Posted on 03/21/2011 7:56:54 AM PDT by fishtank
Beck's Bogus Beliefs
March 2011
by T. A. McMahon
"Glenn Beck, the television and radio talk show host who is best known for his conservative political views, isn't someone whom we would normally address in our newsletter. Our concerns are usually directed at individuals, programs, or organizations that promote spiritual or theological views contrary to the Word of God. Beck, of late, seems to be making himself at home in that realm, and he's attracting many who call themselves Bible-believing Christians. ...
First of all, Glenn Beck is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He may refer to himself as a Christian, but he's certainly not a biblical Christian. The distinction is as wide as hell is from heaven: "Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God" (2 John:9). Mormon doctrine is "another gospel" that exalts "another Jesus." Both false beliefs came out of the deceived and deceiving mind of Joseph Smith. Secondly, "our country" doesn't have "Christian roots," even though some are claiming that our founding fathers were true Christians. Many were not biblical Christians but Christians in name only, who followed the faith of Deism, Masonry, and the philosophy of the Enlightenment. Any early influence in America's history of a biblical nature very likely came from the Pilgrims and the Puritans...."
Spelling correction: I have been following Glenn since 2003, when I first heard him on radio. He seems to be worried a lot about an impending War in the Middle East which will start with the attack of Israeli and eventually lead to an attack on the USA. He also thinks it will lead to a wider World War. He has been saying that Iran wants to take over the world as Iran claims the Mahdi(Anti-Christ)is ready to arrive. He highlighted this in two movies Rumors of War: Iran and Rumors of War 2: End Times.
Well, I can’t argue much with his analysis on geoploitics.
However, he often strays into religious/spiritual issues.
In those areas, he is a blind man in a snowstorm.
>> There are no “oaths of the Kabbalistic societies” because there are no “Kabbalistic societies”. <<
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Freemasonry, Islam, Bnai ‘Brith, Knights of Malta.
Kabballa is just another word for gnosticism in most respects, although it is tough for a Jew to look at it that way, because it has slithered in and replaced Mosaic Torah to a great extent.
I do not expect you to even accept that either; we’ve all acquired our walls around our life-long indoctrinations :o)
Kabbalah is NOT just another word for “Gnosticism”. Such a statement is just total nonsense.
And these groups are not Kabbalists. I am studying to be a Rabbi. I was brought up in this. You have no idea what you are talking about.
It is Hebrew and is a central part of Judaism-Orthodox, Torah Observant Judaism. It IS Torah, and always has been. Look it up, or go to the Chabad Site: Judaism, Torah and Jewish Info - Chabad Lubavitch:
http://www.chabad.org/
http://www.chabad.org/search/keyword_cdo/kid/208/jewish/Kabbalah-Chassidism-Mysticism.htm
But learn about it, and us, before you make such idiotic statements.
These groups are NOT Kabbalists. And stating that the Bnai Brith is, is nothing short of comical. The Bnai Brith is a Jewish organization of that serves the Jewish community - they help the poor, research, and fight anti-semitism. I have no doubt that they have Kabbalists in them, but as an organization, they are not.
That being said, no Kabbalist would ever be a Freemason, a Knight of Malta, let alone a believer of Islam. That would be heresy, and pagan idolatry.
“Christ denounced the authors of the Talmud as liars and hypocrites, so that is good enough evidence for me to not put much stock in their writings, especially for use in interpreting the Word of God.”
How could Jesus “denounce the authors of the Talmud as liars and hypocrites”
If the Jerusalem Talmud was written between the 2nd and 5th centuries CE, and the Babylonian Talmud, 70 CE wasn’t completed until the 11th century, CE?
Below are the Rabbinic commentaries- Halakah and Torah that make up the Talmud. In particular, which parts did Jesus denounce?
Zera’im (”Seeds”) - blessings, tithes, temple offerings, agriculture
Mo’ed (”Set Feasts”) - Sabbath laws and holiday observances
Nashim (”Women”) - marriage and divorce
Nezikin (”Damages”) - idolatry, matters of civil law, and the Pirke Avot
Kodashim (”Holy Things”) - sacrificial system in the Temple, dietary laws
Tohorot (”Purities”) - ritual purity and impurity
Your reaction is no surprise to me.
“How could Jesus “denounce the authors of the Talmud as liars and hypocrites””
I didn’t mean the literal authors, but the schools of thought which gave birth to the authors of the Talmud. Modern Rabbinic Judaism is clearly descended from the same groups that he grappled with in his day.
Maybe I can help clarify that a bit. You are correct in that Judaism has not changed ...We cannot. It needs to be understood that we were commanded by G-D to follow the Torah, and to perform the 613 Mitzvot. When G-D made the sacred Covenant with us, HE stated that it was never-ending and forever, even when we “misbehaved”. And, HE does keep his word on that- the fact that we, as a people, have survived what we have, and are returning to Israel, is testament enough to this.
When G-D gave us the Torah, He commanded us to follow it forever. And when you have G-D coming to you, directly, and doing things like the 10 plagues, the parting of the Sea, the destruction of the Egyptian army, appearing to 1 million in the Sinai and teaching them a prayer, providing Mana, giving us Torah, and then over 2,000 years of miracles, and prophecies that have taken place to ensure your survival, you are not about to change, let alone want to....You follow Torah. .Who argues with G-D????
That being said, Jesus may have grappled with the Rabbis back then, but Jesus was also a Rabbi, kept Kosher, and followed Torah. The Last Supper was a Seder for Pesach ( Passover). He just taught a different aspect of it. But he still followed Torah. He did not change it, he taught an aspect of it, not unlike Rabbi Hillel’s school of thought.
If you were to get a copy of the Torah that is properly translated, and study it, I think you will find that Rabbinic Judaism, is the Judaism of the Torah, and with few differences, very much what Jesus taught.
Actually, neither is yours.
The Puritans were Calvinists, i.e., Presbyterians. The Pilgrims were a Baptist-type sect (The Plymouth Brethern) and very different one from another. They were both "Dissenting" sects, that is, they were not tolerated by the official Church of England. Escaping the intolerance of the Anglicans, they both proved rather intolerant themselves.
However, they were God-fearing Christians who believed in the Divinity of Christ, which the Mormons actually do not. Many of the later founders were "Enlightened" Deists, Masons, etc, but it is a seriously mistake to sell their adherence to Christianity short. For example, IMHO, evden the cynical old rogue Ben Franklin, was au fond, a believing Christian.
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