TTN - The Torah Network

3 yrs

Happy Father’s Day! ???.

Give a funny memory that you and your father share.

Comment

changed his profile cover

3 yrs

Comment

changed his profile picture

3 yrs

Comment

3 yrs

Don't hold onto a belief so tightly that Scripture, the Spirit, and reason can never make you let go. Everyone is wrong sometimes, even about extremely important subjects.

Comment

I posted this image yesterday on multiple social media platforms. When I created the image, I was specifically thinking of some of the more outlandish conspiracy theories that people fiercely hold onto despite almost universal opposition, despite all physical evidence, despite all reason. Within minutes, somebody--not Hebrew Roots, by his own assertion--replied with a long list of ideas that he believes other people make into idols. It just went on and on, point after outlandish, bizarre point. This guy took my generic admonish not to hold so tightly to an idea that you become incapable of rational thought, to vomit this morass of paranoid delusions onto my readers.

My immediate reaction was incredulousness. How could anyone read this image and think *that* is the appropriate response? But as I read on, I could tell that he was perfectly serious. Not only was he serious, but he was angry, bitter at a world that refused to acknowledge a truth that was plain as day to him. By the time I got to the end...I was angry and disgusted that there are people lost in such hopeless fear and intent on pulling other people down with them.

I deleted his comment, hopefully before anyone else saw it. Despite the obvious absurdity of his assertions, clearly a lot of people are eager to believe. My sincere hope is that I can intercept some of those people before they get lost in fear and confusion, help lead them back to solid ground in reality.

I felt sorry for this commenter and sorrier that experience tells me there is probably nothing I can do to help him. He is so thoroughly convinced of so much patent nonsense that he's far more likely to be helped by a psychiatrist-exorcist tag team than by a conversation with anyone on the Internet. I'm sure some time in prayer and Scripture reading--a pious-sounding solution, to be sure--would help, but I suspect he's already got that covered in spades.

But what he really, really needs more than anything else, is to get off the Internet and connect with a meatspace community of people who care about him enough to love him in spite of his insanity.

I posted this image yesterday on multiple social media platforms. When I created the image, I was specifically thinking of some of the more outlandish conspiracy theories that people fiercely hold onto despite almost universal opposition, despite all physical evidence, despite all reason. Within minutes, somebody--not Hebrew Roots, by his own assertion--replied with a long list of ideas that he believes other people make into idols. It just went on and on, point after outlandish, bizarre point. This guy took my generic admonish not to hold so tightly to an idea that you become incapable of rational thought, to vomit this morass of paranoid delusions onto my readers. 
 
My immediate reaction was incredulousness. How could anyone read this image and think *that* is the appropriate response? But as I read on, I could tell that he was perfectly serious. Not only was he serious, but he was angry, bitter at a world that refused to acknowledge a truth that was plain as day to him. By the time I got to the end...I was angry and disgusted that there are people lost in such hopeless fear and intent on pulling other people down with them.  
 
I deleted his comment, hopefully before anyone else saw it. Despite the obvious absurdity of his assertions, clearly a lot of people are eager to believe. My sincere hope is that I can intercept some of those people before they get lost in fear and confusion, help lead them back to solid ground in reality. 
 
I felt sorry for this commenter and sorrier that experience tells me there is probably nothing I can do to help him. He is so thoroughly convinced of so much patent nonsense that he's far more likely to be helped by a psychiatrist-exorcist tag team than by a conversation with anyone on the Internet. I'm sure some time in prayer and Scripture reading--a pious-sounding solution, to be sure--would help, but I suspect he's already got that covered in spades. 
 
But what he really, really needs more than anything else, is to get off the Internet and connect with a meatspace community of people who care about him enough to love him in spite of his insanity.

· Reply · 1655761485

3 yrs

Comment

3 yrs

https://www.thegospelcoalition.....org/article/confess

Confessions of a Reluctant Complementarian

www.thegospelcoalition.org

Confessions of a Reluctant Complementarian

Rebecca McLaughlin explains that Ephesians 5:22 initially repulsed her, but she became a complementarian when she understood that roles reflect the gospel.

Comment

3 yrs

But Moses said to YHWH, Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for you brought up this people in your might from among them...
Numbers 14:13

God will keep His promises for the sake of His name and in honor of your obedience.

On the other hand, don't put your faith in promises that God has not made. See Numbers 14:42...

"Do not go up, for YHWH is not among you, lest you be struck down before your enemies."

Comment

changed her profile picture

3 yrs

Comment

3 yrs

Which label do you most closely identify with?

Hebrew Roots

Messianic Jew

Christian

Something else

14 Total votes

Comment

Follower of The Way —> Natsarim

· Reply · 1655676800

Messianic Gentile

· Reply · 1655677998

Hebrew Roots or Messianic

· Reply · 1655679915

3 yrs

Here's a list of New Testament passages to study with parsha #shlachlecha (#numbers 13-15), plus related commentary and video:

https://www.americantorah.com/....2021/01/27/parsha-sh

Comment

Discover Posts

Anne Elliott

Jay Carper

Confessions of a Reluctant Complementarian

Amiyah

Jenni Waggoner

Mark Price