by rogerjsimpson | Nov 5, 2022 | Meditation
Some of the most tender scriptures about the Lord refer to him as a Shepherd. Not in the sense of Ezekiel’s neglectful and ravenous false shepherds, but in the sense of the kindest of sheepherders. Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life...
by rogerjsimpson | Nov 5, 2022 | Meditation
HASHEM is the respectful way to mention God or Yahweh in everyday speech in Modern Hebrew. It literally means “The Name”. Of the 6000 times Yahweh is spelled out in the Hebrew Bible, it is read as Adonai when reading the Bible out loud, showing respect for God’s holy...
by rogerjsimpson | Jun 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
John said: “Therefore, in the beginning the Word was, for he was the Word, even the messenger of salvation—The light and the Redeemer of the world; the Spirit of truth, who came into the world, because the world was made by him, and in him was the life of men and the...
by rogerjsimpson | Jun 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
“And go ye out from among the wicked. Save yourselves. Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord.”[i] So has the Lord God commanded priesthood holders to always be clean as in ancient Jewish times. In ancient Israel the High Priests were baptized prior to entering...
by rogerjsimpson | Jun 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Jesus Christ was lifted up on the cross in order to draw all men unto him at the last day, the day of judgment. Jesus said: “And my Father sent me that I might be lifted up upon the cross; and after that I had been lifted up upon the cross, that I might draw all men...