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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Was Adam There with Eve When Eve Ate the Forbidden Fruit?


Here's the passage:

3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”
4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,knowing good and evil.”
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. 


I never realized it before but it sounds like Adam was there, doesn't it?  What are your thoughts?  And why is this detail mentioned?

More Updates to Links Section

Be sure to let me know if there's any other helpful sites that should be included.

The Bullies of the Messianic Movement: How the MJRC Codified Racial Segregation and Class-Based Citizenship


Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Yom Kippur Starts Tonight (Tuesday) At Sundown

Just so you know...

MJRC Presents a Codification of Messianic Halacha! YIKES!!!

So I only found out about this yesterday after Gene and Carl Kinbar made fun of me for wanting to discover the principles of halacha.  It turns out that the MJRC has done precisely what I feared.  They created a codification of Messianic halacha.  I'm guessing this was VERY recent.  Here's the link:


The Danger of Disregarding Precedent


"Stare decisis et non quieta movere"   (stand by decisions and don't disturb the undisturbed)

In 200 C.E., Yehuda haNasi broke with precedent.  He took a legal system based on oral transmission and converted it into a written tradition.  

What's the big deal with violating precedent?  Who cares, right?  

You should.  And here's why...

Monday, September 24, 2012

This Book Looks AMAZING

Check this out.

Mishnah Debate on James' Blog

So James is having a little debate about the Mishnah at his blog.  I put in my two cents.  Check it out here.


Sunday, September 23, 2012

New and Improved Links Section

I extensively updated the Links section (see tab at the top) and I've recategorized some content on the other tabs.  Still figuring things out...  Also, if I accidentally deleted any previous links or you have a link to suggest then send me a message using the "Contact Me" tab at the top.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

The Aaronic Benediction (British Version)

I'd like you to hear "The L-rd Bless You" by John Rutter, one of the greatest choral composers to ever live.


How One Law is Justified and How One Law is NOT Justified



Some One Law Messianics are using faulty epistemological justifications for their position.  When these well-meaning people use faulty justifications, the main-line Messianic leaders come along and refute these justifications and go away thinking that the One Law position lacks merit.  So let's talk about the epistemology of One Law, how it is justified and how it is not justified.  That way we'll be more effective in demonstrating the merits of the One Law position.


Friday, September 21, 2012

Is the Mishnah an Accurate Representation of the Oral Tradition?

Zion was kind enough to give me a link to a VERY interesting article by Tim Hegg.  Unfortunately, I have some pressing things I have to do right now so I won't be able to finish the article until later on today.  But I'll give you all the link so that later on we can have a big debate  healthy discussion.  : )

Link to Hegg Article




Thursday, September 20, 2012

Etiquette for Comments

No, I'm not gonna give you all a lecture.  Not really...  Just wanted to say that there were 10,000+ visits in the first month of this blog.  And right now it's 300+ per day.  There's a lot of different folks visiting. I'm able to see that the major Messianic organizations are reviewing this blog regularly.

So....

...let's try to keep all of our comments constructive.  Everyone has been good about it so far.  As long as we avoid personal insults we'll be fine.  It's okay to attack a public figure who is preaching false doctrine.  If it's an elder in your community...well, that's different.

The debate has been good though.  I'm blessed by it.  I'm learning a lot from all of you and the process has been very rewarding.

Lastly, if anyone has any topics that they feel should be addressed in a post, feel free to use the Contact Me tab at the top.

Shalom,

Peter


Here's Me Messing About on Guitar

I recorded this on my laptop the other day...  

J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue n.2 in C Minor BWV 847 (WTC I)

Doesn't have anything to do with Judaism but...

Check this out