This ancient Jewish doctrine makes the Gospel absolutely sizzle

There's an old Jewish teaching that a righteous person's "merit" has the power to positively affect the people around them. Does Messiah have merit? And if so, is that a paranormal power that could affect you? This is a takeaway from my newest Mishnah Snapshots study. We also talked about whether your relationship with the Jewish community is mostly about judging or trying to understand, the "if this, then how much more that" equation in Jewish logic, what's pictured by snowflakes, olive oil, crystal, and frankincense resin, and how the New Testament concepts of "worthy" and "by grace through faith" can be compatible. Watch the full lesson and check out this ongoing series by clicking through this episode or by going to holylanguage.com > learn > mishnah snapshots.