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Most believers appreciate having a clearer understanding of the Scriptures from a Jewish perspective. Explore more about our faith in Jesus from this angle and other topics, including evangelism, Israel, antisemitism, biblical festivals, the international Jewish community, Jewish roots of Christianity, personal testimonies, and prophecy.
How can you be Jewish and believe in Jesus? Thanks to you, doors are opening in the hearts of Jewish people in Florida—one of the largest Jewish populations in the United States. Gerard*, a nearly eighty-year-old Jewish man, walked into our city-wide Messianic Passover banquet in Florida with guarded curiosity.
Ephesians 1:7-8, Part 2 Jesus’ atoning blood is evidence that God is just and that He deals very strongly with sin. Messiah’s death satisfied God’s justice and integrity. He is now free to love us to the utmost degree because sin is no longer a barrier between us and Him.
Much of what believers know about the kingdom of God comes from the New Testament, particularly from Jesus’ parables in the four Gospels. However, Jesus’ teachings on the kingdom of God, as well as the rest of the New Testament’s teachings about it all, have foundations in what was already…
On the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus’ followers, Peter stood and addressed those who doubted what they were seeing. In his defense of the resurrection, the apostle quoted King David from the Psalms: “The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, until…
There are a number of reasons why Jewish evangelism is so important. First of all, it is biblical. The Apostle Paul said, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation to all who believe, to the Jew first and also to…
Did Jesus Celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah? Many people see Hanukkah and Christmas as two opposing holidays. Centuries of antisemitism in the church have created massive rifts between Jewish and Christian communities. The prominence of Christmas in American culture especially has caused some Jewish people to see celebrating Christmas as a…
What are Messianic congregations? Messianic congregations are faith communities that stress the Jewish context of the Gospel of Jesus the Messiah. Messianic congregations often employ Jewish forms of worship, use Hebrew in their liturgy and stress the connection of Messiah to the Hebrew Scriptures. By enlisting as many of the…
The Passover Seder (celebration) contains many poignant traditions, but the eating of the afikomen after the meal is one of the most fascinating customs. The Seder contains 15 separate steps or stages, and the afikomen comes during the twelfth step, which is called tzafun. The Hebrew word tzafun means “hidden” or “concealed,” which accurately conveys the…
Israelis Have Supernatural Encounters with Christ You Are Protecting Israelis Who Protect Their Homeland Jewish People in the United States Investigate Yeshua Israelis Have Supernatural Encounters with Christ! “I had planned out exactly how I would take my life. I didn’t…
God is working through our Chosen People Ministries—Israel staff. From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and all across Israel, our staff is bearing much fruit, as Jesus promised, “My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples” (John 15:8). There are so many…
In our last study, we looked at Ephesians 1:3, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” Paul’s starting point in this verse is the One who is the source of all blessing,…
Believers in Jesus often have difficulty stating what they think heaven will be like. When many of us think about it, images of clouds, singing, floating, worship, and angels might come to mind. When we attempt to picture eternal life, we tend to come up with an otherworldly, disembodied existence…