Greetings all!
Like many of you, I too have drifted in with the flotsam & jetsam from the wreckage of that good ol' ship, HMS BBC Religion & Ethics. What was my BBC tag? Well, let's just say there's now a
cool breeze refreshing this new forum!
Professionally, I teach children aged 7-11 years, and yes: I freely share my faith with my students. When it comes to faith, I have been called many things over the years - not all complimentary by any means, but I am quite pachydermatous by nature - I like to describe myself as a
Messianic Gentile because...
I am a disciple of the Jewish Messiah; I am a Gentile (born in England to non-believing parents).
I believe that the Bible is the written word of GOD, and within it, He said what He meant and meant what He said - no compromise, no concessions - and the Tanakh (O.T.) is as relevant today as it ever was. I believe that no one can come to the Father except via the one and only begotten Son, Yeshua haMashiach, who was born of a virgin, lived a perfect sinless life and freely gave His life as an atoning sacrifice - the Lamb of GOD who takes away the sin of the world, who died once and for all. This same Yeshua is revealed throughout Scripture from Genesis to Revelation. And as He instructed, one must be born-again in order to see and enter the Kingdom of heaven. Any person who rejects Him will die in their sins, the consequence of which is eternal (as Scripture details).
I believe that the modern-day state of Israel is a fulfilment of prophecy, and its immediate future is detailed in the writings of the Nevi'im (Old Testament prophets). The Church is
not Israel, and has
not replaced it: we Gentiles are grafted in. The so-called 'church' today is in so much of a mess, from the decaying CofE through the evangelical/pentecostal/baptist bunch - too many people have itching ears; the elect
are being deceived. Gentlemen, it is time to repent and fill your lamps with oil. The One called the Sar Shalom - the Prince of peace - is coming back in power and glory! Be like the Bereans!
Well, that's my (short) introduction.
I'm also a guitarist of some 30 years standing, am mad keen on Land Rovers and (for reasons that I really cannot explain) support Leeds United. Oh yeah, I also believe that atheists are really agnostics in denial.