Grafted in Messiah

Idle speech refers to pointless, aimless, or unwholesome conversation that lacks value, purpose, or edification, often serving to waste time or fuel negative emotions. It includes gossip, malicious talk, trivial chatter, and constant judgmental opinions, which are discouraged in both Buddhist practice as unskillful and in Christian teachings as vain words. www.graftedinmessiah.org

Judaism fundamentally rejects the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, maintaining that God is an absolute, indivisible oneness, not a Triune being. This rejection is based on the belief that the Trinity violates strict monotheism and the commandment to worship God alone, deeming it incompatible with biblical Hebrew faith. www.graftedinmessiah.org

The Baal Shem Tov (Besht) taught that prayer is a passionate, heart-centered "turmoil of the soul" rather than just rote speech, serving as the primary method to achieve deveikut (cleaving to God). He emphasized heartfelt sincerity over scholarly knowledge, focusing on connecting with the divine vitality within every letter of the prayers. www.graftedinmessiah.org

The afterlife refers that the belief that an individual's consciousness or spirit continues to exist after the physical body dies. Perspectives vary widely, with many believing in destinations like heaven or , while others focus on reincarnation or a state of peace. Studies suggest a majority of Americans believe in some form of life after death. www.graftedinmessiah.org

Knowing your path involves eflecting on your passions, strengths, and values to co-create a purposeful life rather than just discovering a pre-determined one. It requires listening to your intuition, embracing uncertainty, and taking small, consistent actions toward what feels alive to you. www.graftedinmessiah.org

.Yetzer Hara (Hebrew: יֵצֶר הַרַע, "evil inclination") is the innate human drive toward selfishness, desire, and disobedience to divine law, appearing in Genesis as an inherent, often animalistic, impulse. It is not a demonic force, but a necessary force for life—driving marriage, work, and ambition—that becomes destructive only when unchecked by the yetzer hatov (good inclination). It is managed...

The Golden Calf is a biblical idol fashioned by Aaron for the Israelites in Exodus 32 while Moses was atop Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments. Out of fear and impatience, the people worshipped this image as the god that led them out of Egypt. This act of idolatry resulted in severe divine punishment, including a plague and the destruction of the idol by Moses. Wikipedia +5 www.graftedinmes...

s believers, we no longer need a high priest to sacrifice for our sins.    Yeshua (Jesus) was the ultimate sacrifice. www.graftedinmessiah.org

When it comes to the Sabbath and Dietary Laws of the Bible, many Christians are confused to the observance of such decrees. From a New Testament perspective, this is clarified. www.graftedinmessiah.org

As recorded in John 19:30, Jesus' final words, "It is finished," (Greek: tetelestai) proclaim that his mission to redeem humanity was completed and the sacrifice for sin was paid in full. This declaration signifies victory over sin and death, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies and the Old Covenant sacrificial system.  www.graftedinmessiah.org

Romans 9:1-3 www.graftedinmessiah.org

Believers in the Christian and Messianic faith should spend their time wisely, not criticizing each other. www.graftedinmessiah.org

Parasha Miketz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), "At the end," www.graftedinmessiah.org

Parasha Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-7), "He appeared." www.graftedinmessiah.org

Parasha Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4 - 36:43), "And he sent." www.graftedinmessiah.org

Parasha Vayera (Genesis 28:10-22) "And He left." www.graftedinmessiah.org

Are Your Dreaming? www.graftedinmessiah.org

Parasha Vayera (Genesis 18:1-6) "And He appeared." www.graftedinmessiah.org

Parasha: Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1) “Go forth.”  www.graftedinmessiah.org

To teach that polygamy is okay in these modern times is heresy. www.graftedinmessiah.org

How Should a Christian View Politics www.graftedinmessiah.org

Where is America Going? www.graftedinmessiah.org

Did the Apostle Paul, as well as, other believers dismiss all of the Laws in the Bible in the New Testament? www.graftedinmessiah.org

What do Jews believe about the after life? www.graftedinmessiah.org

For the last few years, the spectacle of Black Friday has been in decline. The throngs of people trying to trample or be trampled on their way into a Walmart in hopes of nabbing a cheaper-than-usual Blu-Ray player have been endangered like the white rhino for the last few years. However this year, it officially dawned on me that the Black Fridays of yore have officially gone the way of the dodo. w...