Parasha: Nitzavim
The Greatness of Repentance
Tags: confession, forgiveness, presence of God, repentance
Nitzavim - ื ืฆืืื : "You are standing"
Torah : Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20
Haftarah : Isaiah 61:10-63:9
Gospel : Acts 19-20
Thought for the Week:
A person should repent every day. No one is so holy and righteous that he does not need to repent. Neither is any person so lowly and sinful that he cannot repent.
Commentary:
Return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul. (Deuteronomy 30:2)
Moses told the children of Israel that when they returned to God, He would return to them. The concept of returning to God is called "repentance" (teshuvah, ืชืฉืืื). It is one of the most important messages of the Bible. Repentance is a central thrust of Yeshua's teaching and the Gospel imperative. Yeshua's message was "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matthew 4:17). What is tru...
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- Circumcise Your Heart
- United We Stand
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- Circumcision of Messiah
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