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  1. Shimon

    The Scriptures in a Nutshell

    The Torah IS the “Marriage Covenant.” If one rejects the Torah, then they reject the “marriage” and ultimately reject the Groom: Yeshua. When God re-established the Torah with the children of Israel on Mount Sinai, He stated: Right there, those are our choices. That is our “free will:”...
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    Dispensation of Grace

    The doctrinal teaching of “The Dispensation of Grace” originated with Marcion. The church echoes what Marcion spoke of, and yet Marcion was considered a heretic by his own Greeks. Even so, the church quotes from the pulpit the very same words that were heretical then. Marcion used his...
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    The "church?"

    We must understand that the English word “church” is not a good translation of the Greek word ekklesia. While there exists an ongoing debate about the derivation of the English word “church,” the scholarly consensus is that it derives from the Greek word kuriokos meaning “of the Lord.” The...
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    Questions

    The following is a list of questions that I think may help us to understand the differences in our beliefs. You can reply with your responses, or simply answer them quietly to yourself: 1. What are the differences between what is taught in the Old Testament and what is taught in the New...
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    Circumcision - An Alternative Perspective

    According to this passage, Paul had Timothy circumcised. The passage strongly hints that Timothy’s father was *not* a Jewish proselyte, or a God-fearer, and that his mother was a Jew. Had Timothy’s father been a Jewish proselyte, or a God-fearer (a Gentile on his way to becoming a proselyte), I...
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    Shalom!

    Just thought I'd introduce myself.  I noticed there are several other Messianic Jews on this board, so I decided to join.  I'm still rather new to Messianic Judaism, so hopefully some of you can help me to learn and grow. :) Shalom! Shimon