Category: Religion
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Romans
Romans from a First-Century Jewish Perspective By Adrian A. Bernal Margate, FL 33063 All Rights Reserved © 2013, 2020, 2025 Introduction The underlying truth of the gospel message in the letter to the Romans is that YHWH is the God of the Jewish people and the nations, equally by the grace of God through faith…
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MacArthur’s “Strange Fire” Conference
I’ve been asked by many about my stance regarding Cessationism and MacArthur’s views on charismatics. Simply, without diverging to far from my typical, messianic Jewish posts, I want to render a quick response. Cessationism is, in simplest terms, a belief in the operation of the gifts ceasing to exist beyond the foundations of the Church’s…
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The Ministry Leadership Gifts from a Messianic Jewish Perspective
The Ministry Leadership Gifts from a Messianic Jewish Perspective Introduction The ministry leadership gifts found in Ephesians chapter four are often understood and applied to modern-church government from a post-Nicaea (A.D. 325) perspective. However, the apostles and early believers would have understood the leadership model of Ephesians four from a Jewish perspective, and most certainly…
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Yeshua’s Prescription to Placing God Above Money
Most Christians can’t make sense of the following passage simply because they refuse to look at the New Testament through first-century Jewish eyes. As long as Christians continue to rely solely on the Greek language to decipher the New Testament, then passages like Matthew 6:19-24 won’t be seen in the true light of Yeshua’s teachings.…
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When Religion Binds
Some might argue that all religion binds, which they may have a point; however, I am using religion here in the sense of having the ability and freedom to practice religion. Religion becomes binding when it forces upon its adherents a set of rules that must be followed. However, this idea, too, is sketchy at…
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From Generation to Generation (L’dor v’dor)
I realize it’s been a long time since my last post; however, I assure you I haven’t fallen off the planet. However, I’ve written so many previous posts that you could literally spend hours upon hours of reading while keeping yourself busy, so I’m sure I haven’t been missed to badly. Regardless, I now have…
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And Moses Wrote Down All that YHWH Said
It’s interesting that in the book of Exodus we read, “Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord [YHWH] and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, ‘All the words that the Lord [YHWH] has spoken we will do.’ And, Moses wrote down all the words of…
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The Pagan in My Coffee Cup
I’ve named this, “The Pagan in My Coffee Cup” because of recent concerns about the Messianic movement and other “get back to biblical roots, first-century” jargon. Many are into, First-Century Christianity; First-Century Judaism; First-Century Messianic Judaism; First-Century “this” and First-Century “that.” Well, if you’re like me, then it’s possible your head is spinning as…
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Terumah 5770
Adrian’s Midrash (A-Drash) This Week’s Torah Portion: Terumah “Heave Offering” Exodus 25:1-27:19 Prophets: 1 Kings 5:26-6:13 Gospel: Mark 10-11 “YHWH said to Moses, ‘Speak to the people of Israel that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me’” (emphasis mine,…
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Sukkot (Tabernacles)
Adrian’s Midrash (A-Drash This Week’s Torah Portion: Sukkot "Tabernacles" Torah: Leviticus 22:26-23:44 Prophets: Zechariah 14:1-21 Sukkot, or Tabernacles is the last of the Fall biblical Feasts. Listed in Leviticus 23 we see eight festivals or mo’edim (appointed times). It’s interesting that many just see seven; however, I assure you there are eight, with…
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