Is Observing the Torah Jewish?

Jewish people follow Torah, as well as a set of man-made laws which they see as a fence to keep them far from breaking the Torah. Following Torah is not Jewish in nature, although doing so is a recognised part of the Jewish religion. The Jewish religion acknowledges the importance of, and value in, God’s …

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Who is Yeshũa?

Yeshũa is quite literally God’s son. God is literally His Father:  Luke 1:31-35 31 “And see, you shall conceive in your womb, and shall give birth to a Son, and call His Name ישוע.  32 “He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And יהוה Elohim shall give Him …

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Heaven and Hell

The idea of going to heaven or hell to experience an ‘afterlife’ is somewhat ubiquitous among Bible believers, not only among those who pursue God but also colloquially. That belief is an unquestioned presupposition and it is often met with surprise that an ‘afterlife’ in heaven or hell is not taught in the Bible. In …

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Sheōl

‘Sheōl’ is the biblical underworld and is referred to as being under the earth or in the depths of the earth. Its depth is commonly juxtaposed with heaven’s height: Deuteronomy 32:22 22 “For a fire was kindled in My wrath And burns to the bottom of hell (Sheōl), And consumes the earth and its increase, …

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Eternal Suffering or Destruction?

The idea that the wicked go to ‘hell’ has attained the status of underlying assumption in the minds of many. The Bible has no references to the realm referred to as ‘hell’, however. ‘Hell’ is the word that has been substituted for four Hebrew and Greek words which refer to other specific places (see Appendix …

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Circumcision

Contrary to popular assumption, one is not ‘justified/declared right’ before God by the ‘new covenant’. Scripture tells us that the original covenant made with Abraham could not be annulled and that the nations are ‘justified/declared right’ by ‘faith/belief’ under the ‘Abrahamic covenant’. Neither the old covenant made at Sinai, nor the new covenant made by …

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Is the Tithe to be Paid Today?

The idea of giving a ‘tithe’ is popularly understood as either giving money, in Christian churches, to men who teach against following God’s Torah, or amongst those who follow the Torah as ‘the produce that was given to the Levites’. Neither of these views is scripturally correct: Leviticus 27:30 30 ‘And all the tithe of …

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The Trees of Eden

Yeshũa is our model in all things, so if one’s soul is said to go to ‘Sheōl’ to await resurrection, one should expect the same to be said of Yeshũa’s soul. This understanding was shared by the ‘church fathers’: ‘For no disciple is above the Master, but every one that is perfect shall be as …

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