Don’t Take Notes

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’  But I tell you, . . .”  Matthew 5:38-39a  NIV Heard/ Tell – Lately we’ve remarked on the curious fact that Yeshua wrote nothing.  Westerners are uncomfortable with that.  Perhaps that’s why we rely so heavily on the writings of the…

By the Numbers

for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher  2 Timothy 1:11  NASB 1995 Was appointed – According to one source,[1] Paul wrote about 28 percent of the “New Testament.”  That source, however, included the letters to the Hebrews as Pauline which is most likely not the case.  So, you might…

The Rabbi

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29 NASB My yoke – Western readers of the gospels tend to interpret the teachings of Yeshua as if he were a Sunday school instructor or a pulpit preacher….

Teaching In India

I thought you might like to see what I was doing on this last trip.  At the request of Talent Research Foundation, I had the opportunity to teach in Singapore, Chennia and Coimbatore.  Here are two pictures of different lectures.  These believers live in a very tough environment, surrounding by active, visible idolatry.  Christians are…

Punch Line

If any one comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting. 2 John 1:10  NASB This teaching – The shortest letter in the New Testament packs a wallop.  Basically, it is a warning to believers not to be deceived by…

Who Is Free? (3)

But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. Romans 6:17-18 Form Of Teaching – Want to be free?  Then become an obedient slave to…