The
Kingdom
of the Creator is a “Kingdom of ADAMs.” “ADAM” is a Hebrew word that traditionally
is translated man, mankind, or Adam (the name of a man). But, we must also be aware of “meanings defined by the context” in
which a word appears. In this case, the contextual
meaning is more accurate than traditional options. However, most Bible
readers have never heard that meaning. Continue reading at --
https://mailchi.mp/84a0417d6f7d/you-probably-do-not-know-what-you-were-created-to-do
Friday, January 31, 2020
Thursday, January 30, 2020
The Creator did His Part: Now It’s Up to Humans
The
author of the First Story the Bible divided
the story into three distinct periods.
1.
From the creation of light through the
creation of the two humans (completed actions).
2.
The Creator’s blessing of the humans (completed
actions).
3.
The fulfillment of the Creator’s blessing
by humans (incompleted actions).
There
are important things members of the ancient audience saw in the story that modern
readers cannot see. Continue reading at --
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Some things creatures “created in the image of God” need to know about each other and their DNA.
Every
year the entire Babylonian society was reminded of where everyone belonged and
how they related to each other -- gods, kings,
members of the kingdom and foreigners. The king was reminded of his
responsibilities to the gods, his subjects and foreigners. And the entire society learned how their king should act! Continue
reading at --
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Why Did Our Kingdom Fall? Why Didn’t Yahweh Protect Us?
Why Did Our Kingdom Fall?
Why Didn’t Yahweh Protect Us?
Abraham’s
descendants no longer controlled the land Yahweh had given to Abraham. Yahweh’s
temple had been destroyed too. Ezra and his team of scribes wanted
to find answers to these questions. The book of Genesis contains the answers they found. Continue reading at --
https://mailchi.mp/15607440390e/why-did-our-kingdom-fall-why-didnt-yahweh-protect-us
Monday, January 27, 2020
Let God out of the Religion Box when you read the Bible.
In
the ancient world, gods were as much a part of everyday realities as
smartphones are today – physical signs of
gods were everywhere in ancient cultures. Gods were not neatly
compartmentalized and stored away in “religion
boxes.” Therefore, when we try “to
see the words of the Bible through the eyes of their ancient sources” we
must view them in light of all aspects of life. Continue reading at --
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Belief in the Resurrection of the Dead: Where Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity Come Together.
That
is not broadly grasped. Recently a prominent biologist reported that “a scholar at a religious conference”
told him that “what little Judaism has
to say about the afterlife is only there because Christians asked them.”
But, according to Bruce D. Chilton
(Christian scholar) and Jacob Neusner
(Jewish scholar), “That is far from the
truth.” Continue reading at –
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