Contributed by Bruce Timpany
YESHUA found many of the religious leaders of His day to
be hypocrites. He called them blind guides; stating that by teaching for
doctrines the commandments of men, they were worshiping Him in vain. Over the
last two millennia, traditional Christianity has systematically laid aside the
"feast days of the Lord" and established its own holidays. Christmas
was established to enable pagan converts to come into church fellowship without
forsaking their heathen customs and practices. Easter is a replacement for the
biblical Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread. Even the weekly Sabbath was
abandoned in favor of Sunday, the pagan day of the sun, supposedly to
commemorate Yeshua ' resurrection , it took place not on Sunday morning but at
the end of the weekly Sabbath at sunset Saturday).
Although we should immediately recognize that overruling God's instructions is dangerous behavior, let's consider, from the biblical record, whether such inventions and alterations are acceptable worship to our Creator God..{{{ Mark 7:6-8 }}} He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.7 And in vain they worship Me,Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’8 For laying aside the Commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men
They had added all kinds of man-made rules and regulations to The Ten Commandments that made them impossible to keep.
YESHUA said that they had omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith; and that while straining at a gnat they had swallowed a camel.
I believe that some of today’s Christian theologians have swallowed that same camel.The scribes and Pharisees falsely accused YESHUA of breaking certain commandments and some of today’s Christian religious leaders actually believe that He did.They confuse oral tradition - additional man made laws - with the commandments of God and teach people that what was written in stone was abrogated by the New Testament. Many lead us to believe that the law was nailed to the cross, when in fact it was not the commandments of God but rather the handwriting of ordinances that were against us - the commandments and doctrines of men.Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men. All of our Creator's commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.
Let us not strain at a gnat. Neither let us nor swallow a camel.{{{ The Definition of Love }}} Although the Scriptures clearly define love, it has been given all manner of modern definition by various institutions and religions. Most souls think of love according to its attributes because love is rather difficult to define. Many Christians assert that "God is love" and one of the popular clichés is to "just love the Lord. given all manner of modern definition by various institutions and religions. Most souls think of love according to its attributes because love is rather difficult to define. Many Christians assert that "God is love" and one of the popular clichés is to "just love the Lord."
But the manner of how one "loves the Lord" brings up much opinion and debate, especially since Christians often teach a love that is quite the opposite of what Scripture teaches. For example, "And by this we know that we love the children of Elohim, when we love Elohim and follow his commandments. For this is the love of Elohim, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome. Because, whoever is born of Elohim overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith" (1 John 5:2-4).
The definition of love is best understood through Mashiyach's life and teachings: "If you love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15); and, "He who has my commandments with him and keeps them, he is who loves me and he who loves me will be loved by my Father. And I will love him and reveal myself to him" (John 14:21); and, "If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept the commandments of my Father, and I abide in His love." (John 15:10). Abiding in His love is clearly connected to "keeping the commandments." The "commandments of my Father" always refers to Torah; and Y'shua taught that "if you love" him, you will keep the Commandments.
Mashiyach Y'shua clearly kept the commandments of his Father, but yet only a tiny minority of Christians would even consider the importance of these same Commandments - even though the name "Christian" comes from the same root haMishchah (the anointing) which means to be "Mashiyach like." Y'shua is the Word of YHWH, and about this Spirit of Mashiyach Moshe wrote: "And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep My Commandments" (Sh'mot/Exodus 20:6); and, "Therefore you shall love YHWH your Elohim and keep His charge and His Statutes and His Judgments and His Commandments, always.
Earnestly contending for the faith once delivered to the saints YESHUA SAID THIS AND ITS CRYSTAL CLEAR ◄ Matthew 7 ► 21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22“Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23“And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.{{ THIS LAWLESSNESS IS THE BREAKING OF TORAH }}’{{{Matthew 5 /17 }}}“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.{{{{ THESE LAWS ARE ONLY FOR THE JEWS}}} {{ NOT }} LETS SEE WHAT ABRAHAM WAS DOING 500 YEARS BEFORE MOSES RECEIVED THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FROM YHWH, LONG BEFORE THERE WAS EVEN A PEOPLE CALLED JEWISH ◄ Genesis 26:5 ►Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.NOW LETS SEE WHY JUDGMENT IS COMING ON PLANET EARTH .{{{Isaiah 24/3}}} The earth will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. The LORD has spoken this word. WHY LORD- WHY-ANSWER 5 The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant
Although we should immediately recognize that overruling God's instructions is dangerous behavior, let's consider, from the biblical record, whether such inventions and alterations are acceptable worship to our Creator God..{{{ Mark 7:6-8 }}} He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.7 And in vain they worship Me,Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’8 For laying aside the Commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men
They had added all kinds of man-made rules and regulations to The Ten Commandments that made them impossible to keep.
YESHUA said that they had omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith; and that while straining at a gnat they had swallowed a camel.
I believe that some of today’s Christian theologians have swallowed that same camel.The scribes and Pharisees falsely accused YESHUA of breaking certain commandments and some of today’s Christian religious leaders actually believe that He did.They confuse oral tradition - additional man made laws - with the commandments of God and teach people that what was written in stone was abrogated by the New Testament. Many lead us to believe that the law was nailed to the cross, when in fact it was not the commandments of God but rather the handwriting of ordinances that were against us - the commandments and doctrines of men.Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men. All of our Creator's commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.
Let us not strain at a gnat. Neither let us nor swallow a camel.{{{ The Definition of Love }}} Although the Scriptures clearly define love, it has been given all manner of modern definition by various institutions and religions. Most souls think of love according to its attributes because love is rather difficult to define. Many Christians assert that "God is love" and one of the popular clichés is to "just love the Lord. given all manner of modern definition by various institutions and religions. Most souls think of love according to its attributes because love is rather difficult to define. Many Christians assert that "God is love" and one of the popular clichés is to "just love the Lord."
But the manner of how one "loves the Lord" brings up much opinion and debate, especially since Christians often teach a love that is quite the opposite of what Scripture teaches. For example, "And by this we know that we love the children of Elohim, when we love Elohim and follow his commandments. For this is the love of Elohim, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome. Because, whoever is born of Elohim overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith" (1 John 5:2-4).
The definition of love is best understood through Mashiyach's life and teachings: "If you love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15); and, "He who has my commandments with him and keeps them, he is who loves me and he who loves me will be loved by my Father. And I will love him and reveal myself to him" (John 14:21); and, "If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept the commandments of my Father, and I abide in His love." (John 15:10). Abiding in His love is clearly connected to "keeping the commandments." The "commandments of my Father" always refers to Torah; and Y'shua taught that "if you love" him, you will keep the Commandments.
Mashiyach Y'shua clearly kept the commandments of his Father, but yet only a tiny minority of Christians would even consider the importance of these same Commandments - even though the name "Christian" comes from the same root haMishchah (the anointing) which means to be "Mashiyach like." Y'shua is the Word of YHWH, and about this Spirit of Mashiyach Moshe wrote: "And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep My Commandments" (Sh'mot/Exodus 20:6); and, "Therefore you shall love YHWH your Elohim and keep His charge and His Statutes and His Judgments and His Commandments, always.
Earnestly contending for the faith once delivered to the saints YESHUA SAID THIS AND ITS CRYSTAL CLEAR ◄ Matthew 7 ► 21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22“Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23“And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.{{ THIS LAWLESSNESS IS THE BREAKING OF TORAH }}’{{{Matthew 5 /17 }}}“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.{{{{ THESE LAWS ARE ONLY FOR THE JEWS}}} {{ NOT }} LETS SEE WHAT ABRAHAM WAS DOING 500 YEARS BEFORE MOSES RECEIVED THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FROM YHWH, LONG BEFORE THERE WAS EVEN A PEOPLE CALLED JEWISH ◄ Genesis 26:5 ►Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.NOW LETS SEE WHY JUDGMENT IS COMING ON PLANET EARTH .{{{Isaiah 24/3}}} The earth will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. The LORD has spoken this word. WHY LORD- WHY-ANSWER 5 The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant
