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Circumcise Your Heart

Posted on March 25, 2019

Originally posted on 1000 Verses – a project of Judaism Resources:
Circumcise Your Heart We are commanded by God to circumcise our hearts (Deuteronomy 10:16; Jeremiah 4:4). How does one go about fulfilling this injunction? What is the meaning of this…

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Not to Bow

Posted on March 16, 2019

Originally posted on 1000 Verses – a project of Judaism Resources:
Not to Bow   “And all the servants of the King that were in the gate of the King kneeled and bowed to Haman but Mordechai would not kneel nor…

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Messianic Prophecies – excerpt from Supplement to Contra Brown

Posted on March 10, 2019

Dr. Brown writes: III. 27. Page 189 “Messianic prophecies are not clearly identified as such.” This is amazing. Brown believes that the main purpose of the Jewish Bible is to predict the advent of the Messiah, yet the prophecies are not … Continue reading →

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Men of my Counsel

Posted on March 6, 2019

Men of my Counsel A person needs acknowledgment in order to survive. A person needs to feel that he or she is significant and that their life makes a difference. Without this feeling of self-respect and self-worth it is difficult … Continue reading →

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Different Standards – by Jim

Posted on February 26, 2019

You have identified the source of the impossibility of any meeting of the minds between yourself and those that adhere to the Torah of HaShem: the two sides of the argument appeal to two different standards of evidence. Those that … Continue reading →

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Take Three – by Mordechai Gold

Posted on February 18, 2019

Take Three In Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Volume 3, Dr. Brown addresses a charge leveled at Paul. As Dr. Brown words the challenge, “Paul claimed that the Hebrew Scriptures prophesied the resurrection of the Messiah on the third day. … Continue reading →

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The “Lost” Genealogies – by Jim

Posted on February 7, 2019

One of the most fascinating arguments that Christians raise regarding the proposed Messiahship of Jesus is that no living candidate can prove himself to be a descendant of David, because the family trees were burned with the Second Temple. This … Continue reading →

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