Garth Lahana
6th January 2006, 02:01 AM (02:01)
Fellow NazNetters
Everyday I receive an encouraging message in my email, from a Christian named Clive. I personally find his words sometimes thought provoking, sometimes encouraging, and thought that perhaps many of you could be blessed with his messages. I've inserted the message I received today... If anyone would be interested in receiving this message daily in their own mailbox, I would gladly ask Clive to add you to the mailing list.
Hello to those who know Messiah.
Ephesians 4:4,5,6 “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling; (5) One Lord, one faith, one baptism, (6) One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. KJV Bible
As many of you know by now we are currently viewing some of the teachings of Jonathan Cahn (A Messianic Rabbi and Pastor) it’s kind of weird for me seeing a guy who clearly has studied the old Jewish ways, and who even looks like a Jewish Rabbi teaching about Jesus our Savior. In fact the first thing one notices is that the Messianic Jews refer to Jesus (Yeshua in Hebrew) as Messiah. They do not say ‘The Messiah’ they just call Jesus/Yeshua - Messiah. This has boosted my faith increadibly as when one says ‘the Messiah’ it sounds like one is referring to someone (who we might not know personally) by his title, but when one simply says Messiah, it immediately denotes to only one Messiah. Someone whom we already know, and someone whom we know has earned the title and name ‘Messiah’ single-handedly.
Yeshua/Jesus was a Jew whilst here on earth and it had to be so as God planned it that way. He was raised a Jew in a Jewish household. His parents were Jewish. He attended Synagogue. He obeyed all the Jewish customs and knew the Old Hebrew scriptures by heart. We who are not of recent Jewish ancestry can learn a lot from Jewish custom and language, as many things in our bible are more clearly understood when one knows the old custom and the language which Jesus/Yeshua spoke as His ‘mother tongue’. Also the Bible speaks about many events which still need to take place in current day Israel, so the whole Jewish ‘factor’ is not to be neglected. I am not saying that we should follow all Jewish custom, but I am saying that we can learn so much more by having a basic understanding of who Jesus/Yeshua was on earth, where He lived and what He did. How wonderful it is seeing a Rabbi like Jonathan teaching that Jesus is Messiah. When you see it with your own eyes, you get excited at the prospect of all the ‘Christ-likes’ uniting under one banner. No more different churches worshipping Jesus, but rather ONE church under ONE banner, all worshipping ONE MESSIAH - Jesus. Awesome!
Also, the whole Jewish nation is still looking for what we have already found. Messiah. So they place huge emphasis on the term ‘Messiah’ as Messiah is the ONE who will save them, which should help us to place more emphasis on Jesus - Messiah, who has saved us. We often say or pray “dear Lord Jesus ...” and there is nothing wrong with that, but when we refer to him as Messiah and say “Messiah ...” it denotes a different tone, and places more emphasis on the debt we all have to Jesus/Yeshua for what He alone has done for us. The bible says that every knee will eventually bow to Jesus. Every living thing will one day say, “Jesus you are Messiah”. In God’s eyes there is only ONE faith, ONE baptism, and ONE Lord, and we the Christ-likes know Him already, let us live like we know Messiah, and like Messiah is living through us. God bless all Messiah’s people.
Clive.
Everyday I receive an encouraging message in my email, from a Christian named Clive. I personally find his words sometimes thought provoking, sometimes encouraging, and thought that perhaps many of you could be blessed with his messages. I've inserted the message I received today... If anyone would be interested in receiving this message daily in their own mailbox, I would gladly ask Clive to add you to the mailing list.
Hello to those who know Messiah.
Ephesians 4:4,5,6 “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling; (5) One Lord, one faith, one baptism, (6) One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. KJV Bible
As many of you know by now we are currently viewing some of the teachings of Jonathan Cahn (A Messianic Rabbi and Pastor) it’s kind of weird for me seeing a guy who clearly has studied the old Jewish ways, and who even looks like a Jewish Rabbi teaching about Jesus our Savior. In fact the first thing one notices is that the Messianic Jews refer to Jesus (Yeshua in Hebrew) as Messiah. They do not say ‘The Messiah’ they just call Jesus/Yeshua - Messiah. This has boosted my faith increadibly as when one says ‘the Messiah’ it sounds like one is referring to someone (who we might not know personally) by his title, but when one simply says Messiah, it immediately denotes to only one Messiah. Someone whom we already know, and someone whom we know has earned the title and name ‘Messiah’ single-handedly.
Yeshua/Jesus was a Jew whilst here on earth and it had to be so as God planned it that way. He was raised a Jew in a Jewish household. His parents were Jewish. He attended Synagogue. He obeyed all the Jewish customs and knew the Old Hebrew scriptures by heart. We who are not of recent Jewish ancestry can learn a lot from Jewish custom and language, as many things in our bible are more clearly understood when one knows the old custom and the language which Jesus/Yeshua spoke as His ‘mother tongue’. Also the Bible speaks about many events which still need to take place in current day Israel, so the whole Jewish ‘factor’ is not to be neglected. I am not saying that we should follow all Jewish custom, but I am saying that we can learn so much more by having a basic understanding of who Jesus/Yeshua was on earth, where He lived and what He did. How wonderful it is seeing a Rabbi like Jonathan teaching that Jesus is Messiah. When you see it with your own eyes, you get excited at the prospect of all the ‘Christ-likes’ uniting under one banner. No more different churches worshipping Jesus, but rather ONE church under ONE banner, all worshipping ONE MESSIAH - Jesus. Awesome!
Also, the whole Jewish nation is still looking for what we have already found. Messiah. So they place huge emphasis on the term ‘Messiah’ as Messiah is the ONE who will save them, which should help us to place more emphasis on Jesus - Messiah, who has saved us. We often say or pray “dear Lord Jesus ...” and there is nothing wrong with that, but when we refer to him as Messiah and say “Messiah ...” it denotes a different tone, and places more emphasis on the debt we all have to Jesus/Yeshua for what He alone has done for us. The bible says that every knee will eventually bow to Jesus. Every living thing will one day say, “Jesus you are Messiah”. In God’s eyes there is only ONE faith, ONE baptism, and ONE Lord, and we the Christ-likes know Him already, let us live like we know Messiah, and like Messiah is living through us. God bless all Messiah’s people.
Clive.