Letter From A Grateful Mother I would like to express thanks and gratitude to Rabbi Kravitz who was there to help us in a time of crisis. One of my sons, at only 15 years old, accidentally got caught up in Jews for Jesus Christian missionaries. Unbeknownst to us, his
Why Civilizations Die by Rabbi Jonatan Sacks, zt'l In The Watchman’s Rattle, subtitled Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction, Rebecca Costa delivers a fascinating account of how civilisations die. When their problems become too complex, societies reach what she calls a cognitive threshold. They simply can’t
christ
Continued from Part 4 Paul states “that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:11). Some Trinitarian Christians allege this shows that Paul taught that Jesus and God are equal. However, their claim is not correct. The complete passage shows Jesus’ in a subservient
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ The Dimensions of Sin by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z'l This summary is adapted from this week’s main Covenant & Conversation essay by Rabbi Sacks. Parshat Vayikra devotes an extended section to the chattat, the sin offering, as brought by different individuals, including the Kohen Gadol, other leaders,
baptism
Continued from Part 5 Jesus, the man, is said to be the mediator between God and men. Paul writes, “For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5). Jesus is called a “man,” even after his alleged resurrection.
author of john
Continued from Part 6 John’s Jesus states: “Even in your Law it has been written, that the testimony of two men is true [i.e., valid or admissible; see Deuteronomy 17:6, 19:15]. I am he who bears witness of myself, and the Father who sent me bears
divine essence
Continued from Part 7 God: undivided and without equal How did John’s Jesus view the possibility of a division in the divine essence? Chapter 17 of the Gospel of John records a prayer, which its author attributes to Jesus. In verse 2 of this prayer, Jesus views himself as
authors
Continued from Part 8 Paul’s Jesus: A savior but not God The New Testament authors make a definite distinction between the one-and-only God and Jesus, never considering them one and the same. For instance, we find this distinction expressed in the statement: “Kindness and peace be multiplied
abraham
Continued from Part 9 “I am” John’s Jesus states: “‘Abraham your father rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.’ The Jews therefore said to him: ‘You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?’ Jesus said to them: ‘Truly, truly, I
coequality
Continued from Part 10 Jesus as an instrument of the Creator Even the authors of John, Colossians, and Hebrews, who elevate Jesus to a point where he is viewed as the medium through whom things are done, do not claim that he is the Creator or part of a triune
creator
Continued from Part 11 Nevertheless, Barnes believes that Jesus is himself the uncreated and eternal Creator. However, he does not base his belief on Revelation 3:14. Of this verse he says: If it were demonstrated from other sources that Christ was, in fact, a created being, and the first
author of john
Continued from Part 12 The author of John expounds the belief that Jesus had a prehuman existence as the Word who was “in the beginning with God” and through whom “all things came into being.” John emphasizes this belief throughout his entire Gospel (John 1:1-3; 17:5, 24)
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