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Kindness of Your Youth

Posted on July 15, 2013 by yourphariseefriend

Kindness of Your Youth   The Talmud describes the Book of Jeremiah as “kulei churbena” – it is all about the destruction (Bava Batra 14b). In light of this description Jeremiah’s first prophecy to Israel seems out of place. “Go … Continue reading →

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Landscape of the Bible – Excerpt from C.U.

Posted on July 14, 2013 by yourphariseefriend

Landscape of the Bible The second strategy employed by the Church in her effort to silence the voice of the Jewish prophets is by misrepresenting the literary structure of the Bible. As it is with any work of literature, the … Continue reading →

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The Experience of the False Prophet

Posted on July 7, 2013 by yourphariseefriend

The Experience of the False Prophet What is a “false prophet”? Is it someone who makes up a story out of his hat but never had any experience to back up that story? Or is it perhaps someone who had … Continue reading →

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Being a Jew – What Does it Mean?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by yourphariseefriend

Being a Jew – What Does it Mean?   The Bible tells us that G-d took the Jewish people to Him for a nation and that He is their G-d (Genesis 17:7; Exodus 6:7).  The relationship between G-d and Israel … Continue reading →

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A Parable – by Annelise

Posted on July 3, 2013 by yourphariseefriend

A family are walking on a dark and isolated street when a man walks in front of them and stops them. He says he is a police officer and asks them to get into his car. The mother demands to … Continue reading →

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Why Jews Don’t Believe in Jesus – Excerpt From Critique of Volume 1

Posted on June 27, 2013 by yourphariseefriend

16. Objection 1.8 Here Brown tries to explain to his readers why Jews have not accepted Jesus as their god. Brown lists several explanations for the Jewish position but Brown fails to tell his readers the most important reason why Jesus was … Continue reading →

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New Arguments and Spiritual Blindness

Posted on June 19, 2013 by yourphariseefriend

Christian missionaries are constantly presenting new arguments to justify their devotion to Jesus. This exercise is self-defeating. One of the salient features of Christianity is the belief that anyone who doesn’t see the “truth” of their claims must be stricken … Continue reading →

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Believe in His Prophets – 2Chronicles 20:20

Posted on June 16, 2013 by yourphariseefriend

Believe in His Prophets – 2Chronicles 20:20 It is virtuous to believe in God’s prophets. It is not always easy to believe in the prophets. Sometimes the prophets were commissioned to deliver harsh words of rebuke. Messages that expose corruption, … Continue reading →

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Annelise on Faith Structure

Posted on June 10, 2013 by yourphariseefriend

Some Jewish followers of Jesus believe that if the New Testament message is  not valid, then they have no other way of being sure that the Torah is from God.  If they found that Jesus’ teachings were false, they would … Continue reading →

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Faith and Works – Reading Reality

Posted on June 7, 2013 by yourphariseefriend

Faith and Works – Reading Reality   The concept of faith in Judaism means maintaining a loyalty to truths that were demonstrated to our nation over and against the allures of the world which threaten to obscure these truths. Our … Continue reading →

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