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Does Jesus want me to follow the laws of the Old Testament? Yes or no?

 
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Follow the ten commandments.


Try to help others.

Don't be greedy.

Remember you can't take it with you anyway.


Just a suggestion.
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Stupid or naive people, you mean.

It was plainly demonstrated that the apostles who were with jesus still made mistakes in judgment and in faith.

Being an apostle is not a mark of perfection.

Whatever the apostles did on their own is not Christianity.

Whatever someone who was a hebrew advocate and persecuted christians as the enemy is hardly to be believed, especially when his opinions contradict what Jesus said and did.

My opinion is that Paul is the Lindsey Graham to Christianity and cannot be trusted.
Hes essentially a hustler showboating himself in a christianity he doesnt believe and is trying to put it back into an old testament box where is doesnt fit.
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It be extremely easy to prove Paul was a false apostle.

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1. Paul writes to the church of Ephesus, in biblical Asia claiming to be an apostle of Jesus. See Ephesians 1:1.

2. Later Paul laments that he was abandoned by all of biblical Asia, Ephesus included. See 1Timothy 1:15.

3. In revelation, Jesus speaks to the 7 churches in Asia. And he does not rebuke them for rejecting the self proclaimed apostle, Paul.

4. He commends the church of Ephesus -- that Paul tried to witness to -- for testing and rejecting false prophets.
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Likewise Jesus has no need to be channeled by some nobody in a cave, especially one that goes on ad nauseum about things that Jesus clearly described as worldly and unimportant.
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What do you mean by worldly and unimportant?
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Maybe you need to review the source material?
Its pointless to discuss concepts you are unfamiliar with.
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It be extremely easy to prove Paul was a false apostle.

Thread: Paul presents himself as an apostle to Ephesus and is rejected. Ephesus is commended by Jesus for rejecting false apostles.


1. Paul writes to the church of Ephesus, in biblical Asia claiming to be an apostle of Jesus. See Ephesians 1:1.

2. Later Paul laments that he was abandoned by all of biblical Asia, Ephesus included. See 1Timothy 1:15.

3. In revelation, Jesus speaks to the 7 churches in Asia. And he does not rebuke them for rejecting the self proclaimed apostle, Paul.

4. He commends the church of Ephesus -- that Paul tried to witness to -- for testing and rejecting false prophets.
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Likewise Jesus has no need to be channeled by some nobody in a cave, especially one that goes on ad nauseum about things that Jesus clearly described as worldly and unimportant.
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What do you mean by worldly and unimportant?
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Maybe you need to review the source material?
Its pointless to discuss concepts you are unfamiliar with.
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You're being cryptic now.

Are you saying dietary laws are worldly and unimportant?
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Follow the ten commandments.


Try to help others.

Don't be greedy.

Remember you can't take it with you anyway.


Just a suggestion.
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OK, WHERE in the old testament, did the tribe follow the 10 commandments?

Was it with pharoah
Was it with David?
Was it with Solomon?
was it with Ruth?
Was it with Joshua?
Was it with Moses?

The fact is that in the old testament the old testament was totally ignored by the invaders, usurpers and despoilers.
The old testament proves that the 10 simple commandments were ignored for the 603 LAWS which codified who could be attacked and looted and who could not.

The 10 commandments exists ONLY to condemn OTHERS, while excusing the dearest ones from any consequence themselves.

Its really for them just one commandment:
Heads we win, Tail, you all lose.
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IS there somewhere in the Gospels something like Jesus saying:

"You are now reading the Gospel of Mark, you should also read John, Luke and Matthew ... but ditch the letters of Paul, they're BS ... read Enoch instead!"
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No. Jesus didn't talk about Paul because Paul wasn't around when Jesus walked on earth. Paul claimed to have seen Jesus in a vision. And people just take his word for it.
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Just like mohammad claims to have seen his god in a vision.

No witnesses, no proof, its just arrogance and bullshit.
On the part of both.

The fact remains that only what Jesus said or did comprises Christianity, and not anyone elses interpretation or claims.

To the level you DONT understand that is to what level of old testament dhimmitude you are under the spell of.
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So many similarities, especially when you really look at them from a females perspective, as I do.

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Likewise Jesus has no need to be channeled by some nobody in a cave, especially one that goes on ad nauseum about things that Jesus clearly described as worldly and unimportant.
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What do you mean by worldly and unimportant?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78152157


Maybe you need to review the source material?
Its pointless to discuss concepts you are unfamiliar with.
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You're being cryptic now.

Are you saying dietary laws are worldly and unimportant?
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Its a waste of time if you think revelation is about dietary laws.

Stick with your own religion is my recommendation. they'll tell you when its time for you to give them more money
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IS there somewhere in the Gospels something like Jesus saying:

"You are now reading the Gospel of Mark, you should also read John, Luke and Matthew ... but ditch the letters of Paul, they're BS ... read Enoch instead!"
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No. Jesus didn't talk about Paul because Paul wasn't around when Jesus walked on earth. Paul claimed to have seen Jesus in a vision. And people just take his word for it.
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Just like mohammad claims to have seen his god in a vision.

No witnesses, no proof, its just arrogance and bullshit.
On the part of both.

The fact remains that only what Jesus said or did comprises Christianity, and not anyone elses interpretation or claims.

To the level you DONT understand that is to what level of old testament dhimmitude you are under the spell of.
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So many similarities, especially when you really look at them from a females perspective, as I do.

.
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The bottom line hasnt changed.
By their fruits you shall know them.

But they prefer you know them by the fake news the force upon us all.
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Christians cannot follow all of Levitical law and stay Christians.

They would naturally become judeochristians.

The old testament laws declare a state of war against anyone and everyone else.
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Christian means elect or annointed. A follower of Christ. It is not a religion. During Paul's time they called themselves the "way or path". Jesus said he is the way. The levitical laws cannot be followed without a priesthood even by Israel.
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Yeshua is our High Priest...

Heb 4:14
(14)  Therefore, since we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Yeshua the Son of Elohim, let us hold fast our confession.

The "Levitical laws" are the Torah and Yeshua is the walking, talking Torah as this verse "loop" proves.

Joh 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim. 

Joh 14:6
(6)  Yeshua said to him, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Psa 119:142
(142)  Your righteousness is righteousness forever, And Your Torah is truth.

Psa 119:160
(160)  The sum of Your word is truth, And all Your righteous right-rulings are forever.


We are instructed to follow Him. What does follow actually mean?

G190
ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
From G1 (as a particle of union) and; keleuthos (a road); properly to be in the same way with, that is, to accompany (specifically as a disciple): - follow, reach.

What's a disciple?

mathetes
math-ay-tes'
From G3129; a learner, that is, pupil: - disciple.

limmud    limmud
lim-mood', lim-mood'
From H3925; instructed: - accustomed, disciple, learned, taught, used.

Mat 10:24
(24)  “A taught one is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.


Do you honestly believe that Yeshua lived and taught a perfect life; meaning following the Law completely, to do away with the Law completely?
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Or better yet. God gave his son because we were not following God's law but now we do not have to follow God's law.
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He came to die for us according to His own Law. According to the Commands, a woman cannot re-marry her first husband if she was put-away or divorced.

Deu 24:4
(4)  then her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled, for that would be an abomination before YHWH. And do not bring sin on the land which YHWH your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance.


Israel is His bride. He divorced us.

Jer 3:8
(8)  “And I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Yisrael had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Yehudah did not fear, but went and committed whoring too.


So in order to redeem the marriage, He needed to die according to His Law.


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What exactly is grace? This teaching examines each and every Scripture that speaks of grace.


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Grace, in so many words is simply forgiveness, something not found in the old testament or any of its so called laws.
The theme of forgiveness doesnt exist in the old testament, at least not for gentiles, even those too young to have done anything wrong.
The OT is about claims of group benefits and group liabilities.
The NT is about individual behaviors and individual motivations and deeds.

They are not the same thing, they are, in effect total opposites and cannot be merged with any logic or sincerity
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First off the Covenant is for anyone choosing to Covenant. Remember it was not only Israel coming out of Egypt. It was a mixed multitude.

Exo 19:5
(5)  ‘And now, if you diligently obey My voice, and shall guard My covenant, then you shall be My treasured possession above all the peoples – for all the earth is Mine –


Grace means favour.

cheen
khane
From H2603; graciousness, that is, subjectively (kindness, favor) or objectively (beauty): - favour, grace (-ious), pleasant, precious, [well-] favoured.

And to say grace is not found in the Tanach is disingenuous.

From TS2009 (my preference):
Gen 6:8
(8)  But Noah found favour in the eyes of YHWH.


From KJV:
Gen 6:8
(8)  But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.


Please listen to the teaching.
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Sorry I dont believe in the old testament at all, nor do I believe in its message, examples or claims,.

To me its the devils book, masquerading as some poor imitation of godlyness
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If that's the case, then why does Yeshua, the disciples, and the letters quote from the OT extensively if it were the "devil's book"?
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Does anyone remember a little incident in the bible on the road to Damascus where a guy named Saul of Tarsus was struck blind and them later converted? That guy became Paul. He started the Christian religion and he began to twist Christ's teachings.

Jesus never started a religion and never intended to. He was really only a messenger of the Kingdom of God's (within each) truth. This is one reason why he never left a single written word behind. An organised ritualised religion is exactly what he wanted to avoid but Paul had other ideas.

And to the one that called Urantia a hoax. Have you read it properly? If that is a hoax then it is by far the most reasonable, eloborate, imaginitive hoax ever conceived (especially for the time around 1935 when much about astronomy and cosmology written in it was unknown or in its infancy).

By its very nature and content it is clearly not because no man could come up with what is in that book in such detail. Not even the most imaginitive writers on Earth could conceive of the concepts in it and you know why? Because it contradicts and exposes absolutely everything religions have taught for thousands of years. It contradicts current science and accepted thinking in every way and brings mental and spiritual liberation. Everything the controllers don't want for you. It's not a controlling religious doctrine. It's a revelation. It's the story of everything. A story which the world controllers would not want humanity to know but they failed because it got published and the word got out.

If you read the Urantia book with a reasonable mind you'd see complete logical sense to it, not myths, legends, fairytales and interpretations. Nor visions or prophecies. Does that sound like another book you might know?

It isn't a children's book. Not the easiest to understand but once you get past the lifelong earth programming you'll begin to see. Creation is planned, ordered and managed and there is a definite plan for it and its inhabitants. God does have a plan and eternal leisure and bliss is not it.

God want us to become gods, co-creators with him, to become like him, and that is what the UB is about. The story of how low mortals (like us) can become gods and don't be afraid of the idea. If you live a moral, ethical, faithful, loving God-centered life and choose eternal life (yes, it is a choice you can make if you haven't already sometime in your existance) then all of Creation will work to make sure you become that.

In fact, a moral, ethical, faithful, loving, God-centered life is the only "laws" you really need. With that you can go far because those 5 points encompasses everything you could need to do. No rituals, no churches, just a personal relationship between you and God. That's the real church of God. You together with God's spirit (his actual personal spirit which the UB calls "The Thought Adjuster") within, is all you need because when all is said and done it is only you and God as One.

So, tell me again please how it is a hoax because I'm pretty sure none of your arguments will hold water. And , oh, don't trow the Bible at me on this, then I'll know you have no case and have not done your due reading.

PS. Sorry about the long posts but some things must be said.
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Maybe you should just ask a priest?

In gods universe you dont need insincere laws to make things fit, if you follow a Christian gods laws things fall into place.
If you follow the old testament gods laws, things go to hell.

Look around you.
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The whole point of Jesus' message is exactly the opposite of what you say. It's not about go-betweens like priests and institutions but a personal relationship between you and God within. That's all that matters. None can know you, understand you and guide you like the Spirit within. That's the most intimate relationship you can ever have and the only one that can stay with you forever. You and God and You. BFF.
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Follow the ten commandments.


Try to help others.

Don't be greedy.

Remember you can't take it with you anyway.


Just a suggestion.
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So Im still hoping for a clarification, WHERE in the old testament did the 10 commandments STOP them from breaking all, or at least the majority?

And as for dealing with 'Baaaaaaad' people in other tribes, we only have one side of that story.
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Does anyone remember a little incident in the bible on the road to Damascus where a guy named Saul of Tarsus was struck blind and them later converted? That guy became Paul. He started the Christian religion and he began to twist Christ's teachings.

Jesus never started a religion and never intended to. He was really only a messenger of the Kingdom of God's (within each) truth. This is one reason why he never left a single written word behind. An organised ritualised religion is exactly what he wanted to avoid but Paul had other ideas.

And to the one that called Urantia a hoax. Have you read it properly? If that is a hoax then it is by far the most reasonable, eloborate, imaginitive hoax ever conceived (especially for the time around 1935 when much about astronomy and cosmology written in it was unknown or in its infancy).

By its very nature and content it is clearly not because no man could come up with what is in that book in such detail. Not even the most imaginitive writers on Earth could conceive of the concepts in it and you know why? Because it contradicts and exposes absolutely everything religions have taught for thousands of years. It contradicts current science and accepted thinking in every way and brings mental and spiritual liberation. Everything the controllers don't want for you. It's not a controlling religious doctrine. It's a revelation. It's the story of everything. A story which the world controllers would not want humanity to know but they failed because it got published and the word got out.

If you read the Urantia book with a reasonable mind you'd see complete logical sense to it, not myths, legends, fairytales and interpretations. Nor visions or prophecies. Does that sound like another book you might know?

It isn't a children's book. Not the easiest to understand but once you get past the lifelong earth programming you'll begin to see. Creation is planned, ordered and managed and there is a definite plan for it and its inhabitants. God does have a plan and eternal leisure and bliss is not it.

God want us to become gods, co-creators with him, to become like him, and that is what the UB is about. The story of how low mortals (like us) can become gods and don't be afraid of the idea. If you live a moral, ethical, faithful, loving God-centered life and choose eternal life (yes, it is a choice you can make if you haven't already sometime in your existance) then all of Creation will work to make sure you become that.

In fact, a moral, ethical, faithful, loving, God-centered life is the only "laws" you really need. With that you can go far because those 5 points encompasses everything you could need to do. No rituals, no churches, just a personal relationship between you and God. That's the real church of God. You together with God's spirit (his actual personal spirit which the UB calls "The Thought Adjuster") within, is all you need because when all is said and done it is only you and God as One.

So, tell me again please how it is a hoax because I'm pretty sure none of your arguments will hold water. And , oh, don't trow the Bible at me on this, then I'll know you have no case and have not done your due reading.

PS. Sorry about the long posts but some things must be said.
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Maybe you should just ask a priest?

In gods universe you dont need insincere laws to make things fit, if you follow a Christian gods laws things fall into place.
If you follow the old testament gods laws, things go to hell.

Look around you.
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The whole point of Jesus' message is exactly the opposite of what you say. It's not about go-betweens like priests and institutions but a personal relationship between you and God within. That's all that matters. None can know you, understand you and guide you like the Spirit within. That's the most intimate relationship you can ever have and the only one that can stay with you forever. You and God and You. BFF.
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I was just being facetios for the Finntard,
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There were plenty of gentiles brought into the fold even before Christ. Look no further than the great mixed multitude that left Egypt. They were not slaves to Israel. They were part of Israel. God even commanded the native born not to mistreat them.
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No, theres no evidence that any of that tale ever happened.
Belief in myth is not a debate tool, its a tool to create fake news.
There is NO EXAMPLE FOR BRINGING IN OTHERS into the tribe as true equals, other than for sexual gratification.
I know what happens to so called converts in real life once they are no longer profitable, so dont play that fantasy as fact.
I know what is really thought about converts, and why they are always led to become 'producers' for the tribe.
Such obsession with blood and lineage trumps any matters of convenience of access to sex for sport of for procreations sake,
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You do know that there are 12 tribes of Israel not just one, correct? We're just scattered all over the earth.

Plus, bloodline matters not one whit to Elohim.


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In truth I dont give a GDF about their tribes or their wishes or their covenant with themselves.
The very fact that they are aggressively prosecuting an extermination agenda against all others is proof of their version of god. The difference between satan and their god, is only in name, and they mean to force you to obedience in his name.
ANYONE who needs to lie cheat and steal property and lives of others follows no god I want
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The ones you are referring to are today's Sadducees and Pharisees that Yeshua came up against. Corruption then, corruption now.
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An even better question is, among those that self identify or self represent as true old testament believers, in what way are the 10 commandments preventing them from lying, cheating, stealing, killing, bearing false witness, etc etc IN REAL LIFE RIGHT F-ING NOW?

It SHOULD be plain that breaking every single one of their 10 moisaic commandments is HOW THEY INTEND TO PREVAIL OVER THE REST OF US.

FFS~!
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No, theres no evidence that any of that tale ever happened.
Belief in myth is not a debate tool, its a tool to create fake news.
There is NO EXAMPLE FOR BRINGING IN OTHERS into the tribe as true equals, other than for sexual gratification.
I know what happens to so called converts in real life once they are no longer profitable, so dont play that fantasy as fact.
I know what is really thought about converts, and why they are always led to become 'producers' for the tribe.
Such obsession with blood and lineage trumps any matters of convenience of access to sex for sport of for procreations sake,
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You do know that there are 12 tribes of Israel not just one, correct? We're just scattered all over the earth.

Plus, bloodline matters not one whit to Elohim.


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In truth I dont give a GDF about their tribes or their wishes or their covenant with themselves.
The very fact that they are aggressively prosecuting an extermination agenda against all others is proof of their version of god. The difference between satan and their god, is only in name, and they mean to force you to obedience in his name.
ANYONE who needs to lie cheat and steal property and lives of others follows no god I want
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The ones you are referring to are today's Sadducees and Pharisees that Yeshua came up against. Corruption then, corruption now.
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The point is I dont need nor want them forcing their theocracy on me, and you shouldnt either.
THEIR god is not the one Jesus speak of.
Theirs is samesame as allah, god of death, destruction and war.
You can call it Aunt Sue if you want, but it is what it does.
THE OLD TESTAMENT GOD IS THE SOLE CAUSE OF THE WORLDS WARS AT THIS MOMENT.
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Not a moments peace on this planet thanks to the LAWS of an old testament god.
Not a moments peace.
5000 years of slaughter for the blood thirsty god.

And yet you expect peace in its name right around the corner?
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I want to be good. I love Him.
But I want a straight answer, not moral relativism.
Must I follow the laws of the Old Testament? Or do we Christians get to pick and choose what we want to follow?

All I want is clarity not confusion.

Yes or no?
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Your supposed to follow those laws and ideas which truly love God with all your being the best (which also means to love what's most appropriate and obey it the best) and loves creation as though it were you. Being practical of course about what bad parts of creation need to grow through their reap what they've sown lessons. The bible says in Jeremiah 8:8 that (if you look up vain in a lexicon it's false not vain) the scribes have made the law of God into falsehood. Isaiah in the 20's and 30's chapters if you piece key parts together said this was because people scorned the truth, and scorned repenting to it (changing their thoughts and deeds).

So what we must do is love with all our BRAINS and hearts and souls and strength, our intuition, our logic, our imaginings of what would be a better path, our reading to educate ourselves, in all ways we can to love the BEST way we can. So really you don't just read the bible, maybe you become an engineer and invent something to help stop starvation in Africa. Maybe you become a conspiracy theorist and tell the repent or die gospel of Jesus Christ in the comment boxes of the internet with the 10 commandments and conspiracy theory government document links and summaries.

But there are a lot of good ideas in the old testament, you must discern what makes you love the best. Including if your better off loving in or out of jail, because part of the OT laws WILL get you thrown in jail for life. Even if some of them are good ideas.

Now we must realize that things have changed, and to some degree that changes some but not all of what is now most appropriate to serve others in love. So maybe now we don't need to have 7 kids to keep up with the infant mortality rate, maybe now all kinds of things are different. We must discern wisely therefor what serves others the best.

Now with homosexuality, I've noticed that yes one thing was if 10% didn't have kids 200 -5000 years ago the population curve would have died out and we'd not be here, which is no longer an issue. However, male and female energies must be balanced or they will wreck things. Whether you do that by praying to God constantly, or by having a spouse of the other sex who knows what they're doing, they must be balanced energies. And sexuality amps up those energies, so two males only would be too if you will masculine. Now maybe one will try to be feminine in an attempt to not destroy the relationship, but their body doesn't have the hormones to do that correctly, so it is not serving others the best. Same with two women.

Now, is it possible to have say 2 guys and 2 gals in the same relationship? Well, that would be a much more intense relationship in all ways, and I question who all would be ready for such a thing. But the bible does say at some point we'll have a marriage supper of the lamb from what i gather or at least I've read in Revelation how the new Jerusalem comes out as a bride I think it says for Christ I forget, kind of like maybe all decent people will be in union with God and Jesus as Jesus said in the gospels He prayed we be in union as He and God were. So maybe one day that kind of thing will work.

But the key is to wisely discern what best loves God and God's Will and others, just as Jesus said that the whole law rests on the 1st and 2nd greatest commandments to do just that.
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You do know that there are 12 tribes of Israel not just one, correct? We're just scattered all over the earth.

Plus, bloodline matters not one whit to Elohim.


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In truth I dont give a GDF about their tribes or their wishes or their covenant with themselves.
The very fact that they are aggressively prosecuting an extermination agenda against all others is proof of their version of god. The difference between satan and their god, is only in name, and they mean to force you to obedience in his name.
ANYONE who needs to lie cheat and steal property and lives of others follows no god I want
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The ones you are referring to are today's Sadducees and Pharisees that Yeshua came up against. Corruption then, corruption now.
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The point is I dont need nor want them forcing their theocracy on me, and you shouldnt either.
THEIR god is not the one Jesus speak of.
Theirs is samesame as allah, god of death, destruction and war.
You can call it Aunt Sue if you want, but it is what it does.
THE OLD TESTAMENT GOD IS THE SOLE CAUSE OF THE WORLDS WARS AT THIS MOMENT.
know it by its self evident fruits, not by what someones tells you it is.
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Nobody is forcing anything on me. I freely choose to Covenant with the One, True, Living Elohim.

Allah and YHWH are not the same. Those bowing to Allah are descendants of Ishmael and/or Esau; whereas, those bowing to YHWH are descendants of Isaac, who brought forth Jacob aka Israel.

Gen 21:12-13
(12)  But Elohim said to Abraham, “Let it not be evil in your eyes because of the boy and because of your female servant. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice, for in Yitshaq your seed is called.

(13)  “And of the son of the female servant I also make a nation, because he is your seed.”
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I believe that the bible has served its purpose, but when I return, I will abolish it and institute a new set of laws, not too different from the old ones, only better.
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Grace, in so many words is simply forgiveness, something not found in the old testament or any of its so called laws.
The theme of forgiveness doesnt exist in the old testament, at least not for gentiles, even those too young to have done anything wrong.
The OT is about claims of group benefits and group liabilities.
The NT is about individual behaviors and individual motivations and deeds.

They are not the same thing, they are, in effect total opposites and cannot be merged with any logic or sincerity
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First off the Covenant is for anyone choosing to Covenant. Remember it was not only Israel coming out of Egypt. It was a mixed multitude.

Exo 19:5
(5)  ‘And now, if you diligently obey My voice, and shall guard My covenant, then you shall be My treasured possession above all the peoples – for all the earth is Mine –


Grace means favour.

cheen
khane
From H2603; graciousness, that is, subjectively (kindness, favor) or objectively (beauty): - favour, grace (-ious), pleasant, precious, [well-] favoured.

And to say grace is not found in the Tanach is disingenuous.

From TS2009 (my preference):
Gen 6:8
(8)  But Noah found favour in the eyes of YHWH.


From KJV:
Gen 6:8
(8)  But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.


Please listen to the teaching.
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Sorry I dont believe in the old testament at all, nor do I believe in its message, examples or claims,.

To me its the devils book, masquerading as some poor imitation of godlyness
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If that's the case, then why does Yeshua, the disciples, and the letters quote from the OT extensively if it were the "devil's book"?
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Well, firstly he doesnt, he makes references in a way to lead from the past beliefs to some potentially future beliefs.
On thing you notice that in these references they are used a as a common ground for transition to something more honest and universal and away from malignant tribalism which can only destroy.
He understood you cant clean up shit to make it pure but you can lead from shit to purity.

You so called messianics are funny in your pursuit of judeochristianity, you cannot let go of your birth entitlements, the implicit superiority is too ingrained to let it go, so you create a method by which you claim that its all for you, although you are willing to allow gentiles a piece of the franchise, as kind of a junior member.
Yet you dont disavow levitical laws, which are the source of the tribal poison, and you pretend they are holy, and, somewhere behind the curtain, to you they still are, and you, voluntarily are to be held to account for keeping them.

In now way did Jesus review and put his stamp of approval on the tribal laws, in no way does fulfill mean maintain.

The law of love others as you would love yourself ( love meaning fairness and honesty, not sexuality, btw) Cannot merge with levitical law which BY DESIGN intends to separate, judge AND PUNISH OTHERS.

Therefore judeochristianity was invented.

Judeochristianity is not the same as Christianity, and in preserving your prechristian identity you really havent gotten the full meaning of being born again, youre just laying claim to control those who made the jump from a criminally sadistic devilish desert god to a univeral god of respect and concern for all.

Now, you or someone like you will ban me, which is always the tribal answer to those who dare reveal undeniable truths to counter the fake news which finds so much favor among you.

But I have said all I needed to say, so the rest is up to you all.
Have a nice day, at least as you would do unto others.
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He is about total freedom. He wants you to follow what The Holy Spirit compels you to do. No Holy Spirit-No Jesus for you yet. Love God, others above yourself, worship God, study and pray, and all will be revealed to you at the appropriate (to Him) time to you.
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He is about total freedom. He wants you to follow what The Holy Spirit compels you to do. No Holy Spirit-No Jesus for you yet. Love God, others above yourself, worship God, study and pray, and all will be revealed to you at the appropriate (to Him) time to you.
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He is about total freedom. He wants you to follow what The Holy Spirit compels you to do. No Holy Spirit-No Jesus for you yet. Love God, others above yourself, worship God, study and pray, and all will be revealed to you at the appropriate (to Him) time to you.
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This is the only path to eternal life. You must be "deemed worthy" by Jesus. He is the gatekeeper.
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NO ...Jesus said specifically that by following the one Law of the Universe (of universes) that by "doing unto others, as you would have them do unto you" your behavior would satisfy ALL LAWs - religious and secular.

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Read about the day of Pentecost and what was revealed to hundreds !!!!!
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I want to be good. I love Him.
But I want a straight answer, not moral relativism.
Must I follow the laws of the Old Testament? Or do we Christians get to pick and choose what we want to follow?

All I want is clarity not confusion.

Yes or no?
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Follow the 10 Commandments, when you fail get back on track as you know Christ paid it all for you....
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.....Matthew 6:21
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: Ecclesiastes 3:1
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In truth I dont give a GDF about their tribes or their wishes or their covenant with themselves.
The very fact that they are aggressively prosecuting an extermination agenda against all others is proof of their version of god. The difference between satan and their god, is only in name, and they mean to force you to obedience in his name.
ANYONE who needs to lie cheat and steal property and lives of others follows no god I want
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76626437


The ones you are referring to are today's Sadducees and Pharisees that Yeshua came up against. Corruption then, corruption now.
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The point is I dont need nor want them forcing their theocracy on me, and you shouldnt either.
THEIR god is not the one Jesus speak of.
Theirs is samesame as allah, god of death, destruction and war.
You can call it Aunt Sue if you want, but it is what it does.
THE OLD TESTAMENT GOD IS THE SOLE CAUSE OF THE WORLDS WARS AT THIS MOMENT.
know it by its self evident fruits, not by what someones tells you it is.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76626437


Nobody is forcing anything on me. I freely choose to Covenant with the One, True, Living Elohim.

Allah and YHWH are not the same. Those bowing to Allah are descendants of Ishmael and/or Esau; whereas, those bowing to YHWH are descendants of Isaac, who brought forth Jacob aka Israel.

Gen 21:12-13
(12)  But Elohim said to Abraham, “Let it not be evil in your eyes because of the boy and because of your female servant. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice, for in Yitshaq your seed is called.

(13)  “And of the son of the female servant I also make a nation, because he is your seed.”

 Quoting: Schmoopee



Did you miss the belief/attitude of 'female servant' thing is actually the same.

'Woman, submit to your husband'. And of course, he is 'the head of the house'.
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Shalom/Peace in Yeshua HaMashiyach; He is the Mashiyach of ALL PEOPLE!!!

Before you read on, I ask that you humbly put aside all that you have ever been taught, or think to be true!!! I am not asking you to leave your brain at the curb, just read with an open mind, and see if what I am saying is backed by Tanakh and Ketuvim Netzarim???

TaNaKh = Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim:

Torah (instruction in righteousness; the bulls eye, target, or mark; it is YHVH’s standard; by the way, WE HAVE ALL MISSED THE MARK!!! UNLESS YOU THINK THAT MAYBE YOU HAVE NEVER TRANSGRESSED ANY OF THE 613 MITZVAHS/COMMANDS THAT APPLY TO YOU!!!) I am by no means down playing the importance of becoming obedient and walking in TORAH of YHVH, this is how we show our love for Him and others!!!

Neviim (the Prophetical Books)

Ketuvim (All of the other Holy Writings)

Ketuvim Netzarim = The Writings of the Netzarim/Nazarene, those that actually knew and walked with Yeshua!!! The original talmidim/disciples were TORAH observant!!!

First and foremost, ALL Glory, Honor, Praise, and Thanks be unto YHVH (YeHoVaH) the Most High Elohim, the True and Living Elohim, the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel); in the Name of Mashiyach Yeshua by whose Blood and Body I have been redeemed with His once and for all Sacrifice!!!

Yeshua (Yah-Saves) HaMashiyach (the Messiah/Anointed One) and TORAH of YHVH (Yahweh) are INSEPERABLE!!!


Blessings to you in the Name of YHVH (YeHoVaH) and His Mashiyach, Yeshua (Yah Saves)!!!

Keeping it real and getting back to the Ancient Ways, walking like Yeshua did, in TORAH of YHVH!!!

Let’s get real people; Mashiyach Yeshua and TORAH of YHVH are inseparable, as we are about to read in Mattithyahu/Matthew:


Common Sense 101: How can one know what is wrong, unless one is told what is right!!! TORAH is the Standard, PERIOD!!! When you break His Mitzvahs/Commandments, you are violating His TORAH!!! I have good news and bad news. First the bad news, we have all screwed up and missed the mark or bulls eye, which is TORAH. Some of us are close to the center, and some of us have no idea were in the heck the arrow is at!!! J The Good News, YHVH already knew, and from the very beginning Genesis/Bereshith, HE was going to provide the Mashiyach, the Seed of the woman, Eve, which would eventually be the Seed of Abraham, which would eventually culminate in Yeshua HaMashiyach!!! We must repent/teshuva of our sin!!! Confess, turn from, admit to being guilty of violating His TORAH, and our need of His Mercy and Forgiveness!!! We should all strive to walk in Torah of YHVH, not for salvation, but out of obedience and love for Him who would eventually Pay the ultimate price for ALL mankind through the Blood and Body of Mashiyach Yeshua!!! Some more Good News, the New Covenant/Cutting, which is spoken of in Yirmeyahu/Jeremiah 31:31-34 was brought about by Mashiyach Yeshua.

(Jeremiah 31:31) Behold, the days come, says YHVH, that I will cut a New Covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,

(Jeremiah 31:32) not according to the covenant that I cut with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt (which covenant of Mine they broke, although I was a husband to them, says YHVH).

(Jeremiah 31:33) But this shall be the Covenant that I will cut with the house of Israel: After those days, declares YHVH, I will put My TORAH in their inward parts, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their Elohim, and they shall be My people.

(Jeremiah 31:34) And they shall no longer each man teach his neighbor, and each man his brother, saying, Know YHVH. For they shall all know Me, from the least of them even to the greatest of them, declares YHVH. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sins no more.

I will be dealing with two primary words:

1. G3551

nomos

nom'-os

From a primary word nemō (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals); law (TORAH) (through the idea of prescriptive usage), generally (regulation), specifically (of Moses [including the volume]; also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle): - law (TORAH). Simply put TORAH, in the context of the following verses!!!

2. G458

anomia

an-om-ee'-ah

From G459; illegality, that is, violation of law (TORAH) or (generally) wickedness: - iniquity, X transgress (-ion of) the law (TORAH), unrighteousness. Simply put TORAH-lessness, in the context of the following verses!!! TORAH-lessness means to not walk in TORAH!!!

(Matt 5:17) Do not think that I have come to destroy TORAH or the Neviim/Prophets. I have not come to destroy but to fulfill.
(Matt 5:18) For truly I say to you, until the heaven and the earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any way pass from TORAH until all is fulfilled.
(Matt 5:19) Therefore whoever shall break/relax one of these commandments, the least, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of Heaven. But whoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of Heaven.

(Matt 7:22) Many will say to Me in that day, Adonai, Adonai, did we not prophesy in Your Name, and in Your Name cast out demons, and in Your name do many works of power?
(Matt 7:23) And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; "depart from Me, those working TORAH-lessness!"


(Matthew 13:41) The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His Kingdom all the offenses, and those who practice TORAH-lessness.

(Matthew 13:42) And they will throw them into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.

(Matthew 13:43) Then the righteous will shine out like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one having ears to hear, let him hear.

(Matthew 22:33) And hearing, the crowds were astonished at His (Yeshua’s) doctrine/teaching.

(Matthew 22:34) But hearing that He had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees were gathered together.

(Matthew 22:35) And one of them, a lawyer/expert on Moses & Torah, questioned Him, testing Him, and saying,

(Matthew 22:36) Teacher, which is the great commandment in TORAH?

(Matthew 22:37) And Yeshua said to him, "You shall love the YHVH your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind." (Notice that Yeshua is quoting TORAH, Deut. 6:5!!!)

(Matthew 22:38) This is the first and great commandment.

(Matthew 22:39) And the second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Once again Yeshua is quoting TORAH, Lev. 19:18!!!)

(Matthew 22:40) On these two commandments all the TORAH and the Neviim/Prophets hang.

(Matthew 22:41) But the Pharisees having been gathered, Yeshua questioned them,

(Matthew 22:42) saying, What do you think about the Mashiyach? Whose son is He? They say to Him, David's.

(Matthew 22:43) He said to them, Then how does David in Spirit call Him Adon, saying,

(Matthew 22:44) "YHVH said to my Adon, Sit off My right until I should put Your hostile ones as a footstool for Your feet?" (See Psalm/Tehillim 110!!! I have a rough teaching on Psalm 110 at this link: ~ [link to home.earthlink.net] .)

(Matthew 22:45) Then if David calls Him Adon, how is He his son?

(Matthew 22:46) And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day to question Him any more.


(Matthew 23:27) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened graves which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, but within are full of bones of the dead, and of all uncleanness.
(Matt 23:28) So you also indeed outwardly appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and TORAH-lessness.


I highly urge all of you to read Mattithyahu/Matthew Chapter 24; I am only going to focus on a small portion that contains the word TORAH-lessness!!!

(Matthew 24:1) And going out, Yeshua left the Temple. And His talmidim/disciples came to show Him the buildings of the Temple.

(Matthew 24:2) But Yeshua said to them, Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, There will not at all be left one stone on a stone which in no way will not be thrown down. (This prophecy of Yeshua came true in 70 C.E., with the destruction of the Temple by the Romans under Titus Vespasian!!! This is historically accurate, and foretold about 40 years before it even happened!!! Do a Google search on Titus Vespasian, here is a link: [link to www.roman-empire.net] .)

(Matthew 24:3) And as He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the talmidim/disciples came to Him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? And, What is the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?

(Matthew 24:4) And answering, Yeshua said to them, See that not any leads you astray.

(Matthew 24:5) For many will come in My Name, saying, I am the Mashiyach. And they will cause many to be led astray.

(Matthew 24:6) But you are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See, do not be terrified. For all things must take place, but the end is not yet.

(Matthew 24:7) For nation will be raised against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines and plagues and earthquakes against many places.

(Matthew 24:8) But all these are a beginning of throes/sorrows.

(Matthew 24:9) Then they will deliver you up to affliction, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My Name.

(Matthew 24:10) And then many will be offended, and they will deliver up one another and will hate one another.

(Matthew 24:11) And many false prophets will be raised and will cause many to err.

(Matthew 24:12) And because TORAH-lessness shall have been multiplied, the love of the many will grow cold.

(Matthew 24:13) But the one who endures to the end, that one will be kept safe.

Yeshua walked in Torah of YHVH, and He taught Torah of YHVH; Yeshua and Torah of YHVH are inseparable!!! If any teaching or tradition goes against the Written Torah of YHVH; then we must reject it, and follow the Ancient Paths!!! YHVH does not change; He is the same yesterday as today, and forever!!!

In the following verses we see Yeshua commanding His talmidim/disciples to teach all nations to observe ALL things, whatever He commanded and taught them. Yeshua walked and taught Torah of YHVH, so the followers of Yeshua should be doing the same!!! You will notice that we are to teach and walk in Torah of YHVH, and Yeshua will be with us until the very end!!!

(Matthew 28:17) And seeing Him, they worshiped Him. But they doubted.

(Matthew 28:18) And coming up Yeshua talked with them, saying, All authority in Heaven and on earth was given to Me.

(Matthew 28:19) Then having gone, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the Name (singular, not plural) (HaShem) of the Abba/Father and of the Son and of the Ruach HaKodesh/Holy Spirit,

(Matthew 28:20) teaching them to observe all things, whatever I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you all the days until the completion of the age. Amen.


These verses are only the tip of the iceberg!!! The truth of Mashiyach Yeshua has been hid by the wicked in high places, poor translations, and too many hireling pastors that would rather walk in the traditions of men, and keep their tax exempt status!


Baruch Haba B’Shem YHVH!!! Blessed is He who comes in the Name of YeHoVaH!!!



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In now way did Jesus review and put his stamp of approval on the tribal laws

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So why did he instruct his followers to do everything the Pharisees tell them to?

“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach" (Matthew 23:2-3)





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