What Does The Scripture Say About The Value Of A Secret Place? Depending upon the Bible translation used, the term “secret place” can appear dozens of times in both Old and New Testaments. Some translations use the word shelter, covering, or dwelling rather than “secret place.” In the Old Testament, the term “secret place” comes from the Hebrew root word cether, which means “to hide or be...
What Does “Test Yourselves” Mean In 2 Corinthians 13:5? The apostle Paul gave the directive to “test yourselves” while dealing with serious problems of sin in the assembly of Corinth. In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul was preparing to return to them a third time after having spent a great deal of time in Corinth already. Before his arrival, Paul sternly cautioned the congregation to...
What Are The Ten Commandments? The Ten Commandments (also known as the Decalogue) are ten laws in the Scripture that Yahuah gave to the nation of Yisrael shortly after the exodus from Egypt. The Ten Commandments are essentially a summary of the 613 commandments contained in the Old Testament Law. The first four commandments deal with our relationship with Yahuah. The last six commandments deal...
What Is Unity In Messiah? Unity is a state of oneness and harmony. All believers in Messiah are united in Messiah. We are in a relationship that unites us with Him and with every other believer. Yahusha prayed for His disciples—all who would believe in Him for all the ages—“that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you” (John 17:21). Some look at the great divisions...
What Are The Different Types Of Fasting? Usually, fasting is the abstaining from food for a certain period of time. There are different types of fasting in the Scripture, however, and not all of them involve food. Many people in the Scriptures fasted, including Moses, David, and Daniel in the Old Testament and Anna, Paul, and Yahusha HaMashiach in the New Testament. Many important figures in...
What Is The Meaning Of “I Believe; Help My Unbelief” In Mark 9:24? In seeking Yahuah’s help, a man came to Yahusha once, fell to his knees weeping, and said, “I believe; help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24). The man’s request, startling in its paradoxical phrasing, is quite thought-provoking. How can the man say he believes and at the same time ask for help in overcoming unbelief? The full context of...
Is It Possible For A Believer To Unbelieve? The question of whether a believer can become an unbeliever usually arises in an attempt to explain puzzling situations involving people we know. Someone who at one time made a profession of faith denies the faith. By all outward appearances, he was a believer involved in the Set-Apart life and perhaps even in ministry. So what happened? Is this a case...
Why Does Unbelief Appear To Be Increasing In The World Today? Studies show that unbelief is indeed on the rise these days. We are living in increasingly secular times, and, unfortunately, those who do not believe in the Truth of Scripture often seem to have the loudest voices in the public domain. Skeptics are becoming bolder and more vocal, and their influence is seen in education...
BELIEVE We are told that if we believe in YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH then we shall be saved [1]. It therefore clearly behooves us to know what the word believe really means. Fortunately it is a fairly direct translation of two words: ‘âmein (H539) in the Hebrew and pisteuō (G4100). There are two additional Greek words rendered believe but they are the noun and adjective form of the same verb...
What Is The Connection Between Prayer And Fasting? Although the connection between prayer and fasting is not specifically explained in Scripture, a common thread connecting the two seems to run through all the instances of prayer and fasting recorded in the Scriptures. In the Old Testament, it appears that fasting with prayer had to do with a sense of need and dependence, and/or of abject...
