Featured Matthew 5:17-19 Keeping the Torah

For that matter, a large portion of the Sermon on the Mount amounts to nothing less than an exposition on the law given by the Author of the law showing the spirituality of the law to those to whom the law was given.

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy. Lev 19:2

Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Mt 5:48

 

As born anew believers, there is no burden of retribution for when we violate, knowingly or unknowingly the commands laid down under the old covenant.

Paul makes clear that even before the Law was given, people piled up wrath for unknowingly violating God's requirements of holy living.

Today, are unsaved people piling up wrath for violating the Law of Moses?
I think not. But, as before the Law was given, they are piling up wrath for knowingly and unknowingly violating God's requirements of holy living.

I have a different take on the Law as schoolmaster, I think it still serves in that capacity, teaching those seeking the righteousness of God, that they are wretched sinners, just as Paul learned - Romans 7 - and therefore being lead to the conclusion they need a Savior.

 

The text is online on numerous sites.

 

Sermon on the Mount is one of the most misunderstood passages in the scriptures

 

Apologies. I see that now.

 

Judaizers would be the correct description.

 

You mean, you follow your spirit.

No thanks; a 'spirit' testifying of himself is not the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ and the Father.

 

The Law is holy and good and perfect and eternal as far as it goes.

The Law is not Jesus Christ the Son of God who is the Law of God because He has been the holy and good and perfect and eternal WORD of God from eternity.

The Law does not bring anyone to the Father or the Son. the Son draws the elect to the Father and the Father draws the elect to the Son.

Jesus raised from the dead is the believer's only Law.

Some people reckon themselves better Christians than others because they supposedly keep the Torah, especially the Seventh Day Sabbath OF THE LORD GOD.

"True believers" as Jesus called them don't believe anything is it not because of His Resurrection.

For no reason do true believers believe "the day The Seventh Day Sabbath OF THE LORD GOD" than that "God raised Christ BY THE GLORY OF THE FATHER" and "on the Seventh Day finished" in his Glory; and with his Glory "blessed the Seventh Day" and to his own Glory "hallowed the day The Seventh Day" and by his Glory, the Glory of the Father IN THE SON, "the Seventh Day from all his works, RESTED".

 

How are you gonna tell me what I mean?

 

180 degree return to the first apostasy of the early church.

 

Jesus himself stated though that all of that would end when he accomplished his work on the Cross...
Jewish converts are free in him to keep their traditions but be careful, lest they go into Judaizing, and seeing that its by keeping
the Torah and the Feasts that gets them saved!,

 

Did you notice this mention in post 28?:

"However there are those in the Hebrew Roots (HR) movement who belittle and ridicule Christians who emphasize salvation by grace through faith and give us the label of Torah-less and transform that label into "lawless" because we don't keep what Torah we can e.g. Keeping the Sabbath, keeping the dietary laws (no pork, shellfish, creeping things, etc)."

Let's pray this movement doesn't catch on.

 

"What is the Hebrew Roots movement?"

"Answer: The premise of the Hebrew Roots movement is the belief that the Church has veered far from the true teachings and Hebrew concepts of the Bible. The movement maintains that Christianity has been indoctrinated with the culture and beliefs of Greek and Roman philosophy and that ultimately biblical Christianity, taught in churches today, has been corrupted with a pagan imitation of the New Testament gospels.

Those of the Hebrew Roots belief hold to the teaching that Christ's death on the cross did not end the Mosaic Covenant, but instead renewed it, expanded its message, and wrote it on the hearts of His true followers. They teach that the understanding of the New Testament can only come from a Hebrew perspective and that the teachings of the Apostle Paul are not understood clearly or taught correctly by Christian pastors today. Many affirm the existence of an original Hebrew-language New Testament and, in some cases, denigrate the existing New Testament text written in Greek. This becomes a subtle attack on the reliability of the text of our Bible. If the Greek text is unreliable and has been corrupted, as is charged by some, the Church no longer has a standard of truth.

Although there are many different and diverse Hebrew Roots assemblies with variations in their teachings, they all adhere to a common emphasis on recovering the "original" Jewishness of Christianity. Their assumption is that the Church has lost its Jewish roots and is unaware that Jesus and His disciples were Jews living in obedience to the Torah. For the most part, those involved advocate the need for every believer to walk a Torah-observant life. This means that the ordinances of the Mosaic Covenant must be a central focus in the lifestyle of believers today as it was with the Old Testament Jews of Israel. Keeping the Torah includes keeping the Sabbath on the seventh day of the week (Saturday), celebrating the Jewish feasts and festivals, keeping the dietary laws, avoiding the "paganism" of Christianity (Christmas, Easter, etc.), and learning to understand the Scriptures from a Hebrew mindset. They teach that Gentile Christians have been grafted into Israel, and this is one reason every born-again believer in Jesus the Messiah is to participate in these observances. It is expressed that doing this is not required out of legalistic bondage, but out of a heart of love and obedience. However, they teach that to live a life that pleases God, this Torah-observant walk must be part of that life.

The Hebrew Roots assemblies are often made up of a majority of Gentiles, including Gentile rabbis. Usually they prefer to be identified as "Messianic Christians." Many have come to the conclusion that God has "called" them to be Jewish and have accepted the theological position that the Torah (Old Testament law) is equally binding on Gentiles and Jews alike. They often wear articles of traditional Jewish clothing, practice Davidic dancing, and incorporate Hebrew names and phrases into their writing and conversations. Most reject the use of the name "Jesus" in favor of Yeshua or YHWH, claiming that these are the "true" names that God desires for Himself. In most cases, they elevate the Torah as the foundational teaching for the Church, which brings about the demotion of the New Testament, causing it to become secondary in importance and only to be understood in light of the Old Testament. The idea that the New Testament is faulty and relevant only in light of the Old Testament has also brought the doctrine of the Trinity under attack by many advocates of the Hebrew Roots beliefs......

....The influence of this movement is working its way into our churches and seminaries. It's dangerous in its implication that keeping the Old Covenant law is walking a "higher path" and is the only way to please God and receive His blessings. ...."