Shabbat Shalom! “Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.” Father thank you for making me wiser than my enemies because I follow Your commandment. You are the wisest counselor anyone can ask for. You know everything and everyone, including what they will do and won’t do. So, Your […]
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How Should we look at the Ten Commandments Today?
We have grown up with the term “the ten commandments” without actually knowing what they say or if there really are just ten of them. We have been taught by our parents, the church, movies, and cartoons that God gave Israel, not us, the ten commandments. The word commandment also has a negative connotation for […]
Shabbat Shalom – My Eyes are Fixed on Your Commandments – Psalm 119:6
“Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.” Shabbat Shalom to you. Every Sabbath we are invited by the King of the universe to sit and dine with him and our families. We have a chance to forget about everything that’s going on in the world and […]
What is Righteousness?
Anytime you need to understand a word in the scriptures you must go to the first instant of that word to see how it was used. In our case, we want to understand the word righteousness. The first two instances of righteousness in the scriptures involved Abraham. In Gen. 15:6 Abram believed YHWH and YHWH […]
What Did Jesus Say to Do?
In today’s society many people have separated the New Testament from the Old Testament. Some people feel the Old Testament is done away with and only the New Testament and its grace salvation are valid. There are no rules to follow because Christ fulfilled all of those hard to do rules from the Old Testament. […]
The Image of Jesus
In a day where image means everything, is there any reason why we shouldn’t have an image of Jesus Christ? After all, we see the image of Jesus Christ everywhere – books, cartoons, movies, jewelry, post cards, wall hangings, websites, bill boards, statutes, stain glass windows, giant crosses, candles, and many other places. All over […]
Third Commandment: Do Not Take Name in Vain
In my first two articles of this series, “To Keep the Ten Commandments or Not? Part 1” and “Part 2” I discussed whether or not we should keep the Ten Commandments. Are they for us today? Or are they something done away with and under the old law? Then I began addressing the commandments themselves. […]
The Ten Words
I started this series on the Ten Commandments a little while ago and since then I have learned a few things that I need to correct. They may seem minor to you, but I vowed to teach the truth as I know it. Therefore, I must bring this to your attention. Also, I believe if […]
Second Commandment: Make No Image – Part 2
In my first two articles of this series, “To Keep the Ten Commandments or Not?” and “To Keep the Ten Commandments or Not? Pt. 2” I discussed whether or not we should keep the Ten Commandments. Then I began addressing the commandments themselves. The first commandment dealt with having no other gods before Yahweh. In […]
Make No Image: Second Commandment
In my first two articles of this series, “To Keep the Ten Commandments or Not?” and “To Keep the Ten Commandments or Not? Pt. 2” I discussed whether or not we should keep the Ten Commandments. Then I began addressing the commandments themselves. The first commandment dealt with having no other gods before Yahweh. Today […]
