{"product_id":"gods-appointed-customs-barney-kasdan","title":"God's Appointed Customs - Barney Kasdan","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAre the biblical\/Jewish customs just for Jews?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOr, can Christians also receive blessings by observing them?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book explains how God`s appointed customs can be part of anyone`s lifestyle, Jew or Gentile. This is especially relevant to believers in Messiah, since Yeshua (Jesus) himself observed them. Includes marriage and family customs, mourning customs, and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach chapter offers historical background, traditional Jewish observance, relevance to the New Testament, and a practical guide to help believers observe these customs within the context of a biblical lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGod`s Appointed Customs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis divided into two sections,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBiblical Lifecycle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBiblical Lifestyle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book seeks to present a balanced approach to understanding the importance and the danger of traditions. There are good traditions and there are bad traditions. Additionally, there is a good spirit and a wrong spirit in which one can approach the customs. These were certainly issues that faced the first Jewish and Gentile believers in Yeshua.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the Jewish side, the acceptance of Yeshua did not mean that they converted to a new religion. The Jewish believers actually saw themselves as having received the fulfillment of what was spoken of in the Hebrew Scriptures. They understood this to mean they were now Messianic Jews who would naturally continue in their God-given heritage. This fact is confirmed in a description of this Messianic Jewish community in the book of Acts: \"You see, brother [Saul], how many tens of thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and they are all zealots for the Torah\" (Acts 21:20).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first Jewish believers in Yeshua continued in the only lifestyle they knew: the Jewish life based on the Scriptures and customs consistent with the Bible. Their new understanding that Yehua of Natzeret (Nazareth) was the Messiah made them even more zealous for their traditions, as they understood the spiritual reasons behind them. Modern Messianic Jews frequently feel the same way and share the same enthusiasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gentile believer was not excluded. Saul wrote to many of them concerning their new life in Messiah: \"Therefore, brothers, stand firm; and hold to the traditions you were taught by us, whether we spoke them or wrote them in a letter\" (2 Thessalonians 2:15). The first-century, non-Jewish believers in Yeshua understood many of the details of the Hebrew Scriptures and many of the traditions that enhanced them. An example of this is the cup shared at Messiah’s last Passover seder. This element is not mandated in the Hebrew Scriptures, yet it became part of the tradition of Passover. The third cup is called the Cup of Redemption and, although it is a rabbinic tradition, it was blessed by Yeshua himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll traditions were weighed by the authority of the Bible, yet these believers were blessed as they understood the Jewish roots of their faith in Messiah. This is the balance that believers in Yeshua need to return to today. This book is an effort to bring out the spiritual richness of the biblical\/Jewish traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll traditions were weighed by the authority of the Bible, yet these believers were blessed as they understood the Jewish roots of their faith in Messiah. This is the balance that believers in Yeshua need to return to today. This book is an effort to bring out the spiritual richness of the biblical\/Jewish traditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Messianic Jewish Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45198994833727,"sku":"9781880226636","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7731\/0271\/files\/37_ba196353-8aa0-4ac4-9730-9d66a2e2aa49.jpg?v=1704900651","url":"https:\/\/morningstarbookstore.com\/products\/gods-appointed-customs-barney-kasdan","provider":"Morning Star Christian Bookstores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}