Faith Foundations #3 - Are Christians Saved By Keeping The Law Of Moses?

Dr. Todd Baker of Faith Foundations 
and Our Jewish Roots answers the question:

Are Christians saved by keeping the Law of Moses?

Our Jewish Roots

(December 19, 2019)

The Bearded Bible Brothers: The Family Unit

"Many scholars have said that the institution of the family

was the first institution created by God, followed by the church

and then government.  So it's no surprise that Satan and his hordes

are trying to attack the family now more than ever.

At all times we need to seek the Lord and worship as a family.

-Our Jewish Roots

Joshua and Caleb discuss the family unit.

Our Jewish Roots

(March 31, 2020)

Help It On

There's a good time coming

Help it on, Help it on,

There's a good time coming,

Help it on, Help it on.

Every heart is drumming,

All the air with it is humming,

Help it on, Help it on,

Help it on, on, on!

When you find a noble cause,

Help it on, Help it on,

When you find a noble cause,

Help it on, Help it on,

Never wait for man's applause,

Never count the cost or pause,

Help it on, Help it on,

Help it on, on, on!

There's a future on the way,

Help it on, Help it on,

There's a future on the way,

Help it on, Help it on,

When night shall turn to day

For the right shall have the way,

Help it on, Help it on,

Help it on, on, on!

When the right shall win,

Help it on, Help it on,

When the right shall win

Help it on, Help it on,

There will be no want or sin,

And the good times will begin

Help it on, Help it on,

Help it on, on, on!


"Help It On"
Edward Rowland Sill
(1841-1887)
American poet and educator

From The Heart Flows The Springs Of Life

"And you shall love the Lord your God

with all your mind and heart and with 

your entire being and with all your might."

Deuteronomy 6:5

Path Through The Blossoms

Gerhard Nesvadba

(2011)

"Keep and guard your heart

with all vigilance

and above all that you guard,

for out of it flow

the springs of life."

Proverbs 4:23

"For thus says the high and lofty One

He Who inhabits eternity,

Whose name is Holy:

I will dwell in the high and holy place,

but also with them who are of

 a thoroughly penitent and humble spirit,

to revive the spirit of the humble

and to revive the heart of the 

thoroughly penitent."

Isaiah 57:15

"For where your treasure is,

there will your heart be also."

Matthew 6:21

"But let it be the inward adorning and beauty

of the hidden person of the heart,

with the incorruptible and unfading charm

of a gentle and peaceful spirit,

which is not anxious or wrought up,

but, is very precious in the sight of God."

1 Peter 3:4

The Great All Prevailing Truth Of Time And Eternity

"Truth is timeless.  Truth does not differ from one age to another,

from one people to another, from one geographical location to another.

Men's ideas may differ, men's customs may change, men's moral codes

may vary, but the great, all prevailing truth stands for time and eternity."

Empty Tomb

Gynt Art

(2013)

"The message of Jesus Christ, our Savior, is the story of the Bible-

it is the story of salvation.  Profound students of the Bible have traced

the story of Jesus Christ from the beginning of the Old Testament, for

He is the true theme of the Old as well as the New Testament."

He appears in Genesis as the Seed of the Woman.

In Exodus, He is the Passover Lamb.

In Leviticus, He is the Atoning Sacrifice.

In Numbers, He is the Smitten Rock.

In Deuteronomy, He is the Prophet.

In Joshua, He is the Captain of the Lord's Hosts.

In Judges, He is the Deliverer.

In Ruth, He is the Heavenly Kinsman.

In the six books of Kings, He is the Promised King.

In Nehemiah, He is the Restorer of the nation.

In Esther, He is the Advocate.

In Job, He is my Redeemer.

In Psalms, He is my All and in All.

In Proverbs, He is my Pattern.

In Ecclesiastes, He is my Goal.

In the Song of Solomon, He is my Satisfier.

In the Prophets, He is the Coming Prince of Peace.

In the Gospels, He is Christ coming to seek and to save.

In Acts, He is Christ risen.

In the Epistles, He is Christ at the Father's right hand.

In Revelation, He is Christ returning and reigning.

"This is the eternal message of the Bible. It is the story of

life, peace, eternity, and heaven.  The Bible has no hidden purpose.

It has no need for special interpretation. 

 It has a single, clear, bold message for every living being-

the message of Christ and His offer of peace with God."

-Reverend Billy Graham

Reverend William Franklin Graham

(1918-2018)

American Evangelist

Reference material and excerpts for 

 this post were taken from the book,

"Peace With God"

By Billy Graham

Doubleday Pocket Book Edition

(1953)

What To Do About COVID-19 Crackdown

"More than half of U.S. states have imposed lockdown measures

restricting gathering and social contact, disrupting the lives of more

that 100 million people and suspending the operations of thousands

of businesses," reports the Wall Street Journal. 

"If you're one of these under lockdown, we feel your pain.

We're under that lockdown too.  So what should our response be?

Should we push back? If so, how hard?  If not, what do we do?

We'll answer these questions in this episode of Activate America."

-The John Birch Society

What To Do About COVID-19 Crackdown

Activate America

The John Birch Society

March 29, 2020

Hineni (Here Am I)

"May you hear me say, "Hineni"

May you hear me say, "Here am I"

Adonai I cry

Hineni, Hineni, Hineni

Here am I, send me."

Hineni (Here Am I)

Marty Goetz

The Love Of God

(1996)

Marty Goetz Ministries

The Holy Days Of Our Lord: Shadows Of Things To Come

In this classic presentation from Zola Levitt Ministries,

Zola teaches from the Mount of Olives in Israel on the

appointed times and seasons of the biblical feasts which

the Lord established for His chosen people and nation,
each of which are a foreshadowing of the
forthcoming Messiah.

Holy Days Of Our Lord 

 Part One: The Overview

Our Jewish Roots

(March 31, 2012)

Faith Foundation # 2: Do Gentiles Have To Become Jews To Be Saved?

Dr. Todd Baker of  Faith Foundations and 
Our Jewish Roots answers the question:

Do Gentiles Have To Become Jews To Be Saved?

Our Jewish Roots

(December 5, 2019)

Fifth Sunday Meditation: A Soldier's Prayer

"By fearful and glorious things that terrify the wicked

but make the godly sing praises do you answer us in righteousness,

O God of our salvation.  You who are the confidence and hope 

of all the ends of the earth and of those far off on the seas."

Psalm 65:5

Picture courtesy/Wikipedia

This is not the typical prayer of a believer, or requests one would

 normally think to ask of the Father in heaven.  I had to read it

more than once and allow the leading of the Holy Spirit to guide 

me in understanding the meaning behind the words. 

 The image that came into my mind after reading this prayer
 was one of our Lord in the garden of Gethsemane.

  Jesus was in such mental and physical anguish over what He was

  about to face that He sweat droplets of blood.  And yet, instead of 

getting up and simply walking away from it all,  He bowed His

    weary head in complete obedience to His Father, and said,

 "Not my will, but Thy will be done."

A Soldier's Prayer

I am asking You God, to give me what You have left.

Give me those things which others never ask of You.

I don't ask You for rest or tranquility.

Not that of the spirit, the body, or the mind.

I don't ask You for wealth, or success, or even health.

All those things are asked of You so much Lord,

that You can't have any left to give.

Give me instead Lord what You have left.

Give me what others don't want.

I want uncertainty and doubt.

I want torment and battle.

All I ask that You give them to me now and forever Lord,

so I can be sure to always have them, 

because I won't always have the strength to ask again.

But give me also the courage, the energy, and the spirit to face them.

I ask You these things Lord, because I can't ask them of myself.

A "Soldier's Prayer" was written by a man named Andre' Louis Arthur Zirnheld,

a member of the Special Air Service French Squadron during World War II.

I would like to thank the folks over at AmericanFlags.com 

for sending me this prayer via e-mail. 

A special Thank You to the countless men and women of the United States

 Armed Forces, past and present, who willingly chose what others do

not want-uncertainty and doubt, torment, and battle- so that America

and her people can live in prosperity and in security, but far 

more importantly, in freedom.

May God bless you always.

For those who are no longer present on this earth,

May your souls rest in peace.

Suggested Scripture Reading:

Ephesians Chapter 6

Last Saturday Poetry Selection: Stamp Collector

 And image of reigning Queen Victoria graces

 the British Penny Black Postage Stamp

(1840)

The world's first adhesive postage stamp

My worldly wealth I hoard in albums three,

My life collection of rare postage stamps;

My room is cold and bare as you can see,

My coat is old and shabby as a tramp's;

Yet more to me than balances in banks,

My albums three are worth a million francs.

I keep them in that box beside my bed,

For who would dream such treasures it could hold;

But every day I take them out and spread

Each page, to gloat like miser o'er his gold:

Dearer to me than could be child or wife,

I would defend them with my very life.

They are my very life, for every night

Over my catalogues I pore and pore;

I recognize rare items with delight,

Nothing I read but philatelic lore;

And when some specimen of choice I buy,

In all the world there's none more glad than I.

Behold my gem, my British penny black;

To pay its price I starved myself a year;

And many a night my dinner I would lack,

But when I bought it, oh, what radiant cheer!

Hitler made war that day- I did not care,

So long as my collection he would spare.

A set of triangular Cape of Good Hope Stamps
(1853)

Look-my triangular Cape of Good Hope.

To purchase it I had to sell my car.

Now in my pocket for some sous I grope

To pay my omnibus when home is far,

And I am cold and hungry and footsore

In haste to add some beauty to my store.

This very day, ah, what a joy was mine,

When in a dingy dealer's shop I found

This franc vermillion, eighteen forty-nine...

How painfully my heart began to pound!

(It's weak, they say) I paid the modest price

And tremblingly I vanished in a trice.

But oh, my dream is that some day of days,

I might discover a Mauritius blue,

Poking among the stamp-bins of the quais;

Who knows! They say there are but two;

Yet if a third one I should ever spy,

I think-God help me! I should faint and die...

Mauritius Blue Stamp
(1847)

Poor Monsieur Pons, he's cold and dead,

One of those stamp-collecting cranks.

His garret held no crust of bread,

But albums worth a million francs.

On them his income he would spend,

By philatelic frenzy driven:

What did it profit in the end...

You can't take stamps to Heaven.

French Vermillion Stamp
(1849)

"Stamp Collector"

Robert William Service

(1874-1958)

British-Canadian poet and writer

Known as "The Bard of the Yukon"

Psalm 71: For You Are My Hope O Lord God

"Lift up your eyes on high and see!

Who has created these?  He Who brings out their host

by number and calls them all by name; through the greatness

of His might and because He is strong in power,

not one is missing or lacks anything."

Isaiah 40:26

Starry night sky in Sedona, Arizona

PSALM 71

A Psalm of David

"In You, O Lord, do I put my trust and confidently take refuge;

let me never be put to shame or confusion!

Deliver me in Your righteousness and cause me to escape;

bow down Your ear to me and save me!

Be to me a rock of refuge in which to dwell, and a sheltering

stronghold to which I may continually resort, which You have

appointed to save me, for You are my Rock and my Fortress.

Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out

of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.

For You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my trust from

my youth and the source of my confidence.

Upon You have I leaned and relied from birth;  You are He

Who took me from my mother's womb and You have been my

benefactor from that day. My praise is continually of You.

I am as a wonder and surprise to many, but You are my strong refuge.

My mouth shall be filled with Your praise and with Your honor all the day.

Cast me not off nor send me away in the time of old age;

 forsake me not when my strength is spent and my powers fail.

For my enemies talk against me; those who watch

 for my life consult together,

Saying, God has forsaken him; pursue and persecute

 and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

O God, be not far from me! O my God, make haste to help me!

Let them be put to shame and consumed who are 

adversaries to my life; let them be covered with reproach, 

scorn, dishonor, who seek and require my hurt.

But I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more.

My mouth shall tell of Your righteous acts and of Your deeds of

salvation all the day,  for their number is more than I know.

I will come in the strength and with the mighty acts of the Lord God;

I will mention and praise Your righteousness, even Yours alone.

O God, You have taught me from my youth, and hitherto

 have I declared Your wondrous works.

Yes, even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not,

but keep me alive until I have declared Your mighty strength to this

generation, and Your might and power to all that are to come.

Your righteousness also, O God, is very high reaching to the heavens,

You Who have done great things; O God, who is like You, or who is Your equal?

You Who have shown us all troubles great and sore will quicken us again

and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

Increase my greatness, my honor, and turn and comfort me.

I will praise You with the harp, even Your truth and faithfulness,

O my God; unto You will I sing praises with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises to You, 

and my inner being, which You have redeemed.

My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long;

for they are put to shame, for they are confounded, 

who seek and demand my hurt.