@rabbriansamuel@JoelWebbon People speaking in other langues for a magical reason, I rather discourage that. The point of pentecoast is exactly that you do need hebrew nor greek, to hear te gospel.
But I would never withhold a native speaker to use the name that is native to him. (3/3)
@rabbriansamuel@JoelWebbon hebrew, yeshua, makes a lot of sense. If the spirit speaks all languages, than also his native tongue.
But what irks me, is people assume a sort of magical closeness in speaking a languag that is not their own. A jew could sincerely call him jeshua. I could not. I am dutch (2/3
@rabbriansamuel Baruch hashem, thank God that not all of his chosen people reject His Messiah. This is romans 9-11 in action, and as a grafted wild olive shoot I give thanks, together with the natural branches of the olivetree.
The moment of one of today’s Russian strikes on Kyiv.
I can see that fewer and fewer people are reading news from Ukraine. I understand that on a Sunday morning, people don’t want to read about war. They want to sleep a little longer, drink good coffee, and sit in the sun. I understand that. The algorithms on X limit content about war, destruction, and suffering. You have to make an effort to even see this information.
All of this is understandable on a human level. But unfortunately, if you remove Putin and the war from your information feed, they do not disappear from reality.
Putin is a sadist and a maniac. He is a threat to all of humanity.
There needs to be active resistance. News from Ukraine needs to be shared. People need to keep their focus.
Despite a sleepless night, I’m still here. And I’m grateful to everyone who continues to stand with us.
One day, we’ll drink morning coffee together in a beautiful, peaceful Kyiv.
@rabbriansamuel I actually like to use the word catholic. It ties all believers together, as Christ himself prayed 'that they may be one'. It is a deep desire, that there is a unity, across church walls.
@rabbriansamuel I am a protestant minister. I have no objection againt the word 'catholic', since it is not the name of a denomination but a greek word. It encompasses that what is believe by all christians in all places, trhough all ages. kata holon.
Translations my use 'universal' but /1