Questions Without Answers

But Jesus answered and said to them, “I will ask you one thing too, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.”  Matthew 21:24  NASB Answered – Have you noticed how many times Yeshua doesn’t answer the question?  Have you noticed how often His reply is…

The Shema (7)

And you shall teach them diligently to your sons, and shall speak of them as you sit in your house, and as you walk in the way, and as you are lying down, and as you are rising up. Deuteronomy 6:7 Teach Diligently – The intensive form of the Hebrew verb shanan means “to teach…

Grammar Lesson

You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 6:7 Teach – God commands parents to teach His instructions to their children.  Let’s say that again.  God…

Graduation Day

“A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been trained, will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 Has Been Trained – Do you want to know Jesus’ replacement theology?  It has absolutely nothing to do with “grace” replacing “law”.  That is church mythology.  Jesus’ replacement theology is about taking over His…

Training Days

“A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been trained, will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 Pupil – What is your model for education?  For almost all of us, it’s the classroom setting.  An expert presents information to students.  The students listen, take notes and remember the information.  Then they…

Personal Communication

“We will do all the words that YHWH has spoken.” Exodus 24:3 Has Spoken – How is it possible for the people of Israel to say that they will do all the words God has spoken?  God provided a lot of instructions.  In the Bible, there are pages and pages of God’s words about how…

Technological Theology

“And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying “What is this?” then you shall say to him, ‘With a powerful hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery.’” Exodus 13:14 Say – Too often we are influenced by factors in the culture that are…

Questions Worth Asking

“Are you the teacher of Israel, and you do not understand these things?” John 3:10 Understand – The educational model of this world is not God’s model.  This statement has nothing to do with the subject matter.  It’s not about “creationism” versus “evolution.”  It’s not about how to teach moral concepts (or how not to…

Certified (1)

The Jews therefore were marveling, saying, “How has this man become learned, having never been educated?” John 7:15 Become Learned – Remember what the home town boys said about Jesus.  “Isn’t he just the carpenter’s son?”  Well, something similar happened at the Feast of the Tabernacles too.  But notice, if you will, exactly what the…