Tag Archives: Torah

Even the precepts…

Was good to meet Shannon Schmelzle yesterday at SC National Shabbat.  He posts lots of terrific YouVersion images.  If you use the YouVersion app, friend him!! This verse is part of the everlasting, unchanging Word of God.  My question, why … Continue reading

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Who am I?

Kelly’s Facebook page had a neat little post that I wanted to reshare.  Short and sweet but powerful… This was written by Patricia Ann Rainey… Who am I? I am not a Jew. I was not born a Jew. I … Continue reading

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Suicidal Christianity on ‘Jesus, Moses and Paul: Christians and Torah’

As a ‘recovering’ pastor, I always find it interesting when I run into other pastors who have come to the same conclusions I have.  I’m not the first and certainly won’t be the last….  Abba is opening eyes left and … Continue reading

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Deluded much?

James, half brother of Yeshua and head of the Jerusalem Council, says those who hear the Torah but don’t DO it are DELUDED!  Sounds a bit like the Christian pastor I used to be… always making excuses for why such … Continue reading

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How did they know? Noah.

How did Noah know what was clean and unclean?  Did he guess? Christendom believes only two of unclean showed up and seven pair of the clean, however that doesn’t answer the specificity of God telling Noah to ‘take.’ When combined … Continue reading

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Torah in Genesis. Cain.

In order for God to be just in punishing Cain, Cain had to know that murder was wrong.  He even had to know murder was punishable by death as he feared for his life. Torah, given in Eden, was/is for … Continue reading

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How did they know? Abel.

There are numerous references to Torah commands throughout Genesis that were supposedly first give at Mt. Sinai.  How did they know?  Either, Abel was just lucky, OR the full Torah was given to all mankind in Eden and pre-existed the … Continue reading

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Tales from the bus. Missed….

Many of my longsuffering readers know that I am a bus driver and driver trainer for the local school district.  Previously, I have blogged a few posts related to work and theological lessons from interactions on the job…..  Grouped as … Continue reading

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A Reward Worth Pursuing…

I was only in the US Army for about four years, but was blessed to attend multiple special skills schools as well as a nice variety of deployments to several parts of the globe.  When Napolean Bonaparte said, “a soldier … Continue reading

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Why naysayers don’t bother me….

http://bible.com/100/psa.119.51-52.NASB

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Na’aseh V’nishma!!

Barry Phillips taught us a terrific song titled Na’aseh V’nishma with the chorus line being ‘all You say, we will do and hear.’  What are HIS instructions?  Do we hear AND DO all?  Maybe my experience in church was different, … Continue reading

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Speaking of the End Times….

Have you ever noticed that at least five times in the Book of Revelation we are told that those who persevere have TWO marks?  Look it up!  (12:11; 17; 14:12; 15:3; 20:4) Got Torah? http://bible.com/100/rev.12.17.NASB

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The ‘New Covenant’ is NOT with Gentiles…

The provocative title is true and intended to get your attention.  Simply, the New Covenant is NOT with the Gentiles. That is not to say Gentiles can’t enter in, because Ephesians 2 and Romans 9-11 teach that they can, however, … Continue reading

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He restoreth my soul…. But, How?

Read the verses between the above quoted two and see that He restores our soul with the Torah…. It identifies sin, teaches us how to love Him, how to love our neighbor and how to walk as Yeshua walked.  Why … Continue reading

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Does Scripture lie?

Many times in Scripture we are clearly told that the Torah, even the statutes and ordinances, are FOREVER.  Are all of these verses a lie? Or, is Yeshua speaking truth when He says, ‘not one jot or tittle will pass … Continue reading

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