DO YOU LOVE ME? (Legalism Versus Obedience Part 2)

DO YOU LOVE ME?

(Legalism Versus Obedience Part 2)

Here is the link to part 1, just in case you missed it!

https://revelation1910.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/obedience-or-legalism/

Yahonan (John) 14:21  “He who possesses My commands and guards them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I shall love him and manifest Myself to him.”

INTRODUCTION

As I observe “Christendom” in the 21stcentury, I find that I am astounded by the great array of differing expressions of love and devotion, which believers publicly display all over the world, to proclaim their personal faith in their Savior, “Jesus”.    

Seemingly, everywhere you look, one can witness believers confessing their faith, via “Christian” jewelry, t-shirts, hats, ties, music, movies, concerts, magnets, bumper stickers and most recently, permanent body tattoos.  Because of the way the modern “gospel” has been presented, most believers never even give a second thought as to whether or not any of these displays of faith are contrary to the Scriptures and therefore displeasing to Yahweh Elohim.

The average believer has been taught that the TaNaKh, (i.e. “the Old Testament”) was for the nation of Yisrael, and it is completely irrelevant to the way believers are to conduct their life today.  They are also taught that “Jesus” came to die so that the gentiles could be saved, because the Yahudim (“the Jews”) denied their Messiah.   Therefore, the first century writings, (i.e. “the New Testament”) was written for / to “the church”! (more…)

YOUR TALK, TALKS AND YOUR WALK TALKS. DOES YOUR WALK-TALK THE SAME AS YOUR TALK-TALKS?

This study is to help to define and explain what the Yahudim (“the Jews”) of the first century termed “halacha” or “the Way”.  It is probably the most important and yet least understood concept in modern Christianity.  The restoration of all things necessitates all believers by favor through faith understand and return to “the Way” (halacha).    

Acts 9:2 “Shaul asked from him letters to the congregations of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, to bring them bound to Yahrushalayim.”

Acts 19:9 “But when some were hardened and did not believe, speaking evil of the Way before the crowd, he withdrew from them and separated the taught ones, reasoning daily in the school of Turannos.”

Acts 19:23 “And about that time there came to be a great commotion about the Way.”

Acts 24:14 “And this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the Elohim of my fathers, believing all that has been written in the Torah and in the Prophets,”

Acts 24:22 “And having heard this, having known more exactly about the WayFelix put them off, saying, “When Lysias the commander comes down, I shall decide your case.”

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Obedience or Legalism?

Dear Friend,

Recently, as I was witnessing to a dear brother in Yahoshua (Jesus), “new light” shed abroad on my heart concerning the reason why most blood-bought, born-again, spirit-filled believers do not choose to follow Yahoshua (Jesus), according to the example He set before us by perfectly following the Torah, the Prophets and the rest of the TaNaKh (“The Old Testament”).

“The one who says he stays in Him ought himself also to walk, even as He walked.” ~ 1Yahonan (John) 2:6

It is my fervent prayer that this revelation will stir your heart and that it would break anew in repentance. May bitter tears flow down our face for our brothers and sisters in Yahoshua, who have become, (and presently remain), servants of sin unto death.

May we all heed the call of Heaven,

“Come out of her (Babylon), My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” ~ Revelations 18:4

We must come out of Babylon in all of its present expressions in this age and we must let Ruah haChodesh (“The Holy Spirit”) work all of Babylon out of us –  through obedience to the whole counsel of the Scriptures. (more…)

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