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3 reasons why “You are not under law, but under grace” doesn’t mean what you think it means

Reposted from the Kineti blog and authored by Judah Gabriel Himango, one of Tabernacle of David’s teachers. Summary: In Romans 6, Paul says “…you are not under law, but under grace.” Does this mean Christians are free to disregard the Torah’s commandments? Many Christians say yes. I give 3 reasons why that interpretation is likely… Read more

Head Coverings: 1 Cor 11:1-16

Wearing a head covering is commanded nowhere in Scripture except towards the priests while they are officiating in the Tabernacle/Temple.  It is implied in Numbers 5 with the trial of bitter waters for the suspected adulterous bride that she does have her head covered, but this is most likely due to it being a custom… Read more

Torah Keeping is a Gradient, Not a Binary

Reposted from the Kineti blog and authored by Judah Gabriel Himango, one of Tabernacle of David’s teachers. Christians, Jews, and we Messianics in between speak about Torah observance like an on/off switch: you’re either Torah observant, or not. Torah observance as a binary. Orthodox Jews say they have Torah in the “on” position. Christians will… Read more

Israeli Messianic leader: “Keeping Torah is Heresy”

Reposted from the Kineti blog and authored by Judah Gabriel Himango, one of Tabernacle of David’s teachers. Messiah faith in Israel has a long way to go. As it stands today, it’s largely ethnic Evangelicalism. Ethnic evangelicalism isn’t bad – it turns people to God – but it is terribly short of Israel’s unique calling…. Read more

10 Things I Wrote in 2018

Reposted from the Kineti blog and authored by Judah Gabriel Himango, one of Tabernacle of David’s teachers. Shalom Kineti readers. As we enter 2019, I thought I’d reflect back on the articles I’d written in the last year, ones I’m particularly proud of. Here are the top 10 articles I’ve written dealing with faith, science,… Read more

Ep 11: Salvation and a Crustacean

Shalom Tabernaclers, Ryan White, one of the teachers at Tabernacle of David, runs the Conversations with the Bible podcast. A new episode is available: Title says it all!!! We’re going to talk about lobsters, salvation, if Yeshua saved souls for heaven, and why people don’t respond well to you telling them something they don’t agree… Read more

Paul’s Identity as a Messianic Jew: A Necessity for a More Accurate Interpretation of His Letters

Reposted from the Kineti blog and authored by Judah Gabriel Himango, one of Tabernacle of David’s teachers. I’ve been teaching on Romans at my local Messianic congregation in Minnesota. It’s a Pauline deep dive from a Messianic perspective: starting with the premise that Paul is a Jew who is Torah-observant and considers himself part of… Read more