Jewish Tradition

Q. I was wondering what your source is when you say according to “Jewish history” or “Jewish tradition” is. I listen to your mp3 tapes all the time in fact I burn them to a disc a listen to them during my morning drive to work. I have searched the Internet over and cannot find a Jewish tradition or Jewish history site. I really enjoy all the historical background that you add in all your sermons. If I could only find a preacher like you, I would show up every Sunday to church.

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Why Was John Baptizing?

Q. I have a question regarding baptism. Why was John the Baptist baptizing people if Jesus had not come and died on the cross yet?  When did the practice of baptism begin and what was the purpose? I thank you for all the wisdom you share.

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An Objection To Head Covering

Q. 1 COR.11 seems to put women under the law much as circumcision did for men.  Also, using the “2 witness” method, this cannot be supported elsewhere in scripture.  Why do you teach that this has never been revoked?

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BC And AD

Q. If B.C. is before Christ and A.D. is after the death of Christ, then what do we call the 33 years he was alive? Thank you. You are blessed to have GOD work through you in this way. Read Post »

How Did Judas Die?

Q. I’ve seen two verses concerning how Judas died; Act 1:18 (With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. and Matt 27:5 So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

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Celebrating The Feasts

Q. I was at a Bible study recently and the leader of the group is a Messianic Jew and he was talking about the feasts of Israel.  He was saying that the early church for the first 300 years celebrated the feasts.  I have been around a few Messianic Jews and know that they do continue to celebrate the feasts.  My question is – when Paul penned the Galation  Epistle and talked about the keeping of the Mosaic Law vs. Faith in Christ – was he also including the feasts? Read Post »

Jesus As An Observant Jew

Q. Acts 3:1 has Peter and John going to the temple for prayer.  From this I assume that they no longer participated in the animal sacrifices at the temple because of Jesus’ perfect sacrifice for us on Calvary’s cross.  The disciples, however, must have participated in the animal sacrifices prior to the crucifixion.  But did Jesus, as an observant Jew, also participate in the sacrifice? He did not need any forgiveness but did he do it in order to “fulfill all righteousness” as he said to John at his baptism? Read Post »

Passover And Communion

I recently read your article on “The Passover: History and Prophecy”. I stumbled upon the part where you wrote about Jesus having the last Supper, or Passover meal, and where you claim to say he stopped at the third cup, the cup of redemption. Can you help me understand this?

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Do We Think With Our Heart?

I need your help to refute a charge an atheist has brought against the Bible. He claims the Bible says we “think with our hearts.” He claims approximately 920 verses say that we think with our hearts. Is he right? Does the Bible claim we think with our hearts? Isn’t it our soul that guides our actions?

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Joseph’s Coat Of Many Colors

I am trying to find what colors were in the coat of Joseph and what did they mean. I have been unsuccessful trying to find this information. Could you help me?

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