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First, the inquisition; it's sole stated purpose was to eliminate Judaizers from the church. This was also the basis of most of the abuses heaped upon Jews throughout history...including the holocaust which sought to purify society and the church. I know this is not the intent of this thread...

I believe the word used then was Judaizer....it is the Christian history of that word that causes me concern.

Has anyone really read the title of this thread? It took me a little while to digest the words. I find it concerning. What exactly is "Neo-Judaism"? Does this refer to the rebirth of something once passed? Neo-Nazism refers to such a recovery process, something once defeated that climbs...

'll hope abandon ye who enter here'.

There is much here to consider. One thing, we should avoid confusing God's wrath with his code of conduct. Much of what you reference are statements of God' wrath. At some point that no man knows, God will have his final judgement with those who reject his grace. Interesting to remember...

I just have difficulty hearing people say the laws are invalid or replaced.

Amen....nothing else to say!

Just like many "Christians" today.

When YHWH delivered his people from slavery they were not holy. Gods people lived many generations in a pagan land. At best, they had some dim memory of a promise made to Abraham, but they were fully pagan. God then spoke directly to his people. What did they do? They built an idol and...

Have you ever asked why YHWH would place such importance on the Sabbath? It must be important; he announced it at creation and repeated this requirement many times. Indeed, when speaking from the top of the mountain, God spent more time explaining the Sabbath than any other commandment. Why...

....lots of meaning in your name....love it!

Many years ago I had an experience similar in many ways to yours. My response to this was identical to yours, happiness, contentment, love; but also disbelief, confusion, wonderment. I had a very hard time speaking of this and still do after 20 years, I rarely share this experience. I have...

My uncle, whom I loved dearly, taught me this short but powerful line: "Everybody gets a turn." Those words have guided me all my life. It's the Golden Rule inside out.

I love these two paintings of Simeon by Rembrandt. The first painted when the artist was 26 years old and very full of himself. The second was the last painting he did before his death. From first seeing Christ from afar, he finally came to an up- close and personal relationship with his...

I met an elderly woman who, with her husband, went to pre-communist China to preach the Gospel. While there they became entangled in the communist revolution. They were forcibly separated and she was put in a cold, barren prison cell where she was forced to give birth to her daughter without...

Welcome back YWPMI. I look forward to hearing more from you. For the past few years I have been helping an older couple in my neighborhood. They were both in their 80's when we met. A year ago she died. The day after her funeral he fell and broke his hip. He also has cancer and significant...

I am with you brother, and have experience many of the same things. Getting old ain't for the weak. I too have difficulty with "Bricks and Mortar." Based on a cursory look at your website (I will go back and read it in depth) we have also walked a similar path in a search for truth. There...

Zachariah 9:5-8 (A Prophesy) …Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. (Philistine) Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be deserted. 6 A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod, and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines. 7 I will take the blood from their...

I believe this thread demonstrates once again, a serious lack of First Testament knowledge. What is called "The Law" by many was not given to non-believers. The Law was given to the redeemed; those God brought out of bondage and who had previously pledged their loyalty and obedience to Him...

Have you noticed that the act of creation ended with Sabbath and that all creation ends with Sabbath? Does not the New Heaven and the New Earth usher in a glorified Sabbath? It looks to me like all things that are God's last throughout creation; His people, His assembly, His word, his law. It...