Responding to critiques of ancient sacrifices, this teaching explains the purpose of temple offerings, how they reflected reverence and repentance, and why they cannot be equated with modern notions of animal abuse.
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This teaching unpacks the so‑called "bitter water" ritual from Numbers 5. It places the test for adultery within its ancient context, explaining how it protected innocent wives from baseless suspicions and why it should not be read as misogynistic or superstitious abuse.
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When YHWH gave Israel the Promised Land, it appears that He commanded Israel to wipe out entire peoples. This teaching explores those difficult passages and demonstrates that God did not command racial genocide but pronounced judgment on nations whose wickedness had become extreme. The Hebrew ban (ḥērem) called for the removal of corrupt cultures steeped in idolatry and child sacrifice. God patiently warned these nations for centuries (Genesis 15:16) before bringing justice; the commands were acts of righteous judgment, not ethnic cleansing. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:33:01
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Responding to a popular television monologue that mocks biblical laws, this teaching explains the context of the verses cited on The West Wing, showing how selective quoting misrepresents Torah and how the Bible’s instructions remain relevant when understood within covenant context.
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This teaching examines the beginning of the universe to answer the question, “Does God exist?” It presents the cosmological argument, which infers from the existence and origin of the universe to a first cause beyond time and space. Because everything that begins to exist has a cause and the cosmos cannot be an infinite chain of causes, the universe’s beginning points to a necessary, eternal Creator. By considering both Scripture and modern cosmology, the study argues that the universe’s beginning testifies to God’s existence. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:33:01
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