The Royal Priesthood

There are two orders of priesthood recognized and set up by God:

1. Order of Levi /Aaron

2. Melchizedek priesthood (Hebrews 7:1-28)

The order of Melchizedek existed before Levi's and Levitical priesthood ended with the end of the Law but the order of Melchizedek is continued forever (that's what the Assembly of Yehoshua follows)

Who are Priests:

ART OF TEMPTATION

‘Be sober; be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom he may devour”

“And when the tempter came to him, he said, if you are the son of God, command that these stones be made bread”. How did Yehoshua know that this is a temptation?

The devil uses his strategy of temptation in the bid to devour and we are advised to resist him. One of the processes to resist him is by understanding the art of temptation. The art of temptation shows the ways by which we are being tempted and how. Then, we can identify which strategy and can resist him in faith.

THE WEALTHIEST MAN IN ISRAEL

Who is the wealthiest man in Israel? I do not mean the richest of which Solomon is the answer. You can be very rich in money but not wealthy. One can be wealthy financially, socially, academically, career wise and even relationship wise. Wealth, in this, context is all about stability, freedom and efficient management.

“…speak and act as those that shall be judged by the Law of Liberty”

The wealthiest man in Israel became wealthy by applying the principles from the Holy Bible, simply making analogy of that which is written to his everyday life. Being a wealthy man encompasses becoming a wealthy spouse, wealthy parent, wealthy child, businessman/career person, wealthy friend/partner, etc. One essence of being wealthy is all about stopping to live a life of whatever the day brings and to take whatever we see in life. There is a law guiding everything we do here on earth and as James 2:12 said, we should always live our lives (speak and act) like those guided by such laws. This article gives an overall method of being wealthy, subsequent articles will deal on being different aspects of wealth: family, business, career, etc.

Summary of Things

The summary of things is this:

1. Man broke the Covenant God gave him. (The Covenant also called the Royal law, Ten Commandments, Love)

2. Sin came in.

3. Elohim made promise to Abraham concerning salvation from sin.

4. While waiting for the promise to be fulfilled, Elohim gave us the Torah (HIS TORAH) through Moses to teach us about sin- what sin is, how sin came about AND Elohim used statutes, ordinances, events (especially the journey of the children of Yisrael which He embedded in the Festivals) and human beings to tell us how he will solve the problem of sin

5. Yehoshua the Christ came as the last Adam and fulfilled the promise of solution to sin using the methods described in the Torah (Law).

6. All you need is to receive Yehoshua and believe in him, because we are heading to returning the earth to the original master plan!

THE EXCELLING RIGHTEOUSNESS

In the world today, many a person strives to achieve righteousness. It is evident that it is either you are righteous or you are not (that is you are a sinner). The title “the Excelling Righteousness” indicates that there is a righteousness that is greater than another, that is, there are two types of righteousness. The basis of this article comes from Matityahu (Matthew) 5:20 “For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.”

WHY YEHOSHUA IS THE NAME WHEREBY WE MUST BE SAVED (A Sequel to the Article: In His Name.)

Apart from being the name as stated in the Holy Scriptures that our savior shall be called, Yehoshua remains a name according to the Hebrew language.

In the prequel article, it was stated that the names Jesus and Joshua lack the currency needed to be his name. Also other names, which may be Hebrew or sound like Hebrew words such as Yeshua, Yahoshua, Yahshua, quite well lack the authenticity as will be explained later

It is well noted that salvation came to us from and in Hebrew language. Quite a lot of people argue that God is everywhere and should be worshiped in their own language. The question put to them is that why did God then not choose the whole world to reveal himself but the children of Israel? 

Should I Keep The Sabbath Day Holy?

This article serves as a continuation of the main article:” SHABBAT DAY” in which the meaning of the word “Shabbat” was explained and different Shabbat days listed.

A lot of people today avoid keeping the Shabbat day holy and buttress their point on Colossians 2:16-17 while backing it up with the claim that our savior resurrected on the first day, as such, the Sabbath day has changed. Some go forward to claim that there’s no day upon which a man should be tied to. Let us look at these. An issue to comprehend is that Colossians 2:16-17 is saying the same thing as Hebrews 10:1.

HAS THE TRUE GOD MAGNIFIED OR EXALTED HIS WORD ABOVE ALL HIS NAME?

One of the reasons why many people are not interested in the search for the original name of the true God which He shares with His only begotten Son, the Mashiyach (Messiah), is the claim that He has magnified or exalted His word above all His name. So they believe that the name of the true God is a mere tag that has no relevance.

SIN

What is sin? I believe that the erudition is there in almost every human that the major problem between human and their creator is sin. In these present times, the issue of sin has been so controversial. The issue lays in that almost every religion, denomination and personalities have their own definitions of sin. Each person/organization lays out his own views of sin thus resulting in that what is sin to Mr. A is not sin to Mr. B. In all these, is there any standard for sin or these diverse opinions of people right? Let’s go biblically.

SHABBAT (SABBATH): intro

A lot of people today have misconceptions about Shabbat, most especially among people who do not believe in it. Such misconceptions are exhibited and fanned by those who claim to believe in it.

Shabbat (or popularly referred to as Sabbath) is a Hebrew word meaning rest. Thus, Sabbath day means rest day or day of rest.

THE GRACE SUBTITLE: THE LAW AND THE GRACE

The word “Grace” is one of the most popular words in Christendom today. The issue is that as we use it daily, do we know actually what it is? Let us bear the fact that the grace in reference is the grace of God and we will go biblically. Many define grace in different ways – unmerited favor; that which helps one achieve what they cannot achieve; that by which we are saved and so on. The issue of “that by which we are saved” is culled from Ephesians 2:5, but is that just the grace? No, a further view about grace is given in Titus 2:11-12

LIVING CONSIDERATELY

A man walked up to a counselor and complained bitterly that in spite of all that he buys for his wife- the costliest car in town, a beautiful house, gold jewelries etc- but their marriage is still an unhappy one, that what should he buy else to make the marriage a happy one.

Considerate living means to care about other people’s feelings and wishes. It also means thinking carefully about a fact before taking a decision or an action. Living considerately is all about living a life in which before you react to anything, you think carefully in all sides. Also, it is about before saying something or doing something, you weigh the cost of your actions- the reasons why you must and you must not act or speak.

Why considerate living?

LOVE

This four lettered word is one of the most popular word used presently in different manner. Most people especially the Christians or so-called Christians utilize the word in a wrong way. We will go biblical! Many haves declared what love is, saying of different types of love such as erotic love, philo love, agape love, etc. but this three above mentioned are the most popular types given by people but I assert that it is not true. How?

LOVE: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

The Holy Spirit used Apostle Shaul (Paul) to declare certain things in 1 Corinthians 1 3:1-3  which are supposed to be of utmost importance to all the worshippers of the only true and living God. One may have and use any or some of the spiritual gifts without being in possession of love. It is, thus, lucid that many apostles, prophets, healers, miracle workers etc are being regarded as nothing by the Holy Spirit because they do not have love. We must let ourselves be deceived into believing that love is all about giving of alms. So, let us obey the injunction “pursue love and desire spiritual gifts”. We cannot have love unless and until we pursue it but we cannot pursue it without knowing what it is. So, what is love?

THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

This article deals with the Holy Scripture (the one written of in the bible, most especially from Matityahu (Matthew) -Revelation). It explains the importance and also defines actually what the word, Holy Scripture or the Scripture is pointing to.
The Holy Scripture is of high preeminence in the life of every Christian. In 1 Timothy 3:15, apostle Shaul (Paul) stated that the Holy Scripture, which Timothy knew from childhood, is able to make one wise unto salvation through faith in Christ Yehoshua. In vs. 16-17, he stated further that the Scripture, of the inspiration of God, is profitable for doctrine (teaching), for reproof, for correction and instruction in righteousness. He also stated that it is through the Holy Scripture that every man of God (every child of God) may be perfect [after being taught, reproved, corrected and instructed in righteousness] and thoroughly equipped for every good works. Yehoshua told the Sadducees that they err because they do not know the Scriptures in Mark 12:24. 

THE TRADEMARK OF GOD

A trademark is a symbol or word that creates a distinction between one thing and others. It is also called emblem, stamp or badge. Thus, the trademark of God, which all the children of God must bear, makes them different from others. It is an idiosyncrasy or special attribute every child of God must portray so as to be truly one. What, then, is this trademark?

In His Name...

I believe it is of paramount importance to prove and know the actual fact about the name of our savior as Apostle Paul declared in 1 Thessalonians 5:22: that we should prove all things in order to hold onto the truth. First, we have to get that there is only one name given through which one can have salvation. Acts 4:12 made it succinct that no other name given for salvation. Many say we can call him Emmanuel, Prince of Peace, lord of lords, etc. Yes, but there is only one name through which he actuates the mission of saving from sin. This is supported more by the use of singularity of word in reference to his name, that is, nowhere was the names used in references to him.

The Child

One mistake, I think, most parents do is the neglect of the child's needs and desires. They presume that children have no right at all and therefore tend to lord and superimpose their desires on the children. At one point in life, the child tends to express his own desire which then, clashes with that of the parents, leading to many things. The fact is that every child has his/her own desires. These desires are most times erratic, lack of control and in random motion. So, all we need, as parents and parents to be, is to recognize the fundamental rights and needs of the children and offer firm but gentle guidance to them. Thus, this leads to a happy and fruitful relationship because the child is a SECOND PARTNER in every relationship!

BORN AGAIN?

A lot of people today profess to be born again. Many preachers and evangelists always start their preaching with “are you born again?” “When did you become born again?” With these, it signifies that many know the importance of being born again [Yehocanan (John) 3:3 gave an answer]. The issue becomes- how can one be born again and even knowing how, are you truly born again?