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The Torah IS the “Marriage Covenant.” If one rejects the Torah, then they reject the “marriage” and ultimately reject the Groom: Yeshua. When God re-established the Torah with the children of Israel on Mount Sinai, He stated: Right there, those are our choices. That is our “free will:”...

TheBear: What is the purpose of this board? What is the point of biblical discussions here? It seems that this site is so focused on preventing anyone from taking the slightest offense from anything, that I don't see how any fruitful discussion can take place. It negates the whole...

Exactly! :) One must hold to the testimony of Yeshua *AND* obey His commandments. One must do both, not just one. Shimon

Outspoken: Do you realize how badly you contradicted James? You said: While James said: You said: While James said: There is no such thing as "faith" without obedience to God's commandments. That is false and very dangerous doctrine. It is through our obedience that we...

Higher Truth: It isn't important how many participate. The message we are teaching will not be taught in churches because it does not sell. It will not fill up the church building, it will empty it out. It will not fill up the collection plate, it will run empty. It's not a popular...

Higher Truth: You keep saying that I am not "speaking in love." The truth is, if I were not "speaking in love" I would be telling people it's okay to continue to break God's commandments. I'm spreading the truth of His word, the truth that went forth from Jerusalem. If I were not "speaking...

Higher Truth: Here is a statement on the Messianic Bureau International website: http://www.messianic.com/articles/basics.htm Have I said anything that differs from this? Shimon

Higher Truth: I've already told you that my congregation is a member of MJAA and IAMCS. I've also given you the URL to our website. I've given the scriptural references for everything I've said, but rather than discuss my points on their own merits, you apparently wish instead to attempt...

Higher Truth: I'm not belittling anyone. I'm simply calling a sin a sin, and will not compromise on that. I cannot declare a sin to no longer be a sin, it's still a sin. If someone takes offense to that it is because they don't like having their sin pointed out, not because they are being...

Higher Truth: On what basis are you claiming that I am "mixing" Messianic Judaism and other doctrine? Is that your own personal opinion? From the posts you have written, I don't think you have a good understanding of what Messianic Judaism really is. I know you probably disagree with that...

Higher Truth: The Jews *never* believed that they could work their way into Heaven through Torah-obedience. That is a Gentile misunderstanding. When Paul speaks of "salvation by works" he is referring to "salvation by ritual" -- the ritual of circumcision. According to the Mishnah...

Higher Truth: I see it happening too, and I really don't know what to do about it. The penalty for violating the Sabbath was the same penalty as that for murder: capital punishment. If one continues to break the Sabbath, they might as well be a serial killer because the penalty is...

Higher Truth: In a literal sense, that's correct, but in a very real sense of the word, the Torah refers to the entire volume of scripture because all of it teaches Torah. For instance, if the Torah *only* refers to the first five books, then how is it that Yeshua refers to Psalms as...

TheBear: What I'm saying is that it makes no difference which holy day is "holier" than another, we're still expected to observe them, regardless. You, on the other hand, are trying to interpret Paul's words to mean that we no longer have to obey Yeshua's commandments. If Paul were...

The Simple Plan: Good post! Thank you for sharing it with us! :) I agree with you, and am still composing a response to add to what you've said above. It's taking longer than I expected, so I wanted to give you a big "Thank You" in meantime. :) Shimon