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“In” Israel? or “In” Messiah?

After reading several books over the years that attempt to identify gentile believers as becoming Israelites, especially using the Genesis 48:19 text as proof that gentiles make up the dispersed of Ephraim, I began to notice that they constantly are referring to us as being grafted “into Israel”, “in Israel”, in one form or another. [...]

Matthew 5:17

Why did JESUS have to address these issues? Evidently there were rumors that HE was doing away with the Law…and possibly the Prophecies of the Scriptures. Why do we have to address this question? Because the same rumors still exist. Verse 17a “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets” [...]

1 Timothy 4

1 Timothy 4 Did Paul nullify food laws here? Did Paul refer to the Scriptures as a doctrine of demons? What is the doctrine of demons spoken of here? Forbidding to marry? Abstaining from certain foods? 1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to [...]

Acts 21

Acts 21 Did Paul quit keeping Torah for a better, less burdensome life as a follower of Jesus? 15 And after those days we packed and went up to Jerusalem. 16 Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom [...]

Acts 15

Acts 15 Did the LORD through Paul nullify the Law for the Gentiles? 1 And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” The issue that stirred the disciples to go to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders was [...]

Acts 10

Acts 10 Did God, through this vision to Peter nullify the food laws here? Is this the issue within the context or has our tradition become more authoritative than what is actually written in the Scriptures. One of the most powerful yet simple ways to narrow down the actual meaning of a verse is to [...]

Mark 7:1-23

Mark 7:1-23 When someone finds out that my family chooses to eat Biblically or keep certain parts of the Law, the typical response is to quote several portions of Scripture. The following scriptures are typically used as proof text against our decision to maintain a Biblical diet.Mark 7:1-23 Did Jesus nullify food laws or any [...]