11 Important Things Every Believer Should Know about Persecution

BY, SCOTT A. MCCONNELL There is an unspoken belief among Western FOLLOWERS OF YHWH that we are immune to persecution. We are protected in ways that FOLLOWERS OF YHWH living overseas and in anti- YHWH nations are not, and our religious freedom may give us a false sense of security. The restrictions and persecution suffered …

Sins of the Body

“And the very God of peace sanctify (purify, make holy) you wholly. And I pray your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Adonai YHWH Ha Mashiach ( the Messiah)” (I Thessalonians 5:23). According to the above scripture, man is composed of body, soul, and spirit, and it …

The Real You – Your Thought Life

“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he . . .” (Proverbs 23:7). Your body can be compared to the outside of a house, and your mind can be compared to the inside. (In the Bible, heart and mind are used synchronously–that is, they have the same meaning.) The most important part of …

The Demand and Reason For Holiness

Let’s start off by defining the word holiness: 1. Definition of the word “holiness”: the quality or state of being holy, pure, righteous. The word, as used in the Old Blood Covenant, comes from the Hebrew word “qôdesh,” which means: a. a sacred place or thing b. sanctity c. a consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing) The …