KINGDOM COME
'One in Messiah'
A REVIVAL RALLY & FAITH FEAST
September 15th, 2018
Shalom Dear Brethren !
As most of you are aware, we here at Step With Christ Ministries have been hard at work with not only
our Christian Church Partners, but very importantly also with our Yeshua/Jesus Believing Messianic Jewish family. Praise Adonai !
In an effort to strive toward Kingdom Unification and the Joint Priesthood spoken about by Paul/ Sha'ul
that is necessary to carry out The Great Commission and to provoke the Jew to Jealousy, we've planned to begin the conversation of ' Coming Together ' through a New England based Revival Rally and Faith Feast recently renamed ....... KINGDOM COME ! ...... 'One in Messiah'.
SAVE the DATE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th
How can a Hebraic Lens help us carry out our Great Commission ?
How can knowing about ancient Jewish idioms, traditions, and culture deepen our personal relationships with Yeshua / Jesus ? How can Christian and Jewish believers and readers of the Holy Bible better understand Scripture passages by being sensitive to our shared Messiah's Hebrew heritage?
In Robby Gallaty's book ' The Forgotten Jesus ', he explains how Yeshua / Jesus was a Jewish man who was raised in a Jewish culture, reared by devout Jewish parents, and whom lived in accordance with Jewish laws. Jesus Himself regularly attended the Jewish Synagogue on the Sabbath, participated in every Biblical Feast, studied and memorized Scriptures, ( the Torah, or as Christians know it, the
Old Testament, which were the ONLY Scriptures in existence during His time in the flesh.), and began His ministry at the age of 30 -- all of this in accordance with the Jewish customs of the day.
Now! Please allow me to make something very clear. We are certainly in NO WAY attempting the deception of converting Christians to Judaism. ...................... LORD FORBID !
As a matter of fact, or as a matter of His Kingdom Plan, both Jew and Gentile have very inter-dependent and vital roles in Adonai's Kingdom Plan.
It is simply suggested that these 'Jewish' elements reveal something ' MORE ' about our Messiah that we as Gentiles, or, .... the Nations, may tend to overlook. In doing so, we run the risk of missing 'important implications' from the context of Jesus' life and Ministry that help to see and know our Messiah and His Divine Kingdom Plan better, clearer, and more concisely.
Alike the above mentioned author, I believe that we'll never attain the full understanding of Yeshua's ministry without understanding the culture into which He arrived and ministered in. Likewise with the Scriptures Jewish Authors, and their initial audience.
Reading the Bible through or along with a Messianic lens enhances our understanding of the ' why ',
behind the 'what ' of Yeshua / Jesus' actions and words.
Understanding the context of Jesus' life will help us to see familiar passages in a new and brighter light,
further uncovering nuances and providing a depth of clearer understanding. Some passages may now seem to be somewhat confounding to many stalwart Christians that may be a bit unfamiliar with
The Jewishness of Jesus. ' Let's make an effort to clarify the Word of God.'
As I have so often mentioned in my writings and sermons, ... ' when I add the Hebraic Lens to my Christian based knowledge, I am able to more clearly comprehend the Signs and Times, and
God's / Adonai's Divine Kingdom Plan. In keeping with an analogy we may all better understand,
' learning about the Jewish Roots of Christianity is like transforming a Black & White understanding of Scripture into an understanding of Vivid Living Color !
In closing today's post, I would like to reflect on a synopsis of ( ROMANS 11 v. 12, 15 )
Now if Gentiles were enriched because the chosen people of Israel turned down God / Adonai's
offer of Salvation through His only begotten Son, Yeshua / Jesus, think of how much greater a blessing the world will share when they finally accept Him ...... for since their rejection meant that Adonai offered Salvation to the rest of the world, their eventual acceptance will be yet even more WONDERFUL !
It will mean LIFE for those whom were DEAD.
TOGETHER, WITH OUR MESSIANIC JEWISH FAMILY,
WE CAN BURN BRIGHTER for YESHUA / JESUS !
To the Glory of God, and in honor of His Divine Kingdom Plan
LET US NEVER FORGET
Psalm 145:4
' One Generation Will Praise Your Works To Another '
And Very Importantly !
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