What if God's covenant with Abraham was more than a promise of descendants, land, and kings? What if it was part of His unfolding plan to restore mankind to the purpose established at creation?
In Part 2 of From Creation to Restoration, we explore how circumcision, the eighth day, Abraham's new name, and the coming of Messiah reveal a continuous divine purpose—from creation through covenant to restoration.
What God began, He will complete.
Discover how God's promises to Abraham echo Genesis 1—and reveal a purpose the Creator has never abandoned.
What might we discover in John 7–9 when we hear Yeshua’s words within the festival already surrounding Him? A Shemini Atzeret reflection on Sukkot, living water, restored sight, and the King whose righteous judgments reveal God’s purpose for His creation.
The journey of Teshuva does not end with Yom Kippur.
In fact, Yom Kippur points us somewhere.
It points beyond repentance, beyond confession, beyond judgment, and beyond atonement—to the presence of the King.
That is where Sukkot takes us.
This final week is shorter than our earlier seven-day cycles, bringing us to Yom Kippur. We will move through five themes: the seriousness of sin, God's provision of atonement, the Messiah's saving work, the humility of standing before God, and the continuing life of faithful return.
Then we gathered with the ekklesia, the assembly of Yeshua, and listened to what the Spirit says to the churches.
We have examined first love, faithfulness, compromise, truth, reputation, weakness, and prosperity. We have learned that Teshuva is not merely an individual exercise. It is also a corporate responsibility.
Now the circle widens again.
From the heart, to the house, to the assembly—and now to the nations.
The trumpet sounds.
Installment Six of The Faith Once Delivered is the most personal installment — and the most necessary one. Because the people I am asking to examine themselves deserve to see me examine myself first. The zeal that mistakes intensity for discernment. The righteous indignation that becomes its own form of idolatry. The information diet designed to feed and confirm what we already believe.
In A.D. 325, a Roman emperor wrote a letter. It was not a theological argument. It was a political decree. And it changed the Christian feast of Passover forever.
He called the Jewish people "that hostile crowd" and declared it "unworthy" for the church to follow their calendar. That single decision — grounded not in scripture but in ethnic contempt — severed the resurrection feast from the Hebrew calendar that gave it its meaning.
Around A.D. 160, a bishop in Sardis preached the oldest surviving sermon on the resurrection feast. No eggs. No bunnies. No seasonal sentimentality. Just this:
"I am your freedom. I am the Passover of your salvation. I am the lamb slaughtered for you. I am your ransom. I am your life. I am your light. I am your resurrection. I am your king."
With the approach of Passover and Easter, I am again reminded of the tensions caused by how the world and the church has lost track of time and the misplaced traditions that have set aside God's plan for celebration and worship. This disconnect between modern calendars and God's ordained accounting of time represents more than a mere technical difference—it signifies a profound spiritual rupture.
The Council of Nicaea in 325 CE represents perhaps…
