What is the real purpose of the Bible? Why did God give us His Word, His Spirit, and His commandments — and what does He actually want from humanity?
This teaching walks through Scripture from Genesis to Isaiah to uncover the consistent pattern of God’s relationship with mankind, our repeated failures, and His unwavering goal for His people.
We trace the story from the Garden of Eden to the Flood, from Abraham to the Exodus, from the Exile to the first‑century assemblies, and finally to the prophetic vision of Isaiah 56 — a “house of prayer for all nations.”
📖 What This Teaching Covers
• Slide 1 — Jude & the Purpose of Scripture
Why the Bible exists, what the Holy Spirit is doing, and how Scripture records the relationship between God and humanity.
• Slide 2 — Genesis 2:16–17
The Garden of Eden, the single command, free will, and the moment humanity chose disobedience.
• Slide 3 — Genesis 6:5–6
The Flood, mankind’s corruption, the covenant of the rainbow, the Tower of Babel, and God scattering the nations to restrain evil.
• Slide 4 — Genesis 26:4–5
Abraham’s obedience, the meaning of “Hebrew,” and how Abraham foreshadows Yeshua.
Why our blessing flows from His obedience — and why ours still matters.
• Slide 5 — Exodus 1:5–7
Joseph’s rise in Egypt, the parallels to Yeshua, and how God used famine and slavery to grow Israel into a nation.
The Exodus as a picture of salvation while still in sin — and what that means for believers today.
• Slide 6 — Jeremiah 29:10
Israel’s cycle of disobedience, exile, and God’s patience.
Why clinging to old traditions often leads us away from truth.
• Slide 7 — Second Temple Judaism
How Israel finally stopped mixing with paganism, the rise of various Jewish sects, and the emergence of the early Messianic believers (“the Way”).
• Slide 8 — Galatians 2:11–13
Peter and Paul’s confrontation over exclusion.
Why Israel’s isolation made sense historically — and why it became a barrier to the Gospel.
• Slide 9 — Luke 4 & Mark 11
Yeshua’s rebuke of spiritual exclusivity.
Why God’s house was always meant for all nations, and how Israel struggled with this calling.
• Slide 10 — Isaiah 56:1–8
The prophetic vision of foreigners joining themselves to YHVH through obedience, love, and covenant faithfulness.
God’s promise to gather “others” to His people — the ultimate goal of the Gospel.
🌍 The Big Picture: What God Wants
The entire biblical narrative points to one consistent truth:
God wants people from every nation to believe in Him and His Son — and to express that belief through obedience, love, and repentance.
We are not spectators in a cosmic conflict.
We are participants.
We must choose whom we will serve.
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This video is available here for those seeing this in audio only https://youtu.be/n9ZUWBIEDIg. This message was inspired by watching CJ Cornthwaite talk about leaving Christianity, #deconstruction, and the absolute meanness of Christians towards each other when doctrine is challenged. In my case, I left Catholicism because I proved it to be true and simply could not accept that a new religion was made in the first century with human agency being the highest authority for spiritual truth on earth. I give my testimony here and how I came to believe like I do today. This was a challenge because attaining the knowledge of the mess of the first century and what beliefs were really held was difficult 25 years ago. Today we are blessed with legitimate scholars who are broadcasting the brutal truth on the internet. #earlychristianity #Catholicism @maklelan #Protestantism #Evangelicalism #Trinity #Easter #Christmas #Sabbath #CharlieKirk Catechism, Council of Laodicea, Nicene Council
This video inspired mine https://youtu.be/AVT7dM3wn4I?si=AG6gmK88qZphHbzM
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Sunday and Christmas are two pillars and even litmus tests for Christianity today but they both were shunned by believers until deep into the 300s AD. This message shows both these doctrines of men were introduced after the close of scripture and time-stamps when they were made mandatory for Christianity. We also discuss the result of the councils, that assumed the power of God, was to make the original Christians sinners. None of the New Testament authors observed Sunday instead of Sabbath nor did they observe the birth of Jesus at all, yet the councils that mandated these days be kept holy decreed those who did not to be heretics and sinners. Men do not have the power to make or counter laws that are reserved for God alone. Sunday and Christmas are not mandatory for Christianity at all. Hopefully this message motivates people to look into these observances and then return to the true worship of first century Christianity.
All you who refuse to keep the 7th Day Sabbath: Are you really saying you're better than God? https://firstcenturychristianity.net/the-sabbath-is-for-all-mankind/
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Acts 15 includes the following
"For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath." (Act 15:21)
This shows the Gentiles were keeping the Sabbath which is why the Jews even know who they were. In fact, Acts 15 doesn't make sense at all if the Gentile Christians had set up shop on a different day of the week and had no relationship to Judaism whatsoever. In reality, the Sabbath has always been for all mankind. Please click this link to learn about that and why the Sabbath is supposed to be kept today by Christians.
https://firstcenturychristianity.net/the-sabbath-is-for-all-mankind/
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Long version at this link. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DezAVSKVtuMjz7VcgLcLM?si=HiEOZ_IsSw2sVvMZ8dsl4Q
Yeshua aka Jesus was directly referring to Chanukah in Matthew 24. Understanding the details of this observance really helps a person to understand the context of prophecy and the words of the Messiah when He referred to the abomination of desolation. Let the reader understand.
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John Calvin and Martin Luther were completely fine having individuals publicly executed for disagreeing with their doctrines. The "early church fathers" had no problem pronouncing eternal judgment on people who disagreed with their doctrines and also using violence to enforce their beliefs. Those who used violence to enforce doctrine in the first century were exclusively the bad guys so it is of the highest level of irony that once Christianity attained to power, it also resorted to violence. Let us learn the lessons of the past and greet each other with love and patience, allowing for the Holy Spirit to lead us in growth toward Yahweh and His Son.
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https://firstcenturychristianity.net/the-sabbath-is-for-all-mankind/
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