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The Subtle Dangers of Torah Worship in the New Covenant

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The subtle dangers of Torah worship in the New Covenant,

Law will never be “abolished” as law is present to define the behavior of evil men (1 Timothy 1:9) and law; both codified and spiritual, provide a context for divine and secular responses to same which mandates due process for order and peace. Law will be relevant in the “New Jerusalem” as free will there is extant by necessity.

Where you err, Ben, is your inordinate obsession’s with Torah and Hebrew Roots fanaticism not understanding that grace and faith have replaced Torah’s letters in the New Covenant.

You cling to the old hoping to receive the benefits of the NEW and my concern is that you’re trusting in Law + Faith to redeem you from sin and ingratiate yourself with Elohim in righteousness. Problem is, Ben, if you’re depending on Torah to supplement faith in Jesus, you ultimately lose both in heresy and your religion is foul and defined as a cult. Please be careful.

If you’re celebrating law in Torah because you are a traditionalist and love the order and pomp of Torah, the days, feasts, celebrations, celebrated in the Law Covenant, that’s OK…just understand that eternal life is not something that is earned through your work and obedience to Torah, but that life with Jesus is manifest solely by trusting, believing, in Jesus as your Messiah acknowledging that Jesus has done the work for you and you’re receiving the gift of forgiveness and eternal life solely by grace (unmerited favor). You have told me prior that you understand grace and faith as priority but your obsessive posts concerning Torah, the Old Covenant, keeping laws and commandments, belays your testimony of trust, belief, in Yeshua as essential.

Is EVIL more of a problem for Theists or Atheists?

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Is evil more of a problem for Theists or Atheists?

Evil, for those redeemed by faith in Messiah and the conscience arbitrated by the indwelling Holy Spirit, is not a problem as the Spirit’s discernment and wisdom allows the redeemed to readily identify evil, even in its most subtle forms, and take precautions to stymie said evil’s effects in their life. Another very relevant bulwark to compromise with evil in the life of the redeemed in Jesus is the Holy Spirit’s gifts of contentment, peace, assurance; these divine promises permit the Christian to see beyond temporary trials and tribulations knowing that our Creator has our back and irrespective of the World’s demonic agenda, the Christian is secure, eternally.

The atheist is likened to a sheep led to the slaughter, their discernment and wisdom is stymied by the sin-nature that has no dependable barriers other than fear or shame and these bulwarks are limited and made impotent by unnatural desires, pride, arrogance, narcissism…ultimately a life of turmoil, stress, often addiction, due diminishing returns resulting from inordinate desires that can never be satiated.

Hebrew Roots: A dangerous passion for Torah Observance in the New Covenant…

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Hebrew Roots; A passion for Torah Observance in the New Covenant? A concern, a warning, a better way…

Torah Law is of no relevance concerning obedience in the New Covenant. Torah could not provide righteousness or obedience for Jacob’s children nor could same provide guidance and obedience for the Apostles as they discussed the inclusion of the Gentile in the New Covenant as per Acts 15. Though Moses was read in the Synagogues, the law was discussed with pure intent yet subjectivity, relevance, situational relevance, were always at the forefront because the human conscience not only abhors authority but the conscience void the Spirit inevitably seeks obfuscation and rationalization. Letters don’t work in Judeo-Christian ethics, these letters don’t work in secular jurisprudence…the conscience absent the Spirit as an Arbiter is the obstacle.

A better way to approach Biblical obedience…. The New Covenant…

Torah, Letters, could never adequately tame the sin-nature but Elohim enacted a New and LIVING WAY for His redeemed to walk in righteousness; this, through His indwelling Spirit that arbitrates the conscience of the “new creation” the “new man” (2 Corinthians 5:17) and the focus of the New Covenant is on the Spirit and on divine fruit……it is this fruit (Galatians 5:16-23) that fulfills the obedient intent of every statute in Torah, every commandment of Jesus in the Decalogue and the two-greatest Commandments (John 15:8).

Hebrew Roots? A concern, a warning…

I suppose you are affiliated with the “Hebrew Roots” movement? Yes? Ben, if you desire to honor Torah and days, diets, clothing restrictions, feasts, you are perfectly welcomed to do so in the New Covenant…that can be an honorable thing, honoring Torah and traditions, there is NOTHING wrong or sinful with same UNLESS YOU ARE HONORING TORAH FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS SAKE. If you are honoring Torah in order to ingratiate yourself with Jesus and supplement His sufficiency to save you by faith, you are NOT redeemed, you remain in your sin, you are seeking death in Hell. Do you understand that?

Biblical Truth, the councils of men, concerns?

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Concerns over Biblical Truth, councils of men?

What if our omnipotent Holy Spirit, the Logistical overseer of the creation narrative (Genesis 1:2), actually ordained and inspired every word of the Canon of Scripture before us today? What if we simply humbled ourselves and believed the Scriptures with a heart that was dedicated to an omnipotent Creator who created the Universe, this Earth, our complex genome, and we simply believed by faith that He is able to provide us with the words He desires we have so that we can know Him personally; love Him intimately; live with Him eternally? Would such faith in our omnipotent Creator and His abilities nullify the relevance of councils of men, religions, denominations, sects, cults?

Concerning Creation and Science’ futile pursuit of an explanation…

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Concerning the futile endeavors of science to explain Creation, the Spiritual Realm, Hebrews 11:3; John 18:36

“By faith we understand that the world has been created by the word of God so that what is seen has not been made out of things that are visible.” Hebrews 11:3 (NASB)

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.” John 18:36 (NASB)

I personally believe that the prevailing theological explanation for creation by ex nihilo (out of nothing) to be inaccurate. Jesus, our Creator (Genesis 1; John 1; Hebrews 1; Colossians 1-2) was delegated authority by the Father (John 3:35; Hebrews 1) to take elements from the unseen Spiritual Realm and fashion same into matter, atoms, that can be apprehended by a life form fashioned specifically to interact within a Realm constrained by Time, physics.

These things are beyond scientific analysis or explanation due the truism that our cognition is limited by scientific methodology…we are limited by that which we can apprehend, analyze, test, repeat, test, verify…the Spiritual Realm is like looking “though a glass darkly” (1 Corinthians 13:12); that is, our spirit within us testifies to something more, something beyond what our senses reveal in this atrophying environment but yet apprehending same is fleeting yet nagging. We know intuitively but verification is beyond our reach in this flesh.

Science will NEVER define origin of the genome or matter, the atom, that which holds all things together yet the Holy Spirit identifies the One who solidifies the atom into a tangible element for the Glory of Elohim’s purposes in this current war of righteousness v. evil; specifically, Jesus. Until we are free from this body, this tent of atrophy, as it is finally torn down by death; then, and only then, will we see Him in His reality…the Eternal.

Israel – The Great Commission – Failure – Redemption?

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Israel, the Great Commission, failure, redemption?

Though it is theologically accurate to claim that Israel was to be the recipient of New Covenant promise; though it is true that Messiah came ONLY to the children of Jacob to proselytize them with the Gospel; though it is true that Jacob’s children were foreordained to be a blessing to all the Earth as they were commissioned to take the Gospel to every Nation, every Tongue, and thereby bless the Earth with Elohim’s offer of Grace through Messiah, Israel FAILED as they rejected Messiah; Israel failed as they rejected the Gospel by clinging to Torah/Law/Self-righteousness; therefore, the Gospel and the New Covenant were taken from Israel and given to the Gentile until such time the “fullness of the Gentiles have come in” (Romans 11:25); that is, the New Covenant will remain in the custody of the Gentile Nations until such time the number of Gentiles to be redeemed by the Gospel has reached fruition; then, an anointed 144,000 Jewish Witnesses (Revelation 7) will proselytize a “remnant” of Israel’s children during the war that prefaces Messiah’s 2nd-Advent, this Jewish remnant will be witness to the 2nd-Advent of Messiah as He returns to Mount Olivette and they will believe and receive their Messiah, they will enter the Millennial Kingdom and serve Yeshua there for 1000-years. ONLY A MERE REMNANT OF ISRAEL’S CHILDREN WILL BE PRESENT IN ETERNITY IN THE NEW JERUSALEM; THIS, DUE UNBELIEF IN SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS (Romans 9:27-29; Isaiah 10:20-23).

Concerning UFO’s and their frequency as of late…

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It is the Spiritual Realm interacting with the Physical Realm…these things will increase in frequency as that Day approaches. Jesus’ Kingdom is NOT of the Realm of the Physical/Time/Space/Matter…what our scientists are amazed by have existed before the World was created.

Also, in Hebrews 11:3, the Holy Spirit teaches that matter, Time, space, the Physical reality of our Universe, was “made” out of that which is NOT visible; in other words, what we see and interact with finds its origin in a Realm that is not visible to those encapsulated within a body of matter, flesh, allowing same to interact physically and intimately with the Physical Realm.

“By faith we understand that the world has been created by the word of God so that what is seen has not been made out of things that are visible.” Hebrews 11:3 (NASB)

Sabbath Day Observance?

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Concerning Sabbath Day observance,

The Sinai Commandments (9 of the 10 Decalogue) are mere fragments of the spiritual law written upon the heart of human kind on Day-6; Commandment #4 is a civil edict given the children of Israel, exclusively. These nine moral laws were given Israel’s children by Elohim via Moses as guiding directives concerning their relationship with Elohim and their interpersonal relationships between the Tribes as they were embarking on a journey to the Promised Land that would entail encountering pagan tribes, pagan gods i.e., Baal, Molech, the deception of the demonic.

Sinai and Moses’ civil/ceremonial edicts were given to a specific group of chosen people, Jacob’s children, as these edicts were bulwarks against compromise with paganism, a compromise that would have thwarted Elohim’s objective of bringing forth His Messiah through Judah as prophesied.

Gentiles have never been obligated to observe a Sabbath regulation nor is there one example of a Gentile honoring a Sabbath; this, from Adam forward lest same was seeking inclusion in Israel’s theocracy subsequent Exodus 16 when Elohim commanded Sabbath observance via Moses, a directive given Jacob’s children, exclusively.

It is also interesting to note that Elohim was required to provide Moses exacting details as to how the Sabbath would be honored, why? Elohim provided Moses extensive details as to the Sabbath’s prohibitions due the truism that NO PRIOR PRECEDENT CONCERNING A SABBATH OBSERVANCE EXISTED.

Why do Christians reject Torah Law?

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Theological question: “Where do Christians get the idea that they no longer have to obey the law?” Romans 6:14

Christian response,

Has nothing to do with “NOT” keeping laws but that keeping letters, laws, days, diets, traditions, feasts, such as those legislated, mandated, in Torah no longer apply to those in the New Covenant as obedience, moral-judgment, pleasing the Father through obedience (John 15:8), changed; this, for a more efficient and exacting Way to pursue obedience that actually pleases the Father.

A New and NOVEL WAY to obedience,

Those redeemed by faith in Jesus in the New Covenant, uniquely possessing the indwelling Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14), are anointed by the Spirit to produce divine fruit (Galatians 5:16-23) and it is this fruit that replaces chasing letters and mandates, CODIFIED LAWS that are subjective and argued over concerning their meaning, their application, the definition of their particular legal elements; CODIFIED LAWS that are easily rationalized away by the sin-nature of the human conscience; this is confusion, this is fertile ground for obfuscation whereas the Spirit eradicates the confusion of letters and true obedience in the New Covenant is defined by the pursuit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, and it is these attributes/divine fruit of the Spirit that fulfills all law; both codified and spiritual; this, void the legalese and subjectivity of letters.

It’s NOT that the Christian is disobeying Torah or rejecting Torah but that the New Covenant, due the presence of the indwelling Holy Spirit residing within the redeemed in Jesus (Jeremiah 31:33; Jeremiah 32:39–40; Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 36:26–27) provides a better Way to please the Father, a better Way to walk in obedience to the Father’s will for our individual and corporate lives.

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“And I will put My Spirit within you and bring it about that you walk in My statutes, and are careful and follow My ordinances.” Ezekiel 36:27

Galatians 5:16-18

“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. / But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.”

Law in the New Covenant?

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LAW in the New Covenant?

In the New Covenant, the redeemed in Jesus possess the indwelling Holy Spirit as Guarantor and Seal of Covenant relationship with the Father (Ephesians 1:13-14) and the Christian is not under letters, days, diets, traditions, (Romans 6:14) but the Christian walks in daily sanctification via the Holy Spirit who produces divine fruit (Galatians 5:16-23) through the Christian and this fruit actually pleases the Father and proves one to be a legitimate disciple of Jesus (John 15:8).

The Spirit works through the new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), the new man, in Jesus via the redeemed conscience to seek obedience, NOT obedience to letters, but obedience to divine fruit which fulfills all law; both, codified and “spiritual” (that written upon the heart at conception – Romans 2:14-15).