The historical theology of many streams of the Church for the most part was in unity on their understanding of the Church as a third race (dating from as early as the second century), a new people of God and …
Biblical Standards for Divorce and Remarriage
Among those who believe in the Bible as our absolute standard, the issue of divorce and remarriage remains a particularly vexing problem. Different interpretations on how to understand the Bible’s teaching has produced very difficult divisions in the Body of …
End Time General Consensus
Eschatology is teaching on the Last Days and the Age to Come. A consensus has developed in the doctrine of eschatology in the Christian world. We could almost call these points truisms today, though not all are aware of them. …
Strategic USA Trip Recap
My trip in November began with meetings in Dallas, Texas with the International Coalition of Apostolic Leaders (ICAL), who represent thousands of churches. The fellowship was very good. Guy Cohen of Ketzir Asher in Acco attended with me. It was the …
Does Israel Have a Distinct Place in the Age to Come?
There are so many texts that assert a glorious place for Israel in the Age to come. Space only allows us to quote a few. Judah will be inhabited forever and Jerusalem through all generations.(Joel 3:20) I will bring back …
“I Do Not Need to Be in a Congregation”
This statement is a representation of not only many young people today, but of even some older people who are in their senior years of disillusionment with congregational life as they experienced it. Yet, it is so very different than …
Approaching the Bible’s Teaching on Healing – Part 1
In the 1980s, Asher and I studied the subject of healing with great intensity. We studied the most prominent teachers on what the Bible teaches about healing. We ourselves saw some really amazing, outstanding healings, but also some very disappointing …
Approaching the Bible’s Teaching on Healing – Part 2
If you missed last week’s introductory article to this subject, be sure to catch up on what you missed! When a person is told that the reason he or she is not healed is always his or her fault, and this …
BE CONTENT: Four Great Exhortations from Phil. 4
Philippians is one of the prison epistles of Paul and as a prisoner, he did not know whether he would live or die. At such a time, a person would write what is of upper most importance to a congregation …
Love is Patient by Patty Juster
The old man stroked his beard as he stood in the middle of the road. His eyes squinted in the bright sunlight. It appeared that he had done this many times before as his eyes were deeply grooved with wrinkles. …