Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Regret is not Repentance

Regret is not Repentance
God saw their actions, that they had turned from their evil ways. Jonah 3:10 When confronted by God through Jonah, the Ninevites repented of their evil. Note that the change was visible. Repentance, by definition, is a change of direction or turning around. The Ninevites turned from their way. When faced with my sin, I…
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Faithful Servant, part 2

Faithful Servant, part 2
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant!” Matthew 25:21 We are called to be servants, serving God in all He calls us to do which includes serving one another. True service is being obedient to whatever He asks – big or small, public or unseen. Recently I came across this statement, which gave me…
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Because He Lives

Because He Lives
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. John 11:25-26 “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.” That Jesus lives means everything. The old hymns have some great theology and this one has…
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Faithful Servant

Faithful Servant
The Hebrew ebed (or ebhedh) is often translated servant. It is used for anything from a slave to priest or prophet, encompassing all those who toil on behalf of another. Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers. Genesis 9:25 But did not My words and My decrees, which I commanded…
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