First Century Christianity

Interactive study on the Gospel of John, chapter 1, from a Messianic perspective. John 1: 1-5 explained and harmonized with the rest of scripture. The origin of "the Word" also explained.

The real meaning of the phrase "Lord's day" unlocks prophecy like you never thought possible! The Lord’s Day Slide 1 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Phila...

A New Religion: I don't think the present paradigm that is replacing historical religion with a new one is anything to be proud of. Up front, this isn’t about discrimination. We work and live alongside people we disagree with all the time. This nation is about individual liberty mated with duty to community. Many of us are very OK with the idea of tolerance and competition in the marketplace o...

Exploring how and why people study themselves off a cliff right after coming to the knowledge of the truth.

Pentecost is not a random day in the first century where the Apostles happened to be gathered. It's an ancient Holy Day and their observance shows they were still keeping Torah. Yeshua sending the Spirit on this day shows He expected them to still keep Torah after He ascended. More teachings on the importance of Torah to Christians at https://firstcenturychristianity.net/

D-Day Plus 80: Israel's Example of Military Service compared and contrasted with the history of the United States. There are many remarkable parallels between ancient Israel and the United States. Some of these are purposeful, such as the president having to be a natural born citizen. Some of these parallels are not coincidental at all. Those which are not coincidental show us the hand of God...

The Sabbath, Order, and Peace. From Creation through to the New Jerusalem, observing God's Sabbath brings peace by establishing order in the home and in society. By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God...

Original Christianity One of the hardest things to come by today is truth. Everyone is lined up on each side of issues, minds are made up, and very few people take the time to research and have a dialogue. This leads to a lot of friction and good ideas never considered at all because they come from “the other side”. In practical life, this is not making our society better at all. In fact, the oppo...

Facts Lies Mistakes & Pride: The last message in the series Learn Real Christianity from Scratch! available here https://firstcenturychristianity.net/from-scratch/ Learning topics of substance, especially something foreign or new, requires working through biases and pre-conceived notions. We are also required to be disciplined, patient, and methodical. I explain how to do this in this installm...

How to Read the Bible: The bible, like all literature, contains nuances. This is the third installment of the series How to Learn Real Christianity from Scratch. I explain some of these nuances to help you learn scripture the way it was meant to be received. One first should start with a bible that is literal, accurate, and provides the information in as non-biased fashion as possible. The New Ame...

Explaining how repentance is 100% works, 100% required for salvation, and what it really means in its original context. Please visit https://firstcenturychristianity.net/ for more teaching about first century Christianity.

Weighing the Evidence: avoiding key pitfalls. The second message in the series about learning real Christianity from scratch. This message begins with a recap of the first message titled Learn Real Christianity from Scratch. If you haven't started with that one, I highly recommend it. It's available here https://firstcenturychristianity.net/learn-real-christianity-from-scratch/ . Key infor...

Learn Real Christianity from Scratch. This is the first message in a series to help people with little to no education about Christianity or the bible get started. Historically, Christianity is taught by comparing the doctrines of denominations. The reality of the 21st century is that half of the population has no foundation in a church setting at all. This is a great place to be because new belie...

Rebutting John MacArthur on his recent comments with respect to mental issues and medication. Frankly, how does a man get this old and believe such nonsense, let alone a minister?

Binary Decisions: The two biggest binary decisions in the history of mankind hinge on a little-known holy day in the Bible. These decisions are also tied to refusing the mark of the beast. Our society struggles with binary decisions to this day. When King Solomon wrote there was nothing new under the sun, this is part of what he was speaking about. Since the Garden of Eden, mankind has wanted to h...

Basic instructions on how to commemorate the Messiah's death and observe the spring 2024 annual Holy Days in a New Covenant context. Please visit https://firstcenturychristianity.net/preparing-for-passover-2024/ for a pdf of the notes of this message. Please visit https://firstcenturychristianity.net/holy-day-dates/ for a modern calendar to show dates and observances.

Introduction video about problems with the Trinity for the page https://firstcenturychristianity.net/problems-with-the-trinity/ For more information about this very important topic, please visit the page above.

Christian Rituals: We must examine ourselves before taking the bread and wine. Take a step back and examine what just happened with Easter Sunday. Look at the rituals and match them against what the Bible really says to do. Did your Easter services mention anything about examining yourselves? Did you take the bread and wine? The message is part of the ministry located at https://firstcenturychrist...

Following up on “Everyone is Wrong… but Me.” Is God important? How do you love Him? Being devout to a denomination is not the right path! This message is part of the ministry located at https://firstcenturychristianity.net/

The principal source outside the bible showing the Jesus the Christ, aka Yeshua the Messiah, existed and was resurrected.

Are believers supposed to observe Passover or Easter to commemorate Yeshua the Messiah aka Jesus the Christ? This message is available in print at https://firstcenturychristianity.net/bible-topics-index/pagan-holidays/easter-is-pagan/ where you will find many more resources about the faith once delivered to the saints.

Yahweh has a project of perfecting the universe. We're a part of that plan but we need to remember to live in our own time. This video is an excerpt of the longer message given on March 9, 2024 which is located here https://firstcenturychristianity.net/putting-in-the-work/

A message given on March 9, 2024 about the differences between coming to the faith once delivered today versus 20 years ago. Some topics covered: Using legitimate sources Reading actual books No following pastors or preachers Respecting people with different perspectives Trigger doctrines that cause us to study deeper Problems in mainstream Christianity Problems in the Hebrew Roots Movement What t...

The New Testament depends on the Law. We need it for our identity and, in addition to the Messiah, for our salvation. The video above and its companion pdf below show in absolute terms that the Torah is a requirement for salvation when Yeshua, aka Jesus, returns. "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is...

This is the introduction video for the content located at https://firstcenturychristianity.net/problems-with-the-trinity/