Victoria, it was great to receive a reply from you the other day. I think you are definitely on the right track! Those of us that are Jewish (in my case, not formerly so religious before I was redeemed) If you really want to learn more about the 'Jewishness' of Christianity, let me turn you on to a web site that I often refer to Christians who want to learn more about the Nature of Who Jesus was and is, http://www.jcstudies.com/index.cfm

It's a wonderful site, and it happens to be in Dayton, Ohio, fewer than ten miles from where I live. but that's not the ONLY reason why I like it. I think you will find it informative and quite delightful. The president of the organization, Dwight A Pryor, PhD (he's got a title and everything) heads up the 'Center For Judaic-Christian Studies.

By the way, don't worry about your Hebrew, God understands us no matter what you speak! I can speak in some Hebrew beccause I continue to study it(it takes years to master the language, I only have about 1 1/2 years in), find a good book on Biblical Hebrew and you can begin from there.

I leave you with this scripture: I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time. (1 Tim 2:1-6 NIV)

Rosh Hoshana is soon upon us(9/19/09) and the high feast days. I wish you a “LeShana Tova” A good and sweet new year
L'chaim – to life

Victoria, it was great to receive a reply from you the other day. I think you are definitely on the right track! Those of us that are Jewish (in my case, not formerly so religious before I was redeemed) If you really want to learn more about the 'Jewishness' of Christianity, let me turn you on to a web site that I often refer to Christians who want to learn more about the Nature of Who Jesus was and is, http://www.jcstudies.com/index.cfm

It's a wonderful site, and it happens to be in Dayton, Ohio, fewer than ten miles from where I live. but that's not the ONLY reason why I like it. I think you will find it informative and quite delightful. The president of the organization, Dwight A Pryor, PhD (he's got a title and everything) heads up the 'Center For Judaic-Christian Studies.

By the way, don't worry about your Hebrew, God understands us no matter what you speak! I can speak in some Hebrew beccause I continue to study it(it takes years to master the language, I only have about 1 1/2 years in), find a good book on Biblical Hebrew and you can begin from there.

I leave you with this scripture: I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time. (1 Tim 2:1-6 NIV)

Rosh Hoshana (New Year) is soon upon us (9/19/09) and the high feast days.
I wish you “LeShana Tova” A good and sweet new year
L'chaim – to life
P.S.: To begin to learn Hebrew, try this site:
http://www.hebrew4christians.com/

Donald, I thank-you for your thoughts and your passion to be right before our King, Yeshua, and I am sorry about my spelling of hebrew names, I am new to the hebrew language.

Yahweh, has given me a new way to look at our leader, President Obama, it took my pleading with Yahweh, because I do not like the man or his policies, however, I am compelled to pray in earnest for him and all of our leaders. Because in Proverbs 21:1,
it says “that the heart of the king (leader) is in the hand of God, like the rivers water, He turns it which ever way He wants.” this is paraphrased, but I believe you know what the Word says. Our president is being used as a pawn in the bigger scheme of things, and it is up to the Body of Christ, the church to undergird with prayer regardless if we like him or not. President Obama has a golden opportunity to turn this nation back to Yahweh, or he can lead us to destruction. We can either let the people, who are controlling his strings manipulate him and us , or we can severe the strings, and create a storm in heaven that will bring down the strong-hold over us.

You are so right, we need chastening, and humbled, and become obedient to Yahweh's commandments. This is my prayer for myself as well as others in the Body of Christ. Thank-You for your correction in love!

Shalom, Victoria

Donald, I thank-you for your thoughts and your passion to be right before our King, Yeshua, and I am sorry about my spelling of hebrew names, I am new to the hebrew language.

Yahweh, has given me a new way to look at our leader, President Obama, it took my pleading with Yahweh, because I do not like the man or his policies, however, I am compelled to pray in earnest for him and all of our leaders. Because in Proverbs 21:1,
it says “that the heart of the king (leader) is in the hand of God, like the rivers water, He turns it which ever way He wants.” this is paraphrased, but I believe you know what the Word says. Our president is being used as a pawn in the bigger scheme of things, and it is up to the Body of Christ, the church to undergird with prayer regardless if we like him or not. President Obama has a golden opportunity to turn this nation back to Yahweh, or he can lead us to destruction. We can either let the people, who are controlling his strings manipulate him and us , or we can severe the strings, and create a storm in heaven that will bring down the strong-hold over us.

You are so right, we need chastening, and humbled, and become obedient to Yahweh's commandments. This is my prayer for myself as well as others in the Body of Christ. Thank-You for your correction in love!

Shalom, Victoria

So, here we see that rulers,can be for the good or bad, with the evil rulers often given for our rebuke and punishment.

In the past, when things were bad, we often turned our hearts immediately to God and prayed something of this sort:

“14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. ” (II Chronicles 7:14, KJV)

So far I've not heard this cry from this land and I wonder, “are we so righteous that we need for prayer”? I don't think so! I see pride in the faces and voices of those around me and almost a sense of worship for our president. It was Peter that said that he perceived that God was no discerner (one who esteemed another OVER another. Let us not forget that the man in office is still a man, and not a god!

Don't get me wrong … I think it's about time that an African-American individual has been seated in the highest in the highest position in the land! But I am satisfied because I think it demonstrates that racism in this land is on the way out! Hallelujah!

Let's pray for president that his words be seasoned with salt and light and that his ways and actions demonstrate the wisdom of God. And finally, let us pray for ourselves that the Lord will show us if there is any sin in us and deal with us as His children because it is written. ” 5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.” (Hebrews 5:5-8 KJV)

So, here we see that rulers,can be for the good or bad, with the evil rulers often given for our rebuke and punishment.

In the past, when things were bad, we often turned our hearts immediately to God and prayed something of this sort:

“14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. ” (II Chronicles 7:14, KJV)

So far I've not heard this cry from this land and I wonder, “are we so righteous that we need for prayer”? I don't think so! I see pride in the faces and voices of those around me and almost a sense of worship for our president. It was Peter that said that he perceived that God was no discerner (one who esteemed another OVER another. Let us not forget that the man in office is still a man, and not a god!

Don't get me wrong … I think it's about time that an African-American individual has been seated in the highest in the highest position in the land! But I am satisfied because I think it demonstrates that racism in this land is on the way out! Hallelujah!

Let's pray for president that his words be seasoned with salt and light and that his ways and actions demonstrate the wisdom of God. And finally, let us pray for ourselves that the Lord will show us if there is any sin in us and deal with us as His children because it is written. ” 5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.” (Hebrews 5:5-8 KJV)

By the way, Victoria, I'm with you all the way with Alan Keyes. He has been my choice ever since he first came upon the political scene. And as a Christian and a Jew, he would be a choice I could go for all the way!

Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalayim
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!

Do you go to church to uplift man or Yahweh ? Because if you cannot see the difference in abortion and racism, as both being barbaric in the eyes of Yahweh, then maybe you had better search your heart to see if there is anything in it that is displeasing to Yahweh.

Yes, I do agree to pray for all men in authority because the Holy Scriptures commands us to pray at all times for all men, regardless of who they are. But our leaders must emulate the practices of Yahshua, not himself, they must possess wisdom of Yahweh and understanding of His ways and not ours. Remember Yahweh gave Israel a king that emulated what they wanted and they got Saul. If you were looking for a way out of this mess, it is not the President that is going to do it. It is the Body of Christ when we the Body Of Christ remember II Chronicles 7:14, it says “If my people, Yahweh's people, who are called by my name, Yahweh (Covenant name of our creator), shall humble ourselves (bow, kneel, prostrate themselves with a contrite heart)and pray(not I want, I need, I have to have soulishy prayers), but prayers of not thine will but Your will be done),and turn from our wicked ways (greed, lust,murder, preversions, back-biting,self-seeking groanings, disobedience, rebellion and the uplifting of man), and seek HIS face (looking to what Yahweh wants done and not what we want, for the sake of all mankind!) then I (Yahweh) will hear from Heaven (our prayers then will be heard), and I will heal their land ( from Abortion, Racism, Poverty,Greed,Idolatry,Lascivousness,Sexual Perversions, and all other curses that have been put on this land by ignoring Deuetroronmy 27,28. Remember if Yahweh did not spare the angels, but sent them to the Abyss because of their rebellion, and Adam and Eve, tasted of death because of disobedience, and Noah and his family was the only ones spared during the great flood, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah ceased to exist because of Homosexuality, and Jericho fell because of worshipping false gods and idols, and the scriptures goes on… then where do you think that we are any better then these people who had their own agenda. We have more then just racism to repent from Church, we have blood shed which is much more grievous in the land because we have allowed the creation to be slaughtered, which by the way racism is in every nationality. It is sin that divides us and the lack of love for Yahweh and concern for all creation. After all if the leader respects and values all life, then they will respect and value you.

There is more at stake for this great country, if we choose to be divisive in all our beliefs. I believe there is only one Elohim, Yahweh, our creator, there is only one savior, Yahshua, Yahweh's son, who is our High Priest, because He chose to shed His blood on a cross for the punishment of sin that was meant for all men. There is only gospel, that of the Holy Scriptures, instructions for all men to live by, and one spirit, the Rauck Kodaush (Holy Spirit), and one faith that of Yahshua as our Savior. Eph 4. We should not have any other beliefs that brings sorrow and grief to our Elohim. Remember if the Holy Scriptures say we must do something than we must be obedient and do it, and if the Holy Scriptures say not to do something, then we better think twice about our disobedience, and the consequences that disobedience carries. That is my prayer for the Body of Christ. Not whether our president is a different color.

Do you go to church to uplift man or Yahweh ? Because if you cannot see the difference in abortion and racism, as both being barbaric in the eyes of Yahweh, then maybe you had better search your heart to see if there is anything in it that is displeasing to Yahweh.

Yes, I do agree to pray for all men in authority because the Holy Scriptures commands us to pray at all times for all men, regardless of who they are. But our leaders must emulate the practices of Yahshua, not himself, they must possess wisdom of Yahweh and understanding of His ways and not ours. Remember Yahweh gave Israel a king that emulated what they wanted and they got Saul. If you were looking for a way out of this mess, it is not the President that is going to do it. It is the Body of Christ when we the Body Of Christ remember II Chronicles 7:14, it says “If my people, Yahweh's people, who are called by my name, Yahweh (Covenant name of our creator), shall humble ourselves (bow, kneel, prostrate themselves with a contrite heart)and pray(not I want, I need, I have to have soulishy prayers), but prayers of not thine will but Your will be done),and turn from our wicked ways (greed, lust,murder, preversions, back-biting,self-seeking groanings, disobedience, rebellion and the uplifting of man), and seek HIS face (looking to what Yahweh wants done and not what we want, for the sake of all mankind!) then I (Yahweh) will hear from Heaven (our prayers then will be heard), and I will heal their land ( from Abortion, Racism, Poverty,Greed,Idolatry,Lascivousness,Sexual Perversions, and all other curses that have been put on this land by ignoring Deuetroronmy 27,28. Remember if Yahweh did not spare the angels, but sent them to the Abyss because of their rebellion, and Adam and Eve, tasted of death because of disobedience, and Noah and his family was the only ones spared during the great flood, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah ceased to exist because of Homosexuality, and Jericho fell because of worshipping false gods and idols, and the scriptures goes on… then where do you think that we are any better then these people who had their own agenda. We have more then just racism to repent from Church, we have blood shed which is much more grievous in the land because we have allowed the creation to be slaughtered, which by the way racism is in every nationality. It is sin that divides us and the lack of love for Yahweh and concern for all creation. After all if the leader respects and values all life, then they will respect and value you.

There is more at stake for this great country, if we choose to be divisive in all our beliefs. I believe there is only one Elohim, Yahweh, our creator, there is only one savior, Yahshua, Yahweh's son, who is our High Priest, because He chose to shed His blood on a cross for the punishment of sin that was meant for all men. There is only gospel, that of the Holy Scriptures, instructions for all men to live by, and one spirit, the Rauck Kodaush (Holy Spirit), and one faith that of Yahshua as our Savior. Eph 4. We should not have any other beliefs that brings sorrow and grief to our Elohim. Remember if the Holy Scriptures say we must do something than we must be obedient and do it, and if the Holy Scriptures say not to do something, then we better think twice about our disobedience, and the consequences that disobedience carries. That is my prayer for the Body of Christ. Not whether our president is a different color.