I thought Gentiles were required to keep Torah, for example: When they entered the Abrahamic covenant, they were to be as the native born.No, because the Torah does not require all Gentiles to become circumcised, so they were upholding the Torah by rejecting those who were wanting to make that a requirement. On the other hand, we must obey God rather than man, so if God had commanded in His Torah that all Gentiles to were to become circumcised, but the Jerusalem Council said that they were not to become circumcised, then we should obey God instead of the Jerusalem Council, but that is not what God commanded. The Jerusalem Council had no authority to countermand God, to tell Gentiles not to obey God, or to add to or subtract from God's law (Deuteronomy 4:2), but they only had the authority to to interpret what God's law requires, and that's all they did.
You misunderstand what Christ means when he says that His word belongs to God. Christ is not telling us that hes commanding us to live under OC law. Israel broke Gods covenant and he made anew one, which includes Gentiles as well.
First of all, Messiah does not say anywhere in the Scriptures that we are to not live under Torah. You are confusing "covenant" with Torah. Yes, Torah was apart of the Abrahamic covenant, but since the Isrealites broke the covenant or agreement, Adonai needed to put in in their hearts. So why put it in their hearts? So they will have a will to do it.
Deuteronomy 30:11-16 KJV - "For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word (commandment) is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it."
We see here that Torah was meant to be in our hearts so we may do it. When we love Adonai, we will walk in His ways, and keep His commandments.
Second of all, the grafting in of Gentiles was not a new concept. Ruth and Rahab are considered ancestors to Messiah Yeshua. It was even practiced since the Exodus from Egypt.
Exodus 12:38 KJV - "And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle."
Exodus 12:49 KJV - "One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you."
Leviticus 19:34 KJV - "But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God."
Numbers 9:14 KJV - "And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land."
Look at Mathew 5-7, which you cited. You wont see Sabbath mentioned anywhere, nor any dietary laws. Christ actually says that its not what goes in the mouth which defiles but what comes out that defiles, because that comes from mans heart.
I believe you mean Mark 7. The context of Mark 7 has nothing to do with clean vs. unclean foods. Yeshua was not even eating unclean food but he was eating bread.
Mark 7:1-9 KJV - "Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition."
We see here that the Pharisees had a doctrine for washing hands ritually to make food clean. They found fault with the disciples and deemed them defiled for not washing their hands ritually. Yeshua rebukes the Pharisees and says they layed aside the commands of Adonai. If Yeshua said all meats were clean, why would he defend Torah and rebuke them for rejecting it? Would not that be hypocritical? Some may say he is not reffering to Torah, but this verse is a law from Torah in Ex. 20:12 and Ex. 20:17.
Mark 7:10 KJV - "For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:"
So we see here that the context has nothing to do with clean and unclean foods but washed and unwashed hands.
Mark 7:15 KJV - "There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man."
Therefore, this verse is talking about how we cannot be defiled from food eaten with unwashed hands, remember it is not even talking about clean and unclean foods. This is the same for Mat. 15:11. If it was referring to clean and unclean foods, I could eat human flesh, bat, cat, or dog and it not defile me. Do you think Yeshua was fine with eating human flesh? I think not!
In my recent studies of scripture, i have uncovered a great deal of scripture that teaches about how we use our words. This seems to be a huge part of the meat in the word. I could probably find many more as well. I see this in Isaiah when God says that we should refrain from using our words, from speaking wickedness, i see it in all of Paul writings where he teaches us to put away our wicked speech and speak in love. Its not what goes in our mouth which defiles, but what comes out. This is why Paul says that all things are pure, referring to food.
Mathew 15:11 Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man
Isaiah 58:“If you take away the yoke from your midst,
The pointing of the finger, and speakingwickedness,
Isaiah 58: Nor finding your own pleasure,
Nor speaking your own words,
2 Peter 1:22 “Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth”; 23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. 25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Galtians 5:15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!
16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
1 Co 13:8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whetherthere are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
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