Daniel Botkin
Oct 15, 2023
Syncretism: A Blending of Paganism & Truth
Syncretism is defined as "the combination of different forms of belief or practice" (Webster's). The word syncretism does not appear in...
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Daniel Botkin
Aug 6, 2023
If . . . Then . . . Using Our God-Given Common Sense to Think Things Through
“If... then...” statements are used many places in the Bible. Sometimes they are used to make a point by the line of reasoning called in...
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Daniel Botkin
Jul 16, 2023
The Believer and God’s Law
This article was originally published in The Messianic Outreach in 1990 (Vol. 10:1), just a couple of years after I started keeping the...
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Daniel Botkin
Jun 18, 2023
Hineni: Behold, Here Am I
Most Messianic disciples are familiar with the Hebrew word hineh from the popular song Hineh Mah Tov, taken from Psalm 133. Hineh mah tov...
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Daniel Botkin
Jun 11, 2023
Seven Guidelines for Understanding Paul’s Letters
The following is excerpted and adapted from my booklet The Ghost of Marcion, written circa 1990. – DB How should a disciple of...
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Daniel Botkin
Oct 2, 2022
Taking the Name of the LORD in Vain
“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain” (Ex....
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Daniel Botkin
Sep 25, 2022
Three of Satan’s Favorite Bible Passages for Clubbing Christians with Condemnation & Despair
Satan often twists the meaning of God’s Word and uses his distortion of truth as a weapon against God’s people. Satan uses his...
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Daniel Botkin
Jul 3, 2022
Being an Israelite In Deed
“And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, Which...
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Daniel Botkin
Jun 5, 2022
The Real Meaning of Messianic
Congregations like the one I attend are most commonly described as Messianic, and the movement with which I identify is commonly called...
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Daniel Botkin
Apr 10, 2022
Exposing Uncleanness & Weighing the Spirits
“All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits” (Prov. 16:2). To rationalize means to try to justify...
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