Sunday Post: THE PROMISES TO ISRAEL

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May 192013
 

Temple-MountIn Christian theology, eschatology is the study of “last things.” Christians believe that Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah will return, a doctrine called the second advent. However, there is much disagreement about what this advent will mean for Israel.

Some Christian theologians believe that when Yeshua returns, there will be the “general resurrection and judgment” followed by the eternal state in the new heavens and the new earth. They do not believe that the Tanakh passages about the glorious future promised to the nation of Israel can be taken in their plain, literal sense; there is no national or territorial future for Israel outside “the church.”

Others believe that when Yeshua returns, He will establish the Messianic kingdom over the whole earth, reigning from the city of Jerusalem on the throne of David in a regathered and reestablished nation of Israel.

David Baron (1857-1926) was born in Russia to Jewish parents. After studying Hebrew and Talmud in Yeshiva, he immigrated to Hull, England, where he accepted Yeshua (Jesus) as HaMeshiach Yisrael. After working with several missions to the Jews, he and C. A. Schönberger in 1893 founded the Hebrew Christian Testimony to Israel, a Jewish missionary organization in London.

Click on the blue headline link above for Baron’s writings on THE PROMISES to Israel.

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Sunday Post: MOTHER'S DAY

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May 122013
 

Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers and those who have mothered children even when not their own.

Our article today highlights 8 mothers in the Bible and gives a brief description of each. It is our hope that they will pique your interest and you will read more about them in the Bible.

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If unfortunately, your mother did not provide a good example for you, then trust in God’s Word to provide it.  “Honor your father and mother”, tells us that at the very least, acknowledge, accept, give credit to, your mother for she bore you and through her you were brought into the world.  And, then: “Love God first, and love your neighbor as yourself.” By doing so, you will overcome any neglect; and in loving God and all He has done for you (Jesus), you give Him glory.

May you give and receive peace today!

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SIN'S WRITING AND ITS ERASURE (Alexander Maclaren)

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May 052013
 

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Alexander Maclaren was born in 1826 in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1842, at the age of sixteen, Maclaren entered Stepney College, a Baptist institution in London. “I cannot ever recall any hesitation as to being a minister,” he said. “It just had to be.” He began his ministry at Portland Chapel in Southampton where his name and fame grew. In April 1858 he was called to be minister at Union Chapel in Manchester.

When Maclaren entered the study in his home at 9 every morning to take up his sermon preparation, he would kick off his slippers and put on heavy outdoor work boots as a reminder to himself of the hard work he was about to do. It was this work ethic — coupled with his deep devotion to Christ and His Word — that brought him the reputation as “the prince of expositors.”

The church prospered and a new building had to be erected to seat 1,500; every sitting was taken. His renown as preacher spread throughout the English-speaking world. Unlike his friend Charles Spurgeon, Maclaren had only one ministry — preaching. He rarely traveled and started no schools or publications. The only responsibility he took beyond his own church was two terms as president of the Baptist Union late in his career. He resigned as pastor in 1905 after a ministry of forty-five years.

The sermon, (click blue headline above) was updated and condensed by our editor. It deals with the indelible mark of sin in our lives and how only the work of Christ, accepted by faith, blots it out.

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SUNDAY POST: Do vs. Done

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Apr 212013
 
SUNDAY POST: Do vs. Done

This Sunday’s devotional was sent to us by our friend and spiritual mentor, Pastor Dan Adams. Pastor Dan writes: Bill Hybels, a pastor and author, notes that a good way to distinguish Christianity from all other religions, religion in general, as well as emphasize Christ’s death for our sin is the analogy of “do vs. done.” He

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Sunday Post: The Red Sea Crossing

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Mar 242013
 
Sunday Post: The Red Sea Crossing

The Bible: For the past three Sundays the History Channel’s five-part miniseries, The Bible, beats everything else on TV; gathering massive viewer numbers that made it cable’s most-watched entertainment telecast so far this year. My wife and I have enjoyed the series. While each of us had our own idea of what the Bible characters might have looked like, and which stories should not have been eliminated, the producers have

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Sunday Post: Defending A Lion

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Mar 172013
 
Sunday Post: Defending A Lion

Jack Kinsella penned this letter in September 2008 (blue title link above), approximately 1.5 years after yours truly started to study the Bible in earnest. As I said in my post on Saturday, the Omega Letter has been a game changer for me. I think I read this particular letter a dozen times before sending it to friends

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