Dr. Eitan Bar

“But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!” Luke 15:30 The older son continues to express his frustration, hurt, and perhaps even jealousy over the celebratory response his father has towards the return of the prodigal…

“The elder son, in many ways, represents the legalistic approach to religion — the belief that salvation is to be earned and kept by good deeds, loyalty, and unwavering dedication. His resentment stems from the perception that he’s been righteous and done everything by the book, yet the return home of a sinner his father chooses to celebrate reveals his true colors.”

“The threat of death that overshadowed the Prodigal Son wasn’t because of something the father would do to him if he didn’t repent. There was no torture chamber the father kept hidden in some faraway basement where he planned to burn him alive. The son’s real hell was simply being away from his father’s house.”

“Deconstruction, is a phenomenon within American evangelicalism in which Christians rethink their faith and jettison previously held beliefs, sometimes to the point of no longer identifying as Christians.” Wikipedia Why are several generations now deconstructing? I know you all went through at least one phase of deconstructing when you were younger, but it’s…

If you are a Christian or were ever part of a church, you must have heard the idea that you are saved by grace BUT you can either lose it (Arminianism) or prove you’ve never really had it in the first place (Calvinism) if you have unrepented sin in your…

Some of you sent me (and I myself also came across) several videos1 on YouTube by Rabbi Tovia Singer where he challenges the Christian perspective on Isaiah 53. In this article, I’ll quote his 10 top arguments and refute them. Who is Rabbi Tovia Singer? Rabbi Tovia Singer is an…

If God desires everyone’s salvation, as stated in 1 Timothy 2:3-4, why doesn’t He grant salvation from the get-go? Well, because He wants us to go through a process. God is omniscient (all-knowing) and omnipotent (possesses full control), which enables Him the ability to avoid mistakes. So, why didn’t He…

The Lord’s Supper (aka communion), a solemn ceremony that echoes throughout Christian communities, has, over time, become an almost weighty and alien ritual, far removed from what’s described in the Jewish writings of the New Testament. I can’t speak for its observance elsewhere, but in Israel, this event often becomes…

In the Hebrew language, the concepts of “belief,” “trust,” and “faith” are intricately connected through the shared root word: That root is also where the word “amen” comes from. This is why when you end a prayer, you end it with “amen,” “I trust.” This linguistic connection highlights the deep…

During my inaugural climb up the Eiffel Tower, my voyage into the vast expanse of the open ocean, and my initial experience in the heart of the Negev desert under a star-studded night sky, I was filled with a profound sense of awe and reverence. I was not scared, only…