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In this Q&A episode, Professor Solberg tackles three of your questions:

1. How should we understand the OT prophecies about keeping Torah in the last days?
2. Understanding the 10 lost tribes of Israel (and whether some of us have descended from those tribes)
3. Was Paul the founder of Christianity?

And there's a bonus question at the end!

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:43 Question #1: Keeping Torah in the end times
02:20 Examining the Old Testament prophecies
08:03 Zechariah 14
14:08 Isaiah 66
22:27 The bottom line on end times prophecies
22:59 Question #2: The lost tribes of Israel
30:05 Question #3: Did Paul invent Christianity?
34:19 Bonus Question

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In this episode we look at another "shotgun argument" from a Torah-keeper. This time it’s a cut-and-paste list of 12 OT verses intended to show that the old covenant law pre-dates Sinai. The thesis we put to the test is this: “The giving of the law at Sinai is the complete revelation of the old covenant law which was introduced at various levels of detail in Genesis 1 forward.”

Why does it matter? Those who hold to the theology of Torahism, and consider themselves a Torah-keeping follower of Jesus (aka Torah-observant, Hebrew Roots, Pronomian) are interested in finding a way to show that the old covenant law applies to everyone, not just Israel. And some believe the best way to do that is to try to show that the law has always applied to everyone, not just Israel. Mainstream Christianity, on the other hand (and for that matter, mainstream Judaism as well) teaches that those old covenant commands were never given to anyone other than the nation of Israel. Gentiles were never expected to keep those laws. And further, followers of Jesus today, whether they’re Jewish or Gentiles, aren’t bound by them either. For Christians keeping those things is permitted, but it’s not required.

Soli Deo Gloria!

Links Mentioned in This Episode
Addressing 17 Hebrew Roots Questions
A Case for Sabbath-keeping Part 1 (OT)
A Case for Sabbath-keeping Part 2 (NT)

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
03:21 Establishing Context
18:01 Examining the Claims
18:27 The Feasts introduced in Gen. 1
20:29 Sabbath introduced in Gen. 2
22:07 Animal sacrifices in Gen. 4.
25:27 Clean/unclean animals known by Noah
29:30 Abraham tithed to Melchizedek
31:17 Abraham kept God's laws
33:46 Levirate Marriage in Gen. 38
35:12 Moses judged by God's laws before Sinai
37:47 Garden blessings and curses
39:11 Don't intermarry with animals/nations
40:41 Don't touch what you don't eat
42:46 Wrap it up, Solberg.

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Meet Dan Sered. He was born in Israel to a secular Jewish family, eventually came to faith in Yeshua (Jesus) as his Lord and Savior, and is now COO at the international ministry Jews For Jesus. In this interview, Dan shares his amazing testimony, his unique insight on Torahism (aka Hebrew Roots Movement, Torah-keepers), and some great stories about sharing the Gospel with our Jewish brothers and sisters.

Links Mentioned in This Episode
Jews for Jesus (Website)
Praying for the Haredim

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:54 Meet Mr. Sered: How a secular Jewish man came to faith in Jesus
08:44 What was your understanding of Jesus before you believed?
13:40 Understanding Messianic Judaism
24:42 The difference between Messianic Judaism and Hebrew Roots
27:27 Permitted but not required?
34:40 What about Matthew 5:17–20 and the law?
42:25 What about the Sabbath?
51:26 Jews for Jesus?
54:00 Tovia Singer and the Messianic prophecies
54:50 Secular vs. religious Jews
55:56 Story about an Orthodox Jew coming to faith
58:28 About JewsForJesus.org
1:00:44 Advice when visiting Israel

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A few years back, a Hebrew Roots documentary was released called "The Way," in which they interview all sorts of Torah-keepers and really make a case for why people should be keeping the Torah feasts, avoiding Christmas and Easter, eating biblically clean (kosher), keeping the seventh day Shabbat, and so on. (And for the record, I see no problem with anyone choosing to do any of those things. If that’s the way you feel led to live out your faith, go for it!) But most Torah keepers don’t view it as an optional way of life. No, they preach it as the only correct way to follow Jesus. And once they cross the line from optional to required, they’ve entered the unbiblical and dangerous waters of Torahism, which champions a false gospel that requires more than faith in Jesus to be righteous.

In that the trailer for that documentary. they pose 17 common Hebrew Roots questions designed to challenge mainstream Christianity. And in this video we answer them all. We also respond to 10 "contradictions" leveled at the Church.

Soli Deo Gloria!

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Links Mentioned in this Episode
Grafted Into What? Jews, Gentiles & Israel
5 Reasons we can't follow the Gospel and the Law at the same time
Torah Shadows of Christ (Col. 2:16-17)
One Law for the Native and the Stranger

A Case for Sabbath-keeping: Part 1 (OT) | Part 2 (NT)

Clean & Unclean Foods - Examining Monte Judah's teaching on the kosher food laws: Part 1 | Part 2

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
03:08 Fielding the questions
05:13 #1 If Yeshua kept the law why don't we?
06:03 #2 Why did the apostles keep the feasts?
06:39 #3 Why does the Church claim Israel's blessings?
07:39 #4 How can something everlasting come to an end?
08:34 #5 How could the definition of sin change?
10:38 #6 Why did Paul celebrate Passover?
10:57 #7 How is Jesus sinless if He broke the Sabbath?
11:08 #8 Why did Peter still not eat unclean food?
14:10 #9 Why did Paul say he keeps the law?
15:00 #10 Why do we act like some Torah laws are silly?
16:54 #11 How can the Church change the Sabbath?
17:47 #12 Isn't disobeying the law offensive to Jesus?
18:44 #13 Why did Paul say the law is spiritual?
19:13 #14 Can Christians celebrate Wiccan holidays?
20:28 #15 Why do you say the law is too difficult?
23:54 #16 Why don't we keep Passover?
25:41 #17 Why don't we keep Saturday Sabbath?
26:04 Addressing Ten "Contradictions"

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One thing I like and respect about 119 Ministries is that they encourage everyone to test their teachings. I think that’s commendable. And that’s exactly what we’re going do. In this video, we test their video called “Animal Sacrifices in Light of the Messiah.” Because if animal sacrifices are still how we atone for sin (as Torah-keepers and Hebrew Roots folks claim) then what did the death of Jesus accomplish? And if animal sacrifices are no longer how we atone for sin, the Law of Moses is not longer in effect.

Links Mentioned in the Episode
Animal Sacrifices in Light of the Messiah (119 Ministries)
Matthew 5:17-20 (Four Contexts) – An Academic Lecture
Matthew 5:17-20: How did Jesus not abolish but fulfill the law?

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction: The logical framework for the discussion
05:00 What the sacrifice of Christ accomplished
13:29 Testing 119 Ministries' Teaching

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Our biblical case for Sabbath-keeping and what it looks like under the New Covenant, Part 2. In this episode, we examine the Sabbath in the NT, starting with everything that Jesus taught and commanded about it in the gospels. From there we expand our study to the rest of the NT and talk about what a Sabbath rest looks like for a follower of Jesus under the New Covenant.

Videos Mentioned in this Episode
Jesus as Our Sabbath Rest

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:24 Everything Jesus Taught About the Sabbath
18:44 Three Reasons Shabbat is Not Required
29:00 Sabbath as a Practice
37:14 What Does a Christian Sabbath Look Like?

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We’ve discussed a number of times whether or not Christians are required to keep the Sabbath. And I have shown a several reasons from Scripture why I believe the answer is no, we’re not required to keep the Sabbath as it was given under the Old Covenant. And this can be a pretty polarizing issue. Especially for our “Torah-keeping” and SDA friends who think Sabbath-keeping is necessary to achieve (or even maintain) our righteousness. Some even view it as a matter of salvation. And while those ideas aren’t biblical, in this two-part series, I want to offer a counterbalance from leaning too far in the other direction and rejecting any notion of a Sabbath rest at all for the Christian life. In fact, I want to make a biblical case for Sabbath-keeping and what it looks like under the New Covenant.

Here in Part 1, we take a deep dive into the OT and take a close look at the Sabbath commands given in the Torah. Our goal is not only to understand exactly what was commanded about the Sabbath under the Sinai covenant, but also the role it played for ancient Israel, and what it taught them about God and about themselves, and the theological principles and meaning of their Sabbath rest.

Videos Mentioned in this Episode
Jesus as Our Sabbath Rest

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
04:35 Sabbath in the Old Testament (Exodus 16)
16:36 Shabbat Commands at Mount Sinai
27:36 Do No Work
36:25 The Meaning & Principles of Sabbath

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Chad Bird is an author, speaker and a scholar-in-residence at 1517.org with a unique way of looking at Scripture that is equally intellectual and inspirational. He's also a specialist in Old Testament and Hebrew studies. Join us for a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation about finding Jesus in the Torah.

Links mentioned in this episode
1517.org
Chad's book "The Christ Key"

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:28 What does it mean that Jesus is "in" the Torah?
04:53 How did Jesus get placed in the text?
10:51 What do the Gospels say about Jesus in the Torah
14:06 Cultural context and standup comedy
19:24 Are there Christophanies in the Torah?
29:20 Evidence of complex monotheism in the Torah
36:41 The uniqueness of the Christian Bible
38:35 Genesis 3:15, the first Gospel
44:08 Is there evidence of “in three days” in the Torah?
49:04 The flaws of our biblical heroes
51:17 Sanctification
55:28 Jesus in God’s Promises to Abraham
58:32 Jesus in the Atonement Sacrifices
01:02:28 Wrap it up, gentlemen.