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So yes, Jews turned to Christ remain Jew's,

That's nice that you agree Greeks "turned" to Christ remain Greeks. My point is that Yeshua was a JEW...not a Greek. Greeks convert, Jews do not. Greeks are grafted in...that was my only point. Belief in Yeshua IS the continuation of Judaism. Jews do not convert to something they are already a part of...
 
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That's nice that you agree Greeks "turned" to Christ remain Greeks. My point is that Yeshua was a JEW...not a Greek. Greeks convert, Jews do not. Greeks are grafted in...that was my only point.
You keep switching gears on me. At least from my own point of view. Making it difficult for understanding.
You mention grafting. Again this to me is the kingdom of Messiah which is the heavenly kingdom not the earthly. We are not graft into the earthly inheritance with the natural sons of the fourth generation. Those which are cut off, are those which are made void of the earthly inheritance. They can be graffed into the heavenly at anytime they turn to Christ.
Belief in Yeshua IS the continuation of Judaism. Jews do not convert to something they are already a part of...
First of all: the Judaism of first century as well as scripture, was Levitical, temple ministration. What is called Judaism today is not the same. They are not equal.
Second of all, Gentiles need not convert to either the temple ministration of Levi, nor are Gentiles heirs of the earthly inheritance, with the 4th generation. Nor was Abraham an heir with them. Take note of verse 15..

Gen 15:13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

Abraham is told he would die. This covenant is made concerning the fourth generation of his seed.
18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

Acts tells us this as well

Acts 7:2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
5 And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

As the book of Hebrews also tells us
Heb 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Bottom line for me. I do not need to become an heir of the earthly kingdom of this life God promised concerning the fourth generation of his seed. The kingdom inherited in Christ is much more excellent.
 
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Peter was already following Yeshua before his conversion or maturity. Sole heir means one heir, firstborn owns everything. Sole heir does not mean only one son. Abraham and Sarah planned for Ishmael to become heir, since he is the firstborn.
 
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Abraham existed prior to the temple or Levi. Gentiles make a grave mistake insisting that Jews need the levitical priesthood or temple in order for a man to worship as a Jew. Abraham practiced circumcision and he built the altar. Noah built the altar and ark, Moses servant built the ark of the covenant.
 
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Abraham was a gentile before he converted, gentiles were never excluded. The book of Hebrews and Torah mention Noah.
 
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Gentiles do not inherit the promised land given to the twelve sons of Jacob.

The promise was made to Abraham not the 12 sons of Jacob. This is the point Pharisee Saul is making, the promise was made to a gentile not a Jew. The law concerning circumcision, the altar, ark, were given to gentiles not Jews. Consequently, Gentiles must honor Torah like any devout Jew.
 
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Jew's need the temple to worship accordeing to the law given them by the hand of Moses.

This is wrong, Abraham, Abel, Noah worshipped at the altar, even Enoch walked with G-d. If you do not honor Torah you can not properly teach a Jew how to obey Torah. Moses was not the first Jew, Moses only continued what was already taught by the fathers. Moses and Aaron were priests before the temple was built. It is very difficult to teach what you dont practice.
 
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Your posts do not respond well to what people post? It is as though you are responding to someone else's post not mine.
I said ...........
Jew's need the temple to worship according to the law given them by the hand of Moses.

Other than the above statement being obviously true, I spoke nothing of all this other stuff your post above is talking about.
 
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Do you understand that Moses and Aaron lived and died prior to the temple being built? The temple was built much later by Solomon. You do not need the temple to honor Torah. Jews do not need the temple to worship, Abraham and Moses worshipped at the altar.
 
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Do you read the word again in the text? Again means not the first time, Abraham already lived in the promise land.
Really mercy, not trying to be rude but.....Your posts tend to take things off topic. The conversation was not about where people would live. Slaves lived in all kinds of lands including the Hebrews in Egypt. Inheriting the land, is different than living in the land. As in a land of promise, for an inheritance..
 
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You have to live in the land before you can inherit the land. In order to inherit the land, your father must already own the land. If you inherit the land, you must also live in the promise land.
 
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So Mercy are you saying the temple is not required for the ministry of the Levites to be performed?
 
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So Mercy are you saying the temple is not required for the ministry of the Levites to be performed?

Levi lived and died before the temple was built. The temple was not built until King Solomon. Israel needed a very wise king to build the first temple.
 
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