Church Chats with Gospel Gal: Episode #3: What’s a Nice Jewish Boy Like You Doing in a Baptist Facebook Group?

A couple of years ago, I became Facebook friends with a brother named Matthew Rosenblum in the Theocast Facebook Group, associated with the Theocast podcast. I noticed the similarity of our names. (My maiden name is Marissa Rosenfeld.) And I honed in on the fact that he Jewish. To break the ice, I asked, "What’s a Nice Jewish Boy Like You Doing in a Baptist Facebook Group? " .  

Listen to this episode of Church Chats with Gospel Gal. We chat about Matt's spiritual foundation, conversion from Judaism, evangelizing Jewish people, and his Gospel awakening.

Matt and I would have no greater joy than to see our kinsmen, the Jewish people come to

know the Messiah, Jesus, as Savior. There is so much peace to be found in seeing Him, knowing Him, and recognizing Him as the One prophesied so powerfully so many years ago, to Eve, to Abraham, and to David.

Listen to Isaiah's beautiful words, prophesying the Suffering Savior, Who would, and did come to rescue and atone for His people for their iniquity, and to bring redemption, through His sacrificial work.

1 And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 For he grew up before him like a young plant,
and like a root out of dry ground;
he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
and no beauty that we should desire him.3 He was despised and rejected by men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.4 Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.5 But he was wounded for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his stripes we are healed.6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he opened not his mouth.8 By oppression and judgement he was taken away;
and as for his generation, who considered
that he was cut off out of the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people?9 And they made his grave with the wicked
and with a rich man in his death,
although he had done no violence,
and there was no deceit in his mouth.10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him;
he has put him to grief;
when his soul makes an offering for guilt,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant,
make many to be accounted righteous,
and he shall bear their iniquities.12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many,
and he shall divide the spoil with the strong,
because he poured out his soul to death
and was numbered with the transgressors;
yet he bore the sin of many,
and makes intercession for the transgressors.Who has believed what he has heard from us?

Here's the episode: https://gospelgal2020.podbean.com/e/church-chats-with-gospel-gal-

episode-3-whats-a-nice-jewish-boy-like-you-doing-in-a-baptist-facebook-group/ . We pray it's a gospel blessing to you. 
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Mentions and Resources:

John Fonville's Baptism Series: https://gospelgalblog.blogspot.com/search?q=baptism

Theology Gals: Lordship Salvation episode: http://theologygals.com/2017/10/lordship-salvation-with-pastor-john-fonville-theology-gals-episode-35/

Theocast Podcast: https://theocast.org/

Back to the Reformation Podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/back-to-the-reformation

Michael Horton: Systematic Theology: https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Faith-Systematic-Theology-Pilgrims/dp/0310286042/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=michael+horton+systematic+theology&qid=1591076186&sr=8-1

White Horse Inn: https://www.whitehorseinn.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjwztL2BRATEiwAvnALcotLaEhNUh3nVwPvIPDKA4O8LUs_fs2mTaS73av8qbqIJ9DbRZ6hXBoCVCcQAvD_BwE

J. V. Fesko: Baptism: Word, Water, and Spirit: A Reformed Perspective on Baptism

Sacred Bond: Michael Brown and Zach Keele: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Bond-Covenant-Theology-Explored-ebook/dp/B07P6134ZN/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sacred+bond&qid=1588954839&sr=8-1