Tag: theology
Theology and ministry are two completely different terms that make up a perfect whole. Theology without ministry is nothing but worthless ideas and philosophy. And ministry without theology is like running a race with no clear finish line. It lacks...
What Does Real Ministry Look Like? Part 2
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Created in the Image of God
What is the image of God? What does it look like? How do we obtain it? Many people interpret it from their own perspective, relying on their own background and context. There is nothing inherently wrong with this because...
What Does Real Ministry Look Like? Part 3: The God of Compassion
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In the quest to understand real ministry, it’s important to understand who we are. And in order to understand who we are we need to understand who God is. Knowing who God is and what He desires from us is paramount to properly understanding what...
What Does Real Ministry Look Like? Part 4: Bringing the Kingdom to Earth
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If compassion is the prime attribute of God, then Yeshua is the perfect example and reflection of that characteristic. The power of the incarnation was not in the fact that He became flesh, but in the fact that while we would expect Him to come in...
What Does Real Ministry Look Like? Part 5: Real Evangelism
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When we talk about ministry, we cannot help but end up on the topic of evangelism. What does real evangelism look like in the light of a real ministry based on the compassion of Christ? To understand the answer to this question, we must first understand...
Melchizedek Two-Book Theory Refuted: Part 1
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Book of the Law vs. Book of the Covenant: Are they two separate books?
Those of you who have come into the Hebraic roots of your faith and have embraced the “front of the Book,” as I like to call it, have come to appreciate and love the...
Melchizedek Two-Book Theory Refuted: Part 2
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In the first part of this series, we took the time to unpack the two-book theory and refute some of its basic tenants. We spent time proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that the terms “Book of the Law,” “Book of the Covenant,”...
Melchizedek Two-Book Theory Refuted: Part 3
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I spent a considerable amount of time in the first two parts of this series refuting the claim that there is such a thing as the Book of the Law (BOL) and the Book of the Covenant (BOC). Those who believe this claim say that the BOC and the BOL are...
A Rabbi, a Muslim, and Me
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What do you get when you put a Rabbi, a Muslim and a Messianic pastor in one place? The same thing you get when you put a lion, a tiger, and a bear in one cage with one piece of meat: the potential for a free-for-all wrestling match! That’s pretty...