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Mental
Tools of Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics in General, Classic Mental Tools –
The Quintalateral, New and
Daring Tools to Consider
Hermeneutics is the science of interpretation and explanation;
hermeneutical science is typically applied to religious texts to find objective
(or subjective) meaning. But
Hermeneutical principles may be applied to any
text – or – any situation – with
the expectation of more objective understanding.
The general purpose of
hermeneutics in the group is so all
who participate will understand and therefore believe alike. The doctrines and dogmas of denominational
groups depend on the interpreters of Scripture to keep them together. Different sets of hermeneutic principles are
behind the differences in religious groups that depend on biblical literature
for insight. (1) The
Second (or New) Testament must be interpreted through the First (or Old)
Testament. (2) The
First (or Old) Testament must be interpreted through the Second (or New)
Testament. (3) The
First and Second Testaments have equal weight in interpreting a passage.
I wonder if the reader can
think through these three methods – all of which are used today. Studies on the Resurrection of the Dead:Open your Mind to the Scriptural Life
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A
short, readable essay calling attention to the hopeless plight of
children living just outside the U. S. A., on the streets of Port au
Prince, and enslaved in the Dominican's sugar cane-cutting bateys.
Redating
James to pre-55AD .... James v. Paul, which is the earlier?
crescent
new moon. Our word month even derives from the word moon, moon(th).
But a surprising doctrine is taking hold among a few contending that
the weekly Sabbath is also set by the new moon each month. It
teaches that the weekly Sabbath day floats all over the week.
The Lost Tribes of Israel Found in the Parables of Yahshua
INDEX: The Parables of the Good Shepherd and The Pearl of Great Price & The Allegory of the Prodigal Son On the Jericho Road: The Allegory of the Good Samaritan Out of the Napkin, Into the World: The Allegory of the Ten Pounds and the Lost Tribes of Israel
Resurrection - Riddle and Reward:
The Sadducees' Riddle , The Allegory of the Wise
Steward Everlasting Skins: The Allegory of the Unrighteous Steward, The Widow’s Two Mites Myths and Meaning: The Rich Man and Lazarus: Dives in Hell
Naming
Ten Virgins
Other Lost Tribes Messages: The Woman at the Well and the Lost Tribes of Israel: "I'll Never Be Thirsty Again!"
Messianic friends, please note: This message is written for Christians just learning Hebraic Roots, including Divine Name language. However, this does not mean that it is an elementary message, but full of deeper truth. |
The oldest
images of the apostles
Andrew
and John
have been discovered in catacombs under the city of Rome dating back to the 4th century AD. They are part of a group of paintings around an image of Yahshua as the Good Shepherd on the ceiling of what is thought to have been a Roman noblewoman's tomb, experts said. Go to BIBLE-NEWS for more.
From Moshe Mikheyev
Senior Editor, Snyder Bible
The Significance of Baptism: A Lost Art of Forgiveness
We have found mikvaot (plural for mikveh) dating back to the first century A.D. and have even found one such ritual bath at Masada; a fortress built on a plateau, a thousand feet up in the dry desert region near the Dead Sea. The ritual baths are, usually, taken in moving water. Only dry places, like Qumran and Masada, which have no access to moving or standing natural water, have these man-made baths.
The Pharisees and I: A Devotional Approach to Scripture
I stood there looking at the pastors and I felt a sense of bitter shame. Maybe it was guilt, I do not know. I had stood by this crowd far too long. I had watched my people suffer beneath the horrible, overly religious traditions. I have seen them turn to find joy in foreign places: now there was no Elohim, there was only requirement; now there was no joy, people turned to stupid toys to soothe their souls. They had forgotten Elohim. Why talk about Elohim when He has turned His back on us?
Tears of the Devil: A Critique of
God's
Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important
Question – Why We
Suffer
The startling Epistle to the Laodiceans, Chapter 8, translated from Russian.
The Discovery of 1 Enoch Among the Dead Sea Scrolls.
On Apparel, Moses Mikheyev
The belief that modesty is a must for early Christianity is universally recognized by most, if not all, biblical scholars. The topic of modesty has been talked about by everyone from Paul to Clement to Tertullian to Commodianus to Cyprian. All said the same basic thing. So, in conclusion, early Christianity reserved make-up, jewelry, dyeing of the hair and what not all to those who were “outside” of the church. Even though such language comes across as harsh today, it is what Christianity taught for centuries.
Key document on Codex Sinaiticus discovered
The H. T. Anderson English Translation | The Wikipedia All About the Sinaitic Manuscript
British Library’s case for ownership strengthened by an agreement signed by the Archbishop of Sinai and a Tsarist official in 1869
To
my knowledge, mine is
the only English translation of the Sinaiticus available:
The earliest, oldest New Testament text has finally been released to the public. You may read the Codex Sinaiticus online - but only if you know Greek! To read it in English, you need the only English translation we know.
The H. T. Anderson English Translation of the Codex Sinaiticus, with the extra NT books included, is now available only at www.Apostolia.us.
It Is New and Authentic:
THE
DIDACHE!
(HORA’ah!)
TEACHING of the MASTER
For all the Tribes By the Twelve
The Received Greek Text
With a New, Fully Annotated English Translation
Utilizing True Names & Hebraic Technical Terms
The So-called Jesus Family Tomb
What
does the strange logo over the entrance mean?
Is it Vonage? Toyota? No. But just let me show you.
The meaning will not be understood by most lay people who have but a passing interest in the "Jesus Family Tomb" and its the logo. However, those who are familiar with the history of the Righteous Ones (tzadikim) will immediately see the points I'm making and understand the meaning of this secret sign. First, the carat sign (^) indicates the . . . .
Renovating David's Tomb
King David's Tomb complex and Last Supper Room on Mount Zion are important religious, historical sites, which draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. This site was the center of the Nazorean movement in the first century, also featuring the room in which the last supper was received as well as the prayer of the 120 on the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost). Despite this, site was neglected for many years, but has recently been restored to some extent.
Amos 9:11-12. "In that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen and repair its breaches, and raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old; that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the tribes who are called by my name," says YHWH who does this. (Cf. Acts 15:16,17)
It is to this site on Mount Zion that the Master is to return. Why isn't it ours?
I Enoch, Sky-Tripper
I know a mystery.
I have read the sky tablets.
I have seen the sacred books.
I found written therein an inscription about the ones
For whom all goodness, joy, and admiration is prepared;
Written down for the ruachim of those who died in obedience.
Manifold good will be given YOU in exchange for your work;
Your fate is abundantly beyond that of any living soul.
In a blazing light, I will bring forth
Those who love My Sa cred Name.
I will seat them upon sky-thrones.
There will they dazzle timelessly,
For
YHWH
judged them obedient.
- 1 Enoch 103:2,3; 1 Enoch 108:13
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES & AFFIRMATIONS |
LATEST BIBLE ARCHAEOLOGICAL NEWS
I have revealed your name
to those
whom you took from the world to give me.
Keep those you have given me true to your name
so that they may be one like us.
The Name Yahweh in Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts
Among ancient Egyptian designations for types of foreign peoples in the New Kingdom Period, the term Shasu occurs fairly frequently. It is generally accepted that the term Shasu means nomads or Bedouin people, referring primarily to the nomadic or semi-nomadic peoples of Syria-Palestine. There are two significant hieroglyphic references in New Kingdom Period texts to an area called “the land of the Shasu of Yahweh.”1 Except for the Old Testament, these are the oldest references found in any ancient texts to the God Yahweh. The purpose of this paper is to study these two references and assess their possible importance in dating the Exodus story.
The Community Rule: Charter of a Jewish Sectarian Association 1QS, etc.
Where is the Damascus of the Zadokites and Quramran 'Essenes'?
A very personal look into not only the Dead Sea Scrolls community, but into the head of the Teacher of Righteousness, who writes. As for me, if' I stumble, Elohim's loving-kindness forever will save me. If through sin of the flesh I fall, my justification will be by the righteousness of Elohim that endures for all time. Though my affliction breaks out, He will draw my soul back from the Pit, and firm my steps on the way. Through His love He has brought me near; by His loving-kindness will He provide my justification. By His righteous truth has He justified me; and through His exceeding goodness will He atone for all my sins. By His righteousness will He cleanse me of human defilement and the sin of humankind — to the end that I praise Elohim for His righteousness, the Most High for His Shekinah.
Some Sound Thoughts About the Order of Elder
Proposed Siddur for the Consecration of Elders
Between the time of the final redaction of 1 Peter and Titus, maybe 25 – 40 years, assuming that the far-flung Assemblies of Yahweh were still in some form of doctrinal unity, the Appointed Elder, who possessed numerous administrative skills, took the place of the Anointed Elder, whose primary qualification was not administration, but spirituality and moral. The Presiding Elder of the Titus text, with pomps, titles, and political aptitude, replaced the Providing Elder, of 1 Peter, with his humility, spiritual insight, and servile motivation.
The Ancient Sermon
Attributed to Clement of Rome
First Century AD
Clement was the disciple of Peter (Kefa) and his successor. (Clement’s journal, in which Peter’s travels is the subject, can be found at www.apostolia.us) Traditionally known as The Second Letter of Clement to the Corinthians, this text is neither a letter nor necessarily by Clement. It is a sermon on the subject of the believer’s walk of righteousness, and the earliest to use New Testament (or proto-New Testament) citations as though they were Scripture. In addition, there are citations from works that did not make the cut of the canonical rule, including (perhaps) The Gospel of Thomas and The Gospel of the Egyptians. This sermon is dated by scholars to the late 1st century; some date it as early as 70 AD, since one of the manuscripts was bound in a codex with Clement to the Corinthians, The Epistle of Barnabas, and The Teaching of the Twelve (Didaché).
The Shapira Strips / Manuscript:
The most ancient Torah known to humankind
In 1883, an antiquities dealer in Jerusalem named M. W. Shapira decided to sell an ancient manuscript of the Book of Deuteronomy that he believed to be extremely valuable. But when he sent the manuscript to biblical scholars, they all agreed it was a forgery. Humiliated, Shapira committed suicide in 1884. The following year, the manuscript sold at auction (for much less than Shapira hoped to get for it), and promptly disappeared. But comparisons of the Dead Sea Scrolls to descriptions in stories of Shapira’s manuscript have led scholars to believe that Shapira’s Deuteronomy was quite probably authentic—and thus worth untold millions. That just goes to show you: Never, ever kill yourself. (mentalfloss.com)
The Earliest and Most Ancient Essene Sermon from The Damascus Document
Manuscript and Audio: "He took care of them and caused to grow from Israel and from Aaron a root of planting to inherit his land and to grow fat on the good produce of His soil. They considered their iniquity and they knew that they were guilty men, and had been like the blind and like those groping for the way twenty years. But Elohim considered their deeds, that they had sought Him with a whole heart. So He raised up for them a teacher of righteousness to guide them in the way of His heart."
Melchizedek: Everything Ancient You Can Possibly Know
The story of Genesis 14 raises
thousands of relevant questions for the religious.
Angel? Demon? Shem? Jesus? Seth? Enoch? Canaanite King?
This page contains references to every ancient source we know of that brings up his name, and the context in which he is named. If you wanted all sources for Melchizedek in one place, this is your page!
How You May Keep the Feast of Yom Kippur / Atonement
1)
Read or listen to "Pocket
of Prune Pits," a relevant Atonement message
1) Remember that it begins at sundown tonight. At that time, you may recite Psalm 51 as a prayer and begin your nightly fast a little early.
2)
You may fast as you will during the next 24 hours. Isaiah 58 is
particularly useful for fasting.
3) You must do no laborious work if you can possibly help it. If
you must work, do so in an attitude of serving Yahweh as well as the
boss.
4) You may meditate on Yahshua’s atonement, particularly his death on the execution stake for your sins.
5) Here are Scriptures you may use in your meditation: The four chapters of Jonah; Leviticus 23:27-32; Isaiah 53,57,58; Luke 23 or Matthew 27; Romans 5; Revelation 6:10-17.
6) Atonement ends at sundown. You might recite then Revelation 4:11: “Worthy art thou, our sovereign and god, to receive glory and honor and power, for thou didst create all things, and by thy will they existed and were created.”
Blogging on First-Century Studies @ Wordpress
Qumram & Essenes, Feasts of YHWH, Codex Sinaiticus, James the Just, the Lost Years
Siddur Mezuzot
The Service of the Mezuzah | The Nazorean Faith - A new order for blessing the home.
1 Enoch, Ethiopic, Khanokh the Sky-tripper: A New Translation
Preview online (coming soon)
2 Enoch, Slavonic, 2 Khanokh: Sky-craftsman: A New Translation of the Secrets of Enoch
The Odes of Solomon / Shalome: Ancient Netzari Songs of Extraterrestrial Love
You can buy this new translation of the Odes of Solomon from my store (www.apostolia.us)
or you may download it FREE for a couple days at this link.
Shalomé was the daughter of Mary and sister of Yahshua of Nazareth. She is mentioned several times in the New Testament Scriptures as a witness to the crucifixion. The Egyptian Scriptures portray her as a person much more important than a mere onlooker. In them, she is a fervent disciple who harbors and nurtures her brother as she learns the Way of the True Worshipper. To this same Shalomé tradition has attributed forty-one songs composed in the Aramaic language of the holy family. Her spiritual insight has much in common with that of the Beloved Disciple and the Teacher of Righteousness. Yet Shalomé has more to offer than a religious comparison of darkness and light. Her songs comprise a young woman’s unique and often mystical vision of the ‘divine feminine,’ love both mundane and ethereal, and hope that reaches far beyond the boundaries of earth and sky.
Habeas Corpus: 'Jesus' from Heck to Seventy webpage streaming audio
Suppose
the Savior Ascended then Descended a half hour later in another location?
Suppose he came down in Galatia, Rome, Antioch - and Jerusalem on the verge
of destruction? You would know if you heard his story called,
Habeas Corpus: 'Jesus' from Hell to Seventy -
now on the web in
audio and
text at this link.
In the Name of the Father - Why the Sacred Name is Essential to Life: An Encomium
Seasonal Resources - Ordinary Time - PROPHECY
Sestains of Destiny - Isaiah 9-19 in verse, fulfilling daily, watch Egypt!
The Burden for Lebanon, The Burden for Babylon, The Abraham Path Initiative, updated.
Do you wonder where we really are in Scripture prophecy? Tired of the maps, charts, and seven-year nonsense? Look closely at Sestains of Destiny along with the Scripture of Isaiah 9-19 then teach others.
The Coincidence of Two Babylons and Markers to Contemporary Events
There’s never been a century like the 20th. At its beginning, the 20th was hailed as “the Christian Century” – the century in which biblical values would surely penetrate the political establishments of the world, and through reasoned conversation, all war might cease; that peace would arise through the efforts of dedicated individuals, and that all powers might conscientiously decide to “beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: that nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” (Isaiah 2:4,5).
"But despite all good intentions, it was the bloodiest of the nineteen previous centuries put together. All the nations rose up for world war that yet continues in our day."
QUICK . . .
What is Zionism : one of the most misunderstood examples of modern nationalism..
Treating Adult Cystic Acne : Finally, A Home Remedy that Works for Under $20.
A Is for Ancient, Describing an Alphabet Found Near Jerusalem .
Finding Said to Boost Proof of Goliath : biblical home of Goliath unearthed.
Gospel of Judas Banned 1800 Years : Nine Fragments released.
Palace of King David Found in Jerusalem? Yes, and in the very heart.
Scripture & Science
Science in Perspective - John Byl
Christian Perspectives on Science
Science, Religion, and the Will to Be
Time, Numbers, and Relativity
Classic Theories Exposed!
Science in Conflict - Philip Stott
What is Science | Geocentricity
| Ages of Time
Evolution | Age of Earth | Evidence for Flood
Essays, Podcasts, Streaming Audio, Photos
Almighty Yahweh, the supreme Governor of all things, whose power no creature is able to resist; Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our enemies; that we, being armed with thy defense, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorify thee, who art the only giver of all victory. Amen. (1928 Book of Common Prayer) more prayers
Study Page: Site Search, Interlinear Bible, Lectionary, Translate, Library, CBD, Amazon, Greek Tools, Latest books, Portals
Latest Archaeological News at Bible-News.com
Tablet Discovered Like Code of Hammurabi
For the first time in Israel, a document has been uncovered containing a law code that parallels portions of the famous Code of Hammurabi.8/18/10
Goliath Temple Found in Gath
the temple may shed light on the architecture in Philistia at the time when Jewish hero Samson purportedly brought the temple of Dagon down upon himself. 8/18/10
FREE SERMONS INDEX
Scripture Text Order - updated 120408
Warning!
Some will challenge conventional thinking.
New Century Sermons,
Lectionary A
Prophecy Sermons and
Lessons
Innovative Sermons!
Challenging Sermons:
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Are
We In the Millennium NOW?
Genesis 2:2 And on the seventh day
EL finished his work.
Here's the proof, maybe . . .
With pictures from the
Jerusalem Post.
Jackson Snyder, January 1, 2001
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Starving Out the
Dust Eater
Genesis 3:1-20 Ash Wednesday Service
"Dust you shall eat all the days of your life."
Jackson Snyder, March 5, 2003
Also see
Bracewell's Ash Wednesday
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Creative
Memories in the Bible
Genesis 4:17 The Begets and Toledoths
"Cain knew his wife...."
Genealogies, photographs & living again
Jackson Snyder, May 3, 1994
The
Phone Rang 50 Times
Genesis
4:8-10
Cain rose up against his brother Abel. Persistence in Invitations
Jackson Snyder, January 23, 1994
New
Year Peaks!
Genesis 8:5
On
the first day of the month the mountaintops appeared. Acts 1:11 "Why are you standing around looking up? Noah and the New Year
Jackson Snyder,
1996
DEITY DANCING
with Ethel Waters
Genesis 12
You're hearing a lot about Dirty
Dancing but not so much about Deity Dancing. Deity Dancing is Abram's
life without father. And with Ethel Waters. Jackson Snyder, August 12, 2004
"She
Laughed" Sarah Hides Something in the Tent
Genesis 18
- Even
great barriers to the fulfillment of our potential might be
redeemed to become catalysts; our infirmities and insecurities
transformed... Jackson Snyder
The Two Yahwehs
Genesis 19:24 - Yahshua as the Angel of Yahweh. The Briefest Introduction to this Subject
Jackson Snyder
Resurrection and Millennium
Genesis 22:15-18
Stars
and
sand.
Heaven and Earth. Judah and Ephraim. Two Houses of Election. A Scriptural Outline
Jackson Snyder
NOW Faith #2 : "The
Polka
Dot
Kids"
Genesis 30:25-42, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
How to change your wayward loved ones BY FAITH and
ENVISIONING. Jackson Snyder
The
Meaning of Passover
Exodus 12:3 "on the tenth day they shall take a lamb." From a Rabbinical point of view
Barry Leff, April 7, 2003
The Master's Supper:
What Do We Believe
Exodus
12:15-20 "You shall eat unleavened bread." Communion originates in keeping the
Pesach feast! Jackson Snyder
The
Ten Commandments Paradox
Exodus 3:13 "I Am has sent me to you."
The Sacred Name for beginners -
The foundation of the Commandments.
Dedicated to Harry Greenberg
Jackson Snyder, July 1, 2005
though these Commandments are said to be the highest form of law in our culture and heritage, they are neither heeded nor able to be heeded in their present form.
Honoring "Christ" in Easter
Exodus 23:13, Matthew 27:63
If you do not know the background of this holy day, expect to be surprised and
blessed.
by Timothy A. & Kimberly B. Southall
"Do
Not Study Torah, Gentile!!"
Vayikra (Leviticus) 24:22 "You shall have one manner of law for the stranger, the same as for one of your own country"
You cannot be
cut off if you were not a part of the congregation.
Personal
Pentecost - Two Offering & Rains
Leviticus 23:15,16
You will count
seven weeks.
How to keep authentically Pentecost
Jackson Snyder
Shemi Shame, Hebraic Roots Study 11
Leviticus 23, Numbers 20
Regarding the Name of our Father
Jackson Snyder
The
Ultimate Sacrifice; The Ultimate Decision
Numbers 21:4-9 "Make a serpent and set it on a pole"
- John 3:14-21 "As Moses raised the snake in the desert." The War with Iraq and Christian Dedication
- Jackson Snyder
"Come
and See! Follow Me!"
1 Samuel 3
Hannah and Samuel,
two college seniors, fell in love and decided to get married. The only obstacle was religion. Hannah was Catholic; her father was a wealthy
assembly deacon. Sam was Jewish, but
not too.
Heeding Your Call May Change the World - The
Future Is Ours, You See!
Jackson Snyder
If
G-d Gave You One Wish
1 Kings
3:5-13 "Ask what I shall give you."
Alfred
Schwimmer was
finally happy, until he
learned that he was in downtown Hong Kong.
Jackson Snyder
"God
of Many Names"?
1 Kings 16:29-33; Mark 3:20-30
"The
politically correct are in charge of the public school systems, the
universities and the media. They have brainwashed [public officials]
to believe all religions worship the same universal god.
That's why he has no difficulty worshipping in
a mosque with the Muslims or in a Shinto temple in Japan."
Jackson Snyder
“BUT
I Will Not Leave
You!”
2 Kings 2:1-16 Elijah Leaves Elisha; The Seventy-two Leave Yahshua
- Art Katz:
All the unctuous claptrap about ‘the
three Great Faiths.’ There is not a bit of faith to be found in any
of them; they are religious establishments for the most part,
religions of convenience!
Jackson Snyder
War or Peace: Should
We War?
2 Kings 18:17-33 "Do not speak to us in the Judean language!" The conversation of the Jerusalem wall parallels the current war dialogue.
All kinds of new bombs! MOAB! EMP!
Jackson Snyder
See also:
The United Methodist Stand on War and Peace
And:
This
Means War! War in the Christian Century.
Chipping Away at the Foundations
Job 23:8-10 Job and the Prophetic Word
- Ash Wednesday -
One bishop says,
...our ever-evolving society has turned
confession into an art form that is little more than an act of
publicity. Almost daily someone is admitting to something without
actually confessing.
Jackson Snyder
Hearken to the
Thunder of His Voice
Why, Katrina? Ivan is John!
Job 36 :1-4,22-33;
Job 37:2-13
God and the Weather: Hurricanes Frances, Charley, Jeanne
& Ivan, Katrina, Ivan, Betty
Feast of Trumpets / Day of Atonement
THE SEVEN THUNDERS REVEALED!
Jackson Snyder
Men
as Moringas
Psalm 1:1-6; Jeremiah 2:12,13
An address to the United Liberian
Inland Church Associates and Friends
Jackson Snyder, July 20, 2002
A
Cry of Faithfulness
Psalm 22 O my God, I cry by day but thou dost not answer.
Overcoming depression
Jackson Snyder, 1995
Hurtin'
Through the Holidays
Psalm 86 Gladden the soul of thy servant.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Jackson Snyder, 1996, 2001
The
Dash Between the Dates
Psalm 90:10 A thousand years are but as yesterday.
Tempus Fugit - Based on something I read in the Advocate
Jackson Snyder, 1998
Forget
Not All His Benefits
Psalm 103 Who heals all your diseases.
Natural healing
Jackson Snyder, 1995
There
Go the Ships!
Psalm 104:26 The
Ships of the "Church" - a sermon.
Fellowship, Discipleship, Friendship
Dedicated to Bishop
Cornelius Henderson
Jackson Snyder, June 11, 2005
Wisdom as an Image of G-d:
Implications for Pastoral Care.
Proverbs 7
Includes the gigantic litany,
"Wisdom Speaks!"
Jackson Snyder, 1996
Recapturing
Your Glory
Proverbs 17:6, 20:7 "Sons' Glory & Crown"
Fathers' Day Message
June 16, 2002
Children
Will Listen
Proverbs 22:5,6 Train up a child in the way he should go.
Children are like mirrors.
Jackson Snyder, 1996
Sacred Nomenclature
various translations' editor notes compared
Proverbs 30:4
May 16, 2008
The
Song of Solomon
The
Song of Solomon / Canticles / Song of Songs
Marriage and Commitment to Love
Jackson Snyder, 1995
"A Virgin Shall
Conceive"
Historic Context, Present Reality, Future Hope
Isaiah 7:14-17, Number 24:17 (Star Prophecy)
The Messiah is found within the historic context
of four nations at war:
Israel, Ephraim, ++
Jackson Snyder,
December 25, 2003
Fourteen Candles - 5
Advent, 9 Hanukkah.
Isaiah 9:6,7 - How Hanukkah originated
How to keep holy in a pagan culture
Have we been assimilated? Yes.
Jackson Snyder
December 20, 2003
How Will
Justice Come?
Isaiah 42:1-14 Epiphany 1
What is real justice and who is Yahweh's chosen servant? Will
we know a just world?
Jackson Snyder,
January 11, 2002
Do
a New Thing!
Isaiah 43:19-21 "Behold, I am doing a new thing."
2 Corinthians 5:17
All has become new!
New Year message
Jackson Snyder, January 3, 1993
The
Name of G-d
Isaiah 65:11 "For you who set a table for Gäd
I will destine to the
sword."
The short, concise definition of the Father's name.
Jackson Snyder, 2001
"I
Don't Know, But Joan Does"
Why aren't we healed when we pray?
Joan Spain's Story
Jeremiah 15:15-21; Matthew 16:21-27
Jackson Snyder, August 29, 2002
The
Manchurian Candidate
Jeremiah
29:1-14
“In the welfare of the city, you’ll find your welfare”
Boiling Down the Pre-election Debates for Believers
Jackson Snyder, October 9, 2004
A
Change Will Do You Good
Jeremiah 48:11-13 "I shall send to him tilters who will tilt."
Luke 24:1-16 They did not find the body.
Changing like a worm into a butterfly.
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Day One, Year One
Ezekiel 1:1-3 Seraphim, Wheels, Eyes
A Sermon in Remembrance of 9/11
Jackson Snyder, September 11, 2004
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Why Doesn’t
God Do Something?
Ezekiel 34 - Shepherd & Sheep
"If
God’s good why does he allow evil?”
Jackson Snyder, November 21, 2002
The
Restoration of Israel and You
Ezekiel 37
A valley of dry bones
Where are the lost tribes?
Jackson Snyder, March 17, 2002
Clutching
the Short Straw
Jonah 3 "Arise, go to Nineveh"
Yahweh is Moving in the Least Likely Places
Jackson Snyder, January 3, 2003
The
Strength We Need and Just in Time
Habakkuk
3:17-19 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
Trouble!!
Jackson Snyder, 1995
The
Human Body - The New Temple
Haggai
2:6-9 "The silver is mine, and the gold is mine."
A Biblical plan for good health
Jackson Snyder, February 29, 1996
Hanukkah Candles
1
Maccabees 2:15-28
“I
will
still follow the covenant of our ancestors.”
Introduction
to a Hanukkah Concert
Jackson Snyder, December 13, 2001
Chanoch,
Alef
A New Translation of 1 Enoch (Ethiopic)
First Draft, Quoted in Jude
February 17, 2008
Chanukah / Hanukkah
"Thou Shalt Not Give Hitler
(ysv"z, may his name and memory be blotted out)
a posthumous
victory."
Rabbi
Yaakov Menken, with permission
Nativity
Stories Synthesis
Matthew 1 & 2, Luke 1 & 2
Shepherds, Wise Men and Angels
All in the same reading
Jackson Snyder
December 1, 2002
Wise
Men Still Follow
Matthew 2:1-2 ...there came wise men...
With Wisdom Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.
Jackson Snyder, 1993
Abortion in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
Epistle of Barnabas - Way of Darkness
Women are Strong; the Message is Clear
July 22, 2008
Number
in Scripture:
Spiritual Significance and Meaning of Numbers
Mountain Rose Herbs Anointing Oils
July 22, 2008
The Discovery of 1 Enoch
among the Dead Sea Scrolls
Moreh Moses Mikheyev
A Magnificent Essay; Original & Scholarly
January 16, 2008
The Son of Man in Enoch 45-51
"And this is
the second Parable concerning
those who deny the name of the dwelling of the
set-apart ones and the Master of Spirits."
February 4, 2008
Kata Mattyah,
According to Matthew
A new translation and recitation of the Good News
for the casual student of Biblical Hebrew.
Read and / or listen
Jackson Snyder, August 24, 2008
Eastern
Star, Star of Wisdom
Matthew 2:1,2 - many others
Wisdom is personified through the Scriptures.
Jackson
Snyder, December 31, 2003
Seven
Acts of the Magi
Matthew 2:1-12 Magi from the east
came to Jerusalem.
A complete thematic service
Jackson Snyder, 1996
A
Thanksgiving Who's Who
Matthew 3:8-10 "Bear fruit that befits repentance."
The real story of the Pilgrims and Indians
Jackson Snyder, November 18, 2001
The Fifth
Temptation of Christ
Matthew 4:1-11 "Then Jesus was tempted by the devil."
What if there had been two more temptations?
Jackson Snyder, February 17, 2002
The
Think and Do Book
Matthew
4:12 "Jesus went forth to preach."
What it means to really do justice.
Quotations from the
Martyrs
to Madmen
Jackson Snyder, January
25, 2002
The
Sermon on the Platform
Matthew
5 - 7 "Fortunate are the repentant."
A paraphrase in the modern idiom
Jackson Snyder, 1996
The Best is Yet to Come
Matthew
5:3-11"Blessed are ... "
Old Folks Day, 2001, great illustrations
December 1, 2001
The Red Shoes:
Immorality
at the Highest Levels of the Church
Matthew 5:27-32; Jeremiah 8:7-12
The consecration of Bishop V. Gene
Robinson
through the eyes of Hans Christian Anderson
Bloom
Where You're Planted
Matthew 9:9-10 "Follow me!"
Was it Matthew or Levi?
Jackson Snyder, June 8, 2002
Why?
Why? Why?
Matthew
9:14-17, Romans
8:17-25
"They will fast when the bridegroom is taken away."
Why are all these bad things happening?
Jackson
Snyder, 1995
Lie
With the Dog
Matthew 9:35-10:16 He had compassion for them.
Compassion means
action
Jackson Snyder, June 17,
2001
How
Do We Get Them to Come?
Matthew
9:36-10:42
"The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few."
A plan of invitation
Jackson Snyder, January 29, 1996
Is
There a Sword in the House?
Matthew 10:24-39
"How much more will they malign those of his household?"
Persecution in your home
Jackson Snyder, June 24, 2001
Love's
Why
Matthew 10:36 He had compassion for them.
How to Witness Pt. 2
Jackson Snyder, 1994
Reminiscence
of a Methodist Circuit Rider
Matthew 10:39 "He who loses his life for my sake will find it."
A History Lesson
by Wayne Dean, Sr., 199?
My
Vision of the Restoration of America
Matthew 10:40-42 "He who receives you receives me."
Yahshua Crashes the Senate,
Daschle's
and Kennedy's butts in a sling.
Quotes from A. A. Allen
Jackson Snyder, July 1, 2001
Name
That Tune
Matthew 11:16-17 "We piped to you, and you did not dance."
You and Me Against the World
Jackson Snyder, July 8, 2001
Yoking
with Yahshua
Matthew
11:16-30 "Take my yoke upon you."
What it means to be yoked
Based on Marc Kolden, 1996
At
Rest At Last
Matthew
11:27-29
"I'll give you rest..."
What is real rest and yoke-fellowship?
Jackson Snyder, 1994
Big
Daddy
Matthew 11:27-30, "My yoke is easy."
Big time wrestling.
Jackson Snyder, 1994
The Sign of Jonah
Matthew 12:38,39
“What
Three
Days was Yahshua in the Grave and
What Happened to his Body an his
Spirit?”
Who came out of their graves and appeared unto many?
Jackson Snyder, April
16, 2004
Pocket of Prune Pits
Leviticus 23:27-32, Jonah 3:
1-10,
1 Kings 10:1-9, Matthew 12:38-50
The Day of Atonement and how
to keep it
Jackson Snyder
October 2, 2003
Whatever
It Takes
Matthew 12:46-50 "Who is my mother and brothers?"
Jesus' doubting family
Jackson Snyder, 1997
John
Appleseed
Remembered
Matthew 13: 1-23 "To you it has been given to know the secrets."
Three easy steps to witnessing of
your faith
Jackson Snyder, July 15, 2001
Is
There a Tare in the House?
Matthew 13:24-30 "Gather the weeds first."
Never preached this one; maybe you will
Jackson Snyder, July 22, 2001
The
Face on Mars
Matthew
13:31-35, 43-52 "I will open my mouth in parables."
The parables of Jesus like ageless stone
markers
Jackson Snyder, July 29, 2001
Let
Us Hunt Treasure Now!
Matthew
13:44 "The kingdom is like treasure hidden in a field."
A Golden Disaster
Jackson Snyder, 1995
Starving
to Death
Matthew
14:13-21 "You give them something to eat."
Loaves, fishes
& the prophecy of Elisha
Jackson Snyder, August 5, 2001
"Double Dog Dare Me!"
Matthew 14:22-33 Jonah 2:1-9; Psalm 130
Peter challenges Jesus to say No
Jackson Snyder, August 8, 2002
The
Secret Power of Water Baptism
Matthew 14:22, 1 Peter
3:18
He made the disciples get into the boat.
Baptism Saves?
Jackson Snyder, August 12, 2001
Dogs
in the Lab: The Place of Foreigners in the Resurrection
Matthew 15:21-28 "It is not fair to throw the children's food to
dogs."
Hell, Heaven or something else entirely?
Jackson Snyder, August 19, 2001
Rocks
and Living Stones
Matthew 16:13-20, 1 Peter
2:4,5
"Who do men say that the Son of man is?"
Who do you
say?
Jackson Snyder, August 26, 2001
The
Quality of the Cross
Matthew 16: 21-25
What is
holiness besides high hairdos?
Jackson Snyder, August 20, 1998
Qvo
Vadis, Wither Goest Thou
Matthew 16:21-27
"Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."
Legends of Peter fleeing Nero
Jackson Snyder, September
2, 2001
Getting
Out Of Our Own Way
Matthew
16:21-28
"God forbid, L-rd! This shall never happen to you."
Features
guided meditation
Roger
Talbott, 1996
The
Quality of the Cross
Matthew 16:21-25
"Let him
deny himself and take up his cross."
Holy living (incomplete)
Jackson Snyder, 1998
NOW Faith #3: "Word Doctors Concur"
Matthew 17:14; James 3:2-6
Bridling the tongue for a beneficent
outcome.
Quotes from leading linguists.
Jackson Snyder, February 14,
1995 Updated May 15, 2004
How
Many Times?
Matthew 18:21-35
"How often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?"
What is forgiveness, really?
Jackson Snyder
Life
Is Not Fair
Matthew
20:1-16 "These last worked only one hour."
Entertaining monologue
Author Unknown, 1996
He Needs You Now! (Palm Sunday and Hand Grenades)
Because
He Had Need of Me
(older version)
Matthew 21:3
"The Master has need of
them."
Palm Sunday
Jackson Snyder, March 23, 1997 / March 23, 2002
Whose
Temple are You?
Matthew
21:12-27 "You make it a den of robbers."
Includes a great guided meditation
Jackson
Snyder, September 30, 2000
The
Riddle Each Must Solve
Matthew 21:28-32
"A man had two sons..." My Two Sons
Jackson Snyder, 1993
Warning!
Slippery Slope!
Matthew 21:33-46
"They will respect my son." History bends toward justice
Robert Talbott and Jackson Snyder
1996 / July 26, 2002
Respondez,
S'il Vous Plait (RSVP)
Matthew 22:1-14,
Luke
14:15-24
"Those invited were not worthy."
The Great Banquet in the Dead Sea
Scrolls
Jackson Snyder, October 14, 2001
Out
of a Thousand Stuffed Crocodiles
Matthew
22:15-22
The Gospel of Thomas
is used in this message
Jackson Snyder,
October 21,
2001
Gospel
Sandwiches
Matthew 22:34-40
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"
Ten Commandments or just two?
Jackson Snyder, October
28, 2001
Why
I Believe that Yahshua has Secretly Returned
Matthew 24:3 "Tell us what will be the sign of your
presence?"
Many signs that Jesus has already returned to rule.
Jackson Snyder, February 3, 2001
Buzzards
in the Beehive
Matthew 24:28 "Where the body is the eagles
gather." Luke 17:37 "Where the corpse is the buzzards gather."
What are you doing here, anyway?
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Blow Ye the Trumpet: Feast of Trumpets
Genesis 22:1-18, Matthew 24:29-31
This is an interactive message that explains the
significance and importance of the Feast in simple, scriptural terms.
Jackson Snyder,
September 25, 2003
Holy
War!
Matthew 24:37-44, John
16:2, Revelation 9 excerpts
"Whoever kills you will think he doeth Allah a service."
Jackson Snyder, September 16,
2001
Naming
Ten Virgins
Matthew 25:1-13
"Five were foolish and five were wise."
A look at the ancient Epistle of the Apostles
Jackson Snyder, November 11, 2001
The
Lord's Supper: What Do We Believe
Matthew 26:17;
Exodus 12:15-20
Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread
the disciples came to Yahshua.
"You shall eat unleavened bread."
It originates in keeping the feast!
Jackson Snyder, April 3, 2003
Is
Yahweh's Bad Reputation Deserved?
Even
Kentuckians! (version 2001)
Matthew
28:5-13
"Lo, I have told you."
Based on The Preaching Event by Claypool
Jackson Snyder, October 25, 1994
The
Great Commission
Matthew
28:18-20
"Going therefore, make disciples."
Includes original poetry
Jackson
Snyder,
April
10, 1994
"I
Want My Miracle!"
He Whispered
from the Death Bed
Mark 1:4-11, Gospel of the Nazoreans
"In what way have I sinned that I should go and be baptized by him?"
What is the Full Gospel?
Jackson Snyder, January 11, 2003
A
New Teaching By Authority
Mark
1:21ff
"He commands the unclean spirits!"
Dealing Simply with Demonic Infiltration
Jackson Snyder, January 31, 2003
Where
Do We Go From Here?
Even Jesus Wasn't Sure
Mark 1:29-39 He rose and went out to a lonely place.
Jackson Snyder, February 7, 2003
Open
Your Door and They'll Come
Mark 2:1-12
The boys healed everybody in the hospital!
"Take up your pallet and go home."
Jackson Snyder, February 16, 2003
Rules
Of The Road #1
Mark
2:14-15 "Follow me"
You Can't Steer a Parked Car
We learned this lesson the hard way,
almost
losing our lives
Why
I Observe Sabbath
Mark 2:27 "The
Sabbath was made for man."
Convincing reasons for honoring the seventh day.
Read it, then see if you can wriggle out of doing the same yourself. Jackson Snyder
What is Servile Work for Sunday-keepers? A Catholic Priest tells us how to keep Sunday.
Why Did God Change the Sabbath? A Sad Denominational Attempt to Explain Away the Seventh Day Sabbath.
Sabbath Guidelines: B'nai Yahshua Synagogues Worldwide - A Scriptural Guide for those seeking to learn for themselves.
Exactly
Who Were Jesus' Disciples?
Nicknames, Surnames and Aliases
Mark 3:13-19 He appointed twelve. Who?
Jackson Snyder, March 14, 2003
Seeds
to Needs
Mark 4:3-8 "Listen! A sower went out to sow."
The Greater Depth of Witnessing
Jackson Snyder, July 13, 2001
The Jesus Boat
Mark 4:35-41
The
Historical Jesus Confronts the Jesus of Faith
Archaeological Evidence Provided!
Jackson Snyder, June 20, 2002
Can
a Christian Have a Demon?
Mark 5:1-17
'Legion', An Evangelist?
A demonized believer? Yes.
Jackson Snyder, July 23, 2002
Accept No Cheap Imitations
Mark 5:21
A
Desperate Man and Woman - and a Road Apple.
Jackson Snyder, June 27, 2003
Larry,
Yahoo and Yehaw:
Mark 6:1-6; Luke 18:8b; Ezekiel 2:1-10
The Son of Man Confronts the Nazareth Rabbi
Jackson Snyder, July 6, 2002
The Acts of Virgil Mark 6:1, Bel 31-39
He could there do no mighty work
One Man's Incredible Rise to Faith
Jackson Snyder July 2, 2003
The Ten Commandments
Isaiah 29:13,14; Mark 7:1-7
Judge Moore can't
"violate his conscience" about the Commandments but has little
problem with holding a political rally on the Sabbath.
Jackson Snyder,
August 30, 2003
The
Corban Conspiracy
Mark 7:1-13 "What you would have gained is Corban." What does Corban have to do with anything? Jackson Snyder
Children and Lampreys: Freeing
the Demonized
Mark 7:24 - 30
“I hate you, Mother, I despise
you,” the girl wailed! "Is cute, polite little Rhoda what she appears to be -- a perfect
little girl -- or is she what her mother suspects, a conscienceless
killer?" Jackson Snyder
Let
Go and Let’s Go!
Mark
8:1-21 The Feeding of the Four Thousand
I've seen the loaves multiplied! Nehemiah 9:16-20
Jackson Snyder
Identity
Crisis!
Mark 8:22-26
"I see men; but they look like trees, walking."
I am not what I do!
Jackson Snyder, 1994
The
Transfiguration and the Apocalypse of Peter
Mark 9:2-8 "Let us to make three tents."
What else happened at the transfiguration...
Jackson Snyder, February 28, 2003
If
You Are Able!
Mark 9:14 "If you can do anything, help us!"
The awesome power of faith.
Jackson Snyder, 1993
The Right to Divorce
Mark 10:1-15
“Now
shouldn’t I go back to my first wife, since we’re Christians?”
Pat Robertson said, “Yes, if she’ll have you.”
If the first wife is willing to take him back then she deserves a
sanguine fellow like him.
Jackson Snyder, July 30, 2004
Defining
Sacrament
Mark 10:14 "Let the children come to me"
An Experiential Account of Infant Baptism
Jackson Snyder, 1988
For
Love And Money
Mark
10:17-31 "Sell what you have."
Stewardship per Stanley Hauerwas
Jackson
Snyder, 1994
The
Penguin Principle
Mark
10:35-45
95
percent of church people are asking,
'What's in it for me?' Judge
Moore dismissed.
Jackson Snyder,
based on W. G. Carter
Location Is Everything
Mark 10:46
Bartimaeus on the Road.
Faith
is “the
determination to shed denial
and face the world as it is, in order to
struggle
for what could be.”
Jackson Snyder, August 7, 2004
The
Dedicated Disciple
Mark 11:1-11
"Hosanna! Blessed is he..."
The Crowd as example of discipleship
Jackson Snyder, April 12, 2003
While
the World Comes Unglued
Mark 13 apocalypse; What do we do in the meantime?
Wait for the rapture?
Climb the mountain? Jackson
Snyder
Based on William G. Carter
"In Memory of Her"
Mark 14:9 The Anointing of Yahshua with
Caspar ten Boom, Thomas `a Kempis
and The Great Depression.
Forgetting
and Remembering
Mark 14:33-35, 74,75 And Peter remembered ...
I wish there was some wonderful place called
the
Land of Beginning Again...
Dr. Thomas Lane Butts
Amplified
Signs
Mark
16:14-18 "These signs will accompany those who believe..."
Tongues, snakes, gifts
Jackson Snyder, April 24, 1994
How the Prophetic Word Was Restored
–or-
The
Slightly Embellished Tale of Zechariah
Luke 1:5-25, 59-80, Psalm 113
What really happened when Zechariah went into the Holy to light the
incense? (Well, maybe)
Jackson Snyder, December 13, 2003
Making
Ready for Messiah, Part 1
Luke 1:8-17; 1 John 2:18
When is the Millennium
and how shall we prepare in the meantime?
Jackson Snyder, May 24, 2004
Making
Ready for Messiah, Part 2
Luke 1:18-27; 1 John 2:21-23
What has the War on Terror have to do with the coming
King of Kings.
Jackson Snyder, May 26, 2004
The
Nine Lessons of Messiah's Birth
Luke 2:1-7 "She gave birth to a son, her first born."
The entire service and bulletin with carols.
Edited by Jackson Snyder, December 19, 2001
Advent
Candle Readings - Sacred Name
Matthew 1:18-2:12, Luke 2:1-20, John 1
By:
Jean
on November 27, 2002
The
Great Day (1992)
Love
Under the Microscope (1997)
Luke 2:11 "Unto you is born..."
Two versions, the latter and expansion.
Jackson Snyder
The Lost Years of
Jesus
Luke 3:21-38 Epiphany 1
Jesus didn't go to India or Tibet, so where
“A man comes after me who has become ahead of
me for he was my first.” – John the Baptist, John 1:30b
Jackson Snyder, January 11, 2004
Joseph,
A Dreamer
Luke 3:23, Matthew 1:18-25 "son of Heli"
The Significance of Joseph, a righteous man (tsadiyk), worthy of veneration
Jackson Snyder, December 6, 2001
Rules
Of The Road #2
Luke 4:13-33
You Can't Drive Forward Without a Rear View Mirror -- looking back has it's
advantages and drawbacks
Jackson
Snyder, July 5, 1995
No
Regrets:
The Call on the Life of the Believer
Luke 9:57
Kim Sun-il, beloved martyr, "one to whom judgment has been committed" Rev. 20:4.
Jackson Snyder, June 25, 2004
On the Jericho Road
Luke 10:25-37
The Good Samaritan & Messianic Israel
#2 in "The Great Allegories of Luke"
Jackson Snyder, March 25, 2004
“Secret
Storms"
Luke
12:4-7, Psalm 139 "Fear him who has power to cast into hell."
Enduring criticisms
Jackson Snyder, 1995
Riddle and Reward
Luke 12:42-48, 20:27-40
The Wise and Faithful Steward
Seven
Husbands for a Bride
#4 in "The Great Allegories of Luke"
Jackson Snyder, April
9, 2004
Why Does God
Kill?
Luke 13:1-5 - the tower fell on them.
A Memorial Service
for Joanne Friedman.
Jackson Snyder, May
15, 2004
The Manure
Man
Luke 13:6-9 "Let it alone till I put on manure."
The Fig Tree today
Jackson Snyder, June 19, 1996
Millennium
Bug in Beulahville
Luke 13:22-30
Shepherd of Hermas 83 - 109
Choosing the Stones that Build the
Great High Tower.
Jackson Snyder, August 26, 2004
Master
and Commander
Luke 14:28-33
What happens when Yahweh gets fed up. Another way to count the cost.
Dramatic moves in Iraq. Prophecies, Wars and Armies.
Jackson Snyder Masih, September 3, 2004
The
Incredible Seeking God
Luke 15, The Lost Chapter
How to Witness, Pt.1
Jackson Snyder, 1994
Israel Lost; Israel
Found
Luke 15:4-31
The Good Shepherd
The Pearl of Great Price
The Prodigal Son
#2 in "The Great Allegories of
Luke"
Jackson
Snyder, March 19, 2004
Everlasting
Skins Luke 16:1-13
The
Parable of the Unrighteous Steward
#6 in "The Great Allegories of Luke"
Jackson Snyder,
April
22, 2004
A Jihad of Our Own
Luke 16:14-17, 2 Corinthians 10:4-8
“The
Romans were not content to simply defeat the Jews.
They pursued a policy of deliberate devastation, eradicating not
only Jerusalem’s central religious institution but the city’s
fortifications, public buildings and large residential quarters.
Those Jews who managed to survive the long siege were later
massacred by Roman soldiers or, in some cases, led into captivity and sold
as slaves.”
Jackson
Snyder August 22, 2003
Myth &
Meaning Luke 16:19-31
The Rich Man and
Lazarus Revealed.
Be very surprised and angry!
#5 in "The Great Allegories of Luke"
Jackson Snyder, April
16, 2004
The
Assassin
Luke 17:5-10 "Increase our faith!"
The Assassin found a new Master and became an angel of light.
A true story.
Jackson Snyder, September 30, 2004
Lepers
Luke
17:11-19 - A New Translation
A Wonderful Sermon in Poetry
Based on Mark George Vitalis Hoffman
Jackson Snyder, October 16, 2004
For
Crying Out Loud
Luke 18:1-8.
The Parable of the
Widow and the Unrighteous Judge, “She’s
not the problem, we are.” –
Master Chief ‘Jack’ Urgayle in the motion picture G.
I. Jane.
Jackson Snyder,
November 7, 2004
Sholom
Asch and Democracy
Luke
18:9-14
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
"I have the right to address this question to
the Christians: has Christian man lived according to this faith? Has he
suffered, died and been purified in the spirit of Jesus? How can
Christian man lift his hand to do evil if he believes that he is a part
of the suffering Messiah?"
Jackson Snyder, October 21, 2004
Wee
Little Big Man, Zacchaeus
Luke
18:18-23; Luke 19:1-10 "You might
think of me as a gruesome elf, but you all know that I could pound the
peas outta any three of ya if I had a mind to."
Jackson Snyder, October 31, 2004
Out of the Napkin
Luke 19:11-28
The Ten Pounds (Talents)
#3 in "The Great Allegories of Luke"
Jackson Snyder, April
4, 2004
The
Perfect Disciple
Luke 19:28-40 "The Lord has need of it."
Palm Sunday
Jackson Snyder, 1994
Total
Consecration
Luke 21:1-4
"This poor widow put in more than all of them."
An old holiness sermon refitted from the 21st century
Jackson Snyder, October 7, 2001
FOLLOW ! THAT ! HAT !
Luke
24:13-35 On the Emmaus Road
With Kierkegaard and Claude Raines as the Invisible Man
Jackson Snyder, February 22, 1993
Pilgrimage
to Jerusalem
Yahshua's first
Feast of Tabernacles - 8 AD.
A
Sermon in Narrative style w/ Hymns & Readings
Hebrew
names version
Jackson
Snyder October 11, 2002
Adapted from Bruce Chilton
The Universal Appeal
of the Logos
John 1:1-18, 1 John 1:1-3
The Evangelist targets many audiences
Original translations
Jackson
Snyder, December 16, 2002
"Your
Son's Here!"
John 1:1-18
So the Logos became flesh and tented
among us, and we beheld his radiance,
the radiance as of an only-born from a father, full of favor and of truth.
Dedicated to V. A. Pete Snyder
The
Word Was G-d
John 1:1-18 In the beginning was
the Logos.
Jesus' pre-existence explored, and how the exploration surely
affected the various "denominations" of his day.
Jackson Snyder
The Logos - Gordon H. Clark - "there is a source that influenced John directly. At an unknown date, an unknown author wrote a tractate Poimander: Hermes Trismegistus." This is a great little message on the importance of the True Logos.
I
Have Seen and Borne Witness
John
1:6-8,19-27,29-34; 3:34-36 "I have borne witness."
John the Baptist's Testimony
Jackson
Snyder, December 8, 1995
"Gallant
Friend"
John 1:19-51 "Come and look!"
When came a host to take Our Man,
his smile was grand to see,
I'll see ye damned," says he.
Jackson Snyder, May 26, 2005
Letting
Go of the Root
John 1:29-41 "...this
man
is
the Son of G-d."
The right, the perfect and the Millennium
Jackson Snyder, January 18, 2002
Rules
of the Road #3
John
1:35-49
"Come
and see."
No
Passing in
the Slow Lane
Jackson Snyder, July 25, 1995
Hippies for Jesus John
1:35-39
"Rules of the Road" #3
Lots of hippie talk.
Jackson
Snyder, July 25, 1995
Three is No
Crowd
John 2:1-10
A Short Marriage Sermon with Frogs
Jackson
Snyder September 27, 2003
Based on James Rye
A Fishy
Kind of Wedding
John 2:1-11 Epiphany 2
Jesus' brother Simon marries.
James' mustache stinks for seven years.
Jackson
Snyder, January 16, 2004
New
Wine; New Man
John 2:1-11-The Wedding at Cana
– the beginning of the signs.
Finding integration with self and Father
New Wine; New Man - preaching version 2
Jackson Snyder, May 26, 2005
Taste
the Wine
John
2:1-11"You have kept the good wine until now."
Winemaking and a good poem about it
Jackson Snyder, 1994
A
Sign in the Court of the Nations
John 2:13-22 "What sign do you show to us?"
The End of Animal Sacrifice
Jackson Snyder, March 20, 2003
Consuming
Zeal
John 2:13-25 "The zeal of your house will
eat me."
Have you ever been so offended by religious
hogwash
that you swallowed someone up over it?
Jackson Snyder, June 9, 2005
Born New:
A Retelling
John
3:1-17 Nicodemus came by night.
A dynamic retelling of the old story.
Jackson Snyder, February 24, 2002
The
Ultimate Sacrifice; The Ultimate Decision
John 3:14-21 "As Moses raised the snake in the desert."
The War with Iraq and Christian Dedication
Jackson Snyder, March 27, 2003
The
Parting of the Ways
John 3:22-30 Epiphany 3
What is the meaning of wine & skins?
Why did John Baptist & Jesus part?
Hiram the Egyptian
steals the show.
Jackson Snyder, January 22, 2004
A
Very Deep Subject
John 4:5-42 There cometh a
woman of Samaria.
Racism, sexism, intolerance exposed.
Jackson Snyder, March 3, 2002
Miracle
& Murder in Cana
John 4:43-54 Epiphany 4
John cries, "You
save a son of Sheth
but allow a son of Abraham to perish."
Jackson Snyder, January 30, 2004
Sabbath
Showdown
John 5:1-9, 15-24 Epiphany 5
Yahshua vs. Pharisees & Essenes
after Sabbath healing at Bethzatha.
Map of Second Temple Jerusalem.
Jackson Snyder,
February 5, 2004
The
Lord of the Dance
John 5:19-20,
Gen 12:1-9 They took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him.
Great quotation from Ethel Waters
Jackson Snyder, 1994
What Happens When You
Die?
John 5:21-24
The three classes of
resurrection.
Jackson Snyder, March 3, 2004
Christ
the King and the Desire of Nations
John 5:28-29 "All who are in the tombs will hear his voice."
What is your part in His public appearance?
Jackson Snyder, November 25, 2001
The
Politics of Communion
John 6:52-62 "How is this man able to give his flesh to eat?"
When Communion and Independence day share the same week,
why no lawsuit?
The Politics of
Communion preaching version 2, many changes
Jackson Snyder, July 3, 2005
Strut Your Stuff:
Jesus' Twelve Signs
John 7:1-37, Isaiah 11:1-5
Feast
of Tabernacles: The Great Day.
Jackson
Snyder, October 16, 2003
Miracles
in the Bones: Blessed Objects
John 9:1-7 He anointed the eyes with the clay
How to bless objects, especially ministry tapes. Includes St. Augustine's
City
of God
Tears
of Action -
All
Saints’ Sunday
John
11:32-44, 1 Corinthians 15:47-48
When Jesus wept, he may not have been grieving for Lazarus.
Jackson Snyder, November
1, 2003, based on William G. Carter
A
Case of Mistaken Identity
John
12:12-16; 18:33-37 "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord."
Getting to know who we really are
Jackson Snyder. April 10, 1994
We Would See Jesus - A Sermon and Short Tribute to
John Paul II based on John 12:21.
Jackson Snyder, August 6, 2003
Homecoming
Today, Home Tomorrow
John
14:1-3 "I go and prepare a place for you."
Homecomings or Memorial Services
Jackson Snyder, 1993
The
Way, The Truth and the Life Style
John
14:6 "I am the way, and the truth, and the life."
Life Style vs. Life
Jackson Snyder, 1998
"But
By Me" John 14:6
Does Jesus prohibit prayer of
unbelievers from reaching? Are prayers of Jews heard?
Jackson Snyder,
November 12, 2003
The
Meaning of Mothers’ Day
John
14:15-26 "If you love me, keep my commands." Based on
Gary Shaw: Jackson Snyder, May 12, 2002
The
Complete Paraclete
John 14:15-17,25,26 Scholars'
When Memorial Day and Trinity Collide
Jackson Snyder, May 25, 2002
Abiding
in the Vine
John
15:1-12
"I am the true vine."
Abiding shouldn't be that hard to do.
Jackson Snyder, March 10, 2002
The
Cole Disaster and the Satanic Verses
John 16:2 Whosoever
killeth you will think he doeth God service.
Why do Moslems Kill?
Jackson Snyder, 1998, 2001
Known
Only by a Nickname
John 20:19-31 "Unless
I see the nailprints..."
"Reluctant Thomas" - quotes a story from the
Acts of Thomas
Jackson Snyder
April 7, 2002
Eight
Days to Wait
Acts 2:1-13 "Not many days from now."
What the disciples did while waiting for Pentecost.
Jackson Snyder, May 19, 2002
Don't Be
a Squencher
Acts 2:1-4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.
Include the classic prayer to the Holy Spirit.
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Pickin'
on Peter
Acts 2:14 Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice.
Published in a newspaper once.
Jackson Snyder, 1987
Well,
What Did You Expect?
Acts 3:1-10 Peter and John were going up at the hour of
prayer.
Prayer and expectation
Jackson Snyder, 1997
The
Two Salvations
Acts 4:12 "None other name under heaven whereby we must be saved."
from
End-Time Bible
Quarterly
Jackson Snyder, 2000
The
Nazarenes and the Deacons
Acts 6:1-7 Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor ...
The "Church" at Jerusalem
Jackson Snyder, April 21, 2002
The
Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Part 2
Acts 8:5-17 ...and
they received the Holy Spirit.
Portal to Supernatural Power: Fourth of Seven
Jackson
Snyder, July 19, 1992, January 19, 2002
A Wider Vision
Acts
9:10-17 There was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias.
Paul and Ananias
Jackson Snyder, June 10, 1994
Holy
Week in Review
Acts 10:34-43, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8
"God
raised him on the third day"
The meanings of the days of Holy Week.
Jackson Snyder, April 18, 2003
Regarding the Sabbath and the Eighth Day,
a Reply to Buff Scott about Worship Days,
employing the Epistle of Barnabas and Acts 15:21
Jackson Snyder, March 20, 2008
Psychic
Friends or Spiritual Gifts?
Acts
16:16-18 "A slave girl who had a spirit..."
The
teens were calling the psychic connection in the church office.
Jackson
Snyder, July 19, 1992 : January 12, 2002
Salvation:
What Is It All About?
Acts 16:16-31
And it came out that very hour.
Saved from and to what?
Jackson Snyder, 1994
The New is Me
Acts 16:30
What must I do to be Saved?
A call for true conversion, not just "salvation."
"Lord, Lord" "Lord, Lord" - They cast out demons & worked miracles, but HE never knew them.
Jackson Snyder, June 17, 2004
√
Something About the Famine of ’46
Acts
19:11-30
Vision, Commitment, Purpose, Expectation
The Nazoreans / Nazarenes
“The Epistle of Barnabas”
Jackson Snyder, August 26, 2004
Why I Sell Products On My Site
(For You Whomever May Be
Concerned)
Jackson Snyder, July 1, 2008
Pregnant
Time
Romans 5:1-8 At the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
Justification and Timelessness
Jackson Snyder, June 17, 2001
A SHORT
STUDY OF TYPES and ANTITYPES
Romans 5:14,15; Hebrews 7:3
based on Grady Scott, 1999
Wanted:
Dead or Alive
Romans 6:1-2 How can we who
died to sin still live in it?
A radical exposition
Jackson Snyder, June 24, 2001
Who
Can Separate Us from the Love of G-d?
Romans 8:28-39
G-d as parent, friend, lover
Jackson Snyder, November 21, 1993
Sorting
Out Spiritual Gifts
Romans 12:6-8, Ephesians 4:11 & 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11 Part 1
A New
Approach to Motivational, Apostolic and Pneumatic Spiritual Gifts.
Jackson Snyder, July 14, 2003
Many
Convincing Proofs
1
Corinthians 15:12-20 If Christ has not been raised ...
Resurrection Day
Jackson Snyder, 1995
The
Suffering G-d
1
Corinthians 1:18-25 We preach Christ crucified.
Passion Sunday
Jackson Snyder, 1997
A
Study in Sarcasm
1 Corinthians 8 Food offered to idols.
Any meaning for today? Yes!
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Sportsmen!
Follow Me!
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Racing, boxing, wrestling, baseball
and NASCAR
Jackson Snyder, July 9, 2004
The
Seminary of Sanctity
1 Corinthians 9:24 Run that you may obtain the prize.
Christian Perfection
Jackson Snyder, 1994
Would
You Heed If For You I ...
2 Corinthians
5:20 We beseech you, be reconciled to G-d.
Good Friday - Just what does it take?
Jackson Snyder, 1987
Holy
Martyrs
2 Corinthians 5:20-6:13 We are treated as impostors.
The hall of martyrs (incomplete).
Jackson Snyder, 1998
Good
Grief
2 Corinthians 7 For you felt a godly grief.
Ash Wednesday
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Pay Up!
2 Corinthians 7:1,11
Grace is free, but paying feels better.
The Story of Joanne Landry
September 6, 2002
I
Went
Galatians
1:1-3 I went ...
The Travels of St. Paul
Jackson
Snyder, 1989
Seven
Cities from Tarsus
Galatians
1:11-24 I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus.
More on Paul’s Journeys
Jackson Snyder, October 16, 1996
All:
The Three Classes of Resurrection
Galatians 3:8 All nations will be blessed in you.
Following “The Lost
Gospel Revealed”
What is the "Full Gospel"?
Jackson Snyder, February 22, 2003
To
Dwell Below With Saints We Know
Galatians 3:27-29 There is neither male nor female,
Human Relations Sunday
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Zombies
in the
Church
Ephesians 2 We were dead through our trespasses. Many Xtians are walking dead
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Sitting
in Heavenly Places
Ephesians 2:1-7 Sitting in heavenly places.
1 / 7 Portal to Power Series
Jackson Snyder, July 12, 1992 & January 10, 2002
Dead
Men Walking
Ephesians 2:4,5 He made us alive together with Christ.
Variation on "Zombies."
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Horse
Tales
Ephesians 4:1-13 His gifts were that some should be pastors.
Pastors as work horses
Jackson Snyder, May 31, 1996
Four-fold Apostles and Temperament Types
Ephesians 4:11,12
There are some amazing similarities
Jackson Snyder, July 2, 2008
Raised
With Christos: What Does it Mean?
Colossians
3:1-3
For
you died, and your life is now hidden with Messiah.
Jackson Snyder, April 21, 2002
From Russia
with Laodicea:
Epistle to
the Laodiceans Chapter 8
Translated by Moreh Moses Mikheyev
This is the rarest text I know of!
April 11, 2008
Is
the Rapture for Real?
1
Thessalonians 4:15-17 We who are left, shall be caught up.
Clearing up the confusion
Jackson Snyder, November 2001
Opinion:
Polygamy and the B’nai Yahshua Synagogues
Titus 1:6, etc.
Save the women in nursing homes; get married.
Jackson Snyder, July 21, 2008
Sabbath
Guidelines: entirely from scripture
Hebrews 4:9-11
B'nai
Yahshua Synagogues Worldwide
April 11, 2008
NOW Faith #1: "Birthing Big"
Hebrews 11:1-3,6
Conception, incubation and big birth in prayer
Jackson Snyder, May 2, 2004
NOW Faith #4: "Living the Rhema"
Hebrews 11:3, Psalms 91:3,4
Distinguishing the logos from the rhema words and
acquiring the rhema. Good examples.
Jackson
Snyder, February 21, 1995 Updated May 22, 2004
Redating
James (lesson)
James 2 verses Galatians 3
Proves that James was written first
And Galatians is a commentary on it.
Jackson Snyder, July 2003
The
Life and Times of James the Just
James 4, Thomas 12 "You shall go to James the Just"
All About James, the Bones of Peter and the Shroud
Jackson Snyder, November 9, 2002
The
Most Precious Jewel of All
1 Peter 3:18-22 An appeal to God for a clear conscience.
Baptism based on Oswald Sanders.
Jackson Snyder, 1993
The
Everest of Perfection
2 Peter 1:2-12 If you do this you will never fall.
Based on Krakauer's
Into Thin Air
Jackson Snyder, 1998
Mammoth
Caves
2 Peter 2:1-13 the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial.
The fate of fallen angels and how to avoid the same.
Jackson Snyder, 1998
Scaling
Mount Zion
2 Peter 3:1-18 Where is the promise of his coming?
Christ's public appearance scheduled soon.
Jackson Snyder, 1998
Negotiating
the Great Divide
1 John 1:1-4 We have seen
it with our own eyes.
Capture Yashua like Mignon caught the cardinal.
Jackson Snyder, June 8, 1997
Growing
Up in Agape - Short Version
1 John 2:1-17 I am writing you a new commandment.
Love, vertical and horizontal
Jackson Snyder, 2001
Creeds
in Conflict
1 John 2:18 Many antichrists have come.
Lots of teaching, most false
Jackson Snyder, 1997
Love
for Dummies I
Love
for Dummies II
1 John 3:1-8 Let us not love in word but in deed and in truth.
Obviously, love for dummies
Jackson Snyder, 1997
The
Politics of Communion
1 John 5:1-5 Who is it that
overcomes the world?
The Eucharist is 'treason against common sense.'
Jackson Snyder, July 6, 1997
REVELATION
UNCLOAKED:
The Apocalypse of Yahshua Messiah, Chapter 1
Commentary, February 4, 2008
REVELATION
UNCLOAKED:
The Apocalypse of Yahshua Messiah, Chapter
4
Commentary, February 11, 2008
√
Yahweh’s Witnesses
Revelation 7:2ff
There IS a simple, biblical answer.
Jackson Snyder
The
Next Homecoming: The Millennium Made Plain -
Revelation 19:1-9 "The smoke from her goes up forever."
Preached in Atlanta two days before the world changed.
Jackson Snyder, September 9, 2001
FREE NON-SERMONS
Bio, Mission, Core Beliefs, Contacts
In-depth Bible Lessons
Death, Rising, Life, Logos, Nativity, Hell?
Quotes, Poems, Prayers,
Hymns
Use them in home, services &
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Focus Haiti News
News feeds from everywhere about the latest
Paul
Nison - Torah Life Ministries
Weekly parsha on Health, Welfare &
Sense
ARCHIVES AND INDICES:
The
Sacred
Name Yahweh
The Millennium is Here!
Essays on The Imitation of Christ
&
The
Brethren of the
Common Life
Survey of
The Imitation of Christ
Of the
Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis
History
Lesson about the Imitation
Monasticism from Benedict
to the Flying Nun
Eucharistic Practice
of the Brethren I - VI
Kata Mattyah from The Hebraic New Testament - updated October 23, 2008 - a new, true names Hebraic annotated translation of Matthew, based up on the Sinaitic Greek and Ruach Qadim Aramaic. This is not another sacred name fill-in. This is a totally new translation. Gain command of the Hebrew biblical language quickly.
Chanoch Alef of Ethiopia - A new translation of 1 Enoch (Ethiopic), the most important extra-biblical text for understanding the New Testament. How does Enoch fit into faith?
Try this essay: Ancient Cosmic Covenant Revealed. Learn the plan for global ecology and peace with earth.
As for the Enochan Pentateuch / Hexateuch, check out the short reaction to Fr. Milik's Book of Giants.
A great little book that clearly explains Enoch is Barker's The Lost Prophet. Before you buy, read a short review.
Sinaiticus New Testament - A third century text with a unique 19th century translation; H. T. Anderson, completed in 1866. Now you may freely read this on the web or purchase this valuable piece of history in Hardback or Paperback. See www.apostolia.us.
Letter of Bar Naba
[pdf] -
Epistle of Barnabas - a new, annotated, true names translation from the Sinaitic
codex by Jackson Snyder. (Second draft)
In print at
www.apostolia.us.
AUDIO at
www.radio-yahweh.com.
Torah of Zillah [pdf] - The Teachings of Silvanus - a new, true names
translation. Silvanus (Silas / Zillah) tries to persuade his son to quit
the zealot insurrectionists. True names annotated translated by our own Gush
Patel.
AUDIO at
www.radio-yahweh.com.
From Russia with Laodicea - a new Epistle to the Laodiceans turns up in Russia with prophetic words for now. Is this the real thing? I do not know; 'Laodiceans' is something totally unique.Translated and annotated from Russian by Moses Mikheyev.
Apocalypses of James (2) /
Apocalypses Iacobou A & B - a new translation of this hitherto lost
testament of the man "who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third
heaven... ." True names annotated translation by Gush Patel.
AUDIO pending.
Acts 29: The Sonnini Manuscript / The Discovery of St. Paul's Tomb. Acts 29:2 For he had heard in Phoenicia that certain of the children of Israel, about the time of the Assyrian captivity, had escaped by sea to “the Isles afar off” as spoken by the Prophet, and called by the Romans Britain.
Wonderful Nazorean Psalms - those known only as the "Odes of Solomon" are probably the most beautiful and spiritual of all psalms. These are dated to the first century and the Eastern assemblies; here is a new translation for you.
A
Sectarian Manifesto
Paul v. Peter in Antioch, Galatians 2
"St. Peter, A New Approach to Biography."
Why did Peter back down?
Carsten Thiede
2 Corinthians 3 | A New Translation | We were trying to study this passage, but the ISR and other translations are so muddied with theological novelty that we needed a new translation. The question is, Does Paul limit the Torah to the Ten Commandments (only)?
BIG STUFF:
Science Studies for Believers - What are Science, Geocentricity, Ages of Time, Evolution, Age of Earth, Evidence for Flood to us? This is fabulous new site.
Motivational Gifts
Portal - not the spiritual gifts kind, but the unique GIFTS you may
purchase on this site gathered into one page.
Why I Sell Products On My Site
Motivational Spiritual Gifts - Romans 12 gifts and personality inventories all at one convenient site. TEN inventories. A real human does the assessment for you.
HOME PASSOVER
Do you want to keep the Messianic Pesach at home but don't know
how?
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"The Passover"
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"By the Brooks of Babylon"
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RABBI BARRY LEFF
Brotherly Love? Rabbi Barry Leff: The more we know about each other’s religions, the more progress we can make toward peace. For one thing, we can learn use religion as a way to come together, instead of as a way to sow hatred. For the truth is, if you look at the three Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Judaism and Islam are very similar – Christianity is the “odd man out” with the greatest variation from the other two. So to further that goal, we’re not only going to study some Torah – we’re going to study some Koran. Go there.
HOME PENTECOST / FEAST OF WEEKS
Shavuot & the Old Testament / Tanakh:
Pentecost / Shavuot Training Session - a 40-minute learning experience based on Exodus 24:12 Yahweh said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain. Stay there, and I will give you the stone tablets, the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction."
Pentecost / Shavuot Home Service - You can worship at home or in your small group. Two loaves of bread are required for the Agape / Ahava Meal. Includes music downloads.
Pentecost & the Brit Chadash:
A Personal Pentecost, the Former and Latter Rain / Reign: And the events in Topeka Kansas that led to the Great Outpouring in 1901.
The Traditions of Pentecost - This is a Methodist message about some of the church traditions that surround the celebration of Pentecost, the only Feast of Yahweh that Christians observe.
Eight Days to Wait - Remember
that the last thing he told his people before he beamed up was to
“wait!” “Wait around without me until the Holy Spirit comes.” But
how long a wait would that be? They’d already waited forty days!
Lots more Pentecost at this link.
Channeling the Benevolent Dead
Is it a Gift? Is it a sin?
Seasonal Feature: "A Christmas Birthday Conversion"
"We
don't know when our Jewish friend was born, so
let's just have a celebration on Hitler's birthday.
That way, we can make something good
out of something very bad!"
Was He a Carpenter and Carpenter's Son?
Lyric Stream: "My
Flesh is Food Indeed"
PREDESTINATION CALMLY CONSIDERED
By John Wesley
Brethren, would ye lie for the cause of God? I am persuaded ye would not. Think then that as ye are, so am I: I speak the truth, before God my Judge; not of those who were trained up therein, but of those who were lately brought over to your opinion. Many of these have I known; but I have not known one in ten of all that number, in whom it did not speedily work some of the above-named effects, according to the state of soul they were then in. And one only have I known among them all, after the closest and most impartial observation, who did not evidently show, within one year, that his heart was changed, not for the better, but for the worse. 90. I know indeed, ye cannot easily believe this. But whether ye believe it or no, you believe, as well as I, that without holiness no man shall see the Lord. May we not then, at least, join in this, — in declaring the nature of inward holiness, and testifying to all the necessity of it? May we not all thus far join in tearing away the broken reeds wherein so many rest, without either inward or outward holiness, and which they idly trust; will supply its place? As far as is possible, let us join in destroying the works of the devil, and in setting up the kingdom of God upon earth, in promoting righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Of whatever opinion or denomination we are, we must serve either God or the devil. If we serve God, our agreement is far greater than our difference. Therefore, as far as may be, setting aside that difference, let us unite in destroying the works of the devil, in bringing all we can from the power of darkness into the kingdom of God’s dear Son. And let us assist each other to value more and more the glorious grace whereby we stand, and daily to grow in that grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
A Roman
Catholic Apologetic
for the Ten Commandments
Father John J. Pasquini’s Ecce Fides: Pillar of Truth (197ff. 2007) contains essays in Roman Catholic apologetics. (From the Greek απολογία, "speaking in defense" is the discipline of defending a religious position through the systematic use of reason. Pasquini defends many Catholic doctrines, including those on the immortal soul, everlasting torment, indulgences, relation to other churches, heretics, pro-life, relics, popes and inquisitions. The following passage provides us with Roman Catholic moral imperatives, and specifically the meaning of the Ten Commandments. Ecce fides is Latin for Behold Faith!
Of the 22 times in the Bible where Paul is referred to as an "apostle", only twice is he referred to as an apostle by someone other than himself! These two instances came from the same person. Not from Yahshua, or any of the original apostles, but from Paul's close traveling companion and personal press secretary Luke. Both accounts are found in Luke's record of the Acts of the Apostles, (chapter 14:4,14). Here Paul is referred to as an apostle along with Barnabas. By this time in the story, Luke would have been very accustomed to Paul calling himself an apostle, and he would no doubt have been in agreement with Paul's assessment of himself. By these statistics alone, it is evident that Paul is by far his own biggest fan... and his side kick Luke was his number two fan. This leaves no one else anywhere in the Bible going on record recognizing his apostleship!
Lie with the Dog
My soul bragged on itself like Little Jack Horner, "What a good boy am I. I've heard from Yahweh! And how compassionate and wonderful I’ve become tonight." About this time, the dog began to howl again and the Ruach haQodesh whispered one last thing, "Yes, Jack, you have become compassionate enough to pray. But now -- Go! -- go lie with the dog."
The Reward of the Sword
Why does Yahshua say he came not to bring peace but a sword into our homes? We get the idea that if we are good Christians or good Torah Observers, we should inherently have peace in our families, households and properties. But it appears likely that though Yahshua was certainly "a good Christian," he had a lousy home life, and undoubtedly suffered greatly under the burden of broken relationships because of who he was and what he came to do.
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