My friend and TOV Center Partner, Jim Myers,
received a 6 page list of Biblical quotes in a reaction to his blog about the Real
Yeshua -- Jesus the Jewish
teacher. I noticed after reading through this huge list, that the point of
the writer was to convince and prove his "RIGHTNESS." This sense of
"RIGHTNESS" is something I've experienced my entire life. Many people
are absolutely sure that what they "BELIEVE" is "RIGHT!" So
many expend their energy on defending their BS (Belief System), some even go to
the point of killing others. The real crime, however, is that they ignore and do
not practice the Values and Lessons that the Jewish Jesus taught – and are clearly recorded in those same
Scriptures. Read Rabbi Leynor’s blog at -- http://tovcenter.blogspot.com/2015/06/being-right-vs-acting-righteously.html
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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