Romans 3:1-31

Romans 3:1-4 – If both Jews and Gentiles are under God’s condemnation what is the point in being religious or following the Laws of God?  If following my religion does not assure me of heaven why bother?  This is a question that concerns every man. If a man is born a Jew or a Christian … Read more

Romans 2:11-29

Romans 2:11-16 The judgment of God will be executed with no partiality or favoritism. God has no favorites, chosen, yes but He does not favor the moralist, the bright or educated, wealthy, benevolent, or famous. All men stand equal before God’s judgment.  In the day of judgment, all will be judged by the same rule … Read more

Matthew 15:1-39

In order to begin to understand Judaism we need to know how the Talmud is considered part of the Torah. The Torah is understood to be God’s revelation. Just as we accept the Old & New Testaments as “Gods revelation”. A basic fundamental difference between Judaism and Christianity is rooted in the understanding of Torah. … Read more

Matthew 14:1-36

Matthew 14:1-2 – Herod was a ruler under the Roman Emperor, hence the title tetrarch. This of course was not Herod the great who died, but his son also known as Herod Antipas. Following the death of Herod the Roman government split the kingdom of Herod in three ways the other two sections that was … Read more

Matthew 13:1-58

Matthew 13:1-9 – The Parables of the Kingdom – Finding a place where he can speak to multitudes without being overrun he finds a place to sit by the lake, likely the Sea of Galilee. Here he begins to teach the people in parable form. The word “parable” comes from the verb ballo (to throw, … Read more

Matthew 12:1-50

Matthew 12:1-6 Jesus sets about to immediately challenge their notion of the Sabbath and its real purpose. The Sabbath was a sign between God and Israel (Exodus 31:12-17). The disciples were not working on the Sabbath, they were eating, satisfying their hunger Deuteronomy 23:24-25 What the disciples did was perfectly lawful, they were not placing … Read more

Matthew 11:1-30

Matthew 11:1-6 – When they left Yeshua continued His ministry. John the Baptist’s disciples came to Him with a question from John “Are you the “Expected One”? Jesus was not turning out to be the kind of Messiah that the Israelites were expecting. Messiah ben Joseph vs Messiah ben David. Now John the Baptist who … Read more

Daniel 10:1-21

Daniel 10:1-3. The final vision given to Daniel came in the third year of Cyrus in 536 B.C. The Jewish people were already beginning to return from Babylon and the Temple was in the process of being rebuilt. Daniel probably remained in Babylon because of his age or because of his value to the King. … Read more

Matthew 10:1-42

Matthew 10:1 – “Called” is more than a request in the original language it carries the idea of intensity to confront face to face. In Matthew 10:1 they are called disciples and in Matthew 10:2 they are called apostles. A disciple is one who is being equipped where Apostle is a qualified representative who is … Read more

Matthew 9:1-38

Matthew 9:1-9 One of the foremost tenets of the New Covenant is that sin can be forgiven, and that man can be brought into fellowship with God. The King who has come to bring the kingdom now demonstrates that He has the power to forgive sin. Sin is the root of all of man’s physical, emotional, … Read more