In this study I have lightly paraphrased some of the Scripture quotes in order to keep on point; and, as always, I remind you to read them (now or later) from your own copy of Scriptures for the full impact ~ Candus
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What is Love?
Second John Verse 6 ~ And this is love, that we walk according to the Commandments.
Why should we follow the Commandments?
.... you have heard from the beginning, that we should walk in it because many seducers have gone forth into the world who do not confess that Y'shua the Anointed One has come in the flesh.
What is Truth?
John 8:20-21* (31-32) ~ And Y'shua said to those Yehudeans who believed in him, "If you should abide by my words, truly you are my disciples. And you will know the Truth and that Truth will set you free."
John 17:17 ~ Father sanctify them by your Truth, for Your Word is Truth. As You have sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world and I fear for their sake. I sanctify myself so that they may also be sanctified by Truth.
Y'shua says his Father's Word is Truth... what is the Word?
John 1 ~ In the beginning was the Miltha (Word) and that Miltha was with Elohim and He was that Miltha. This was with Elohim in the beginning. Everything existed through His hands and without Him not even one thing existed of the things which have existed. In Him was life and the life was the light of men which shines in the darkness not to be overtaken. 9 ~ The Light was of Truth which shines on all who come into the world. He was in the world and it did not know him. He came to his own and they did not receive him. But those who did receive him to them he gave authority that they might be the sons of Elohim, those who believed in His Name. 14 ~ And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we saw his glory as the Only Begotten who is from the Father who is full of grace and truth. 17 ~ Torah was given through Moses but truth and grace through Y'shua who is the Mashiyach (Anointed One).
Quote: The writings of Moses (aka Torah) is the Word of Elohim, but grace and truth revealed in Y'shua are the impelling forces that uphold all righteousness and keep the Word of YHWH positioned in our hearts - these are complimentary and not opposites. It is according to the grace of the Father that Y'shua is revealed in a person's heart. (John 17:9, 10)
If we do not love Truth then we won't search it out, we won't study the first five books of the OT in order to understand what Moses was writing about, nor shall we read the writings of the prophets. Without reading the Old Testament (Tanakh) we cannot fully grasp the writings in the New Testament. We won't know what or who the Word of God is and will continue to remain slaves to the system being seduced: deceived by false teachers, preacher, ministers, pastors, Hollywood, main stream media and others who profess to be Bible-smart God-fearing Torah-observant people.
Government under Y'shua, Son of YHWH, as our king and priest, who rules by the Commandments of the Father, is what the writings of Moses foreshadow.
'Types and Shadows' are not deeper things. They are examples written of (foretold) in the OT and usually revealed (fulfilled) in the NT, or yet to be fulfilled - this would be an example of Scripture interpreting itself and why we read the book as a whole.
When we show YHWH our intent and abide by His Instructions, best we can in this day and age, He gives us understanding as we are comforted with the Truth revealed to us by His Ruach haKodesh (Set Apart Spirit). Y'shua is the Word made Flesh by the Spirit of YHWH. Believing in Y'shua and accepting his life, death, resurrection and why his blood needed to be shed, we become born again of the Spirit by which we enter his kingdom. In a sense this is part of putting on the armor of YHWH where we find strength and protection... we shall not fall for the strong delusion. Many have become delusional already.
Delusion defined:
- something that is falsely believed or propagated
- a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary; also : the abnormal state marked by such beliefs
2 Thessalonians 2:9
For the coming of that Evil One is the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders and with all the deceptiveness of iniquity in them that perish because they did not receive the love of the truth by which they might have life. Therefore Elohim will send upon them the strength of a deception that they may believe a lie, and that they all may be condemned who believe not the truth but have pleasure in iniquity.
We are to Love YHWH first and foremost and not put ourselves first and then work Him into our schedule as we see fit.
Mark 12:29 ~ Y'shua said the 1st Commandment is 'Shema (hear and obey) O Israel! Master YHWH is one - Love Him with all your heart, with all your soul, all your mind and strength. The 2nd is like it - Love your neighbor as yourself'. (Leviticus 19:18)
And while we're at it:
Romans 12:9 ~ Let not your love be full of deceit, but be haters of evil things and adhere to good things. Love one another, honor one another, be active and not slothful. Be fervent in spirit. Work for Y'shua. Be joyful in your hope in the Good News. Be patient under your afflictions and preserving in prayer. Be communicators to the wants of the Set Apart believers. Be kind to strangers. Bless your persecutors, bless and do not curse. Rejoice with them who rejoice and weep with them who weep. Do not indulge in arrogant thoughts, but unite yourselves with the humble minded. Be not wise in your own estimations. Repay no man evil for evil but let it be to your study to do good before all men.
(ps.... As a side note: God YHWH has never been about religious organizations. There is no Scriptural authority for 'believers' to build churches, attend churches, or support churches and their various denominations (divisions). We should be gathering in assemblies with Set Apart believers in our communities, whenever possible, instead of joining churches with their con games, entertainment, rock bands, childishness and worldly nonsense. This is part what His Truth sets us free from and will help keep us from falling for whatever the delusion is or will become.)
Becoming Set Apart is not about places, buildings, or circles; rather, it is about unique and precious people. The Samaritan woman at the well changed the course of her discussion with Y'shua to places of worship. Y'shua turned that discussion toward people who would worship in spirit and in truth.
John 3- I tell you that unless a person is born again from above he cannot see the Kingdom of Elohim... unless a person is born from water and the Spirit he cannot enter the Kingdom of Elohim.Click Here for my study on Faith and Salvation
*In later Greek translations a story appears in the text of a woman caught in adultery, which was inserted as verses 1-11. The story is nonexistent in the Peshitta and the Khabouris Codex and does not appear in the four earliest Greek manuscripts of John.
