The Forgotten Jesus part 5: Recovering the Forgotten Jesus – April 7, 2017 By lwleadership by Robby Galatty Jesus was a Jewish man who was raised in a Jewish culture, reared by exceptionally devout Jewish parents, and lived according to the Jewish laws. He was circumcised on the eighth …
The Forgotten Jesus part 4: How We Really Learn the Bible – April 6, 2017 By lwleadership by Robby Galatty In years past, some churches may have wrongly judged a person’s spiritual maturity by how many services or Bible studies they attended. They might have selected deacons based on …
The Forgotten Jesus part 3: A Purpose is Worth A Thousand Words – April 5, 2017 By lwleadership by Robby Galatty The difference between Eastern and Western thought impacts how we understand the Bible. One key difference between the more dynamic way of thinking of Hebrew culture and our more …
The Forgotten Jesus part 2: Was Jesus a Carpenter or a Stonemason? – April 4, 2017 By lwleadership by Robby Galatty For centuries, Western Christians have associated Joseph, Jesus’s earthly father, with carpentry. For many of us, we read children’s Bibles that show him teaching young Jesus how …
The Forgotten Jesus part I: Learning How to Think Like Jesus – April 3, 2017 By lwleadership By Robby Galatty The first step in understanding Jesus as a Jewish rabbi is to take a closer look at the Hebrew language and thought. The Hebrew language tends to be characterized as dynamic, …
