Episode 1031: What Is the Good News? | Part 16

05/02/2025 1h 26min Episodio 1031
Episode 1031: What Is the Good News? | Part 16

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The English noun gospel comes from the Anglo-Saxon term godspell, meaning "glad tidings." It is translated from the Greek evangelion, which means "good message." Originally, the word was related to news of military triumph. –https://www.gotquestions.org/gospel-good-news.htmlWhile mainstream Christianity has a relatively narrow definition or view of the Good News, e.g., limited to the New Testament and only relating to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, a broader, more scriptural perspective exists that is less taught, if taught at all.Didn't the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and others preach good news? What was their good news about?If the Good News is only about the death, burial, and resurrection of Messiah Yeshua, why did He teach and preach about it? What did He say is the Good News?Is the Good News about the Messiah, or is it of the Messiah?As is his usual practice, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings a more profound understanding to this topic by allowing scripture to define itself just as he has done in his other teachings.• Opener• 2 Corinthians 4 Review• 2 Corinthians 5:1 – A house not made with hands• 2 Corinthians 5:6 – At home in the body - absent from the Master?• 2 Corinthians 5:8 – Absent from the body?• 2 Corinthians 5:9 – To be pleasing to Him• 2 Corinthians 5:10 – You are in control of this• Ephesians 1:13 – Key verse• Ephesians 1:1 – Context• Ephesians 1:2 – Grace; unmerited favor?• Ephesians 1:3-4 – Set-apart in love• Ephesians 1:5-8 – It’s His good pleasure• Ephesians 1:9 – Elohim uses teachers• Ephesians 1:10-11 – The Below aligning with the Above• Ephesians 1:11 – According to the counsel of His desire• Ephesians 1:11 – Ordained?• Ephesians 1:12-14 – We are the praise of His honor [esteem]• Ephesians 1:15 – Good job!• Ephesians 1:17 – A spirit of wisdom and revelation • Ephesians 1:19-23 – The same power that worked in Messiah…• Ephesians 2:1-3 – You were dead!• Ephesians 2:4-5 – Made alive together with Messiah• Ephesians 2:6-7 – Are we sitting in the heavenlies?• Ephesians 2:8 – That’s the gift!• Ephesians 2:9 – Not by works?• Ephesians 2:10 – We are His workmanship• Ephesians 2:11-12 – We were excluded?• Ephesians 2:13-14 – Brought near by the blood of Messiah • Ephesians 2:15-16 – The dogma, not the Torah• Ephesians 2:17 – Peace restored• Ephesians 2:18-19 – Spiritual bigotry• Ephesians 2:19-22 – Being built together into the dwelling of ElohimListen to the Afterburn tomorrowSubscribe to take advantage of new content every week.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide You can contact MTOI by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m. and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.

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