How not to get so anxious or struggle with the Bible (biblical interpretation)
For former religious fundamentalists, their greatest sticking point to having a closer relationship with God, is often the Bible itself. I had the same problem, even though I was never a fundamentalist. I had to completely change the way I saw the Bible, because it...
Forgiveness of sin: The Difference between Human and Divine Forgiveness
Shalom everyone, Over the years, I have listened to various people who have severe and extreme difficulty in forgiving, because of the nature of what they have suffered and had to endure. I have also taken note of the rabbinic Jewish attitude to forgiveness, along...
The Sins of Religion
The Golden Age of Yahwism, and what it teaches us about what is important For me, the Golden Age of the Israelite faith was the time of David and Solomon. The richest fruits of that time are most of the Psalms, and the Book of Proverbs. What you glean from reading...
Religious Optimism versus the Real World
Shalom everyone, Yeshua said, “Be as cunning as snakes, and as innocent as doves” (Mt 10:16). There is a tendency among people who are inherently good, to subconsciously refuse to admit that evil even exists, and as a result, bad people succeed in taking advantage of...
Do you understand what the Holiness of YHVH really means?
Shalom everyone, This is one of those articles that is of central importance, in order to gain a true knowledge of who and what YHVH is. Unless you have specifically studied Israelite theology yourself, or been through the Talmidaism course, I can almost guarantee...
What should a decent religion teach to develop a healthy psyche?
Shalom everyone, In my personal ministry, I have always felt that we need to break free of the oppressive and cumulative mistakes that religion has made over the centuries, and which have given God a bad reputation. If religion is to survive in an ever-increasingly...
Tzaddiks and Chassids: The Power of James’s Prayer
Shalom everyone, Have you ever wondered why the first leader of our ancient community, James, was titled, ‘James the Just’? The story behind his nickname might actually be the reason why early Christianity tried to paint him out of history; what the ancient community...
Atheist to Jew: “Your customs are all pagan!”
Shalom everyone, You get this statement a lot from atheists – that biblical customs actually come from pagan religions, as if saying this invalidates them and destroys our faith. In ancient times, and still very much so in non-western cultures, one’s culture, customs...
Learning to Concentrate on what you are FOR
Shalom everyone, When I left Christianity and came to my present, Talmidi faith back in 1987, for a couple of years I was focused very much on everything I was against – against the divinity of Jesus, against original sin, against Jesus’s death as an atonement for...
The Way – but the Way of Who or What?
Shalom everyone, Most people are aware that the very earliest Jewish community of the followers of Yeshua called their faith, ‘The Way’. A lot of Christians think that this means, ‘the Way of Jesus’, because Acts 18:25 mentions, ‘the Way of the Lord’, and they think...