The Roman government made them move to the ancestral hometown of David for tax purposes. “And it came about in those days …” Luke provides a simple explanation for how the supernaturally pregnant Nazarene virgin and her Galilean fiancé relocated temporarily down south in Bethlehem of Judea, where she bore her first child. For our readers, you might want to consider making this Bible reading part of your family tradition if you haven’t already. Along with sweets and gifts and bustling children, we remind ourselves that Christmas is all about Jesus. Some of their teachings 'appear' to line up with Hebrew Roots teachings in an 'academic' way but it is clear they are under strong delusion and do not know who the Messiah really is: the God of Israel, the God of the Bible.Executive Director of the Center for Christian Calling, University of Mobile THE FIRST CHRISTMAS Luke 2:1–15įor the last 40 years, family tradition in the Wilson home has included gathering in the living room on Christmas Eve to read the birth narrative of Jesus from Luke 2:1–20 (KJV). Some may be dismayed about this statement, it is because, on the surface, Yahweh Restoration Ministries 'appears' to be a Hebrew Roots ministry - but they are not. Because of this foundational error in their (lack of) faith, their Bible translation will naturally reflect this bias in verses about the Deity and also effect related verses. It is produced by Yahweh Restoration Ministries (Missouri USA), a group calling themselves Hebrew Roots but are not, because they teach against the deity of Jesus (Y'shua). One example of such a Bible translation is the 'RESTORATION STUDY BIBLE' which we cannot recommended. Editors of any worthy Bible translation must believe that Y'shua (Jesus) is God - also that the Heavenly Father and Holy Spirit are God, all part of the same 'one God of Israel.' If they do not, they are not considered a part of the faith once delivered to the Apostles and thus will have a fundamental flaw in how they translate Scriptures. It is important to know the fundamental beliefs of their editors. It is vitally important to maintain a more balanced approach and NOT TO to develop any strong biases for or against any translation or set of manuscripts unless one has first completed a comprehensive review and study of their own, which sometimes takes years of study to properly understand.Įvery Bible translation has good and bad biases and practices in the process of its creation. You may hear some people passionately denounce one English translation and promote another providing all sorts of evidence and comparisons. It is vitally important to develop a healthy habit of learning from and referencing:ġ) use a variety from the more literal (word-for-word) English translations andĢ) use a variety of Bible language resources (Dictionaries & Concordances) for the Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic.Įvery English translation comes with its own errors and its own own good and bad biases and practices from their human translators.

I n order to get a more accurate and in-depth understanding of God's Word, God's Word, taken as a whole, these differences are actually minor, but a few can effect one's understanding on some critical principles. While God's Word is perfect and without error in its original form, there is no perfect English or even Hebrew Roots translation of God's Word, because the Bible was not originally written in English.

When studying the Bible, you will hear about differences in English translations.

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