Acts 15 & the Law: An Apologetic Bible Study

[@jeremiest-louis2943]

I'm still watching the video right now but you can't say that Christians and even gentiles did not go to the synagogue after reading acts 13, and all of the times that Paul went to preach in the synagogue. Acts 13:44 "On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God." Not only did the gentiles beg to hear more after that but they waited a week to hear it in the synagogue.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, Jeremie! The problem wasn't with "God fearing" Gentiles and converts to Judaism attending synagogue services. They were welcomed in, as Acts reveals many times. The problem was Gentile *_believers in Jesus._* Remember it was Paul's custom when arriving in a new town to first first visit the synagogue (Acts 17:2-3) and proclaim the Gospel there. And we read time and again how he ended up getting persecuted and chased out of town and even stoned and left for dead once he brought up Jesus. The Gospel was not welcome in synagogues. In fact, look at the next verse after the one you cited. It goes on to say, "But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him. And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles." Acts 13:45-46. Shalom, RLS

[@salpezzino7803]

Jews were killing Christians at the time, they killed Jesus, Stephen and James. Paul/Saul was killing Christians Just one chapter before Acts 15 --Acts 14:19 But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. -- Jews stoned Paul to death on his way to Jerusalem And you and the Satanic Cult the Hebrew/Jewish roots think the Apostles are sending unclean Gentiles to a Jewish synagogue? Acts 8:1 And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen's death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.... 4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Acts 11:19 Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews. 1 Thessalonians 2: 14For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews, 15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men Acts 13:50 The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district. Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

[@rayray4192]

Watch the entire video twice, take notes. Paul was preaching Christ crucified; not keep Torah

[@rayray4192]

The study is in Acts 15, the Jerusalem council. The council wrestled with the issue of keeping Mosaic law and rituals. Peter stood up and wanted to know why the Pharisees were placing a yoke upon the necks of the disciples that they nor their fathers could bear. The same question is relevant 2,000 years later. Why do Hebrew roots heretics burden disciples of Christ with the yoke of bondage Christ came to unburden sinners from?

[@salpezzino7803]

@@rayray4192 because they are Satanic

[@navayana]

Yeah, I don’t know why others can’t be this thorough and so biblical. I have benefited so greatly from this KZbin channel. Thank you

[@adamguy33]

For sure, very through. But as usual the Torah boys are in the comments saying, no you have to live like ancient Israelites 🙄 old covenant boys in a new covenant world trying to pull people into a covenant never given to them for people wanting to be justified by the flesh.

[@salpezzino7803]

you just aren't looking in the right places

[@Sandra-wh2tw]

119 ministry is amazing and blessed indeed!

[@adamguy33]

@@Sandra-wh2tw yes they are blessed at confusing christians on the significant changes between old and new covenants and amazing at going against the Jerusalem council , the apostle Peter and apostle Paul... Galatians 5:1 [1] Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

[@harryabrahams2770]

@Navayana …is it biblical to lump together 2 groups of people..vs 1 does not identify the people as BELIEVERS…vs 5 does identify identity them as BELIEVERS…you would benefit more if you actually read the content of the scriptures…Got Torah Got Truth

[@naturallygifted2002]

Gal 6:13-16 13 For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. 14 But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 15 For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. 16 And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.

[@pklemets]

Paul circumcised Timothy. Why not include that scripture?

[@6969smurfy]

In a nut shell, Torah should be done from the Heart, not a legalistic structure, or a forced religion views

[@lisayun8995]

It's very sad because the HR people I know don't read/study the NT very much, if at all. Their study time has them stuck in the OT. The times they do look up something in the NT, it's for Torah apologetics and they definitely have an OT lens on. I know this because I did it myself and I know people personally who do this as well. Week after week as well in their churches they do Torah portions, so they read Gen-Deu over and over and over and over. God bless you and thank you for these videos they are really helping me learn, but also to process what I've been through.

[@adamguy33]

The beginning of the book is good, but the ending is great. We are in the new covenant and so studying the words of the new covenant is far better then studying the words of an old obsolete covenant. It is like having a windows 10 operating system , but reading the manual for Windows 95 and expecting to learn how to use windoes 10 from it. I love the whole bible, but we live in a new operating system and so studying how the old one works and trying to apply that to the new one ends up in confusion and a blue screen of death... I like to put it thus way. If you only had the OT would you find salvation? And if you only had the NT would you find salvation? Answer is only the NT would show you the truth of salvation, the name of our LORD and SAVIOR and how one can be saved. Our manual for today's new covenant operating system is the NT, its good to read the OT to understand how we got to the new covenant, but the OT manual is obsolete for learning how to operate in the new covenant operating system.

[@godisgreat219]

@@adamguy33 Brilliant and beautifully stated. God bless you, brother, in Jesus' mighty name!

[@biblischerMinnegesang888]

@@adamguy33 Adding to your comment: To find Jesus erverywhere in the Old Testament like HE taught the disciples walking to Emmaus after HIS resurrection.

[@harryabrahams2770]

@Lisyun…continue reading Acts 15: 16-18 and you’ll see that when the Messiah returns He will REBUILD the TEMPLE..and He will make known things of OLD…Got Torah Got Truth

[@adamguy33]

@@harryabrahams2770 it's clear; the old covenant has been fulfilled and replaced by the new covenant. Followers of Jesus are under the Law of Christ, not the Law of Moses, and therefore are not bound by the Torah. GOT JESUS GOT TRUTH

[@gene4231]

If the Gentile converts were circumcised of heart in their spirits by being born again, then why do they need the type and shadow of fleshly circumcision? This is a good teaching Rob.

[@henryjordan9453]

To reflect a circumcised heart

[@kimartist]

Reflections are similar to shadows in that they're not real.

[@henryjordan9453]

@@kimartist it reflects the heart

[@kimartist]

​@@henryjordan9453 "Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised. So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements, will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised? The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you who, even though you have the[c] written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker. A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God." ~ Romans 2 : 25ff This says that circumcised people can have an uncircumcised heart & uncircumcised people can have a circumcised heart... Weird mirror 🪞 you got there 🤔

[@Honderrez209]

Thank you for this. Im currently reading the book of Acts and this passage was one that i wanted to dig deeper. May God continue using you and blessing you..

[@Andre_Servetus]

Excellent, solid, faithful exposition of the relevant scriptures related to the law vs gospel debate in the early church and modern Judaizers

[@joeynanez9897]

Thank you brother for your edification. God bless

[@ambassadorEv007]

Biblical Roots, This video presentation on "Act 15 & the Law: is a very sound. It is very clear that you applied sound biblical hermeneutics and exegesis. This is what Paul called "Rightly dividing the word of truth." Your presentation is "approved of God." I, Ambassador Everett, commend you for glorifying the biblical Messiah (Yeshua/Jesus) and for resting your faith for salvation exclusively upon the sacrificial, substitutional, redemptive death, shed blood, burial & the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Note: The grace & peace of Jesus Christ our Lord be with your spirit.....Ambassador Everett

[@margaretjoysalillas-rosqui5224]

so great message to us pastor. ❤❤

[@Jaco3688]

There seems to be a growing minority of people who feel duty-bound to keep the Torah Law. Seemingly no amount of Biblical evidence can pry their clenched fingers from the Book of the Law

[@kimartist]

Aside from being a spiritual battle (designed to distance people from Christ), one also has to wonder if certain people have a psychological predisposition toward rigid rule keeping?

[@salpezzino7803]

or Historical evidence, Jesus's Bride has been eating Pig for 2000 years

[@Jaco3688]

@@kimartist That is … an intriguing insight. I’d never considered that angle before, but that may very well be true. That, coupled with a continuing sense of guilt, in unnecessarily attempting to further placate a God who has repeatedly said He was bountiful in His forgiveness.

[@adamguy33]

​@@salpezzino7803I pray over my bacon and it turns into spotless lamb chops 😁

[@salpezzino7803]

@@adamguy33 Amen ---

[@indo3052]

Your understanding contradicts Paul himself. Paul says circumcision profits if you are a doer of the law.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

" Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you...For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love." (Gal. 5:2, 6)

[@indo3052]

@@TheBiblicalRoots but then he says circumcision profits if u keep the law

[@dancingzolins6782]

​@@indo3052 Keep reading ... Romans 2:25-29 ESV For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law. For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.

[@indo3052]

@@dancingzolins6782 Yes this is addressing the idea that you can just be circumcised and you don’t have to keep any other commandment

[@ChildofGod315]

Losing hope. Jesus please give me strength I seem to bear the weight of the world on my shoulders as a single mom, I often face challenges that can seem insurmountable especially with raising two children with special needs. I won’t give up but Lord I’m so discouraged. I’m trying to balance everything but Lord I’m struggling to make ends meet, to pay bills, and to put food on the table for my children. Jesus hear my prayers and please continue to give me strength.❤️

[@judemichaelvelez6789]

I believe He always hears all our prayers. Just keep on believing and never let go. Do what is pressing and need and the rest will follow. Time to hunker down and toil....for God and your children. Praying for u.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Jesus, we ask that You hear this woman's prayers, give her strength, bless and protect her beautiful children and her home, give her peace, and give her this day her daily bread. Amen. "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 Rob

[@kimartist]

Don't fall for this infamous YT sCammer please 🙄

[@kimartist]

She's been doing this for so long (decades) her children are grown by now.

[@Gigi2four]

@@TheBiblicalRootsthis is a scammer. I’ve seen her all over the internet.

[@nicoarnold2200]

Excellent presentation brother!

[@decay-154]

Could the ones who went out preaching circumcission in acts 15 be the same group referred to in 1st John 2:19 ?

[@salpezzino7803]

could be some but not all. It was Judaizers that were persecuting the Church, they stoned Paul to death in Acts 14 In 2 Peter 3:16, Peter was speaking of the Circumcision party

[@SDsc0rch]

this brings understanding makes so much sense thank you for bringing this to us

[@thomasgreene8612]

Did you share the link that you mentioned that you would share at the 11:03 mark?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Oops! Good catch, Thomas. I forgot to include that link. It's now been added to the video description. The link is here: *Acts 15 - Obedience or Legalism* (119 Ministries) 119ministries.com/teachings/video-teachings/detail/acts-15-obedience-or-legalism/ Blessings, Rob

[@sanggol2]

Why don't we ask the Messiah directly how to have eternal life ? “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE LAW? What is your reading of it?” 27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and your neighbor as yourself.’ ” 28 And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.” Luke 10:25-28 Messiah said keep the Torah. would Messiah have said anything different to the gentile fold ? And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. John 10:16 would that one fold become Torah - HaShem Instruction following fold or non-Torah observing fold ? Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, 2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 Therefore WHATEVER THEY TELL YOU TO OBSERVE TO OBSERVE ,THAT OBSERVE AND DO, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do Matthew 23:1-3 There is not way they would tell the Gentile believers that the Torah has been abolished... according the the Messiah we need to observe - uphold what they tell us 🤔"command them to keep the law of Moses"... For Moses has had throughout many generations those who preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.” Acts 15:21

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

This is the issue with Robs teaching, everything you said has to be thrown out.

[@jorgeespinoza3150]

Everybody in modern seminarian christianity seems to fumble verse 21.... lol I wonder if they do it conveniently on purpose. They let the tail wag the dog, not that I'm trying to insult Jesus, but we're definitely the tail.

[@jorgeespinoza3150]

Speaking of Acts 10: In what name did Luke state that Peter order the gentile converts be baptized as stated in verse 48??!!?

[@byrondickens]

Jesus addressed himself only to the Jews. Not the Gentiles. Nice try. Thanks for playing.

[@andrewrackliff8223]

The most important verse in all of 15 is verse 6. What is the "this matter" they're going to discuss? 119 ministries is saying it's verse 1. They say the people of verses 1 and 5 are different. The Greek word used for this is toutou. In the 70+ other uses of it, it is immediate. The indication to me, grammatically, is that it's discussing verse 5. The same word is used in verse 2 of 15, and is clearly discussing verse 1. It is a grammatical stretch (and making it the sole use of the word that I can see) to make it refer to verse 1. There are words in Greek to refer to events in the past like that in verse 1, but they weren't used.

[@Stezzone]

My man is straight spitting

[@pariscapri1594]

This was such a good breakdown.

[@swebb77]

Do you stay away from 'blood' (red meat not drained)... now that sounds 'kosher' but I think we've sort of ignored that aspect a bit... anyone?

[@dancingzolins6782]

​@kevinprokopich1083Just guessing, is it the 'oglobin' that belongs to you? (My oglobin versus your oglobin)

[@kimartist]

Myoglobin is a red liquid that drains out of beef AFTER the blood has been removed.

[@swebb77]

@@kimartist why is kosher meat white?

[@kimartist]

​@@swebb77 I just did a kosher beef image search & they were all red or pink.

[@swebb77]

@@kimartist So the myoglobulin is in kosher meat as well?

[@jorgeespinoza3150]

If 119 ministries is wrong about Acts 15, then we're telling Jesus he's wrong in Matthew 4:4, Luke 4:4, Matthew 7:23 and John 14:15.

[@snakejumper3277]

The Mosaic Covenant (or The Law) was made with the Israelites, who broke the Covenant and suffered the consequences but God will make a New Covenant with the House of Israel & of Judah where he writes the Law on their hearts.(Jeremiah 31: 31-34) According to Paul, followers of Jesus are grafted into the Vine (Israel).(Roman's 11:11-31) Following the Mosaic Covenant, Jesus cannot be our High Priest since he's not descended from Aaron but the writer of the book of Hebrews says he is a much better High Priest after the Order of Melchizedek. (Hebrews Ch. 5).

[@josephlarrew]

It's almost as if you seem to think Jesus and 119 Ministries are equivalent. Wow.

[@jorgeespinoza3150]

@josephlarrew it's almost as if you cannot see that 119 is aligned with the main message Jesus gives. That usually happens when you choose modern doctrinal bias over the words of The Man Himself.

[@rightousliving]

@@snakejumper3277 The people of that generation broke the covenant, but God never abandoned them. The New Covenant you mentioned doesn’t mean that the previous Covenant isn’t valid anymore. It simply means that God is writing it into their hearts so they will be able to keep it, not based on a must, but a desire to do so. The idea of a priest after the order of Melchisedec actually demonstrates that the writer of the letter to the Hebrews didn’t believe that Jesus is God. A priest is a minister of and to God and can never be God himself.

[@andrewrackliff8223]

The most important verse in all of 15 is verse 6. What is the "this matter" they're going to discuss? 119 ministries is saying it's verse 1. They say the people of verses 1 and 5 are different. They also claim that the verse 5 people and the elders and apostles are discussing the verse 1 people. The most important word in verse 6 is the "this" there. The Greek word used for "this" is toutou. In the 70+ other uses of it, it is immediate. The indication to me, grammatically, is that it's discussing verse 5. The same word is used in verse 2 of 15, and is clearly discussing verse 1. It is a grammatical stretch (and making it the sole use of the word that I can see) to make it refer to verse 1. There are words in Greek to refer to events in the past like that in verse 1, but they weren't used. Which makes (grammatically) the timeline go like this: verse 1 people say their bit. Paul and Barnabas go to Jerusalem to ask about "this" (same word) question. Get there. Talk about issue. Verse 5 people stand up and make demands. Verse six happens, which makes the matter "this" is discussing now verse 5, grammatically. They have discussion. Peter says his bit, James makes choice. Letters sent. The matter, grammatically that they make a determination on is verse 5 and the law of Moses+Circumcision, not the verse 1 salvation issue. It could possibly be both, but it GRAMMATICALLY, per the way grammer in a sentence actually works, and how the author intended the sentence to work, CANNOT be verse 1 alone. Meaning again, it's about both the law and circumcision for gentiles, and not circumcision for salvation.

[@jackslapp9073]

Yeah, it seems like there are some people so attached to a belief that they have to "read between the lines," and make esoteric "inferences" to keep their belief intact. It becomes circular reasoning when the "inferences" rely on holding the belief necessary for making the inference. If it is in the text, it is not an inference. But, when you hold a specific belief, and you have to add things to the text to make it compatible with your belief, it is circular reasoning. One of the things I enjoy about this channel is that you use logic and the text to reason through the gaslighting. What saddens me though is the harm this kind of gaslighting does to others who don't have the intellectual discipline of logic and critical thinking to untangle the knot of reasoning being used. Acts 15:21, was a warning that since Moses was taught in the synagogues for generations, the gentile Christians needed to be careful about becoming targets of persecution. The rules they were given were the minimum required of gentiles sojourning in Israel. While gentiles could be required to follow other observances while sojourning in Israel, such requirements were not a way of converting gentiles to Judaism. It was to keep gentiles from committing an offense against those customs. Most countries have laws and customs that even strangers are required to follow in order to be in the country.

[@fuzfire]

RL is there a way I can get access to the written presentation? I have a daughter who has been in the JRM for many years and has not gone to a "HR" church but stays home and teaches her family, husban and 2 teenaged sons. These sons are by their own admission struggling with my daughters exclusion of only Torah followers are truly saved. It is causing them much angst.

[@Gigi2four]

Maybe you could reach the husband somehow. It’s a slippery slope tho. My husband is in Torahism and Ive gotten out. Just difficult

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi fuzfire. I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter's situation. I know how frustrating that is! Here's the transcript for this video: rlsolberg.com/transcripts/Acts15-and-the-Law-Transcript.pdf Blessings, RLS

[@rightousliving]

You say the goal is not to proof someone wrong but to establish the truth. Yet I’m not so sure if it’s not to affirm an already established belief in the orthodox doctrines of the church. That’s what I used to do when I debated Jews, Moslems and Atheists many years ago until I realised that each one of us was convinced of our beliefs and wouldn’t consider ourselves to be wrong. It was only when I was able to question my own beliefs that I could understand where the other was coming from and it opened my eyes to see things I never noticed before. Unfortunately it brings with it a barrage of problems as one suddenly stands on his own with nobody wanting to support you because it is way outside the comfort zone. It’s not for the faint hearted to seek the truth.

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

Agreed!

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Amen!

[@dashaunjefferies1168]

"And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed."-Acts 14:23 "And they remained no little time with the disciples."-Acts 14:28 (church in Antioch in Syria) The "starter pack" theory would have to address this brick wall of elders in all churches who've spent lots of time w the disciples who still are not following the law... #PermittedButNotRequired

[@kimartist]

And just think about all the time that would be taken away from teaching about the new way of life in Jesus & redirected toward teaching about the old way of keeping the law... It makes no sense.

[@salpezzino7803]

Acts 2:42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

Whay makes no sense is believing that keeping the law is the old way.

[@dashaunjefferies1168]

@@Wisdoms_Inheritance"Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them." --Is 42:9, concerning the mission of the Servant “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old .”--Matt 13:52 "..we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code"-Rom 7:6 "In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away."--Heb 8:13 Calling service according to the letter 'old' isn't disrespectful, it's biblical. The law is still used, however. Both by those who don't follow the letter (Christians) and by believers who do (Messianics), which is permitted under the new covenant. The common denominator is the ability to use the law lawfully, in accordance w the gospel. Hopefully, you now understand why the letter of the law is called 'old'.

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

@@dashaunjefferies1168 Not the letter of the law am I talking about but the law itself, yes walking in the law without the spirit is the old way, but the law is the law. Hebrews 8:13 is talking about the priesthood, the word covenant isn't there in the original manuscript as well as in verse 7, it was added, verse 4 gives us a clearer understanding of this chapter.

[@mavrickglo]

Something that I have realized gets left out in this discussion is where do these prohibitions come from. Whether Hebrew Roots or mainstream Christianity, it is assumed that these things are chosen somewhat arbitrarily. However these things come from the Holyness code in Leviticus and are the only commands that the Jews are told must be kept by the Jews themselves and the foreigners who live among them. The reason why this remains an issue for the early church was if the celebration of the Eucharist was the fulfillment of the Passover then how could gentiles celebrate Passover without being circumcised? It was fine for gentiles to come to sabbath meetings but they couldn’t participate in Passover or the other Jewish feast and sacrifices if they were not also circumcised and become ritually Jewish.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Great point, Gloria. We actually did a short study on where in the Torah those four prohibitions came from: *New Observations on the four requirements of the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15)* kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6u0e4Wdi711ppI Blessings, RLS

[@Kenn-rb7gq]

They could celebrate the eucharist because it's the New Covenant in Christ's blood, it's the fulfilment ..not the Old Passover. The Old Covenant is obsolete and has been taken away...

[@Jaco3688]

An explanation that definitively explains why Gentiles are not obliged to maintain Jewish legal traditions. Well done, Prof Rob. Rightly dividing the Word.

[@dre5773]

But they were obligated to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, blood and strangled thing and fornication, right?

[@Jaco3688]

@@dre5773 As explained in the video, it appeared to be more by way of a recommendation (on the dietary items), rather than mandate. Either way, I don’t plan on sharing a bowl of blood with the Maasai anytime soon

[@dre5773]

@@Jaco3688 Lol I hope not. So why do we get to say that those four aren't a starter kit but then we are allowed to separate the diet restrictions from fornication? If we are going to say those restrictions are just not to offend the Jews then we have to include the fornication portion as well since there is no distinction given that one is optional and other is obligatory since I think we can all conclude that fornication is not optional.

[@Jaco3688]

@@dre5773 Sounds totally consistent. There are passages in the OT which prohibit the eating of blood (“the life is in the blood”);things strangled” would still have the blood inside, so I can see the logical extension. “Meat offered to idols” is dealt with at length in areas of defrauding your neighbor. Bottom line: All 4 of those prohibitions seem to be a valid omittance from one’s life.

[@Pax-Africana]

FALSE REPELLENT: The Biblical Root Of Islam: THE QUR'AN IS A CHRISTIAN TEXT AND JESUS IS MUHAMMAD AS MUHAMMAD IN THE QUR'AN BEING A EUPHEMISM FOR MESSIAH(CHRIST)HaMASHIAK. DUST OFF YOUR FIGURE OF SPEECH LESSONS BEFORE READING THAT BOOK... The Qur'an properly read appears to be a Christian text calling for the return to the authority of the first apostolic Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15:1-32 in rejection of the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople as it is written: "I will raise among them [the Messiah=Christos=HaMashiak=Muhammad=Al-Massih], a Prophet(Messenger) like you Moses, Him they must listen..." Deut.18:15-19; Acts 3:17-24; Acts 7:1-30; Luke 24:25-27 and 44-47; Acts 17:1-3; John 4:24-25, Surah 3:81, etc. So Messiah(Christ)HaMashiak is a Prophet(Messenger) in the likeness of Moses as Matthew proved it. Like Moses He stayed in Egypt. Like Moses He was Mediator of a New Covenant. That said, the only way to pull the rug from under the obscurantists' feet even defeat Jihadism is to reject the categorization Christianity versus Islam and instead affirm Nazareans versus Islam. Nazarean being anybody following the teachings of Paul which of course permeate the Council of Nicaea and Constantinople. Islam was a reaction to the White men's attempt to hijack Christianity or the Gospel and use it to overrun the globe. Talk about cultural supremacists ! But the Prince rejected by the Arabian builders became the cornerstone and this is the Lord doing ! Thank You Jesus for Islam ! More in: 1/The Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15:1-30 and the partition of Christianity in two Apostolic Traditions: Circumcised(Muslims) vs. Uncircumcised(Paul's Nazareans or Catholics...) 2/The Making of the Arabian Messiah, Sole Ruler of Mankind Like Caeasar Augustus.

[@harryabrahams2770]

Hi Rob…Acts 15,16-18…Upon the Messiah’s return, He will rebuild the Tabernacle of David…where the priests offered up burnt offerings according to the LAW OF MOSES…what’s the professor’s opinion on that??? Got Torah Got Truth

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, Harry. Acts 15, 16-18 say nothing about the Messiah's return or rebuilding Tabernacle of David. Did you mean to reference a different book? Perhaps an OT prophet? RLS

[@harryabrahams2770]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Hi Rob…NASB..Acts 15: 14 God is concerned with the gentiles… Vs 16…I ( God , Messiah ) will return and rebuild the tabernacle of David…1 Chronicles 16:40…the altar of burnt offering…according to all that is written in the Law of YHVH… Which He COMMANDED ISRAEL …this is in context with vs. 33..He is coming to judge the earth…Got Torah Got Truth

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

​@@harryabrahams2770 Oh! Gotcha. You're referring to the quote from Amos. My mistake. So how do you suppose that prophecy is best understood, given the context in which James cites it? At the council, Peter gets up and reminds everyone that God had given His Spirit to the Gentiles and they have come to believe in Jesus (Acts 15:7-11). And then James says that Peter "has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. And with this the words of the prophets agree" (Acts 15:14-15). Then he cites Amos 9:10-11. James' point, which goes to the entire point of the Jerusalem Council debate, is that God is now allowing Gentiles in. And he cites Amos to show how this had been prophesied. So what do we do with the bit about "rebuild(ing) the fallen tabernacle of David"? Why does the prophecy speak of the tabernacle *of David,* not Moses? And why does it say סֻכַּ֥ת / σκηνὴν (tabernacle, booth, tent) not "temple"? The first temple was still standing when Amos gave this prophecy, yet he used the word "tent" instead. Further, as far as your suggested interpretation, the "altar of burnt offering" was not located in the tent of David. I see nothing in the text or context that suggests Amos should be understood as speaking of the literal rebuilding of a tent. And further, his prophecy says nothing of the reinstitution of the old covenant sacrificial system or the Mosaic law. Rather, based on the context in which James quoted Amos, I believe this prophecy refers to the humbled Davidic dynasty (with "tent" referring to the "house" or family line of David) and God's promise to restore the dynasty to fulfill his promises about that royal line (2 Sam 7). It might even be seen as a reference to the raising up of the church as the new place of divine worship which replaced the temple (Acts 5:14-15), which is the means by which the Gentiles come to know the Lord. Shalom, RLS #GotTorahGotTruth

[@harryabrahams2770]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Hi, Rob…1 Chronicles 16:1…David had the tent pitched…vs 33.He is coming to judge the earth ..vs 35. the gathering of His people…vs. 40..to offer burnt offerings to HYVH on the altar of burnt offerings continually morning and evening, even according to ALL THAT IS WRITTEN IN THE LAW of YHVH, which He commanded Israel ( Mosaic Law )….the scriptures are consistent….When Yehoshua returns He will gather His people, rebuild the tabernacle of David and the burnt offerings according to the Law of Moses will resume..Got Torah Got Truth .

[@harryabrahams2770]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Hi Rob…David was forbidden to build the Temple since he was a man of war…the gentiles were the ones grafted in to Israel because they believed in Him so in the body there is no Jew or gentile, male or female, slave or free…there is only one body, one Spirit…there is no such thing as one set of instructions for Christianity and a different set of instructions for Israel….Got Torah Got Truth

[@jolindaflanigan3729]

I don’t mean to sound rude, but 119 seems to have sloppy teaching. It is super sad.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

I agree. It is disappointing. And, if I'm honest, a little scary, given how many followers they have. RLS

[@harryabrahams2770]

@@TheBiblicalRoots fortunately 119 could distinguish between the people in Vs 1 who were not identified as believers and the people in vs 5 who were identified as BELIEVERS…big difference between those who are not believers and those who are.. Got Torah Got Truth

[@timmccreery6597]

I just imagine the doctrinal gymnastincs the 199 people must go through when the hit Romans 10:4. "For Christ is the end of the Law..."

[@harryabrahams2770]

@timm..it doesn’t say Christ ended the Law ..it says that it was the Messiah that the Law pointed to…all have sinned and the wages of sin is death..the Messiah’s death and resurrection is what conquered death..no animal sacrifice could do that..Got Torah Got Truth

[@dre5773]

Check the Greek word used instead of using your understanding of "end". You will see the word used means "point" "purpose" or "goal" which means the purpose or goal or what the law points to is Christ...

[@timmccreery6597]

@@dre5773 I checked the Greek word. It is "telos" which means end, termination, final. Not sure what you're looking at, but Jesus ended the need for the law by completing it. (Matt 5) He did not do away with it, but fulfilled it for us who never could. Romans 7, all of Galatians point this out.

[@dre5773]

@@timmccreery6597 We are looking at the same word. The words help studies and strongs Exhaustive Concordance both make the same point that it is illustrated as something reaching it's end goal or the conclusion or purpose or result essentially (I'm just summarizing). If Christ ended the law why were the believing jews including all the apostles and Paul still holding to the law in the new testament? I assume your point will be because they are jews and not gentiles. Well then, the elders all agreed it was necessary to abstain from 4 specific things. Why then did Paul encourage eating meat offered to idols if it's prohibited?

[@timmccreery6597]

The word "telos" means end I'm not sure which Strongs you are looking at but Strongs G5056 indicates the word "telos" means end. Jesus brought an end to trying to live by the Law because He fulfilled it in His life and then paid the sacrifice for us so we would not need to try to keep it. There is no where in the Word of God where Gentiles are commanded to keep the Law. Anyplace you look where anyone is commanded to keep the Law God is directing that at Jews. The fact that they could not keep it, and dove deeply into legalism to try to do so, is the point. The Law was never intended to bring righteousness but to show us our sinfulness.

[@AndreColon]

So I have a question - The only requirements of the law for Gentiles to keep are the 4 things? What about the ten commandments? would that not be 14? Or did we want to add the 2 greatest commandments? then 16 Why would James even mention that Moses will be preached in synagogues?

[@salpezzino7803]

10 Commandments stand. There are plenty more. Those 4 are requirements and were enacted to help the Church which was Jews and Gentiles, so not to cause the Jewish Believers to stumble

[@jaryd_yarid]

@@AndreColon Christians don't necessarily follow the 10 commandments. We try to follow the commands that Christ gave us. It's just that they are similar in spirit. Similar to how most people follow 9/10 commandments without ever being taught or hearing a word. Its a good thing we know in our hearts

[@AndreColon]

@@jaryd_yarid We try to follow the commands that Christ gave us. What would those be?

[@indo3052]

For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 1Co 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast Here you have Paul discipling to keep the Jewish feast . Contradicts solbergs stance

[@dancingzolins6782]

1 Corinthians 5 deals with sexual immorality in the church. Oddly, at verse 8, Paul suddenly digresses to keeping Passover, then goes right back to the subject of sexual immorality.

[@indo3052]

@@dancingzolins6782 yes he is saying to keep the Passover but everyone thinks he’s not talking about the jewish Passover

[@dancingzolins6782]

​@indo3052 I have no idea what "everyone thinks". I didn't know there was any other Passover. Can you explain why Paul stuck that verse on keeping Passover in among the other 12?

[@indo3052]

@@dancingzolins6782 it seems like to me he is discipling them to keep the Jewish Passover. Which would contradict what does channels understanding of Colossians two

[@dancingzolins6782]

​@@indo3052It may be figurative, not literal. Verse 7 'For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.' Is that literal or figurative? Verse 8 'the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.' If I come to your Passover Seder, will you serve 'sincerity and truth' matzoh instead of 'malice and evil' matzoh?

[@bj6875]

In re: starter pack theory, The same James wrote that if we keep the whole law and offend it in one point, we're guilty of it all. His letter, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, contradicts the starter pack interpretation of Acts 15.

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

Your thought makes no sense, so the idea is to not keep the law so you don't have to worry about being guilty of any of it? If that's the case, none of the law applies to you, and you don't need to follow Christ, you receive salvation and go about your business.

[@nicoarnold2200]

@@Wisdoms_Inheritance What does it mean to you then, that you who try to keep the law must keep the whole law cause if you fail in one point you are guilty of it all? Do you try to keep the law?

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

@@nicoarnold2200I will answer your question and when I'm done, I will ask a question based on James 2:10-11 that some try to use to say we don't have to keep the law period. It's simple, let's look at James 2:10-11: Jas 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. Jas 2:11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. All it's saying is if you sin by missing the mark, you're a transgressor of the law, the law can't be kept perfectly, therefore there's no justification by it which is why we have grace, but we can't obey or neglect what laws we please, if we could, then what need is there for Christ? Rather we should have respect of the whole law. Here's my question: looking at verse 11, can we kill or commit adultery, if we do either of those, have we then transgressed the law and are worthy of death?

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

@@nicoarnold2200 It's simple, let's look at James 2:10-11: Jas 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. Jas 2:11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. All James is saying is, those that keep the law, if they sin they've transgressed the whole law and are worthy of death, the point is no one can keep it perfectly (which is why we need grace), therefore there can be no justification by it, but we can't pick and choose what we will obey, rather we should have respect to the whole law. I have a couple questions now: can we kill, not love our neighbor or commit adultery, if we do any of those things, have we transgressed the law? Did James mean if we commit adultery that we have transgressed the so called ceremonial laws or just the law in general?

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

It's simple, let's look at James 2:10-11: Jas 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. Jas 2:11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. All James is saying is, those that keep the law, if they sin they've transgressed the whole law and are worthy of death, the point is no one can keep it perfectly (which is why we need grace), therefore there can be no justification by it, but we can't pick and choose what we will obey, rather we should have respect to the whole law. I have a couple questions now: can we kill, not love our neighbor or commit adultery, if we do any of those things, have we transgressed the law? Did James mean if we commit adultery that we have transgressed the so called ceremonial laws or just the law in general?

[@gideonopyotuadebo2304]

REBELLION IS A CHOICE SUBMISSION IS A CHOICE ANTILAWISM IS REBELLION AGAINST GOD LORD YEHOVAH THE LAWGIVER

[@earlsmith2862]

Hey brother rob, I live in Michigan, there's a lot of black Hebrew Israelites, they claim that when the new testament takes about gentiles, it's referring to the scattered 10 tribes , that perhaps were no longer torah observant jews. Is there any validity to their teaching about this? Thanks brother for your ministry. Earl 😅

[@A11277]

Understanding the restoration of Isreal prophecies is what confirms on how the people on the land today all of them cannot be the Original Hebrew they just don’t line up with the prophecy at all how could this prophecy possibly be talking about the inhabitants in the land today? ““For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land. They have cast lots for My people, Have given a boy as payment for a harlot, And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink. “Indeed, what have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia? Will you retaliate against Me? But if you retaliate against Me, Swiftly and speedily I will return your retaliation upon your own head; Because you have taken My silver and My gold, And have carried into your temples My prized possessions. Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem You have sold to the Greeks, That you may remove them far from their borders. “Behold, I will raise them Out of the place to which you have sold them, And will return your retaliation upon your own head. I will sell your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the people of Judah, And they will sell them to the Sabeans, To a people far off; For the Lord has spoken.” Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up. Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ” Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord. “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, The vats overflow- For their wickedness is great.” Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. The sun and moon will grow dark, And the stars will diminish their brightness. The Lord also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the Lord will be a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of Israel. “So you shall know that I am the Lord your God, Dwelling in Zion My holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy, And no aliens shall ever pass through her again.” And it will come to pass in that day That the mountains shall drip with new wine, The hills shall flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; A fountain shall flow from the house of the Lord And water the Valley of Acacias. “Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolate wilderness, Because of violence against the people of Judah, For they have shed innocent blood in their land. But Judah shall abide forever, And Jerusalem from generation to generation. For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; For the Lord dwells in Zion.”” ‭‭Joel‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭21‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

[@indo3052]

He just said peters vision about clean food? Peter tells us what it was about it wasn’t about food

[@dancingzolins6782]

Here are links to two videos on this channel dealing with Peter's vision and food: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3KalIOIlKypZrMsi=QW0AhSC8DfFFupi4 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZmsoWuZiriGnposi=-LAOvt7pYUlfc1tV

[@scottRatt]

Hallelujah

[@jamesforrestal8206]

I noticed on your Church website doctrinal statement that you do not define salvation. What happens to non-believers when they die? What are they saved from?

[@Jamie-Russell-CME]

Seventh Day Adventists don't think you have to be circumcized at all.

[@5GBasel]

Thank you. We have to Read our bible yourselves like the Berean Christian snot to be deceived.

[@kimartist]

Rob, I think this Rabbi Eduardo Arroyo would be a good interview subject as you may discern from his testimony on "So Be It": kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn_Kh4h_r559n9ksi=GZCI2BkCveap_87q In his scholarly studies he said he found Jesus all over the Tanakh & thinks that the Tanakh predates/should take precedence over rabbinic/oral traditions - something our Hebrew Roots friends would either quibble with &/or are completely ignorant of.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thanks, Kim! I know Eduardo. He's a brilliant guy. He's actually coming on our channel in two weeks for a chat! Blessings, Rob

[@kimartist]

​@@TheBiblicalRootsWoo-hoo Jesus Par-tay 🥳 🎉 🪅 🎊

[@B_Offutt]

You talk about how 119 ministries give the 4 items as a started pack, and you try and say they have no evidence to do this. You call those 4 items as more of a guideline. Yet when you continue reading Acts, you read through the letter that is sent pack to Antioch, which list those same 4 items as requirements. Requirements aren't the same thing as guidelines.

[@kimartist]

The word "requirement" doesn't appear in the Greek; it was added by translators.

[@nicoarnold2200]

It was a requirement for the gentile believers in question, not for all gentiles.

[@TruthInADarkWorld]

The 4th commandment is in the 10 so the church (Christians) is still supposed to align themselves with the 10 commandments with the help of the Holy Spirit. Jesus nor the Apostles never said to remove the 4th from the 10. “But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. FOR MOSES OF OLD TIME HATH IN EVERY CITY THEM THAT PREACH HIM, BEING READ (the first 5 books of the old testament) IN THE SYNAGOGUES EVERY SABBATH DAY (7th day).” Acts 15 : 20-21 KJV This meeting was specifically for the Gentile believers in the Jewish Messiah Jesus. But they never said that they should stop being preached the first 5 books of Moses. I agree salvation is found only through/in Jesus. But that doesn't mean we as believers in the Jewish Messiah are to completely forget His laws that help us know what please God and what doesn't. And let's us know how to live a physical life here on earth that honors and please God. The law is also to reveal to His followers what He would like of us as His followers (and I am not talking about circumcision for "true" salvation, no. Circumcision itself is not bad. It has good benefits for males. So, not consider a sin if desire to do it but NOT for salvation purposes). Does it (the law done alone of our own strength) save us no, but when we allow the law to be written in our hearts and in our inward parts the Holy Spirit helps us align ourselves with God's law (which also includes the 10 commandments). Because according to Jeremiah and what God revealed to him what the new covenant will consist of (Jeremiah 31:31-34 KJV). Its actually what God always desires for humanity to have with in them and in the their hearts, His law. Which is holy, just and good (Romans 7:12 KJV). What Christians DON'T understand is this, which God has taught me personally... 👉🏼 The law is a lock. Faith is the key which sets/makes us truly free. In other words opens the door to have a personal, intimate relationship with God. To have faith (biblically) is Jesus (the Messiah). Jesus is the key 🗝️ that opens the door to have a personal, intimate relationship with God the Father. But the lock (the law) still remains on the open door with the key in it after opening. God DOES NOT remove the lock (the law) from the door because if He does then He will have to remove the key, Jesus, our atonement with it. For God to have completely remove forever His law would mean ONLY Jesus can fulfill it and would NOT be able to raise from the grave. Because if the law is done away with so is Jesus who IS God. That means if you take away the law of God you take away Him out of existence because He is the law, HOLY, JUST AND GOOD! Romans 8:3-4 KJV ³ For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh (mankind's own strength), God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: ⁴ THAT THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE LAW MIGHT BE FULFILLED IN US, WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH (mankind's own strength), BUT AFTER THE SPIRIT (the help of God in us, so His strength). Also I am not 7th day Adventist, nor Hebrew Roots, nor Massianic, nor Torah keeper, nor Hebrew Israelite, nor in Judaism. I am just a Bible believing Christian.

[@glennomac7499]

Hi mate. Glenn from Australia here Being Pharisees, they probably had this prophecy in mind with regards to this issue, from Ezekiel 44:9, Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel. If a Pharisee became a believer, I could see this verse being the basis of this argument they were putting forward. But the circumcision of the flesh being talked about may have been interpreted or applied by Paul in a different way in Romans 8:13, For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Could this be his interpretation of the verse in Ezekiel? A circumcision of the heart and the mortifying of the deeds of the flesh by the Spirit of God? A kind of spiritualised bodily circumcision? That's my thought anyway. Bless you

[@ruthdex]

Love, but how do you love, this is what bible teaches, old and new testament, how ro LOVE God and People. LOVE in accordance to what God wants us to LOVE, that is accordance to LAW. Because when there is no Law or the teachings of old and new testament, you might just LOVE in a wrong way, i mean like how many of us have heard someone kills because he loves someone.

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

You just proved your point, people do kill in the name of love, doesn't make it right, so without the law, how do we know what's right?

[@6969smurfy]

8 days Rob, did you see the Light That is Following Messiah and His ways ie Torah?

[@a.abhasker649]

Thank you for the clear teachings Are the uncircumcised dispersed Israelites called Gentiles?

[@John-vr5yc]

And let me ask this question . How many of the viewers are circumsized in the flesh? I bet alot of y'all are..

[@Jaco3688]

I don’t remember asking for that … 🤔

[@kimartist]

"In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ." ~ Colossians 2 : 11-12

[@John-vr5yc]

@@kimartist absolutely.. these were the laws done away with.. not the ten commandments as this man proposes. The mosaic covenant has to do with ceremonial laws and civil statutes not the law of God.. there is no ten commandment that requires circumcision..

[@kimartist]

​@@John-vr5yc "When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross." ~ Colossians 2 : 13ff What need is there for law keeping when sin has been defeated? The sinful body was circumcised OFF.

[@John-vr5yc]

@@kimartist Romans 3:25 “Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 1 John 3:4 King James Version 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

[@Kaitlin24247]

But what is the new covenant law? What is sin in the new Covenant because murder- hating youre brother is considered murder. How do i save my parents ensuring their salvation and not to be sent to hell? They believe in jesus but my dad is a alcoholic, and my mom is filled with anger hateful.

[@Kaitlin24247]

Please looking for discernment I am not doing good spiritually.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi Kaitlin. The new covenant law is the Law of Christ. Yes, we do have moral commands to obey, but Jesus said that the greatest commandments are to love God and love people (Matt. 22:36-40). If we're trying our best to do these two, and leaning on Jesus for direction and strength by reading His word (the Bible) and praying daily, we are doing well. The Bible says, "the one who loves another has fulfilled the law" (Rom 13:8). And, "The whole law is fulfilled in one word: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'" (Gal. 5:14). And "Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ" (Gal. 6:2). Our behavior matters, of course, but I don't believe that should be our focus. Our focus should be on getting to know God by reading His Word and praying to Him daily. Even if we only read for 5 minutes and say short (but honest) prayers. Our behavior will work itself out over time as we lean on Him, His spirit will strengthen us. This doesn't mean we will no longer have tough times or struggles. We will, because we live in a fallen world! But we will not go through it alone. Jesus said, "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light" (Matt. 11:28-30). Blessings, Rob

[@Faith1stSaints]

@@TheBiblicalRoots you must understand the law of Christ is to bear one another burden as stated in Galatians6:1-2 it gives you the meaning and in Corinthians you see Paul use the same quote while bearing the burden of others… The law of Christ is not a different set of laws it’s 1… that’s actually spoken about in the Old Testament, he does the will of his father that’s simple. Also love fulfills the Royal law, not the whole law , if love fulfill the whole law, what would be the point of Christ? Haha And the Royal law is in the Torah, how to love is in the Torah… And the fact that Paul teaches us how to fulfill certain parts of the law lets you know its relevance. True believers don’t follow the law for righteousness. They follow it because they truly love. Your message to an unlearned person will have them going against God’s holy law because they don’t understand the difference between doing the law to be righteous versus keeping the law out of true love, while 1st having faith in Yah. Perfected faith ❤

[@shaunl3757]

The group in verse one from my understanding is the dogs to beware of that Paul tells us about in Philippines 3:2

[@SusansRoadLessTraveled]

🤭 🍿🤭 🍿🤭🍿

[@kimartist]

You're going to need a drink to wash down all that popcorn🥤👈😁

[@SusansRoadLessTraveled]

@@kimartist 🤣 you’re right!

[@roddy3534]

Says 119 ministries is adding to the text and misinterpretation and then adds words like old covenant that’s not in the text and Judaism and followed by “in my opinion” he is also adding his own interpretation to the text because I’m right and there wrong about the context of the text. Along with his own interpretation of Peter’s vision then adds it to his interpretation of acts 15 to support his own interpretation. My point is the same thing you claim 119 does “adding” to the scripture you have done many times in this video. But it is good to see other people’s views on the text and God will lead people to truth. I’m not putting anyone down just pointing out the same claims of false narratives being told by 119 while doing the same thing on the other side. If you say the words in my opinion at all that’s adding your own narrative.

[@theredboneking]

And while Barnabas and Simeon were in Antioch, they were called “Black”. (Acts 13:1)

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

We actually know nothing about Simon Niger except that his first name was Jewish and his other name Latin rather than Greek. Since Niger means “dark-complexioned” (or black), some have speculated that he may have come from African descent. Some believe he may have been the Simon of Cyrene (Luke 23:26) who carried Jesus’ cross and whose sons Alexandria and Rufus were Christians in the church at Rome (Mark 15:21; cf. Rom. 16:13). RLS

[@kingPerry34]

Rob I think I ask this question before, Is the ten commandment the Law of Moses or the Law of GOD? And when GOD said in Exodus and Deuteronomy: If you love me keep my commandments, was he talking about the Ten Commandments or some other commandments? By answering these questions we can establish who the commandments belongs to.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi KP! As I read the Torah, the 10 Commandments (or "Ten Words" as they are called) were the first commandments given under the Law of Moses (Exod. 20). So those 10, plus the other 600 or so that are given throughout the rest of the Torah, served as the terms of the Sinai covenant. Best, RLS

[@kingPerry34]

@@TheBiblicalRoots thanks brother for that, so you say we are no longer to keep the Law of Moses ( the Sinai covenant which is also called the Ten Commandments) that is what you said, so stay with the ten commandments for a while. Give me three of Moses Law ( the Ten Commandments) we are no longer to keep. I’ll be waiting, don’t take a whole year to respond.

[@Kenn-rb7gq]

​@@kingPerry34 If those laws are also repeated for those in the New Covenant, why are you appealing to the Laws given to Israel as your standard of living? rather than the commands in the New Testament? God doesn't change , so we would expect that some laws would be the same in both covenants...

[@biblischerMinnegesang888]

I am a german believer in Christ, living in Germany. I tried to follow your teachings, but my English is not perfect. And I did not understand everything you said. Here in Germany every church I know are teaching that we have to keep the ten commandments. But the 10 commandments are the law written in stoone. And in Romans and other letters he taught that we not are under the law. But I had a very hard time to understand to get James and Paul under one hat.i got litterally headache , physical headache everytime I tried to understand, even the contradiction between Paul's teachings and Paul's deeds in acts 21. And I did not even understand how what's the heck James could recommend Paul to pretemd to keep the law by doing what he did in acts 21. This is so confusing for christians at all. He did in my opinion the same that he rebuked Peter for when these false brothers from Jerusalem came to search out their freedom . So my headache is gone away when I decided to only believe in the grace by believing in Jesus's blood. But when I read Acts 15 and acts 21 it seems to me that James was a Jew who believed that jewish believers in Christ are supposed to keep the law, but heathen christians only these 4 things. And that James in his letter are rebuking Paul about the fact that he put a curse on tora keeping jewish believers in Christ. So, is James just pretinding to keep the law knowing like Paul to be not under the law for salvation ? Or only kept the law in order to keep the law of Israel like Paul taught in Romans 13? So, in my German bible it seems that James believe that jewish believers in Christ have to keep the law. So, why Paul never taught about not esting blood and these 4 things? He wrote about another thing that James told them to do, that's to feed the poor. And what about when Christians fail in exact these four things? Is it not easier to keep the 10 commandments than to keep these four things? IS it not easier to not commit adultery than to do never do sexual sins like masturbation par example? Or eating blood in meat and saussages? I never ask the way meet is produced. So, have I understood you right that you see these four things only as a guide to to not be a stumbling block, not about salvation? But what, if you are a stumbling block? You can never be no stumbling block for everyone. You either are a stumbling block for these sort of christian domination or for another sort of denomination, for these kind of believers or that kind of believers. And without hypergrace for everyone probably everyone would perish.. And whe Paul wrote in his letters: Sin not! How can you follow, when you not know exactly what sin is? To know what sin is, you have to know the Thora who tells you. When you do it, you will come under condemnation and all out of grace. So I can really understand that hundreds of different congregations are out there trying to figure out what the true truth is and having strong faith in what or how they interprete what the true gospel is and trying to "save" the others who have not figured out what the true gospel is.

[@salpezzino7803]

Christian are to keep the 10 Commandments, this is where Rob teaches heresy, he teaches they dont and he is an antinomian. Those 4 restriction given to the Gentiles so that they don't cause their Jewish brothers to stumble. No one can keep the 10 Commandments, Jesus made this point clear in Matthew 5 Those filled with the Holy Spirit will know what sin is. One of the law's purposes in the Holy Scriptures are to point to our sin. Paul is being specific - Ephesians 4:26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, Knowing that it is an impossible task to keep God's Commands, Makes the Gem of the Gospel so Much Brighter Bless You

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

For the record, Sal, I believe that Christians should keep The Ten. I'm not sure where you're getting that. And we keep them within the context of the New Covenant, not the Old. Rob

[@siranthonybrownpodcast]

@@salpezzino7803we are not under the 10 commandments tho. The sabbath was made for man (Israel), we have died to the flesh and we live in the spirit. We are to follow Jesus commands, we who are Gentiles are NOT under the same commands as Israelites. Never in the new testament are we Gentiles told to keep the sabbath. Sabbath is not an moral law because no one is aware of it unless they are told about it, which is why it is a command and not a law. The priest desecratd the sabbath and were considered righteous, David broke the law by eating bread and was considered righteous... Why? Because the righteous lives by faith and NOT by the covenant law given to Israel through Moses, which the 10 commandments is included.

[@kimartist]

​​@@siranthonybrownpodcast Agreed. Jesus is the Word written on our hearts, not the 10 words written on stone. There is nothing in my heart, nor on my conscience screaming that I must keep Sabbath in the Jewish way & remember my (nonexistent) captivity in Egypt, etc. Jesus is the Sabbath rest, the salvation for our souls. Got Jesus Got Sabbath (to make a play on the closing phrase of one of our regular commenters here). Anyone insisting we Gentiles keep Sabbath in the Jewish way is a Judaizer/Torahist, imo.

[@salpezzino7803]

@@siranthonybrownpodcast so you are a Heretic Satan Loves You

[@biblicaldisciple4146]

Hey I was curious about what the Bible teaches concerning witchcraft and sorcery, necromancy, wizards, divination, etc. Also I've heard jews, at least in second temple Era, believed demons were the spirits of Nephilim and not fallen angels. Do you have or would you consider a teaching on these subjects? What they were, what they look like today, etc?

[@kimartist]

I thought the Nephilim WERE fallen angels?

[@Gigi2four]

@@kimartistit’s my understanding that they were the offspring of fallen angels mating with women. Rabbit hole, lol.

[@biblicaldisciple4146]

@@kimartist like I mentioned: this was the alleged doctrine of second temple jews.

[@John.three.sixteen]

Gentiles were allowed to come to the temple complex, but they were restricted to remain in the outer court, the court of the Gentiles. The question is whether some similar restriction forbade Gentiles from entering synagogues. We know that Gentiles did believe in God. One even financed the building of a synagogue in Capernaum. "Now when He concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die. So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving, "for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue"" (Luke 7:1-5). The latter part of Acts 13:42 is sometimes declared spurious because it clearly shows that Gentiles were in the synagogue and stayed after the Jews had left. But the reasoning is that Gentiles could not be there. In other words, because some scholars did not believe Gentiles would be in the synagogue; therefore, the phrase must be spurious. The line of reasoning is poor, especially in light of other passages. "And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath" (Acts 13:42). By teaching in the synagogue both Jews and Greeks were converted. The implication is that there were Greeks in the synagogue. "And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed" (Acts 14:1). "Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ." And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas" (Acts 17:1-4). "And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few" (Acts 17:10-12). "And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks" (Acts 18:4).

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

This throws out one of Robs four reasons he gave.

[@elliot7205]

Hi rob, what is your view on jesus coming for the lost sheep of the house of Israel? And even when he says go make disciples of all nations Matthew is clearly referring to Torah observant Jews no sign of gentile inclusion? What is your view on gentiles in Paul's letters being scattered Israelites?

[@Pax-Africana]

FALSE REPELLENT: The Biblical Root Of Islam: THE QUR'AN IS A CHRISTIAN TEXT AND JESUS IS MUHAMMAD AS MUHAMMAD IN THE QUR'AN BEING A EUPHEMISM FOR MESSIAH(CHRIST)HaMASHIAK. DUST OFF YOUR FIGURE OF SPEECH LESSONS BEFORE READING THAT BOOK... The Qur'an properly read appears to be a Christian text calling for the return to the authority of the first apostolic Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15:1-32 in rejection of the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople as it is written: "I will raise among them [the Messiah=Christos=HaMashiak=Muhammad=Al-Massih], a Prophet(Messenger) like you Moses, Him they must listen..." Deut.18:15-19; Acts 3:17-24; Acts 7:1-30; Luke 24:25-27 and 44-47; Acts 17:1-3; John 4:24-25, Surah 3:81, etc. So Messiah(Christ)HaMashiak is a Prophet(Messenger) in the likeness of Moses as Matthew proved it. Like Moses He stayed in Egypt. Like Moses He was Mediator of a New Covenant. That said, the only way to pull the rug from under the obscurantists' feet even defeat Jihadism is to reject the categorization Christianity versus Islam and instead affirm Nazareans versus Islam. Nazarean being anybody following the teachings of Paul which of course permeate the Council of Nicaea and Constantinople. Islam was a reaction to the White men's attempt to hijack Christianity or the Gospel and use it to overrun the globe. Talk about cultural supremacists ! But the Prince rejected by the Arabian builders became the cornerstone and this is the Lord doing ! Thank You Jesus for Islam ! More in: 1/The Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15:1-30 and the partition of Christianity in two Apostolic Traditions: Circumcised(Muslims) vs. Uncircumcised(Paul's Nazareans or Catholics...) 2/The Making of the Arabian Messiah, Sole Ruler of Mankind Like Caeasar Augustus.

[@Yaqiel7]

Romans 7:16 KJV - If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

[@AdamPlayFarms]

Dr. Solberg I think 119 teaches salvation is not related to the Law. The Law is something you follow because you love God. What we can follow of the law is a shadow of what it should be. Chrisianity has become( over the centuries) very massive and generic. The Law is a very uniform guide. Chrisianity is very messy and easy to lead people astray. Judaism is also messy. Gods law is perfect. Good happened whenever a people followed it. God seems to be a God of order.

[@Yaqiel7]

1 Timothy 1:8 KJV - But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

[@indo3052]

None of this makes sense. If jews werent required to keep the law in acts 15 post cross, why didnt the disciples say so to everyone

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi Indo. As I explained in this video, this was a very confusing time in history, especially for Jewish followers of Jesus. This is why the NT so often addresses this issue. Jewish believers in Jesus intended to go on keeping the Mosaic rituals because that was their culture and, for them, ancient traditions. They served as a boundary marker of their Jewish identity. But Paul, Peter and the others clearly knew they were not requirements of following Jesus. These things were permitted but not required (1 Co. 9:19-23; Col 2:16-17). It was the Judaizers who brought up all this confusion. They thought that both they and the Gentiles should be required to "live as Jews" as Paul put it in Galatians 2. RLS

[@indo3052]

@@TheBiblicalRoots what is your stance on 1 corin 5:8.

[@kmountain5533]

@@indo3052I would like to answer this question of yours because it is important for those who trust in Jesus for their salvation and have been turned from their sins to His righteousness (turned from sins by the Risen Lord - Acts 3:26 to His righteousness - Romans 5:17, 1 Peter 2:24 and Romans 6:18) 1 Corinthians 5:8 must be taken in context with what the author is speaking about and that is sexual immorality in the church. Paul wants the man who has his father’s wife put out of the church because of his sexual immoral lifestyle. In 1 Corinthians 5:8, Paul is associating our lives in Christ’s righteousness through the forgiveness of our sins to a daily festival without any malice and wickedness but with the bread of sincerity and and truth. He wrote this to encourage them to keep living in God’s abundant grace and righteousness- Romans 5:17 and to have no part with wickedness (Ephesians 5:11)

[@elliot7205]

Hi rob, the isreal only movement claim that the promise was given to Abraham's biological seed, so the gentiles in pauls writings must be long lost Israelites among the nations, what is your refute of that?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi Elliot. My refutation would be to read their Bible more carefully. ;) (a.) The promise given to Abraham was that "in you *_all the families of the earth_* shall be blessed" (Gen. 12:3). Not just Abraham's family. The OT is full of language that reveals that the Gentiles were always part of God's plan of redemption. (b.) They are not using the Bible's definition of a "Gentile" (גּוֹי, _goy,_ ἔθνος, _ethnos_ ). The Bible uses this term to refer to people who are _not_ from the 12 tribes of Israel; people from the other nations. (c.) If the Gentiles in Paul's writings are "long-lost Israelites," it would make Paul non-sensical. "Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of [long-lost Israelites] too? Yes, of [long-lost Israelites] too, since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith." (Rom. 3:29-13). Were the long-lost Israelites uncircumcised? RLS

[@elliot7205]

@@TheBiblicalRoots ) Now, you promised me that ‘I’m certainly going to cause things to go well with you, and I’m going to make your (Jacob’s) offspring as numerous as the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.'” (Rev 7:9 ESV) After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, White robes and palm branches comes from the OT and is associated with Israelites. Language of ‘great multitude that cannot be counted” is only associated with Israelites in both the OT and NT.

[@elliot7205]

@@TheBiblicalRoots There is a 5th view. In Romans 11:25, Paul is quoting from Gen 48:19, which pertains to Ephraim’s descendants becoming a ‘fulness’ of nations. This is consistent with the fact that throughout Paul’s letters, he referred to whom he believed were dispersed Israelites. What is your rebuke of these claims rob?

[@Yaqiel7]

Romans 7:12 KJV - Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

[@graysonbr]

Even Orthodox Jews recognize that over 300 laws out of the Torah can't be outside of the land of Israel and with the Tenple in place. The Orthodox also don't apply the tithe in their assemblies. I rarely hear R L discuss on how covenantal nominianism can take other forms in the Gentiles churches. Wolves can take different form. I personally know a person that left her church and now attends a Messianic assembly due to abuse by the previous church. Torah can indeed help leaders to govern. So is R L a neonomiamist? This is what I haven't figured out yet.

[@alexblack6634]

Once again, there is not much talk on verse 21, the start of the church, the Jerusalem council, told us to keep the sabbath!! Please make a video on this.

[@Gigi2four]

What do you consider as keeping the sabbath?

[@alexblack6634]

@Gigi2four There are 6 sabbath laws on the Bible. These are the ones I live by. Do not work Keep it holy Don't kindle a fire Do not cook Must rest Have a holy conviction

[@dancingzolins6782]

​@alexblack6634 Actually there are more than six Sabbath restrictions. For example: "See! The LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Remain each of you in his place; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day." - Ex 16:29 "Thus says the LORD: Take care for the sake of your lives, and do not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem. And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath or do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers." - Jer 17:21-22 Thus, on the Sabbath, you may not leave your house nor carry a burden. Of course, that makes the Holy convocation a problem, but the rabbis created the 'eruv'. If you are unfamiliar, check it out.

[@alexblack6634]

@dancingzolins6782 If you break one of the sabbath laws, I sin. 8f i leave my house for example, Isin. Am I right if I say that?

[@alexblack6634]

@dancingzolins6782 And please know, I don't follow the Jewish laws. I follow God's laws. The jews have something like 1400 Sabbath laws

[@decay-154]

Did the law of Moses require Gentiles to tithe to the Saducee priesthood who offered sacrifices in the temple . If so this would have brought a massive increase in income for Sadducees who rejected Christ and persecuted the early church

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

The NT does not record Gentiles tithing to the temple. RLS

[@gideonopyotuadebo2304]

THE ANTILAWS ARE NOT FOLLOWERS OF GOD LORD YEHOVAH THE LAWGIVER BUT ARE FOLLOWERS OF PAUL THE ANTILAW PREACHER

[@decay-154]

Where in the old testament is eating with Gentiles forbidden ?

[@tbishop4961]

It's not about being forbidden to eat with them. Rather, it is a matter of forbidden foods. You can eat the food of a jew (except passover). He cannot eat your food

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi Decay. Here's a short clip from an earlier video explaining the link between food and Gentiles in the Torah: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6PLl5-sfdChr9U Shalom, RLS

[@gideonopyotuadebo2304]

TEST ALL PERSONS AND ALL THINGS FOR GODLINESS WITH THE WORD, LAW, COMMANDMENTS, ORDINANCES, COUNSEL AND COVENANT IN THE TESTIMONY (TESTAMENT, WITNESS) OF THE MOST HIGH GOD YEHOVAH Which Yehovah testified By his spirit Through his prophets In the book of the law, the prophets and writings of God Yehovah Yehovah alone is the most high above all in all to whom alone every knee must bow in submission and every tongue swear allegiance Psalm 107:11 ASV Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High: Jeremiah 2:29 ASV Wherefore will ye contend with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah. Jeremiah 33:2-3 ASV Thus saith Jehovah that doeth it, Jehovah that formeth it to establish it; Jehovah is his name: [3] Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not. Psalm 33:11 ASV The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations. Isaiah 40:8,28 ASV The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever. [28] Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. Psalm 145:3 ASV Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable. Job 36:26 ASV Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable. Job 5:8-9 ASV But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause; [9] Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number: Job 9:2,10 ASV Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God? [10] That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number. Isaiah 45:5,19,21-25 ASV I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me; [19] I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Jehovah, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. [21] Declare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me. [22] Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else. [23] By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. [24] Only in Jehovah, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all they that were incensed against him shall be put to shame. [25] In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. Isaiah 8:13,16,20 ASV Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. [16] Bind thou up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. [20] To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them. Isaiah 33:22 ASV For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us. Isaiah 42:8,21 ASV I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images. [21] It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable. Psalm 138:2 ASV I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. Nehemiah 9:5 ASV Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless Jehovah your God from everlasting to everlasting; and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. Jeremiah 10:6,10 ASV There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. [10] But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation. Psalm 95:3,6-8 ASV For Jehovah is a great God, And a great King above all gods. [6] Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker: [7] For he is our God, And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice! [8] Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness; Psalm 83:18 ASV That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth. Deuteronomy 13:4 ASV Ye shall walk after Jehovah your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. Jeremiah 23:18,35,37 ASV For who hath stood in the council of Jehovah, that he should perceive and hear his word? who hath marked my word, and heard it? [35] Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, What hath Jehovah answered? and, What hath Jehovah spoken? [37] Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath Jehovah answered thee? and, What hath Jehovah spoken?

[@arlindodossantos2305]

Christian are not required to keep the law for salvation, but the law still applies to us - If we use this argument are we saved by doing these 4 things only? If your church received this letter would you only keep the four things mentioned here or would you search the Scriptures like the Bereans or as read Moses is read in the synagogue(s) EVERY SABBATH DAY?

[@kimartist]

All churches have received this letter. It's called the New Testament.

[@pierreferguson1300]

In Old Testament Judaism the Law given through Moses (Hebrews 7:11) has NOT been done away w/, even the curses still remain (Galatians 3:10 = Deuteronomy 27:26) for Hebrews and proselytes in Old Covenant Judaism (NOT for Christians [Hebrews & Gentiles] in New Testament/Covenant Christianity). Oy! Exodus 31:14 “Therefore you are to keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it must be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. 15 For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a Sabbath of complete rest [Exodus 20:8-11; Leviticus 23:1-3], holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.“ (NASB) Exodus 35:1 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, “These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do: 2 “For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord [Exodus 20:8-11; Leviticus 23:1-3]; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.“ (NASB) Numbers 15:32 Now while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness [Heb. midbar], they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day [Exodus 20:8-11; Leviticus 23:1-3]. 33 And those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation; 34 and they placed him in custody, because it had not been decided what should be done to him. 35 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must be put to death [Exodus 31:14-15; Exodus 35:1-2; Deuteronomy 27:26; Matthew 5:18]; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.” 36 So all the congregation [Heb. edah] brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. (NASB) 2 Corinthians 3:7 But if the ministry of death, engraved in letters on stones, came with glory so that the sons of Israel could not look intently at the face of Moses because of the glory of his face [Exodus 34], fading as it was [Hebrews 8], 8 how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory? (NASB) Deuteronomy 4:1 “Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I am teaching you to perform, so that you will live and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you. 2 You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, >>>> nor take away from it, > not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter shall pass from the Law,

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

@arlindodossantos their theology allows for the breaking of the law, there's really no other way to say it, it doesn't seem they understand the concept of what laws apply and ones that don't, do we keep the laws of Africa living in America? According to mainstream Christianity, we can do anything the law says not to as long as we don't offend our brother.

[@shaunl3757]

Christ calls for his children that are saved (called) to be obedient to the Holy Spirit once we freely agree to love and follow his commandments to 1)love the LORD your GOD with all our heart minds, soul and strength and to 2) love our neighbors as ourselves. It's through the Christ grace of mercy that we have been saved, pulled out of the darkness that made us blind and deaf through our faith in his Word that we became empowered by the Holy Spirit.

[@simonskinner1450]

Faith comes from hearing the gospel and those in Acts 15:8 already understood God's laws still applicable to bring in God's righteousness as Romans 10:10.

[@salpezzino7803]

the law has NO power

[@simonskinner1450]

@@salpezzino7803 The law has power over those who show the obedience of faith for judicial approval or righteousness, for eternal life, and over those who sin for judicial condemnation, as the wages of sin is death. Rob is incorrect the law was not removed by Jesus, that was never his mission, he simply restored access to eternal life lost by Adam, but only for those with the obedience of faith in Christ.

[@salpezzino7803]

@@simonskinner1450 that is NutZ. The law has Zero power. YOU ARE A JESUS HATER

[@nunyabiz5880]

Torah: 8 day old male circumcision..... Pharisee Law: Adult Male Circumcision...

[@TimRiddle-l1z]

One major problem and several other mistakes. First, I agree with you regarding 119 ministries explanation, somewhere between 50-80% of what they said is wrong. I'm 66 years old and about 24 years ago I realized that I had the whole law concept wrong. The greatest white paper I have ever written is regarding Act 15. Actually the greatest thing I have done in my life. Here is your major problem. The Jerusalem council was about 18-20 years after the ascension of Christ. Assuming Paul became a believer sometime around 3-5 years later, therefore Paul's been a Christian for 13 to 15 years, possibly 17 years. It's illogical to think James, Peter, and all the other believers, including Believing Pharisees, for 20 years didn't understand the Torah, and the Prophets in light of Jesus' teaching. So here is clear and obvious understanding on Acts 15: It clear the Church was obeying Torah 20 years later. Why? Because if they had understood Jesus to be teaching something contrary to Deut 4:2, then,... when someone said that the Gentiles have to be circumcised and follow the laws of Moses (i.e., Lev 11 dietary laws), then there response would have been. "Get out of town Jack." "We stopped following that Law stuff 20 years ago, so why would we require the Gentiles to follow it, if we stopped following it 20 years ago! There's no need to have a council on this, let's play some basketball instead." But that's not what they did. That is, there would not have been a Jerusalem Council if the Law had been done away with. However, there reaction was more like, "Hey that's a great question, let's go to Scripture and check it out (v. 7)!" And the short version is the 4 things James referenced are from Leviticus 17 and 18. That is, God tells Moses to instruct the Israelites not to do the detestable things the Gentiles (Canaanites) are doing. And He lists the 4 things in these chapters exactly as in Acts 15. Secondly, there is no law in the Torah that requires Gentiles in other countries to be circumcised. None! That was a man-made addition to the Torah (violates Deut 4:2). Notice Gentiles can eat rode kill (Deut 14:21), and Jews can't eat rode kill. (I like my rode kill with barbeque sauce.) You also mistakenly said the three dietary laws were never repeated in the first century Scriptures. Actually, near the end of the century, around 95 AD, Christ tells John that He condemns Pergamum and Thyatira (Rev 2:14, 20), because they are eating things sacrificed to idols, among other condemnations. Sounds like a LAW to me, not a guideline! I started my white paper with a chart to explain Acts 15 and Acts 21 where Paul is arrested and says it's a lie that he was telling Jews they didn't have to be circumcised, and that he actually keeps the Torah (Acts 21:24). This around 57 AD (+/- a year). Oh and in Acts 21:25 he repeats the 4 laws from 8 years ago, i.e., from the Jerusalem Council regarding the Gentiles. I don't how much more clearer it could be. Over 12 years ago, I started with a chart, a timeline of the first century to help visually see the two major events in Acts. It really opened peoples eyes to being Bereans. My paper grew to about 50 pages. I can send it if you want to critique it and have a dialog.

[@salpezzino7803]

I lost you right after you said 'One'

[@alvinford6522]

You said seek the truth what is Truth? John 17:17.compare with ps 119:142

[@dancingzolins6782]

For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. - John 1:17 You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. - John 5:33 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." - John 14:6 This is He who came by water and blood-Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. - 1 John 5:6.

[@alvinford6522]

​@@dancingzolins6782Who gave Moshe the Torah Torah means Instructions not law.

[@amberharrison2954]

I wish false teachers would stop talking about the law. I'm sorry but you guys hang on a few verses in which you do not read the scriptures before and the verses after that clearly show the validity of the law. It's true we can not be saved by our work's alone no more than we can be saved by our faith alone. We who follow the Law do so with the fulness of our heart's. We who do the law with the fullness of our heart's have tested the law and have found it to be a blessing rather than a curse as many would have us believe. No we can no longer go to a physical man made temple to offer up sacrifices to atone for our sins, but Jesus tells us what this will look like after the fall of Jerusalem in 70ad. Our bodies will now be the temple, and our sacrifices are now spiritual instead of literal. Acknowledging your sin and repenting from it, denying the flesh of worldly desires. The law is a guide for further instructions on how to love God and how to love other's as ourselves. I'm sorry but if God says do not eat the swine do not touch even the dead carcass of the swine and you invite your neighbors to feast on the swine with you that is not loving your neighbor. You are poisoning them, not only that but Yahusha did not eat anything unclean nor did any of the prophets or apostles. If we are told to walk as Jesus walked then why are you walking contrary to how our Messiah walked? We're not the pharassies of old trying to beat everyone over the head saying law law law. We don't incorporate man made traditions and we practice in all faith even the commands we do not understand. If you have no desire to want to do the things God says then what's your faith Worth, if you don't trust what God says then what are your works worth. You are fruitless and do not understand faith. This is what Paul was trying to explain to us and ministries like this are the very reasons why Christians are leaving your churches. We're looking for the truth and not the lie we've been led into centuries ago.

[@Truth-f2q]

The law of God is for SINNERS Not the RIGHTEOUS................ are you saying you have no sin?...1 John 1:8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” ...... Paul teaches our future sins are NOT forgiven,....Romans 3;25........

[@elijahirvin5911]

Peter said theirs no different between us Jews and gentiles

[@joaquinguerrero5057]

2Pe 3:16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them concerning these matters, in which some are hard to understand,c which those who are untaught and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do also the other Scriptures. Psa 56:5 All day long they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil. Pro 28:9 He who turns away his ear from hearing the Torah, Even his prayer is an abomination. Mat 7:23 “And then I shall declare to them, ‘I never knew you, depart from Me, you who work lawlessness!’ Rom 3:31 Do we then nullify the Torah through the belief? Let it not be! On the contrary, we establish the Torah. 1Co 7:19 The circumcision is naught, and the uncircumcision is naught, but the guarding of the commands of Elohim does matter! Rev 22:14 “Blessed are those doingb His commands,c so that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of life, and to enter through the gates into the city. Rev 22:15 “But outside are the dogs and those who enchant with drugs, and those who whore, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and all who love and do falsehood. Deu 12:32 “All the words I am commanding you, guard to do it - do not add to it nor take away from it. 1Jn 3:3 And everyone having this expectation in Him cleanses himself, as He is clean. 1Jn 3:4 Everyone doing sin also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. 1Jn 3:5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. 1Jn 3:6 Everyone staying in Him does not sin. Everyone sinning has neither seen Him nor known Him. Isa 8:20 To the Torah and to the witness! If they do not speak according to this Word, it is because they have no daybreak 1Sa 15:22 Then Shemu’ěl said, “Does יהוה delight in ascending offerings and slaughterings, as in obeying the voice of יהוה? Look, to obey is better than a slaughtering, to heed is better than the fat of rams. 1Sa 15:23 “For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and stubbornness is as wickedness and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of יהוה, He also does reject you as sovereign.”

[@tbishop4961]

Circumcision is a huge ask for a grown man

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Especially prior to modern surgical equipment and pain killers!

[@rayray4192]

So if I’m in rebellion to God because I reject the lies of the Yah boys how can I be saved?

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

What lies?

[@rayray4192]

@@Wisdoms_Inheritance The disgusting damnable lie that the imputed righteousness of Christ is not enough.

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

@@rayray4192 Enough to allow us to sin without worry? Just asking because that's what it sounds like, and try not to allow the evil spirit to take over this time like you did in your other response.

[@rayray4192]

@@Wisdoms_Inheritance no idea what you’re babbling about. Try to communicate.

[@rayray4192]

@@Wisdoms_Inheritance I sin often without worry. I’m a sinner that falls short of the glorious standard of Jesus. Unlike you - you are so righteous you glow in the dark. Here is Paul rebuking your self righteousness:” So I find this law at work: although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law ; but I see another law at work in me; waging war against the law of my mind and and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! Romans 7:21-25. N.I.V. May God bless the reading of His word.

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

The Old Covenant Law is the same in the New Covenant, the only thing different is the covenant itself. Nowhere in Acts 15 do we see that Gentiles aren't required to keep the law at all, that's a horrible interpretation, they only don't have to keep it for salvation, that was the yoke no one could bear, that was the debate. Agreed, Acts 10 is about clean food, what Peter saw on the sheet was food(common) and not food(unclean), God was showing Peter that association was the issue, later confirmed in v.28. The same word for common is used in Romans 14:14, had nothing to do with the akathartos as that's not food, but only with that which they believed was defiled. Cornelius was a godly man, he wouldn't have been lawless, if he was his prayers would've been considered an abomination - Proverbs 28:9, the Gentiles who are grafted into a JEWISH culture wouldn't have been eating whatever they wanted, did the Jews eat unclean? To sum it up, Christ didn't have to give dietary restrictions, he already gave them, if Gentiles don't have to keep the law, then they don't have to worry about incest, idolatry, homosexuality, necromancy, bestiality etc... as long as they don't offend their brother with it, and those who believe you don't have to keep the law, you need to be able to show that in the prophets, because God does nothing except he reveals it to them first - Amos 3:7.

[@seanvann1747]

Are you presently in the old mosaic covenant? Or the new covenant established by Jesus Christ? Thanks 👍

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

@@seanvann1747 The New Covenant, as we all should be, however, the law is the same in the New Covenant, the agreement is the only difference.

[@seanvann1747]

@@Wisdoms_Inheritance So you follow all the laws of the old mosaic covenant?

[@Wisdoms_Inheritance]

@@seanvann1747 Yes, what applies, because it's not the law that's the problem, never was, it was always man, Psalms 19:7 says the law is perfect converting the soul, the same law is contained in the New Covenant.

[@seanvann1747]

@@Wisdoms_Inheritance What applies? Either you follow the old covenant law or not. For example the old covenant law requires you to offer 2 sacrifices on the mosaic covenants sabbath. Do you still obey the old covenants laws of sacrafice?

[@defid7793]

The ruling of James can’t be just guidelines. Paul is clear in 1st Corinthians that those who engage in sexual immorality will not inherit the kingdom of God.

[@salpezzino7803]

sexual immorality has always been a sin. Why in the restrictions? Let me ask you. do you sin? Gentiles even those who were truly saved continued in their sin, the city of Corinth was a very Sinful city So those 4 restrictions were so the Gentiles would not cause their Jewish Brother to stumble It would make sense to put some emphasis on sexual immorality

[@dre5773]

So not fornicating was told to them not to offend the Jews??? Here's a better view, Revelations 2 tells you that Christ had an issue with 2 assemblies for engaging in baal worship and for letting jezebel in their assembly to cause them to eat food sacrificed to idols and fornicate...clearly these commands were told to the gentiles just to not offend the jews.

[@christ.8547]

jews should be jews and christian's should be christian's...and all feast and moedim need to be kept by all......and everybody should mind their own business except christian's to non-jews....many blessing's..💙😇.

[@dylansmith4995]

Jesus’ Fulfilment of God’s Law,... Jesus was made under the law. Meaning he was under the curse of the law. If he broke the law, then God's just judgement requires you to die. “When the time was right, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law” (Galatians 4:4). Throughout Jesus’ life on earth, He obeyed God’s law explicitly and perfectly-and He was the only One who ever truly did! The religious sects of that time accused Him of breaking laws concerning the Sabbath on multiple occasions, but Jesus didn't actually break an Old Testament command. He violated the interpretations religious leaders had developed around the biblical commands of keeping the Sabbath day holy. Why is this significant? The law required a sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins: “And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission” (Hebrews 9:22). Thus, by being born under the law and obeying it completely, Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament types as laid out in Leviticus and Numbers: Jesus was the perfect, spotless Passover Lamb, the Scapegoat. The law-as far as the individual is concerned-was never meant to make one righteous. It was given to show us that we could never be righteous in our own ability or works. The law shuts our mouths but opens our eyes. It condemns, but does not convert; It challenges, but does not change; It points the finger, but it does not give mercy; It leaves us without excuse, but it drives us to Jesus. The law is like a moral mirror, allowing you to see yourself as you really are-a guilty sinner before a righteous God (Romans 3:19). Yet, as you see your true condition, the law will drive you into the open arms of Jesus: “Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith” (Galatians 3:24). Christ’s death fulfilled the law’s requirements. When Christ died on the cross, He took the righteous requirements of the law and paid the price we could never pay. “He has made you alive together with Him having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross” (Colossians 2:13-14). Through Christ’s death on the cross, we are no longer under the curse of the law. Jesus’ work on the cross satisfied the righteous requirements of God. We are not forced to obey it out of obligation; we are compelled to obey it because of the depth of His love for us. As we accept Jesus into our lives, He takes that law and writes it in our hearts! “This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel. . .I will put My law in their minds and write it on their hearts” (Jeremiah 31:33). In effect, God is saying, “The difference between the old and the new covenant will be this: I will no longer write my law on tablets on stone, but on the fleshly tablets of your hearts.” This is the fulfilment of the law, God's judgement had to be served, death was the judgement to anyone who broke the law, this is why Jesus had to remain obedient to the law, so that the curse of the law was abolished and nailed to the cross. The law remained the same, but we didn't have to obey the process of atonement in the old covenant, as Jesus' innocent and holy blood was shed, no need for the Levitical animal sacrificial priestly order, as the Melchizedek order was restored. There is no need for the temple, as the temple is us. So with the temple and sacrifise laws dealt with, it only leaves us with three commandments to abide by,.... first the dietary commandments, who wants to eat something thats bad for us, that science has proven beyond doubt that the unclean animals mentioned in the Bible are really bad for us, its almost like he always knew, and tried to warn us beforehand. second, to keep the sabbath basically a day off and chill back with our family and our Father in heaven, HalleluYah, what a beautiful thing. and finally, to celebrate his appointed times and feasts with your family and friends 😀 😉, oh happy days. Who doesn't like a bbq, bit of music, he even suggests having your favourite tipple to hand. If you think these wise instructions are burdesome and a curse, you have some serious mental health issues, lol. These are liberating and create freedom, happiness, and good health, mentally and physically ❤️ ♥️

[@John-vr5yc]

It would be helpful to stop mixing the law of Moses with the 10 commandments.. The law of moses was added because of sin and sin is transgression of the law of God... Mosaic law could not justify the Israelites that's why God sent his Son to become our justification however once we are justified by Faith in Jesus he enables us to keep his commandments... That is the 10 commandments including the fourth commandment to keep the sabbath day holy...

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi John. The Bible teaches that the 10 Commandments are part of-in fact they were the first commandments given under-the law of Moses. Shalom, RLS

[@John-vr5yc]

@@TheBiblicalRoots really? Paul said he wouldn't know what sin was without the commandments.. and how did Satan sin then? Paul said without the law there is no sin..

[@John-vr5yc]

@@TheBiblicalRoots if there is no law there was no reason for Christ to die..

[@John-vr5yc]

The ten commandments stand for all eternity .otherwise you're worshipping other Gods, have idols,take the lords name in vain, ha e no rest, murder lie cheat and steal and covet.. so according to your thinking we can do all these things now . The law of Moses was animal sacrifices and ceremonies, and Sacraments, and circumcision of the flesh .. you can't love God and break his law .

[@John-vr5yc]

1 John 3:4 King James Version 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

[@mdsmithson]

The real distinction is knowing that the New Covenant is not for Gentiles. Was not prophesied for Gentiles; infact it has not come yet. The New Testament has come, the testimony of Jesus Christ taught to Paul for us.

[@Kenn-rb7gq]

How is anyone saved in Christ if there's no New Covenant yet?

[@dre5773]

So then Abstaining from food offered to idols and blood and fornication and strangled things IS necessary for salvation then, no? Since the whole argument was what is necessary for salvation and the conclusion was those four things...

[@Kenn-rb7gq]

No... That wasn't the conclusion, but they would do well, if they abstained from those things.

[@dre5773]

@@Kenn-rb7gq Acts 15:28 KJV [28] For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

[@Kenn-rb7gq]

@@dre5773 Why those things , specifically, though? They already said in 15:10-11, that Jews and Gentiles are saved through grace.. So these things that they burdened them with must have had another purpose ( other than for salvation)

[@dre5773]

@@Kenn-rb7gq Good question. My belief is to keep them untainted from Idol worship/ practices of pagans, although much more could have been listed. Either way they determined these things were necessary. The argument was is circumcision necessary for salvation? The conclusion was no, but these things a necessary to stay away from. Here's the real problem. What exactly is salvation and how do you get or receive it? Does the law of God (given through Moses) still have its place? What's your thoughts?

[@Kenn-rb7gq]

@@dre5773 I think they reasoned that salvation is through grace .. Acts 15:7-11 And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. [8] And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, [9] and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. [10] Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? [11] But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.” Since it's by faith there's no reason to have the gentiles convert to Judaism ( and keep the Law). The Law was until Christ, the Old Covenant is obsolete and has been taken away ( Hebrews 8-10), even the Christian Jews in Romans 7 have been released from the Law so that they can serve in the Spirit and bear fruit etc. I think those things that seemed good to stay away from and it was James' judgement to do so was because/for Moses was preached in the synagogues and he has people who follow him.

[@Mikha335]

Acts 15 doesn’t teach that Christians don’t need to keep the law. At most it teaches that Gentile believers aren’t required to keep it. But this throws a wrench in your whole interpretation, I am certain.

[@salpezzino7803]

have you been drinking?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hello Mikha. Did you watch this video?

[@rayray4192]

You are delusional. These are not the first days of the new covenant. We have 2,000 years of study and insight. Jewish converts were confused about the new covenant. It’s pathetic a man in 2024 can’t figure out the new covenant new creation in Christ. The Hebrew roots freak show is an abomination to God

[@byrondickens]

Seeing as how probably 99% of Christians are Gentiles, I'm not sure what on earth your point could be.

[@jobjoseph1815]

Every sabbath Moises is preached in the synagogues....for what? Why this brother is always against the law of God. What if Acts 15 is about circumcision and other man-made law/precept? I understand you may want to be antinomia but do not teach others to be like you. Mat 5:17-20, Jesus said it all.

[@Kenn-rb7gq]

Circumcision is in the Law though..

[@rightousliving]

I think it misses one important aspect, which is to clarify what salvation actually means to a Jew as compared to a Christian. Keeping the law didn’t mean being saved as in going to heaven as most Christians believe it means to receive Jesus as one’s saviour. Salvation in scripture usually refers to being freed from bondage when Israel was in captivity or being oppressed by other nations. God often appointed a saviour when Israel remembered Him and cried out for help like Moses, Samson, etc. A king like David was a saviour and it is therefore the messianic expectation that a future king will arise in Israel who liberates Israel from all oppression and inaugurates a kingdom of peace and prosperity that even the nations around will admire and put down their weapons, turning them to ploughshares.

[@salpezzino7803]

You would understand the Holy Scriptures better if you interpret the OT with the NT

[@rightousliving]

@@salpezzino7803 isn’t that the problem that you read the Holy scriptures with tinted glasses reading into them what you want to see rather what they actually say? Would you recommend a Moslem to first read the Quran or other religious people their Holy books? A Jew who grew up with the scriptures and studied the Hebrew language from childhood on will notice the errors in the New Testament immediately. He won’t be fooled into practicing idol worship, the worship of any man.

[@messengerisrael3817]

ACTS 15:1-41 , " 1.And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. ( Circumcision means to remove something . In the covenant with Abraham , it is the removing of the flesh of foreskin ; which is a token of the completion of the creation started by God , on the first day that man was formed . Man was created in the image and likeness of God , but every other creature was made in their kind . Man was made from the dust of the ground , GOD IS NOT . God is teaching man how to become the kind . On the eighth day of man's creation , the flesh and blood of the earth will be removed , and man will become the kind . 1 Corinthians 15:49-53 , " 49.And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality ". This covenant was not with Abraham and his seed only , but the stranger bought with his money , not of his seed . GENESIS 17:9-14 , " 9.And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. IN GENESIS 17:13-14 , " 13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. THIS IS ALSO FOR THE STRANGER/GENTILES WHO HAST BECOME THE SEED OF ABRAHAM BY A PRICE . ACTS 20:28 , " 28.Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. GALATIANS 3:26-29 , " 26.For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.29And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. THE CIRCUMCISION OF FLESH OF FORESKIN IS AN EVERLASTING COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM , HIS SEED AND THE STRANGER PURCHASED WITH THE BLOOD OF JESUS . Biblical circumcision means to make clean . The circumcisions for the cleaning of sin went through the two mediators of the covenant between the Father & the children of Israel . The circumcision of the heart/spirit is a sin sacrifice law of atonement through faith , through the mediator Jesus Christ , sometimes called the law of Christ ; which is repenting of your sins , then believing by obedience ; which is keeping your mediator Jesus Christ commandments ; which he received from the Father . This sin sacrifice law had many names ( law of faith , law of grace , law of righteousness , law of liberty , circumcision of heart/spirit for sin , law of Christ ; because it came under the husband/mediator/protector for the people under the covenant between the Father ) . People forget that there was also a sin sacrifice of atonement through works , for the flesh/body ; which the God of Israel gave through the mediator Moses ; which was called the law of animal sacrifice and oblations ; which had many names ( law of animal sacrifice and oblations , law of works, law of sin and death , circumcision of flesh/body for sin , schoolmaster , whole law , law of Moses ; because it came under the husband/mediator/protector for the people under the covenant between the Father ) . Moses , like Jesus was the mediator/husband/protector/covering , for the one's under the covenant between the Father . The key word the brethren used is SAVED ! To be saved means to be redeemed , or forgiven or justified ( made clear ) of all your past sins ; which requires a sin sacrifice of atonement ; which comes under a priesthood . The sin sacrifice of atonement of works ( animal sacrifice & oblations ) came under the mediator Moses , through the priesthood of Leviticus ; which was not of faith ; which clean your flesh/body , not your heart/spirit . The Father requires a clean heart/spirit to be accept by him . Psalm 51:16-17 , " 16.For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.17.The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise " . The circumcision as of the manner of Moses is not the circumcision of flesh of foreskin , the everlasting covenant through Abraham ; because Moses did not circumcise his own child of foreskin ; also no males were circumcised of the foreskin after leaving Egypt , until the LORD told Joshua to have them circumcised of foreskin before they entered the land of Israel ( Joshua 5 ) . The circumcision as of the manner of Moses was the circumcision of flesh/body for sin ; to clean the flesh/body , not the heart/spirit . ) UNDERSTAND THAT THE CIRCUMCISION OF FLESH OF FORESKIN IS ONE OF GOD'S COMMANDMENTS LIKE NOT KILLING . CIRCUMCISION OF FLESH/BODY FOR SIN , AND CIRCUMCISION OF HEART/SPIRIT FOR SIN ARE SIN SACRIFICE LAWS THROUGH THE MEDIATORS ; UNDER PRIESTHOODS FOR SINS COMMITTED AGAINST THE FATHER LAWS . 2.When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. ( Paul and Barnabas did not agree with the men from Judaea . The mother church was located in Jerusalem . The church is the covenant between the Father and the children of Israel , or the Woman ; with believing Gentiles grafted into this covenant through faith . The seven Churches in Asia were the remnant of the woman Israel , or the church , before Judaea was destroyed in 73 A.D. . ) 3.And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. ( Romans 2:11-15 , " 11.For there is no respect of persons with God.12For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;13(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.14For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:15Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another " .) 4.And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. ( Acts 14:25-28 , " 25.And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:26And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.27And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.28And there they abode long time with the disciples " . ) 5.But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. ( The sect of the Pharisees which believed that the sin sacrifice of atonement of the heart/spirit through faith , goes through the mediator Jesus Christ ; not the blood of the animals & oblations ) ( The children of Israel continued in the sacrifices & oblations for the cleaning of the body ; when it becomes unclean due to touching a dead body , woman on her monthly , purification , etc ... , but not for sin ; this came through the mediator Moses ; but the Gentiles were never under these sacrifices & oblations . The Pharisees believed that the Gentiles must be circumcised of flesh/body , when it becomes unclean , just as Israel continued in it for the flesh/body . ) 6.And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. ( There was much discussion pertaining to what was required of the Gentiles )

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7.And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. ( Matthew 16:13-19 , " 13.When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?14And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.15He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.17And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.19And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven " . ) ( Acts 10:1-5 , " 1.There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,2A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.3He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.4And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.5And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter " . ) 8.And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; ( Romans 8:1-2 , " 1.There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death " . ) 9.And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. ( Romans 10:17 , " 17.So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God " . ) 10.Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? ( THIS YOKE IS HAVING THE GENTILES GO THROUGH THE CIRCUMCISION OF FLESH/BODY , OR THE ANIMAL SACRIFICE & OBLATIONS FOR THE CLEANING OF THE FLESH/BODY , WHEN IT BECOMES UNCLEAN . ) 11.But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. ( Mark 1:14-15 , " 14.Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel " . ) ( REPENTING OF YOUR SINS WITH A SORROWFUL HEART LIKE KING DAVID , THE BELIEVING BY OBEDIENCE ; WHICH IS KEEPING YOUR MEDIATOR JESUS CHRIST COMMANDMENTS ; WHICH HE RECEIVED FROM THE FATHER ; THE LAW OF FAITH ; NOT SACRIFICES & OBLATIONS . ) 12.Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. 13.And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: 14.Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. ( Acts 10:34-36 , " 34.Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.36The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all " .) 15.And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 16.After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: 17.That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. ( Amos 9:11-12 , " 11.In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:12That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this ".) 18.Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. ( Ephesians 3:1-6 , " 1.For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;6That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel ". ) 19.Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: ( THE GENTILES WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE CIRCUMCISION OF FLESH/BODY , OR THE ANIMAL SACRIFICES & OBLATIONS , FOR THE CLEANING OF THE BODY . ) 20.But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. ( THESE WERE THE MAJOR PAGAN PRACTICES OF THE GENTILES IN TIMES PAST ; THEY WOULD LEARN ALL THE GOD OF ISRAEL LAWS ...... ) 21.For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. ( IN THE SYNAGOGUES EVERY SABBATH DAY , WITH THE BELIEVING ISRAELITES ; SO WHEN DID THE SABBATH CHANGE TO THE FIRST DAY -SUNDAY ; REMEMBER THIS IS LONG AFTER JESUS CHRIST DEATH AND RESURRECTION . WE ARE UNDER THE CONVENANT THROUGH CHRIST NOW . ) 22.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: ( These men were deep in the faith of the God of Israel . ) 23.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:

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24.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: ( THESE WERE THE MEN FROM JUDAEA WHO SAID : " EXCEPT YE BE CIRCUMCISED AFTER THE MANNER OF MOSES , YE CANNOT BE SAVED " ; WHICH IS THE CIRCUMCISION OF FLESH/BODY , OR THE LAW OF ANIMAL SACRIFICE & OBLATIONS , FOR THE CLEANING OF THE FLESH/BODY , WHEN IT BECOMES UNCLEAN . ) 25.It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26.Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27.We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. 28.For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; ( THE HOLY GHOST , OR HOLY SPIRIT , OR THE COMFORTER , IS THE ANGEL OF GOD'S PRESENCE ; WHICH BRINGS UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S WORD ; WHICH IS ALSO HIS HOLY GHOST OR SPIRIT . ) ( John 16:13-15 , " 13.Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.14.He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.15.All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you " . ) ( John 6:63 , " 63.It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life " . ) ( Isaiah 63:7-10 , " 7.I will mention the loving kindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.8For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.9.In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.10But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them " . ) ( Acts 5:1-10 , " 1.But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,2And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?4Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.5And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.6And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.7And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.8And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.9Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.10Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband ". ) ( Daniel 9:20-23 , " 20.And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;21.Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.22.And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.23.At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision " . ) 29.That ye 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. Fare ye well. ( Gentiles most practice customs ) 30.So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle: 31.Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation. ( The Gentiles were circumcised of heart/spirit the same way as Abraham , not going through the circumcision of flesh/body , or the animal sacrifices & oblations ; they were circumcised through faith to righteousness , not ever gone through works . ) ( Romans 4:6-17 , " 6.Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,7Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.9Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.10How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.11And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:12And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.13For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.14For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:15Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.16Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,17(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were " . ) ( Romans 5:13-14 , " For until the law sin was in the world : but sin is not imputed when there is no law . Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses , even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression , who is the figure of him that was to come " ) . What is sin ? Answer , 1 John3:4 , " 4.Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. Paul stated that until the law ( what law ? ) , sin ; which is the transgression of the law of God was in the world ( sin came into the world when Adam transgressed against the law of God ) , but sin ; which is the transgression of the law of God is not imputed ( represents something undesirable as been done , caused , or possessed by someone ) when there is no law . This law is not the commandments/instructions of God ; which includes all the covenants , but a sin sacrifice law that came at the time of Moses ; the law of animal sacrifice of works ; which was not of faith , but works ; ministered through the priesthood of Leviticus " . ) 32And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. ( prophet [ˈpräfət] NOUN prophets (plural noun) · Prophets (plural noun) a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God. "the Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah" ) 33And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles. 34Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. 35Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. 36And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. 37And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. 38But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 39And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus; 40And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. 41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches ( ALL THE CHURCHES GAVE THE SAME DOCTRINE , COMIMG FROM THE MOTHER CHURCH IN JERUSALEM ; WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DOCTRINES TODAY , PROFESSING TO GIVE YOU THE SAME WORDS OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL ? )

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FINAL COMMENTS : JESUS CHRIST RIGHTEOUS LIFE WITHOUT SIN , FREE ALL FROM THE FIRST DEATH , THE GRAVE , BUT IT IS YOUR FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST ( MARK 1:14-15 , " 14.Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel ". ) ; WHICH IS REPENTING OF YOU SINS WITH A SORROWFUL HEART LIKE KING DAVID , THEN BELIEVING BY OBEDIENCE ; WHICH IS KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS OF JESUS CHRIST , THE GOSPEL ; WHICH HE RECEIVED FROM THE FATHER : THAT FREE YOU FROM THE SECOND DEATH , THE LAKE OF FIRE . DEUTERONOMY 18:15-19 , " 15.The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 18I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. WHAT WAS DESIRED AT HOREB OR MOUNT SINAI ? THE TEN COMMANDMENTS SPOKEN BY THE GOD OF ISRAEL , AND THE STATUTES , JUDGMENTS , COVENANTS GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE BY MOSES ; BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID TO HEAR IT FROM GOD . JESUS DID ALL THE WORK FOR THE FIRST DEATH OF THE GRAVE ; WHEN ADAM TRANSGRESED THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD . HE DID NOT EAT FROM THE TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL , WHICH IS SATAN , LIKE WE ALL HAVE . HE DIED NOT FOR HIMSELF , BUT FOR ALL WHO HAST EATEN FROM IT . NOW ALL WILL BE RESURRECTED FROM THE FIRST DEATH OF THE GRAVE , BUT CAN YOU DWELL WITH THE FATHER IN HIS KINGDOM , IF YOU DIE IN YOUR FIRST BODY IN SIN 1 JOHN 1:5-7 , " 5.This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from ALL SIN . YOU CANNOT COME UNDER THE BLOOD OF CHRIST , UNTIL YOU START KEEPING THE LAWS OF GOD SHALOM !

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Do you keep every jot and tittle of the Law…? Or do you cherry-pick a few of the 613 commandments that you choose to abide by and call it good…?

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@@antlers163 WHEN YOU SAY 613 COMMANDMENTS , CAN YOU NAME THEM , OR DO YOU JUST GO ALONG WITH WHAT PEOPLE SAY ? ALL THE COMMANDMENTS THAT CAME UNDER THE COVENANT THAT ISRAEL RECEIVED IN THE WILDERNESS ARE COMMANDMENTS OF THE FATHER ; AND THEY STAND FOREVER . PSALM 111:7-8 , 7.The works of his hands are verities and judgment: all his commandments are sure. 8They stand fast for ever and ever: and are done in truth and uprightness. ROMANS 2:11-15 , 11.For there is no respect of persons with God. 12For as many as have sinned without Law, shall also perish without Law: and as many as have sinned in the Law, shall be judged by the Law. 13(For not the hearers of the Law are iust before God, but the doers of the Law shall be justified; 14For when the Gentiles which have not the Law, doe by nature the things contained in the Law: these having not the Law, are a Law Unto themselves, 15Which shew the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing one another: WHAT YOU MAY OF MAY NOT UNDERSTAND : There is more than one type of law ; In the bible three type of laws are talked about : 1. The laws/commandments/instructions of the Father ; which includes all the covenants ; these are instructions to righteousness ; that is why when the man asked Jesus , what good things shall I do , that I may have eternal life ? Jesus said , " KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS " . 2. The law of the mediators ( law of Moses and the law of Christ ) , which are sin sacrifices laws through a priesthood , to recover you when you transgress the laws of the Father ; remember , the covenants are between the Father and the covenant people ( children of Israel ; believing Gentiles are grafted into the covenant through faith in Jesus ) . The mediators intercedes for the people ; they do not change the covenants . Israel is the only nation to have made a covenant with the Father . The Gentiles are not under the Father's law , but under Christ law ; which is the mediator of the covenant ; which also recover the Israelites from their transgressions against the Father's law . The law through the mediator Moses ( sometimes called the law of Moses , because it came through the husband/protector Moses ) was the blood of the animals and oblations ; which was carried out by the Leviticus priesthood . This law was the law of works , not of faith ( Romans 3:27-28 , " Where is boasting then ? It is excluded . By what law ? of works ? Nay: but by the law of faith . Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law " ) . The law of faith ( sometimes called the law of Christ , because it came under the husband/protector Jesus Christ ) is the blood of Jesus Christ through faith ; Which means that you must repent of your sins with a sorrowful heart ( mind ) , like king David did , and believe by obedience ; that means keeping your mediator ( Jesus Christ ) commandments ; which are the same laws/instructions/ commandments of the Father . In Hebrews 7:11-28 , the priesthood of works ( Leviticus ) was replaced by the priesthood of faith ( Melchisedec ) . Moses was the mediator of the Leviticus priesthood , and Jesus Christ is the mediator of the Melchisedec priesthood . All laws comes from the Father , but he gave the mediator laws , as the husbands/coverings/protections for the people under the covenant with the Father . WHAT DID JESUS SAY AS HE BEGAN HIS MINISTRY ? MARK 1:14-15 , 14.Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdome of God, 15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdome of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the Gospel. THOSE LAWS THAT CAME UNDER THE MEDIATOR MOSES ( LAW OF ANIMAL SACRIFICE & OBLATIONS ) , WERE REPLACED BY THE LAW OF CHRIST ; WHICH IS REPENTING OF YOUR SINS , AND BELIEVING THE GOSPEL ; WHICH ARE THE WORDS THAT JESUS GIVE YOU , THAT HE RECEIVED FROM THE FATHER ; WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING . NO ! I SIN , BUT WHEN I DO : 1 JOHN 2:1-7 , 1.My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 7Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. HOW DO YOU THINK ZACHARIAS & ELISABETH WERE RIGHTEOUS & BLAMELESS BEFORE GOD ? LUKE 1:5-6 , 5.There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. MAN HAST ALWAYS BEEN REQUIRED TO OBEY THE LAWS OF GOD , BUT THERE IS A PURPOSE IN ALL THE LAWS HE HAST GIVEN MAN ; SOME OF THESE LAWS OF EARTHLY ( LAW OF MOSES ) , SOME OF THESE LAWS ARE HEAVENLY ( LAW OF CHRIST ) : MOSES WAS FLESH & BLOOD MAN AS THE MEDIATOR ; JESUS CHRIST IS GOD AS THE MEDIATOR . EZEKIEL 18:26-28 , 26.When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 27Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 28Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. WHY DID JESUS SAY THIS ? LUKE 5:31-32 , 31.And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 32I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. BECAUSE THE PRIESTHOOD OF FAITH ( MELCHIZEDEK ) HAST BEEN AVAILABLE TO ALL THAT WILL LIVE BY FAITH , FROM THE BEGINNING ; WHICH IS REPENTING AND BELIEVING THE GOSPEL . ADAM PUT ALL HIS SEED UNDER THE PENALTY OF FIRST DEATH , THE GRAVE ; BUT WHAT EACH PERSON DO AGAINST THE WORD OF GOD , THAT PUT HIM UNDER THE PENALTY OF THE SECOND DEATH , THE LAKE OF FIRE . BY LIVING A RIGHTEOUS LIFE WITHOUT COMMITTING SIN , CHRIST WAS NOT WORTHY OF DEATH ; HE DIED NOT FOR HIMSELF , BUT FOR ADAM AND ALL OF HIS SEED ; WHICH IS A FREE GIFT FOR ALL ; NOW ALL WILL BE RESURRECTED FROM THE GRAVE : BUT YOU CANNOT DWELL WITH THE FATHER , IF YOU DIE IN SIN . 1 JOHN 1:5-7 , 5.This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. ONLY BY REPENTING AND BELIEVING THE GOSPEL , CAN CHRIST BLOOD CLEAN YOU FROM ALL SIN ( EARTHLY & HEAVENLY ) . SHALOM !

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The northern kingdom became gentiles. Jacob predicted that Ephraims decedents would become GOY...period. It doesn't matter if it's translated "nations" instead of "gentiles"...the gospel was to be "preached to all nations"...thats Ephraim (Northern kingdom) Paul told the Corinthian gentiles "all our fathers passed through the sea". Who's father's passed through the sea? Israels. but wait...there's plenty more: **Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 1 cor 12 See that? The ones "carried away to idols" were gentiles. Whi was "carried away to idols"? Northern kingdom Israelites. Pagans were never under the law or its curse so there's that. jews = southern kingdom redeemed gentiles = northern kingdom other gentiles = pagans You were born apart from the law. Paul said "sin apart from the law is dead" Do you believe him?

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Hello, FRS. It's impossible for the Northern Kingdom to have "become Gentiles" because the Bible uses the term גּוֹיִֽם׃ (ἐθνικοὶ) to refer to people who are from any nation other than Israel. RLS

[@MandMe91]

Solberg! Stop it!! The "gentiles" (ethnos) being redeemed in the new testament were scattered uncircumcised northern kingdom Israelites. Pagans were never under the law or its curse. Pagans are not redeemed from the curse of the law. You know this right??? We were born apart from the law. Paul said " sin apart from the law is dead" Our sins are dead. Period.

[@dancingzolins6782]

Can you please give Scriptural support for your assertion that "the Gentiles being redeemed in the NT were scattered uncircumcised northern kingdom Israelites"? Thank you!

[@MandMe91]

@dancingzolins6782 No problem... Here is where Jacob literally predicted it And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of GOY Gen 48:19 Goy is translated as "nations" or "gentiles" Ephraims decedent's (Israelites) became a MULTITUDE OF GENTILES. plus Paul told the Galatian gentiles "we were kept under the law"...that's ISRAEL He told the Corinthian gentiles "all our fathers passed through the sea"...again...ISRAEL

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, MandMe. I hate to ruin your theology, but what you're teaching is simply not true. According to the _Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament,_ the word גּוֹי (goy) can mean Gentiles, but it can also simply mean "nation" or "people," as in the whole population of a territory, typically stressing the blood relationship. And did you know that _goy_ can also be used to describe a multitude or swarm of animals (Prov. 30:25)? In Scripture _goy/goyim_ is often used to describe the pagan peoples as opposed to Israel (heathens), *but not always.* Determining what גּוֹי means in any given verse is a question of context. This is why every major English translation of Genesis 48:19 chose the word _nations,_ *not* _gentiles._ This verse in context is saying that whereas Manasseh will become a “people,” Ephraim will become a multitude. Years later Ephraim became a leading tribe in the Northern Kingdom, much superior to the tribe of Manasseh, as Jacob had predicted. Shalom, Rob

[@MandMe91]

@TheBiblicalRoots Don't worry Rob... you haven't ruined anything. My "theology" that the "ethnos" (gentiles, nations) being redeemed from the curse of the law in the first century were scattered Israelites can't be ruined. That's just how facts work. Jacob predicted that Ephraims decedent's would become a multitude of GOY ..period. Doing your word gymnastics doesn't help because "Nations" works just as well... It doesn't matter if it's translated nations instead of gentiles because in the first century the gospel was being "preached to all nations"...either way, it was Ephraims decedent's (northern kingdom). My "theology" stands. I noticed you forgot to address why Paul told the Corinthian gentiles "all our fathers passed through the sea"...that's indisputably Israelites. But wait...there's plenty more: ***ye know that ye WERE GENTILES carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 1 cor 2 See that? The ones "carried away to idols" were GENTILES. Who was "carried away to idols" Rob??? You know it was the northern kingdom, but you're in WAAAY too deep to admit it. Jew = southern kingdom Redeemed gentiles = northern kingdom Other gentiles = pagans Too easy, really. Plus pagans were never under the law or its curse, so there's that. You were born apart from the law. Paul said "sin apart from the law is dead" Do you believe him?

[@factsRstubborn]

​@TheBiblicalRoots again..stop it! You can't ruin facts. Jacob predicted that Ephraims decedents would become GOY...period. "nations" works in my favor, too. It doesn't matter if it's translated "nations" instead of "gentiles"...the gospel was to be "preached to all nations"...thats Ephraim (Northern kingdom) buddy. You failed to address that Paul told the Corinthian gentiles "all our fathers passed through the sea". Who's father's passed through the sea Rob? Israels. but wait...there's plenty more: **Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 1 cor 12 See that? The ones "carried away to idols" were gentiles. Whi was "carried away to idols" Rob? Northern kingdom Israelites. Pagans were never under the law or its curse so there's that. jews = southern kingdom redeemed gentiles = northern kingdom other gentiles = pagans You were born apart from the law. Paul said "sin apart from the law is dead" Do you believe him?

[@jonathonsmith9278]

You haven't really given a great response to 119. You basically said 'No' and then provided the mainstream Christian interpretation. You denied context of the culture and of the Apostles. You also refused to acknowledge the very real existence of Torah observance by Paul just a little later in Acts 21. By the understanding your video teaches, Paul is either a liar and deceiver or a very confused individual that will go along with willful deception of others. You also keep slipping in the end of your argument before you've proven it: that the Gentiles weren't required to keep the old covenant law. You haven't proven that with Peter, yet you tried to use Peter to prove it in verse 9. I don't know. Their interpretation is seemingly as likely as yours.

[@salpezzino7803]

Really? 119 are Satan Worshippers, they teach the false gospel Paul speaks of, They are Charlatans Another Idiot with Acts 21 --- James rebukes 119's teaching on Acts 15.- Acts 21: 25 But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled,[d] and from sexual immorality.” Give me 1 scripture where anyone instructs the Church to keep the law of Moses, just 1, David Wilber who works for 119 couldnt find 1 maybe you can You know that Bible that 119 twists? it was Canonized by Christian men of God who Didnt keep the law of Moses and worshipped on the Lord's Day Try this Give me the names of 5 men of God who preached the Cross plus the law of Moses from 5 different centuries Satan Loves You

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thanks Jonathon. I appreciate your perspective. I would say that this video makes it abundantly clear that 119’s primary claim- namely, that Acts 15:1-29 is a debate between keeping the law as a matter of salvation vs. obedience-is false. Best, RLS

[@jonathonsmith9278]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Thanks for the reply. I do enjoy your videos. I just found this one not as convincing. Again, thank you.

[@Pax-Africana]

FALSE REPELLENT: The Biblical Root Of Islam: THE QUR'AN IS A CHRISTIAN TEXT AND JESUS IS MUHAMMAD AS MUHAMMAD IN THE QUR'AN BEING A EUPHEMISM FOR MESSIAH(CHRIST)HaMASHIAK. DUST OFF YOUR FIGURE OF SPEECH LESSONS BEFORE READING THAT BOOK... The Qur'an properly read appears to be a Christian text calling for the return to the authority of the first apostolic Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15:1-32 in rejection of the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople as it is written: "I will raise among them [the Messiah=Christos=HaMashiak=Muhammad=Al-Massih], a Prophet(Messenger) like you Moses, Him they must listen..." Deut.18:15-19; Acts 3:17-24; Acts 7:1-30; Luke 24:25-27 and 44-47; Acts 17:1-3; John 4:24-25, Surah 3:81, etc. So Messiah(Christ)HaMashiak is a Prophet(Messenger) in the likeness of Moses as Matthew proved it. Like Moses He stayed in Egypt. Like Moses He was Mediator of a New Covenant. That said, the only way to pull the rug from under the obscurantists' feet even defeat Jihadism is to reject the categorization Christianity versus Islam and instead affirm Nazareans versus Islam. Nazarean being anybody following the teachings of Paul which of course permeate the Council of Nicaea and Constantinople. Islam was a reaction to the White men's attempt to hijack Christianity or the Gospel and use it to overrun the globe. Talk about cultural supremacists ! But the Prince rejected by the Arabian builders became the cornerstone and this is the Lord doing ! Thank You Jesus for Islam ! More in: 1/The Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15:1-30 and the partition of Christianity in two Apostolic Traditions: Circumcised(Muslims) vs. Uncircumcised(Paul's Nazareans or Catholics...) 2/The Making of the Arabian Messiah, Sole Ruler of Mankind Like Caeasar Augustus.