Biblical Heritage Center Blog

  One of the first lessons in the Bible is – “ Anger lead to the first murder!” God told Cain how he could master his anger, but he murdered his brother. One of Yeshua’s first lessons was also about how to master anger. His lesson applies to 21 st century lives, just as much as it applied to first century lives – maybe even more. Continue reading at – https://mailchi.mp/66dec03b34c0/yeshuas-light-commandments-for-mastering-anger-part-1

  Yeshua taught that a person could break one of these commandments and still be in the Kingdom of Heaven. Find out what the only requirement for being in the kingdom is – and what jots and tittles are! Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/620889d9c104/commandment-breakers-in-the-kingdom-of-heaven

  Yahweh’s kingdom is large enough for people from all nations. Yeshua was a Jew and he spoke about Jewish things to Jewish people. But in the Jewish crowds listening to him there were also people from other nations that viewed themselves as part of his movement. When Rabbi Jeffrey and I understood this, we realized we had discovered common ground and bridged the religious gap that had divided us. Read more at - https://mailchi.mp/3ff0f8f4dd8f/a-kingdom-large-enough-for-all-nations

  Today, I am going to share comments about Yeshua from another Jewish scholar, Bernard Starr: “I now realize that ignoring Jesus and Christianity was part of a Jewish ‘Jesus phobia’ . . . I’m not a Messianic Jew . . . every Jew read and study the New Testament, they should tell the countless numbers of Christians who have not read it to do so, too . . . Christianity could not have developed as a religion if it were not for Judaism and the support of devout practicing Jews who embraced the Torah teachings of Rabbi Jesus.” Read more at -- https://mailchi.mp/70c385db1012/why-every-christian-and-jew-should-read-and-study-the-new-testament

  Always keep in mind that Yeshua’s movement was actively engaged in conversations over issues that were important to other Jewish sects. Understanding the revolutionary way Yeshua set himself apart from those sects is essential for understanding his words – especially the Essenes who taught people “ to hate their fellow Jews .” Yeshua’s message of “ love ” and “ repentance ” directly targeted their teachings! Read more at - https://mailchi.mp/ddb924eba08e/a-revolution-of-love-and-new-morality

There is no one Jewish or Christian view of what happens after death – and there has never been just one view . However, even though various groups have had different views, they seem to all agree on one very important point – death itself is not the end of the story when people die . What did Jesus say about who will have good or bad after death experiences? Read more at - https://mailchi.mp/8690f3a6333c/who-will-have-good-or-bad-after-death-experiences  

  Both the rich man and Lazarus are Jews. They knew about TZEDAQAH , as would their Jewish friends. Placing a poor man at the gates of a rich man should have been the best way for both of them to get the most help! Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/93c31bc6748e/an-unnamed-rich-man-and-a-poor-man-named-lazarus

  The righteous will go away into eternal life in the Kingdom of Heaven. Therefore, understanding what “Kingdom of Heaven” meant to Yeshua is very important. Is the “Kingdom of Heaven” located in the place Christians today call “Heaven”? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b7def1db8fb2/eternal-life-in-the-kingdom-of-heaven

  In the first story in Genesis, we read God’s vision for all people. It describes a human community that live by TOV Wisdom and Values. In our society today, individualism, self-interests, individual rights, and wealth are among the highest values. In my opinion, people helping each other, by taking collective actions that are mutually inclusive and that measure TOV, would make life in America safer and better. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/2cc6cbfd4c2b/tov-creates-plans-and-strategies-for-increasing-cooperation

  Parables are often seen as the hallmark of Yeshua’s teaching. They are stories, some only a sentence or two long. His followers, like Yeshua himself, were Jews, and they knew that parables were more than children’s stories or restatements of common knowledge. However, very few of his private explanations have been preserved and that makes his parables mysterious and often difficult for readers today.   In my previous email I pointed out that Yeshua was a skilled teacher and interpreter of the Torah and the Prophets . He used parables to highlight important points in sections of the biblical texts he taught . So, the first thing we must do to understand his parables is identify the portions of the biblical texts from which he was teaching or interpreting. As an example of this, I used part of a parable from Matthew 25:34-37a:   “Then the King will say to those on his right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foun...