Do you have an icon - eikōn?

What is an icon?

Today we use the word icon mainly to refer to a person or thing held in high regard and/or as a representative symbol worthy of reverence ... or as an emblem for the very thing it signifies and gives value to. We have sports icons, heroes as iconic figures, iconic moments in history, etc.

Eating is believing!

Why did Jesus tell us to eat His body?

What is the significance of eating?

How did eating bring Adam to fall?

Is there a wrong and right way of eating?

... and what is the tree in all this?

Celebrate Purim? Hadassah and Grace

If there is one story in the Bible that you should never stop reading until the very end, it is the breathtaking story of Esther with its multitude of hidden treasures.

Esther is the drama and the shadow of another story at a grand and perfect scale - the Eternal King's redemption plan for all man-kind, a life-giving truth with joy unspeakable and pleasures forevermore!

Pûrîm is a lesser Jewish festival held in spring (14 or 15 Adar on the Hebrew calendar - 24-25 March 2016).

lâ'âh - weary ...

How many times have you been told in 'church' to do this and do that so that this or that might fall in place ... in order that you be obedient - law-talk "if this, then that" "if not, then something else"...

Computer programmers know this well as the syntax (computer language-code - law) that makes a program to respond in a fixed way. Legislation drafters know this mechanism that forces people to act in a certain prescribed way ...

Why did God create man then?

My spirit just so resonates with what I read in this quote:

When the Bible says, “God blessed Man,” the word used is the word Baw-rak, an estimation of value term which can be defined as an act of adoration such as kneeling or falling on your knees in wonder or amazement at the perfection of beauty. It is an indication of when someone is entirely overwhelmed and in awe. Mankind was “very good”or exceptionally enjoyable. (from: Chase Aderhold and Rudi Louw in their book titled: "God's Love For You! Study Guide")

Truely, God marvels over you with joy!

Calling? For What?

I'm still reading the awesome book by Chase Aderhold and Rudi Louw titled: "God's Love For You! Study Guide"

Calling of man

On page 30 they drill to the core of the calling of man. 

I love hove they first state the opposite and then just plainly come the truth. Man was not called for works to come into right standing with God ... to give and offer from his own pitiful means ... or any other man made tradition or custom. Instead ...

Where does it end? Shabbat Shabbat!

If you study the book of Isaiah carefully you would see that, not only is Isaiah the undisputed Gospel of the old covenant,  but in each of it's 66 chapters it has very distinct similarities with each of the 66 books of the Bible.

So, when we come to Isaiah chapter 66, we actually find ourselves in the book of Revelation ...

You have NO PART in this vomit!

Sometimes we learn from our own mistakes ...

Sometimes we learn from our own stupidity ...

Sometimes we learn not to go back to our own vomit ...

... but most Christians don't!

What?

Commandment? What is the Truth?

I was asked by Charelene to read 2 John 1 during the week and the Holy Spirit just reminded me of the awesome truths tucked away allover in the Word of God … hidden everywhere in plain sight, just for us to discover.

Discovering the obvious

suniēmi - do you understand?

The law-worshiping professors accused Jesus and His disciples of not holding to the paradosis (traditions, that were really laws) of the elders by eating without washing their hands. They were also accused of breaking many of the other ordinances.

They were unholy and filthy and unclean and unlawful!