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Safeguarding Jewish and Christian Identity

1h ago

Leaving Pentecostalism & Embracing the Noahide Path

In this episode Steven Eisenhauer beautifully shares his journey out of Pentecostalism and into the Noahide path. He describes his deeply-committed upbringing firmly within the Christian faith, his passion for full-time ministry and how his searing questions led him to a pivotal moment where he weighed up everything he ever believed. In this intensely open discussion he shares his pain leaving behind his earlier Christian religious beliefs and how this impacted his wider relationships within his surrounding committed community. Steven, host of 'The Exodus Project' podcast, then shares how his daily life now looks as a firmly committed Noahide whilst we also reflected on getting help for those who have suffered spiritual and religious trauma and abuse as part of their journeys as well. As part of the episode we address those caught in the middle, staging ground where, rather than confront the difficult internal questions head on, instead begin to appropriate Jewish, Rabbinic customs as a placeholder for the cultural deficit. Steven emphasises the importance of speaking to your pastor first and if still unsatisfied approach a fully-qualified and authentic Jewish Rabbi who would be more than willing to make space for questions, thought and exploration. www.seferground.com Support the show
2d ago

Conversion on the Front Lines - Jewish Counter-Missionary Experiences with messianics and Christians

Some Christians are committed to converting Jews and have trained for this, but what happens in these interactions, especially when Jews have a position that is not so easily refuted? Things may not go as initially planned for the witnessing interaction. In this episode the popular Counter-Missionary Yehuda Yisrael shares his unique insight and experiences protecting Jewishness on the front lines from Christians and messianics. He describes his process, what makes his approach unique and how he navigates high pressure witnessing and conversion environments from the Jewish perspective. In Yehuda's unique style he shares how he manages to put himself in and navigate these scenarios, hoping that his interlocutors pause for thought and appreciate that Judaism has its own valid view and interpretation of scripture as-is, without requiring input or 'completion'. This episode is tense because neither Jews nor Christians should have to apologise for their diametrically opposed views and understanding of scripture. The 2 positions haven't compromised in millennia and we can all get along. We want honesty, boundary and subsequent understanding. However conversions in Jewish communities happen at the tip of the spear and it is important for Jews and Christians to be aware of the strategies being employed by apologists and missionaries now: adopting Rabbinic literature and Hebrew as part of the arsenal. I really wanted to hear input from a counter-missionary because most Christians are not aware of the new direction in outreach, nor that Jews have established answers for them. Those who infiltrate Jewish communities must be aware that Jews are entitled to maintain their own views of their own scriptures given to them in their time, covenant, language and understood within (not without) their own tradition and shouldn't be offended by that. Similarly Christians advocate for New Testament theology, arguing that Torah observance is no longer necessary. We see many materials about witnessing to Jews, this talk gives insight to Jews who are not going to concede to that, which is an interesting problem to those committed to outreach among Jewish communities. We also address those appropriating Jewish identity and how insincere this is. Support the show
Jul 22

Christianity in Jewish Garb: How 'messianic Judaism' got here, high-control groups & ways to get help

In this episode Jeramiah Giehl from 'Pulling the Threads Podcast' gives us an overview of the emergence of American Messianic Judaism from the inside. He outlines the key points that led to a dangerous interface between Jewish-affinity Christians as well as different groups of Jews who had become Christian and the emergent movement known as 'messianic Judaism' today. He believes by truly understanding the historic shifts people can logically process what is happening and why this is so prevalent in Evangelicalism today. Jeramiah also talks about high-control cult-like environments heavily linked to these ideologies and how leaders trap their sincere congregants, preventing them from going on to fully convert to actual Judaism. He advocates for factual research, the historical critical method and beliefs based on truth, but this approach in his view leads to healthier outcomes and believers free of high-control environments. www.seferground.com Support the show
Jul 3

The Problem of Self-Identifying "Messianic Jews"/Jewish Affinity Christians

Welcome to the 1st episode. Today we talk about the problem of Jewish Affinity Christians who self-identify as 'Jewish' which some estimates say is affecting potentially millions worldwide. Some are so enamoured by Jewish traditions and identity that they adopt their own version. Over time this identity becomes unsustainable and the individual is left in distress, a crisis of identity after having undergone involuntary deconstruction. They are neither Jewish nor potentially Christian, left culturally bankrupt, with little clarity on the path forward. In this episode we cover the issue, what can be done about it and Sefer Ground's mission to help maintain healthy boundaries between Judaism and Christianity to find authentic spiritual identities that don't rely on appropriation or borrowing in order to fill the gaps. Please note: I am Jewish and in no way a Christian or 'messianic'. I affirm the boundaries between Judaism and Christianity and want to help those damaged by messianism and get to a better place, to safer (Sefer) ground. Support the show

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Safeguarding Jewish and Christian Identity

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2026
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