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…
“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…
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…
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…
Having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace. (Ephesians 2:15) In the last post, we began to examine Paul’s usage of the phrase one new man” in the Bible passage above. From our study, we saw that until Yeshua died and was resurrected, only Israel was recognized as a member of God’s…
“What does the Bible say about peace in the Middle East?” Over the years, this is one question that the Christian community has found quite challenging to answer. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most complex, controversial, and long-running conflicts this region has experienced. Since the conflict started in the late 19th century, several organizations, including the United Nations, have tried to step in, calm the tension and bring lasting peace. But despite numerous…
What does redemption mean to us as believers? This seems like a simple question. After all, the word “redemption” is a common theme in Scripture, particularly in the epistles. However, the answer has a lot of angles to it. The Apostle Paul in Ephesians 2:11-22 gave us a great perspective from which to address this question. He said Yeshua has broken down the middle wall of separation between Israel and other nations and has created…
The Great Commission is a global mission. It is clear from the Bible that God wants everyone to be saved (I Timothy 2:4, Ezekiel 33:11). John 3:16 tells us God loves the world so much that He sent His Son to die for everyone, and whoever receives this Gift and believes in God’s Son (Yeshua) will have everlasting life. However, the Apostle Paul, in his letter to the church in Rome, claimed that the Gospel…
The Scripture is such a wonderful book. Its stories give us a clear revelation of God’s plan of salvation. The more we understand Bible stories, the better insight we gain into the beautiful truth of the redemption God has provided us through His Son, Yeshua. In this blog, we will examine Abraham’s obedience to sacrifice Isaac at Moriah and see how the story points to the New Testament teachings of the apostles about Christ in…
So far in our review of Christian evangelism ministries in Israel, we’ve examined the history of these ministries and their importance in the end-time harvest of souls in Israel. This is the third article in our series. In case you missed the first two articles, you can read them here and here. We traced the history of many of these evangelistic ministries, including ours, to the passion of their founders towards evangelizing the lost sheep…