If Yahweh Elohim is for us,
who can be against us?
A little insight to apostle Sha'ul (Paul):
Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles, who were known as adult males “uncircumcised” in their flesh. The letter to the Galatians (and other texts) addressed the “law” of adult male circumcision, which had been up to that time a cornerstone for any Gentile converting to the faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Further study will reveal that Kepha (Peter) pointed out that Shaul's letters were not easy to understand, but were “twisted” by those who were untaught (2 Peter 3:15,16). Peter warned us to watch, lest we be led away to destruction by the delusion of the lawless. He didn’t include Paul as a lawless one, but stated that his letters were being twisted, as were “the other Writings”. For those who have interpreted that Paul wrote of an “end to the law”, Peter’s warning was written directly to those who live without the Torah.
These are notes I took while reading from the introduction to the Tanakh, the new JPS translation:
The translation of Tanakh, the Holy Scriptures, produced by the Jewish Publication Society, was made directly from the traditional Hebrew text into the idiom of modern English. Bible translations began over 2,200 years ago when the Jewish population in Alexandria Egypt came under the influence of Hellenism. When Greek became the main language of the day, the Hebrew original Torah was translated into Greek, called the Septuagint. Translations into Aramaic became the Targums, not the oldest but the most influential. Martin Luther and William Tyndale made use of the Latin Translations of the classic Jewish commentators Rashi, Ibn Ezra and Kimhi whose works came from the Targums. Tyndale is central to many subsequent English translations, King James 1611 and American Standard Version for example.
from my notes:
It is by the means of their stumbling that deliverance comes to the Gentiles in order to provoke (Israel) to jealousy... (this is intended to bring Israel to her fullness, bringing even more riches to the Messianic Community).
I used to consider myself a Christian of simple faith - all people are able to see their own personal mindset in Scriptures - another mysterious way Yah reaches His own.
Scriptures are created in a Divine Pattern that is beyond our comprehension, which in turn inspires continued study. The purpose of Scriptures is to awaken the dormant part of the mind that corresponds to the soul and our spiritual nature. Scriptures are a road map out of this world and into the next.
Satan, the god of this world, will blind people to the true meaning of Yah's Instructions, condemning the Truth and the Way as heresy and in the name of 'Christ' they will promote a lie in the form of Doctrines of Men in place of the truth. Y'shua warned us of these false teachers and prophets.
Y'shua spoke in parables to speak truth to the level of the hearer.
Faith without actions is dead. Spiritual understanding is restricted to those who have become spiritual. (makes sense to me! I'm still working on that Spiritual part...)
And these are my notes taken while reading Romans, written by Sha'ul to the Messianic Community in Rome:
If you don't have Torah but live your life naturally according to His Instructions, you are living according to Torah and righteous to YHWH- Torah is being written on our hearts. (It's there and we can find it when we let go of our worldly wants and let YHWH fill our needs).
A righteousness comes from Yahweh through the faithfulness of Y'shua the Messiah to all who continue trusting. By Yah's grace, without earning it, all are granted the status of being considered righteous before Him, through the act of redeeming us from our enslavement to sin that was accomplished by the Messiah Yahshua. Our Creator put His Son forward as the atonement for sin through his faithfulness in respect to his arrest and execution. A person comes to be considered righteous by YHWH by faith.
Let us boast about our troubles because we know
Trouble produces Endurance
Endurance produces Character
Character produces Hope
and this hope does not let us down because Yah's love for us has already been poured out through the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) who has been given to us. What one earns from sin is death, but eternal life is what one receives as a free gift from Yahweh Elohim, in union with Y'shua the Anointed One.
These are the things that try to separate us
from the Love of the Messiah:
Trouble; Hardship; Persecution; Hunger;
Poverty; Danger and War
In all these things we are able to persevere
through the One who has loved us.
It doesn't depend on human desires or efforts,
but on Yahweh Elohim, who has mercy.
O the depth of the riches and the wisdom
and knowledge of Yahweh!
How inscrutable are His judgments!
How unsearchable are His ways!
For who has known the mind of Elohim?
Who has been His counselor?
or who has given Him anything and made Him pay it back?
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things.
To Him be glory forever! Amen!
Rejoice in your hopes, be patient in your troubles and continue steadfastly in prayer. Share what you have with Yah's people and practice hospitality. Bless those that persecute you- don't curse them! Never seek revenge my friends, instead leave that to Yah's anger for He said, Vengeance is My responsibility. If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If thirsty, give him something to drink. For by doing this you will heap fiery hot coals of shame on his head.
Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good. Don't commit adultery, don't murder, don't steal, don't covet and His other commandments are summed up in this one rule: Love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no harm to your neighbor, therefore, love is the fullness of Torah.
The day is almost here. Lets put aside the deeds of darkness and arm ourselves with the weapons of light. Clothe yourself with Yahshua the Messiah and don't waste your time thinking about how to provide for the sinful desires of your old nature. He who observes a day as special does so to honor Yahweh. Anything not based on trust is a sin. May Yahweh Elohim be the source of hope to fill you completely with joy and shalom (peace) as you continue trusting, so that by the power of the Ruach HaKodesh you may overflow with hope. Yahweh, the source of shalom, will crush the Adversary (satan) under your feet.
Halleluyah! and Amen to that!
Isn't that a wonderful letter?
Much seemed to be directed at my life
as if Paul was speaking to me....
which is The Spirit of Truth speaking to us
through His disciples.
through His disciples.
