Friends, did you know the Bible gives us a clear blueprint of what Jewish-Christian relations should look like? It's all there...we just need to know where to find it: Romans 9-11! In the apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans, he spent the first 8 chapters telling us how to live as Christians. We learn that …
Continue reading The Biblical Blueprint for Jewish-Christian Relations
Let's go on a historical journey to look at early Jewish-Christian relations, the birth of Rabbinic Judaism, a parting of ways and attempts to reconcile. It’s a full plate, but I’ll try to keep it interesting! Over the past few days we’ve established the fact that our Christian roots are firmly planted in Judaism. This brought about …
This is exciting stuff, my Gentile friends! (If you are Jewish, please pardon us as we celebrate this tremendous gift today.) Jesus used Jews to take the Gospel to the Gentiles for the very first time! As we learned yesterday, Paul was sent to the Gentiles after being rejected by the Jews. However, the Jewish …
Continue reading Gentiles Hear the Gospel for the First Time
In the midst of our live study at Calvary Community Church, I am reminded of the importance of understanding our Jewish roots. Thus, over the next few days I want to share a portion of that study with you. We'll begin by focusing on the basics before moving on to early Christian-Jewish relations and why …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 