Restoring the Priesthood of All Believers through God’s pattern in the Tabernacle of Meeting - Part 1 Wouldn’t it be great to meet with God, have Him speak to us and dwell among us? Have you ever wanted to hear from God? God has given us His model, His way of how we are to meet with Him. He even called it the Tabernacle of Meeting just so we’d know what it was for. This series of articles will look into the tabernacle as God’s pattern for meeting with us. We’ll be looking at

Warning: This article may upset some people… As a believer, would you be comfortable participating in a satanic worship ritual? I would hope you would say “Certainly not,” because God forbids us from doing this. Exodus 20:3-4 “You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor ser

Most believers would consider their answer to the question “Are you under the Law?” was pretty easy. It would be “No.” They would reach for Romans 6:14 and rightly proclaim that as followers of Messiah, Paul has clearly stated they are not “under the law.” Rom 6:14 states For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace . (KJV) The vitally important question leading from this is: What does “under the law” actually mean? Given Rom 6:14 i

Today we’re investigating one of the cornerstone teachings of Protestantism, namely that Christ died to do away with the law (Torah or Old Testament laws). This is taught by mainstream Protestant theologians, pastors and teachers the world over. There are only three options regarding the law (Torah): The law is completely done away with and now none of it applies; Some of the law still applies e.g. Thou shalt not kill; All of the law still applies. One of these statements has

There’s a bit of history in this post, but if you can make it through to the end you should be able to join the dots. Antiochus IV Epiphanes (God Manifest) was a Greek king of the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC. His original name was Mithradates (gift of Mithra – the Persian sun god) and he assumed the name Antiochus after he ascended the throne (he clearly had quite the ego!) In 167 BC he invaded Jerusalem where he profaned the second temple and dedica

Anabaptists rejected hierarchical leadership structures, emphasising that ministry was the responsibility of the entire congregation. If Martin Luther restored the idea of the “priesthood of all believers,” the Anabaptists restored the idea of the “prophethood of all believers.” This truth is clearly seen in a Swiss Anabaptist document dated 1532-1534 and entitled “Answer of some Who Are Called (Ana) Baptists: Why They Do Not Attend Churches.” The primary reason they had give

Here is a News Release from Fuller Theological Seminary on Missions “We are profoundly grateful for the heritage given to us by the Jewish people which is so vital for our own Christian faith. We believe that God used the Jewish people as the sole repository of the history centred disclosure of Himself to mankind. This revelation began with Abraham and continued to the Jewish writers of the New Testament. Not only were the oracles of God committed to them (Romans 3:2), but it

This is for all those parents who’ve got someone dating their daughter and talk is turning towards marriage. That means the current boyfriend could soon be raising your grandchildren! It is important for parents to be able to accept and bless a marriage relationship and sometimes to be the voice of reason about whether they should get married at all, especially when the happy couple are so in love they’re not necessarily thinking things through. Part of this is determining th

If you’re interested in starting/trying a New Testament style fellowship here are some foundational keys to help you get you started. Some of the NT practices have already been outlined in the earlier Reformation articles and you will have noticed they vary greatly to current “church” practice. The format and structure of the NT assembly is fundamentally different to a church service model – hence the need to shift to a “home based” model. Trying to force these New Testament

Continuing on from our last article, we will keep exploring key foundational issues around starting and running a New Testament style assembly. Authenticity Yeshua said “By their love shall you know them.” Living in community with other believers (not in a commune, but regularly going from house to house), will provide plenty of opportunity for spiritual growth. Proverbs 27:17 says “As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” Steel sharpens steel