2nd Timothy 3:16

[RabbiJames]

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Complete Jewish Bible

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is valuable for teaching the truth, convicting of sin, correcting faults, and training in right living; 17 Thus anyone who belongs to God may be fully equipped for every good work.


1. Doctrine (Teaching the truth) what does this mean?

The Torah(Bible) teaches us that God is perfect in all ways, perfect in Holiness, and has existed from eternity past, is present now, and will exist in eternity future. God made man (and woman) in HIS perfect image (Tzelem) "shadow" so Adam and Eve were the walking, talking, "shadows" of the Holy God (YHVH)

Yet through sin, the perfect creation of mankind was stained and became imperfect. Sin came into the world by a man (Adam) and God sought a way to redeem mankind to himself once again.

This was accomplished through the "2nd Adam" (Yeshua our Messiah/Jesus The Messiah/God in the flesh) the "2nd Adam" paid for the sins of the "1st Adam" and includes everyone who has been born since then. Through the "New Birth" (John 3:3) we are "renewed" into right fellowship with our creator once again.

2. Reproof/convicting of sin/correcting faults

Through Moses, God gave us the commandments which were received on Mt. Sinai. Through studying and knowledge of the commandments (613 in all) many people only recognize 10. Sin is revealed to mankind. The commandments act as a "schoolmaster" to teach us what is right and wrong, what is Holy and unholy, and what is clean and unclean. When we apply the commandments to our lives, we correct our unrighteous ways and begin walking in righteousness. (right-living). We are "righteously saved through faith in Yeshua" to begin walking a "righteous lifestyle" through obedience to HIS Word. Yes, 613 commandments were given yet not all can apply for today, especially the commandments for the animal sacrifices.

3. Training in right-living (righteousness)

When we correct our faults, we look for guidance in God's WORD, and through the power of the Holy Spirit, begin the process of "right-living" or "righteousness". This is a life-long process which never ends. Righteous salvation is a "one-time event" yet "righteous living" is a constant action which is 24-7. We have been "righteously saved" to walk in "righteous works"

4. The Word of God equips us for all manner of good works (Mitzvot) and for that reason, each believer has been given gifts from the Holy Spirit to enable us to perform these works. When we put into action God's Commandments, we are putting into action good works. These will serve as "rewards" in the "World to Come". So, cease not in good works. continue steadfast until our going home.

I commented on this verse in light of beginning anew the study of the Bible from Genesis 1. Our yearly Torah reading cycle. The whole Bible is "Torah" (instruction) all 66 books. The Old Testament looks forward to the New, and the New looks back to the Old. Both the Old and New Covenants tell the whole story of redemption. The Old portrays the "Tzelem Mashiach" (The Shadow of Messiah) and the New "Messiah Yeshua revealed" (The Arm of the LORD revealed) (Isaiah 53:1)

May we look forward to another year of Torah study.



Ben Avraham

 

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The Torah(Bible) teaches us that God is perfect in all ways, perfect in Holiness, and has existed from eternity past, is present now, and will exist in eternity future. God made man (and woman) in HIS perfect image (Tzelem) "shadow" so Adam and Eve were the walking, talking, "shadows" of the Holy God (YHVH)

1. Moral Uprightness: In some passages, "perfect" is used to describe a state of moral or ethical uprightness. It refers to a person who follows God's commandments and lives a righteous and blameless life. For example, in the Old Testament, Genesis 6:9 describes Noah as a "righteous" or "blameless" man, which is sometimes translated as "perfect" in certain Bible versions.
2. Completeness or Wholeness: The term "perfect" can also convey the idea of completeness or wholeness. For example, in the New Testament, Jesus instructs His followers to "be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48, NIV). Here, "perfect" is often understood as a call to strive for completeness and maturity in one's faith and character.
3. Sacrificial Offering: In the context of the Old Testament sacrificial system, "perfect" is used to describe the quality of animals offered as sacrifices to God. These animals were to be without blemish or physical imperfection as a symbol of purity and suitability for worship.
4. Spiritual Maturity: In some cases, "perfect" may be used to refer to spiritual maturity and completeness in one's relationship with God. It implies a deep and mature understanding of God's ways and a strong faith.

 

[JohnD70X7]

The Torah(Bible) teaches us that God is perfect in all ways, perfect in Holiness, and has existed from eternity past, is present now, and will exist in eternity future. God made man (and woman) in HIS perfect image (Tzelem) "shadow" so Adam and Eve were the walking, talking, "shadows" of the Holy God (YHVH)

Ben Avraham

Blessings, Rabbi.

Matthew 11: (CJB)
27 "My Father has handed over everything to me. Indeed, no one fully knows the Son except the Father, and no one fully knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.

Adonai Yeshua implicated that the knowledge of G-d is as much a mystery to man as his incarnation. That to simply assume the primary Member of the G-dhead dealing with humanity in the Tanakh was Abba is to assume incorrectly. Obviously he was there (in all his omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence, the Eternal [ehyeh asher ehyeh] olam) ← indicated by 1 John 1:1-2 corresponding with John 1:1-2 and Genesis 1:1-2 (all three in the Godhead are obviously eternally present). But the primary Member of the G-dhead in Tanakh who dealt with humanity is the preincarnate Yeshua. He is the lone Creator of all things created in the beginning (Isaiah 44:24; John 1:3 / Colossians 1:16).

When G-d the Word created Adam and Eve, he said:

Genesis 1: (CJB)
26 Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, in the likeness of ourselves; and let them rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the animals, and over all the earth, and over every crawling creature that crawls on the earth."

"Us" referring to himself (lone Creator of all things created in the beginning) and referring to Abba (the Creator of the humanity / body of Yeshua see John 1:14 / Hebrews 10:5 / Hebrews 1:5).

Colossians 1: (CJB)
15 He is the visible image of the invisible God. He is supreme over all creation,

Yeshua is the visible image of the invisible G-d. Remember Abba and G-d the Word are eternal and omniscient. So the preincarnate Yeshua was speaking in Genesis 1:26 to the image and likeness that Abba would make his body as the standard for the likeness he would create the bodies of Adam and Eve.

Essentially Genesis 1:26 reads: I will make Adam and Eve in the image and likeness of the body you will make for me in the fullness of time.

This takes the wind out of many people's sails (that of pride and arrogance) when we realize what the Bible is saying about our being made in the image of G-d. Yeshua is the actual image of G-d and we just look like him.

Yeshua stands apart from the children of Adam, not only in the fact that he is G-d incarnate, but that his body / humanity has a different Creator than Adam.

Again, Yeshua (preincarnate) is the Lone Creator of all things created in the beginning (Yeshayahu 44:24). Abba created his body (John 1:14, Hebrews 10:5 / Hebrews 1:5). 1 Corinthians 15:45 also indicates this that Yeshua is the last Adam (last human prototype).

Therefore while Yeshua has all the [legal] heritage of Adam, Avraham, Yitzhak, Yaacov, Yehudah, and Dovid... he never possessed the same fallen human nature blood / DNA of the children of the first Adam. That the Holy Embryo placed in the womb of the virgin Miryam was complete / sovereign / pristine... and Miryam was his gestational surrogate. ← a thing which we now know by modern science it totally doable.

I know this is a lot to swallow. But it solves more than we realize about the incarnation (that Yeshua was and is sinless yet the legal heir of man) and is the actual (visible) image of G-d. And we are made in the likeness of Yeshua (the actual image of G-d).

An aside...

People like to go around claiming that we are all children of G-d. When you consider what is written above it does indicate this is partially true. Humanity are the children of G-d... the Word, but not Abba G-d. Only Yeshua is the actual child of Abba G-d.

Yet we can become children of Abba G-d through the adoption of sons (Romans 8:15) through faith in his one and ONLY Son Yeshua.

Be blessed!