Tag: leviticus
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Epistle from the Council of Jerusalem – Acts 15:20
The Council of Jerusalem has come to a decision. They will write an epistle of instruction to the gentile churches. Let’s focus for a moment on a HOT TOPIC of A.D. 50 on which future missions of the apostles hinged. (HOW will JEWS worship with other CULTURES?) Church leaders ANSWERED with an EPISTLE from their…
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Stephen: Witness and Martyr
Many of us remain fascinated with the testimony of a witness impacting the outcome of a trial. μάρτυς – martys – a witness WE are simply spectators at a trial, not a familiar rerun of a fictional courtroom scene by Erle Stanley Gardner six decades ago, but an actual ancient trial of an accused defendant,…
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The Veil torn on Good Friday + Witness of a story & Scripture
How does a veil torn in the Temple on Good Friday connect all Jews to Christians of the 21st century Church? Good Friday Before we turn to the actual script of this pivotal event in history, allow me to place you into a fictional Good Friday scene as one witness to what is about to…
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HOLY | separated
Leviticus 11:45 & John 6:69 Roger@talkofJesus.com reading today’s devotional scriptures Isolation Observe how some react to isolation (as in #StayatHome #Pandemic etc.) and you might just wonder how any wall of separation can exist between mankind. Human beings made in the inage of God are social. We must live and work together as families, as…
