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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Sect of the Hebrew Faith or Something Totally New

"But we would like to hear from you what you think. For concerning this sect, we are aware that it is spoken against everywhere.”  Acts 28:22
 Paul is asked about the sect of the Hebrew faith that he is known to be associated with.  Here is his golden opportunity to rebuke these people and say, "No, no it is not a sect of the Hebrew faith, this is something totally new that was birthed at Pentecost.  This is a separate and distinct gathering from that old thing.  We are new and so much better."  But he never said any of that because he never thought any of that, because none of that is true.
The fact is if the followers of Jesus had said they were starting something new that was not intimately connected to the Hebrew faith the Jewish authorities would have not cared, but their message was Yeshua is the Messiah and King of Israel.  Their message was not Jesus is the head of the church, if it had been that unbelieving Jews could have cared less.

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