What Does Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward Men Mean?

If you have ever participated in a Christmas play or been in the audience, you are very familiar with this scene:

Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

Glory to God in the highest,

Peace on earth and good will toward men.

That is the translation I memorized in Sunday School before I was old enough to go to elementary school. Today, I have a different understanding. Read my blog at -- https://therealyesua.blogspot.com/2017/12/what-does-peace-on-earth-and-good-will.html

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Jots and Tittles

Amen! I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any way pass from the Law . . . (Matthew 5:18) What are jots and tittles? One thing they are is evidence that Yeshua, the Jesus of history, and his followers were very familiar with the Hebrew language. However, to understand this we have to trace the journey of the Hebrews words of Yeshua into the Greek language of the ancient manuscripts of the New Testament and then into the English translations we read today. In order to help you follow that journey I will use English transliterations of Greek and Hebrew words, which means I will replace their letters with English letters that are their equivalents. By the way, “Yeshua” is an English transliteration of the Hebrew word that is his name. If we use a Greek text of Matthew 5:18, the Greek word translators read for “ jot ” is “ iota .” Iota is the name of a Greek letter. It is usually transliterated by the English “ i .” Howeve

Does the Name of a Day Make a Difference?

The calendar was very important in Yeshua’s Jewish world. A week in his life consisted of seven day, just like our weeks today. There were some important differences, however. Does the name of a day make a difference? Try using Yeshua’s names of each day instead of Emperor Constantine’s and find out. Read the complete blog at -- https://therealyesua.blogspot.com/2018/04/does-name-of-day-make-difference.html

Perfecting is the Goal, Not Perfection

I have been involved in and coached youth sports (first grade to varsity) for many years. One thing I never expected from my players was perfection – “ You must be perfect to be part of the team .” But, I have spoken with many Christians that believed that “ being perfect ” is what Yeshua, the Jesus of history, expects from them because of the verses below: “ You must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect .” (Luke 6:36 & Matthew 5:48) “ You must be perfect like God! ” You talk about setting the bar high, how about having to reach heaven to hit it! The words -- “ You must be perfect. . . ” – printed in red ink in New Testaments have caused a great deal of confusion and guilt in the lives of many English-only Christian readers. The English word “ perfect ” means -- “ completely free from faults or defects .” If there are two things that are polar opposites its humans and creatures completely free from faults or defects . But when we use the Y Team Bib

The "Y" Team

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