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Whaaaat????
Never heard that before. Is that something Messianic Christians believe we should do?
And why??
Word of wisdom: Do not get your information of a particular group from anyone who hates that group....the information you get will be incorrect.
It would be best if you sought out information of what Messianics believe from the Messianics themselves. You will find that Messianics can be as varied as Baptist, Penticostals, etc..
Experience has taught me that getting info from the source of those who are not part of a group is bad info indeed (my Charismatic pastors told me all sorts of things against Messianics, saying "they believe this, and they believe that" of which I found out for myself their accusations were untrue). Or what they say may be somewhat correct but relayed in such a manner as to make it sound like something it is not....kinda like in the NT where the believers were accused of drinking blood (ref to communion). There was some truth (the wine represented the blood) but taken totally out of context and making the accusation a total untruth.
That's not to say that there may be some who call themselves Messianics who believe such things. When I was in Florida I attended a very well grounded Messianic group. Since moving to Kansas I've come across several groups who I call Messianic wannabe's who call themselves Messianic but only want to fashion their activities according to their own personal likes and dislikes and they have some very odd teachings.
Again, if you want to get correct info, do not listen to anyone whose sole purpose is to bring down their fellow brothers and sisters by making things up about them and giving the impression that they are not saved. I trust solely in Jesus for my salvation and the works that I do are a proving of that salvation (the Apostle James says that in the NT).
Also, read the Bible for yourself. Become familiar with your OT then read the NT and you will see how well they mesh. Read whole thoughts, not just a verse here and a verse there that supposedly talks about whatever the person teaching says. None of the Apostles taught against Torah and in fact totally lived by it and taught the new believers to live by it too. It's all there in Acts. The true Messianic does not hate Paul. We do feel though that he has been totally misrepresented by many teachers who have him saying things that he did not teach. The NT totally coincides with the OT. One cannot know that though unless they know their OT.
I don't believe everyone must become Messianic and start following everything perfectly. I only do as I read something in scripture and as the Holy Spirit draws. No one should do what is not in their heart to do or one who does not feel the Holy Spirit drawing them. We should not ignore though or accept an "explaining away" of something we do see in scripture though. As a child I can remember reading something and asking my teachers about it and it being explained away. Their explanations never made sense. As I got older I would ask more and I would notice increased irritation from them as my questions seemed to be taken as an affront. My nature though only made me search it out more.
For one to truly know if what they have been taught and what they believe is true they must study the Bible for themselves and not rely on other teachers to help explain it. That's what the Jehovahs Witnesses do. They don't study the Bible without their special JW booklets to tell them what their supposed to believe, and like robots, they just accept it without question.
A good source of Messianic teaching would be FFOZ.com (but don't just blindly accept what they say either) Check it out
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