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Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew. The Incarnation. Christ’s birth was no accident. Clear and detailed prophecies More than 300 prophesies Written over a 1,000 year span Written by more than 30 authors. Messianic Prophesies. His pre-existence His ancestry
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Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
The Incarnation Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
Christ’s birth was no accident... • Clear and detailed prophecies • More than 300 prophesies • Written over a 1,000 year span • Written by more than 30 authors Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
Messianic Prophesies... • His pre-existence • His ancestry • His birth • His character Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
Messianic Prophecies... • His ministry • His dual nature • His death • His resurrection Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
"To suggest that mere men maneuvered and manipulated to make the myriad of events surrounding the birth of Christ fit the Old Testament pattern is ludicrous. Far easier would it be to disassemble a complex watch, throw the dismembered parts into a running clothes dryer and believe that in due course, given enough time, the watch would be whole, running on time to the very second." -Marv Rosenthal Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
Conflict in Sexuality Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
An “Ex-gay” Ministry??!! First... Then... Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
Without integration... • Repression and denial • Leave the Church • “Anything goes” theology Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
Daniel 12: 2-3 “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.” -Daniel 12:2-3 Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
Safe though all safety’s lost, Safe where men fall; And if these poor limbs die, Safest of all. “Safety” by Rupert Brooke Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
What did I learn? • “Ex-gay” Ministries • Interpretation of Scripture • Old Testament (Lev 19:18) • What HARM to neighbor was this command intended to PREVENT? • What GOOD to neighbor was this command intended to PROMOTE? Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew
What did I learn? • New Testament • Wooden/literal applications • Bible and Science Not Knowing the Half of It: Confessions of a Wandering Jew