1. What does YeShua
HaMashiach mean?
YeShua is the Hebraic name of our Lord and Savior. YeShua
means salvation or save and is first seen in Exodus 14:13 in
the Hebraic text which translates as YeShua. HaMashiach
means the Messiah.
2. Why do Hebraic
and Messianic congregants refer to Jesus Christ as YeShua HaMashiach?
He is of the tribe of Judah and is a Jew by virtue of his
natural posterity, and Hebraic and not Greek nor any other
nationality. All scripture is Hebraic, referring to Genesis
to Malachi and is the reference from which YeShua and all the
people of His time referenced. The Father gave him a
name that identifies him with his people, his land, and scripture. This
name is above every name that at the name which the Father
gave his son, every knee shall bow and every language shall confess.
3. What does it
mean to be Hebraic?
It means that the study and or reference of all scripture
is based on Hebraic text and understanding. 2 Tim 3:16 All
Scripture is God-breathed. This scripture speaks
to the only known scripture of YeShua, Sha’ul or
any of the Emissaries time, Genesis to Malachi.
4. What is the Torah?
a. The Torah is the original name
written in the Hebraic scriptures that properly identifies scripture.
b. It is the first five books
of the bible referred to by Greeks as the Pentateuch or the
Septuagint in which they the Greeks translated as Law
or Nomos.
c. It is the pillar of all Wisdom
as referred to by the scriptures in Proverbs 9:1. The
number seven in the text refers to (1) Geneses, (2) Exodus,
(3) Leviticus, (4) Numbers 1-10:34, (5) Numbers 10:35,36, (6)
Numbers 11 to the end, (7) Deuteronomy.
d. It is the teachings of G-d
as set forth in Psalms 119:2.
e. It is the instructions in
righteousness, Deuteronomy 6:25
f. It is the governance of the
Kingdom of G-d
g. It is the covenant between
G-d and his people Exodus 19:5; Jeremiah 31:31
h. Through the Torah you will
prosper and succeed. Josh 1:8
i. It is restoration for
the inner person. Tehillim (Psalms) 19:8
j. It is pure, enlightening
the eyes. Tehillim (Psalms) 19:9
k. It is Truth. Tehillim (Psalms) 119:142
l. It provides peace; nothing
makes one stumble. Tehillim (Psalms) 119:165
m. The Torah is light. Mishlei
(Proverbs) 6:23
n. It keeps you happy. Mishllei
(Proverbs) 29:18
o. It is great and glorious
Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 42:21
p. It is written on the hearts
of G-d’s people. Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 31:32; Messianic
Jews (Hebrews) 8:10; 10:16
q. The Torah’s aim is
the Messiah. Romans 10:4 CJB
r. THe Torah is good. 1Timothy 1:8
5. Is the Torah
still in effect for our day and culture?
Yes. It is the reference which Sha’ul makes in
2 Timothy 3:16; the Torah, the Writings and the Prophets were
the only know scriptures of YeShua and Sha’ul day.
a. For the whole of the Torah
is summed up in this one sentence: “Love Your neighbor
as yourself” Gal 5:14. (Note: this rendering of
text is omitted from some biblical sources)
b. We know that the Torah is
good, provided one uses it in the way the Torah itself intends
1 Timothy 1:8
6. Is the Torah important to my faith?
Yes. It embodies the foundation of our faith in that
the Father of our faith Avraham walked in the instructions
commandments, statues, and teachings or laws of G-d Genesis 26:5.
7. By being Torah compliant, does
that mean that, I have to become Jewish?
No, the Torah is not about being a Jew. It is solely
about the knowledge of G-d, his teachings in righteousness,
and a proper understanding of holiness as G-d defines Holy. And
it directs our attention to YeShua the Messiah. It
defines conduct and a proper way of life as G-d sees it.
8. Isn’t the Torah just law?
No, that is the teaching of men who fail to understand that
G-d’s plan of salvation is recorded in his teachings,
the Torah. Every statement recorded in the Writings,
the Prophets, YeShua, the Emissaries, and Sha’ul
are supported by and come from an understanding of the Torah,
it is the foundation of all scripture 1Corinthians 3:11. YeShua (Jesus)
is the Torah.
9. Isn’t obeying
the law being legalistic?
a. Yes, as long as we keep the
meaning of law in its proper perspective meaning the Oral Law that
was taught by the Pharisees and the Sadducees, commonly
known as the Talmud.
b. Understand there are two
laws in existence in the days of YeShua and Sha’ul
and continues today in many Jewish circles. The law referred
to as the Law of Moses the written Law is the Torah, and the
Oral Law commonly known as the Talmud written by the Scribes,
Pharisees, and the Sadducees. Obedience to the later
law is legalistic and not from G-d. Mark 7:6-9; Matthew
15:6-9; John 7:19.
c. Sha’ul having been
trained in Rabbinic Law under the teachings of Gamaliel as
stated in Acts 22:3. The optimum word’s Sha’ul
uses in the text is “taught according to the strictness
of our fathers’ law” (NKJV). Here
meaning the Talmud of the Scribes, Pharisee, and the Sadducees. It
is this legalist doctrine that Sha’ul refers to as being loss in
Philippians 3:8 and another Gospel in Galatians 1:8.
d. Be clear in your understanding
that Sha’ul reference in many instances of his writings
is in reference to the Oral Law the Talmud, which he calls
legalism. (Note: This is not properly conveyed in many
biblical translations).
10. Isn’t the Sabbath only for
the Jewish people?
No. G-d ordained the Sabbath in Genesis 2 and proclaimed
it as being a Holy day. At that time, there were no Jews. The
fourth commandment Sh’mot (Exodus) 20:6; B’midbar
(Numbers) 15:15 make the Sabbath inclusive of all believers.
11. Why is keeping the Sabbath so important?
a. Exodus 31:13 states “Tell
the People of Isra’el, ‘You are to observe my Shabbats;
for this is a sign between me and you through all generations;
so that you will know that I am Adonai, who set you apart for me.”
b. Scriptures says, “The
people of Isra’el are to keep the Shabbat, to observe
Shabbat through all their generations as a perpetual
covenant. It is a sign between me and the
people of Isra’el forever; for in six days Adonai made
heaven and earth, but on the seventh day he stopped working
and rested.’” (Ex 31:16-17) You may
not consider yourself included with the children of Isra’el;
however, scripture supports that every born again believer
identifies with Isra’el. Isra’el means ‘whom
G-d rules. If you believe that you are under the sovereign
rule of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords YeShua then
you are identified with Isra’el and the Kingdom of
G-d. Keeping the Sabbath is a Kingdom requirement.
Also, scripture supports that G-d is only the G-d of Avraham,
Isaac, and Jacob/Isra’el. Isra’el keeps the Sabbath.
c. It is the fourth command
of G-d, Exodus 20:8. It is an important portion of the
commandments of which 1 John 2:3 says, “The way we
can be sure we know him is if we are obeying his commands.” YeShua
himself says, “if you love me you will keep my commandments.” What
commandments is John or YeShua referring? They
are referring to all of them in particular all stated in Exodus 20.
d. Most importantly the Sabbath
teaches us about the rest man receives from YeShua. He
is our rest. In honoring the Sabbath as commanded, we
honor G-d and his Son. Hebrews chapter 3, 4 support the
importance of keeping the Sabbath. To deny the Shabbat
is to deny YeShua/Jesus, as he is the rest referred to in the
book of Hebrews.
e. Because Mark 2:27-28 says, “Shabbat was
made for mankind, not mankind for Shabbat; so the
Son of Man is Lord even of Shabbat.”
f. It is a very important part
of obedience for those who live in the Kingdom of G-d.
g. Every time one keeps the
Sabbath he rest in YeShua. He is our rest. Messianc
Jews (Hebrews) 4:9-11
12. Doesn’t the bible teach that
Jesus/YeShua fulfilled the law, so therefore I am not under
the law?
a. Lower case law refers to
the Talmud and yes, we are not under that Oral Law.
b. Matthew 5: 17 teach that YeShua did
not annul the Torah. It teaches us that he made it complete,
as in putting it on a firm foundation that every born again
believer should adhere to its teaching in righteousness.
c. When it is said of YeShua that
he was obedient unto death, it means that he was Torah compliant
unto the death on the cross. This in no way means that
through his death he satisfied it by doing away with the Written
Law of Moses called the Torah. Even if we believe that
YeShua had done away with it, and it has not, the Prophets’ Isaiah
2:3; and Jeremiah 31:31 foretell of its return, and the time
of its return to the hearts of G-d’s people, being NOW.
13. Why is it that Christian communities
do not honor or keep the Sabbath?
Because Christian communities operate after the order of
the Father of Christianity Constantine, and the Fathers of
the Catholic church who changed the 7th day worship to the
first day of the week Sunday after the Sun Goddess. This
is chronicled in their history and the origin of the Christian
church, and in the Canons of the Catholic Church. This
information is readily available on the World Wide Web.
Refer to the ‘Articles’ on this sight see “Messianic
vs. Christianity.”
14. But Sha’ul
teaches that one does not have to follow the Law?
Remember the Greeks translate the Hebrew word Torah as Law
and in many places where Law should be capitalized to show
Deity they reduce Law to lower case (law) therefore destroying
its meaning and what Sha’ul is saying.
(Note): The problem with many biblical translations
is that they co-mingle the word law in the text, and do not
distinguish it by capitalizing it to show that it refers
to the Law of Mosses. The Amplified and the New American
Standard translations do, keeping the meaning clear.
Listen to what Sha’ul is saying in Gal 2:18-19 “Indeed,
if I build up again the legalistic bondage which I destroyed,
I really do make myself a transgressor. For it was
through letting the Torah speak for itself that I died to
its traditional legalistic misinterpretation, so that I might
live in direct relationship with God.” CJB
What Sha’ul does, is tear down the Oral Law, the Talmud,
not the Written Law of Moses given by G-d to every believer. After
all, Sha’ul was trained in Rabbinic Law, which he
counts as loss.
15. Didn’t Sha’ul teach that
we are not under the law but grace?
This is how the NKJV quotes Sha’ul
in Rom 6:15 “What then? Shall we sin because we
are not under law but under grace?” The CJB quotes
Sha’ul’s text in this light, “Therefore,
what conclusion should we reach?” Let’s go
on sinning, because we’re not under legalism but under
grace”? Heaven forbid! Here the Greek NKJV of
text and the Hebraic CJB text agree. By
expressing the word law in lower case it refers to the Talmud
which was a legalistic document of Judaic obedience. The CJB text
refers to this law, as “we’re not under legalism,” referring
to the Talmud. When we look at Sha’ul’s statement
in Romans 7:12 he says, “So the Torah or Law is holy;
that is, the commandment is holy, just and good.” So
when Sha’ul makes the statement of not being under the
law he is referring to the Oral Law the Talmud. It is
this law the Talmud that we are not under.
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