A Biblical Look at Romans 11 and What It Actually Means to Be Grafted In — Post 8 1. Introduction: The Misused Olive Tree One of the most cited and misunderstood passages used to justify Hebrew Roots theology is Romans 11. The image of Gentiles being “grafted in” has been reinterpreted by many to suggest…
Flesh and Spirit: Why Christian Zionism Can’t See the Kingdom — Post 10 “For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched… But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God…”— Hebrews 12:18, 22, KJV Sinai: The Covenant of Distance and Fear Sinai was where God…
Flesh and Spirit: Why Christian Zionism Can’t See the Kingdom — Post 9 “But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.”— Galatians 4:26, KJV The Earthly Jerusalem Christian Zionism places enormous emphasis on the physical city of Jerusalem in the Middle East. It is revered as the center of…
Flesh and Spirit: Why Christian Zionism Can’t See the Kingdom — Post 7 “Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”— John 2:19, KJV A Revival of the Wrong Fire Christian Zionism has been gripped by a strange obsession: rebuilding the Jewish temple. From red…
Flesh and Spirit: Why Christian Zionism Can’t See the Kingdom — Post 6 “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”— Galatians 3:16, KJV At the center of Christian Zionism lies a profound…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage The Final Call of the New Covenant “This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”— Galatians 3:2 The Journey We’ve Taken Over the course of this series, we have examined the doctrines, distortions,…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage 1. Jesus: The Fulfillment of Israel’s Identity “When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt” (Hosea 11:1). Matthew 2:15 applies this verse not to the nation of Israel but to Christ Himself: “that it might be fulfilled…Out of Egypt have…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage The One New Man. The Israel of God. The People of Christ. “For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us.”—Ephesians 2:14 1. What Is the Church, Spiritually Speaking? The Church is not a nation. It…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”— Galatians 5:1 1. The Yoke of the Law in Galatians 5 Paul’s words in Galatians 5 are not ambiguous. He is pleading with believers not to…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series There is a growing movement among Hebrew Roots followers and other fringe groups that insists we must call God by His “original” Hebrew name only. According to these teachers, using titles like “God” or the name “Jesus” is unacceptable — even pagan. They claim that true believers…