[This continues the email exchange between BAN@S6K and her missionary friend; this time she addresses the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, as brought up by the missionary’s reference to Genesis 1:26: Let us make man in our image . . . which has been used as a one of a few prooftexts to justify the idea that […]
Read moreTo: whatjewsbelieve@hotmail.com Fr: BAN@S6K Subject: I Samuel 28::8-20 Q: SHALOM RABBI FEDEROW—– THE ACCOUNT OF SAUL ASKING THE WITCH OF ENDOR, TO CALL SAMUEL FROM THE DEAD, PUZZLES OUR SHABBAT TORAH STUDY GROUP A LOT. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE LORD GAVE THE WITCH THE POWER TO CALL SAMUEL FROM THE DEAD. WE […]
Read more1 Samuel 28:3-25 is a strange text to bring up after the series of articles on the non-existence of the devil, demonic spirits, and ghosts. This episode appears to promote the belief that the spirit of the dead can be conjured up through the agency of a medium like those simulated in seances today. This […]
Read moreSHEMOTH/Exodus 1:1-22 Translation: The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox Now these are the names of the Children of Israel coming to Egypt, with Yaakov, each-man and his household they came: 2. Re’uven, Shim’on, Levi and Yehuda, 3. Yissakhar, Zevulun and Binyamin, 4. Dan and Naftali, Gad and Asher. 5. So all the persons, those […]
Read more[This is the final article in the series A Sinaite’s Apologetics 5,6,7—this is how our messianic teacher described himself. We will discuss his carefully chosen words one by one.] ——————————————- “Your beloved ex-teacher, bond-slave of YHVH: Father, Son Yeshua, and Spirit” “Your Beloved . . .” Even if we have dropped out […]
Read moreContinuing from A Sinaite’s Apologetics – 5, our Christocentric Trinitarian Messianic Teacher wrote of us: “I actually feel great relief that I am no longer responsible for the spiritual life of any of you.” Presumptuous as that claim sounds, we do give some credit to this bible teacher from whom we learned […]
Read moreWe have heard it said of us: “Sayang!“ and that was later followed up by– “I actually feel great relief that I am no longer responsible for the spiritual life of any of you. “You have ‘made your beds,’ now enjoy sleeping in them.” “Your blood is on your own heads.” “Your beloved ex-teacher, bond-slave […]
Read more[This is part of our series on No Devil/No Hell/No Demonic Spirits/Occult. We left the question hanging when we encountered this strange episode since we were not sure if our interpretation of the verse is in accordance with Jewish thinking, so as we are wont to do when we’re uncertain or can’t agree, we “ask […]
Read more[Continuing this discourse between Sinaite BAN@S6K and missionary friend, this is the response to #7–Admin1]. ————————— Hi [Name witheld], Thank you for the verses you quoted from the book of Hebrews—a book supposedly authored by Paul or Apollos, or an unnamed new testament writer. I believe that if we […]
Read moreThis scripture was cited in a previous article entitled: “So if there’s no devil and demonic spirits, explain the occult.” At the end of that article, the reader was encouraged to read this text; so this is the sequel to that article; please read through the three translations; a series of articles explaining this text […]
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