The apostle Paul worshipers and those who reject parts of scripture

It is sad what I see happening today where people reject parts of scripture believing it does not apply to them.  You have several groups that do this and each of those groups reject different parts of scripture based on their ignorance or being fed the "party line" by various denominations.

Previously I wrote about those who reject the apostle Paul calling him a false apostle because, on the surface, it seems that he contradicted scripture.  I showed this is not the case and to reject Paul, you call into question the entire new testament especially Luke and Peter who affirm Paul in Acts and the books of Peter (1 Peter and 2 Peter) respectively.  The rejecting of Paul also leads to the distrust of Yahweh who would have allowed deception into His scripture.  I accept Paul as an apostle although lie Peter says, I see how his words can be - and have been by most "christians" - twisted to mean something opposite of what he said.  I'll get into this more.

2 Peter 3
14  Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
15  And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16  As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
17  Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

In previous posts, I showed how "christians" twist the words of Paul so they can justify their wickedness and falling from their stedfastedness.  Strongs define wickedness as being lawless.  This is a warning to make sure you understand what Paul actually meant in his writings.

There are those who reject anything in the new testament that Yeshua did not say.  These people are called "red letter christians" because in the King James bible, Yeshua's words are in red.  These people accept Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, parts of Acts, and parts of Revelation and reject the rest of the new testament.   Again - those who hold to this belief are rejecting the fact that Yahweh can protect His word.  They are also stating they can believe some of what was written but not everything written by the same author (such as the book of Luke and the other book Luke wrote Acts)

First I need to reiterate what salvation is.  Salvation is the acceptance of Yeshua's atonement for sin by His dying on the cross and rising again three days later to prove He was the unblemished Passover Lamb (meaning He led a sin free life)  We prove that we are His by obeying Him as our Lord and recognizing He is the Savior for what He finished on the cross: the atonement for sin that was only covered by animal sacrifce until He offered Himself as the final atonement for sin as foretold by the prophets in the old testament.

Even when Yeshua walked on the earth 2,000 years ago, most followed Him for what He offered them: Bread, fish, and healings.  Most "christians" today want the benefits of following Him : the escape from hell - but they do not want to follow Him as Lord of their life.

If you worship Messiah Yeshua as Lord then why do you not do what He says?  His sheep know His voice and obey Him yet the apostle Paul worshipers claim "that is for the Jews" and I was even told "Matthew was not written for the gentiles but is for the Jews" when I brought up what Messiah Yeshua - the one they claim to worship - said.

John 10
1  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2  But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3  To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4  And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5  And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

John 10:9  I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

John 10:16  And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

Some of these apostle Paul worshipers go as far as to say the doctrine for Christians is ONLY in Romans through Philemon - WOW - This leaves out the four gospels and everything NOT written by Paul (I guess Kenny Jacobs - a Paul worshiper - doesn't think that Paul wrote Hebrews) including the book of Revelation where Messiah Yeshua wrote to the seven churches.

I have previously showed that the Bereans accepted what Paul taught after they compared his teachings with scripture and showed by historical facts that the only scripture that they had was the old testament since the new testament had not been written yet and the new testament was not codified until at least two hundred years later.  Even if they had had Paul's writings and they were considered scripture, they would never use Paul's writings to prove what Paul said just as they would not use anyone's writings as proving someone to be true.  Of course since Kenny Jacobs does not accept the book of Acts, he tosses out the passages where Paul teaches the Jews and gentiles in the Synagogues.  Kenny also throws out the book of 1 John that defines sin as violation of the law, and even rejects Matthew where Messiah Yeshua - the Messiah he claims he worships - states He will reject those who do not obey.  Kenny claims "that is for the Jews" but the Jewish believers obey Torah due to their upbringing before their acceptance of Yeshua as their Messiah -it is the gentiles who "grew up Christian" that rejects the need to obey Yeshua's voice and follow Him as their LORD.  

 1 John 3:4  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Matthew 7
21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.^G458

Strong's number G458 iniquity (transliterated as anomia)   :
anomia
1) the condition of without law
     a) because ignorant of it
     b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness

The apostle Paul showed this in his writings in Romans - the native branches are in the olive trees which are the Jewish people who know about Torah and obeying Yahweh.  The wild olive branches - the gentiles - are grafted into Yeshua among the native branches.  Both partake of the Root and produce the fruit of the Holy Spirit - the olive oil which is used to represent the Holy Spirit.  Those cut off after partaking of the Root are no longer producing the Fruit of the Spirit - or the olive oil (I've shown how this relates to the parable of the ten virgins before)  Notice that the apostle Paul says if you do not continue in Yahweh's goodness, the wild branches can be cut out of the tree.

Romans 11
16  For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17  And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18  Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19  Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
20  Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21  For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22  Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23  And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
24  For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
25  For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26  And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

I'm not sure how anyone can be a Christian if they claim the apostle Paul's words supercede what the rest of scripture - including what Messiah Yeshua said in His own words - clealy says.  If anything Paul said contradicts scripture, then he is false.  No scripture contradicts any other part of scripture otherwise you are calling all into question if it being true.  The apostle Paul speaks against those who follow him or even those who follow Messiah - that rejects the rest of scripture.  I believe the following is reference to the Paul worshipers, the "red letter only christians", and to those who reject Paul. 

1 Corinthians 1
12  Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
13  Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
14  I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
15  Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
16  And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

The writings of Paul are for us today but we need to accept them as He meant them - which means to look at them in the context they were written otherwise they lose their meaning.

I will briefly go over two commonly twisted scriptures (yet again) to show how the context defines the meaning.  I'm not sure why this is so hard to understand since they are very clear to those who want to know the truth.

Romans 14
5  One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
6  He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

Romans 14:5 is often twisted to "prove" Paul was teaching the Sabbath day can be any day you choose.  I used numerous verses in Acts to disprove this and showed that Paul went to the Synagogues on the Sabbath.  Those like Kenny Jacobs hate the Sabbath so they reject the book of Acts.  The above verses are about the sects of Jews in the first century who taught that a different day was to be the day you fasted and prayed.  Verse 6 makes this clear.  This can be used to show you can worship any day you choose - whether saturday or sunday --- or even monday, tuesday, wednesday, etc.  It still has nothing to do with the Sabbath and observing the Sabbath.  The rebellious and stiff necked love using this verse to justify not observing the Sabbath even though it has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Another verse that is often twisted by Paul worshiping Yahweh rejecting rebels is the one sent to Collose. 

Colossians 2
16  Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
17  Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

The context of the letter is that it was sent to new believers in the pagan city. These new believers had one participated in the pagan feasts and festivals that their friends and family celebrated.  If they had been told by Paul they could continue their pagan feasts and observe whichever day they wanted, the above verses would not have been needed.  What the apostle Paul was telling them was to not let their pagan friends and family judge them because they were now following Yahweh and the days He said to observe.  There can be no other meaning to this when the context of the letter is looked at.  The pagans celebrated full moons - Yahweh's instruction was to observe the new moon.  The pagans did not celebrate the Sabbath so this instruction would not have been needed if they were to continue not observing it.  The next verse clearly shows that Paul was instructing them in Yahweh's commands because the pagan feasts, moons, meats. etc. was not a shadow of things to come in the future but Yahweh's instructions are that shadow of things to come.  To twist this to show it is about something besides Yahweh's instructions is rebellion.

In a few verses earlier, Paul spoke against those who use philosophy and deceit to follow the world and traditions instead of Messiah Yeshua.

Colossians 2:8  Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Romans 7:7  What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

Romans 7:12  Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Romans 7:22  For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

When the apostle Paul was on his journeys teaching and writing, the ONLY scripture that existed was the old testament and he wrote that ALL scripture was for doctrine which means OLD TESTAMENT and was not claiming his writings were the only doctrine one needed to obey.  The apostle Paul is showing that those who follow his writings and reject the old testament (which was the only scripture that existed when he wrote this) are liars seducers who are growing worse and deceiving others as well as being deceived themselves.

2 Timothy 3
13  But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14  But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15  And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

I do not know what else to say about this.  I thought I had covered it thoroughly and documented in scripture and historical fact but it seems people love being deceived and love their rebellion..  Yeshua is the Messiah and if anyone contradicts what He says they are either wrong or they are being misinterpreted.  People that claim the words of Paul are "for the Christians" and what Messiah Yeshua said is "for the Jews and not for Christians" those people are deceived and are deceiving others and they have made Paul into their "god".

This is what Yeshua says to us.  Are you listening to Him or to someone else?

Luke 6
46  And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47  Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48  He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49  But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

John 14:15  If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:23  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John 15:10  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

1 John 2
3  And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 5
2  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Revelation 14:12  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Revelation 12:17  And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 

Are you unforgivable?

Many people do not accept Yeshua as their Messiah due to family - both living and deceased.  Some do not want to be rejected by their family and others do not want to come to the realization their deceased family members are in eternal torment so they reject Yeshua as their Messiah instead of admitting the truth.  This is just where satan wants them - lost and on their way to eternal torment.

Other people do not accept Yeshua as their Messiah because of what they have done.  Some have murdered people, others are involved in sexual sin of all kinds and others are involved in pornography of all kinds including child pornography.  Messiah Yeshua said all of these can be forgiven and there is only one unforgivable sin which is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

Jeffrey Dahmer was a serial murderer who strangled and dismembered 17 men and boys and cannibalized some of them.  Before he was murdered in prison, Jeffrey Dahmer found forgiveness and accepted Yeshua as his Messiah.  By all indications, Jeffrey Dahmer's conversion was real and, if so, he is in heaven with Messiah Yeshua.  http://www.christianchronicle.org/article/did-jailhouse-religion-save-jeffrey-dahmer

Another hardened serial murder that accepted Messiah Yeshua before his execution was Ted Bundy.  Ted Bundy started his killing spree in Seattle Washington when I was a young teenager in Seattle.  Ted Bundy stated that pornography was a major contributor to his behavior and that led to his murdering over 24 women.  Ted Bundy was executed in 1989 the day after giving his final interview to Dr. James Dobson.  In the interview, Ted Bundy stated he grew up in a Christian home with loving and caring parents with no abuse of any kind.  He started his murder spree when he was a law student when his fantasies fed by the pornography broke down the inhibitions (aided by alcohol) which led to assault and murder.  In the interview, he describes being possessed wen he murdered the women.  He took full responsibility for his crimes and had accepted Yeshua as his Messiah before his execution.
http://www.focusonthefamily.com/media/social-issues/fatal-addiction-ted-bundys-final-interview

But what about the bible?

It is all and good to read that these serial murders accepted Yeshua as their Messiah although that is not comforting to those that believe they are not forgivable unless the bible says they can have forgiveness.  The good news for those seeking forgiveness, there are examples in the bible that show that even murders or those involved in sexual sin can be forgiven by Yahweh if they repent of their sins.

The first example is of King David who Yahweh said was 'a man after God's own heart'.  King David saw a married woman and sent for her to have sex with her.  When the woman became pregnant with his child, he first tried to cover it up and when that didn't work, he had her husband killed.

2 Samuel 11
1  And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
2  And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
3  And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
4  And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
5  And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
6  And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
7  And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
8  And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
9  But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
10  And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?
11  And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
12  And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.
13  And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
14  And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
15  And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
16  And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
17  And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
18  Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
19  And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
20  And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
21  Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
22  So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.
23  And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
24  And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
25  Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
26  And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
27  And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

King David was forgiven after he repented although still faced the consequences for his sin:  the child Bathsheba had conceived died and violence would never depart from his household.

2 Samuel 12
10  Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
11  Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12  For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
13  And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
14  Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

Another example in the bible of a mass murder who accepted Yeshua as his Messiah was Saul who became the apostle Paul  Paul was present and encouraged the stoning of Stephen, the first Christian martyr:

Acts 7
55  But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56  And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57  Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58  And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
59  And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60  And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 8
1  And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2  And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3  As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
Acts 9
1  And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2  And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
Act 22
3  I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
4  And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5  As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

The apostle Paul, after he had accepted Yeshua as Messiah, wrote to the Corinthians that some of them had been involved in sexual sin of all sorts, used to be drunkards, and were involved in all sorts of evil but they were now forgiven because they had accepted Yeshua as their Messiah:

1 Corinthians 6
9  Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10  Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11  And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

So no matter what you have done, if you seek forgiveness, repent of your sins,and choose to follow Messiah Yeshua, you can and will be forgiven!  Those who are seeking forgiveness from Yahweh that wonder if they committed the unforgivable sin of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and cannot be forgiven have not.  Those who commit blasphemy of the Holy Spirit are the false prophets who falsely attribute their divination to the Holy Spirit (the exception being new believers who do not know any better - like the young fruit tree, they are pruned and fertilized to see if they will produce good fruit and are given a chance)  Those who commit blasphemy of the Holy Spirit are given over to a reprobate mind after having been given numerous chances to repent and they do not seek Yahweh or His truth.

Romans 1
28  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29  Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30  Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31  Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32  Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

If you are sincerely seeking forgiveness, you can be forgiven no matter how horrendous of a sin you believe you have committed.   Seek Yahweh, repent of your sins, and follow Messiah Yeshua today because no man knows how much time they have left and tomorrow may be too late.

The apostle Paul: Zealous for the law, but not traditions

Many "christians" use the book of Galatians to try and prove the apostle Paul was speaking against Yahweh's instructions and try and make a case that we are no longer to follow the Torah (or Law - better translated as instructions)  They use verses such as Galatians 1:13-16 to claim Paul was speaking against Yahweh's instructions - His Torah.

Galatians 1
13  For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
14  And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
15  But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
16  To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

Paul was speaking against the TRADITIONS, not the law just like "christians" celebrate christmas and easter and claim it is "worship of God" or "celebrating Jesus' birthday and resurrection".  The holidays of christmas and easter have NOTHING to do with True Christianity just like the traditions Paul was keeping had NOTHING to do with worship of Yahweh or following Messiah Yeshua.  Notice Paul did NOT say that he was following Torah and  that was wrong - he said he was in the JEWS RELIGION and following TRADITION.  Torah is not tradition, it is Yahweh's instruction and is, like Yahweh, the 'same yesterday, today, and forever'.

Messiah Yeshua also spoke against TRADITION of the rabbis.  Since Yeshua NEVER sinned and sin is violation of Torah, He never spoke against the Torah but spoke against the traditions that the rabbis had added to their religion.  Yeshua said the pharisees were violating the law by their TRADITIONS.  This is the very same thing that "christians" are doing when they celebrate pagan holidays that are actually worshiping other [false] "gods" and when "christians" claim that "sunday is the christian Sabbath" where there is no such thing in scripture.

Matthew15:3  But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

1 John 3:4  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Many "christians" believe that "sunday is the christian sabbath" simply because the catholic church told them it was.  They use the reasoning that Paul spoke until midnight sunday and they congregation had a church service all day long because of this verse:

Acts 20:7  And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

1)  The day starts at sundown so this was saturday night after the TRUE Sabbath ended
2) Until 135 AD (because of the bar Kokhba revolt) the believing Jews and gentiles met with the unbelieving Jews in the synagogues to worship Yahweh and learn Torah

Acts 13
13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

Acts 15
19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

3) sunday morning worship did not start until centuries later
4) the work week was six days with Sabbath being the only day off.  The work week and school week today in Israel is 5-1/2 days long (they end the day early on friday to prepare for Shabbat - the Sabbath)
5) After the Sabbath, the disciples met to have a meal to fellowship after having learned Torah in the synogogue in the morning and learning about Yeshua after the synagogue service ended.

When the apostle Paul taught in Berea, it was before he wrote any of the letters which became part of the new testament.  The only scripture Paul's teachings were compared with was the Torah, the prophets,  and the rest of the writings of the old testament,

Acts 17
10  And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11  These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12  Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

Yeshua never broke Torah (which is what sin is) otherwise He would not have been qualified to be Messiah.  The apostle Paul never taught against Torah otherwise he would not have been a true apostle and the Bereans would have rejected him.

When Paul returned to Jerusalem, James told him there was a controversy in that the believing Jews who were ZEALOUS FOR THE LAW believed Paul had been speaking against the law.  James said he knew that Paul had not violated the law and asked him to show the believers in Jerusalem that he was still keeping the law.  NOTE:  it was IMPORTANT to James that Paul show that he was not a law breaker.  Obviously James was teaching the believers in Jerusalem that they were to obey the law!  Also note, this included sacrifices - obviously not sin sacrifices but those of purification and other vows (such as the Nazarite vow)

Acts 21
18  And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
19  And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
20  And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
21  And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
22  What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
23  Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
24  Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
25  As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
26  Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.

People love to twist Paul because, like Peter said, he is hard to understand.  Peter said those who twist the words of Paul fall from the error of the lawless.  

2 Peter 3
14  Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
15  And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,
16  as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.
17  You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.

If anything Paul said contradicted Messiah Yeshua, then Paul would be false so if a person  believes Paul said we no longer had to obey the Torah (the law) and Messiah Yeshua said we do - then that person is claiming Paul's words have a higher authority than the Messiah they claim to follow and are claiming Yeshua is not their Messiah but Paul is since that is the voice they are listening to.  The apostle Paul is a true apostle and most people do not understand him.  Most of "christianity" has made the Paul of their own imagination and is the "messiah" they are following.  Many of the  christians who now claim to follow Torah also do not understand Paul so they claim he is a false apostle.  This false assumption of Paul places 90% of the new testament into question which discredits the entire new testament cannon of scripture.

Those who claim to follow Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) need to obey what He said and follow HIM.  If something in the bible seems to contradict Torah which Yeshua never violated or spoke against (if He had spoken against it, it would have been rebellion against Yahweh) then the troublesome passage needs to be studied to see the true meaning of it.

1 John 3:4  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Matthew 7
21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ^G458

Strong's number G458 iniquity (transliterated as anomia)   :
anomia
1) the condition of without law
     a) because ignorant of it
     b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness

John14:15  If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John14:23  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John15:10  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

1 John 2
3  And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 5
2  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Revelation 14:12  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Misquoting the apostle Paul to justify rebellion Colossians 2:16

Almost all "pastors" and "christians love to misquote the apostle Paul to justify their rebellion against Yahweh.  Peter said they do so to their own destruction:

2 Peter 3
14  Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
15  And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16  As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
17  Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

One of the verses written by the apostle Paul (and Timothy)  they LOVE to intentionally take out of context is Colossians 2:16

Colossians 2:16  Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

They use this verse, taken out of context, to justify eating what Yahweh calls an abomination, including swine's flesh and shellfish, and to not observe the Sabbath day.

Colosse was a city near both Laodicea and Ephesus in what is modern day Turkey.  It was a pagan city known for it's gnosticism and Greek pagan deities.  The population that became Christians were from this background so none of them were observing Yahweh's dietary rules, His feasts, His command to observe the New Moon, or the Sabbath.  Taking the social context of this verse, Paul was definitely not telling the Colossian believers that they could celebrate the pagan holidays they were observing before they became believers because nobody in the city would judge them for doing what they had done before they became believers.  This verse CLEARLY shows that the believers in Colosse were to not let their pagan city, including family and friends, judge them because they were now obeying what Yahweh said to do.

Still believe the above verse means you can eat whatever you want, observe any pagan holidays you want, and not observe the Sabbath?  Read the next verse:

Colossians 2:17  Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Obviously pagan holidays, pork chops (and all swine's flesh), and shellfish are NOT a shadow of things to come otherwise the apostle Paul is teaching rebellion.  The things to come refers to the fact that there will be Sabbath and Yahweh's feasts observed in the new heavens and the new earth:

Isaiah 66
22  For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
23  And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.

The apostle Paul clearly taught we are to obey Yahweh and His instructions for the new moon, Sabbath, dietary rules, and feast observances and to not let the pagans (including "christians")  judge us for doing so.Messiah Yeshua said we are to OBEY and that He will cast those who do not into hell

1 John 3:4  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Matthew 7
21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ^G458

Strong's number G458 iniquity (transliterated as anomia)   :
anomia
1) the condition of without law
     a) because ignorant of it
     b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness

John14:15  If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John14:23  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John15:10  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

1 John 2
3  And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 5
2  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Revelation 14:12  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

DIspensationalism and the pre-tribulation rapture

Dispensationalism is the belief Yahweh has divided history into periods of time where He works with people differently in each stage of history.  Those who do not believe in the pre tribulation rapture reject dispensationalism because they believe Yahweh treats all people the same.  Many who claim to be Messianic who have gone too far into rabbinic Judaism or who have bought into the lie of replacement theology reject dispensationalism and the rapture even if they once believed both were true.

Most who do not know the bible are swayed with every wind of doctrine and once they buy into kabalah, rabbinic Judaism, or replacement theology then their views change to whatever false teacher or rabbinic rabbi they yoke themselves to.  Of course rabinic Judaism rejects dispensationalism because they do not believe Messiah has come the first time.

Daniel 9 is a major passage in the bible where Yahweh has given us a view of dispensationalism

Daniel 9
24  Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
25  Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
26  And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
27  And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

There is much debate in the interpretation of some of this passage.  For this post, it is sufficient to state that this passage gives how many years Yahweh said He has given to the Jewish people to finish the transgression.  It tells of the second temple being built, and of Messiah and His being cut off (Death and resurrection).  There is seven weeks left.  The antichrist confirms a covenant for the last seven weeks given to the Jewish people to end the transgression.

The problem is, there is about 2,000 years between the time Messiah was cut of (which was when the second temple was standing) and the last 7 years Yahweh will be dealing with the Jewish people. The apostle Paul tells of this time - the time of the gentiles - and states after that time, Yahweh will be grafting in the pruned branches once again when their eyes are opened and they accept  Yeshua as their Messiah.

Romans 11
16  For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17  And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18  Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19  Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
20  Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21  For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22  Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23  And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
24  For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
25  For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26  And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

There obviously is a time of the gentiles where Israel is blinded and this time of blindness comes to an end after the fullness of the gentiles comes in.  We know from the passage in Daniel that the amount of time left for Israel is seven years.  Also note that the gentile believers and Israel are two distinct groups - those who claim they are Israel when they are gentiles are in error.  Gentiles are grafted into Messiah Yeshua, not to Israel.  The native olive branches and wild olive branches are grafted in Yeshua although they remain distinct varieties of olives.

The church is called Yeshua's bride - a bride is given a seven day wedding week.  This time of the gentile (and Jewish believer) bride wedding is seven years in which time Yahweh will be dealing with the unrepentant Jews on earth to bring them to repentance and acceptance of Yeshua as their Messiah.

The tribulation is a time of Yahweh's wrath on earth (the Jewish people being protected likely in Petra, Jordan) and while there has been terrorism, wars, holocausts, and inquisitions, that has been man's doing to man.  The tribulation is when Yahweh deals with man.  Seems many cannot comprehend that distinct difference.

Now is the time to repent and accept Yeshua as Messiah and obey Him out of your love for Him.  Time is extremely short and there is not much time left for you to seek forgiveness before the rapture happens and the tribulation begins.

Zephaniah 2
2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.
3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

Isaiah 26
20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

Following Messiah

There are those who claim to be Christian that are involved in fornication, pornography, divination, are alcoholics and drug addicts, are idolaters, and their are even those who claim to be Christian that are homosexuals, etc.  These people are deceived.  They are on their way to hell and are comforted by the false prophets that tell them they can continue in their sin or that they have time to get right with Yahweh because Messiah Yeshua will not return for awhile.  They do not believe Yeshua can return at any moment - they are deceived into believing a false "rapture date" prophecy by those who are involved in kabbalah and other forms of divination forbidden by Yahweh or they are deceived into thinking Yeshua's return is not near enough for them to be concerned about.

Messiah Yeshua gave the parable of the ten virgins:  five who were faithful and kept their lamps full of oil by abiding in Yeshua, the Root, and partaking of His goodness bearing good fruit for Him (olive branches / olives / olive oil for lamps) and the five foolish who may have abided in Yeshua for awhile and fell away only believing they were still abiding in Yeshua.  They ran out of oil because they no longer bore good fruit to keep their lamps full of oil (olives / olive oil)

Romans 11
16  For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17  And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18  Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19  Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
20  Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21  For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22  Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23  And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
24  For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
25  For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26  And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

You "buy" your olive oil (Holy Spirit) by giving your life to Messiah Yeshua.  You cannot purchase it with money or by good works.  You must give your life to Him and accept Him as Messiah (Lord AND Savior) of your life.

Matthew 10:38  And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

Matthew 25
1  Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2  And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3  They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4  But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5  While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6  And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7  Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8  And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9  But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10  And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11  Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12  But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13  Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Accepting Yeshua as your Lord, Master, and Savior means you submit and obey Him.  If you do not obey, then you are not following Him regardless of what you claim with your lips.

Matthew 15
8  This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9  But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

The apostle Paul said we were to judge those who claim to be brothers who are involved in sin  and leave the judging of unbelievers to Yahweh - the exact OPPOSITE of what most professing Christians do:

1 Corinthians 5
9  I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
10  Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
11  But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
12  For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
13  But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

There are false "christians" who slander and manipulate others and lie about those who follow Messiah.  Yeshua said they would.  Before you judge someone, you need to check out the facts and judge righteously otherwise you will be judged by Yahweh according to your own unrighteous standards. These evildoers are greedy dogs who want a following for their selves and their false beliefs.

Matthew 5
10  Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11  Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Many people are deceived by these wolves because the wolves tell them what they want to hear - including false rapture dates and false prophecies.  Anyone who accepts the malicious manipulation and slander from their "pastors" or "fellowship leaders" are following a wolf and they are in danger of hell fire.  They are in rebellion against Yahweh and are not Messiah Yeshua's sheep.

Isaiah 30
9  That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:
10  Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

2 Timothy 4
3  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

Most Christians believe they belong to Messiah Yeshua because they "said a prayer and asked Jesus into their heart" at one time or another.  Many of these people are deceived and will be told by Yeshua to "get lost, I never knew you" because they did not obey what Yahweh said.  Obedience is better than sacrifice to Yahweh yet many claim that obedience is "works".  Yeshua clearly distinguished the difference of obeying Yahweh (which is expected) and doing things (works) "for Him" and He also made it clear that obedience is better (and is expected by Yeshua) than "works"

1 Samuel 15
22  And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, ^obedience= to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
23  For ^{disobedience=} rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

Matthew 7
21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that ^{obedience =}  doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, ^works= have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: ^{punishment for disobedience=} depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ^G458

Strong's number G458 iniquity (transliterated as anomia)  :
anomia
1) the condition of without law
     a) because ignorant of it
     b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness

Messiah Yeshua clearly said if we are His, we will OBEY what Yahweh said.  If you twist the words of the apostle Paul to make the claim we do not have to obey Yahweh then you are rejecting what MESSIAH (the one you claim to follow) said and have made what you claim the apostle Paul said your idol and using the words of Paul you twisted into something he never said, you have made the apostle Paul your "god" of your own imagination.

2 Peter 3
15  And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16  As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
17  Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

Peter clearly showed that many would twist the words of Paul so they could fall from being steadfast in their faith and led away into error.  Here is what Messiah clearly said and if anything Paul said seems to contradict it, you need to be like the Berean's and search out the scripture (they only had the old testament to search) and see what Paul said was true or if you misinterpreted what he said.

Acts 17
10  And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11  These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Here is what Messiah Yeshua said.  You either believe and follow Him or you twist the words of Paul and follow a false "Jesus" of your own vain imagination:

John14:15  If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John14:23  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John15:10  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

1 John 2
3  And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 5
2  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Revelation 14:12  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

2015 09 27 Pastor Steve Mitchell and John Haller - "Elders: Refuting False Teachers"

A MUST watch.

https://youtu.be/539Y2BDVgeA




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What is a Judaizer?

Many people parrot what they hear without examining to see if what they are parroting has any element of truth to it.  This is especially true on religious matters: "december 25 is Jesus' birthday", "Jesus cleansed it" (meaning it is acceptable to eat what He said not to) and "Jesus nailed it [The Law] to the cross" and they claim those who teach the importance of following Torah (The Law) are "Judaizers".

Both Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) and the apostle Paul taught we were to obey the Torah but not the traditions of men that are attached to the laws.

Paul wrote most of the New Testament.  When he was in ministry, the ONLY bible that existed was the Old Testament.  It was not until many decades / centuries later.  The first New Testament canon (books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired) was not put together until 170AD and was not finalized until about 400AD.  When the Berean's compared Paul's teachings with scripture, the scripture they compared it to was the Old Testament --- and his teachings did not contradict Torah otherwise they would have rejected him as false:

Acts 17
10  And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11  These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12  Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

Messiah said we are to obey Yahweh which clearly means obey Torah:

John14:15  If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John14:23  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John15:10  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

1 John 5
2  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Revelation 14:12  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus

In fact, Messiah said He will reject those who do not obey Torah even if they "do things for Him":

Matthew 7
21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ^G458

Strong's number G458 iniquity (transliterated as anomia) is  :
anomia
1) the condition of without law
     a) because ignorant of it
     b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness

So it is clear that we are to obey Torah so what is a Judaizer that Paul warns about?  Both Messiah Yeshua and Paul explain what Judaizing is - only most people do not study for their selves and only parrot what their ignorant or false teachers teach.  Many "teachers" only parrot what they have been taught which was probably parroted from another "teacher".  In other words, much of what is called Christianity is TRADITION - people parroting what they were taught handed down for generations.

Yeshua did not say the Pharisees were wrong for obeying Torah.  What Messiah said was  they were wrong for hanging traditions on the law that they expected people to obey (when they them selves were not obeying them)   Messiah said we were to EXCEED the righteousness of the Pharisees:

Matthew 15
8  This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9  But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men

Matthew 5
17  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18  For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19  Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20  For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

There is a vast difference between Mosaiac Judaism and talmudic / rabbinic Judaism even in the time of Yeshua.  Mosaic Judaism follows Torah that was from the beginning of the world and given again to Moses on Mt. Sinai.  Talmudic /rabbinic Judaism is what most people consider to be "real" Judaism is a false religion that is based on Torah PLUS traditions just like false Christianity such as catholicism is based on the bible PLUS traditions. 

Talmudic / rabbinic Judaism  adds so much onto the law, it has become a burden.  For example, in Orthodox Jewish homes, they have three sets of dishes: one for meat meals, one for milk meals, one for Passover.  They also have two refrigerators and two dish washers: one each for meat, one for milk because the rabbis took the Torah commandment to not boil a kid in its mothers milk (which was a pagan fertility tradition) to mean you could not eat meat and milk together - not even turkey (turkeys do not give milk) and milk products.  There are so many traditions and "fences" put around this one Torah rule they have made it to mean something the law never said.   They ignore the fact that Abraham fed Yeshua and the angels with Him meat and milk together and King David fed his people meat and milk together.

The apostle Paul made a clear distinction between obeying Torah and following the TRADITIONS of his fathers.

Galatians 1
13  For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
14  And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

If you read and study scripture and trust Yahweh to show you His truth,  He will show you the error of so many teachers and you can see for yourself that the judaizers were those who re-interpret Torah and hang traditions on the law that Yahweh never commanded.  The same can be said about what is called "christianity" today:  how many people bow down to idols, use worship objects, celebrate pagan holidays, eat what Yahweh calls an abomination, violate the Sabbath, and do things all in the name of Yeshua that He said not to?   The very same rebellion that happened in Ancient Israel is happening in the church today and false talmudic / rabbinic Judaism continues on.  Yeshua says the road is narrow and FEW find it - too many would rather follow traditions of their fathers instead of finding out what Messiah Yeshua wants us to do:

Matthew 7
13  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.