There are two questions I’ve had a lot: does Torah matter and how were the Gentiles (sons of strangers) supposed to know this law? Skip Moen answers these questions with insight in two posts: Food in the Garden This article discusses the role of Israel. God clearly states (in Hebrew) that all men live by…
I am free from condemnation! Romans 8:1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. The word for condemnation means penalty. Yeshua paid our penalty when He died. So, no matter what, if we accept His sacrifice, we accept His payment for our punishment. He already paid our bills! We…
Psalm 19:12, 14 How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. This is my prayer. Sometimes I feel like there are so many…
2 Corinthians 4:9 We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going. I am feeling hunted this morning. At work I feel like “Big Brother” is watching every move I make so he can pounce on any small mistake to use against me….
Romans 6:11 So you should consider yourselves dead to sin and able to live for the glory of God through Christ Jesus. Today’s my first day back at work/school after 2 beautiful and wonderful weeks of vacation. Man! I’m so not ready for this! And of course, my time this morning is all about sin…
Micah 7:8 Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD himself will be my light. This verse is so full of hope! There’s sorrow, too. Micah doesn’t say,”if” I fall; he says “though”. Failure is inevitable because we are sinful. Darkness…
Jonah 1:19 The sailors were awestruck by the LORD’s great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him. I’d have been pretty awestruck, too. Imagine! There are 10-20 foot waves crashing around your not-so-huge boat. You’ve thrown everything you can into the boiling, churning water in a desperate attempt to stay…
Ezekiel 43:12 And this is the basic law of the Temple: absolute holiness! Ezekiel has another vision. In this one he is watching the Temple being measured. My thoughts… this thing is huge! Some of the walls are 8 feet thick!!! Crazy! Anyhow, God enters the Temple (sounding like roaring, rushing waters) and speaks with…
Ezekial 18:21-23 But if the wicked people turn away from all their sins and begin to obey my laws and do what is just and right, they will surely live and not die. All their past sins will be forgotten and they will live because of the righteous things they have done. Do you think,…
Psalm 103:12 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. At church on Sunday we watched Perry Noble speak on God is Here. It was awesome! He is hilarious! Among the points that he made was one that’s stuck with me this week. With the new school…
