Yet another 'rabbi' using recycled material.
This movement is getting to be a cliche, ala Tevye.
Which movement Steve? He isn't claiming to be Messianic.
Here's his bio from Zondervan.
Ray Vander Laan is the founder of That the World May Know Ministries and creator of the Faith Lessons video series with Focus on the Family. An ordained minister, he holds the chair of biblical cultural studies as a religion instructor at Holland Christian Schools in Holland, Michigan. He and his wife, Esther, have four children and fifteen grandchildren.
Similar to my first impression.
I haven't read any of the articles there yet, but at least he isn't pretending to be a rabbi.
He's a christian minister with the National Association of Evangelists. The site is referring to Jesus as the rabbi to follow.
Yes, I think you meant Evangelicals, common typos. This is a statment I found on a mahalo page
The ministry aligns its values, beliefs and mission with the
National Association of Evangelicals.
So I wouldn't say he was 'with' them.
Are you sure the 'Evangelists' part of that is correct? Might it not be 'Evangelicals'? If it is the latter word that is a totally different concept from 'Evangelists', although linked to it in a way.
Confusing - like me he is an ordained Minister but he also has a web-site where he is a Rabbi! Split personality?
Yes, we have problems with split personalities here. I found no website where he presents himself as a Rabbi. The correction should be made by you before accusing someone of doing something they haven't, so perhaps check your own spelling and reading.
Yes, he has two websites which are now combined into one.
That The World May Know Ministries -facebook page
And the new site which combines that with the Follow the Rabbi. This has the web address of
followtherabbi.com.
I don't think he claims to be a rabbi, I believe he's referring to Yeshua or Paul.
Correct
'Ask the Rabbi' is the dominant sign on the site pages. Nowhere that I could see was it clear that he is a Gentile Minister. Nowhere does it link the dominant sign with your suggestion.
No, again, check your spelling it does not say '
Ask the Rabbi', it says, in 72 pt or larger letters,
'FOLLOW the Rabbi'.
BIG difference!
Just like the address to that site:
followtherabbi.com/
Footsteps of the Disciples
Follow the difficult path the disciples took to spread the message of Jesus. This journey will take you to amazing sites in Turkey.
The Rabbi he is asking you to follow is Yeshua/Jesus, not himself.
Since receiving his Master’s of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1976, Ray Vander Laan has been actively involved in studying and teaching Jewish culture using the methods of Jewish education. He has continued graduate studies in Jewish Studies in the United States, Israel, Turkey and Egypt. He has been a teacher for 35 years and is an ordained minister with the Christian Reformed Church. He has also authored a book entitled Echoes of His Presence, published by Focus on the Family. Vander Laan founded That the World May Know Ministries in 1998. Ray has taken over 10,000 people with him on his study tours of Israel, Turkey and Egypt.
There is no doubt that, for the casual visitor to the site, the person they are relating to is a Rabbi, not an ordained Minister. A point made by others on this thread.
Oh, my !!!!!!!!
Will you please clean your glasses??
The RABBI IS JESUS< YESHUA!!!!!!!!