by Dan | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
By Ken Symes Pharisees and Sadducees are two of the major groups found in the New Testament and are nowhere in the Old Testament. Who are these groups? When did they come into the world of Judaism? What did they believe? As one reads the Bible it is important to...
by Dan | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
Ken Overby In order to understand how the first century church observed Communion, it is necessary to grasp a history of the Jewishness of the early church. The followers of Yeshua, referred to as those of the “Way,”1 never thought of themselves as anything other than...
by Dan | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
by Rev. Mark Robinson Baptism in the Christian world is a religious ritual that has, in many instances, taken on an importance far beyond its simple origins. There are Christian denominations, Catholicism and Church of Christ among others, that embrace the...
by Dan | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
By Ken Symes There are five branches of Judaism. Reconstructionist Judaism is secular and denies the existence of a personal God and a Divine revelation. Thus, they do not accept the Bible in any form only stressing the Jewish culture with no real religious emphasis....
by Dan | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
By Rev. Mark Robinson Circumcision is practiced almost universally among Jewish people. The command is to circumcise all males on their 8th day, Genesis 17:9-13, as a sign of their covenantal relationship with God. Rabbi Eugene Korn understands the most important...
by Dan | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
By Ken Overby Does Scripture address what is referred to as “the age of accountability”? How can a parent discern when a child reaches that age? Why do Rabbis set 13, bar mitzvah age, as the age when a child becomes a responsible adult under the Mosaic covenant? When...
