Truth - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

Truth

- Now Think On This

by Steve Martin

“Guide me in your truth, and teach me; for you are the God who saves me, my hope is in you all day long.” Psalm 25:5 Complete Jewish Bible

If you don’t know the truth, I can help you with that.

Since the beginning of time, mankind has wanted to know the truth. What it is? How do we know it? Does it ever change?

Even a Roman ruler, primarily a politician, asked Yeshua (Jesus) once, “What is truth?” Obviously he didn’t know, or he wouldn’t have done what he did.

Is truth determined by the latest poll taken among a 1000 or more? If the majority (or a scant, powerful minority) say something is the truth, is it?

On what basis is truth determined? Because it was said 24 years ago, and is still popular? Because a Chinese mystic had a dream, and spread it far and wide centuries ago? Or because another one decided that what he had been taught was no longer right, and so when he claimed he was now the messiah, and bearer of all truth, was he?

Mohammed, Buddha, Confucius, Hitler, Obama. Did they tell the truth? Do they now? No, because all but one are dead and in hell.

If one says this is true, and another says that is true, who is telling the truth?

There is only one who is the truth, has told the truth, and knows all about what is true. And based on the single, most historical fact that has ever occurred, and has been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, we can stand tall and courageous on that. Because He, as prophesied centuries before it happened, fulfilled all the prophesies spoken of Him, to the “T” and the jotted “I”.

Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach, is The Way, The TRUTH, and The Life. No one comes to God the Father except by Him. No one. No way. No how. Except by Him.

So next time someone asks you what is the truth, just tell them HE IS.

And if you need courage to say that, amongst all the lies and deception that abounds in our time, then get to know His eternal Word found ONLY in the Torah, the Bible, the Holy Scriptures, and stand solely and with full strength on that.

Can you bet your life on it? You sure can. For nothing else is worth living for. Or dying for. All other words are but trash, and will not stand the test of fire and brimstone that will come.

But the Ruler of ALL the nations has spoken, is speaking, and His Word is the Truth.

Now think on this,

Steve Martin

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Now Think On This #187 “Truth” by Steve Martin 

Date: In the year of our Lord 2015 (10.12.15) Monday at 6:15 am in Charlotte, NC

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Discover an Often Neglected Key to Understanding Israel's Land Promise

 7/22/2015 SANDRA TEPLINSKY/LIGHT OF ZION   charisma news

The Torah still serves as the foundational holy text. (Wikimedia Commons)

These days, many are uncertain as to how to interpret Israel's land promise in light of the New Covenant. Many are unsure of how to respond to the denial of many Christians that promise still exists.

Sadly, no lack of controversy surrounds the subject. Many important principles of Scripture interpretation come into play. One often neglected key can help.

First, a quick bit of background needs to be set. Scholars generally agree that the best interpreter of the Bible is the Bible. The Scriptures themselves teach us how to understand new and inspired revelation in light of earlier text.

The five books of Moses, known as the Pentateuch or Torah, serve as the foundational holy text. The Hebrew prophets and other writers built squarely on that foundation. Their newer writings amplified and applied God's Word, taking it to the next level of redemption history. Sometimes they described new covenants—like those God made through Abraham, Moses and David. Jeremiah described a profoundly new covenant in which God's Word would be engraved in human hearts.

Since the New Covenant is not the first of God's several covenants, how did the ancient writers of Scripture interpret newer covenants in light of earlier ones?

When new revelation was given to biblical authors, they never re-interpreted the pre-existing Word of God to accommodate their new revelation. Rather, new revelation was accepted as divine truth based on what had been previously acknowledged to be true

To qualify as holy canon, no new text could refute or replace the foundational meaning of earlier text. A critical test for judging the divine inspiration of any proposed new writing was its consistency with prior writings. If the proposed passage or scroll or covenant contradicted God's pre-established Word, it disqualified as Holy Scripture. In fact, any new covenant would be primarily interpreted in light of older covenants, never the other way around.

Yeshua and the New Covenant's Jewish authors would have been strongly influenced by this sacred principle. Therefore, when they give fresh meaning to an Old Covenant passage or principle, they build on or amplify, not abolish, the original contextual meaning of that passage or principle. (How many times have you read Scripture only to hear God speak deeper, fresh personal meaning to you each time?) Thus, the Messiah said He came to fulfill, not do away with, the Torah. He is not the terminator, but the perfection, completion and goal of all Hebrew Scripture.

By this principle, God's unconditional land promise to Abraham in Genesis 15, inherited by the Jewish people, still applies to them. Those promises have been amplified by the Mosaic covenant (law) and the prophets. By the New Covenant, they may also apply, on another level, to the metaphorical land of Christian hearts. Meanwhile, some Gentiles may also be called to live in Israel, just as some Gentile have always lived in the Promised Land.

Because the New Covenant was written in light of the Old, confusion results if we reverse that order and interpret the Old Covenant primarily in light of the New. Such an approach amounts to reading the Bible backwards. It almost guarantees the Scriptures will not be rightly understood.

Few of us would read a book by starting two-thirds into it, finish it and then pick up on page one. As an author, I wouldn't be too happy if that's how my writings were read! In this sober hour of history, God wants us to "rightly handle the word of truth" (2 Tim. 2:15). Don't you?

Sandra Teplinsky has been in the Messianic Jewish ministry since 1979. She is president of Light of Zion, an outreach to Israel and the church based in Southern California and Jerusalem. She is an ordained minister and prophetic conference speaker, and has written several books and articles about Israel and the church.

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Famous Actor Denzel Washington Said THIS About the Bible… (MUST READ)

Famous Actor Denzel Washington Said THIS About the Bible… (MUST READ)

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There are plenty of reasons to think famous actor Denzel Washington would be a liberal. He’s a talented black actor who has been a success in Hollywood (two Academy Awards!). Statistics would make him highly likely to be an Obama-supporting secular liberal.

But that’s wrong! And Denzel’s comments about the Bible and his relationship with the Holy Scripture are extraordinary. He is a patriot, and is unafraid to reject the radical atheists on the Left Coast.

As he said in an interview, Denzel Washington is a proud Christian:


“I read from the Bible every day, and I read my Daily Word,” he told a reporter, adding that it was not difficult for him to grow up as the son of a preacher.

“He wasn’t a taskmaster, but there were certain things you couldn’t do,” Washington said. “He had his own church, and it was a long Sunday, because you had to be there all day.”

“Everyone I grew up with didn’t have a father,” he continued. “I had a father. My father was a decent man. He was a very spiritual man and a gentleman.”

He didn’t like going to Church when he was younger. But then he had a truly personal experience with Jesus Christ. And the rest is history!


“The minister was preaching, ‘Just let it go,’” Washington recalled. “I said, ‘I’m going to go with it.’ And I had this tremendous physical and spiritual experience.”

“It did frighten me,” he said. “I was slobbering, crying, sweating. My cheeks blew up. I was purging. It was too intense.”

He had plenty of questions – like any good Christian does – and he continues to pray on a daily basis to guide him through his career:


“It almost drove me away. I called my mother, and she said I was being filled with the Holy Spirit,” he recounted. “I was like, ‘Does that mean I can never have wine again?’”

Ever since that day, Washington has been a proud Christian, even going so far as to consider becoming a preacher.

“A part of me still says, ‘Maybe, Denzel, you’re supposed to preach. Maybe you’re still compromising,’” he said during a 1999 interview.

In the end, Washington decided to stick to playing preachers in the movies. He did, however, offer some creative advice for staying close to God every day.

“Put your slippers way under your bed so when you get up in the morning, you have to get on your knees to find them. And while you’re down there, start your day with prayer. Ask for wisdom. Ask for understanding,” he said. “Don’t aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.”

What a role model! He looks to a higher power, and is humbled by his God-given talents. By showing others how he lives his life, he is a great example for young people who might try to make it in Hollywood. No matter what, prayer and a personal relationship to God are essential to live a good life.



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