Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
Few teachings are more central to Hebrew Roots and Torah-observant theology than this claim: “The New Covenant is not really new — it is a renewed version of the Sinai covenant.” The argument usually goes like this: “If Jeremiah 31 means ‘renewed covenant,’ then Christians are still under Torah — same covenant, same law, same... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
Why Paul’s command to “keep the feast” is metaphorical—not calendrical Quick Answer Bottom Line: No. In 1 Corinthians 5:7–8, Paul is not instructing Christians to observe the Passover feast. He uses Passover imagery to call the church to ongoing holiness. “Keep the feast” describes a Christ-shaped way of life—not a command to follow the Torah... Continue Reading →
What Paul really meant by “shadow… but the substance is Christ” Does Colossians 2:16–17 teach that Christians must keep the biblical feasts and Sabbath? Many Hebrew Roots and Torah observance teachers argue that Paul is saying the feasts still point forward and therefore remain binding. But when the Greek text, historical context, and Paul’s wider... Continue Reading →
This article is part of our Testing Claims series, which examines popular Sacred Name and Hebrew Roots arguments by asking one question: What does Scripture actually teach when read in context? Home › Testing Claims › Is the Law of Moses for Sanctification? Testing the “Growth, Not Salvation” Claim (Acts 15 Follow-Up) Bottom Line: The... Continue Reading →
Home › Testing Claims › “Moses Is Read Every Sabbath” What Acts 15 Actually Means (Testing the Torah-Onboarding Claim) Bottom Line: Acts 15:21 does not teach that Gentile believers were expected to attend synagogue and gradually adopt the Law of Moses. Instead, the verse explains why the Jerusalem Council gave four specific instructions—to protect fellowship... Continue Reading →
← Testing Claims Hub | Holidays Fact. Fiction. Faith. Valentine’s Day: Fact, Fiction, Faith Is Valentine’s Day pagan? Is it based on Lupercalia? Who was Saint Valentine—and should Christians celebrate February 14? Here’s a careful, Scripture-grounded deep dive (without viral-history shortcuts). Featured snippet answer: Valentine’s Day is not a direct continuation of a pagan festival.... Continue Reading →
🔍 Quick Answer No.There is no historical, linguistic, or manuscript evidence that the number 666 encodes the phrase “Hail Zeus.” No ancient reader understood it that way, and no early Christian or pagan source makes that connection. The claim depends on reading modern ideas back into ancient texts. Before We Test the Claim, Let’s Clarify... Continue Reading →
🔍 Quick Answer No.In ancient Greek, χξϛ is how the number 666 was written, not a word meant to be pronounced. It does not spell or encode the name Jesus, and no ancient manuscript or Christian source understood it that way. You do not need to know Greek to understand this—only how Greek numbers and... Continue Reading →