Defining Messiah First, let’s establish what a “Messiah” is according to the Tanach Messiah – Moshiach in Hebrew – means “anointed one” and is a term used to refer to anointing certain people in the Tanach – such as the…
What is Quote Mining For anyone who is unaware of what quote mining is – it can be defined as “the fallacious tactic of taking quotes out of context in order to make them seemingly agree with the quote miner’s…
Translations Argument: “Your first point is that the child was already born which is a point I do not grant. If we take the Chabad English translation as the inspired word of God then I have no ground to stand…
What is Messianic Judaism There is a misnomer that has become popular over the last 50+ years that one can “believe in Jesus” and remain a Jew. This is what has become known as “Messianic Judaism.” “Messianic Judaism” is a…
Dear Christians… Please listen to what I say and don’t take this personally. I believe that most of you are sincere about your beliefs and really believe that you must spread the “good news” so others will not be eternally…
Who am I? My journey out of Christianity I was raised in a Christian Evangelical household from about the age of four. I was ushered into the typical general warning to never ask questions. I was taught to believe what…
Christian Argument: A typical Christian argument is that Micah 5 refers to Jesus as being the ruler who comes forth from Bethlehem. “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall…
Christian Claim: In the Old Testament account of creation, God created mankind and established a place for him called Paradise He also game him a commandment regarding the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:16-17). In that…
Christian Claim: Long ago – the Jewish religion taught that only the Chief Priests could approach the “Holy of Holies” and make supplication for people. That people could approach God only through the priests by bringing birds and animals to…
Christian Claim: Genesis 3 is a messianic proof text showing that Jesus was to be born of a virgin. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together,…
