?
Having heard weak explanations and partial descriptions of what Yeshua (Jesus) accomplished and will accomplish, many have wondered if any of it makes sense. Those asking honestly “what does Messiah add to God’s plan?” might think at best his work…
Is the Sacrifice of Messiah Literal?
“Messiah, our Passover lamb has been sacrificed,” says Paul in 1 Corinthians 5:7. He “gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God” (Eph 5:2). He “once and for all at the end of the ages put…
Messianic Gentiles: Tent of David #4
There are two things I hope you don’t miss in this article. One is the somewhat radical suggestion (as Christians will see it) that the Church has forgotten its root and needs to change. The second is a link at…
Insights: Yeshua and Atonement
Emerging on the far side of a year-long study of atonement, Leviticus, Hebrews, the theology of atonement in the New Testament, and so on, I am thinking this morning of some of the larger insights I gained. Here, for your…
Messiah and Our Standing in the Final Judgment
The following is adapted from the upcoming chapter in Yeshua Our Atonement called “Metaphors of Divine Atonement.” The idea of God as Judge, of us all appearing before the Judge on the final day, of Messiah providing for us justification,…
The Sad Rejection of Moses in Christianity
Christianity has had a love-hate relationship with its Old Testament from early times. I blogged as recently as July 19 about some modern Christian attitudes toward the commandments of Torah (see “More on Tim Keller and the Torah”). This really…
Loving Lawkeeping under the Royal Law
How can religious people take the instructions of God and turn them into death-dealing narrow-mindedness? Quite easily. How can lazy pretenders to God-devotion keep up appearances while excusing lovelessness and inaction? No skill is required. There was a teacher in…
Atonement 101: Eight Kinds of Sin
I’m having a writer’s frenzy of a summer. One of my books should be released by FFOZ in July or August. I’m working on a big freelance assignment due end of July. I starting a new place to make learning…
COMING: Sept 2012, Yeshua Our Atonement
… In time for the High Holidays (Rosh HaShanah starts the evening of Sept 16, 2012). I plan to ship pre-orders before September 1. I will let everyone know when I have a pre-order page set up on amazon. Leviticus…
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