Lives 1st

  There is a very big difference between “ believing in God ” and “ being Elohim’s Lights on earth .” I was taught that Jesus wanted me to believe in God. But the First Story in Genesis teaches something else -- “ Humankind being the son of Elohim and His representative on the earth. ” Humans are to exercise dominion over all life on earth, like shepherds exercise dominion over the animals of their flocks . To learn how “being Elohim’s Lights” is connected to the teachings of the original Jewish Jesus, click on the link below. https://mailchi.mp/45bee4c91b2c/the-original-jesus-taught-being-elohims-light-on-earth

  From a Persian’s point of view, to be an Israelite meant one worshipped the Israelite god and followed Israelite religious customs. This meant that it was in the best interest of the Persian state for the formal worship of the god in the kingdom in Judah to continue undisturbed and in accordance with the proper rules of the Torah. However, I seriously doubt the Persian king new anything about how different the Temple in Jerusalem was from other temples. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/29bc20997d77/the-first-truth-claim-of-the-wisdom-of-genesis

  I handed different versions of the Bible to two people, Bob and Susan. I asked Bob to read Genesis 1:1. This is what he read: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Then I asked Susan to read the same verse. This is what she read: “When God began to create heaven and earth - . . .” Bob was reading, “The Reader’s Digest Bible” and Susan was reading the “Tanakh.” Did “God” refer to the same “Being” in both Bibles? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/a27fc42070dc/whose-words-are-you-reading-in-your-bible

  My two previous emails were about Creating Peace and Creating Transparency . Transparency is an important factor in being a Peace Maker . Having successful discussions is very important too. We explored 2 Timothy 3:16-17 – “ 16  All Scripture  is given by inspiration of God . . . .” and discovered that “ Scripture ” did not mean “Christian Bible.” Another good discussion to have is about Genesis 1:1. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/943318dc746a/be-a-peace-maker-by-discussing-the-bible

  We are living in an AI driven echo chamber that constantly streams opposing positions through corporate and social media. The result is increasing hopelessness and helplessness in the minds of people immersed in those information streams. Clearly the sources of these conflicting streams of information are political parties, human rights groups, and religious groups. A common polarization generator is opposing positions in which words found in Christian and Jewish Scriptures are presented as proof they are both right. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b173460fb24d/making-the-invisible-visible-to-create-peace

  I was reading an ancient Persian story today about what happened after Persians captured the Babylonians in 539 BCE. Prior to being conquered by the Babylonians, they had conquered many kingdoms and brought their treasures and kings back to “ The Gate of the Gods .” What does that mean to you? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/d0e767d89a9e/what-happens-when-someone-takes-your-god-captive