Tag: Messianic
Traditions… Know WHY!
Pastor can’t count to three??
Yoke’s on you….
We have laying hens and the standby, ‘yolk’s on you…’ joke never gets old.
Well, the ‘yoke’ indeed is on you!!
How often I have heard ‘yoke of the Law….’ And Acts 15:10 gets quoted.
Well, this evening I saw something that was very interesting. Continue reading “Yoke’s on you….”
Taking out the Leaven…
On pondering the Days of Unleavened, it occurred to me that we do not focus enough on removing the leaven of Hollywood* from our lives. Yeshua spoke of leaven as the little sins that affect the whole lump. If we are to be a kadosh/set apart lump for Him, and our pursuit is holiness, then we should really consider the leaven of Hollywood.
During these days of house cleaning, let us focus on removing the leaven of video games, secular music, movies and TV shows. Even the seemingly innocuous ones. Hollywood ‘programming’ is just that. Programming. Hollywood seeks to influence culture and steer us toward ever lower moral standards.
Besides just getting us ‘out of Babylon.’ we need to focus on the harder task of getting Babylon out of us.
Rav Shaul writes, “Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened of sincerity and truth.” (1 Cor. 5:6-8)
Shalom, Pete
*Hollywood used here as a euphemism for all of Babylon’s culture which Hollywood has a substantial hand in shaping.
Do you believe Moses?
46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
Yeshua, John 5:46-47
Seems this Torah stuff might be more important than my pastor led me to believe….
Shalom!
Beware the Ides of March!!
As I was washing dishes after lunch I was pondering the Conclave at the Vatican and a news article I saw in the last 24 hours about the expectation of a new Pope by Friday…. The phrase, ‘Beware the Ides of March’ popped into my head.
Having learned to pay attention to the gentle whisper, I ran to the calender and was shocked to see Friday as the Ides (15th) of March… Now, this may mean NOTHING, or it may be an interesting point to add to the prophecy laden days we’ve had in recent weeks….
If the Pope is s/elected on Friday the 15th of March, that would be an interesting omen if indeed he is Petrus Romanus.
Thoughts? Comments?
Tzitzits. A sign…
If you have done any research trying to understand the Hebrew roots of your faith, you have no doubt run into information on tzitzits.
Most everyone focuses on the commandment in Numbers 15:37-40 as a way of reminding themselves and others of the commandments, or mitzvot of our God.
Certainly, this is central, but lately Abba has placed His grace on me in another way as He reveals a secondary aspect of blessing from simple obedience. What blessings? Let me share!! Continue reading “Tzitzits. A sign…”
To ponder today….
“I am not saved because I follow Torah, I follow Torah because I am saved.”
Reading my email…. Part 3.
Third part in a series… I recommend the previous parts as background. Part 1. Part 2.
[The short, as a pastor, I have had an email exchange sharing my changing theological position as Yahweh opens my eyes to the fullness of His Word. I hope these emails help others in formulating reasoned loving and grace filled responses to those questioning what and why you are learning/growing in your understanding of the Hebrew roots of your faith in a Jewish Messiah.]
This is an email to the ordaining body for my area in my denomination. In the email, I actually enclose an email that was to another pastor in this area. Names are redacted to protect the innocent…
Enjoy.
11:3 Restoration 