Get Behind Me Satan

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou...
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MEN LIKE TREES

And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he...
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How Easy To Forget

Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 17 And when Yeshua knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not...
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Torah and Our Diet

The very first prohibition ever given to man was about diet.  While the Creator had made clear provision for his creatures’ sustenance, Adam was prohibited from eating of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.  There were, of course, dire consequences for Adam “going off his diet!”  It may be surprising to some, but when the followers of Messiah met in Jerusalem to discuss...
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless YHWH thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. (Deuteronomy 8:10 KJV) For many of us, the first conscious religious act of our lives was the ritual blessing said before eating: “God is great. God is good let us thank him for the food. Amen.”  It is interesting to note that one of the first commandments given to Adam also...
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