Yesterday I spoke to my Beloved here in Ethiopia and recounted a conversation I had with a long time member of the “Church of God” last week. The gentleman spoke against the notion of personal responsibility and the sayings of Jesus as stated in Matthew 25:31-46. Sharing a similar mindset with a lot of the […]
I had a friend who became a Protestant minister, pastoring a church in the Southern United States during the early 2000’s. Educated in a western (US) theological institution who told me during a discussion about my research into “Sabbatarianism” and the Eastern Church that 7th day Sabbath keeping was “their” philosophy in terms of the […]
“Biblically speaking, justice is not an autonomous ethical principle. It is a comprehensive, covenantal, relational mandate. It is part of being in relationship with God, part of “walking” with God: Micah 6:6-8 6 “With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt […]
I find that the deeply sobering yet inspiring admonition from Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 tells the converted committed believer that as new creations in Christ, we are to be completely conscious and aware of our standing in Christ not only in regards to past signs forgiven and present conduct and abstinence from sin, but […]
I think a lot of “Christians” get caught up in the notions of super star status or envision themselves as some sort of super servant of God which inturn causes them to develop some very grandiose ideas about themselves and how they will serve God. The problem is that they determine that they will serve […]
2 Corinthians 5:15-17 KJV [15] And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. [16] Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we […]
I have a lot of friends in my various faith circles who have cut down their church attendance or simply left their churches or fellowship groups because they have made decisions to pursue love and relationships with individuals who, more times then not are outside of their faith environments. For the bulk of them, these […]
The following is solely my opinion based on my reflection and continual interaction with professing Christians in the Hebrew Roots, Orthodox and Protestant/Evangelical circles. In other words, I was inspired by you…. Lately I have been pondering the writings of Paul which refer to the believers faith and conduct as they live out their lives […]
Beginning a few years back during my research into Sabbatarianism I noticed a deep and alarming issue within a lot of churches in the circles I frequented. Those issues being the growing disenfranchised feeling held by young people and their resulting exodus from their churches. This was also connected to the ever rising tide of […]
Today marks the Day of Atonement on the Hebrew Calendar. Most of my friends around me even within Hebrew Roots circles have little to no idea of what this day is or what its all about. As I keep all of the High Sabbaths associated with Judaism, some of my friends reach out and talk […]
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