Author Archives: Frank Houtz

I am going to go out on a limb here and say that I will still be alive on planet Earth on December 22, 2012. I have had so many people tell me of the Mayan calendar and how things are going to change because the Mayan calendar ran out of dates on Dec 21 of this year. I find it interesting when Hebrew Roots people get carried away with such ideas. It concerns me, and it depicts a serious problem in the way we think, form conclusions and assess information. Whenever we find some information that we desire to … Continue reading →

“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Rom 10:17 NKJ) Paul, in his letter to the Romans gives us insight on how to obtain faith. In saying, “faith comes from hearing,” he reveals a key element to gaining faith. It doesn’t come from presuming upon God. Instead it comes from listening to God. Paul called himself the Hebrew of Hebrews. He studied under Gamaliel, one of the great Jewish scholars of his day. Paul’s native tongue was Hebrew, so when he used the Greek word akoes which is translated here as hearing, it contained … Continue reading →