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Blood Avenger

Who is the Blood Avenger? The Blood Avenger is inextricably tied to the messianic secret. Understanding one without the other is impossible (at least for me). Understanding either without realizing the New Covenant and Old Covenant operate in parallel is equally elusive. We must recognize creation is timeless in many

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Forgiveness

Forgive Like You Have the Authority As a Christian, I grew up hearing all about Christ’s forgiveness. It is this love of Christ that opens the vault of eternal life. There is something we missed, though. Some people want to be part of the Church who were cast out. Things

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Gamaliel, the Messianic Secret and the Secret Covenant

Messianic Secret Imagine a secret so important that salvation rests on it. Jesus used this messianic secret and the secret covenant to his advantage, but it has been around for a long time. This is why the Pharisees were adamant Jesus could not be who he said he was. The

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Speaking in Tongues

Speaking in Tongues Speaking in tongues is not gibberish. It’s the language of angels, according to the Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 13:1). If you can interpret the language, you can edify the Church. “If anyone has an ear, let him hear.” (Revelation 13:9) Speaking in tongues has long been associated with

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The Backstory: DTA, Music, and Scripture

The Backstory: DTA, Music, and Scripture Have you ever gone to a concert and felt a kind of spiritual experience? Something that just couldn’t place but felt better because of it? There may be something to it. This is the backstory of how secrecy and music tie to scripture and

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Angels Sing and the Messianic Secret

Angels Sing This is going to sound crazy, but… I was stunned when I first noticed how musicians seem to use the biblical backstory in songs and videos. Maybe it is coincidental, but I can’t help but see it everywhere. What makes it more bizarre (to me) is that songs seem

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