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Jew and Gentile—One in Messiah

Jew and Gentile—One in Messiah

Have you ever asked the question, “Why do I believe what I believe?” This is not a new question and is often asked to help define the relevancy and purpose of one’s faith.

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Growth of Messianic Believers

Growth of Messianic Believers

Prayer for Israel (PFI) is an international, non-denominational Christian fellowship of believers. It was founded in the UK by Ken Burnett  (OBM) a messianic Jew in 1969 and began as a response to the growing messianic movement in Israel after the Six-Day War in...

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A Mandate from Heaven

A Mandate from Heaven

How amazing that in 1980, God asked a group of praying Believers residing at the time in Jerusalem to be His agents of fulfilling prophecy.

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How Can I Hasten Jesus’ Return?

How Can I Hasten Jesus’ Return?

Micah 4:2 speaks of a coming time when both Jews and Gentiles will go up together as brothers, united in Messiah, to Jerusalem. We will hear the Messiah and learn from Him about His ways, and walk in His paths.

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The Controversy of Jewish Roots

The Controversy of Jewish Roots

“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.  For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.  Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven…” The words of Jesus (Yeshua) in Matthew 5:17-19 NKJV What do we understand about the Jewish or Hebraic Roots of Christianity? Having grown up in a Gentile Christian home and preparing for ministry in a Gentile Christian church, little thought was given to the context of the early church in its Jewishness and Torah observance. After all, the only available scripture in the 1st century was the Hebrew Scriptures as we know them. It wasn’t until about 30 years ago that I realised the significance of the destiny of Israel in the light of Bible prophecy and a short time later the significance of the early church being totally Jewish […]

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