Ariel Ministries Australia

09/08/2026

Biblical illiteracy is reshaping Christian theology. Dr. Susan Michael explains why seminaries must restore biblical literacy and the study of Israel.

09/08/2026

If Jesus's death brought forgiveness for all sins why then does He speak of the unpardonable Sin in Matthew 12?

https://ariel.org.au/blogs/meaning-of-bible-passages/if-jesuss-death-brought-forgiveness-for-all-sins-why-then-does-he-speak-of-the-unpardonable-sin-in-matthew-12?goal=0_abe5406364-9e27fc9136-389913149&mc_cid=9e27fc9136&mc_eid=72c8996f36

07/08/2026

04/08/2026

“With trumpets and the sound of the shofar, make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD!” (Ps. 98:6)

Our singing does not always have to be beautiful, but it is always good to make a joyful noise before our God!

Have a joyful week, dear friends!

31/07/2026

We live in a world where truth is increasingly treated as a matter of perspective. What a comfort it is to know that there is a source of absolute truth. In the Gospels, God's Spirit, is repeatedly called “the Spirit of truth” (e.g., Jn. 14:17; 15:26; 16:13). To recognize and follow His voice, we must study the Word, for it teaches us how to discern His voice amid the many others competing for our attention.

John 10:3-5, 27 — Yeshua’s sheep hear and recognize His voice and will not follow a stranger.
John 8:31-32 — Abiding in God's Word leads to knowing the truth.
John 16:13 — The Spirit of truth guides believers into all truth.
1 John 4:6 — Contrasts “the Spirit of truth” with “the spirit of error.”
John 17:17 — “Your word is truth.”

25/07/2026

This Sabbath, let us meditate on Psalm 92:1-4:

“It is good to give thanks to the Lord
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning
And Your faithfulness by night,
With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp,
With resounding music upon the lyre.
For You, O Lord, have made me glad by what You have done,
I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.”

Shabbat Shalom!

24/07/2026

Food for thought: Wishing the Jewish people an easy fast on Tisha B’Av while also wishing for Israel’s enemies to succeed in destroying the country is deeply contradictory.

Tisha B’Av commemorates centuries of statelessness, expulsions, persecution, and tragedies that culminated in the Holocaust. The day itself testifies to why Jewish self-determination and a secure homeland are not abstract political preferences, but matters of survival.

And let us remember what God said in Jeremiah 31:35-37: As long as the fixed order of the sun, moon, and stars remains, Israel will not cease to be a nation before Him. That is the hope we proclaim on this solemn day—with compassion to those who mourn and with conviction to those who seek Israel’s destruction.

23/07/2026

From sunset on July 22 to nightfall on July 23, Jewish communities around the world will observe Tisha B’Av. This solemn fast commemorates the destruction of both temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history, and it is marked by mourning and the reading of Lamentations.

As believers in Messiah, we mourn with those who weep, but we also remember that the God of Israel remains faithful to His covenant and His promises: “The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:22-23a). The greatest expression of God’s lovingkindness is found in Yeshua the Messiah, and because of Him we look forward with hope to His return, Israel’s future restoration, and the establishment of His kingdom from Jerusalem.

18/07/2026

10/07/2026

Philadelphia: The Church of the Great Missionary Movement

Philadelphia, known today as Alaşehir, is the sixth of the seven churches addressed in Revelation (Rev. 3:7-13). Along with Smyrna, it is one of only two churches that received no rebuke. Many have seen the church in Philadelphia as a picture of the great missionary era, when believers faithfully walked through the doors Yeshua opened and carried the gospel throughout the world (vv. 7-8).

Though they had “little power,” they kept His word, did not deny His name, and remained faithful with the opportunities He gave them (v. 8).

Yeshua commended their perseverance and urged them to continue: “Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown” (v. 11). Their example reminds us that God can accomplish great things through those who remain faithful with what they have.

“Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut” (v. 8).