Author Archives: yourphariseefriend

The Good News

Posted on July 11, 2012 by yourphariseefriend

Direct Relationship You can enter into a deep, joyful and fulfilling relationship with the One Creator of heaven and earth without having anyone else involved in that relationship aside from the two of you: G-d and yourself. Don’t let anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 32 Comments

Unauthorized Negotiator

Posted on June 29, 2012 by yourphariseefriend

Unauthorized Negotiator Tom and Joe were partners in a business. As they walked up the path to the office one day they encountered a man exiting the door that they were about to enter. The man asked them what they … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith Structure | 40 Comments

Empowered Arbitrators

Posted on June 28, 2012 by yourphariseefriend

Empowered Arbitrators Tom and Joe were partners in a business. When it came to disbursement of profits a small dispute arose between them so they decided to go to a third party to arbitrate between them. Joe was not familiar … Continue reading →

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Love, Law and Jeremiah 9:23

Posted on June 22, 2012 by yourphariseefriend

Love, Law and Jeremiah 9:23 God’s holy Law and His love are seen by some as to conflicting factors in our relationship with the Divine. Loving God and observing the Law are understood by these people as two separate approaches … Continue reading →

Posted in Judaism | 16 Comments

Ramifications of Shema IV – Isaiah 41:10

Posted on June 14, 2012 by yourphariseefriend

Ramifications of Shema IV – Isaiah 41:10 In the Shema we declare that the Lord is our God. What do we mean when we say that God is “ours”? Is the Lord not God over all of creation? How is … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic, Judaism | 3 Comments

The Canaanite Gospels

Posted on June 13, 2012 by yourphariseefriend

The Canaanite Gospels   Christianity began as a movement within the Jewish community. It did not take long for this movement to spread to the Gentile world. At a very early stage of Christian history, the Gentile segment of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Critique | 46 Comments

Is the Jewish Bible a Mystery Novel?

Posted on June 5, 2012 by yourphariseefriend

Is the Jewish Bible a Mystery Novel? Christian missionaries read the Jewish Bible as if it were a mystery novel. The Bible presents the missionary with an enigmatic puzzle that needs to be unraveled. Only the missionary knows that Jesus … Continue reading →

Posted in Isaiah 53 | 49 Comments

Isaiah 41:15

Posted on June 3, 2012 by yourphariseefriend

Isaiah 41:15 “Behold I have made you like a new, sharp threshing iron with many blades; you will thresh and pulverize mountains, and you will make the hills like chaff. You will winnow them and the wind will carry them … Continue reading →

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Covenant Nation

Posted on May 31, 2012 by yourphariseefriend

Covenant Nation A Critical Review of Professor Daniel Boyarin’s: “Borderlines” and “The Jewish Gospels” By: Yisroel Chaim Blumenthal Introduction The Jewish people stand in a covenantal relationship with God. Not only as individuals, but also and primarily as a national … Continue reading →

Posted in Critique | 11 Comments

Incarnation and Definition of Marriage

Posted on May 16, 2012 by yourphariseefriend

Incarnation and Definition of Marriage Reverend Smith’s gaze shifted from Mary to Jane and back to Mary again. The Pastor broke the long silence: “What! You want to get married in MY church?! Don’t you know where I stand on … Continue reading →

Posted in The Righteous Gentile, The Ultimate Truth | 90 Comments