In the last study, we looked at the purpose of the sin scrifice. We found that although this sacrifice was needed because of the sin and uncleanness that YHVH’s people left as a stain on the temple, altars, and ark it really did not forgive them of those sins. The main reason for the sin…
In part 1 of this study, I mentioned my original ideas on atonement – what I had heard from the pulpit my entire life. From those pulpit teachings I had pieced together that atonement had something to do with forgiveness and could only be accomplished through sacrifice. But recently, I ran across a story in…
Atonement is key to understanding everything YHVH has done, is doing, and is going to do. His entire plan revolves around it. For this reason, it is important to understand what it really means – not according to today’s culture, but according to the ancient near eastern culture. We need to understand atonement in the…
I have spent many, many years in church. Throughout that time, I listened to what preachers and teachers told me and accepted all of it as truth. Then I was blessed with children of my own and began to question everything for their sake. Their little lives were in my hands, and I am responsible…
This study touches on subjects that have been gone over in detail in previous studies. Before going over this study, please make sure you have a complete understanding of the the study on Love is… Part 1: Love and the Opposition. In the attempt to rid ourselves of selfishness, the real anti-love, we must…
Recently, I have noticed a trend of believers hurting others while claiming to do it out of love. It can be seen in the churches, but even more prevalent, I see it on social media. What makes this so difficult to remedy is that it seems that those who are doing the hurting truly believe…
Once again, my life has been turned upside down, and I am seeing scripture through “new” eyes. Every time YHVH shows me something profound in the Word – something that affects the way I view the entire book of the Bible – I feel as though I have been given new eyes. Maybe a better…
Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the…
Many have wondered what the purpose of man is and how he relates with God. While I have the heard the question many times throughout my life, it is not something that I have set out to find. As a child, I suppose it just wasn’t that important to me, or maybe it required too…
Through studying the ten commandments, it became obvious to me that these were never done away with. How could they be? How could we ever put another god on the face of YHVH and it be ok? How could we ever make idols and it be ok? How could we ever murder and it be ok?…