Hi Adam, God was someone who led Israel for thousands of years, think of what he did with Moses. Yes, one could argue, ‘but Jesus walked on water and healed the sick’. But Moses also turned water into blood, and a stick into a snake (through God). My statement being, there were many religious people … More Why Not A Human Messiah?
Hi Adam, Why is it so important in the New Testament to believe in Jesus, even to worship him? Why not God alone? The whole trinity thing, didn’t Paul invent that? God said He is God alone, and one should not worship others after Him. He said it in His own words. Enchanted by Judaism, … More Should We Worship Jesus?
Hi Adam, Why didn’t Jesus rebuild the temple (in his time)? Enchanted by Judaism, Cape Town Jesus didn’t need to rebuild the temple as it was still around in his day. Israel worshipped in the Tabernacle from the time of Moses until David. Then Solomon built the first temple, and after the exile, Ezra and … More Why didn’t Jesus Rebuild the Temple?
Hi Adam, Paul was a Roman. How can we trust his work? How do you know he is not a false apostle and teaches against the original teachings? Enchanted by Judaism, Cape Town Paul was a Hellenised Jew, born with Roman citizenship (Acts 22:3). He was born in Tarsus, but grew up and studied in … More Was Paul a Roman Fraud?
Hi Adam Did Paul invent Christianity? I heard the concept of Christianity was started by Paul. He lived years after Jesus did. He had to go to other countries and spread the word, like Turkey etc., because no one in Israel believed him. I mean, God’s own people didn’t believe Paul, because they had the … More Did Paul invent Christianity?
Jesus recognised that the Pharisees had failed to see him in the scripture. He said, “You search the Scriptures … yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life” … More Did Jesus Fulfil Old Testament Prophecy?
To borrow a modern expression, Jesus self-identified as the suffering servant of Isaiah 53. … More Was Jesus the Suffering Servant?
It is no surprise Matthew quotes Isaiah 7:14 as ‘virgin’ (παρθένος). The interpretation had already been provided by the Jewish translators. … More Was Jesus Born of a Virgin?
Many of the songs we sing share common chord structures. This is not a problem and is not regarded as plagiarism, provided the melody is original. … More Familiar Chord Sequences
We often use the phrase “Hands and Hearts”, to distinguish between aspects of worship training. It can be a useful phrase. “Hands” might define aspects of practical training, like developing skills, understanding music theory and working on practical musicianship. “Hearts” might define aspects of spiritual training, like developing our devotional life, understanding the way of … More Worship: Hands and Hearts?
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