Krav Maga

Krav Maga, it isn't Yoga. I surpassed 50 yrs of age and decided physical activity was important in life, that is, beyond lawn and gardening, washing the car, house cleaning, etc., and couldn't think of a better means to condition my body to supplement Judaism.

If you're interested in Israeli self-defense here are some short writeups I made:

Krav Maga – The school of Isaiah

 

Not to waste time on the trodden road to Damascus. Who am I, Elijah?

All joking aside, asked the same question from a different perspective back when, why might a Protestant be affiliated among Baptist? That is, if Protestant was taken in context against the Catholic church vs the Baptist against the Church of England. Likewise, asked the same question after having walked through the doors of some 40,000 other denominations.

Suppose, I am here for interesting questions such as these as well a Christian perspective. Theologically, I do believe in the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and retain my 5 point Calvinist soteriology. And I still read the New Testament... .

Curious, whether you'd answer why are you reading the text of the Jew from the House of David if not interested in the very traditions and religion he devoutly worshipped in?



I hope our time together here honors the L-rd.
Shalom

 

Judaism? The OT is full of descriptive acts. Consider the schools of Pharisees (Roman collaborators) which twisted the scriptures, as well, from where in reading the ministry of Jesus began in the scroll of Isaiah. The things that were in the time of Isaiah was cyclic and the behavior continued among the Jews. Jew can be used as well Christian which was used derogatory in mannerism, but all of the "students," or teachers of the Rabbi Jesus were Jews and the first examples of churches were among the Jews including but not limited to the Bereans. Peter addressed the house of Israel and used familiar language in which the Jews or house of Israel was familiar. That is, the address in Acts from Peter was to Israel, under Roman or Gentile oppression.

If Jesus had not spoken well about Judaism rather than specifically the hypocrites consider also the hypocrites among the churches today. Had Jesus for example disaffiliated himself from Jews and their religious practices or their hypocrisy and unorthodoxy? It's like biting the hand that feeds, consider all the Jews throughout the NT authorship. Likewise, the church of Acts, horribly descriptive and not prescriptive as is a fair amount of the narrative accounts outside the Torah in which accounted for some of the worst persons at all levels: sorcery, prostitution, incest... . Judas Iscariot came away as a saint in contrast for his collaboration. Things haven't changed from the OT to NT, such is the nature of mankind exercising their right to religion, as profitable as it may be for some. I mean, the OT Laws were expounded by Moses, why? Because these very problems existed in his day.

Again, if I may, friend, on the topic of Jew and Israeli .... . survey the broad spectrum of Christian and American and regardless of faith or geography, IMO there's no difference. Jews throughout the OT and NT committed not only some of the most horrific sins but there and then also are among the faithful remnant (saints).

The level of maturity differs in my experience from both within modern Synagogues and churches of all kinds. Maturity not only in faith, but government, as well doctrine, etc.

Some are worst than the churches of Acts... . I find great contentment at the end of the OT where specifically the everlasting covenant in love was emphasized, a covenant of Levi. Remember and do no more, that is, a covenant of life everlasting.

Some of my passions today includes Hebraic language. A student of Biblical Hebrew, without relying on other languages for translation. I suppose, a person could spend an entire life reading, studying, comprehending what is considered the first chapter of Genesis when it was good. Whether translator, mediator, priest, etc., it is good to learn the original language(s).

Thank you for civility in our discussion. No worry about me attacking you personally.
Shalom
William

 

Awesome, my blood pressure increases whenever reading, "dragons of the deep'" throughout the KJV.

Glad you enjoyed a laugh,
Wouldn't mind a fish story!
Shalom

 

Strong's concordance is a wonderful resource if reading from the KJV. "Dragons," meant throughout cultures different things. "Of the deep," not only whales, the emphasis was not on the surface dwellers. The ocean symbolized chaos an emotional state. Therefore, dragons of the deep... . Are usually stayed away from. Leviathan, a creature so powerful, the Creator created only one male of its kind in mythology. Too powerful to multiply, however consider the dragon, the symbol, remember and do no more, the scales are so airtight nothing can penetrate, as well the armor of G-d Paul makes allusion to... .

Jackals are something from Egypt to avoid, crocodiles, etc., when considering persons Paul alluded to them that made themselves like animals in Romans 1.

I like Dragons... . Moreso than Lions!

Shalom

 

Do not blame me for their whoredoms