TWIG - The Word Is Grace is brought to you by The Carpenter's Shop, located at 1201 East Elmore Street in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Our Sabbath services begin at 3:30 every Saturday afternoon. Listen with us as Bible teachers Jim Denman and Tim Terry examine our faith in Messiah Yeshua (Christ Jesus), with a Hebraic perspective. What did Jesus eat? How did He dress? Is the Torah still valid to believers today? Did He really say that there are only two laws that we have to follow now? Did God change His requirements for salvation after the cross? Is the Sabbath on Sunday or Saturday; was it changed? Join us as we seek answers to these questions, with balance and a humble reverence for God's Word.
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Sat, 5 September 2009  When we first become believers in Yeshua, it is easy to be think that the whole world wants to hear the message that saved us. Most of us are a little taken back when we are not received with joyful words of encouragement, and completely startled when our audience rejects our message.Today, we see the church as a whole taking steps to "remedy" this issue. The "remedy" for the negative response to the message of the Gospel, unfortunately, has been to water down the message; make it more palatable to the listener. This is the reason that the "Emergent Church" is growing so rapidly today - those who adhere to it's message are not challenged by the Word of Truth, which brings us to the book of James. James tells us,"Of His own will He brought us forth by the Word of Truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of His creatures (Jas 1:17-19)." We should be growing into the character of Messiah. As a sort of "First Fruits" of His creation, we should not expect the world to accept us with open arms - to the contrary, Jesus tells us in John 15:19 that "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you." Did you read what our Master just said? We are going to be hated by the world. Not a pleasant thought is it? The hard truth of the statement is the very reason that the church of today, with it's exceptions, is making the message "easier to hear." Let's all reevaluate our walk with Messiah today. May the LORD give us strength and boldness to present the Word of Truth to those around us. May we all have the wisdom to not just look at ourselves in the mirror of Torah; but to actively take steps toward becoming more like our Savior, Yeshua. This will require repentance on our part, and a call to those around us to do the same... and the world will hate you for it; but be of good cheer, because we have a risen Savior who has overcome the world! May the Lord bless you and keep you, Shabbat shalom! Comments[0] |
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