[First posted 2015. The “new”covenant claimed by Christianity as God’s covenant with the Church is found nowhere in the Hebrew Scriptures, even as Jeremiah 31:30-33 is cited as the ‘Old Testament’ prooftext. When you read those verses carefully and closely, you will discover that the same parties that cut a covenant at Sinai are named as […]
Read more[This was first posted in 2013; we are revisiting as a result of many searchers interested in The Jewish Mystique by Ernest Van Den Haag. Sharing Chapter 5 of this MUST READ book. For visuals connected to this topic, check this link: http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/155833/postcards-anti-semitic—-Admin1] ————————– WHY ANTI-SEMITISM? Jews “cause” both anti-Semitism and pro-Semitism; […]
Read more[First posted in 2013. Why is there a misperception that the God of the “Old Testament” is anything other than how He describes Himself as “merciful and gracious” ? Because part of that self-description is His balancing act, being “righteous and just” Who rewards obedience but punishes wrongdoing. And of course, in the conquest of […]
Read more[This 3-part series about the ‘Old Testament God’ was first posted in August 2012, These posts are worth revisiting since the message is still and ever will be relevant, particularly to those with open minds, with eyes ready to see and ears willing to hear a different ‘truth’ from what they’ve heard before. For the strongly […]
Read more[First posted on June 7, 2012. The Hebrew Scriptures often communicate divine truths in fictional as well as historical narratives. We read story after story about God in conversation or interacting with men from Genesis through Deuteronomy. Teachings, instructions and laws as well as examples are embedded in these stories. That is why they […]
Read moreKindle the Sabbath Lights Blessed are You, YHWH, our God, King of the Universe, Who commanded all humanity to set aside the Sabbath as a day of rest, So that we might cease from our nonstop striving for six days of our workweek. As Gentiles, Sinaites, Sabbath-keepers come together in fellowship, We borrow the […]
Read moreKINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS Blessed are You, YHWH, our God, King of the Universe, Who commanded all humanity to set aside the Sabbath as a day of rest, And as we Sinaites, Gentile Sabbath-keepers, follow the symbolic act in Jewish tradition, of lighting the Sabbath candles, We welcome Your Queen of all days, Your […]
Read moreKINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS O YHWH, Creator God, Revelator on Sinai, God of Israel, God of all nations, Lord of the Sabbath! How we cherish sundown on Friday, truly the highlight of our week. How we relish hour after hour from erev to havdalah, taking refuge in Your Sanctuary in time, leaving behind a world of cares, […]
Read more[This Sinaite’s musical liturgy borrows from the beautiful music composed by Christian hymnodists; we change the lyrics to reflect Sinai 6000’s belief system. As we explain every now and then, we Sinaites were Christian for most of our lives so we have come to love the music we’ve sung every Sunday at church. And so, until […]
Read moreKINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS O YHWH, Creator God, You light up our life in awesome ways; with the first sighting of Your moon that orbits our planet, that is our cue that another month begins another cycle in our measured earth-time. For You spoke— “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to […]
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