⁣"And I'm going to be praying for you," a woman prophesied, "The Holy Spirit is going to give you a new song," explaining that a new song is what the Ruach Hakodesh (Holy Spirit) would lay on my heart.
I was quite intrigued and excited. I had never really written much of a song before, except at the age of nine, which I threw away after looking back on it years afterwords.
A few months later, I'm sitting on a couch, playing guitar, and as I'm going through my screenshots of music sheets, I also come across a screenshot I had particularly liked. It was a number of verses in Lamentations. It really touched my heart. I started to strum the guitar and singing it into a song. Within minutes, I was recording it. This video, here is a different recording.

Ever since then, the Holy Spirit has been laying, continually, new songs on my heart. Although I do not have professional recording (been using just a phone), I see it as, if I steward (take heed) of what YAH has provided for me to use, I trust HE will increase.

I hope and pray this song will bless you.

⁣I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.
Romans 16:22 ESV

By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
1 Peter 5:12 ESV

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV

Paul dictated some of his letters to a scribe (amenuensis) named Tertius who inserted a line of his own into Romans 16:22. It's possible that Peter's first letter was translated and edited by Silvanus. Does the use of a scribe or editor to help write a Bible book undermine the inspiration of that book?

Not necessarily. Paul and Peter would have reviewed the end result before it was sent, and other Bible editors, such as Ezra, were also prophets and apostles who were inspired by God in their own work.

From Jay Carper at Common Sense Bible Study (https://CommonSenseBibleStudy.com) and American Torah (https://www.AmericanTorah.com).

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⁣1 Samuel 17:50 says David killed Goliath, but 2 Samuel 21:19 says Elhanan killed him. So who was it?

In this video, I take a look at this supposed contradiction and explain how it's really not a contradiction at all. The key is in 1 Chronicles 20:5.

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⁣In Galatians 5, Paul says that if you become circumcised, you're basically throwing Jesus under the bus, and you're a heretic. But then in Acts 21, he goes to the Temple and offers sacrifices for a Nazirite Vow in order to refute the misconception that he is telling Jews they need to give up circumcision. What gives?

This is a complicated subject, but it boils down to the question of "When does Torah say you are to circumcise someone?" Apart from the household of Abraham in Genesis 17, there are only two circumstances in which men are commanded to be circumcised: first, as an 8-day old boy, and second, if he wants to eat a Passover.

There is no requirement in the Law to be circumcised in order to become an Israelite or to gain salvation. That was a man-made rule. This isn't even really a Jew vs Gentile question, although it can certainly seem that way in Acts 21. Paul was telling the Galatians that if they circumcised themselves in order to be saved, they were wasting their time. Salvation is by faith, not by circumcision!

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The Wedding Supper of the Lamb is an analogy... until it isn't! Throughout history, Yahweh has given warnings about impending destruction. The invitation to the Wedding Supper of the Lamb is a metaphor for this warning. This years' message on First Fruits shows the warning throughout history and why we need to accept the invitation lest we end up outside, weeping and gnashing our teeth.
Written pdf notes available at https://firstcenturychristiani....ty.net/weeping-and-g

⁣In Memory of Him