Author Archives: Messyanic

About Messyanic

Homesteading Wife, Unschooling Mom and perpetual Bible student, continually taking the road less traveled. (@messyanic)

For All Have Sinned

There is a predominant teaching within Christianity that says we are all born into sin and our flesh is innately sinful. The crux of that teaching is based on texts found in Paul’s letter to the Romans. The Romans Road … Continue reading

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Is the Son of Man the Son of a Man?

In the New Testament, the reference “son of man” is attributed to Jesus over 75 times, but what does that mean? The Greek word translated as “man” in that phrase is “anthropos” which means “a human being”, so this seems … Continue reading

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Why Send Mary Away?

Why did Joseph think to send Mary away while she was with child? Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with … Continue reading

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Session 1: In the Beginning – Introduction (DVBD)

Genesis 1 Establishes a Natural Order Generally speaking, all life is made to reproduce after like kind. Given that the Virgin Birth Doctrine deviates from this Natural Order established by the Creator in the beginning, the burden of proof should … Continue reading

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Dismantling the Virgin Birth Doctrine: An Introduction

I was raised to believe… Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, and Joseph was not his biological father. The idea was that while Mary, a virgin, was espoused to Joseph, she was visited by the Holy Spirit and miraculously … Continue reading

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Genesis 1: Evening and Morning (Video)

In my Follow-Up Series to the video presentation on When a Day Begins and Ends, I address the most common objections to the notion that the Bible only speaks of the Day as being “the light”, separate from the Night. The single … Continue reading

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Correction: And God Divided Between the Light…

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. (Gen 1:4 KJV) The Brenton translation of the Greek Septuagint says: And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided … Continue reading

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When a Day Begins and Ends (Video)

Our modern culture teaches a day is a 24-hour period of time that begins at midnight. Jewish tradition teaches a day is a 24-hour period of time that begins at sunset. But what does the Bible say? Watch this presentation covering the Biblical … Continue reading

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Made in His Image and Likeness

Genesis 5:3 establishes the notion that within humanity, a son bears a likeness to his father. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: … Continue reading

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Paul Saw the Light and Heard the Voice of Jesus

According to the book of Acts, Saul, before he came to be known as Paul, had an illuminating experience on the road to Damascus. He describes it like this: “and it came to pass, in my going on and coming … Continue reading

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