What is Matzah?
What is Matzah?
The matzah will be familiar to many. It is the flat, hard cake that is eaten during Pesach (Passover). The Hebrew word matzah can be translated as unleavened. What is […]
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The Passover Lamb
The Passover Lamb
It plays an important role in the story of the exodus and is one of the first commandments given to …
Only by Grace | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #41
Only by Grace | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #41
“Sola gratia” – “only by grace” was one of the crucial re-discoveries of the reformers towards the end of the …
XII Theses on Israel – Introduction | Rev. Willem J.J. Glashouwer
XII Theses on Israel – Introduction | Rev. Willem J.J. Glashouwer
We are privileged to live in a time, in which we see how the people of Israel is restored into …
Seven Thousand | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #40
Seven Thousand | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #40
The second proof that God has never rejected the Jewish people comes from Scripture. Also in this case, the apostle …
Also an Israelite | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #39
Also an Israelite | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #39
God has not rejected His chosen people of Israel, the Jewish people, whom He Himself “foreknew”. The apostle now presents …
God Knows | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #38
God Knows | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #38
To us as theologians, as bible-readers, as believers and human beings all this seems contradictive, illogical, even crazy. But, the …
What to do with all displaced persons?
What to do with all displaced persons?
In the meantime we are in the third week of the war in Ukraine. It seems far from over. In …
Yes, But… | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #37
Yes, But… | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #37
Up until now, Paul’s train of thought seems to be logical: God has sent preachers who had proclaimed the good …
Putin as python
Putin as python
Last night I had dream. That does not happen very often. But waking up I could even remember the dream. …
The Good Samaritan | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #36
The Good Samaritan | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #36
Still we are pondering the question: How should we as Gentile Christians be able to make the Jewish people envious? …
Sticking to the Word | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #35
Sticking to the Word | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #35
The way we as Christians relate in practice to the Word of the one, true and only living God is …
Confessing Guilt | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #34
Confessing Guilt | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #34
How do we as followers of Yeshua deal with our personal guilt? How do we relate to the shameful history …
A Non Nation | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #33
A Non Nation | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #33
Many Christians who are interested in Israel seem to become more Israeli than most Israelis and some of them even …
A Foolish Nation | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #32
A Foolish Nation | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #32
The crucial question is: How do we as Christians provoke Jews to be jealous looking at us? Is this possible …
To Provoke Jealousy | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #31
To Provoke Jealousy | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #31
According to New Testament teaching, it is the most important calling of Gentile believers in the Jewish Messiah Yeshua, to …
One day Israel will be the head, not the tail
One day Israel will be the head, not the tail
The Holocaust stands alone among the massacres of mankind throughout the centuries. Six million Jews slaughtered – not for what …
They Have Heard | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #30
They Have Heard | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #30
Obviously, the Jewish people does not except Jesus as their Messiah. If now, “faith comes by hearing the word of …
The Identifying Feature | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #29
The Identifying Feature | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #29
If somebody claims to have a calling to be a preacher to the Jewish people, how do we know that …
An Assignment to Preach | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #28
An Assignment to Preach | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #28
Is every Christian called to be a missionary? Should everybody preach the gospel? The Apostle Paul seems to be rather …
