Tag: Matthew

  • Between Sabbaths – Convocations and Holiness

    Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Leviticus 23:2 KJV Holy Holidays We’ve lost something of the holiness of the holidays in the translation. Worldliness seeps steadily into our daily lives and we…

    year of Jewish feasts from the OT Bible
  • God’s Love Through John: Light of a greater testimony

    “John was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. Jesus, of John the Baptist – John 5:35 CSB  The Illustration The Apostle John makes more references to light in his Gospel than any other New Testament writer. Job, Psalms and Isaiah in the Old Testament…

  • That you may have Certainty – 7 – An outsider’s view from a Gentile

    That you may have Certainty in these Uncertain Times Our post-resurrection series is witness from the introduction of Luke-Acts and Jesus’ assurances to followers. In our previous post we pointed out: “The ultimate outsiders were Gentiles, and Luke emphasizes that God’s salvation extends even to them.” We began with a Hebrew view of a Gentile, noting that…

    that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.