Just like the divide between the “church” and the Hebrew Roots movement, there is a similar one between mainstream christians and those who see certain physical Jews as fake, and other physical Jews as real. And, just like with the other divide, the real issue is lack of spiritual understanding on both sides (read: no … Read more
I see the argument often on social media—some christians claiming that once one is saved, it is permanent, and some asserting that salvation can be lost, or “forfeited” by someone who turns his back on his belief. The primary problem in the debate is that, typically, neither side actually knows what it means to be … Read more
I had a discussion with a christian who was arguing that water baptism is necessary for salvation—he cannot see what is physical and what is spiritual, and what the correlations are between the two. He doesn’t realize that there are some words used in scripture that have two different meanings—foreshadow and real substance, and that … Read more