Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series 1. Introduction: The Return to Dietary Rules and Feast Observance Among many within the Hebrew Roots Movement, there is a strong push to return to the observance of the Old Testament feast days and dietary laws. Followers often claim that since these laws were never explicitly revoked,…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series There’s a subtle but growing trend within the Hebrew Roots Movement to portray Jesus as merely a Jewish rabbi — one among many — whose ministry can only be understood within the framework of Second Temple Judaism. From this, the Church is then encouraged to re-adopt synagogue…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series Why Sinai Cannot Produce the Righteousness of Zion I. The Question That Divides the Path Every believer must face this question: What covenant are you in?It’s not just theological — it’s personal. It determines whether your walk is based on striving or resting, shadows or substance, Sinai…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series Why the Law Was a Shadow — and Christ the Substance I. Introduction: The Divine Design God has always used visible, earthly things to teach eternal, spiritual truths. From the beginning, the Law of Moses was never intended as an end in itself. It was a temporary…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series Introduction: A Crisis of Covenant Clarity One of the major points of deception in the Hebrew Roots Movement is the confusion over which covenant believers are currently under. Many are led to believe that the Old Covenant—centered on Torah observance, feast days, and Sinai regulations—is still binding…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series Many well-meaning Christians have been introduced to a doctrine called “Two House Theology.” It claims that the Church is not merely grafted into the covenant promises through Christ, but that Gentile believers are actually physical descendants of the so-called “lost tribes” of Israel—especially the tribe of Ephraim….
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series I. Introduction: A Growing Movement In recent years, the Hebrew Roots Movement has gained surprising traction among evangelical Christians, especially those disillusioned with mainstream denominations. Through social media, YouTube, and home-based fellowships, a growing number of believers are turning to Torah observance, Hebrew names for God, and…
Flesh and Spirit: Why Christian Zionism Can’t See the Kingdom — Post 3 “They are not all Israel, which are of Israel.”— Romans 9:6, KJV Christian Zionism depends on a simple but deadly assumption:That “Israel” always means the same thing in the Bible — specifically, ethnic Jews descended from Abraham through Jacob. But Paul, writing…
When Two Movements Speak the Same Error The Hebrew Roots Movement and Christian Zionism might appear to be different roads. One emphasizes Torah obedience and a return to feast days and Hebrew names. The other champions political Israel, defends the modern state as God’s prophetic clock, and sees national Israel as the center of God’s…
There’s a question Christians often ask one another — or are asked by others — that sounds simple, but reveals a lot about what modern religion has become: “Do you regularly attend church?” It’s a loaded question. It assumes that “church” is a building, a service, a weekly program. It presumes that attendance is the…