In 2014, I sat down with Mitch Glazer, the president of Chosen People Ministries, and shared my idea to film the testimony stories of Jewish individuals who have been “born again.” He was very excited about it and generously offered to cover the entire project’s cost. Over the next eight …
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I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication (porneia)… Notice that the cause cited in Matthew 5:32 is not ‘adultery’ but rather ‘fornication,’ sometimes translated as “sexual immorality.” Both ‘adultery’ and ‘fornication’ are used in the verse, but they are …
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Why “God’s Justice Means He Must Burn You Forever” Is a Terrible Argument for Divine Justice
by Dr. Eitan Bar 9 minutes readHis holiness is so pure that he cannot forgive without punishing.1 Stan Mast, Calvinist Preacher Some Christian denominations, such as Calvinists and Evangelicals, rigidly adhere to Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA), asserting that God’s holiness demands a rigid punishment for sin. And when I say rigid, I mean melting your skin …
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What the Bible Says About Divorce? What Does “God Hates Put Away” Mean (Malachi 2:16) & Jesus on Divorce (Matthew 5:32?)
by Dr. Eitan Bar 23 minutes readBecoming “one flesh” is the ideal of any marriage, a model established with the first couple in Genesis 2:24. However, it faltered after the fall when Adam blamed Eve for his eating of the forbidden fruit.1 This breach of trust in their union marked a turning point. Since then, ‘one …
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The must-know meaning of the ‘robe,’ ‘ring,’ and ‘sandals’ in the Parable of the Prodigal Son
by Dr. Eitan Bar 10 minutes read“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 …
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Communion / Eucharist / Lord’s Supper, from a Jewish perspective
by Dr. Eitan Bar 2 minutes readThe 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 conservative Evangelical circles, this event …
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The Antisemitic Link Between Hitler and Martin Luther
by Dr. Eitan Bar 9 minutes readMartin Luther was a German theologian and religious reformer who initiated the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. Regrettably, the reformation did not bring about a reformation in attitudes toward Jews. In fact, the animosity toward the Jewish people was reinforced and intensified by the reformers’ writings, especially Martin Luther, …
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Christian Antisemitism In The Church Is Much Worse Than You Thought!
by Dr. Eitan Bar 17 minutes readAntisemitism, or hostility and discrimination towards Jews, has a long and complex history within Christianity. While Christianity emerged from Judaism and Jesus himself was a Jew, over the centuries, many Christians have harbored deep-seated prejudices against Jews and Judaism. These attitudes have often been fueled by religious and political ideologies …
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What Is Replacement Theology, And How To Debunk It?
by Dr. Eitan Bar 20 minutes readChristianity argues that God was fed up with Israel, revoked his covenant and replaced Israel with Christianity…Christians teach that God broke his covenant with Israel.(Rabbi Moshe Rat)[i] Have you ever strolled through a museum admiring paintings only to notice that Jesus and his disciples are depicted with distinctly European features? …
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Judaism’s Greatest Objection to Christanity
by Dr. Eitan Bar 15 minutes readMy 2019 book, “Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity,” addressed Judaism’s most common objections to Christianity. Therefore, I will only briefly address Judaism’s two most significant objections to Christ in this book. The first objection concerns the triune God and the divinity of Christ, while the second is the claim that …
