In Galatians 3:28, we are told that we are all one with Yeshua. Now, since many believe that Yeshua is God, if we are one with Yeshua then are we also God?
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Before you try to cause the nearest body of water to split into two, let me say that we are certainly NOT God, or even close. And when we say we are one with Yeshua that doesn’t mean we are the same as him.
It was meant to indicate a spiritual joining and not a physical resemblance.
The Bible has many terms and statements that are meant to imply a similarity, a sense of symmetry in action and thought, but not to be taken literally.
For example, in John’s gospel (which I have often said I believe to be a false gospel) it starts by stating that Yeshua was with God from the beginning. Christianity has traditionally taken that statement to be literally true, in that Yeshua existed before his birth by Miryam, but I believe it means the idea of a Messiah, one who will allow all people, Jew and Gentile, to find forgiveness of sin was part of God’s plan from the start.
So, yeah, okay, the Messiah was with God from the start but not in form or spirit; he was always part of the overall plan, and didn’t actually appear until God chose Miryam to bring his idea to life as a physical man.
We are told that through faithfully accepting Yeshua as our Messiah, we will be one with him (meaning in spirit), but if we aren’t living the way he lived, which was in accordance to God’s instructions in the Torah, then can we truthfully say we are one with Yeshua?
What I mean is this: you have a dear friend who is a cop, but you chose to commit crimes because that is what you want to do. Now, can you truly say you are one with your law-abiding friend? You can believe he is right in obeying the law, and you are friends with him (or her), but if you live a different lifestyle you can’t say you are one with that person, either in spirit or in behavior.
So, what’s the bottom line today? (I’m glad you asked)
If you truly want to be one with Yeshua, you must live as he lived, and that means being Torah observant. You cannot say you are a follower of Yeshua if you don’t follow the way he lived, and you can’t say you are one with him if you do not live and worship as he did.
And you know what else, people? Like it or not, what I just said is not really an opinion, but a fact! You can’t say you are one with anybody if you do not live, act, worship, and believe as that person did: Yeshua lived and worshipped according to the Torah, and taught others to do the same.
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 Ha Shem!