Why Justification is by Faith Alone

[Soyeong]

Jesus did not teach the Gentiles! None of His apostles/disciples instructed Gentiles to choose whether or not they wanted to obey the Mosaic Law. Why would they? Since obeying the Mosaic Law was not given to give eternal life to those who obeyed it. It was not obedience to the Law that saved the Old Covenant people who believed, it was and always has been salvation by grace through faith alone that saves.

In Matthew 4:15-23, Jesus began his ministry with the Gospel message to repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand, which was a light to the Gentiles, and the Mosaic Law is how his audience knew what sin is (Romans 3:20), so repenting from our disobedience to it is an integral part of the Gospel message, which he prophesied would be proclaimed to all nations (Matthew 24:12-14), and he commissioned his disciples to spread it to the nations by teaching everything that he had taught them. None of Christ's disciples taught that obedience to the Mosaic Law was optional for Gentiles.

In Exodus 33:13, Moses wanted God to be gracious to him by teaching him His way that he might know Him and Israel too, in 1 Kings 2:1-3, God taught how to walk in His way through the Mosaic Law, and in 1 John 17:3, eternal life is knowing God and Jesus. So the purpose of giving the Mosaic Law was given to give eternal life for those who obeyed it, which is why Deuteronomy 32:47 says that it is our very life, and obedience to it is the way to enter eternal life in Matthew 19:17 and Luke 10:25-28. In Psalms 119:29-30, David wanted to put false ways far from him, for God be gracious to him by teaching him to obey the Mosaic Law, and he chose the way of faithfulness, so this has always been the one and only way of salvation by grace through faith alone.

 

[rwb]

In Matthew 4:15-23, Jesus began his ministry with the Gospel message to repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand, which was a light to the Gentiles, and the Mosaic Law is how his audience knew what sin is (Romans 3:20), so repenting from our disobedience to it is an integral part of the Gospel message, which he prophesied would be proclaimed to all nations (Matthew 24:12-14), and he commissioned his disciples to spread it to the nations by teaching everything that he had taught them. None of Christ's disciples taught that obedience to the Mosaic Law was optional for Gentiles.

Not only did the apostles and elders NOT teach Gentiles must be obedient to the Mosaic Law, when a dispute about circumcision arose the apostles and elders of the Church assured them that no such commandment had come, and that Gentiles would do well if they abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Nowhere in Scripture will we find Gentiles being instructed to be obedient to the Mosaic Law.

Acts 15:22-24 (KJV) Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

 

[Der Alte]

Not only did the apostles and elders NOT teach Gentiles must be obedient to the Mosaic Law, when a dispute about circumcision arose the apostles and elders of the Church assured them that no such commandment had come, and that Gentiles would do well if they abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Nowhere in Scripture will we find Gentiles being instructed to be obedient to the Mosaic Law.
Acts 15:22-24 (KJV) Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

The four only requirements for gentile Christians in Acts 15:19-20 is repeated twice more in Acts 15:29 and Acts 21:25.

Acts 15:19-20
(19) Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
(20) But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

Act 21:25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. ​

If there were other requirements Paul had three chances to add them to the list but he did not do so.

 

[Soyeong]

Not only did the apostles and elders NOT teach Gentiles must be obedient to the Mosaic Law, when a dispute about circumcision arose the apostles and elders of the Church assured them that no such commandment had come, and that Gentiles would do well if they abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Nowhere in Scripture will we find Gentiles being instructed to be obedient to the Mosaic Law.

Acts 15:22-24 (KJV) Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

Either there are correct or incorrect reasons for becoming circumcised and Paul only spoke against the incorrect reasons, or according to Galatians 5:2, Paul caused Christ be of no value to Timothy when he had him circumcised right after the Jerusalem Council (Acts 16:3) and Christ is of no value to roughly 80% of them men in the US. In Acts 15:1, they were wanting to require all Gentiles to become circumcised saved, however, that was never the purpose for which God commanded circumcision, so they upheld the Mosaic Law by correctly ruling against requiring circumcision for an incorrect purpose, which should not be mistaken as being a ruling against obeying what God has commanded as if the Jerusalem Council had the authority to countermand God. Christ spent his ministry teaching his followers how to obey the Mosaic Law by word and by example, so it would be absurd to interpret Acts 15 as the Jerusalem Council ruling that Gentiles shouldn't follow Christ, and even if that is what they were doing, then we should follow Christ instead of them. The Apostles called for Gentiles to repent from their sin and the Mosaic Law is how we know what sin is (Romans 3:20).

 

[rwb]

Either there are correct or incorrect reasons for becoming circumcised and Paul only spoke against the incorrect reasons, or according to Galatians 5:2, Paul caused Christ be of no value to Timothy when he had him circumcised right after the Jerusalem Council (Acts 16:3) and Christ is of no value to roughly 80% of them men in the US. In Acts 15:1, they were wanting to require all Gentiles to become circumcised saved, however, that was never the purpose for which God commanded circumcision, so they upheld the Mosaic Law by correctly ruling against requiring circumcision for an incorrect purpose, which should not be mistaken as being a ruling against obeying what God has commanded as if the Jerusalem Council had the authority to countermand God. Christ spent his ministry teaching his followers how to obey the Mosaic Law by word and by example, so it would be absurd to interpret Acts 15 as the Jerusalem Council ruling that Gentiles shouldn't follow Christ, and even if that is what they were doing, then we should follow Christ instead of them. The Apostles called for Gentiles to repent from their sin and the Mosaic Law is how we know what sin is (Romans 3:20).

Once more Gentiles are not bound by the Mosaic Law!!! Christ NEVER taught His Gentile followers to obey the Mosaic Law!!! You are bringing false doctrine.

 

[Soyeong]

Once more Gentiles are not bound by the Mosaic Law!!! Christ NEVER taught His Gentile followers to obey the Mosaic Law!!! You are bringing false doctrine.

Even if Christ had said nothing, then he would still have taught his followers how to obey the Mosaic Law by example, and as his followers we are told to follow his example (1 Peter 2:21-22), that those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he walked (1 John 2:6), and to be imitators of Paul as he is an imitator of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). It is contradictory for a Gentile to want to become a follower of Christ while not wanting to follow him. In John 12:46-50, it does not give us any room to disregard anything that he taught during his ministry. The Mosaic Law is truth (Psalms 119:142), the sum of God's word is truth (Psalms 119:160), God's word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:4), and Jesus is the truth (John 14:6), so again it is contradictory for a Gentile to say that they believe in Jesus while rejecting the nature of who he is.

 

[Soyeong]

The four only requirements for gentile Christians in Acts 15:19-20 is repeated twice more in Acts 15:29 and Acts 21:25.

Acts 15:19-20
(19) Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
(20) But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

Act 21:25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. ​

If there were other requirements Paul had three chances to add them to the list but he did not do so.

There are 1,050 commandments in the NT, so if the four things listed in Acts 15:19-21 were an exhaustive list of everything that would ever be required of mature Gentile believers, then that would negate over 99% of what is commanded in the NT, including much of what Jesus taught. The moment you try to say that other commands are obviously included, such as the greatest two commandments, is the moment that you can no longer use those verses to limit which laws Gentiles should follow. Clearly, it was not intended as an exhaustive list for mature believers, but as stated, it was a list intended not to make things too difficult for new believers, which they excuse in verse 21 by saying that they would continue to hear Moses taught every Sabbath in the synagogues, so they were expected to continue to learn how to obey the Mosaic Law over time in order to avoid overwhelming them.

 

[Richeal]

No one will enter heaven that has not been justified by faith alone. We are justified by faith alone because we are justified by Christ alone, Romans 3:26. If one adds works or obedience to justification, they have perverted the Gospel and justification by faith. No one is able to justify themselves simply because there is... "None righteous, no, not one" Romans 3:10. If God accepted the works or the obedience of a sinner, that would make him a sinner. God the Father only accepts the works and the obedience of Jesus Christ, we are accepted only in him and because of him.

The word "Justification" means to be declared righteous. To be declared righteous, you must be righteous. Righteousness and justification does not come by the works or the deeds of the law. Paul wrote, "By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight" Romans 3:20. Paul also said.... "Whosoever of you that are justified by the law; you are fallen from grace" Galatians 5:4. To be fallen from grace is to be lost.

Anything in the Bible that tells us to do something or not to do something is law. In the book of the law there are hundreds and hundreds of laws, "For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, cursed is every one that does not continue to do everything that is written in the book of the law" Galatians 3:10.

Jesus is God's justifier. If you don't have Jesus as your savior, you will not be justified. Jesus justifies the ungodly, Romans 4:5 and reconciles them unto God, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19. Jesus justifies us by offering to God the Father a life of perfect obedience according to his Holy Law. That is not enough, something must be done about our sins and the sins of the whole world. Jesus atones for our sins and the sins of the whole world, 1 John 2:2. Because of the doing and the dying of Jesus we now stand in God's Holy Court as justified. No law, rules or religion needed.

 

[Richeal]

I'm learning Sir & would like to learn more.

 

[RobertPate]

I'm learning Sir & would like to learn more.

The Gospel is about Jesus Christ and what he has done to provide salvation for everyone.

Religion is about what man is doing to justify and save himself by the works of the law.

Not everyone on this Forum has the truth. Jesus said, "Few there be that find it" Matthew 7:14. If you want the truth, you will have to seek it. When you seek it with all of your heart you will find it, Matthew 7:7-9.

 

[rwb]

Even if Christ had said nothing, then he would still have taught his followers how to obey the Mosaic Law by example, and as his followers we are told to follow his example (1 Peter 2:21-22), that those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he walked (1 John 2:6), and to be imitators of Paul as he is an imitator of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). It is contradictory for a Gentile to want to become a follower of Christ while not wanting to follow him. In John 12:46-50, it does not give us any room to disregard anything that he taught during his ministry. The Mosaic Law is truth (Psalms 119:142), the sum of God's word is truth (Psalms 119:160), God's word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:4), and Jesus is the truth (John 14:6), so again it is contradictory for a Gentile to say that they believe in Jesus while rejecting the nature of who he is.

I believe the following passage was given for those who believe obedience to the Mosaic Law is the way to worship Christ.

John 4:22-24 (KJV) Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Worshippers of Christ are NOT called to obey the Mosaic Law, we are called to worship Him in spirit, all our hearts & minds and in truth, with our whole being, because of what the Lord has done for us, and because of who He is.

 

[AbbaLove]

There are 1,050 commandments in the NT, so if the four things listed in Acts 15:19-21 were an exhaustive list of everything that would ever be required of mature Gentile believers, then that would negate over 99% of what is commanded in the NT, including much of what Jesus taught.

The more you post the more you come across as if Paul's letters to Christians are lacking in encouraging them to do the "works" (commands) of the Mosaic laws in order to be considered mature Christians.

Seven Woes of the Scribes and Pharisees and their so-called "works" of the Law

(perhaps you failed to read this previous post)​

Clearly, it was not intended as an exhaustive list for mature believers, but as stated, it was a list intended not to make things too difficult for new believers, which they excuse in verse 21 by saying that they would continue to hear Moses taught every Sabbath in the synagogues, so they were expected to continue to learn how to obey the Mosaic Law over time in order to avoid overwhelming them.

Why are you imposing Mosaic laws on born again non-Jewish Christians? The Apostle Paul never taught that the sign of a mature born again Christian is evidence of the more they observe the works of Mosaic laws the more mature they are as Christians.

It's becoming more and more apparent with each of your posts that you possibly even believe that Paul's letters include his own commentary. You cherry pick certain Pauline verses; while misinterpreting them to support your MJ beliefs. Belief that many of the Mosaic laws are still applicable for born again non-Jewish gentile Believers in Christ Jesus. Some refer to that as Judiazing that the indication of a mature Christian is one who abides by as many (hundreds) of the Mosaic laws as possible.

Acts 15:7-11 – Peter and the Yoke of the Law​

 

[AbbaLove]

One of many insightful comments from the above article (Acts Of The Apostles 15:11-17) ...

To me this seems pretty straight forward. The Jews have already been given the law and should still keep the law. The Gentiles have never been given this law and should not be held accountable to the Jewish law because they are not being “converted” to Judaism, but to something completely different. They are being converted to Followers of Christ. It is always funny to see when someone tells one group of children that they have to follow rules and then tells another group close by that they do not have to follow the same rules. You get a huge uproar from all the children who have to follow the rules and I am sure that they will be screaming, “Well, if I have to do it, then why don’t they??” I am sure this is what some Jews were thinking to themselves when they were being told all these things. This does not mean that the Gentiles got to do whatever they wanted to, but they were not held to the exact same law as the Jews were.​

 

[Soyeong]

we are called to worship Him in spirit, all our hearts & minds and in truth, with our whole being, because of what the Lord has done for us, and because of who He is.

I agree, though you are incorrect to contrast that with the Mosaic Law because it was given to teach us how to do that. In Ezekiel 36:26-27, the Spirit has the role of leading us to obey the Mosaic Law, and in Psalms 119:142, the Mosaic Law is truth, so obedience to it is the way to worship God in Spirit and in truth. The Israelites needed to be taught how to worship God, how to love Him with all of our heart and mind, and how to know who he is, and that was the purpose for giving them the gift of the Mosaic Law.

The way to worship, love, and know God is by acting in accordance with His nature, and the Mosaic Law teaches us how to do that, which is why the Bible often uses the same terms to describe the nature of God as it does to describe the nature of the Mosaic Law, such as with it being holy, righteous, and good (Romans 7:12), or with justice, mercy, and faithfulness being weightier matters of the law (Matthew 23:23). God’s way is the way in which He expresses His nature, such as by doing righteousness and justice (Genesis 18:19), and God taught how to walk in His way through the Mosaic Law (1 Kings 2:1-3). Furthermore, the Son is the exact image of God’s nature (Hebrews 1:3), which he expressed by setting a sinless example of how to walk in obedience to the Mosaic Law, so it is contradictory for someone to want to follow, worship, love, and know Christ while rejecting the nature of who he is as revealed through the Mosaic Law.

 

[Soyeong]

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The more you post the more you come across as if Paul's letters to Christians are lacking in encouraging them to do the "works" (commands) of the Mosaic laws in order to be considered mature Christians.

A Christian is mature to the degree that they are like Christ, and Christ set a sinless example of how to walk in obedience to the Mosaic Law, so why do you think that acting more in accordance with his example is not the way to grow in maturity as followers of Christ?

Seven Woes of the Scribes and Pharisees and their so-called "works" of the Law

(perhaps you failed to read this previous post)​

Again, Christ lived in sinless obedience to the Mosaic Law, so he was much more zealous for obedience to it than they were, and he never criticized them for obeying it anywhere in Matthew 23:23, but he did criticize them for not obeying it correctly. In Matthew 23:23, Jesus said that tithing was something that they ought to be doing while not neglecting weightier matters of the law of justice, mercy, and faith, so he was not opposing their obedience to the Mosaic Law, but rather he was calling them to fuller obedience to it in a manner that is in accordance with its weightier matters and free from hypocrisy.

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Why are you imposing Mosaic laws on born again non-Jewish Christians? The Apostle Paul never taught that the sign of a mature born again Christian is evidence of the more they observe the works of Mosaic laws the more mature they are as Christians.

In 1 John 3:4-10 sin is the transgression of the Mosaic Law and those who do not practice righteousness in obedience to it are not born again. Furthermore, Paul certainly called for Gentiles to repent from their sins. Likewise, in Romans 8:4-17, those who are born again by the Spirit are contrasted with those who have minds set on the flesh who refuse to submit to the Mosaic Law. A chip off the old block is someone who has the same nature or character as their father, and this is the sense that Jesus is the Son of God insofar as he is the exact image of God's nature, which he expressed through living in sinless obedience to the Mosaic Law, so that is also the sense that we are children of God when we are partaking in the divine nature through following his example.

It's becoming more and more apparent with each of your posts that you possibly even believe that Paul's letters include his own commentary. You cherry pick certain Pauline verses; while misinterpreting them to support your MJ beliefs. Belief that many of the Mosaic laws are still applicable for born again non-Jewish gentile Believers in Christ Jesus. Some refer to that as Judiazing that the indication of a mature Christian is one who abides by as many (hundreds) of the Mosaic laws as possible.

I'm not sure what you mean by Paul's letters including his own commentary. If you think that I am cherry picking or misinterpreting the Bible, then by all means please explain why you think that, but there is no point in simply accusing me of those things without giving an example. The the problem with the Judaizers was that were wanting to require Gentile to become circumcised in order to become saved (which is not a position that I have ever supported), not that they were teaching Gentiles to obey what God has commanded in accordance with the example that Christ set for us to follow (which is what I support).

Acts 15:7-11 – Peter and the Yoke of the Law

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In Deuteronomy 30:11-14, God's word says that His law is not too difficult to obey, so if Acts 15:7-11 were referring to God's law is been a heavy burden that no one could bear, then they would have been in direct disagreement with God's word, and would have therefore been wrong. Furthermore, David said repeatedly throughout the Psalms that he loved the Mosaic Law and delighted in obeying it, so if we consider the Psalms to be Scripture and to therefore express a correct view of the Mosaic Law, then we will share it as Paul did (Romans 7:22). For example, according to Psalm 1:1-2, blessed are those who delight in the law of the Lord and who meditate on it day and night, so we can't uphold the truth of those words while not allowing them to shape our view of the Mosaic Law. Furthermore, the NT authors considered the Psalms to be Sculpture, so their writings should be interpreted as though they were in complete agreement with the view of the Mosaic Law expressed in the Psalms rather than interpreted with a negative view of the Mosaic Law superimposed onto them. In Acts 15:11, it makes it clear that the heavy burden that no one could bear was not the Mosaic Law, but salvation by circumcision rather than by grace.

 

[RobertPate]

I agree, though you are incorrect to contrast that with the Mosaic Law because it was given to teach us how to do that. In Ezekiel 36:26-27, the Spirit has the role of leading us to obey the Mosaic Law, and in Psalms 119:142, the Mosaic Law is truth, so obedience to it is the way to worship God in Spirit and in truth. The Israelites needed to be taught how to worship God, how to love Him with all of our heart and mind, and how to know who he is, and that was the purpose for giving them the gift of the Mosaic Law.

The way to worship, love, and know God is by acting in accordance with His nature, and the Mosaic Law teaches us how to do that, which is why the Bible often uses the same terms to describe the nature of God as it does to describe the nature of the Mosaic Law, such as with it being holy, righteous, and good (Romans 7:12), or with justice, mercy, and faithfulness being weightier matters of the law (Matthew 23:23). God’s way is the way in which He expresses His nature, such as by doing righteousness and justice (Genesis 18:19), and God taught how to walk in His way through the Mosaic Law (1 Kings 2:1-3). Furthermore, the Son is the exact image of God’s nature (Hebrews 1:3), which he expressed by setting a sinless example of how to walk in obedience to the Mosaic Law, so it is contradictory for someone to want to follow, worship, love, and know Christ while rejecting the nature of who he is as revealed through the Mosaic Law.

There is a big problem with your law keeping religion.

How righteous must one become before he is accepted and considered to be righteous? What is the standard for righteousness. How do you know that you are righteous? The Bible says that the law is spiritual. Are all of your thoughts pure and without sin?

 

[AbbaLove]

It's quite apparent from your posts (Soyeng) that you believe non-Jewish Gentile Christians (Christianity) should be yoked to obeying the Mosaic Laws of the Torah as best as humanly possible in order to become a "mature" Christian.

Matthew 22:36-40 (TLV)
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Torah?” 37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 The entire Torah and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”​

The Lord's yoke of Faith is not a burden with His abiding presence to teach His children the Way ...

Matthew 11:28-30 (TLV}
28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and ‘you will find rest for your souls.’ 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”​

The Mosaic Law with its hundereds of commandments was too burdensome of a yoke for Israel ...

Acts 15:7-11 – Peter and the Yoke of the Law - Reading Acts
(click on above to open and read a Jewish perspective and another of the 28 comments)​

"When Peter describes the Law as a “yoke” on the Gentiles he is not necessarily criticizing the Law. In Judaism, the idea of being “yoked” to the Law is a positive image, although there is often the implication of completeness – if you are yoked to the Law, you are required to keep it all (Bock, Acts, 501). To live under the yoke of the Torah or yoke of Wisdom was to live as God intended!"​

Solomon in all his wisdom disobeyed the Lord by going after the gods of his heathen wives, the Lord told him that the kingdom would be taken from him and given to one of his servants (see 1 Kings 11:11). Without Faith it isn't possible to please GOD ... God's Torah (Matthew 22:36-40).

"Reading through Acts 15 I found myself reading through these five verses over and over again. For me I loved the metaphor that Peter gives here. As a Christian of the modern century I think it is easy to say that the conflict of circumcision does not apply to me since I am a Jewish Christian. Although I grew up in the face of the Jewish culture, the majority of my Mother’s family is practicing Jews. So, I could not help but find myself thinking of how they may interpret this. They hold up the law even today and this is a real issue for them. Although they do not believe that Jesus was the messiah so it does change a few things. Over the years some of my family has become born again Christians and this is extremely real. I can recall a time my mother shared that one of her cousins struggled with upholding the food laws after she came to Christ. In this passage Peter’s metaphor of comparing the Law as a burdensome “Yoke” and for me this is real because I see this in my relatives. They held in bondage of the law and do not see the power of faith. In the passage of Acts I am encouraged because we are saved “by faith” (vs.9) and as Christians we should be happy we are not bound by the law but by the grace and love of God we are saved by faith and not our works."​

THE BEST WAY TO BLESS ISRAEL IS WITH YESHUA

Salvation Is Faith In Christ Jesus - That Is The Torah Of GOD
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[RobertPate]

It's quite apparent from your posts (Soyeng) that you believe non-Jewish Gentile Christians (Christianity) should be yoked to obeying the Mosaic Laws of the Torah as best as humanly possible in order to become a "mature" Christian.

Matthew 22:36-40 (TLV)
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Torah?” 37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 The entire Torah and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”​

The Lord's yoke of Faith is not a burden with His abiding presence to teach His children the Way ...

Matthew 11:28-30 (TLV}
28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and ‘you will find rest for your souls.’ 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”​

The Mosaic Law with its hundereds of commandments was too burdensome of a yoke for Israel ...

Acts 15:7-11 – Peter and the Yoke of the Law - Reading Acts
(click on above to open and read a Jewish perspective and another of the 28 comments)​

"When Peter describes the Law as a “yoke” on the Gentiles he is not necessarily criticizing the Law. In Judaism, the idea of being “yoked” to the Law is a positive image, although there is often the implication of completeness – if you are yoked to the Law, you are required to keep it all (Bock, Acts, 501). To live under the yoke of the Torah or yoke of Wisdom was to live as God intended!"​

Solomon in all his wisdom disobeyed the Lord by going after the gods of his heathen wives, the Lord told him that the kingdom would be taken from him and given to one of his servants (see 1 Kings 11:11). Without Faith it isn't possible to please GOD ... God's Torah (Matthew 22:36-40).

"Reading through Acts 15 I found myself reading through these five verses over and over again. For me I loved the metaphor that Peter gives here. As a Christian of the modern century I think it is easy to say that the conflict of circumcision does not apply to me since I am a Jewish Christian. Although I grew up in the face of the Jewish culture, the majority of my Mother’s family is practicing Jews. So, I could not help but find myself thinking of how they may interpret this. They hold up the law even today and this is a real issue for them. Although they do not believe that Jesus was the messiah so it does change a few things. Over the years some of my family has become born again Christians and this is extremely real. I can recall a time my mother shared that one of her cousins struggled with upholding the food laws after she came to Christ. In this passage Peter’s metaphor of comparing the Law as a burdensome “Yoke” and for me this is real because I see this in my relatives. They held in bondage of the law and do not see the power of faith. In the passage of Acts I am encouraged because we are saved “by faith” (vs.9) and as Christians we should be happy we are not bound by the law but by the grace and love of God we are saved by faith and not our works."​

THE BEST WAY TO BLESS ISRAEL IS WITH YESHUA

Salvation Is Faith In Christ Jesus - That Is The Torah Of GOD
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I heard that when a Jewish person accepts Christ as their savior that the family has a funeral for them, casket and all, and then buries the empty casket in the ground.

 

[AbbaLove]

I heard that when a Jewish person accepts Christ as their savior that the family has a funeral for them, casket and all, and then buries the empty casket in the ground.

That hearsay is more pronounced among Muslims when a son or daughter converts to Christianity?

ONE FOR ISRAEL is a Christian ministry of native born Israeli citizens. Their school has the largest Christian library in Israel. Got its start with the help of Campus Crusade for Christ (Bill Bright). All of the Jewish Christian testimonies are unique and inspiring to our Christian Faith. They bless my heart.

Israel has 53 different congregations (Isaiah 53) of Messianic Jews
with around 5,000 members and their numbers increasing daily

Shalom​

 

[Soyeong]

There is a big problem with your law keeping religion.

The Bible has quote a bit to say against your lawless religion, so there is a much bigger problem with it.

How righteous must one become before he is accepted and considered to be righteous? What is the standard for righteousness. How do you know that you are righteous?

In Psalms 119:29-30, David wanted to put false way far from him, for God to be gracious to him by teaching him to obey His law, and he chose the way of faithfulness, so this has always been the one and only way of becoming righteous by grace through faith.

The Bible says that the law is spiritual.

God's law is spiritual in that it has always been intended to teach us how to express spiritual principles of which the lists laws are examples, and which are aspects of God's nature, such as holiness, righteousness, and goodness (Romans 7:12).

Are all of your thoughts pure and without sin?

I never claimed that, nor has that ever been a requirement for righteousness.