Interactive study on the book of John, chapter 1. Verses 1-5 explained and harmonized with the rest of scripture. The origin of the concept of "the Word" as a mediator also explained.

⁣Die wat in die vuur staan saam met ons sal die woorde verstaan:

Daniël 3:49 Maar die Boodskapper van יהוה het neergedaal en Hom by AsarJaH en sy metgeselle in die oond gevoeg, en Hy het die vlam van die vuur uit die oond uit verdryf, 50 en het die middel van die oond gemaak asof ‘n vogtige wind daardeur geruis het, en die vuur het hulle hoegenaamd nie aangeraak en hulle ook geen leed aangedoen of bekommernis veroorsaak nie. [1 Konings 19:11] 51 Toe het die drie [manne] in die oond as uit een mond Elohim geprys, verhoog, geloof en gesê:

52 Geseënd is U, יהוה, die Elohey van ons vaders, geprese en hoog verhewe tot in ewigheid! En geseënd is U glansryke en verhewe Naam, en grootliks geprese en hoog verhewe tot in ewigheid.
53 Geseënd is U in die Tempel van U aparte Glansrykheid, hoog geprese en grootliks verhoog tot in ewigheid.
54 Geseënd is U wat die dieptes deurskou en op Gerubs sit, geprese en hoog verhewe tot in ewigheid.
55 Geseënd is U op die Troon van U koninkryk, grootliks geprese en hoog verhewe tot in ewigheid.
56 Geseënd is U in die uitspansel van die Hemele, geprese en verhoog tot in ewigheid.
57 Loof יהוה, o al die werke van יהוה, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
58 Loof יהוה, o Hemele, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
59 Loof יהוה, o Boodskappers van יהוה, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
60 Loof יהוה, o al die waters wat bo aan die Hemele is, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid. [Génesis 1:6]
61 Loof יהוה, o al die magte van יהוה, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
62 Loof יהוה, o son en maan, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
63 Loof יהוה, o Sterre van die Hemele, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
64 Loof יהוה, o elke reënbui en douval, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
65 Loof יהוה, o al die winde, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
66 Loof יהוה, o vuur en hitte, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
67 Loof יהוה, o koue en warmte, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
68 Loof יהוה, o Dou en sneeu, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
69 Loof יהוה, o nagte en dae, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
70 Loof יהוה, o lig en donkerheid, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
71 Loof יהוה, o ys en koue, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
72 Loof יהוה, o ryp en sneeu, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
73 Loof יהוה, o blitse en wolke, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
74 Laat die Adamah [die adamiet se Aarde] יהוהloof, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
75 Loof יהוה, o berge en heuwels, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
76 Loof יהוה, o alles wat op die Adamah [die adamiet se Aarde] groei, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
77 Loof יהוה, o Fonteine, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
78 Loof יהוה, o see en riviere, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
79 Loof יהוה, o Groot Drake en alles wat in die waters beweeg, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid, [Genésis 1:21]
80 Loof יהוה, o voëls van die Hemele, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
81 Loof יהוה, o wilde en mak diere, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
82 Loof יהוה, o seuns van die Adam, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
83 Loof יהוה, o JisraEl, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
84 Loof יהוה, priesters van יהוה, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
85 Loof יהוה, o knegte van יהוה, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
86 Loof יהוה, o Geeste en siele van die regverdiges, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
87 Loof יהוה, o apartes en nederiges van hart, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid.
88 Loof יהוה, o Hananja, Asarja en Misael, sing en verhef Sy lof tot in ewigheid. Want Hy het ons uit die Doderyk/Sheol gered en ons uit die mag van die Dood verlos en ons uit die middel van die brandende oond gered, ja, uit die middel van die vuur het Hy ons gered!
89 Loof dan יהוה, want Hy is goed, want Sy goedgunstigheid duur tot in ewigheid.
90 Loof die Elohey van die Elohim, o almal wat יהוהdien, sing sy lof en dank Hom, want sy goedgunstigheid duur tot in ewigheid!
91{24} Toe het koning Nebukadnésar verskrik geword en haastig opgestaan; hy het sy raadsmanne toegespreek en gesê: Het ons nie drie manne geboeid binne-in die vuur gegooi nie? Hulle antwoord en sê aan die koning: Sekerlik, o koning!

92{25} Hy antwoord en sê: Kyk, ek sien vier manne los binne-in die vuur wandel sonder dat daar ’n letsel aan hulle is; en die voorkoms van die vierde lyk soos dié van ’n Seun van Elohim.

Sabbath Keepers Fellowship performs "Set My People Free" with "Dayeinu!"

⁣Yeshua said to go and make disciples from all the nations.

Matthew 28:18-20 ESV
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

But if we're going to make disciples of other people, then we need to be good disciples ourselves. How are we supposed to teach others how to live, when we ourselves live as if we didn't care about our own lives?

There are tens of thousands of books about self-improvement. There's nothing wrong with working to become a better person, but the world's approach is fatally flawed by its focus on ME.

Make more money! Become famous! Be the boss! Get a better job!

None of which is necessarily bad in itself, if it serves a good purpose, but what is your purpose? Are you trying to be a better you and get that promotion because you think you'll feel better about yourself? That's probably never going to work.

Our goal--the ultimate self-improvement plan--is to become more like Yeshua. This is the plan that God has for us! See Romans 8:29.

In this video, Sean Esposito joined Common Sense Bible study to talk about a more Biblical approach to self-improvement.

Sean is a former atheist turned minister. He has worked with Tom Bradford at Seed of Abraham Ministries and currently teaches faith and character development through Simplicity Faith (SimplicityFaith.com).

He says, "My encouragement is very, very simple: character development into the image of God and Messiah--stirring people to realize their role in self-disciplined intentional character development unto the ways of God, for which we were all created."

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

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⁣Romans 9 is the core of Calvinism's doctrine of irresistible grace in the eternal salvation and condemnation of individual people, yet this chapter isn't even about eternal salvation! Paul's use of the potter and clay analogy is from Isaiah 29 that speaks of God's temporary hardening of Israel because of their sins. They blinded themselves with pride, so he blinded them further to ensure that his judgment would be carried out, with the intent that the nation would eventually repent and be restored.

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

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The Samaritan woman at the well shows us how we are supposed to receive the Messiah.
The series of the study is available at https://firstcenturychristiani....ty.net/the-gospel-of

I don't think the present paradigm is anything to be proud of.
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⁣The Jews had the Torah for many centuries by the time Yeshua came to inaugurate the New Covenant that had been promised through Jeremiah at the midpoint between himself and Moses. Their familiarity with the Law and their pride at having been chosen above other nations led them to believe the Law was sufficient for all their spiritual needs. The gentiles had no such barrier to overcome, being presented with their guilt and salvation at the same time.

Making Torah (aka the Law) the object of our lives leads inevitably to failure. We ought never to keep God's Law for the sake of the Law itself nor for the sake of the veneer of righteousness that it provides, but for the sake of the Lawgiver who gave us His Torah out of love for us and a desire to see us succeed as children of God and citizens of His Kingdom. Torah is a blessing and a guide to those who keep it out of love for our Creator and Redeemer. It is a curse and an obstacle to those who attempt to keep it pridefully.

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Sabbath Keepers Fellowship performs "Set My People Free"

Daniel performs "Giver of Excellent Gifts"

⁣Daniel Performs "Burn in Me"

⁣6 And he answered and said to me, “This is the word of יהוה to Zerubbaḇel, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ said יהוה of hosts.
Zeḵaryah (Zechariah) 4

⁣Paul tells us that before a person can call out to God, he must be convinced that there is a reason to do so. Faith comes from hearing. This is the same message that Yeshua gave in the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13.

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"So Believe" - Performed by Daniel, and excellent friend of Sabbath Keepers Fellowship

This is an excerpt from our study on John 5. The KJV translators purposely manipulated the text at John 5 to introduce doctrines the bible doesn't support. They actually changed the words of Jesus, aka Yeshua, to things He did not say. They did this to make people believe doctrines of men. Today, people making Sacred Name bibles and Hebrew Roots bibles are doing this same thing. This video shows those lies and how to quickly evaluate a bible for accuracy at two specific places.

Sabbath Keepers Fellowship performs "Shalom Rav"

Sabbath Keepers Fellowship performs "Layla Tov"

⁣Ask yourself this question:

Who is like the EL of Jacob?

Sabbath Keepers Fellowship performs "Midnight Cry"

Sabbath Keepers Fellowship performs "Seek Ye First"