The Role of Gentiles in Israel’s Salvation: How non-Jews Can Support Jewish Evangelism
The Roles Of Gentiles In Israel's Salvation: How Non-Jews Can Support Jewish Evangelism Understanding the relationship between Jews and Gentiles is crucial in comprehending God's plan for salvation. In the Bible, Gentiles are described as being "alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world" (Ephesians 2:11-12). However, through Jesus Christ, Gentiles have been brought nearer to God and grafted into the olive tree of Israel (romans 11:17-24). Israel's Salvation: A Diving Plan Israel's salvation is ...
One New Man: Reaching the World for Yeshua
It’s been awesome examining the phrase “one new man” as used by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the church at Ephesus. In case you missed the previous blogs in this discussion, you can read them here, here, and here. Paul, as an accomplished scholar and Apostle of the Gospel message, wrote to believers like us at Ephesus and affirmed that both Jews and Gentiles are one in Christ. As we have seen so far, there are many ways to interpret this statement. The first that we considered was ...
Bringing the New Testament in Hebrew to All of Israel
“What can believers do for the Gospel message to spread faster in Israel?” Over the years, this is one question that has been a major point of concern within Christians around the world. Personally, I believe one vital step we need to take is to bring the New Testament in Hebrew to everyone in Israel. You see, while the Old Testament is widely available to all in Israel, the New Testament is not. The message of Yeshua is not known by many and not readily available. And we need the ...
One God, One Messiah, One New Man
So far, in our study of the phrase “one new man,” as used by the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 2:15, we’ve seen the gracious nature of God in reconciling men from all nations to Himself. Originally, only Israel had the promise of redemption. The Gentiles were strangers to this promise. Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh – who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands – that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth ...
Messiah, the Son of Joseph
Several concepts have been coined from the Bible to explain the messiahship of Yeshua. Two of these are “Messiah, the Son of Joseph,” and “Messiah, the Son of David.” While both titles refer to the same person, each has a distinct meaning and implication. “Messiah, the Son of Joseph,” speaks more of Yeshua as a suffering Messiah. Joseph, in this context, is Jacob’s dear son who was sold into slavery by his brothers but later became Pharaoh’s right-hand man in Egypt. Ancient rabbis saw similarities between Joseph’s suffering before he ...