Understanding Peter’s Vision
The account of Peter’s vision in Acts chapter 10 is often used to show that the food laws given in the Torah are no longer applicable. Is there more to it than that? What did Peter himself have to say about it?
Blog posts about ministry to Messianic and Hebrew Roots believers in Messiah Yeshua who are incarcerated. Some posts are written by incarcerated believers.
The account of Peter’s vision in Acts chapter 10 is often used to show that the food laws given in the Torah are no longer applicable. Is there more to it than that? What did Peter himself have to say about it?
One has to ask, were any of these once a part of the Haftarah readings but later removed? We do not know exactly when the practice of reading from the Prophets and Writings started.
The walks closed and I found myself in the room with only one other gentleman, the guy who I had first met two weeks ago. No one in our group is ethnically Jewish – until now, that is. This man told me of his childhood experiences in the Synagogue.
This week our meeting in the prison Chapel room was a bit of a challenge. With some of the men being transferred to another facility, we are now down to just four guys, and they are not always regular in attendance. How many of them will come today, and how long will we be allowed to continue?
I pulled up to the correctional facility this morning with great anticipation. The first week was a chance to regroup with the guys, find out who was still interested in having a service, and see what resources were available for us there. But I wasn’t prepared for what I would find this week.
After more than 16 months absence, today was my first time back inside the correctional facility since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Mid-March, 2020, was the last time we had been able to meet.
What does it really mean to be a believer, a follower of Yeshua? Most of us who claim Yeshua as our Master think we know. Do we put it into practice?
The shelter of the Most High – what is it? Where is it? How do I get to the shelter of the Most High? “Tom” has a few thoughts on this I want to share.
I sang words out of order. Sometimes I strummed the wrong chord or got lost in my printed song sheets. But as a corporate body, we were not random or haphazard.
God instructs Moses on five different kinds of sacrifices to be offered in the sanctuary. They allow the people to be brought near and experience his love.