Those of you who are regulars here have probably noticed that I spend almost no time talking about the Acharit haYamim (End Days), which is what the scholars call Eschatology.

The reason why is simple: the visions of that time are so difficult to understand that I have taken the attitude it doesn’t matter what happens when, so long as I am on the winning side when it is over.

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There have been many people who believe they know when the Tribulation will occur, despite the fact that Yeshua said even he isn’t in on it (Matthew 24:36), and there is (and always will be) constant debate about the Rapture, whether it will be before, in the middle of, or after the tsouris (troubles/curses) that will result from those angels pouring from God’s bowls of wrath all those terrible things upon the earth and all the people living at that time.

(Wow, that’s a long sentence!)

However, I do have a thought on the rapture, based on the parables Yeshua told. In Matthew 13:24-30, Yeshua says that when the harvest comes, i.e., the Tribulation, the tares and wheat that have been growing together will all be pulled up, with the tares being gathered and burned, then the wheat being brought into the barn (meaning God’s presence), indicating a Post-Trib event. He also tells us the parable of the fish (Matthew 13:47-50), where the good fish are separated from the bad, which are then destroyed, indicating a Pre-Trib event.

Despite the difference in timing, the message I get from these parables is that when it is over, the believers win. And, as I said before, all I care about is being on the winning side.

Now, despite my disdain for Eschatological arguments, I have to admit that the way things are going, it certainly seems very close.

What with all these blood moons, societal strife and disorder increasing world-wide, government officials committing crimes, riots, increased crime in many of our cities, the increase in storms and tsunami’s, antisemitism increasing (or should I say just becoming more and more visible), and all that other stuff that is supposed to occur, well… like the kids on a long car ride, I have to ask:

“Are we there, yet?”

I don’t know if we are, or how close we are, and neither do you or anyone else, but the one thing that I can be absolutely sure of is this: if you haven’t chosen to be on the winning side, you may not have that much time left to decide if you will be with the tares or the wheat.

And yes, it is a choice: faith in Yeshua is something you have to choose to believe, and without that faithful acceptance, you have no way to be forgiven of your sins, which means no chance for salvation.

To be forgiven of sin, the Torah requires an animal sacrifice to be made where God places his name (Deuteronomy 12:5), which was the temple in Jerusalem (2 kings 21:7). The problem being that the temple is not there anymore, but Yeshua’s sacrifice replaced that Torah requirement to bring an animal to the temple.

Ans that is why only through Yeshua can we now be forgiven, since the temple is no longer there; what’s even worse is that where it was is under Muslim control (the Dome of the Rock).

For the record: the Dome of the Rock is not a mosque, it is a shrine. The Al-Aqsa Mosque is right next to the Dome, both being on the temple mount. The mosque is east of the Dome, so when Muslims prostrate themselves to the east during prayer, they are (effectively) mooning the Dome.

Okay, let’s finish up here. No one will ever know when the Tribulation is set to begin, and no one knows when the Rapture will occur, but one thing we all know- absolutely- is that it will happen when you least expect it (Matthew 24:37-39). So, if you aren’t really sure about Yeshua, or God, or whether or not the Torah is still valid and necessary, I wholeheartedly recommend you get off your tuchas and decide, one way or the other. Hopefully, you decide to accept Yeshua and try to live a Torah observant life.

Look at it this way: if you reject God or Yeshua or the Torah, you choose to have no future other than now. But, if you do accept that God exists, that Yeshua is the Messiah, that he was resurrected and his sacrifice allows us to ask forgiveness from sin, and you try to live as God said we all should (and not what some religion says), what have you got to lose? Yeah, you’ll have to forgo ordering shrimp scampi at your favorite seafood restaurant, and settle for pretzels and potato chips while watching the game instead of pork rinds, but isn’t eternity in total joy and peace worth it?

Thank you for being here and please remember to share these messages with everyone you know, even non-believers, Hey, after all, you never know how fertile the soil is until you plant a seed in it.

That’s it for today, so l’hitraot and Baruch HaShem!

When Yeshua sacrificed himself, his death is not the reason that we are saved. Even after he was resurrected, proving that his death was accepted as a sacrifice, that still is not what saves us.

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There is only one thing that “saves” us, and that is forgiveness of sin. And that forgiveness comes from only one place- God.

God, and God alone, is the only one who forgives sin.

Oh, yeah, I know what you’re gonna say: “But Yeshua said in Matthew 9:6 that he has the authority to forgive sins.”

Yes, he did say he has authority to forgive sins, but there was a condition: while on the earth. That verse says (CJB):

But look! I will prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.”

Notice that he says authority ON EARTH, meaning that the authority he was given to forgive sins was specifically while he was on the earth, and solely to prove that he did come from God and doing God’s work.

After he died, that authority was remanded back to God.

Think about it: if Yeshua is our Intercessor, then why would we need to ask him to intercede if he can forgive sins himself? If he can do what God does, why go to God?

This is part of the oxymoronic logic of the Trinity, in that if Yeshua and God are the same, then why does he have to intercede with himself? And when we ask for forgiveness, who do we ask: God? Yeshua? Both? Is it a joint decision or do they take turns?

But we are not talking about the Trinity, we are talking about understanding how salvation and Yeshua’s sacrificial death are related.

The sacrificial system for sin required a sheep or a goat, one that met the Torah requirements as a sacrifice, to be slain at the temple in Jerusalem (the only place sacrifices were to be made, according to Deuteronomy 12). And with the shedding of innocent blood we could receive forgiveness of sin (Hebrews 9:22)… BUT you need to ask for it, you need to really feel repentance, and you need to desire to do t’shuvah (turning from sin).

A sacrifice meant nothing if you didn’t really feel remorse at your sin. I mean, really?- do you think God would forgive a sinner who didn’t repent of their sin?

I don’t think so!

So, when Yeshua died, he was a sinless sacrifice, innocent and pure, and his resurrection proved two things:

1. God accepted his sacrifice; and
2. If you live your life totally and completely in accordance with God’s Torah, you will be saved.

(I know that one really throws a lot of people, but it makes sense- Yeshua lived 100% in accordance with the Torah, 100% of the time, otherwise he would not have been the sinless lamb of God, right? So, if any human could be the same way – which is, sadly, impossible for us- then our “works” would save us, although works like that can’t be done without faith. But, I digress…)

Yeshua’s sacrifice provided a special sin sacrifice, one that replaced the need to bring an animal to the temple in Jerusalem, which has proven to be really convenient since the temple was destroyed soon after that. By means of his sacrifice, we can now come before God any time, any where, and be able to ask for- and receive- forgiveness of sin.

Of course, we also need to do that repentance and t’shuvah thing, as well. God isn’t stupid, and when you ask to be forgiven, if it isn’t a legitimate, heartfelt desire, well… don’t count on it.

Yeshua’s sacrificial death is not what saves us, neither does his resurrection, but it does provide the prerequisite for us to come to God and ask HIM to forgive us.

One last point: the fact that Yeshua’s sacrifice serves as a once-and-for-all sacrifice for sin doesn’t mean forgiveness is automatic. Without true repentance, a true desire to do t’shuvah, and humbly asking God to forgive you for each and every sin, you get nuttin!

Thank you for being here and please remember to share these messages with everyone you know, even non-believers. Hey, after all, you never know how fertile the soil is until you plant a seed in it.

That’s it for this week, so l’hitraot and (an early) Shabbat Shalom!

The Bible tells us that God knows every hair on our head, and that he is omnipresent.

Proverbs tell us that God directs our ways (Proverbs 16:9) and so many people believe that everything they do is watched by God.

But I wonder if God is really that interested in every, single, little thing that we do?

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Are you familiar with the term “Helicopter Parent?” It refers to a parent who is constantly watching their child, always hovering over him or her, and never really letting the poor kid do anything on its own.

I don’t see God being this way.

I do believe that God watches over us, but not to the point where he interferes with what we do, except maybe in a way that prevents us from doing real harm to ourselves.

And even then, he might let us go ahead and “skin our knees” because if you never fall, you never learn how to get back up again.

No, from my understanding of the way God has treated people in the biblical stories, he is interested, but he also knows when to let us be on our own.

The problem with a helicopter parent is that they become so involved in their child’s life that they can actually hurt their child’s development, not allowing them to learn how to get out of trouble (because they are never allowed to get into it, in the first place) or to develop independence.

Whether we like it or not, children learn best by watching their parents. Socialization skills, problem solving, how to act in public, etc. are all defined by what their parents do (for the most part), with peer pressure being the next biggest influence on their personal growth.

Maybe this is why God often says that we should be holy because he is holy?

To me, that sounds like the ultimate form of learning by example. God will watch over us, but he is also loving enough to allow us to screw-up and even get into trouble, so that we learn how to make amends and how to get out of the trouble we get ourselves into.

And I also know that he is totally able to extricate us from any problems we get ourselves into, if it comes down to that.

So, what is the point of all this?

It is that we should always trust God to be there for us, confident that we can count on him in times of trouble. And to read the Bible to learn about who God is (not just trust what some religions tells us) so that we can emulate him in our daily lives. God is the epitome of parenthood, and along with (or should I say, despite of) what our own parents teach us, we should always look to God to be the role model to emulate.

He will always be there when we need him, but he isn’t going to micro-manage our lives.

However, if you reject him by rejecting the way he said to live (in the Torah), as many Christian religions have taught their followers to do, then there is a good chance he won’t be there when you need him most.

Thank you for being here and please remember to share these messages with everyone you know, even non-believers. Hey, after all, you never know how fertile the soil is until you plant a seed in it.

That’s it for today, so l’hitraot and Baruch HaShem!

In the New Covenant writings, Yeshua (Jesus) gives us three different methods to use when we pray. Only two of them make sense.

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So, let’s see what Yeshua says.

In Matthew 6:9-13, Yeshua tells how to pray by giving us what we call “The Lord’s Prayer”. This is more than just a prayer, it is the template for all prayers.

We start by recognizing God’s existence and authority, then we ask for only what we need today (demonstrating faith in God to provide), then to be forgiven (this one has a caveat I will explain soon), and lastly we ask for protection from evil. We finish it up honoring God by (again) recognizing his authority and power.

That caveat I mentioned is this: we are to ask God to forgive us as we forgive others, which is actually tantamount to authorizing God not to forgive us if we do not forgive others. Yeshua even confirms this in Matthew 6:14-15.

This prayer is about as good as you can get when it comes to praying, whether you repeat it verbatim or use it as a template for your own prayer.

The second method Yeshua suggests is in Mark 11:24. Here he tells us that when we pray, if we trust we will receive it, it will be ours. This is certainly something that we have to do, i.e., trust that not only does God hear our prayers, but that he can be trusted to deliver.

Now, this doesn’t mean that whatever we want we get. There are many prayers that are not godly or even proper, so if you think praying over a lottery ticket will guarantee you will win, you will be sorely disappointed.

(Watch! Now someone will reply they did that and this whole message gets shot down.)

Trust and faith seem to be the same thing, but they are really two sides of the same coin. Trust is something that we usually give to someone after they have proven themself to be trustworthy, but faith is something we choose to have, proof notwithstanding (Hebrews 11:1).

Of course, when it comes to God, trust should be automatic because , well…he’s God. Duh!

But, for those Doubting Thomas’ out there, you should be able to trust God because we are told in the Bible about many things which archaeology has proven to be true. If the people and events we are told about in the Bible are true, then everything in the Bible can be trusted, as well.

OK, yes- there are some things that are literal and some things that are figurative, and absolute proof of God will never be given because proof is the antithesis of faith, and we are saved by faith, not scientific evidence. But, all in all, we can trust what we read about God because there are so many testimonies, both ancient and modern, to his existence that he has proven, to those who accept it, that he does exist. And if he exists, then he is what we read about in the Bible.

The third method of praying is in John’s Gospel, which I have often said is (in my opinion) a false gospel, but that is for another time. In John 14:13, and again in John 16:23, Yeshua tells his talmidim (students/disciples) that when they pray, they should pray in his name. The idea here is that by invoking the name of the Messiah, God will make sure their prayers are answered.

This one doesn’t make sense to me.

First, let’s examine this for the Trinitarians out there: if Yeshua is God, then why would we need to invoke his name when praying, since our prayers are already directed at him? What I mean is, when we pray to God we are already praying in his name, right?

See? It doesn’t make sense if we go along with the Trinity thingie.

Second, if we believe (as I do) that Yeshua and God are totally separate entities, unique and individual, then when we pray to God why do we need to “drop” Yeshua’s name? Doesn’t God already know that we belong to Yeshua? Does mentioning Yeshua let us go to the front of the prayer line?

Is praying like the game “Simon Says”?

“Dear God, do this, in Yeshua’s name.”
“You got it!”
“Dear God, give me this, in Yeshua’s name.”
“Not a problem.”
“Dear God, I need help with this.”
“NO! You didn’t say ‘In Yeshua’s name’!”

I don’t think so.

I have written a few times about why I do not believe that John’s Gospel is a real gospel, and you can find those on the website, and these verses are part of why I believe the way I do.

God knows our hearts and minds, and when we pray to him, he knows whether or not we accept Yeshua as our Messiah. The idea that we need Yeshua to intercede for our prayers to be answered makes no sense to me.

That is why this message is titled “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad”- if you pray to God using the template Yeshua gave us in Matthew, and trust that you will receive what you pray for as Yeshua told us in Mark, then there is nothing else you should need to do to have your prayers answered.

Oh, I should mention one thing more- prayers MUST be heartfelt, honest, humble, and genuine. If your heart isn’t in it, I don’t believe that prayer will get much attention.

Thank you for being here and please remember to share these messages with everyone you know, even non-believers. Hey, after all, you never know how fertile the soil is until you plant a seed in it.

That’s it for this week, so l’hitraot and (an early) Shabbat Shalom!

Humility is not weakness; in fact, it takes a lot of emotional maturity and inner strength to be humble. On the other hand, it takes little or no effort at all to be prideful.

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Look at Moses- he was certainly a strong leader, yet he is also described as being the most humble of all men (Numbers 12:3), and I think we can agree that if we were to think of who was the most faithful of all people in the Bible, Moses would have to be right up there in the Top Ten.

But think of the most prideful person in the Bible and whichever name you come up with, I’ll betcha that person doesn’t show a humble bone in his (or her) body, do they?

So why is it that I say without humility you can’t be really faithful? It’s simple: pride is the antithesis of humility, and pride is the mother of all sins, so if someone is exceptionally prone to sinfulness, how can they be truly faithful?

Now, don’t go all the way to the moon with this: I am not saying someone who has pride can’t be faithful, but let’s see what God said (Jeremiah 9:23-24) about his thoughts on this:

Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in  his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he  understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and  righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

Later…MUCH later… this same thought was stated by Shaul (Paul) in his letter to the Corinthians, which was that a man should only boast in the Lord; over the centuries this relationship has been known to holy men of God:

Pride and faith do not go together.

We generally feel proud of things we have accomplished, such as creating something beautiful or doing such a good job at work we receive a promotion, but doing well at what we are supposed to do is expected of us, isn’t it? Yeshua said that when we do what we are supposed to do, we don’t really deserve any special reward (Luke 17:10), and aren’t we told in Colossians 3:23 that we should do everything as if for the Lord, and not for men?

So, going forward, let’s each of us try to remember that to be truly faithful, we have to be humble, and that humility shouldn’t be a false one but come from the understanding that whatever we are able to do that is worthy of respect and admiration is because God gave us those gifts.

On our own, we aren’t worth diddly-squat; if not for the gifts God gave us when we were born, and the insight we receive through the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), which is also a gift from God, we would have nothing to brag about.

So when you are being complimented for saying or doing something remarkable, say what I say:

Whatever I do that is good is because it is God working through me;
when I screw up totally, then I can take full credit.

Thank you for being here and please remember to share these messages with everyone you know, even non-believers. Hey, after all, you never know how fertile the soil is until you plant a seed in it.

That’s it for this week, and I will be on vacation all next week, so until we meet again, l’hitraot and Baruch HaShem!

In the Gospel of John, verse 14:13, Yeshua said (CJB), “If you ask me for something in my name, I will do it.”

Those of you who follow this ministry know that I believe the Gospel of John is a false one, and this one verse is further proof of that because I really do not believe Yeshua would tell us to pray to him, or that he will answer prayers instead of God.

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There are a few slight differences in how this one verse is stated, depending on which Bible version you are using, but the point remains that Yeshua, according to whoever wrote this gospel, is saying that when we pray to him, he will make sure we get what we ask for.

In some versions he says when we pray in his name, he will make sure we get it, or when we pray in his name, to glorify the Father he will make sure we get it. But in the end, he is saying that he will answer our prayer.

You may not agree with me, but that sure sounds like he is saying he will handle it, God doesn’t have to get involved. And, again, you may not agree with me, but that doesn’t sound like a son who really wants to glorify his father, but it does sound like a son who wants to take things away from his father. In fact, it reminds me of when Absalom told the people that they won’t get justice from the king, but if he was king he would make sure they did. (2 Samuel 15)

Another thing about this particular verse is that it is not stated in any other gospel. One of the many reasons I do not believe John is a valid gospel is because Yeshua says so many things that are not in the other gospels, failing a necessary tool of Bible interpretation, which is that everything in the Bible must be hermeneutically validated by the same statement or condition found elsewhere in the Bible.

I have, in the past, written how we do not need to invoke the name of Yeshua every time we pray to God. For instance, if we are offering a prayer of thanks, we aren’t asking for anything, so we don’t need to invoke the power of Yeshua’s name. If we are just talking with God, and not really asking for anything specifically, we don’t need to invoke the power of his name.

I used to believe that we should ask in Yeshua’s name whenever we pray to God for something, especially something important. And I have always stated we do not pray to Yeshua, directly, but to God, only referring to Yeshua as our Intercessor.

But that has always confused me a bit, because God knows my heart, he knows my mind, and he knows that I accepted Yeshua as my Messiah nearly 30 years ago, so why do I have to refer to Yeshua when I pray? Doesn’t God know this? Isn’t Yeshua there as my Intercessor anyway?

I mean, if I do not ask for something in Yeshua’s name, does he tell God to reject my prayer?

Is this some sort of spiritual “Simon Says”? ….

“In Yeshua’s name raise your right hand.” (my right hand is raised)
“In Yeshua’s name, lower your right hand.” (my right hand is lowered)
“In Yeshua’s name, raise your left hand.”( my left hand is raised)
“Lower your left hand.” (I lower my left hand)
“Ah-hah!! I didn’t say ‘In Yeshua’s name’- your prayers are rejected!”

My introduction to Messianic Judaism, where I was saved and served in many positions, even as Rabbi-Pro-Tem for 18 months or so, was at a Messianic synagogue in Philadelphia. The rabbi there was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household, and even went to a seminary school (he called it “Cemetery School”). It was there that I was taught Yeshua is God (we used to say, “Yeshua hu Adonai”), and that we must pray in his name.

It is almost three decades later, and after having studied the Bible every day and in this ministry (which is about 8 years old now) issuing messages from (what I believe) are inspirations from God, written 5 books, and answered hundreds of tough questions from people all across the world, I have come to some conclusions that go against what I was originally taught.

The first realization is that Yeshua is not God, but he was created from God (not from a man), and being filled with the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) from birth, he was able to demonstrate that he is the Messiah; and, as the Messiah, his sacrificial death is available as a sin sacrifice for everyone.

I also have come to believe, after years of thinking it over, is what I am about to tell you right now: I do not believe that we ever need to pray in Yeshua’s name, for anything.

And that is not just because the only place he says to do that is in John’s Gospel, which I reject as valid, but because it makes no sense, whatsoever, when we read the Bible.

Throughout the Bible, God is clear that he is the one, and only, God, and that praying to anyone or anything other than him is idolatry. Yeshua always prayed to God, and always gave the credit for everything he did to God, so why would he suddenly say that we need to refer to him if we want to receive something in prayer?

And not just refer to him, but he said that by referring to his name, he will make sure we get it!

He isn’t saying he will intercede for us; what he is saying is that he will give it to us, essentially taking God out of the picture. Again, I am sorry, but that doesn’t sound at all like the obedient son who lives to glorify his father.

No. It sounds to me like someone who is trying to take over his father’s business.

So, starting today, this very minute (because already this morning I still prayed in Yeshua’s name- conditioning is very hard to get over), I will no longer invoke Yeshua’s name when asking God for forgiveness or anything. I trust God to know my heart and mind, to know that I am a true believer in his Messiah, Yeshua, to now that I am always trying to live in accordance with his instructions in the Torah, to know that I am a member of Yeshua’s flock, and I trust that Yeshua will, and is, always interceding for me in every prayer I make to God because I am one of his flock.

I really don’t think I need to remind either of them of that fact.

And one other thing, which I hope you will agree with: Yeshua never wanted anyone to put him in God’s place.

Well, this is certainly an eye-opener, if not for you, it is for me. I have wondered and battled with myself over this question for years, and I already felt secure that John’s gospel is a false one, but now I also feel secure that we never had to invoke Yeshua’s name in order for a prayer to be heard or answered, which is essentially what John says Yeshua said we have to do.

Look, I am not saying that everything in John’s gospel is bad, only that it is not a “real” gospel. It falls more in line with the Epistles; writings that are not God-breathed scripture, but from men who had an intimate relationship and knowledge of God. And as such, whatever is said in those letters must be in agreement with the rest of the entire Bible, hermeneutically validated that it is in line with everything God said.

If you want to continue to pray in Yeshua’s name, I don’t believe that is a sin, and I also don’t believe there is anything really wrong with that. What I do believe is wrong s to think if you don’t pray in his name, your prayers will be rejected. So, pray in his name, or don’t pray in his name, but always pray to God, and try to live in accordance with how God said to live, not some religion, and as Yeshua lived.

I truly believe and trust that God knows who is a real Believer and who is not, and will always act accordingly with their prayers.

If you are told the Bible says something that cannot be found in at least one other place in the Bible, then it can’t be a valid interpretation.

Thank you for being here, and please share these messages with everyone you know, even non-believers. Hey, after all, you never know how fertile the soil is until you plant a seed in it.

That’s it for today, so l’hitraot and Baruch HaShem!

The Torah is the scroll containing the first five books of the Bible, and most Christians, and even most Jews, know it as “the Law”.

But the word “Torah” means learning, or teaching, and even though The Torah has laws, it is really God’s “User Manual for Righteousness”.

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Let’s start off by trying to agree on something: when we disobey God, that is a sin. So far, so good? OK, then the next thing to agree on is that sin is “lawlessness”.

Are we also okay with that? Good, because now we are all in agreement with the Bible because the apostle John tells us in 1 John 3:4 (NIV):

Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.

So, sin is not obeying the law, but what law was John talking about? Well, truth is, at that time there was only one law- the Torah.

So, nu? Where are we?

Christianity has taught you that Yeshua (Jesus) did away with the law, which if that is true, means that the son of God told you to ignore his father and live a life of sin.

That doesn’t really make sense, does it? The Messiah, son of God, was sent by God to be a means for us to be forgiven of sin, so what he does is teach everyone to sin.

What is that, some sort of job security?

Yes, it makes absolutely no sense, so what did the early Christian leaders do? To make it seem sensible, Christianity has come up with the idea of moral and ceremonial laws, and that even though they say Yeshua did away with the law, now they don’t mean ALL the law, just the ceremonial ones.

Which, of course, begs the question: who decides which is ceremonial and which is moral?

Isn’t God moral? If he is, then he wouldn’t tell us to do anything that wasn’t morally correct…. right? Well, God told us how to worship him (Leviticus 23), what social and familial relationships are righteous and which are sinful (Leviticus 18), which foods are best for us and which we should avoid (Leviticus 11), and many other ways to live a righteous and worshipful life throughout those first five books.

Now ask yourself this: if God is moral, and everything he tells us to do is morally correct, then although people try to separate moral from ceremonial, isn’t it all moral, anyway?

Of course it is! Whatever God tells you to do is not just righteous but morally correct, and anything God says you should do that you refuse to do, is a sin, which is lawlessness, and the wages of sin is…death! (Romans 6:23)

The choice is yours. I have given you biblically correct information so that you can make an informed and biblically correct decision; you can continue to follow some man-made religion (for the record, every single Christian religion is man-made) or you can decide to follow God.

I can tell you, and I am sure you will agree, that to reject God is not a good idea, yet remarkably enough, that is what Christianity tells you to do.

In nearly every respect it rejects God: it doesn’t celebrate the Sabbath when God said to, it doesn’t honor any of his Holy Days, it eats all the foods God said not to, it teaches that Yeshua did way with his father’s commandments, and there are some forms of Christianity where the people pray to statues and their houses of worship are full of graven images, and …well, you get the idea.

Follow a Christian “torah”, or follow the Torah that God gave to all humanity so that they know what is right and what is wrong. The choice is yours, but let me give you one more thing to consider….

When you face God at Judgement Day, which we all will do, he might ask you why you lived the way you did, and when you tell him, “I was just doing what they told me to do.”, I can’t speak for the Big Guy upstairs, but I think he will respond with something to the effect of:

“I know you did what they told you to do, but it is what I say that counts!”

Thank you for being here, and please remember to share these messages with everyone you know, even non-believers. Hey, after all, you never know how fertile the soil is until you plant a seed in it.

That’s it for this week, so l’hitraot and (an early) Shabbat Shalom!