Does God Still Speak?
Does God still speak today? Find out David Wilber's thoughts in this guest post from his website.
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David Wilber's Defending Paul: A Response to Justin Best of Christian Truthers
David Wilber responds to Justin Best of Christian Truthers regarding the Apostle Paul's teachings.
The 613 Mitzvot: 61-65
The thirteenth install of The 613 Mitzvot blog series where we are briefly reviewing the 613 traditional rabbinical commandments and if the Torah applies to us today.
The 613 Mitzvot: 56-60
This is the relating to the 56th through 60th commandments of the traditional 613 commandments in the order and as found in the Aramic-English New Testament (AENT).
The 613 Mitzvot: 41-45
This week we will briefly review commandments 41-45 of the traditional 613 commandments.
The 613 Mitzvot: 31-35
This week we will briefly review commandments 31-35 of the traditional 613 commandments.
A Woman's Walk: Does YHWH Punish Us For Having Girls?
Are women punished when giving birth to a girl by doubling the time of purification?
A Woman's Walk - Working at Home (Titus 2)
Some say Titus 2 requires a woman to work a job from her home meaning an outside vocation. Is that what Scripture says?
Discipleship and the Great Commission
The Great Commission is less about going out and more about discipleship.
The 613 Mitzvot: 16-20
This week we look at the 16th - 20th traditional rabbinical commandments out of the 613 commonly taught to be the Torah.
Special: First Fruits and the Aviv 2016
A response to a recent video put up by Nehemiah Gordon regarding the aviv barley in 2016 and the calendar.
Talking Torah Part 1: When You're New
Are you new to Hebrew Roots and trying to share it with others but are being met with hostility? Maybe you shouldn't be talking Torah just yet.
The 613 Mitzvot: 11-15
This week we look at the 11th - 15th traditional rabbinical commandments out of the 613.
The 613 Mitzvot: 6-10
This week we look at the 6th - 10th traditional rabbinical commandments out of the 613.
Essential Oils, Pagan Practices, and the Torah
Where do we draw the line between doing what the pagans do and living our lives God's way?
Three Signs of the New Covenant
What are the signs of the New Covenant that indicate when we are in it?
Testing and crowns
Why are there seemingly so many trials and tribulations throughout our lives that each of us must walk through? What possibly could the purpose be of a loving Father, if indeed it is 'he' who sends them? Or is it simply, as some say, 'from the devil' - the enemy of old? It sounds much 'holier' if we claim it's from the enemy and we are being persecuted for His sake, doesn't it? But is that really true all the time? There are many scriptures that encourage us, as those who love Him, that...
Ashes, Ashes, We All Fast Now
What's the significance of the ashes behind Ash Wednesday as celebrated by a variety of religions.
Misunderstood Verses of the New Testament - Week 10
Testing the typical understanding of Colossians 2:16 and James 2:14-26.
Misunderstood Verses of the New Testament - Week 9
A brief test of the common teachings surrounding Galatians 5:1, 4, and 18 to the whole Word of God.
Misunderstood Verses of the New Testament - Week 8
A brief look at Romans 10:4 and Galatians 3:25; do they really mean what we're taught they mean?
Misunderstood Verses of the New Testament - Week 7
A brief look at the common understandings of Romans 6:14 and Romans 7:6
Misunderstood Verses of the New Testament - Week 6
Testing Acts 15:18-20 and Acts 20; what do Gentiles have to do and is Sunday the new Sabbath?
Misunderstood Verses of the New Testament - Week 5
What did God make clean in Acts 10 and what is the real context of Acts 15?
Misunderstood Verses of the New Testament - Week 4
A brief look at common teachings relating to Luke 16:16-17 and John 3:16-17.
Misunderstood Verses of the New Testament - Week 3
A brief look at the common misunderstanding of Mark 3:29 and Mark 7:15.
Misunderstood Verses of the New Testament - Week 2
A quick look at verses in Matthew 12:1-8, Matthew 16:18-19, and Matthew 23:1-4.
Misunderstood Verses of the New Testament - Week 1
Do Matthew 5:17-20 and Matthew 7:15-23 mean what we are commonly taught that they mean?
Truths and Division
119 Ministries would like to thank you for all your support and confidence. We love hearing from all of you and really appreciate the confidence you have placed in us. We would like nothing more than to be able to test everything we are sent but the truth is, we are a small ministry and do not have enough man power to be able to test every article or teaching sent our way. We do want to reassure you that we do read each and every email we receive because we really enjoy...
Subjecting Ourselves to Governing Authorities?
What does Paul mean when he says we should subject ourselves to governing authorities? When we read Romans 13, it has been interpreted that we are to submit ourselves to any random government. While we do promote being a good citizen in the eyes of a secular government, it is not likely that Paul was only speaking of governments that teach and obey the Torah. First, let’s read: Romans 13:1-7 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority...
The Creation Discrepancy
August 07, 2014 As people attempt to discredit the Bible, many apparent discrepancies come to light and we need to examine them. However, these discrepancies are not always found by those who don’t believe, but sometimes by those who are simply studying and trying to learn the best they are able to. Not too long ago I was speaking with my Dad about the Word and he brought up something he was attempting to figure out relating to creation in Genesis 1 and 2. His...
Persuaded that Nothing is Unclean? Romans 14:14
Are you persuaded that nothing is unclean because of Romans 14? There may be something missed in our studying of Paul's writings.
Judaizers...Is That What We Are?
It is not uncommon for us, as 119 Ministries as well as other followers of the Torah, to be labeled as “Judaizers” or for it to be said we are “Judaizing”. Yet how many know what they are saying? What does it mean to be a Judaizer? Are we Judaizers? What a Judaizer IsAccording to one article on NewAdvent.org, judaizers are/were: “A party of Jewish Christians in the Early Church, who either held...
Righteousness, The Pharisees, and You - Part 3
What's wrong with the righteousness of the Pharisees and scribes, how can you have a better righteousness?
No Law, No Love
As we near the end, false prophets are supposed to appear and take away God's law. Mat 24:11-12 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. The whole point of all of God's law is love, loving God, and loving others. When we abolish it (mostly because of Paul according to Peter - 2 Peter 3:15-17) it creates lawlessness. Even if we abolish just some of it, it creates problems. The less law there is, the less...
Are Science and the Bible at Odds?
The Bible is often described as a book that includes many ideas that are scientifically inaccurate. The truth is that what many Christians (and non-Christians) have misinterpreted the Bible in such a way as to make it seem to be at odds with the reality of our world. For example, the Roman Catholic Church promoted geocentrism (the idea that the earth is the center of the universe) for many years. This concept is not found in the Bible, but stems from the idea that since humans are the center...
Is Our Copy of the Bible a Reliable Copy of the Original?
119 Ministries is not the author of this article. The original may be found here and is authored by Rich Deem: http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/bibleorg.html Is Our Copy of the Bible a Reliable Copy of the Original? OLD TESTAMENT How do we know the Bible has been kept in tact for over 2,000 years of copying? Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls our earliest Hebrew copy of the Old Testament was the Masoretic text dating around 800 A.D. The Dead Sea Scrolls date around...