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circumcision in the first century and 1 corinthians 719
What did “circumcision” really mean in the first century? The various uses of the term in Acts 15, the man-made ritual of proselyte conversion, and why Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 7:19 point to a distinction between commandment-keeping and ethnic identity.
deborah the judge doesnt justify egalitarianism
Deborah is often held up as the biblical case for egalitarianism, but the text tells a different story: her role as prophetess rather than civil authority, Barak’s failure as the intended deliverer, and why her narrative points toward complementarian roles rather than against them.
do you wear clothes with mixed fabric
Wearing wool and linen together isn’t as arbitrary as it sounds, and the “gotcha” question misses something important: the specific fabrics named in Leviticus and Deuteronomy, the various theories behind the command’s purpose, and why obeying it doesn’t require understanding the reason.
god sees you
The idea that God only started caring about the heart in New Testament times doesn’t hold up: the story of Cain and Abel, why God regards the person before the offering, and how faith has always been what makes an offering acceptable to Him.
godly submission as a wife
A wife’s role isn’t something she gets to define for herself: the fear of losing identity in marriage, why biblical submission points to submission to God rather than the husband alone, and how vows create an unbreakable commitment rather than an escape route.
image of god
What does theology have to do with leadership? The image of God, the call to community, and the reality of human sinfulness as a foundation for how Christian leaders serve and steward their responsibilities.
image of god
What does it really mean to be made in God’s image? Yeshua as the perfect image of God, sanctification through conformity to Christ, and why bearing God’s image means walking in obedience to the Torah he gave.
sacrifice to Christ
Was Jesus instituting a new sacrament at the Last Supper, or something else entirely? Reading Luke 22:19 within its Passover context, the significance of the sacrificial lamb, and why “do this in remembrance of Me” turns out to be a declaration of Yeshua’s deity.
the gospel
Culture has turned “Jesus” into a vague symbol of peace and kindness, but the actual Gospel message is far more specific: why only Yeshua’s death could pay for sin, how the Abrahamic promise ties into salvation for every nation, and why obedience follows faith rather than earning it.
grace of law
Not “under law but under grace” doesn’t mean freedom from God’s commands: why the Torah itself is an outpouring of grace, how it reveals God’s character, and why keeping it reflects conformity to Messiah rather than a burden.
law covenant
What laws should Christians keep, and why does that even matter? Covenant membership, the difference between conditional and unconditional covenants, and why viewing our relationship with God as covenant rather than rule-keeping changes everything.
the significance of circumcision
Why did God command circumcision as the sign of the Abrahamic covenant? The miraculous birth of Isaac, the promised seed from Genesis 3:15, and how the sign points forward to a virgin-born Messiah rather than to Jewish identity.
spiritual israel
Many Christians talk about Gentiles becoming “Spiritual Israel,” but that phrase never appears in Scripture. Covenant membership, Gentile identity, and why the distinction between Israel and the nations still matters, even under the New Covenant.
the council of nicaea
The Council of Nicaea settled more than politics: Modalism, Arianism, and why the exact language used to describe Christ’s relationship to the Father mattered enough to fight for.
understanding trinity 2
Every work of God involves all three persons of the Trinity acting as one: the doctrine of inseparable operations, how it plays out in moments like the baptism of Yeshua and the cross, and why it matters for how we understand our salvation.
understanding trinity 1
The Council of Nicaea settled that Yeshua shares the same substance as the Father, not a lesser or created being: homoousios versus Arius’s heteroousios, the later distinction between essence and person, and why the language of “three persons in one being” still carries theological weight today.
what defines us
Identity crises are common for those in the Torah movement, but they don’t have to define us: finding our identity in Yeshua rather than in community or movement labels, and why Torah observance is a gift and birthright rather than a burden kept for the sake of others.
what is the law torah of god
The Law of God isn’t just the Ten Commandments or the five books of Moses: how Deuteronomy is structured around the Ten Words, why the Levitical laws point to Messiah, and why the entire 66-book canon serves as the governing document for citizens of the Kingdom.