Posted on 10/02/2016 11:40:45 AM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman
When the Rapture of the Church finally takes place - in which Almighty God the Son calls out His body (saints and ambassadors) - it (The Rapture) will be a wondrous sign unto the apostate western world more so than a sign unto the whole world. For all had better be prepared, for Almighty God's "Day of Wrath" is now at hand (2 Thess. 2:3-12)!
The official commencement of this horrific seven year period will be the breaking of the 1st seal (i.e., the "Confirming of the Covenant" - Dan. 9:27) by Almighty God’s Lamb (i.e., The Lord Jesus Christ) in Heaven (Rev. 6:1). It is at this precise moment that the man of lawlessness (i.e., the anti-Christ) will be revealed unto the entire world (Dan. 9:27, 2 Thess. 2: 3-12). This revealing of the Anti-Christ and the commencement of this seven year tribulation period will begin when this man (i.e., the Prince which is to come) adds his human position of great power and authority to a covenant against Israel with an abundance of peoples and nations (Ezek. 38:8,11-12, Dan. 9: 27). Israel at this time of the confirming of this covenant will receive the super natural protection of Almighty God’s Two Witnesses (Moses and Elijah) who will also begin their ministry at this time for 1260 days and possess Almighty God's Divine authority. These two Witnesses of Almighty God will be extremely more powerful and than the anti - Christ and his global confederacy against Israel and will be used throughout the first half of this tribulation period by Almighty God to make His RIGHTEOUS ETERNAL Person known to a full blown godless world and unbelieving Israel (Rev. 11:3-6).
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Churches haven’t abandoned Bible teaching, they never tried it in the first place.
Churches replace the Bible with man’s nonsense, such as creeds, philosophy, and theology. None of that is found in Yehova’s pure word.
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Enough of your twisting of the scripture!
Please notice that Paul stated plainly in Hebrews ch 3 that the gospel he preached was exactly the same gospel Moses preached, and the sole reason so many were lost in the desert was they simply had no faith.
As James so perfectly put it, Torah is our instruction in righteousness.
And as John stated in his epistle, transgression of Torah is the definition of sin.
Clipped sound bites ripped out of the word are just another way of lying by omission. This is especially so with the writings of Paul, as Peter attempted to explain to you in his second epistle.
Stop wresting with the word.
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Total nonsense.
CHRIST is our righteousness.
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Christ fulfilled the Law perfectly and in every detail.
Because of that, when we put our faith in Him, God credits us, credits to our account, the perfect righteousness of Christ. When He sees us, He sees the perfect righteousness of Christ.
Colossians 2:13-14 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
Colossians 2:16-23 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
Colossians 3:3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Depending on keeping the Torah will only get you on the fast track to hell.
It CANNOT save you.
Galatians 2:15-21 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
Well actually it was Solomon who failed because he turned his heart away. David's heart kept straight even if his mind wandered off at times.
David's heart was perfect as God defines perfect (the definition that counts).
David, therefore, is the perfect man to build the temple that is better than the temple of stone that Solomon built. David's temple is the temple of the body, the one not built with human hands. He got the better deal, as the Messiah is known as the son of David (not Solomon)... same heart.
Eze 11
14. Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
15. Son of man, your brothers, even your brothers, your next of kin, and the entire house of Israel, are they to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the Lord; to us is this land given in possession:
16. Therefore say, Thus said the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the nations, and although I have scattered them among the countries, I have been to them a little sanctuary in the countries where they have come:
17. Therefore say, Thus said the Lord God; I will gather you from the people, and assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel:
18. And they shall come there, and they shall take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there:
19. And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit inside you; and I will take the stony heart from their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh:
20. That they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
1 Kings 8
15. And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying:
16. Since the day when I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be in there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel:
17. And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel:
18. And the Lord said to David my father, Because it was in your heart to build a house to my name, you did well that it was in your heart:
19. Nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth from your loins, he shall build the house to my name:
At that time, Solomon spoke of himself, referring to the house of stone. But in the long term, Solomon spoke of the temple not made with human hands. David's name, heart and character are all over *that* one. David's flesh, David's DNA. David's Y chromosome. Why indeed - another silly pun. The Y chromosome relative to the others is like the Hebrew letter yud - it is the little one of the bunch.
1 Sam 16
11. And Samuel said to Jesse, Are here all your children? And he said, There remains still the youngest [katan - small, little], and, behold, he keeps the sheep; And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he comes here:
12. And he sent, and brought him in; And he was red haired, with beautiful eyes, and good looking; And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he:
All these "small" details...
Certainly more to the man than the DNA though. After all, his brothers were rejected and his sons had issues. All had that same chromosome in common, yet David was... David: "beloved." Something different in the mix. His identity (name) is all about love. *He* keeps the sheep. :)
The point was simply about David’s heart and how ultimately it was his faith that saved him. Solomon, alas was a sad loss!
Yeshua is Mashiach came in the flesh...he is the Word or even the Torah of Jehovah made flesh! It’s all there in Romans 4 how to decipher what Paul said in Hebrews 3. Yes faith with out works is dead...but what are those works...to keep one specific day as a Sabbath, to keep feasts, or to make sure the widows are tended to, the prisoners visited, that justice is sought for those who need justice, to love one another in Christ as Christ has loved us...aren’t those the works that are the out workings of our faith? If I had money purposed for an offering, but a poor man needed gas to get to a job...should I not give it to that man?(For God owns the cattle on a thousand hills...shall I not do justly and show mercy?)
That is the way of Melchizidek, yours is the way of Aaron...as Hebrews speaks of. You are still stuck at Mount Sinai but Lord willing I shall press on to Zion!
Don’t speak to me about wrestling with the word...you have much to do with dealing with your own cattle prods!
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Dissimulation!
Just read Paul’s letter to the Colossians.
A letter of profuse praise for keeping the appointed times, and the Sabbath, and the encouraging admonition to let no man but the body of believers judge you in spiritual matters.
Squirm all you wish, it is the giver of those commandments that you will face, 1000 years after those of us that love his commandments have been gathered for the wedding feast, to join him in battle at Jerusalem, and rule with him for 1000 years.
You’ll have abundant time to rehearse your list of excuses.
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Only for those that have believed in him in the manner John carefully described in his first epistle.
1John.2
[1] My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
[2] And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
[3] And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
[4] He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
[5] But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
[6] He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
[7] Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
[8] Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
[9] He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
[10] He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
[11] But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Are you walking as he walked?
Keeping his Sabbath?
Keeping every appointed time, so that you will understand those eternally important shadow pictures?
Will you already be ready and waiting when the final Yom Teruah is upon us?
Will you know from watching for prophesied events that the day is upon us? Or will he come as a thief in your case?
It is impossible to be ready for the wedding if you have not attended the rehearsals. Are you a "wise virgin" or a foolish virgin?
Or are you not a virgin at all, rejecting every word of his scriptures, but believing that grace will come without faith? Will you perish like the multitude in the desert?
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Unfortunate that you think the plain words of Paul need to be “deciphered.”
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Why don't you share with the class that "profuse praise" Paul supposedly showered on the Colossians for their keeping of appointed times, the Sabbath and all the commandments you continue to claim imparts the righteousness we have to contribute to our justification? I've read and reread the whole book and he doesn't do that - anywhere. You have quite a bit of dissimulation to answer for! Not to mention your rejection of His free gift of everlasting life through faith in Jesus Christ. You won't be ruling with Him for 1000 years with that accursed gospel.
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You’re delirious!
The entire epistle is one of continuous praise.
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The delirium is all yours if you can’t figure out after all this time that a genuine faith WILL produce works meet for repentance but do not in ANY WAY make us worthy of salvation. Don’t you understand that difference???
Then it should be real simple to show us WHERE you think Paul showered "profuse praise" for them keeping appointed times, Sabbath, etc. etc. You're the one who claims Paul's gospel was based on our obeying the commandments as Jesus did and how anyone who doesn't can't be saved. I think it's more than delirium that is behind such an accursed gospel.
Then it should be real simple to show us WHERE you think Paul showered "profuse praise" for them keeping appointed times, Sabbath, etc. etc. You're the one who claims Paul's gospel was based on our obeying the commandments as Jesus did and how anyone who doesn't can't be saved. I think it's more than delirium that is behind such an accursed gospel.
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It appears that you are a denier of the entirety of the scriptures.
There is nowhere in the scriptures that indicates that the righteousness of Yehova is anything but Torah.
On the Day of Trumpets he will impute righteousness to those that set out to obey, and endured to the end as his son stated in Matthew ch 24.
No other salvation is to be found anywhere.
This is not a “roll yer own” contest.
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It appears that you cannot help but deny not only the writings of Moses and the Prophets but those of the Apostles and Disciples of Jesus Christ who wrote under direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit - that person of the Trinity you continue to also deny and reject.
Are you unable after all this time to ever answer direct questions given to you? For example, you have been asked repeatedly to define what you mean by "Torah". You say it is NOT the Law of Moses nor the law of Moses - Pharisee version. Now you assert that Almighty God's "righteousness" is the Torah. Will you ever define your terms or will you continue to play mystery games and pretend that you are in possession of secret knowledge and everyone should follow you like you do Michael Rood? Ain't gonna happen!
On the Day of Trumpets he will impute righteousness to those that set out to obey, and endured to the end as his son stated in Matthew ch 24. No other salvation is to be found anywhere. This is not a “roll yer own” contest.
Oh, dear, you're "rolling yer own" and may not even realize it! The righteousness of God in Christ is imputed to those who have FAITH in Jesus Christ. We don't earn or merit it by what we do for God. This is because eternal life is a GIFT of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. Yet, here you are boasting about how you (and others who believe as you do) will be saved because you "set out to obey" and "endured to the end". Once again, you are preaching the same accursed gospel that ALL works-based religions do like those Judaizers who would deceive and pervert the gospel Paul warned the Galatians to beware of. The "obedience" we must have is to believe in who Jesus is and what He has done for us. This genuine faith WILL endure to the end because it is Christ IN us, the hope of glory and we are confident of this very thing, that he which has begun a good work in us will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. That you STILL don't get that is puzzling. The only thing that explains such spiritual blindness is the veil of confusion God has allowed to those who refuse to see and hear the truth. As always, I will keep praying for your eyes to be opened and that veil removed so that you can rejoice in your salvation and be grateful for the precious gift of grace bought by the blood of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ our Lord, our God and our Savior.
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You clearly have no idea what faith is, nor what Yeshua taught during his earthly ministry.
He preached Torah and love.
Torah is love.
Love of Torah is righteousness.
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Here's a test. The jailer asked Peter, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?". Peter answered, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved--you and your household."
Paul said the Word of God brings salvation, "But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved. (Romans 10:8-10).
Now, they didn't mention "keeping Torah" or "endure to the end" or "set out to obey Torah". If people do not do all the things you say they must in order to be saved (and you keep changing what those things are), but believe in their hearts that Jesus Christ is Lord, that God has raised Him from the dead, that He has died for their sins, will they still be saved? Is their faith enough?
The whole letter of Galatians deals with the Judaizrs.
Paul fears that he has labored in vain because they want to be circumcized and follow days and months and seasons and years, the VERY EXACT things that the Hebrew Roots advocates on this board advocate for.
And Scripture tells us that is is turning away from Christ, rejecting grace and going back under bondage.
Scripture condemns the Hebrew Roots theology.
Wrong!
God is love and Jesus is our righteousness.
The fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, joy peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
We have our righteousness inputed to us, credited to our account, feom the righteouness of Christ. That’s the ONLY way we can receive the perfect righteousness that God requires of us.
Because if these was a law that was given that could give life, righteousness would have come through that law.
But there wasn’t so Jesus died IN OUR PLACE. Not so that we could work our way to heaven but so that we could throw ourself on the mercy of the court and be freely forgiven and be given the life of Jesus as a gift.
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