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Misconceptions Around The Atonement From Sin

Continued from Part 11 Did Jesus fulfill the Torah’s requirements for blood sacrifice (Matthew 5:17-18)? Under no circumstances can one say that Jesus shed his blood as a sin-offering as would be necessary under the conditions set by New Testament doctrine itself. It is not true that “Christ died for sins, once for all … so that he might bring you to God” (1 Peter 3:18). Jesus did not die as a result of blood loss from any wounds. There was no shedding of blood, hence, no sacrifice! Many C

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 3 min read

For the Love of Money

The Watchtower Society describes itself as "the only organization on earth that understands the 'deep things of God'" and "the true Christian organization". The Watchtower Society has always maintained that it alone is the only Christian faith. All other groups claiming to be Christians are simply part of the false religions of the world destined to be destroyed by God. They are not worthy to be called "Christian." Thus, the Society has alleged: . . . Also, in the year 1918, when God destroys

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read

It's Your Own Mess Shmuley Don't Use Me To Clean It Up

IT’S YOUR OWN MESS SHMULEY – DON’T USE ME TO CLEAN IT UP By Rabbi Michael Skobac While no doubt reveling in all the attention his recent book is receiving, Shmuley Boteach has begun feeling the heat of scrutiny that it and he are attracting. His recent attempt to invoke a booklet I wrote as support for his “Kosher Jesus” is a desperate tactic. While there may be some similarity between my “The DaVinci Code: A Jewish Perspective” and his work, Boteach surely knows that it’s a far stretch from s

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 3 min read

Messianic Truth In Advertising

The growth of the Jews for Jesus and Messianic movements in Israel, especially during Israel’s 60th Anniversary, is unprecedented and an outcome of unrestrained relationships with evangelical Christians. There are more than 15,000 “Messianic Jews” residing in Israel and more than 275,000 in the Diaspora. Some Israeli politicians and prominent rabbis are associating with “Messianic Jews,” inadvertently lending them credibility. Other rabbis are outraged about a “Messianic Jew” in the Internation

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read

Missionary Claims #2

Claim #2: The Jewish Bible is full of prophetic references to Jesus "Hebrew Christians" believe that Jesus was the promised Messiah, and they attempt to prove this by quoting various passages from the Jewish Bible. Such quotations may sound impressive, overwhelming and confusing to anyone with only a passing knowledge of Judaism and with no command of the Hebrew language. The Jewish Response 1) The only reason these passages, or so-called "proof texts," appear to be alluding to Jesus is becau

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 3 min read

Future Hope - FACING A HOPELESS FUTURE

Future Hope FACING A HOPELESS FUTUREA Critical Book ReviewBy Gerald Sigal Future Hope: A Jewish Christian Look at the End of the World By David Brickner. San Francisco: Purple Pomegranate Productions. 1999. 154 pages. Among evangelical Protestants "end of this world" predictions have been big business for centuries. It has spawned thousands of denominations, sects, and cults. It gives hope to millions. In a sense, it is a continuation of an expectation as old as Christianity itself.

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 5 min read

Evangelical movement on the rise

Published: 11/15/2007 From JTA: Full Article on JTA NEW YORK (JTA) -- An arctic blast has emptied the streets of the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, yet inside the Living Springs Family Center, a storefront Pentecostal church with stamped-tin ceilings, the space heaters are cranked up. So is the music, an upbeat gospel heavy on guitar and electric keyboard. Thirty Caribbean immigrants belting out Psalm 113 lift and lower their arms to suggest the cycle of the day: “From the rising of

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 8 min read

Resurrection

The Christian scriptures claim that their leader, one Jesus of Nazareth, was crucified by the Romans and that as a result of this he died. These authors of the Christian scriptures tell us that after Jesus’ death he was sighted by some of his followers alive and well. According to these men, this miraculous event is the sign that Christianity is the true religion. Some Christians look at the alleged resurrection of Jesus as a solid foundation upon which to base their faith. These people feel tha

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 11 min read