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One New Man Ministries is an Ephesians 2 ministry of reconciliation. As Messianic Jews and Messianic Gentiles, together we study the Old and New Testament from the point of view of God's continuous revelation of His plan to redeem a people for Himself through His only begotten son, Yeshua Ha Meshiach, Jesus Christ. Yeshua means "salvation" and is God's merciful plan to save all people through their faith in Yeshua, Jesus, as the once and for all atoning sacrifice. He is "the gift of God" Eph2:8-22. "For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility,... that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross..." "For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father." We are "fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structue, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him, you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit."

We continue studying the lectionary with Genesis 37 and the story of Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers. We discuss Joseph as a typology of Yeshua. Then in the Gospel reading,Mathew 14:22-33, we see Yeshua walking on water and then Peter beginning in faith, then doubting, and sinking and Yeshua saying "You of little faith, why did you doubt?". Yeshua calms the wind and and the disciples worship him saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." In Romans 10:5-15 we see Paul define the righteousness that comes from faith:Rom 10:9-11 "because,if you confess with your mouth that Yeshua/Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart, leading to righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, leading to salvation. The scripture says, 'No one who believes in him will be put to shame.'"

We discuss Genesis 32:22-31 when Jacob wrestles with "the man" and and Jacob will not let him go until he is blessed. Jacob is renamed "Israel" because he "has striven with God and with humans and have prevailed." We discuss the meaning of the name change and its context for the nation of Israel. Next we discuss Romans 9:1-5 and Paul's wrestling with Rom 9:2 "great sorrow and unceasing anguish in his heart" for his brothers and sisters in the flesh , the Israelites, even to the point of wishing that he himself, Paul, Rom 9:3 "would be accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own brothers and sisters."

We discuss the importance to sharing the gospel with Jewish people from the point of view of One New Man. Replacement theology and Dual Covenant theology are false representations of God's plan for redemption of all nations through the cross of Yeshua. Yeshua's once and for ALL atonement is meant to tear down the dividing wall of hostility between Jew and gentile, so that we all have access through one Holy Spirit to the Father. As Christians we should cultivate love, gratitude, and mercy towards the Jewish people for their gifts of faith to the nations, while still sharing the reason for our hope in Yeshua. This is the appropriate heart posture for sharing His love.

We discuss the gift and beauty of Romans 8:26-39. Rom 8:27-28 "And God who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Rom 8:31-32 "What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son but gave him up for all of us, how will he not with him also give us everything else?". Rom 8:35 'Who will separate us from the love of Christ/Messiah?" Rom 8:38-39 "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels,nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."

We discuss Romans 8 and the meaning of salvation by grace and the gift of the Spirit of life versus the bondage of sin and death. We discuss our position as co-heirs with Yeshua and its meaning for our life in Messiah.

We discuss the lectionary for the fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Genesis 22:1-14 which demonstrates Abraham's obedience in faith to be willing to sacrifice his son Isaac. We discuss how Abraham's faith in the promises of God, and Hebrews 11 insight into Abraham's faith in the resurrection. We discuss God's forshadowing Yeshua in Gen 22:8 "God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering,my son." We continue with Romans 6 and compare and contrast being "under law and under grace". Paul discusses how by grace through faith in God's provision of His Son for payment for our sin should result in our obedience and being "enslaved to righteousness."

Dr Rob Solberg discusses the Jewish roots of the early church as we delve into the social/political divides and theological misunderstandings that led to the sin of replacement theology and antisemitism.

We discuss the lectionary for Third Sunday after Pentecost: Genesis 18:1-15, Romans 5:1-8. In Gen 18 The LORD appears to Abraham and promises the birth of Isaac as fulfillment of His promises even at Abraham and Sarah's advanced ages. Gen 18:14 "Is anything too wonderful for the LORD?" And at the appointed time Isaac was born! God's faithfulness to His promises is certain. Rom 5:8 "God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us." Romans 5:1 "Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God." Rom5:5 "and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."

In Genesis 12:1-9 the Old Testament reading for this week, we see God setting Abram apart consecrating him unto the LORD, and Abram in faith taking actions of trust leaving his home. Abram's faith is reckoned to him as righteousness as Paul says in Romans 4. Abram's faith results in God's covenantal promise "I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curse you I will curse, and in you all families of the earth shall be blessed." This covenant is joined with verse Gen12:7 "Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." Psalm 33:12 reiterates "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage."

Join us as we discuss the lectionary for Pentecost Sunday including Acts 2:1-21 and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the supernatural violent wind and divided tongues of fire sharing the gospel in different languages. This catalyzes the spread of the gospel through much of the world at that time. We also discuss 1 Corinthians 12 which talks about the different gifts of the Holy Spirit for the building up of the body of Messiah/Christ, many members one body.