There is some confusion within the Body of Messiah about the terms and parties of the New Covenant.

Scripture demands that we love God and love our neighbor as ourselves. Last time, we discussed what it means to love God. This time, in the context of the Book of Ruth, we develop an understanding of what God means when He says to love your neighbor as yourself.

Both the Tanak and the New Testament say that we should love God with all our heart, soul and might. What did that mean in the culture and context that it was given?

Affectionately known as Torah 101, this series of discussions is intended as an introduction to Messianic Judaism. This first session discusses the difference between one house and two house congregations. It also discusses whether there are different requirements for Jews and believing gentiles.

God enters the conversation, rebukes Job's friends and gives Job an opportunity to present his case. Wisely, Job simply falls down in worship. At the end, Job forgives his friends and God restores to him double what he had lost. God's soliloquy is some of the greatest poetry ever written.

In this second half of Elihu's statement, he gives a beautiful poem to the greatness of God. In this, he urges Job to consider his own insignificance in relation to God's majesty. Everything he says is true, but does not actually apply to Job's situation.

Elihu has not spoken because of his youth, yet he does not find Job righteous. He believes that God does not punish for vengeance sake. Rather, punishment is meant to turn man from the path of destruction and set his feet on the path of righteousness.

Having heard the accusations of his three friends, Job offers a summary defense of his life. He goes through a list of things that men do to be considered wicked and declares that he as never done any of them.

Bildad expresses a common Christian belief, that it is inherently impossible for any man to be pure in God's eyes. Job answers that he understands the vast gap between man and God. He says, however that man is God's creation and is not inherently evil.

Eliphaz accuses Job of acting like he believes he is doing God a favor by following His laws. He also believes that the calamity that his befallen Job is less than what his secret behavior deserves. Job's reply is that God is just but His timing is not in man's hands.