Bondage of the law versus Obedience to the law

While it is unfortunate most "christians" do not read the bible for themselves, it is even more unfortunate that most "pastors" do not either and, instead, rely on what they were taught in seminary or by other "pastors" who rely on what others have told them or their seminary background.



One misconception is regarding Yahweh's instructions for His people (AKA "the law").  Many hold to the erroneous belief that "the law is for the Jews" or "Jesus nailed it to the cross" or "we are now under the new covenant not the old so we do not have to obey the law", etc.  Another misconception is that the apostle Paul spoke against the law and that he called the law 'bondage' which is not at all what Paul said.

In previous posts, I showed Yahweh's instructions were given before Abraham, the first Jew, and that Yahweh gave His instructions to Adam and Eve.  I also showed that Noah knew "the law" because he brought clean and unclean animals into the ark and sacrificed some of the clean animals after the flood.  Before the flood, Noah preached Righteousness and the people ignored him.  As a preacher of righteousness, he had to have known Yahweh's instructions and the people had rebelled against them (and so they rebelled against Yahweh) showing "the law" had to be known by Noah and he had to have preached it to the people of the earth.  Without knowing Yahweh's instructions, they could not have been held accountable for violating them.  In a much earlier post, I stated that even satan must have had known Yahweh's instructions or how could iniquity - defined as violation of the law - be found in him?  Since Yahweh is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow His laws must be eternal from eternity past to eternity future.

Most "christians" accept the false teachings that Yahweh's rules ("the law") is evil and Messiah Yeshua did away with them on the cross.  This is not at all true and both Messiah Yeshua and the apostle Paul spoke at great length showing this is not true.

Here are a few of the verses that "christians" like to use to show how "evil the law is" and that "the law is bondage" meaning, of course although in error, Yahweh's instructions.  These people who teach this are ignorant at best, ravenous wolf deceivers at worst.

Galatians 2:4  And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

Galatians 4:9  But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

Galatians 5:1  Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Both Messiah Yeshua and the apostle Paul spoke against the bondage of the law and neither spoke of "the law" being that bondage.  First I will have to explain rabbinic Judaism, how it adds to Yahweh's instructions, and how both Messiah and the apostle Paul spoke against the rabbinic additions but not "the law"  ( I will use Torah for Yahweh's instructions or "the law")

In rabbinic Judaism, the Judaism that does not believe Yeshua as Messiah, there are different "sects" and among  the most strict are the orthodox.  I will use their beliefs and doctrines to explain what the bondage to the law is and how it is ADDITIONS to Torah and not Torah that Messiah and Paul spoke against and then I will give examples in scripture showing this.

Yahweh said to not eat pork, shellfish, and gave instructions which animals were clean to eat and which are not.  There is a verse in the bible that says to not boil a kid in its mothers milk.  This was a fertility ritual of the heathens that Yahweh did not want His people to participate in.  In rabbinic Judaism, they took this instruction and heaped tons of rules and regulations to it.  Even to this day, the added rules  are still observed. 

The talmud (the "oral law" that is sacred to rabbinic Judaism) states that "traditions are fences around the law"  Source/Notes:  Mishnah Pirqei Avot 3:14

Orthodox Jews do not eat meat and milk together and in a kosher restaraunt, they do not mix meat and milk and you cannot get a glass of milk in a meat restaraunt and cannot get meat in a milk restaurant.  In an orthodox home, they have two refrigerators: one for meat, one for milk, two sets of dishes: one set for meat, one set for milk (or three including a set for Passover) , they also have two dishwashers: one for meat dishes, one for milk dishes, etc.  Before the Sabbath in an orthodox Jewish home they will set the heat or air conditioner, set the oven (which will not be turned off until after the Sabbath), will take out or turn off the light in the refrigerator, and when using an elevator in an apartment building they will take the Sabbath elevator which stops at every floor so they do not have to push the button- considering all of this to be "work".  THIS is the bondage that Messiah and Paul both spoke against.

Messiah Yeshua spoke plenty about the rabbinic rules added to Torah but never spoke against Torah (or He would have been a sinner and not sin free)

Mark 2
23  And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
24  And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

Messiah Yeshua replied to them that the Sabbath was made for man --- for them to rest and enjoy not for them to observe the rabbinic rules and be servant to the Sabbath.

Mark 2
25  And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
26  How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
27  And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28  Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

The Pharisees waited to see if Yeshua would heal on the Sabbath so they could accuse Him.  By healing on the Sabbath, Messiah showed that it is acceptable to do good on the Sabbath and to help others - just as the Pharisees would have taken care of their animals on the Sabbath.

Luke 13
10  And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
11  And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
12  And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
13  And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
14  And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
15  The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
16  And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
17  And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

Interestingly after Yeshua, in rabbinic Judaism to this day they now allow healing on the Sabbath and it is permissible for doctors and nurses and those giving aid to others to work on the Sabbath under the rabbi's rules.  Yeshua was showing that the extra rules / bondage the rabbis placed on people was the bondage - not the Torah as given to the people since Adam and Eve.
The Jewish faith of the day they observed many traditions added onto them by the rabbis
 believing the addition of their rules would make them holier to Yahweh (same thing can be said of the churches today)   Here is another example where Yeshua and His disciples did not follow the rabbi's rules and traditions while still obeying Torah

Mark 7
5  Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
6  He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7  Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8  For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9  And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

Notice Yeshua was talking about how they were honoring Yahweh with their lips but their heart was not in it - they were obeying their man-made commandments and not obeying Torah.  Messiah stated they were rejecting Yahweh's commandments so they could keep their own traditions!  (same thing in the church today especially regarding Torah and observing pagan holy days calling them "christian")

Most love to twist what Paul said and claim he taught that Torah was bondage.  We will just examine a few verses and see this is not at all so.

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.

Notice Paul called it "the Jew's religion" and never said David's religion, Abraham's religion, or mention Torah.  Paul then went on to state he was exceedingly zealous for the TRADITIONS of his ancestors.  This shows Paul knew the difference between Torah and the man made traditions that were added to it by the rabbis.  I showed in the post right before this one that in Ezekiel's time there was pure paganism that was brought into the temple and that obedience to Yahweh was thoroughly compromised before Paul's time.

Galatians 2:4  And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

Again, this is about the bondage of the rabbis and does not call Torah bondage.  In the previous chapter, Paul had already stated he used to be zealous for the TRADITIONS -- just like "christians" are zealous for the pagan holy days of ishtar (easter) and x-mass today.

Galatians 4:9  But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

Galatians 5:1  Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Many people are not satisfied with Yahweh's instructions and want the extra bondage / traditions of the rabbis.  I came to knowledge of the truth of following Torah long before the internet and long before I knew ANYONE else was.  For the longest time I thought I was the only one just by reading the bible on my own.  I was not led by anyone besides the Holy Spirit to obey Torah in obedience to Messiah Yeshua's instructions (His sheep know His voice)  Now I'm surprised with how many gentile "christians" are following the rabbinic traditions including wearing the sun "god" kippah, keeping meat and milk separate, and keeping the rabbinic traditions of the Sabbath - they have placed themselves under the rabbinic bondage both Messiah Yeshua and the apostle Paul spoke against.  There are even many so called "christians" that are involved in kabballah which is Jewish mysticism / divination / numerology / etc.  Messiah Yeshua said the road is narrow - and many false paths lead to the broad road that leads to hell. 

Messiah Yeshua said if people who claim to be His do not obey the Father's instructions (Torah / AKA "the law") He will reject them even if they are making youtube videos "for Him", making prophecies in His name, casting out demons in His name, etc.  Messiah Yeshua's sheep hear His voice and His voice says to obey God.  To obey is better than sacrificing  or doing things "for Him".

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, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
23  For 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.

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.

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.

"Did God really say?" . . .hissed the serpent

Note:  all ages and years lived are taken from the book of Genesis unless otherwise noted.

The Garden of Eden was filled with all sorts of trees that were pleasing to the sight and good for food.  Yahweh also placed the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the midst of the garden.

Genesis 2:9  And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

 From scripture, before Eve was created, Yahweh gave Adam only one instruction (as far as we know, there were no further instructions given) and that was to not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil while he could freely eat of all the other trees. 

Genesis 2
16  And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17  But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Some time after Eve was created, she was approached by the serpent who asked her about what Yahweh had said about eating from the trees in the garden.  Eve replied that they could eat from any tree but cannot eat or even touch the tree in the middle of the garden.

Genesis 3
1  Now the serpent was more crafty than any wild animal which Adonai, God, had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You are not to eat from any tree in the garden'?"
2  The woman answered the serpent, "We may eat from the fruit of the trees of the garden,
3  but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden God said, 'You are neither to eat from it nor touch it, or you will die.' "

Did Yahweh give Eve instructions to not touch the tree?  This is not in scripture and most people assume v that Eve added to what Yahweh said when she answered the serpent's question but if that were true, then the first sin would have been Eve lying to the serpent.  Some make up stories about how Adam told Eve Yahweh said to not eat or even touch the tree (placing extra rules on Eve) but if that were true, then Adam lied to Eve.  I do not believe Yahweh told Eve directly otherwise Eve was the one who intentionally sinned and not just deceived into sinning (Adam being the one who was responsible for the fall of man) as scripture states. 

1 Timothy 2
13  For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
14  And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

Were they capable of lying before they ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil?  I think it may have been possible because they were not aware of their nakedness and need of clothes until they ate from the tree or maybe she did not realize lying was wrong since she had not eaten of the fruit yet?- but this is not the topic of this post so I'll leave it at that.

The serpent responded to Eve that Yahweh had lied because He did not want their eyes opened making them like God knowing food and evil.  This was a tempation from satan about disobeying Yahweh and eating something He clearly said to not eat.

Genesis 3
1  Now the serpent was more crafty than any wild animal which Adonai, God, had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You are not to eat from any tree in the garden'?"
2  The woman answered the serpent, "We may eat from the fruit of the trees of the garden,
3  but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden God said, 'You are neither to eat from it nor touch it, or you will die.' "
4  The serpent said to the woman, "It is not true that you will surely die;
5  because God knows that on the day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

Some point after the serpent placed the thought about disobeying into Eve, she and Adam were near the tree and she saw the tree was good for food and desirable for making one wise, she ate of the fruit and gave some to her husband who was with her and he ate.  .After Adam and Eve sinned, their eyes were opened and they were ashamed of being naked and made aprons from fig leaves to cover themselves.

Genesis 3
6  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
7  And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

The fall of man was in Yahweh's plan for earth.  Why?  We do not know.  We can guess lucifer may have fallen and the earth may be an object lesson on obedience for the angels?  We do not know, we can only speculate the reason.  We do KNOW it was Yahweh's plan otherwise why would He have placed those two trees in the garden and then telling them they could eat of all of the trees EXCEPT that one tree?  He knew they would eat.  If Adam and Eve had known what that little sin would do to the planet and how much death and destruction if would cause they may have had thought seriously about disobeying what Yahweh said.  All it took was a lie from satan stating that Yahweh lied to them and the tree was beneficial to them for food when it was not given to them for food.

When Yahweh found Adam and Eve after they had sinned, He killed animals and made them clothes from their skins - covering their sins with shed blood.

Genesis 3:21  Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

Most "christians" believe whatever their "pastors" or gurus tell them and do not read the bible for themselves.  This is unfortunate because most so-called "pastors" are like the serpent that deceived Eve and claim that people no longer have to obey Yahweh's instructions given to Moses because "that is for the Jews" or "that is the old covenant and Jesus died so we do not have to obey the law" , etc..  Most do not realize that Yahweh gave Adam and Eve His instructions likely after they left or right before they were expelled from the garden and He clearly instructs His people to obey Him and Messiah Yeshua stated His followers hear His voice and OBEY Him or they are not His and He will tell them to 'go away I never knew you'.

First we will show the law was known long before Moses and even before Noah's flood which proves that most of the serpent speak from the "pastors" that state "the law is for the Jews" when it was clearly known long before Abraham the first Jew.

I stated that Yahweh killed animal(s) to clothe Adam and Eve after they had sinned and I stated Yahweh gave them His instructions for living (AKA "the law") at some point after they had sinned.  After Cain and Abel were born and were old enough, they offered sacrifices to Yahweh so they knew about sacrificing to Yahweh.

Genesis 4
3  And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4  And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

While we cannot know the exact time Cain and Abel sacrificed to Yahweh, we know it was within 130 years after creation (or possibly 130 years after Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden which may be somewhat longer) because Seth was conceived and born after Cain had killed Abel and Seth was born 130 years after creation (or possibly the time Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden)  So sacrifice was definitely known a short time after Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden.

Noah was born in year 1056 (bible is not clear whether this is date from Creation or date Adam / Eve were expelled from the garden) and Noah knew which animals were clean and unclean - this was BEFORE THE FLOOD which was in year 1656 (from Adam).  Noah's father Lamech was alive when both Adam and Seth were alive and could have learned Yahweh's instructions directly from them (Adam lived 930 years and Lamech was born in year 874)

Genesis 7
1  And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
2  Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

After the flood, Noah sacrificed the clean animals to Yahweh

Genesis 8:20  And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Noah was still alive when Abraham was born (and Shem outlived Abraham) and Abraham - who became the first Jew - also knew of sacrifice since he was told by Yahweh to sacrifice Isaac and was going to do so when Yahweh provided the Lamb in place of Isaac

from Adam

• Noah lived from year 1056 - 2006
• Shem lived 1556 - 2158
• the flood was in 1656. 
• Abraham lived 1948-2123
• Isaac 2048 - 2228

Genesis 22
1  And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
2  And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3  And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4  Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5  And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
6  And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
7  And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8  And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
9  And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10  And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11  And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12  And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13  And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

Most biblical historians believe that Job was a contemporary of Abraham and lived long before Moses (Uz was from the line of Shem)

Job 1
1  There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
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5  And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Clearly the law was known long before Moses.  Why was it given to Moses if it was already known?  Because the time Israel spent in Egypt, they forgot all of Yahweh's instructions and incorporated Egyptian paganism into the worship of Yahweh and He wanted them to have His rules written down (codified) so they knew exactly what He expected from them and had no excuse for their disobedience.  How do we know this?  Because their pagan practiced were shown during the exodus.  Cow worship was commonplace in ancient Egypt as seen in the artifacts collected that are now in the museum in Cairo (they even made their favorite cows into mummies when they died) 

Exodus 32
1  And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
2  And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
3  And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
4  And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
5  And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.
6  And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
7  And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:

Mt Sinai where "the law" was given to Moses is in Exodus chapter 19 yet Yahweh gave explicit instructions on the Sabbath in Exodus chapter 16 and  was angry when the people refused to keep His commandments.  Notice that Yahweh says this is a test to see who obeys His instructions and who doesn't

Exodus 16
4  Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
5  And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
6  And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
7  And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
8  And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.
9  And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.
10  And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
11  And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
12  I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
13  And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
14  And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
15  And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
16  This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
17  And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
18  And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
19  And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
20  Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
21  And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
22  And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
23  And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
24  And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
25  And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
26  Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
27  And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
28  And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
29  See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30  So the people rested on the seventh day.

Sometimes the serpent speaks saying that "the Sabbath / dietary rules / law is for the Jews but gentiles do not have to obey it" or other such nonsense even though Yahweh clearly stated to Moses to write down that the gentiles that were grafted in and are His children ARE to obey the same rules as the Jewish people.

Exodus 20
8  Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9  Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10  But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11  For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Most "pastors" will claim that we are to obey all of Yahweh's instructions that were reiterated in the New Testament but we can ignore those instructions that Messiah Yeshua did not mention as having to obey.  Did Messiah really say this?  or i this more lies from the serpent?

Before we get back to the Old Testament where the prophets show those who follow Yahweh - including gentiles - in the end times are expected to follow His instructions (including His dietary rules and observing the Sabbath) we will examine what Messiah Yeshua said and what the apostles said.  If what Messiah Yeshua said or did contradicted Yahweh's instructions, He would not have been sin free and would have been a blemished lamb unfit for the Passover sacrifice and would never have risen.  If what one of the apostles said contradicts what Messiah Yeshua or Yahweh's instructions in the Old Testament says, either that apostle is false and would have been rejected by the Bereans OR the common serpent interpretation of what the apostle said is a false interpretation.

Messiah Yeshua said the greatest commandment is to love God and if we loved Him, we would OBEY His commandments.

Matthew 22
37  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38  This is the first and great commandment.
39  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

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.

One thousand generations would be well over the age of the earth (~20,000 or more years) so obviously this includes all the time after Messiah Yeshua's death and resurrection.  This clearly states Yahweh's commandments are ALL of His instructions in the Old Testament not the ones the serpent "pastors" claim you need to obey.

Deuteronomy 7:9  Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

Messiah Yeshua warns those who claim to be His that they are NOT following Him and listening to Him if they do not obey the Father.  He tells those who are disobedient that He will reject them if they do not obey His instructions.

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

Remember - Yahweh's commandments ARE Yeshua's commandments - He and the Father are ONE meaning they agree completely.

John 10:30  I and my Father are one.

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

Many "pastors" claim we are not to sin but we do not have to "obey The Law".  How is this possible since sin is defined as violating the law???

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

Many people love to twist the words of the apostle Paul and use them to justify their rebellion - even if the twisting of those verses completely contradicts the Old Testament AND the Messiah they Claim to follow.  One example is in the letter to the Colossians which if taken in context shows that the apostle Paul is AFFIRMING the Sabbath, the dietary rules, and observing Yahweh's feast days.  Twisting it is used to try and prove that the apostle Paul is telling them that those rules do not matter for Christians.   The apostle Paul was the apostle to the gentiles:

Ephesians 3:1  For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, 

First the verses then the explanation when taken into context.

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.

Colosse was a gnostic pagan center where most of the population were pagan.  It is obvious by the context of the above verses that Paul was telling the new Christians to not let people judge them because they were now obeying Yahweh's dietary rules, His feast days, the new moon (commanded by Yahweh), and the Sabbath days.  Everything mentioned in the above passage were Yahweh's instructions.  It is very clear when understood from a historical view and in context that Paul was not telling them they could ignore Yahweh's instructions and participate in the pagan practices that were in that city because nobody would have judged them if they were participating in the pagan practices they grew up with and commonly practiced in that city.  Only someone who is rebellious or trying to deceive would use the above passage to justify not obeying Yahweh's instructions.  The Bereans would never have accepted Paul if he had taught Yahweh's instructions could be ignored.

The writer of Hebrews (Many believe to be the apostle Paul) said the Sabbath day is still to be observed:

Hebrews 4
8  For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
9  There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
10  For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
11  Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Another passage the serpent likes to use to convince people they do not have to obey Yahweh is Peter's vision of the unclean animals in Acts.

Acts 10
9  On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
10  And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
11  And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
12  Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
13  And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
14  But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
15  And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
16  This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
17  Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,

Obviously from the above passage, Messiah Yeshua never taught His disciples that it was acceptable to eat what Yahweh had called unclean otherwise Peter would never have questioned this vision.  Verse 17 proves that  Peter did not accept that the vision was showing him that it was now acceptable to eat animals Yahweh said to not eat.  Verse 28 shows that Peter came to the understanding that gentiles were now accepted by Yahweh and were no longer to be considered unclean:

Acts 10:28  And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Because of the pagan practices of the gentiles, it was decided which pagan practices that the gentiles had to stop immediately and learn the rest on the Sabbath in the Synagogues.  The serpent says that those were the only things the gentiles have to do and always leaves of verse 21 when quoting Acts 15:20

Acts 13:42  And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

Acts 15
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.

Many "pastors" used Acts 20:7 to try and prove the "christian Sabbath" is sunday.  Most have no understanding of their own and are just parrots of what they heard someone else say.

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.

Yahweh said His people are to work the first six days of the week (sunday through friday sundown) and rest on the 7th day (friday sundown to saturday sundown)   This is still the practice of the Jewish people today.  The day starts on sundown and after the Sabbath on saturday, many people meet to break bread (have a meal) or have fun until the next morning when they go to work.  The above verse is showing after the Sabbath on saturday evening, they met together for fellowship before going off to work the next morning.  Paul did not speak sunday morning to midnight - he spoke sometime after the Sabbath (maybe around 6PM) until midnight and then got up sunday morning to leave.

Many do not understand the context of Romans 14:5 where Paul says people esteem one day above another and another every day alike trying to prove it means the Sabbath or Yahweh's feasts do not matter as long as the person is persuaded in his own mind.  This is NOT at all what Paul is saying.  In Paul's time, there were groups of Jewish sects (two well known ones were the Sadducees and the Pharisees) and each had their own day the thought was the "correct" day to fast and pray.  Nowhere does Paul say this is about the Sabbath - those who say he is are hissing 'did God really say' and makes Paul out to be an enemy of Yahweh.  Verse 6 shows the interpretation if this being about the fast and prayer days the correct interpretation.

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.

The final point I will make in this post (I'll write more later) is that Yahweh expects His followers - those who have accepted Yeshua as their Messiah (Lord and Savior) to obey His rules and specifically says the Sabbath and the dietary rules are for today - basically the only two the serpent "pastors" claim are not for today.

Isaiah 56
1  Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
2  Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
3  Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
4  For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
5  Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
6  Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
7  Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Isaiah 65
1  I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
2  I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
3  A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
4  Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
5  Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

Isaiah 66
15  For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
16  For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
17  They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.

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.

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.

False "christians" and sin

Living in peace in a time of terror

Many people who claim to believe we are in the end times are very surprised by the terrorist attacks and are shocked by the terrorist attack in Nice, France yesterday and are astonished by the coup in Turkey just a couple of hours ago.  What I'm astonished at is how so many who claim they believe that that the tribulation is very near are so surprised when the events written about in scripture by the prophets of Yahweh and the events Messiah Yeshua said would happen are happening.  Messiah Yeshua said the events would increase in frequency as His return draws near and likened it to a woman in birth pangs. 

Matthew 24
6  You will hear the noise of wars nearby and the news of wars far off; see to it that you don't become frightened. Such things must happen, but the end is yet to come.
7  For peoples will fight each other, nations will fight each other, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various parts of the world;
8  all this is but the beginning of the 'birth-pains.'

The terror events, natural disasters, and other events prophesied in scripture are only going to get worse and are only going to increase in frequency.  Yahweh is still in control and NONE of these events have taken Him by surprise.  Those of us who trust Messiah Yeshua live with a peace among the chaos because we Know He is in control and He will protect us through what He has for us even if it gets worse before the rapture  and will protect us from Yahweh's wrath against the world by removing those of us who follow Him before the tribulation.

Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.  

Those who do not trust Messiah Yeshua and those who are not following Him while claiming they do will soon be in for a world much worse than we currently live in.  The terrorist attacks and wars are only a small glimpse of what is to come during the tribulation.  If you find yourself left behind due to not following Yeshua as your Messiah and you have not understood about Him, you can still be saved and Yahweh will protect you through what you wil have to go through which will include martyrdom by beheading. 

If you have understood Yahweh's salvation plan through Messiah Yeshua and you are left behind due to disobedience, you may not have a second chance since scripture says those who did know the plan of salvation through Messiah Yeshua will be given over to a strong delusion.

2 Thessalonians 2
10  And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11  And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12  That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Those who do not trust in Messiah Yeshua need to repent and trust in Messiah Yeshua for your salvation.  Repent means turning away from your rebellion against Yahweh and follow Messiah Yeshua by obeying Yahweh and His Torah.  If you are reading this before the rapture (will those left behind even recognize the rapture for what it was?) and you repent and follow Yeshua, you will be removed by Yeshua before the start of the tribulation in the rapture.  If you are reading this after the rapture and now understand and trust Yeshua as Messiah, you will go through part of the tribulation before being martyred and Yahweh will give you the strength to do so. 

Whatever happens, do NOT take the mark in your right hand or forehead even if it means starving and unemployment.  Taking the mark will doom you forever.

Revelation 13
15  And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16  And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17  And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18  Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Revelation 14
9  And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10  The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11  And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Messiah expects us to obey Him - and He is the Living Torah.   Messiah Yeshua was born of a virgin and was fully God and fully Man (and still is!)    Messiah Yeshua obeyed the Torah and never violated it or taught against it.  Messiah Yeshua died sin free - an unblemished Lamb to atone for the sins of the world and rose again three days later proving He was acceptable to Yahweh as the unblemished Lamb.  Messiah Yeshua expects us to follow Him as He followed His Father - in obedience.  Because we are human, we sin and when we trust in Yeshua as our Messiah,  we have Him as our unblemished Lamb to atone for our sins as well as our Cohen Gadol (High Priest) to mediate between us and Yahweh

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.
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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.

The early church

When Yeshua was on the earth, He regularly attened Synagogues and read from the Torah.  As a Rabbi, He gave His interpretation of what was in the Torah and, being the author of it, His interpretation is the correct interpretation.

Luke 13:10  And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

Nowhere in the New Testament does it indicate that Yeshua changed ANY of the Torah.  Why would He change something He wrote?  He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow and had no errors to correct in it.  If He had changed the Torah, He could not have kept all of it and the Pharisees would have held it against Him at His trial before He was executed yet they had NOTHING to say about Him violating Torah during His trials.  It would If Yeshua had changed the Torah, it would be like changing the rules in the middle of a game of monopoly and then claiming you kept the rules.  Could not have happened.

When Yeshua was addressed by the Pharisees on why His disciples "violated the Sabbath", He never said the Sabbath was wrong - He clarified that the rabbinic fences was wrong and the picking of a handful of grain was not the same as harvesting a field.  Today you have even those who claim to follow Yeshua as Messiah pre-tear their toilet paper so they don't have to "work" by tearing it on the Sabbath (seriously)

After Yeshua was crucified, resurrected, and transfigured, the apostles kept the Sabbath and the rest of the Torah.  Peter in His vision in Acts 17 had obviously never been taught by Yeshua that the dietary laws were not in effect since he stated 'he never ate any unclean thing" and this by some scholars calculations, was some 30 years after the Resurrection.

Acts 10
13  And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
14  But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
15  And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
16  This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
17  Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,
18  And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
19  While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

Acts 10:28  And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

The early church met in the same Synagogues as the unbelieving Jews.  'The Way' as the followers of Yeshua were called (not to be confused with the modern cult called 'the way' / 'the way international') was a sect of Judaism (yes, they were also called 'Christians')

When the gentiles first started believing and accepting Yeshua as Messiah, they were instructed to turn away from their idolatry and eating of blood and then they would learn the rest of Torah in the Synagogues every Sabbath.  This is the same with the new believer today - they are told to turn away from their major sins before attending the fellowships and then let Yahweh work on cleaning the rest of them up as they learn what being a true follower of Yeshua means:

Acts 15
15  And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
16  After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
17  That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
18  Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
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.

It was common for the believers to meet with the unbelieving Jews in the Synogogues on the Sabbath and then meet together after the service to learn about Yeshua and then after the Sabbath to meet together for fellowship, a meal, and further bible studies before getting up the next morning to work.  Remember (and this is where a lot of confusion is) the day in Jewish culture starts at SUNDOWN so when scripture says they met on the first day of the week it was sundown after the Sabbath on saturday night.  Sunday morning worship did not exist until many centuries later.  Note that the gentiles were already meeting with the Jews in the Synagogues in some areas even before they accepted Yeshua as Messiah:

Acts 17
2  And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
3  Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4  And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

Acts 18
4  And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
5  And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

When the apostle Paul went into gentile cities and told the gentiles about Yeshua, he told the new converts to not let any of their pagan friends and family judge them when they started observing the Sabbath and observing the feast days and obeying Torah.  This, in context is NOT giving consent for them to follow pagan feasts and observances.  Before accepting Yeshua, the Colossians were following pagan customs and traditions as was their friends and family and would not have needed this instruction.  Note verse 17 that says that these observances are a shadow of things to come which Paul would NEVER have said about pagan holidays and traditions! :

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.

While the unbelieving Jews raised up against the apostles when the apostles were convincing people to accept Yeshua as Messiah, the believing Jews and gentiles were in the Synagogues and worshiping along with the unbelieving Jews up until ~135AD.   During the third Jewish revolt against Rome,  Simon bar Kokhba, which was a leader of the revolt, was thought to be the Messiah by many unbelieving Jews.  After all, they thought the Messiah would come to free them from Rome and take back Jerusalem.  When the unbelieving Jews tried to force those in the Synagogues to accept bar Kokhba as Messiah, the believers (both Jew and gentile) would not because they knew who Messiah was and it was not bar Kokhba.  This is when the church separated from the unbelieving Jews and is what started a distrust between the unbelieving Jews and the Christians that lasts for the most part to this day.

Some of the gentiles re-assimilated into their former pagan culture and incorporated paganism into their believes.  With the many inquisitions, it was easier to compromise than to continue to follow Yeshua (Yeshua said the road is narrow and His flock is small)  In about 300AD, Constantine combined paganism with this lukewarm compromising "christianity" and that became the roman catholic church - the great harlot.  With the reformation, they changed a FEW things back to how it was before constantine although they allowed much of the paganism to remain.  They only reformed a few things they disagreed with, they did not restore back to 100% truth.

Many today are wakening to the fact that Torah is for today, obedience is not optional for the True follower of Messiah Yeshua, and that the compromising church is not acceptable to Yahweh.

Do your own studies and see for yourself.  This is crystal clear for those who truly want to follow Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) although those who only want an escape from hell ("fire insurance") will continue to be blinded and Yeshua will tell them 'go away, I never knew you'

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) 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

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.

What is sin? What does Yeshua (Jesus) expect of those who belong to Him?

Yahweh is the God of the bible: the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel (Jacob)
Yeshua is the Messiah.  His name is translated as Jesus in english.  I prefer to use Yeshua to reflect His Jewishness and the Jewishness of following Him although there is nothing wrong with using Jesus as His name. 

Turning away from sin means to turn away from violating Torah - 'the law' - meaning Yahweh expects us to obey His rules He gave us in the Old Testament

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

Matthew 7:21-23 Yeshua says He will REJECT those who claim to be His if they do not obey Yahweh

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.

Verse 21:  Not everyone who claims to belong to Messiah Yeshua is accepted by Him as one of His followers.  In this verse, Yeshua says only those who obey Yahweh, the Father, will enter the kingdom of heaven.  Obedience to the Father is obeying Torah, the instructions found in the first five books of the bible:  Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Matthew 7
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?

Verse 22: Here many people who claim to be Yeshua's followers and are doing things "for Him" are bringing up their works - in context they are at the the judgment and are using this in their defense because they know they are going to be sent to hell.  They are surprised that they were not saved even though they were "in ministry" and "doing things" for Yeshua.  This verse is about most people who claim to be Christians:  those people are rebels and say "we do not have to obey God because Jesus died so we don't have to" (words to that affect)

Matthew 7
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

Verse 23: Yeshua will reject those who do not follow Yahweh's instructions (the Torah / the Law)  Yeshua is very clear in verse 22 - where people were doing works "for Him" and verse 23 - where He rejects those who do not obey that there is a vast difference in attempting to do works without obedience for salvation (which is no salvation) and obedience to Yahweh yet most "Christians" are in rebellion against Yahweh.  These false "christians" justify their rebellion by stating that obedience is "trying to do works for your salvation".  They make all sorts of claims that "we do not need to obey the law because that is works and salvation is by graaaace" and "the law was nailed to the cross" and "the law is for the Jews"  These are the people verses21-23 is speaking of.  Messiah Yeshua clearly makes a distinction of doing works for salvation without obedience and obedience yet the rebellious claims that obedience is "works".  Yeshua also says the road is NARROW and FEW find it - most want fire insurance (salvation) from hell but few want to OBEY.  You must accept Yeshua as Messiah (meaning LORD as well as Savior) meaning you must follow / OBEY  Him otherwise He will reject you.  Yeshua is very clear that we are to obey and He will reject those who don't.

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. 

 Scripture is clear that obedience is better than sacrifice (works) and (like Yeshua does in the above passage) the Old Testament also distinguishes between the two:

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, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Other verses in the New Testament that state we are to OBEY Yahweh's instructions (IE: The Torah or "The Law")

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. 

In the book of Revelation,  it also clearly states that obedience to Torah is as important as believing Yeshua is the Messiah (after all, even satan believes Yeshua is Messiah but he is not one of Yahweh's Holy angels - he is in rebellion with no chance to repent)

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