Monday, October 13, 2014

RE-VISIONISME / TEORI DISPENSASI / TEOLOGI PENGGANTIAN (REPLACEMENT)

RE-VISIONISME / TEORI DISPENSASI / TEOLOGI PENGGANTIAN (REPLACEMENT)

Sebagai pembawa acara/master of ceremonies (mc), Satan menyamarkan agama penipuannya dgn yang disebut sebagai "re-visionisme" oleh para sarjana. Inilah arti re-visionisme menurut kamus :

"revisionisme: n. 1. Suatu kebijaksanan utk memodifikasi atau mengubah, khususnya utk bidang politik atau doktrin agama. ("doktrin" berasal dari kata  Latin yg berarti "mengajarkan" 

Sejarah menunjukkan bahwa dulunya Pemerintahan Roma adalah salah satu dari pemuja matahari (agama Mithras), lalu Kaisar Konstantin memaksakan percampuran antara Kekristenan dan Mithras di kerajaannya. Dia menghapuskan hari Sabbath yg sebenarnya, dan memaksakan hari beribadah menjadi hari minggu (Sun-day), jika tidak akan dihukum mati. Dia mendirikan Katolik-isme (Latin: Universalisme) dengan menetapkan hari" minggu Sun-day sebagai hari Shabbat, dan Easter sebagai hari Paskah. (Easter adalah salah satu hari raya Pagan yang sangat penting, berasal dari kata "Ishtar", hari untuk memperingati "mengandungnya" Ibu Bumi selama 9 bulan yg dikenal sebagai winter solstice (saat matinya matahari/musim salju). Jadi siapakah yg mendesain penyembahan matahari? si Bapa pendusta!  Apakah ada kebohongan" yg diceritakan pada hari Natal/Christmas? mari kita mempelajarinya....

Pada tahun 525, Dionysus Exiguus (Dennis si Kecil) datang ke Roma dari Scythia. Ia adlh seorang "rahib" dari agama Pagan -- istilah atau jabatan ini tidaklah kita temukan di dlm alkitab/ kitab suci pada konteks penyembahan. Ia dtg pada saat hari perayaan Solstice, merayakan hari lahirnya matahari, ia menyaksikan seluruh Roma dalam pesta hingar bingar. Hiasan rangkaian dari tumbuhan hijau berbentuk lingkaran digantung di dpn pintu setiap rumah sbg simbol dari matahari.  Setiap pemuja matahari memasang hiasan ini pada pintu rumah mereka. Setiap orang menukar kado, dan pesta mabuk"an ada dimana-mana. Warna MERAH juga adlh simbol dari matahari, yg mengingatkan kita akan PANASnya.  Di masa Babylon kuno, kado" diletakkan di pohon" dlm hutan kecil sebagai persembahan kepada Tammuz /Nimrod pada masa musim salju/solstice.   
Nimrod diasosiasikan/dihubungkan dengan tumbuh"an hijau, dan disembah sebagai dewa matahari setelah ia mati terbunuh.  "Pohon Natal" merepresentasikan Nimrod bagi pemuja matahari (Yer. 10:2-5), dan ibadah penyembahan matahari terbit melibatkan ranting-ranting dapat ditemukan di Yehezkiel 8:16, dimana sang imam menghadap matahari dan membelakangi Bait Suci. Hiasan lingkaran hijau adalah lambang Nimrod, dan merujuk kpd bentuk bulat matahari. Setelah mempelajari praktek" di Roma ini adlh cara praktek para penyembah matahari, Dionysus Exiguus shok dan ketakutan.  Karena ia tidak tahan akan gairah/semangat dari hiruk pikuknya perayaan ini, ia lalu mencoba "merevisi" arti dari perayaan ini dengan mengklaim bahwa ini adalah perayaan kelahiran dari sang Mesias, bukan penyembahan matahari di agama  Pagan, yg kemudian Mithras (Satan) membenarkannya dgn mengadopsi upacara satan ini menjadi  "Kekristenan" (melanggar Ulangan 12:30,31).  Ia juga menciptakan konsep "B.C. & A.D (Sebelum dan Sesudah Masehi)." Para apologi (org yg membela keyakinan/pendirian) menyebut hal ini "inkulturasi".

Ketika kita mau mengkupas dan membahas kedok ini dan menyatakan kebenaran" ini, kebanyakan orang (kristen) tidak mau melihat sungguh" kebenaran ini.  Mereka merasa terusik/terganggu dan merasa seakan" "diserang" dan hanya ingin kembali kepada zona nyaman kepalsuannya. Dan pada akhirnya mereka menuduh/mendakwa para pembawa pesan kebenaran ini sebagai sekte sesat, lalu membenci, mengkritik dan menghakimi.

Ketika kita menukar KEGELAPAN dengan TERANG, kita pada akhirnya akan mengalami kesengsaraan.  "Tipu muslihat" si satan ini ditujukan kepada anak", karena dia tahu jika kita melatih anak" kita dgn cara yg seharusnya -- maka sampai masa tuapun mrk tidak akan terpisahkan dari kebenaran. Tapi pasti kita akan berkata "Oh, gapapa deh, mrk kan cuma anak-anak".   Peralatan, Siasat, Jebakan, dan Tipu Muslihat dari si musuh/adversary ini ditujukan kepada semua orang agar menjadi taat kepadanya.  "Tidakkah kamu mengetahui bahwa kepada siapa kamu menyerahkan dirimu sendiri sebagai hamba bagi ketaatan, kamu adalah hamba yang kepadanya kamu menaati, apakah itu dosa kepada kematian, atau ketaatan kepada kebenaran?" (Roma 6:16).

Merevisi, kamuflase, kedok, dan menyembunyikan kebenaran :  ini adalah proses dari musuh kita utk menipu/mengecoh kita.  Dapatkah kita mengatasi tipuan ini, atau kita terhanyut dijalan yg lebar yg menuju ke kebinasaan?  Sadarlah --Anda sedang dlm mimpi buruk Babilonian. Tidak ada topeng lg dlm Kebenaran;  tidak ada ajaran Pagan yg dpt menopang Kebenaran  -- semua berasal dari sumbernya.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Nazarene vs Messianic

Nazarenes or Messianic Jews?


You may be surprised to find out that the original Jewish followers of Yeshua were NOT “Messianic
Jews”. As Daniel Juster writes:
No form of Judaism or Christianity… has used the term “Messianic Judaism” as its
appropriate designation.
(Jewish Roots; 1986 edition, p. viii)
The original followers of Yeshua were a sect of Judaism known as “Nazarenes” (as we read in Acts
24:5).
The term “Messianic Judaism” was invented in the late 60’s and it is a human invention. David Stern
writes in his Messianic Jewish Manifesto:
According to Scripture the word “Christian” does not denote Jewish believers in Yeshua at
all. The New Testament calls them followers of “this way” (Acts 9:2, 22:4) and
“Nazarenes” (Acts 24:5)… the New Testament does not call Jewish believers “Christians”.
According to New Testament usage the term “Christian” is reserved for Gentile believers
in the Jewish Messiah Yeshua.
Acts 11:19-26 tells how in Antioch some Jewish believers… did not limit their proclamation
of Yeshua as the Messiah to Jews, as had been the norm previously, but broke new
ground… Many of these Gentiles came to believe… the other Gentiles in Antioch… coined
the word christianoi (Christians),… Thus the term “Christian” was invented by Gentiles to
describe Gentiles in a Gentile environment. The New Testament tells us explicitly that “the
disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” [Acts 11:26]
(Messianic Jewish Manifesto; David Stern; p. 32)
Now it is important here to note that David Stern himself in his Jewish New Testament and Complete
Jewish Bible, translates Acts 11:26 with:
…it was at Antioch that the talmidim for the first time were called “Messianic”.(Acts 11:26
JNT)
In his commentary to this passage in his Jewish New Testament Commentary Stern writes:
“Messianic,” or “Messianics,” Greek Christianoi, which could be rendered… as in other
translations, “Christians.” …the name “Christianoi” was applied to Gentile believers by
Gentile nonbelievers. The name nonbelieving Jews gave to Jewish believers was
“Natzaratim”… (“Nazarenes”),…
Again in Messianic Jewish Manifesto Stern writes:
“Messianic” comes from the Hebrew mashiach, which means “anointed.” “Christian”
comes from Greek christos, which is the [Greek] New Testament’s translation of mashiach
AND MEANS THE SAME THING. …in the New Testament the term “Christian,” which
appears only three times, apparently denotes being a Gentile believer in Yeshua, so that
scripturally “Jewish Christian” is a contradiction in terms.
(Emphasis and brackets added)
(Messianic Jewish Manifesto; David Stern; p. 20)
Now we can see from David Stern’s own words above:
1. The terms “Christian” and “Messianic” are alternate translations of the Greek word
“Christianoi” “and mean the same thing”.
2. The term “Christianoi” or “Christian” is used in the scriptures only to denote a GENTILE
believer in Yeshua, so that scripturally the term “Jewish Christian” is “a contradiction in terms”.
Therefore we may conclude that:
• The term “Messianic” is used in the scriptures only to denote a GENTILE believer in Yeshua, so
that scripturally the term “Messianic Jew” is a contradiction in terms.
• The logic is inescapable… the term “Messianic Judaism” is scripturally invalid, it is a human
invention and a contradiction in terms.
So what were the original Jewish followers of Yeshua called if they were not Messianic Jews? Stern
admits:
The New Testament calls them followers of “this way” (Acts 9:2, 22:4) and “Nazarenes” (Acts 24:5)
(Messianic Jewish Manifesto; David Stern; p. 32)
In fact if we quote Stern, but substitute the word “Messianic” for “Christians” (since Stern admits “they
are the same”) we read:
According to Scripture the word “MESSIANIC” does not denote Jewish believers in Yeshua
at all. The New Testament calls them followers of “this way” (Acts 9:2, 22:4) and
“NAZARENES” (Acts 24:5)… the New Testament does not call Jewish believers
“MESSIANIC”. According to New Testament usage the term “MESSIANIC” is reserved for
Gentile believers in the Jewish Messiah Yeshua.
So the BIBLICAL term for Jewish believers in Messiah is NOT “Messianic” but “Nazarene”. We
should be seeking a restoration of “Nazarene Judaism” not creating “Messianic Judaism” which, being
“Christian Judaism” (i.e. “Christianized Judaism”) is a contradiction in terms.

Friday, January 17, 2014

SEJARAH NATAL/CHRISTMAS

: Christmas/Natal

Berikut ini adalah kutipan dari the 2000 Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume 11; hal 390:

"kemudian selama periode sejarah Roma, penyembahan matahari didapati sesuatu yang penting dan akhirnya menjadi apa yang disebut  'solar monotheisme.' Hampir seluruh dewa dewa jaman itu telah di rasuki dari hal ini, dan keduanya Kristus dan Mithra di sejajarkan menjadi bagian dari dewa matahari. Perayaan Sol dan Victus (Matahari yang tak terkalahkan) pada 25 Desember dirayakan sebagai hari yang bersuka cita, dan pada akhirnya tanggal ini  ditetapkan oleh kekristenan sebagai Christmas/Natal, Kelahiran  Kristus."

Ketika Sha‘ul menuliskan surat kepada efesus, kelompok orang percaya yang dikelilingi oleh orang orang penyembah berhala, dia berkata:

"Janganlah turut mengambil bagian dalam perbuatan-perbuatan kegelapan yang tidak berbuahkan apa-apa, tetapi sebaliknya telanjangilah perbuatan-perbuatan itu."[1]

Kita sebaiknya tidak mencoba untuk mengadaptasi perayaan penyembah berhala. Lebih baik,kita menelanjangi mereka atas kebohongan dan dusta mereka.Menciptakant kebohongan oleh perkataan bahwa Mesiah telah lahir tanggal 25 Desember, kelahiran dari dewa matahari, adalah sesuatu yang konyol. Satu hal yang terpenting adalah Penyelamat kita tidak akan berkenan disamakan dengan "segala sesuatu mengenai dewa matahari."

Kebenarannya adalah bahwa Mesiah tidak lahir pada tanggal 25 Desember . 25 Desembaer adalah Kelahiran kebanyakan dewa dewa penyembahan berhala. Mengapa kita menyatukan Manusia yang Kudus dari YHWH dengan mereka? Dia adalah Kudus, yang artinya "terpisahkan." Dia tidak  sama seperti mereka ! Dan Dia tidak mau bergabung dengan mereka dan disembah seperti kebiasaan mereka.

Kenyataannya,tradisi pagan bercampur dengan perayaan Christmas atau Natal yang secara langsung dan tegas dikutuk dalam Kitab Suci :

"Dengarlah firman yang disampaikan YHWH kepadamu, hai kaum Israel! .  Beginilah firman YHWH: "Janganlah biasakan dirimu dengan tingkah langkah bangsa-bangsa, janganlah gentar terhadap tanda-tanda di langit, sekalipun bangsa-bangsa gentar terhadapnya. .Sebab yang disegani bangsa-bangsa adalah kesia-siaan. Bukankah berhala itu pohon kayu yang ditebang orang dari hutan, yang dikerjakan dengan pahat oleh tangan tukang kayu?Orang memperindahnya dengan emas dan perak; orang memperkuatnya dengan paku dan palu, supaya jangan goyang."[2]

Pertama YHWH mengatakan kepada kami melalui ayat ini "Jangan mempelajari cara bangsa bangsa" Jangan pernah pelajari itu, apalagi mempraktekkan dan menggabungkan untuk menyembah  YHWH! Bagaimanapun, tidak kah dasar kita menyembah YHWH ada dalam Kitab Suci,dan itu melebihi dari Paganisme?
Mencampurkan menyembah YHWH dengan cara Pagan di kutuk dalam Kitab Suci dan secara langsung dan sengaja itu adalah memberontak menentang YHWH!

Bukan saja salah mempraktekkan tradisi kebohongan ini (catatan bahwa Santa adalah anagram/permainan kata dari "satan"), hal ini juga  SEBUAH DOSA untuk mengambil tradisi pagan dan mencoba untuk menerapkan hal itu sebagai penyembahan kepada YHWH. Buktikan disini di dalam Ulangan 12 bagaimana YHWH menangani anak anak Israel ketika mereka telah masuk dalam Tanah Perjanjian:

""Apabila YHWH, Elohimmu, telah melenyapkan dari hadapanmu bangsa-bangsa yang daerahnya kaumasuki untuk mendudukinya, dan apabila engkau sudah menduduki daerahnya dan diam di negerinya, 'maka hati-hatilah, supaya jangan engkau kena jerat dan mengikuti mereka, setelah mereka dipunahkan dari hadapanmu, dan supaya jangan engkau menanya-nanya tentang ilah mereka dengan berkata: Bagaimana bangsa-bangsa ini beribadah kepada ilah mereka? Akupun mau berlaku begitu.'"[3]

Sekarang ayat berikutnya (31-32) bahwa itu tidak mengatakan, "Mari kita melayani ilah mereka (dewa)" tetapi "BAGAIMANA bangsa ini melakukan melayani ilah(dewa) mereka":

"Jangan engkau berbuat seperti itu terhadap YHWH,Elohimmu; sebab segala yang menjadi kekejian bagi YHWH, apa yang dibenci-Nya, itulah yang dilakukan mereka bagi ilah mereka; bahkan anak-anaknya lelaki dan anak-anaknya perempuan dibakar mereka dengan api bagi ilah mereka.;.  "Segala yang kuperintahkan kepadamu haruslah kamu lakukan dengan setia, janganlah engkau menambahinya ataupun menguranginya."[4]

"Kamu tidak boleh menyembah YHWH Elohim mu dengan cara seperti itu." jangan menyembah YHWH dengan cara seperti itu , karena cara itu adalah cara kafir/penyembah berhala! Jangan mengambil kebiasaan Pagan/penyembahan berhala dan mencoba menghormati DIA dengan cara seperti itu. Dia tidak dihormati oleh mereka. Jangan menambahkan pada perintah perintah Nya dan jangan mengurangi perintah perintah Nya.

Christmas/Natal dan Easter/paskah kristen keduanya adalah berasal dari perayaan Pagan/ berhala mengaplikasikan hal itu pada penyembahan pada YHWH adalah kejijikan bagi DIA.

Renungkan ini, akankah dibenarkan liburan satan pada pemuja satan untuk mengambil dan menggabungkan liburannya dengan kebiasaan dalam penyembahan kepada YHWH? Pasti tidak! Kita perlu menyadari semua itu adalah Paganisme/berhala yang adalah konsep satan. Satan adalah dalang dibalik semua penyembahan Paganisme. Dan apapun dewa nya dan cara penyembahannya terhadap berhala, mereka sebenarnya sedang menyembah satan. 

"Bukan! Apa yang kumaksudkan ialah, bahwa persembahan mereka adalah persembahan kepada roh-roh jahat, bukan kepada Elohim. Dan aku tidak mau, bahwa kamu bersekutu dengan roh-roh jahat."[5]

Sekarang bandingkan dengan ayat berikut ini:

"Kamu tidak dapat minum dari cawan YHWH dan juga dari cawan roh-roh jahat;Kamu tidak dapat mendapat bagian dalam perjamuan YHWH dan juga dalam perjamuan roh-roh jahat ."[6]

Tapi banyak orang kristen berdalih: "Tetapi saya tidak melihat sesuatu yang salah dengan merayakan Natal/Christmas, Saya hanya melihat Yesus dalam perayaan itu". Baiklah,anda ingin menyembah YHWH menu rut anggapan dan cara anda dan anda ingin membawa persembahan pada YHWH menurut kemauan hati anda sendiri, mari kita liat bagaimana seriusnya  YHWH menentang hal ini… 

Di dalam Bilangan 16, 26 dan 27:3 Korah (Korah) seorang imam lewi, bukan seorang yang biasa saja, tetapi seorang imam lewi dengan 250 orangey,dan yang diajarkan dan apa yang dilakukannya adalah sangat benar. Ketika  Moshe bernubuat untuk mereka  untuk membawa  pendupaan mereka, 250 orang itu berharap,dan berambisi dengan dirinya untuk menjadi Imam Tinggi, posisi teratas untuk menyembah YHWH. Mereka sangat percaya bahwa mereka akan mendapatkan posisi tersebut. Ingatkah anda "orang asing" yang mempersembahkan pada anak Harun yang adalah seorang dari Imam Tinggi Nadab dan Abihu? " Kemudian anak-anak Harun, Nadab dan Abihu, masing-masing mengambil perbaraannya, membubuh api ke dalamnya serta menaruh ukupan di atas api itu. Dengan demikian mereka mempersembahkan ke hadapan YHWH api yang asing yang tidak diperintahkan-Nya kepada mereka."[7]

ketika Nadab dan Abihu menyalakan persembahan di dalam ukupan mereka sendiri, api yang tidak benar dan YHWH tidak mengenalnya.[8] Mereka menyiapkan persembahan korban diatas kayu bakar mereka sendiri. Tidak ada korban ukupan yang telah diperintahkan. Anak anak Harun melalaikan perintah untuk menunggu api suci dan mempersembahkan ukupan dengan api yang tidak sah.[9] Setiap orang yang mengubah cara korban, itu adalah hak dan milik YHWH sendiri.[10] YHWH yang menentukan penghakiman yang mengerikan dan untuk melakukan perlawanan kepada yang menambah ataupun mengurangi dari Perintah YHWH.[11]

Sekarang kita melihat Korah 250 'asing’, persembahan yang tidak di terima oleh YHWH. Hasilnya, mereka di lahap oleh api! Bagaimana hal ini dihubungkan dengan Hari Natal/Christmas (atau Easter)? Apakah kamu mengikuti apa yang dikehendaki YHWH, atau  anda sedang mengikuti apa yang telah DIA larang?haruskah kita terus menjadi orang yang tidak taat pada perintah perintahYHWH dan segala aturan aturan Nya, sekalipun kita mengetahui kita perlu untuk menyembah Dia dengan caraNYa terlebih dahulu? Apakah anda memberontak menentang YHWH?

Saudara terkasih garis bawahilah,kita tidak dapat mencampur yang najis dengan yang terpisah (kudus), dan kita tidak dapat mencampuri kebohongan dengan kebenaran, dan kita tidak dapat mencampuri meja untuk YHWH dengan meja untuk setan. Kita harus memilih yang mana akan kita lakukan. Saudara terkasih meja mana yang anda pilih?



[1]  Efesus 5:11
[2]  Jer 10:1-4
[3]  Ul 12:29-30
[4]  Ul 12:31-32
[5]  1 kor 10:20
[6]  1 kor 10:21
[7]  imamat 10:1
[8]  Commentary on Lev 10:1-14, The Jewish Study Bible: Tanakh Translation. The Jewish Publication Society, 2004. Page 227.
[9]  imamat 10:1-3
[10]  imamat 10. Clarke, Adam. Commentary on the Holy Bible. Beacon Hill Press, 1967. Page 160.
[11]  imamat 10. Halley, Henry H. Halley’s Bible Handbook. 74th Edition. 1993. Page 136

Thursday, January 9, 2014

What is this story, that "Jesus" was a Jew!

What is this story, that "Jesus" was a Jew!

Introduction


As surprising as it may seem, many Christians are not aware that Y‟shua is a Jew. As a matter of fact, when some hear it said that He is they get angry, and even mad. This has happened many times.


"How can you say Y’shua was a Jew? Everybody knows he was conceived of the Holy Spirit and is therefore God and not a Jew. He just happened to live among the Jews".






Many Christians bellow out:


"What is all this stuff about Jesus being a Jew? He wasn't a Jew; he was the first Christian and the founder of the Christian Church".

It is most unfortunate that this type of thinking is common in Christian circles today. Actually, it is an expression of a subtle, often subconscious, attitude on the part of many Christians that is quite serious and most dangerous. We might even go so far as to define it as "hellish". It is a hellish, ingrained anti-Semitism1 that expresses itself in an unwillingness to accept Y‟shua as a Jew.


1 Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. Social scientists consider it a form of racism - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism


The perverted logic is, "How could anyone so dear and precious to me, someone I love so much and to whom I have surrendered my life, be a Jew?"





It is believed that this kind of thinking expresses the conviction of many Christians today. It is usually buried deep within the subconscious mind (or repressed) and only manifests itself overtly when one's spiritual guard is down. It is the result of the spiritual ship of the Word of YHWH being torn loose from the jetty of the historical foundations of biblical faith that were secured firmly in the foundations of historic Judaism. As a result, the spiritual ship has for centuries, been awash in a sea of pagan theology that has led to the gentilisation; i.e., paganisation of the Church.


The Church has forgotten that they are the Wild Olive Branches that need to be grafted into the Natural Olive Tree. They have completely forgotten from whence it is that the branch receives the nourishing sap.


Journey with me as we study the Scriptures, which will thoroughly convince us that our Messiah Y‟shua was indeed a Jew… 5








What the church has forgotten


The church has forgotten that they no longer have pagan ancestors – but that their ancestors are Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, and Rachel; and that they, too, passed through the Sea with Moshe2. They have lost their kinship to things Jewish; and if you will, to a Jewish Y‟shua.


2 Hebrew for Moses, 1 Cor 10:1


3 Hebrew for Mary


4 The name of God used nearly 7,000 times in the Bible. The name is accepted by leading scholars to be pronounced as YaHuWaH.





5 Luke 1:32


6 Jer 23:5


7 Isaiah 11:1


The church has failed to recognise for the last 2,000 years that the movement to which Y‟shua gave birth was a Jewish one, totally within the historic Judaism of His day. In fact, He came to be the true Rabbi of Judaism and not to start a new religion called "Christianity" with all its pagan traditions and false theologies.


Let us analyse the logic of the argument that Y‟shua was not a Jew. The fact that multitudes of Christians believe this is astonishing. Even the skeptics and the agnostics throughout the ages never advanced this argument…





Y’shua’s Genealogy was Jewish


His lineage is traced back to David and the patriarchs in typical Jewish fashion in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The angel Gabriel announced to Miriam3 that the child, Y‟shua, would be conceived by the Holy Spirit within her womb and would be given "the throne of His father David":


He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the YHWH4 God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:5





David was a Jew from the Tribe of Judah; and if David is Y‟shua‟s father as the Scriptures say, then Y‟shua was also from the Tribe of Judah.


Behold, the days come, saith YHWH, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.6


And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse (David‟s father), and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:7

Monday, January 6, 2014

Torah-observant Messianism—what on earth is that?

Torah-observant Messianismwhat on earth is that?
 
 
Introduction
 
In Islam you only have two denominations, Shiite and Sunni; but in Christianity there were reported to be approximately 38,000 denominations in 2010,1 and many more which could not be verified due to their insignificance. By the time you read this booklet, there will be lots of new ones. Any idea why it is like that?
The only logical reason I can think of is because people do not take the Word of YHWH as literally as they should. Scripture after Scripture is being spiritualized, and teachings based on the doctrines and traditions of men are being accepted above YHWH’s original and literal teachings.
To us at the Hebraic Roots Teaching Institute, the literal sense of Scripture alone is the whole essence of faith. We believe all heresies and errors have originated, not from the simple words of Scripture, but from neglecting the simple words of Scripture and from the habit of purely making assumptions that is, by spiritualizing Scriptures.
Globally, many people have reached the point where they do not attend church services anymore. They want to embark on the incredible journey of discovery on the Ancient Paths for the "original meanings". Believers are not ignorant, pew-sitting church goers where the "Reverend" talks and they listen and accept everything. No, they have become intelligent researchers of the Word as the Bereans did,2 and they tap into resources most "Old Reverends" do not even know existi.e., the Internet.
Many Believers around the globe, as of late, desire to seek out their God-given roots, the Hebraic Roots of their faith. Y’shua was a Hebrew,3 a Jew from the Tribe of Judah,4 and Believers want to prepare themselves as a Hebrew Bride for the return of their Hebrew Messiah.
 
 
As Last-day Believers in Messiah, people want to know the absolute truth about YHWH from His Word. To a large degree, there is much from His Word about which we can be completely confident. These are the things for which we should be willing to suffer rather than deny. However,
 
1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations
2 Acts 17:10-12
3 John 4:9
4 Isaiah 11 and Jer 23:5
 
 
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because of our human frailties, none of us will ever know and perfectly understand all the truths in Scripture.5 We will never be completely able to elucidate and interpret all of Scripture correctly. Moreover, apart from our human imperfections, there are many passages in the Bible which are extremely difficult to accurately interpret.
YHWH has called us, and many like-minded Believers like us, to do two things. First, we are to never give up studying and seeking the correct interpretation of any given Bible passage. Second, such opportunities are golden moments for us to learn to show grace and love to others whose understanding of a given passage may differ from ours.
Our Hebrew-rooted Believers use a slightly different vocabulary to that which Christians might be accustomed to. We have chosen to use what many refer to as a Messianic6 vocabulary. The reasons being: Firstly, using Hebraic-sounding words is another way to help you associate with the Hebraic Roots of our faith. Secondly, these words are not merely an outward show for us, they are truly an expression of who we are as Messianics who have "taken hold" of our Inheritance with Israel. Instead of saying "Jesus", we call our Saviour "Y’shua", the way His parents would have addressed Him. In addition, rather than referring to Y’shua as "Christ", we use the word "Messiah", an Anglicized version of the Hebrew "Moshiach".
Judaism is the belief in the literal interpretation of the Old Covenant Scriptures, known as the Hebrew Bible. That would make Messianic Judaism, then, a belief in the literal interpretation of both the Old and the New Covenant Scripturesbecause Messianics firmly believe that Y’shua is the Messiah Redeemer and Son of YHWH (God).
No matter from what background the Believer originally comes, we believe that all who explore our teachings will be blessed. It is our prayer that all will truly come to realize that the truth in the Scripture is more precious than gold, and we do that by "believing the Scriptures like a child".7 May the Father continue to lift the veil from our eyes and mould us into a generation that will be pleasing to Him. Let us all pray as the Psalmist in Psalm 119:18"Open my eyes so that I may behold the wonderful things from Your Torah (Teachings)."
5 Isaiah 64:6
6 Messianics or Messianism is the belief in the Messiah, the Saviour and Redeemer of the world–in Hebrew transliteration as Y’shua HaMoshiachknown by Christians as Jesus the Christ
7 Mark 10:15
 
 
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Embark on your learning experience with us as we continue our journey into the Scriptures on the good old "ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and you shall find rest for your souls" (Jer 6:16).
 



Introduction
 
In Islam you only have two denominations, Shiite and Sunni; but in Christianity there were reported to be approximately 38,000 denominations in 2010,1 and many more which could not be verified due to their insignificance. By the time you read this booklet, there will be lots of new ones. Any idea why it is like that?

The only logical reason I can think of is because people do not take the Word of YHWH as literally as they should. Scripture after Scripture is being spiritualized, and teachings based on the doctrines and traditions of men are being accepted above YHWH’s original and literal teachings.

To us at the Hebraic Roots Teaching Institute, the literal sense of Scripture alone is the whole essence of faith. We believe all heresies and errors have originated, not from the simple words of Scripture, but from neglecting the simple words of Scripture and from the habit of purely making assumptions that is, by spiritualizing Scriptures.

Globally, many people have reached the point where they do not attend church services anymore. They want to embark on the incredible journey of discovery on the Ancient Paths for the "original meanings". Believers are not ignorant, pew-sitting church goers where the "Reverend" talks and they listen and accept everything. No, they have become intelligent researchers of the Word as the Bereans did,2 and they tap into resources most "Old Reverends" do not even know existi.e., the Internet.

Many Believers around the globe, as of late, desire to seek out their God-given roots, the Hebraic Roots of their faith. Y’shua was a Hebrew,3 a Jew from the Tribe of Judah,4 and Believers want to prepare themselves as a Hebrew Bride for the return of their Hebrew Messiah.



As Last-day Believers in Messiah, people want to know the absolute truth about YHWH from His Word. To a large degree, there is much from His Word about which we can be completely confident. These are the things for which we should be willing to suffer rather than deny. However,
 
1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations

2 Acts 17:10-12

3 John 4:9

4 Isaiah 11 and Jer 23:5



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because of our human frailties, none of us will ever know and perfectly understand all the truths in Scripture.5 We will never be completely able to elucidate and interpret all of Scripture correctly. Moreover, apart from our human imperfections, there are many passages in the Bible which are extremely difficult to accurately interpret.

YHWH has called us, and many like-minded Believers like us, to do two things. First, we are to never give up studying and seeking the correct interpretation of any given Bible passage. Second, such opportunities are golden moments for us to learn to show grace and love to others whose understanding of a given passage may differ from ours.

Our Hebrew-rooted Believers use a slightly different vocabulary to that which Christians might be accustomed to. We have chosen to use what many refer to as a Messianic6 vocabulary. The reasons being: Firstly, using Hebraic-sounding words is another way to help you associate with the Hebraic Roots of our faith. Secondly, these words are not merely an outward show for us, they are truly an expression of who we are as Messianics who have "taken hold" of our Inheritance with Israel. Instead of saying "Jesus", we call our Saviour "Y’shua", the way His parents would have addressed Him. In addition, rather than referring to Y’shua as "Christ", we use the word "Messiah", an Anglicized version of the Hebrew "Moshiach".

Judaism is the belief in the literal interpretation of the Old Covenant Scriptures, known as the Hebrew Bible. That would make Messianic Judaism, then, a belief in the literal interpretation of both the Old and the New Covenant Scripturesbecause Messianics firmly believe that Y’shua is the Messiah Redeemer and Son of YHWH (God).

No matter from what background the Believer originally comes, we believe that all who explore our teachings will be blessed. It is our prayer that all will truly come to realize that the truth in the Scripture is more precious than gold, and we do that by "believing the Scriptures like a child".7 May the Father continue to lift the veil from our eyes and mould us into a generation that will be pleasing to Him. Let us all pray as the Psalmist in Psalm 119:18"Open my eyes so that I may behold the wonderful things from Your Torah (Teachings)."

5 Isaiah 64:6

6 Messianics or Messianism is the belief in the Messiah, the Saviour and Redeemer of the world–in Hebrew transliteration as Y’shua HaMoshiachknown by Christians as Jesus the Christ

7 Mark 10:15



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Embark on your learning experience with us as we continue our journey into the Scriptures on the good old "ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and you shall find rest for your souls" (Jer 6:16).