Posts Tagged ‘Messiah’
Salvation is of the Jews
Is Christ Jewish? Does God’s plan for the future include the Jewish people? Does Christ have a present interest in His chosen people, or has He moved on to other projects? Acts 1:8 tells us that the church’s mission effort began in Jerusalem:“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon…
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The short answer is that, as a rule, they don’t. Every year around September, they systematically avoid reading Isaiah 53. But that begs a little explanation. My good friend Craig Hartman (director of Shalom Ministries) describes an approach he likes to use with Orthodox Jews. He starts with a question: “As an Orthodox Jew you…
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