The Bible’s
Wisdom of the Beginnings, combined with its interpretations by Jesus,
gave a very clear answer – humans are created to protect lives, preserve
lives, make lives more functional and increase the quality of life. So why
are so many people destroying lives, harming lives, making lives less
functional, and decreasing the quality of life in America today? Continue
readding at - https://mailchi.mp/83131fda4f97/doing-more-than-repeating-meaningless-endeavors
Light is one
of the most important words in the Hebrew Bible and the teachings of Jesus. On
Day Four Elohim created the Greater Lamp, the Lesser Lamp, and the stars. Jesus
used Day Four to teach his disciples a very important wisdom lesson in the
Sermon on the Mount. Continue to read at - https://mailchi.mp/a50f521e5483/how-are-humans-supposed-to-function
This is no
easy task. It involves appreciating what biblical texts meant in their earliest
contexts and then explaining how over the centuries different communities with
different concerns developed different interpretations. This war continues
today, when a Christian tells a Jew, “You obviously don t understand your
Bible because, if you did, you would see how it predicts the Messiah Jesus,”
and when a Jew responds, “Not only do you Christians see things in the text
that are not there; you mistranslate and you yank verses out of context.”
Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/82c0541f0191/are-you-sure-you-understand-what-we-are-exploring
In the Jewish
culture before 70 CE, sacrifice or gift to Yahweh Elohim at the Temple had no
atoning effect unless the person giving them has a pure heart. But in this
story, at the moment this person was
standing in the closest place to Yahweh Elohim on Earth, priests are waiting to
do their rituals, other people are in line waiting to present their
sacrifices/gifts – at that very moment this person remembered saying things
Jesus warned him not to say! What should he do? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/49b04589c491/how-many-people-did-you-forgive-today
The
teachings of Jesus are very much like the Jewish Rabbis in tractate Avot: The
Sayings of the Fathers -- almost no laws, consisting instead of short
statements of advice, ethics, and wisdom. One of the most important teachings
of Jesus – that Americans (Christians and everyone else) urgently need to do
today is found in Matthew 5:21-26 -- “how to exercise impulse control and
self-discipline when they become angry!” Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/e21de67d035e/thinking-like-a-member-of-the-kingdom-of-elohim-in-2025
One of the
most remarkable and misunderstood stories in the Bible is our story -- the
ADAM. Day Six of creation is about
the creation of “creatures of the Earth” – animals and humans. It is
important to understand the things that humans and animals share, as well as
the things that make them different. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/3e383891cee9/a-kingdom-of-people-like-us
The
Parable of the Great Day of Judgment
is probably one of the most well-known parables of Jesus (Matthew 25:31-46). The opening words of the parable reveal
some very important clues that most people today never see -- this is the
judgment of nations, not individuals. This parable is found only in
Christian Bibles, but the parable was written for Jewish people who knew
the Jewish Scriptures behind the parable. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b8537f32b2bd/ancient-wisdom-for-modern-families-nations
