GREEK MYTHOLOGY AND THE BIBLE
WE began our series in part one with a look at the Old Testament roots of Norse mythology. In that study, we saw that the beliefs of the Norse bore a striking resemblance to the religion and culture of the Hebrew, Canaanites, Assyrians, and Babylonians. These cultural “cross-currents” were not unusual, and indicate a Semitic…
WHAT DID GRACE REPLACE?
IF GRACE didn’t replace theTen Commandments, and if it didn’t replace the statutes, and it didn’t replace the judgements, and it didn’t replace the hygienic laws and health laws, then what did grace replace? The answer is simple: it replaced rituals. Rituals! Yes, grace took our sins away, revealed a loving God to humanity; paid…
OUR TRIBUTE TO THE FRENCH ISRAELITES
AFTER so many centuries of persecution, scattering, loss of identity, near genocide, and latterly of being ignored and discredited, the wonderful French Israelites should indeed be praised, admired and acknowledged. Aside from the known Israel areas like Normandy and Brittany, it is essential to distinguish the characteristics by which to identify those whose ancestors made…
THE FINAL SACRIFICE
THE Right Reverend Stephen Lowe, Bishop of Hulme in the Diocese of Manchester, writing in his diocesan newsletter, “Crux” has denounced the stirring and popular hymn, “I vow to thee my country”. The Bishop’s earthly concerns seem to be with a rise in nationalism, in both the UK and in other European countries. He appears…
THINGS TO COME
I WANT to speak to you about two possible futures for the people of God in this generation. I am using this term “people of God” in the broadest possible way because it means different things to people who receive this newsletter. These are futures, which I believe God has shown me; they are not…
