All Israel | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #66 All Israel | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #66 Is “all Israel” every Jewish person? All the Jews that ever lived on earth?
Journal Israel and the Church: Jesus and Israel Journal Israel and the Church: Jesus and Israel One of the most important questions in understanding the place of Israel (both the Jewish people and the land) is …
The Mystery | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #65 The Mystery | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #65 “The mystery” that the apostle wishes to tell us, is the breath-taking interdependence between Israel and the Gentile nations.
Rosh Hashanah: The Feast of Trumpets Rosh Hashanah: The Feast of Trumpets Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the year in the seventh month, the month of Tishri. It is called this …
A Mystery | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #64 A Mystery | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #64 In biblical thinking, a mystery is not something to be kept secret, but rather a fact that God wishes to …
The Natural Branches | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #63 The Natural Branches | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #63 Paul talks about “natural” branches and, at the same time, about branches that are grafted in “against nature”. The existence …
Tefillin – Signs of the Faith Tefillin – Signs of the Faith In this series, ‘Signs of Faith’, objects that express Jewish faith are explained and discussed. “You shall bind them as …
Beware | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #62 Beware | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #62 “Once saved, ever saved” might sound attractive to Christian ears. However, it is certainly not a biblical teaching.
Havdalah – Signs of the Faith Havdalah – Signs of the Faith In this series, ‘Signs of Faith’, objects that express Jewish faith are explained and discussed. There is a distinction between …
Do Not Boast | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #61 Do Not Boast | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #61 Romans 11 is possibly the first text that testifies to a Gentile feeling of superiority towards the Jewish believers within …
Exodus from the North Exodus from the North In the 1980s, some three million Jews still lived in the Soviet Union. For hundreds of years, they had been …
The Difference Remains | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #60 The Difference Remains | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #60 Yes, we are part of the same tree. But, contrary to the vast majority of Christian believers, the Bible does …
Tallit – Signs of the Fatih Tallit – Signs of the Fatih In this series, ‘Signs of Faith’, objects that express Jewish faith are explained and discussed. Everybody will know the tallit, …
Grafted In | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #59 Grafted In | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #59 As Gentile believers in the God of Israel, according to Paul, we are grafted into the olive tree “among them”, …
Israel as Olive Tree | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #58 Israel as Olive Tree | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #58 The olive tree is an old image describing the people of Israel. Not only the rabbinical tradition uses the example, …
Torah Scroll – Signs of the Faith Torah Scroll – Signs of the Faith In this series, ‘Signs of Faith’, objects that express Jewish faith are explained and discussed. Israel is set apart from …
The Olive Tree | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #57 The Olive Tree | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #57 Without the image of the olive tree, the Land of Israel is unthinkable – and the Bible cannot be understood. …
The Dough | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #56 The Dough | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #56 A principle in in Jewish tradition that is deduced from Scripture says: If a little lump of the dough is …
Mezuzah – Signs of the Faith Mezuzah – Signs of the Faith In this new series, ‘Signs of Faith’, objects that express Jewish faith will be explained and discussed. How do you …
Life From Dead | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #55 Life From Dead | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #55 “More riches” for the gentiles, according to Paul, equals “life from dead”. What does he hint at? Did the apostle …