Galatians (Part 2) - Gal.

[@terridickerson6608]

Im absolutely loving this Bible study. This is the first time in my 65 years that i feel like i finally understand Paul. 😅😅 And after 5 years in the TO Movement, this and all your videos are a breath of frash air. I thank Yahweh for you.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thank you so much, Terri! God is so good. Blessings, Rob

[@JesusisReturning09]

Thank you for contending for the faith 🙏🏼שלום

[@markhoul6909]

Galatians part 1 was great, but this was even better. cant wait for part 3

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thanks, Mark!

[@Manishkc777]

i Am blessed by your teaching , its give complete clarity. Thanks Lot Brother God bless.

[@Joyfulandfree78]

This was great! There was a time that I felt the pull to being “brought into slavery.” There is a local group that teaches Torah observant theology. Thank you for this teaching.

[@magdalena5565]

I really appreciate these bible studies. Thank you for all the references you provide.

[@donaldmonzon1774]

Your best video yet🤓.... very concise and useful...👍+👍... believers are being thoroughly furnished with the gospel...Lord please continue to bless and teach R. L. 💖

[@camilleroseministries]

Powerful, thank you!!

[@teacherlynn671]

Here the truth is spoken but at a seminary level. Professor Solberg makes difficult concepts easy to understand and learn. Pre-order his book on Galatians now for shipping in early 2025. Plus he works tirelessly making these videos and having question and answer live shows along with his regular job. This is a man who loves God and understands God’s word.

[@kimartist]

Excellent. Again & again the plain meaning of Scripture explains it (grace vs. law) sufficiently.

[@irvinquijano]

awesome as always. i can't wait to listen to part 3, this is amazing.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Glad you enjoyed it, Irvin!

[@traciepayor8821]

I appreciate this study so much thank you!

[@savvycavvy7859]

Nice job! Your comment that it is “mind boggling“ that anyone could read the book of Galatians without clearly seeing all this is an understatement! Can’t wait for chapter 3. Especially when you get to verse 24 about the law has become our tutor. Over the past several months, I have listened to at least two, possibly three Hebrew roots teachers try to explain that after having a tutor, that we don’t just get rid of the tutor. Made me scratch my head, because I’m wondering if they ever thought about why that was the word to describe the law in this passage?? I mean right?! Once you have the substance, you don’t live in the shadows anymore right? I had a tutor when I was in school, it was a great experience and it led me to an understanding, and after I learned what it was pointing me towards, I did not continue to go to the tutor anymore so I don’t understand their miss use of the word tutor.

[@estilldotson2284]

Look at it this way if you’re taught by tutor how to scuba dive You learn how to scuba dive right you no longer need a tutor over you but do you then forget to go and check your gauges or do you forget to go up and down to quickly do you forget to put your mask on before you go diving No you automatically do these instructions it will cause you to live and make your dive more successful tossing out with the tutor taught you would go against the reason why you had one in the first place

[@savvycavvy7859]

@@estilldotson2284 thank you for taking time to comment and greetings with the joy of Messiah! With regards to what a “tutor“ is, by definition it is a temporary situation not permanent. It is my thought that this is why this word was chosen to describe the Torah. In scuba, you have an instructor, they are not called tutors. In school you have teachers and instructors, and tutoring is done for only a couple of reasons. One to advise you of something you don’t know, and number two for remedial purposes. You have to know that this is the very reason your Bible uses that word tutor! There’s no getting around Galatians three where it in very plain English says that now that faith has come that we are no longer under a tutor. I think that was verse 25. The Torah was and it is a beautiful thing, and looking at it, it was there for a purpose, but it was not the end . Jesus said “it is finished“, he completed and fulfilled Torah. We look to Jesus. In other references in Hebrews, we are told that the law was a “shadow “and that the Messiah was the substance, and now that the light is here we no longer look for the shadows. Then, the author of Hebrews in chapter 5:12 I admonishes us, that at a certain point in a believers life after having come to salvation, we should have been teachers ourselves, and not just going back to the milk. When it says we should have become teachers, this sort of goes hand-in-hand with the idea that we should not still have to go back to the elementary things that pointed us to Christ in the first place. We are no longer under a tutor my friend! If we are mature in the Messiah we should be eating solid food now and not trying to go back to the elementary teachings that pointed us to the answer in the first place. We have the answer, his name is Yeshua! Our focus needs to be on the gospel, and the mission that Yashua has called us to which was to go forth and spread the gospel to all the nations, this is our commission now!

[@estilldotson2284]

@@savvycavvy7859 when were you under the tutor ?

[@savvycavvy7859]

@@estilldotson2284 Thank you again for communicating! And the Lord’s blessings over you and your household tonight. I am a gentile. I was never under a tutor. I’m not Jewish.

[@heidiranger6106]

@@savvycavvy7859 that was really good! You are so right! I can’t understand why Gentiles would Go Backwards thinking that God would impose the Old Covenant law on the entire Gentile world( the planet earth) A law which would be impossible for the entire planet to keep, and then Not give Paul or any of the Apostles, “Specific instructions” in the New Testament as to how Gentiles are to keep it. Especially since Jesus had told them that the Temple would be destroyed, then according to many of the HRM people, they would be considered Sinning and Disobedient if they didn’t keep it when he never told the Gentiles how? The book of Galatians, Romans and Hebrews Explains why? It’s because he was doing something NEW, he had Fulfilled that OLD Covenant And Replaced it with the NEW Covenant just as Jeremiah In Ch 31:31-34 prophesied he would. But the Gentile Judaisers know they don’t keep the Law but they want you to, so they can glory in your flesh and draw disciple’s after themselves. It’s all about MAN placing the focus on themselves and what they think they can do, and not on Christ and what he has DONE. So sad!

[@royalflush8173]

This guy is an excellent teacher. I'm so glad that I found this channel. I'm so excited about studying the bible because of you. Do you gave a website?

[@jesusrevival-ministriessan3016]

Thank you for sane, sound teaching that should erase all doubt from the hearts of those who want to know the TRUTH!

[@debblouin]

This confrontation of Peter is all the more powerful when you realize that Peter affirmed Paul’s ministry in his own letter 2 Paul 3:15-16. Is it possible he was referring to the Judaizers in this passage?

[@jontoubeaux7361]

Thank you Rob, this was such a great continuing study going into Galatians 3. Paul makes it so clear that Jesus' sacrifice was enough. Looking forward to part three. Amen and Hallelujah!

[@Opati43]

Hello Professor Robert, I can’t thank you enough for your ministry, and your unending patience in Teaching these very valuable lessons! You’re clear, precise, and very easy to follow! I have studied the scriptures for over 50 years, reading, words studies, cross reference. Listening to Bible teachers. I have been listening to you for a week or more, and you are connecting the dots for me. question I have had all these years are being answered. A couple of questions …I get the impression from your studies in Hebrews that you think Paul is the Author? I believe he is. Also…did Pentecost initiate the new covenant? when did the New Covenant go into affect was it at Jesus death? Thank you again, and May God Bless you! Patricia

[@waynehobbs5175]

Professor Rob, what can I say? Thank you is not enough but I praise Yeshua for bringing your awesome explanatory teaching of the word into my life. Please please please keep these bible studies going. Not only does the content totally encapsulate the whole name of the channel, it does even more for me in understanding the mindsets and struggles of the apostles. A quick unrelated question and I am a reformed/Calvin leaning Christian. As God chose those in his elect before time began was that His chosen nation (Jews) or does it refer also to the individual Gentiles that He predestined as well? Love from Australia!

[@jeffreybrannen9465]

A very brief answer: the distinction would be the election of Israel as a nation under the Old Covenant as the source of God’s blessings for the whole earth (they were to be drawn in to Zion) and the expansion of the Kingdom to all peoples, tribes, and nations (there is now neither Jew nor Greek, etc). The second issue is Remnant vs. Reprobate. Old Covenant Israel was always a “blended” Kingdom. Elijah felt this severely and complained that he was the last believer in the nation. God rebuked him and informed him that there were yet 7,000 who had not bowed the knee to Baal. National election and individual election are not exclusive from one another. There were non-Israelites who were grafted in (Ruth, the mixed multitude coming out of Egypt). There were descendants of Abraham who were not elected (Ishmael and Esau come to mind). Hope that helps.

[@robynbaker5516]

“Wow Rob”…have been waiting for the next instalment as we journey through Galatians…and it was worth waiting for….Thankyou once again for breaking it all down in context…and using the whole counsel of scripture to set the scene….Christ is more than enough 👍may you be encouraged…all the way from Sydney Australia your sister in Christ 😎🇦🇺🙏

[@johnkimathi694]

ILOVE THIS BRO!!!

[@jamesrmooresr]

Excellent presentation, Professor! How do we answer our Hebrew Movement friends when they want to define "law" in Galatians, and I hear this a lot, as not the whole law, but only part of it? They start throwing out different meanings of the word based on translations of Greek into English with definitions they choose to fit their narrative. I don't think many of them truly understand what they are talking about, and they are just repeating what they hear. Or if they can't find a good rebuttal, they simply resort to throwing Paul under the bus as if Paul can't really be trusted in everything he said. Very frustrating. Keep up the good work. Do you recommend Andrew Knowles book you referenced in the video, "The Bible Guide"?

[@jamesvan2201]

Do you have any videos on calvinism and/or predestination? Because while I'm not a calvinist, and I don't necessarily believe in the calvinist view of predestination, I think free grace kind of proves evidence somewhat for predestination. I would love to hear your thoughts on the subject.

[@patnoon1544]

Thanks Rob. This is some of best teaching and commentary on Galatians I have heard. I agree with you that I cannot understand how someone reading this epistle properly could ever believe we as Christians are required to keep the law of Moses. Doesn’t mean that the law was not good and useful, but that it served its purpose which was to keep us until the promised Messiah, Yeshua came and fulfilled it.

[@kevinroberts4124]

Sometimes defending your beliefs will suffocate your ability to see truth. I remind myself of this often and fortunate I saw my error. Never stop seeking the truth even if it’s against your beliefs.

[@heidiranger6106]

That is so true Kevin!👍

[@irvinquijano]

You were deceived by the devil 😈Kevin

[@margaretjoysalillas-rosqui5224]

Amen❤❤

[@exjwfromwyoming1275]

Question: what is ur stance on being a "Noahide", and on the Noahide Laws that in education day and possibly in to future laws? Thx in advance.

[@Ruth-sd3mf]

Thank you very much! This is great stuff, I'm looking forward to part 3. I have a question. Torahists tell me we are supossed to keep the law, that it is not a hard thing because we have the indwelling of the Holy spirit. It does sound compelling but then it would also mean we will become more and more righteous the longer we are believers. That is not my experience. I'm pretty sure they are wrong but I can't quite wrap my head around this one. Can you help me out with a compelling refutation?

[@heidiranger6106]

Hi Ruth, I know your question is for Rob but I hope you don’t mind if I answer you. The Torahists are Deceived because if we were still under the Old Covenant then Jesus cannot be the High Priest after the Order of Melchizedek and There would be two mediators between God and man( Moses and Jesus) and Two Priesthoods Levitical and The one after the Order of Melchizedek which was under a Different Tribe(Judah) who was Given No Law concerning a Priesthood. That is why it says in the Book of Hebrews that with the Change of the Priesthood, there had to be a change of the Law also. The book of Hebrews is a great book where the author is explaining To the Hebrews( the only Recipients of the Law) that the New Covenant in Christ was Superior to the Old Covenant and that the Old Covenant was Waxing old and Vanishing away. ( In 70 AD the Temple was destroyed) The Modern day Judiasers are no different then a Cult group, following their false Leaders, rather then relying on the Holy Spirit to guide them. They are Egotistical and Stiffnecked, primarily Gentiles who like pretending to be Jewish to draw attention to themselves by behaving bazar, wearing zitzit on Levi’s Jeans, some try growing long Beards, wear a kepha, and grow the curly cues on each side of their head. I believe these and the other Unbeliving Jews are what Jesus is referring to as the “Synagogue of Satan” in the book of Revelations. Just ignore them. They are just trying to draw you to themselves so they can glory in your flesh. Just Continue to follow Jesus, he is in your heart and mind, read your Bible, not the ones they will try to offer you, they are distorted versions written by their own leaders, and pray only to him, and you cannot go wrong, he will guide you into all truth. These people also will try to discredit Paul as a true Apostle whenever they can’t wiggle out of something that he said that proves their teachings to be false. Stay Strong and Stand fast in the Liberty with which Christ has made you free, and do not let them entangle you in Their yolk of Bondage. I hope my unsolicited response has helped you.😊🙏

[@debblouin]

One of the arguments for the new covenant I want to explore is the parable of the wineskin. Not the new but the old wineskin. Jesus affirms that an old wineskin cannot be patched (renewed?) because it will split at the seams and the new wine would spill out. That would seem to be analogous to the old covenant not being able to be patched or renewed. Thoughts?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, Debb! Here's a video we made you might find helpful: *Testing 119 Ministries on Jesus’ parables of the garments and the wineskins* kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWLSl5WPisdlkKM Shalom, RLS

[@hyacinthbucket593]

Thanks so much for doing this study. I have a question: seeing that the Mosaic food laws were a means of creating a "separateness" for the fledgling nation of Israel, what are we to make of the flood account, where Noah was commanded to take into the ark differing numbers of the animals, depending on whether they were clean or unclean? Does this not imply that, even before the flood, there was a distinction?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

That's a great question! There are a couple schools of thought on that. It's possible that, since the clean/unclean distinction for sacrifice is not made explicit until Sinai (Exod 20; Lev 11; Deut 14), there may have been an earlier awareness of animals that were appropriate and inappropriate for sacrifice. It's also possible this is an anachronism and a later editor may have added this detail to remove potential contradictions with the law. Our Hebrew Roots friends will suggest that it means that the Law was in effect before Sinai, but, of course, that is problematic for a number of reasons. First, it directly contradicts Scripture, especially all the OT passages that talk about the law being given specifically to those who are rescued out of Egypt, which fixes the giving of the law to that time in history (as do NT passages like Gal 3:17). Moreover, the law given at Sinai is referred to throughout the Bible as "the law of Moses;" it is directly linked to the life of Moses, who was obviously not alive in the time of Noah. And second, in Genesis 9, after the flood had receded, God tells Noah he can eat "every moving thing that lives" (Gen 9:1-3), which is definitely _not_ a kosher diet! Blessings, Rob

[@indo3052]

Kingdom in context gives you solid answers to that question. No need to quote theories from men or assume anything

[@salpezzino7803]

@@TheBiblicalRoots well said Pastor. I would like to add that God said to Noah in Genesis 2:29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. AND EVEN AFTER THE FALL Genesis 3:18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. ----- So Noah didnt eat meat, so he wouldnt even have thought the clean and unclean animals were for food. The flood would have killed most of the plants on earth. So after the Flood Noah and his family could have enjoyed BBQ pork ribs and shrimp Peace

[@salpezzino7803]

@@indo3052 What, the Earth couldnt have flooded if it was flat, the water just would have rolled off. Sean is that you?

[@r.a.panimefan2109]

​@@salpezzino7803 Bible doesn't describe flat earth

[@christiancox3819]

This is very helpful. You've given me a lot to think about by tying the ideas presented in Galatians to other passages in Scripture. Thank you!

[@Iamlainylaine]

I’ve been waiting for part 2!

[@chelseynelson2646]

Nailed it!

[@fabianvela1971]

Good stuff ❤

[@estilldotson2284]

Hos 2:18 - And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely. Hos 2:23 - And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

[@estilldotson2284]

During Peter’s vision I wonder if he was thinking about Hosea these versus

[@TamSak-il8yu]

Catholism and xlam also defies the sufficiency of Christ specially themselves

[@jamesvan2201]

Wow...I never thought that about the reason for why God said the unclean foods were no longer unclean. That makes so much sense now, because the entire purpose for the food laws was to separate the jews from the rest of the world. But now that God has called to the Gentiles, there was no longer any reason to prohibit foods. I had trouble with that years ago. Wish I had thought of this then.

[@jj_garcia7]

We're can I find part three.

[@digimike8]

He just posted it today

[@ORDWIFEY]

READ PROVERBS 2. IT'S BEAUTIFUL!! Keeping and searching out the instructions of Yah is like treasure. Every word that comes out of our Creator is true and wisdom for us to get to know Him better. Do you really think Yahshua went through all that suffering so we could continue in sin? Yah forbid! (Romans 6:15)We are to establish (Romans 3:31) the instructions not abolish them. (Mathew 5:17) Thank you for your videos, it helps us get in the Word and really study things out. Pray for Truth.

[@anthonycarbonaro7890]

Very excellent message.. very clear and precise. Thank You 🙏

[@1954mill]

1000 Amen’s my brother 🙌🏼

[@jamesvan2201]

I'm confused here between jesus/Paul's teachings vs James. Does the fact that the judaizers who intimidated Peter, came from James have any implications on the book of James specifically "faith without works is dead"? Seeing as paul says "grace through faith is what saves and not that of works"? Or is Paul referring to the law as "works" and James is referring to just being a "good" person in general? Because it seems to me, according to isaiah 64(?) That nobody is good and their "good works" are as filthy rags. So therefore, how can James be correct when he says "faith without works is dead"? While isaiah 64, jesus in john 6:40 and Paul in romans 3:10-31, and galatians and pretty much all of his letters seem to say otherwise? I've heard so many explanations like on the works side "James proves it's work + faith that saves." Then on another side "James isn't speaking of salvation." And then a 3rd "James was written before Paul, and therefore James was only teaching what he knew because Paul hadn't been given the full revelation yet." But I'm not sure I'm satisfied with any of these answers. I don't find any peace with any of them as of yet.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, James! Here's a breakdown of what James teaches on that issue: *Is Faith Without Works Dead? (James 2:14-26)* kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqvYk36VYp6of9k Blessings, Rob

[@r.a.panimefan2109]

Im so greatful that god freed us from the perfection of the law. I dont know what i would have to do with circumcision Im not😅. And i couldnt imagine doing so.😅 To anyone. If would if god demanded it of Me i woud As much as it may pain me i would if required. Im glad our circumcision is of the heart. Hebrew roots will use that to pivot and say we were still circumcised

[@PUSH2Tim]

Love your content Rob!🥰

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thanks so much! Bless you, Rob

[@humanheart5229]

Hmmmm- just thought about something. Do not eat swarming things. Aren't locusts swarming insects? Didn't John the Baptizer eat loctus with honey (another swarming animal)? Would he have been considered unclean?

[@estilldotson2284]

Lev 11:22 - Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.

[@henryhodgens4312]

Rob, It’s amazing to me how we can read the same passage and come up with such divergent understandings. Now, why might that be? I believe it’s due to a lack in insight on your part to truly appreciate the issues in translating from the Hebrew to Greek to English plus the strangle- hold the religious authorities in Jerusalem had on governance of the population in NT times. The governance issue arises more in later chapters, so for now, let’s examine the translation issues. Indulge me here a bit. Let’s pretend you are Paul writing to any of the several “churches” he helped to found. Every one of his epistles was written by hand, albeit by dictation since his encounter on the road to Damascus presumably left him with poor eyesight. To write, you needed a stylus of some sort, ink, and papyrus / parchment. Most of these items were beyond the ability of the common folk to afford but Paul was apparently pretty well off. Still the process was laborious and quite time consuming by our standards. I have noticed that in the vast majority of the disparaging cases, the term “law” is preceded by a qualifier “works of” or “deeds of” the law…or…sometimes, just “works” is substituted for the phrase “works / deeds of the law”. If these terms refer to the Torah, why would you go to all the trouble each time to write out “works / deeds of the law” when just “law” would suffice…unless, these qualifiers indicate some “regulation” other than Torah. As the moniker, Hebrew Roots, implies, we believe that all of the Scriptures, OT and NT, are grounded in Hebrew / Aramaic. In the Hebrew then, there are about a dozen terms for “law”…toratot, chuqqim, mitzvaoth, takkanot, ma’asim, gezerot, etc…about half of which refer to legitimate Torah…the other half to what is known as Oral Law / Mishnah / Talmud, today…WORKS or DEEDS OF THE LAW / TRADITIONS OF THE FATHERS / TRADITIONS OF THE ELDERS / COMMANDMENTS OF MEN / JEWS’ RELIGION in NT Scripture...a corruption of the Torah since they “add to” in violation of Dt 4:2 and 12:32. If Paul’s epistles were, as we believe, penned in Hebrew, then we have a very viable explanation for the disparity…it’s a translation problem going from Hebrew to Greek, since in the NT Greek, we only have the term, “nomos”, to describe any of a dozen Hebrew terms lumped into two generic categories …Law (Torah) vs Oral Law. When viewed from this perspective, we see Paul and the other NT writers upholding Torah but disparaging Oral Law. For example, Galatians 2:16 - 16 Knowing that a man is NOT JUSTIFIED by the WORKS OF THE LAW, but by the FAITH OF Jesus Christ, even we have believed IN (Greek, eis - INTO) Jesus Christ, that we might be JUSTIFIED by the FAITH OF Christ, and not by the WORKS OF THE LAW: for by the WORKS OF THE LAW shall NO FLESH BE JUSTIFIED. (Gal 2:16, KJV) If Paul intended to disparage the law (Torah), why write out WORKS OF THE LAW, three times, when just “law” would have sufficed, saving him effort and time and expense? So, let’s rewrite the verse to incorporate this idea and compare it to other Pauline scriptures to verify this explanation. 16 Knowing that a man is NOT JUSTIFIED by the COMMANDMENTS OF MEN, but by the FAITH OF Jesus Christ, even we have believed IN (Greek, eis - INTO) Jesus Christ, that we might be JUSTFIED by the FAITH OF Christ, and not by the JEWS’ RELIGION: for by the TRADITION OF THE FATHERS shall NO FLESH BE JUSTIFIED. (Gal 2:16, KJV) Notice the dichotomy of 20 Therefore by the DEEDS OF THE LAW (COMMANDMENTS OF MEN / ORAL LAW) there shall NO FLESH BE JUSTIFIED in his sight: for by the LAW (Torah) IS THE KNOWLEDGE OF SIN [1 John 3:4]. (Rom 3:20) Paul, then, is condemning the Jews’ religion / Oral Law (Gal 1:13,14) and NOT authentic Torah law. But just because Paul condemns Oral Law doesn’t necessarily imply that we are to follow Torah law, right? Rather, Paul states that we are JUSTIFIED by believing INTO the FAITH OF Jesus Christ. What is the FAITH OF Jesus Christ? FAITH, (G4102) pistis; credence, conviction, reliance, assurance, belief, believe, faith, FIDELITY. FIDELITY: Faithful devotion to duty or one’s obligations or vows; loyalty; FAITHFULNESS. (Webster’s New World Dictionary) So, Yeshua was FAITHFUL to carry out God’s Commandments, Torah, and believing INTO Him would imply ordering our lives in the same pattern, right? That is, pursuing Torah! Note the relationship to Galatians 3:27 - 27 For as many of you as have been baptized INTO (Greek, eis) Christ have PUT ON (Greek, enduo - clothed with) Christ (as a garment). (Gal 3:27) Continuing with our translation investigation, let’s examine this word, JUSTIFIED. Notice that Paul has stated previously that we ARE JUSTIFIED BY KEEPING THE LAW (NOT Oral Law): 13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the DOERS OF THE LAW SHALL BE JUSTIFIED. (Rom 2:13) It should be obvious then that JUSTIFICATION COULD come through keeping the Law perfectly… if we COULD just do that. But all have sinned (1 John 3:4 - transgression of the law) and come short of the glory of God. So, we all need the atoning sacrifice of Messiah Yeshua to be right with God. But this doesn’t change the law / the goal we shoot for. As I have pointed out on other occasions: Just because someone pays your speeding ticket, this doesn’t change the speed limit…go and sin no more. Notice also the translation issue with the word JUSTIFIED itself: G1344 dikaioo, dik-ah-yo-o, from G1342; to render (i.e., show or regard as) JUST or innocent; free, JUSTIFY, be righteous. G1342 dikaios, dik-ah-yos, from G1349; equitable (in character or act), by impl. innocent, holy; JUST, meet, right (-eous). The equivalent Hebrew term is tsaddiyq. Look what is lost in translating from Hebrew to Greek: H6662 tsaddiyq, tsad-deek, from H6663; JUST: --JUST, LAWFUL, righteous (man). The concept of LAWFUL is dropped in translating from Hebrew to Greek. Thus, every time you run across the term JUST / JUSTIFY / JUSTIFIED in the NT, understand that the implication is Torah pursuance. Shabbat Shalom

[@heidiranger6106]

Henry Hodgens, Now tell me how you decide to Rewrite the book of Hebrews since It says in Hebrews that Christs Priesthood is Superior to the Old Priesthood, and that Since there is a Change in The priesthood The had to be a Change in the law because Under the Melchizedek Order there was NO LAW concerning Priest, and Jesus’s priesthood is Greater The Moses and Aaron and The Levitical Priesthood. Jesus came from and Entirely Different Tribe-Judah and the Law(Torah) was Waxing old and Vanishing Away( Hebrews Ch 8:10) It does not Say Jesus Died to Fulfill Half, part, One Third , or 7/8 of the Law but ALL of It! Don’t worry about trying to write som long Theological Diatribe with me either because everything you just said here is Hogwash! Stop trying to pervert the word of God using the Same tactics that Satan did with Eve, while tempting her in the Garden of Eden, saying “Hath God REALLY SAID! Yes! He Said it! We are NOT UNDER THE LAW BUT UNDER GRACE! Don’t even think to try calling me antinomian because CHRIST’S LAWS ARE WRITTEN IN MY HEART WHERE I CRY ABBA FATHER. The Holy Spirit is our guide not Moses, and I bet you aren’t even Jewish.

[@henryhodgens4312]

@@heidiranger6106 Heidi, Let’s take this step by step: Your words: Henry Hodgens, Now tell me how you decide to Rewrite the book of Hebrews since It says in Hebrews that Christs Priesthood is Superior to the Old Priesthood, and that Since there is a Change in The priesthood The had to be a Change in the law because Under the Melchizedek Order there was NO LAW concerning Priest, and Jesus’s priesthood is Greater The Moses and Aaron and The Levitical Priesthood. Jesus came from and Entirely Different Tribe-Judah and the Law(Torah) was Waxing old and Vanishing Away( Hebrews Ch 8:10) My reply: Messiah’s priesthood IS superior…I agree! Why? Because Yeshua is the fulness of God in the flesh, totally empowered by the Spirit, resisted HaSatan, and DID NOT nor WILL He ever sin… unlike the Old Priesthood which succumbed to the flesh, strayed from God’s Commandments, and ultimately led Israel astray, resulting in the destruction of the temple in AD 70 and the diaspora after the Bar Kokhba revolt in AD 135. Now to Hebrews 7, 8, and 9: In Hebrews 7, we read: 12 For the priesthood being CHANGED, there is made of necessity a CHANGE also of the law. (Heb 7:12) Both of these terms, CHANGED (G3346, metatithemi) / CHANGE (G3331, metathesis), are TRANSPOSITIONAL, meaning the nature of the subject is not changed, only where it is placed. The priesthood was moved from earth to heaven and the law was moved from stone to our hearts. This is foreshadowing for Hebrews 8:8-10 and 9:10, coming up. 6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. (Heb 8:6) So, what is required to make this “new” covenant better? Well, according to Heb 7:12, 8:10, and Jer 31:33, it’s the fact that God writes His Commandments (Torah) on our hearts…that is, His Commandments are “transposed” from stone to our hearts when we believe and trust in Messiah Yeshua so that we have a desire to pursue them. Also, according to Heb 9:10 and 11, we now have a High Priest that is NOT subject to sin as were the men who served previously. 7 For if that first (PRIESTHOOD) had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. 8 For finding fault with THEM, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: (Heb 8:7,8) In the Greek text of verse 7, the subject is not specified…it is understood from previous passages. That is, the Greek literally reads: “For if that first had been faultless, then…. If we assume, as most translators do, that the understood word is COVENANT, then it seems as though God is at fault since it’s His Covenant. We know that the Covenant is NOT at fault since God is perfect and everything He sets His Hand to displays that perfection as well. (Also, He states that: “You can do this”…”it’s not too hard for you”…in Dt 30:10-14.) This is further underscored in the very next verse where the fault is placed where it belongs…with THEM…the people (PRIESTHOOD) and not the COVENANT. So, I still see PRIESTHOOD as the subject here. And then there’s the issue of “new” (Greek, neos) versus “renew” (Greek, kainos). If the writers / translators intended a brand spanking, never before seen, new covenant, why would they choose the Greek, kainos, instead of neos? If they had used neos, there would have been no uncertainty as to the intent. The fact that kainos is used about 80% of the time in relationship to covenant / testament indicates to me that a different understanding is to be gleaned from these passages…that is refreshed / renewed / restored. Then too, this lines up with the Hebrew “chadashah” in Jer 31:31 and Messiah’s words, “not one jot or tittle”, in Mt 5:18. According to Scripture, who specifically is the recipient of the “New” Covenant?...ISRAEL and JUDAH! And what does the First Covenant say about the Law? You (ISRAEL and JUDAH) will do these things FOREVER, THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS, IN PERPETUITY, as an EVERLASTING observance. So, a RENEWED COVENANT also preserves the FOREVER, THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS, IN PERPETUITY, and EVERLASTING terminology. That the Torah is still with us is further underscored by Ez 43 - 48 where Messiah Yeshua will be overseeing conduct of the same at His second coming during the Millennial Reign…including animal sacrifices. In Jeremiah 31, we read: 31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which MY COVENANT THEY BRAKE, although I WAS AN HUSBAND UNTO THEM, saith the Lord: So, the Torah was the katubah or marriage contract between corporate Israel and God…but Israel broke the covenant and God divorced them (Jer 3:8, Is 50:1), putting an end to the Old Covenant between God and corporate Israel. Since the Old Covenant had long since been dissolved by the time of Messiah's first advent, the only thing left is the PRIESTHOOD “which decayeth and waxeth old and is ready to vanish away”: 13 In that he saith, A new (MESSIAH’S PRIESTHOOD), he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. (Heb 8:13) Most Bible scholars place the writing of Hebrews just prior to 70AD and so, the “writing on the wall” was probably very apparent to the author of Hebrews (Paul?). The PRIESTHOOD subject is continued in chapter nine where, once again, we encounter the same construct: 1 Then verily the first (PRIESTHOOD) had also ORDINANCES OF DIVINE SERVICE, and a WORLDLY SANCTUARY. 2 For there was a TABERNACLE made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the SANCTURARY. 3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;…ETC. 10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on THEM (PRIESTHOOD) until the time of REFORMATION. (Heb 9:1-3,10) The very next verse describes the REFORMATION / TRANSLATION: 11 But CHRIST BEING COME AN HIGH PRIEST of good things to come, by a GREATER and MORE PERFECT TABERNACLE, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; (Heb 9:11) …still the PRIESTHOOD subject. The earthly priesthood ended in 70AD and the office of the High Priest was TRANSLATED to heaven. This is our preparation day...will come back to Mt 5 and "fulfill" in a bit. Shalom

[@heidiranger6106]

@@henryhodgens4312 I got To the First Half of your Hogwash Twisting of the Scriptures and realized that you must be Reading from the Heretical Bible called the ISR written by Kris Coster of South Africa and then The Institute of Scriptural Heresy took it over and Kept revising their Perverted bibles from 1998, 2009 and onward. Every time they realized their Bible forgot to change NEW covenant, to their Perverted lie “Renewed”, and some Berean caught them in the LIE, they had to make a New Revised Version of their “Cult Scriptures” Even the Jews who Don’t believe in Jesus believe you are Not Practicing Judaism because, the Gentile Christians Were Never Commanded to keep Torah, either Before Christ Died or After. So here’s a question for you. Since you just admitted that Christ put his Law into our Hearts, so you can keep the Torah( First 5 Books of Moses) Tell me, where are you going to cut your “First fruits” of the Wave harvest from? When the Mark of the Beast comes out and you have no Food accept you take it, or you can’t keep the Torah Festival’s then who are you going to Cry out to to Save you, Jesus or your Rabbis? I HOPE YOUR ANSWER WILL BE JESUS, BECAUSE HE IS YOUR ONLY HOPE! HE’S OUR ONLY HOPE! IT’S WHY HE DIED, SO THAT YOU AND I AND ALL WHO BELIEVE CAN LIVE! FOLLOW HIM! HEAR HIM! OBEY HIM IN THE SPIRIT NOT IN THE OLD LETTER! RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST NOT RELIGION! LOVE FULFILLS THE LAW OF GOD. I pray you will get this. Follow Christ in the Holy Spirit, not Man in your Flesh! Abide in the Holy Spirit and you will not accomplish the deeds done in the flesh. If you are under the Law you are under the Curse of the law. Read Galatians Ch 3, and if Christ only Came to fulfill the curse then this Scripture Contradicts what you teach. Here is another one: If you are Under the Law(Torah) you have FALLEN FROM GRACE( Unmerited Favor) Both of these verses contradict what you teach.

[@henryhodgens4312]

@@heidiranger6106 Heidi, Your words: It does not Say Jesus Died to Fulfill Half, part, One Third , or 7/8 of the Law but ALL of It! Don’t worry about trying to write som long Theological Diatribe with me either because everything you just said here is Hogwash! Stop trying to pervert the word of God using the Same tactics that Satan did with Eve, while tempting her in the Garden of Eden, saying “Hath God REALLY SAID! Yes! He Said it! We are NOT UNDER THE LAW BUT UNDER GRACE! Don’t even think to try calling me antinomian because CHRIST’S LAWS ARE WRITTEN IN MY HEART WHERE I CRY ABBA FATHER. The Holy Spirit is our guide not Moses, and I bet you aren’t even Jewish. My reply: All I’m doing here is defending my faith. Notice that, from MY perspective, it’s Rob Solberg who is attacking MY faith with a diatribe…and, actually, that’s OK because it forces me to really study God’s Word…as “iron sharpeneth iron”. Likewise, I hope you will study out what I’m presenting here if for no other reason but to understand Scripture better and DEFEND YOUR OWN POSITION. 15 STUDY (not just read) to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Tim 2:15) So, with respect to “fulfil” in Mt 5:17, let’s first define an important term. If you Google mitzvah (plural, mitzvoth), you will discover this definition: Mitz.vah Noun JUDAISM 1. a precept or commandment * a GOOD DEED done from religious duty. The Google definition does a pretty good job of denoting that the PROPER DEFINITION is a COMMANDMENT - [5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my COMMANDMENTS (Hebrew, mitzvoth - first mention), my statutes, and my laws. (Gen 26:5) H4687, mitzvah; from H6680; a command, whether human or divine (collect. the Law): -(which was) commanded (-ment), law, ordinance, precept.] - but was also referred to as a GOOD DEED or GOOD WORK. Rabbinic Judaism has since broadened the definition over the ages to include Oral Law which is a misappropriation of the term. Now, backing up a few verses for context: 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your GOOD WORKS (mitzvah / mitzvoth / COMMANDMENT KEEPING), and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 17 Think not that I am come to destroy the LAW, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to FULFIL. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, ONE JOT OR ONE TITTLE SHALL IN NO WISE PASS FROM THE LAW, till all be fulfilled. 19 WHOSOEVER THEREFORE SHALL BREAK ONE OF THESE LEAST COMMANDMENTS, AND SHALL TEACH MEN SO, HE SHALL BE CALLED THE LEAST IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: BUT WHOSOEVER SHALL DO AND TEACH THEM, THE SAME SHALL BE CALLED GREAT IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. (Mt 5:14-19) So, NOT ONE JOT OR TITTLE: Nowhere in the Torah does it say that I (Hebrew, “ani”) will do these things for you. It says you (Hebrew, “atah”) will do these things forever, throughout your generations, in perpetuity. By keeping all the law for believers, Messiah Yeshua has changed way more than a JOT or TITTLE. Also note that Messiah Yeshua speaks about the least COMMANDMENTS in verse 19. I thought you said he did it ALL for us??? I have struggled with this passage for quite a long while myself. How is it possible for NOT ONE JOT OR TITTLE to change and yet, there is no way for people to keep all of the Law today even if they want to? ...there’s no altar or priesthood. I’ve come to the conclusion, as have many others, that the whole issue pivots on the word FULFIL. FULFIL: G4137, plero-o; from G4134; to make replete, to cram, level up, furnish, execute…etc., COMPLETE. The sense of plero-o meaning COMPLETE can be found in Colossians: 10 And ye are COMPLETE (plero-o) in him, which is the head of all principality and power: (Col 2:10) So, ALL of the Law is still with us and we are guilty if we don’t carry it out properly (SIN - 1 John 3:4). The problem with proper understanding of this passage lies with the definition of the Greek word plero-o…fulfil. Yes, plero-o CAN mean fulfil and most, if not all, Christianity believes that Yeshua has taken upon Himself our failure to keep ANY of the Law. But it also means COMPLETE. So, in context, the passage is NOT relieving believers of the responsibility to carry out those commandments which they are capable of doing. That is, Messiah Yeshua COMPLIMENTS our effort and takes the penalty for those commandments (e.g., ceremonial law) that cannot be carried out today without a priesthood and altar of sacrifice. But this, in turn, means we SHOULD be keeping the seventh day Sabbath, the Feast days, observing clean and unclean, etc. …because we love Him: 15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. (John 14:15) Shalom

[@harryabrahams2770]

Matthew 15 was not about the Mosaic Law since there is no ceremonial hand washing required by the Torah..this was about transgression of the tradition of the elders ( Judaism) Vs 3 Yehoshua made this very clear when He said to the Pharisees and scribes, “ and why do you, yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your TRADITION? Got Torah Got Truth

[@pipinfresh]

The food laws are something I struggle with a lot. I understand your arguments and even agree with them for the most part but I also find the Hebrew roots arguments equal convincing. I dunno, I've been eating clean for 8 years and going back feels just wrong even though I don't believe it's a sin to be unclean or eat something unclean by accident or in ignorance I find it difficult to believe God would call something an abomination one day and suddenly it's okay the next. All the verses you present have multiple interpretations and I struggle with deciding which ones are correct or incorrect because they all sound valid and convincing to me. I'm kind of stuck in a limbo where no matter how much I search for the answer I can't come to a clear conclusion.

[@he-man9980]

Genesis 9:3 Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you. Feels weird to me as well, but i hope this helps.

[@davidgcavada]

Thank you for exposing the false teachings of Hebrew Roots aka Torahism.

[@graftme3168]

Rob, what denomination do you identify with? Are you Calvinist? Reformed? Protestant? What?

[@jimmyallen9188]

Rom 5:1 has different wording in the kjv that seems to indicate a consistent present tense: “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ”. My concern here is since I’ve believed and asked Christ in my heart in repentance, I’ve since then committed fornication with 24 different women (25 as of this past Wednesday) and each time im in horrific terrifying spiritual agony screaming out as if im in hell before going there; I am in absolute terror each night I lay down and every morning when I wake; the only thing that gives me hope is going to the Father for forgiveness in Christ and Him crucified. I can’t seem to make sense of His resurrection justifying me as I continue to give myself over to this horrific sin that leads both myself and these women to hell. I scream out for mercy each time afterwards; I’m in utter disbelief each time I do it. Is Romans 5:1 a one and done deal as seems to be indicated by other versions, or is it as the kjv seems to indicate, an ongoing faith in confession and repentance?

[@slade8863]

I would advise you communicate with a pastor/vicar about your struggle with the sin aswell as that question. Preferably an established Protestant church like Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian or even a Baptist

[@ThomasBrennanthombre55]

Galatians 2:14 (FSB):

[@harryabrahams2770]

Acts 21:20 All those who have believed and they were all zealous for the law. Got Torah Got Truth

[@tessaelstran]

Better keep reading…

[@harryabrahams2770]

@@tessaelstran is this a memo to yourself ??? Are you not aware that EVERY prophet in the scriptures called the people to repentance because they had strayed from the Torah and it was only the gentile pastors and theologians who were devoid of Hebrew understanding that they managed to twist the scriptures…God does not change, He is the same yesterday, today and forever…Got Torah Got Truth

[@tessaelstran]

@@harryabrahams2770 why so aggressive? I sense a spirit of religion and self-righteousness. You’ll gain many for the kingdom that way.

[@harryabrahams2770]

@@tessaelstran I see that you can’t distinguish between aggressive and Truth..since you couldn’t come up with any prophet that said disregard the Torah..Got Torah Got Truth

[@tessaelstran]

@@harryabrahams2770 if you were right you wouldn’t feel the need to stalk this man’s videos and comment aggressively. You’d be content knowing your truth and lovingly sharing with others as Christ would. I pray that the Holy Spirit helps you.

[@lesliemagby8445]

Do you think it is noteworthy, that it took so long for these changes to occur, and that it seems to have had such an ill-effect on the people who pushed back on the change. Because this fact was very concerning for me. The year 325AD seems like a very long time after the death, burial and resurrection of Yeshua, (Jesus) to change from Passover to Easter. It, along with me learning we will be observing and gathering on these God appointed dates in the New Kingdom millennial reign of Christ, leads me to believe that what i have been taught all of my life was skewed. I honestly think you calling people who have embraced these things for similar observations, torah terrorists, is a mistake. I know there are people, for whom the pendulum has swung too far, but not all are like that. You know, there are about 49,000, Christian denominations and not all are on center. I know you are very sincere and that you love Jesus, (Yeshua) but so do i. I am not a terrorist. I am a truth seeker. Do you think the reformation was a step in the right direction? Is it inconceivable for you to believe that maybe as we get closer to the restoration of God’s government, that he might be looking for a people who have proven that they are wise enough to take on the task? These are just my thoughts as i search to learn truth. You make so many interesting points. And I’m like you, it helps me re-examine scripture to see if your perspective Could have merit. Its a journey. There are so very many paths. But being scholarly., and a teacher you already know that. Surely you wouldn’t teach and post so much if that wasn’t your main concern.

[@2HungerandThirst]

Bam… only a minor issue with Peter upholding “orthodox” Judaism … I know what you meant and you’re not wrong… maybe Pharisaical would be clearer? Orthodox might make people think of todays Orthodox Judaism?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

That's a great point! Perhaps I should've said "orthodox first-century Judaism" since modern Judaism is so much different than that practiced by the apostles. Thank you! RLS

[@harryabrahams2770]

The Pharisees were upset because they were much more interested in people keeping their commandments as opposed to keeping the Torah. 1st John 3:4 sin is the transgression of the Torah. Got Torah Got Truth

[@cannoneverything7801]

You took Matthew 15 completely out of context and applied it to an area of Scripture that it has nothing to do with. Second of all, if your suggesting that Jesus was indicating that the Jewish people were not to eat kosher then you are denying Jesus own words

[@mavrickglo]

The HR bible study I go to does follow a ‘rabbi’ who is a Jewish convert to Christianity. Definitely an acceptation to the rule. His name is Dr. Baruch Korman.

[@salpezzino7803]

Why would a HR Bible study sit under a Christian? Or do you mean he left the Bible study when he became a Christian?

[@mavrickglo]

@@salpezzino7803 I’m saying he is Jew who accepted Jesus as the messiah. From what I have seen, he is a nice man who after accepting Jesus he didn’t want to stop being Jewish and still has hang ups about Christian’s being antisemitic.

[@salpezzino7803]

@@mavrickglo I am trying to understand, so now you are not in a HR bible study. HR is not Christian. Does this Guy add the law of Moses to the Cross? Thanks

[@mavrickglo]

@@salpezzino7803 i guess I don’t write off HR as always and everywhere in all of it’s iterations as non Christian.The group I have been a part of are HR. They hold to the law of Moses, practice the Jewish feasts, and reject Christian holidays. They do not reject Paul or Christ or the trinity, so I don’t consider them non Christian. I would say the same of Dr. Baruch Korman. He is very much a practicing Jew but he has accepted Jesus as messiah. The leader of this bible study considered herself to be a Hebrew. I believe most HR adherence are miss guided not practicing heresy.

[@salpezzino7803]

@@mavrickglo the Heresy is adding the law of Moses to the Cross, because this rejects Jesus's finished work on the Cross. The Jewish feasts are Jewish, your own words. You cant mix Judaism and Christianity. Sorry Dear. they worship a false Christ. Peace to you

[@JoseRodriguez-dw9dv]

Idk if you will see this, but you have to talk to TheYoungDon reborn about this Hebrew roots stuff.

[@r.a.panimefan2109]

The more of the new testement i see. I cant twist my logic to see it in hrm. Was there a few months but it i look at the more i cant see hebrew roots thoughts. The only line of thinking ive found there that some fundamental christians have figured out. Is we read our definition of adultery in. We dojt use the bibles definition

[@harryabrahams2770]

Galatians 5:11 but I ( Paul ) brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Clearly in Paul’s own words he is faithful to the Torah by preaching circumcision.. He is addressing fellow believers..Rob would you care to explain this? I am reading from the NASB..Got Torah Got Truth

[@digimike8]

Chapgpt gets it even. In verse 11, Paul is saying that if he were still preaching circumcision, he would not be facing persecution from those who oppose his message. However, because he is preaching that salvation comes through faith in Christ and not through adherence to the law, he is being persecuted.

[@Iamlainylaine]

Yes, just as Michael Lloyd replied. Also, read chapter 5 in its entirety for context. Context is so important. Cherry picking so easily leads to misunderstanding. "Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law. You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love." Galatians 5:2 - 6 NASB And don't stop there either, just keep reading.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, Harry! On your way to Galatians 5:11, might I suggest you stop by verses 2-6? "2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love." -Galatians 5 And don't forget that a few chapters before this, in Galatians 2, Paul took Titus (a Greek man) with him to visit the apostles in Jerusalem, and Titus was not required to be circumcised. (even though circumcision is required in the Law of Moses.) Context matters! Shalom, Rob

[@justinbutcher44]

​​​​​​​@@Iamlainylaine Hi sister, "you who are seeking to be justified by the law..." This is the key phrase that should inform the context. The law never required a gentile to be circumcised to enter into covenant. This was a requirement mandated by certain sects of Judaism. Part of the conversion process was circumcision. This is why Paul often calls certain religious authorities the "circumcision party and says things like, "Circumcision(being Jewish) is nothing and uncircumcision(being a gentile) is nothing. But keeping the commandments of God is what matters." The obligation to keep the whole law that Paul is speaking of is in reference to placing your faith in Jewish conversion rather than placing your faith in Christ. He's not speaking against the law or stating that we shouldn't learn it. Rather what He is emphasizing is that if your faith is in your status as being a Jew(or Jewish proselyte) rather than Christ. Then you must keep the whole law in order to receive salvation... Because the law was not intended to provide salvation, trusting in your status as a Jewish proselyte places you under a curse because Jewish conversion does nothing, thus making you accountable to the whole law for salvation. We would both agree that the blood of Christ is the only thing that allows us to receive salvation. We can not be justified by the law. I agree with you that context is important. Would you be willing to step back and at least test what I am presenting from a nuanced and historical position? If you still walk away disagreeing with me, then by all means be at peace. Personally, I don't think any less of my fellow brothers and sister in Christ just because we have a different understanding on this topic. Blessings

[@indo3052]

@@Iamlainylainepaul in acts 21 did a vow to prove hes not teaching against the law or circumcision .

[@sundownsam3369]

This post is for everyone who listens to Rob Solberg's teaching. Some of you won't read this post because you hate reading; some of you won't read because you don't pick up the scriptures; you just lean on the teachings of men; and some of you won't read because of your ignorance. In Psalms 89:34, God made it clear when he said, "My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips." It is clear from Galatians 2 that the issue was about circumcision, and if you read Acts 15:1 and then Galatians 2:4, you will understand what was going on: they were trying to bring them back to bondage. Peter understood that the apostle Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles. At Antioch, the apostle Paul rebuked Peter for his hypocrisy because, while eating with the Gentiles, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them, who were of the circumcision. To imply or to insinuate that he was eating what the Gentiles were eating because he sat down with them to eat is based on an assumption. I myself eat with Gentiles; they usually have pork and shrimp on the table, which I do not touch. It is clear from the apostle Paul's statement that Peter was compelling the Gentiles to live as Jews do; if that was the case, then it was clear that Peter was not eating food that defiled him. It is clear from Leviticus 11 that God said, "You shall not defile yourself with unclean food," and if this is a true statement that God made, then Matthew 15 is either deliberately taken out of context with full awareness to supports one's view or Yeshua is going against God's word. Read Psalms 89:34 and ask yourself if God alters the words that proceed out of his mouth. Being that I have refuted Rob Solberg's distorted views and he has avoided responding to many of my posts, I am not here to discuss anything with him. So, why am I posting? To warn you that you are not being taught truthfully. Let me make this clear: I am not posting to put a burden on the Gentile believers, but the scriptures teach us to study, and as we study, the Spirit of God will teach us what God made clear the first time he spoke. It is sad, but many Gentile believers prefer to be taught by others and look at men with degrees as if they speak the truth.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thanks, Sam! It's good to know you're keeping an eye out for us. Rob

[@digimike8]

Sam Sam Sam how are you good to have you back... (tongue in cheek) It's interesting how you Torah Christians will always pull out scripture written for a time and people before Christ to claim dominion over a time now after Christ. Are you a gentile that followed Torah to be accepted into the Jewish clan? Even then you wouldn't be able to eat the Passover lamb unless you were ritually circumcised. Or did you create a covenant with God through Messiah Jesus in a prayer like Romans 8:9&10? If you are in covenant with God it's either by denying Messiah and accepting the Torah rules for sojourners or your in New Covenant with God through Messiah Jesus. It's one or the other. Covenant and Salvation are the same thing. There is only a shadow of the Mt. Sinai covenant left aiming brave Jews to Jesus the Messiah. The Mt. Sinai covenant has no authority over ANY human now, it's curse has been removed by Christ, it's Levitical priesthood gone, replaced by Christ, it's Temple destroyed as an explanation point by God to make it complete and fulfilled! It was never aimed for Gentiles. A true Passover, a shadow of what was to come, can't even be held because there is no Temple for the required blessing. The true Passover lamb Jesus Christ reigns chose his New Covenant and be free in the true love of God that Abraham experienced.

[@sundownsam3369]

@@digimike8 - So, am I Jewish or a wannabe Jew? This is the problem with many Gentile believers: they assume that because a believer observes the law, they must be a Gentile who wants to be a Jew. If you want to get into a discussion with me, I will have no problem, but I will state the following in advance: you will ignore statements and questions that I will bring up, ultimately removing yourself from the truth of God's word, which he made clear when he first spoke. If you do, let's bring up one topic at a time, and you can start with any topic, giving me your reason why you believe your view is correct and asking me the questions. I in turn will respond accordingly, but as I answer your question, you must answer mine. We do not have to do it through KZbin; this way, only both of us are involved in the discussion. If you have Viber, look me up under sundownsam; being that I am not on any social media, Viber will be the only avenue. If you want to just do it via email, download Viber, look me up, and I will send you my email. But I will say this: in my past conversations with you, I observed that you are set in what you have been indoctrinated with; therefore, you will not truthfully weigh my response or answer my questions.

[@simonskinner1450]

Question. How can the death of Jesus on the Cross be sufficient to impute righteousness to anyone, as imputation is accusation of inherent righteousness, not impartation or giving righteousness. God cannot impart sin or righteousness, but he does impute sin and righteousness, as the death or propitiation of Jesus gave us a opportunity to repent and be forgiven, dependent on the righteousness he sees in us as doers of the law of righteousness.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hello, Simon. That's the scandalous thing! When God declares us righteous (justified), it is _not_ "dependent on the righteousness he sees in us as doers of the law of righteousness." There is no righteousness in us for Him to see. In fact, the righteousness we have through faith in Christ is not our own, it's the *righteousness of God.* And the only works or "doing" that contribute to our righteousness is the works of Jesus. "But now the *righteousness of God* has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it-the *righteousness of God* through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are _justified by his grace as a gift,_ through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith." (Rom. 3:21-25). "For *while we were still weak,* at the right time Christ died for the ungodly . . . but God shows his love for us in that *while we were still sinners,* Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been _justified by his blood,_ much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if *while we were enemies* we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life." (Rom. 5:6, 8-10) Blessings, Rob

[@simonskinner1450]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Rob, you are declaring me scandalous, well I'd say radical, however you are imputing me or accusing me. My OED tell me that impute means; as being done or possessed by someone, attribute. So it is attributed because they already have it. I said declaration is not imparting but certifying you have righteousness. Not the nonsense that it is put on our account, but credit for being already on our account. God wants his righteousness to be the standard for those in Christ, as Paul says no man is justified by sin, as Paul says in Romans 3:26 God wants to be the justified even though Jesus is Judge, because God sets the standard for sanctification and Jesus sanctified himself in the truth of righteousness.

[@simonskinner1450]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Romans 5:6 to be justified by his blood is by faith in his blood to promise his grace in judgement, the wrath can be covered by his blood in heaven as Hebrews 9. We shall be saved by his life because as Romans 8:3 Jesus sanctified himself, and Paul concludes in Romans 8:4 "That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit". This is all controlled by the parable Paul writes in Romans 7:1-4, as a true believer counts themselves saved, but a false believer is a hypocrite and was never can be as they still sin. Romans is written about backsliders who believe grace is a licence to sin. You have my two penny's worth, and is all in my videos, and I do know you well trodden arguments but they are based on the false premise of works being works salvation, but Paul defined works as the imputation of sin in Romans 3:20 and my #1 video.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

​@@simonskinner1450 My apologies if I wasn't clear, Simon! I was not calling you scandalous. It is God's free gift of justification and salvation that I find shocking. No one has ever argued that man is justified by sin, thus Paul would have no need to argue against such an idea. Rather, he is arguing against the idea that man is justified (declared righteous in God's eyes) through "works of the law"-ἔργον νόμος (works/deeds of the law). It's actually not a tricky phrase, it means what it says. Just like the phrase "works of God" (John 9:33) means the deeds/actions that God performs, "works of the law" means the deeds/actions that the law requires. Blessings, Rob

[@simonskinner1450]

@@TheBiblicalRoots The law does not require murder or adultery. God has 2 statutes good and evil, all in my videos, those are works of the law. The work of the law is righteousness or good as Romans 2:15. Where is sin defined? In Romans 3:20 & Galatians 3:10. If you don't keep the law you ate cursed, because you sin, you break the law of sin and death.

[@henryhodgens4312]

Rob, 41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten. 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. 43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. (Lev 11:41-43) Hmmm…so it seems that most of normative Christianity won’t have any trouble conforming to the new WEF standard menu of mealworms? Bon appetit

[@heidiranger6106]

Henry Hodgens, Gentiles were never given the Law of Moses( Torah) and if the Bible Wanted Gentile to Follow it he would have Told Paul to Teach Gentiles the Torah, but he doesn’t, WHY? Because we are under the NEW COVENANT, under a Different Priesthood, after Another Tribe with which NO MAN GAVE ATTENDANCE AT THE ALTAR! Our Bodies are the Temple! Christ dwells in The Hearts of Man through the Holy Spirit, that is why the Veil of the Physical Temple was torn from Top to bottom! Turn to Jesus and he will give you understanding. The Holy Spirit is the Source of all truth. Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus only fulfilled the Curse of the Law but left the rest in tact? That is a total LIE! Then Jesus Didn’t FULFIL the Priesthood either according to you, if everyone is under the Law of Moses then there are 2 Mediators and 2 priesthoods between God and man. Your Teaching is Absolutely false! The Pharisees Spoke Hebrew and Probably understood Aramaic and some Greek too, but they Rejected Yeshua/Jesus as their Messiah. God Told Paul and the Apostles to Preach the Gospel, not the Torah. The Temple was destroyed because Hebrews Ch 8:10 says the Law was Waxing Old and Vanishing AWAY. It could have said, Hey Guys, Yeshua is your new High Priest now and here are some new instructions on How to keep the Torah in light of this Change so I want you to now keep the Torah like this, and This, and This and This, and teach these same instructions to the Gentiles, and low, I will be with you to help you do that, NO, he said, it was WAXING OLD AND VANISHING AWAY. Poof! Gone! Now we obey God in the Holy Spirit not in the Old Letter.

[@henryhodgens4312]

@@heidiranger6106 Heidi, Paul didn’t have to teach Torah to the Gentiles because the Gentiles worshipped with the Jews in the SYNAGOGUE on SHABBAT where they received instruction in the Torah: 21 For Moses (Torah) of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. (Acts 15:21) 16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, men of Israel, and YE THAT FEAR GOD (phoboumenos - GENTILES), give audience. (Acts 13:16) 26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and WHOSOEVER AMONG YOU feareth God (phoboumenos), to you is the word of this salvation sent. (Acts 13:16) 1 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) 17 Therefore disputed he in the SYNAGOGUE with the Jews, and with the DEVOUT PERSONS (GENTILES), and in the market daily with them that met with him. (Acts 17:17) 4 And he reasoned in the SYNAGOGUE every SABBATH, and persuaded the Jews and the GREEKS. (Acts 18:4) And we have the very seasonal example for this Passover week: 6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8 Therefore LET US KEEP THE FEAST, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (1 Cor 5:6-8) So, we have a direct example of Paul upholding Torah. Shalom

[@stinksterrekerinski4450]

Law slayed him thus he could be married to christ.

[@gideonopyotuadebo2304]

IT HAS ALWAYS BEING A CHOICE TO MAKE FOR MAN CHOOSING BETWEEN GOD YEHOVAH THE COVENANT LAWGIVER AND THE TEMPTING ANTILAW PREACHER. The two options are always available with respective consequencies. Adam and Eve made the wrong choice in following the antilaw preacher. We can decide to hearken to the counsel of God Yehovah to reject any antillaw preacher and follow God Yehovah the covenant Lawgiver. ANTILAW GOSPEL CHRISTIANITY IS AN ANTIGOD YEHOVAH THE COVENANT LAWGIVER RELIGIOUS SECT That rebelled against the law of God Yehovah Reject the godship of God Yehovah as declared by God Yehovah Preached an ungodly idolized antilaw and antillaw promoting anointed (christ/mashiach) contrary to the godly lawful and law promoting anointed (christ/mashiach) persuading people to worship God Yehovah contrary to the law teaching Jews and gentiles to forsake Moses (the prophets) not to circumcise not to walk according to the custom of the Jews teaching men everywhere against the anointed (christ/mashiach) people of God Yehovah the law of God Yehovah the land of Judah and defiling the temple of God Yehovah with uncircumcised people contrary to the law of God Yehovah Acts 15:1-6 ASV And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. [2] And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. [3] They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. [4] And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them. [5] But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses. [6] And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter. Acts 18:1,5-6,12-13 ASV After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. [5] But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. [6] And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook out his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. [12] But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment-seat, [13] saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. Acts 21:17-21,27-29 ASV And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. [18] And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. [19] And when he had saluted them, he rehearsed one by one the things which God had wrought among the Gentiles through his ministry. [20] And they, when they heard it, glorified God; and they said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of them that have believed; and they are all zealous for the law: [21] and they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. [27] And when the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him, [28] crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man that teacheth all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place; and moreover he brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place. [29] For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple. Deuteronomy 13:1-5 ASV If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder, [2] and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; [3] thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams: for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether ye love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul. [4] 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. [5] And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he hath spoken rebellion against Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage, to draw thee aside out of the way which Jehovah thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. Jeremiah 23:18,22,28-29,35-37 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? [22] But if they had stood in my council, then had they caused my people to hear my words, and had turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. [28] The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? saith Jehovah. [29] Is not my word like fire? saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? [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? [36] And the burden of Jehovah shall ye mention no more: for every man's own word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of Jehovah of hosts our God. [37] Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath Jehovah answered thee? and, What hath Jehovah spoken?

[@estilldotson2284]

Church today teaches Peter's vision ended the food laws. But, is that correct? early Church Father, the Venerable Bede, an English Monk who lived about 700 A.D. who was flabbergasted some fellow Christians thought so!

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

My Church doesn't teach that Peter's vision ended the food laws. In fact, I've never heard that theory before. God ended His own food laws. He is the only one with the authority to do so. Rob

[@estilldotson2284]

Acts 15:20 then man added them back ???or God added some of them back.. strangled, and from blood. are food laws. Keep in mind Genesis is part of Torah

[@Gigi2four]

@@TheBiblicalRoots this is very rampant in the denominations I have been exposed to. Since I live in the Southern US, it is used to justify eating pigs, catfish and seafood. I’m NOT HRM, I just decided to not eat these things (very often anyway) because I believe them to be scavenger animals and they will eat any kind of garbage. I quit eating pork a long time before I even heard of HRM. That said, I’m so grateful for you videos and biblical truths against this movement. My husband is still laboring under the deceit 😢. I will not be dragged back into it.

[@harryabrahams2770]

Galatians 2:12 Paul chastised Peter because he feared the party of circumcision and their commandments when we are instructed to fear God and keep His commandments..To obey men rather then God is dishonouring to Him. Got Torah Got Truth

[@FormerTrucker]

Well I think the levitical dietary laws add to do with the fact that the heathen ate pork and they pretty much ate everything that walks and crawls. And God wanted his chosen people to be different or set apart, as well to follow his command the commands of the one true God. Which is also different from the heathen which had many they called gods.

[@baariebe]

"Yeshua's arrival was a sort of theological BOMB exploding on the timeline of "history"" LMAO!!! Mmmhmmm...

[@harryabrahams2770]

Peter was sent to Cornelius because he was already keeping the Torah simply because the scriptures state that he was RIGHTEOUS and what he was missing was a relationship with Yehoshua through the Holy Spirit. Got Torah Got Truth

[@digimike8]

Prove this with scripture from the Bible

[@salpezzino7803]

@@digimike8 I think Harry has been drinking

[@Nigel-uw7it]

Judaism, Gnosticism and Roman Catholicism were the major heresies of the early church up to the 4th century....and they are all pervasive across the spectrum of Western Christianity today.

[@simonskinner1450]

Rob Gentiles DID have to convert to Judaism, as Born Again Jews, but did not require circumcision as baptism is circumcision of the heart. Both Judaism and circumcision, but the Judaism available from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

[@erwinguneratne7600]

God is NO MORE a TRINITARIAN God to the Christians. God is now a QUAD God. There is the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, and now, PAUL. Christians are MUCH BLESSED than the Jews. Christians are now, ELOHIM’s Chosen People. Because Christians DONT NEED to KEEP the LAWS. Christians can now LIVE a SINFUL LIFE, for there is NO LAWS, according to R.L.Solberg.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, Berean! Are you suggesting that because the Law of Moses is not binding on followers of Jesus as a body of legal requirements, Christians think they can do whatever they want (murder, commit adultery, steal, worship idols, dishonor their parents) and they won’t be judged by God for it? RLS

[@erwinguneratne7600]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Well, that is what You have been Teaching all the while. And Christians TODAY, most claim that the LAWS are NOT for Them, for GRACE is given. The LAW of Moshe/moses is the LAW of ELOHIM. ELOHIM gave the LAWS. And it's for MANKIND, not just for the Israelites/Jews. By the way, there is NO SUCH THING as "FOLLOWERS of Jesus". We are to be ELOHIM’S People, not Jesus' FOLLOWERS. Jesus, or YAHSHUA is NOT God, nor is ELOHIM, the SON. YAHSHUA is MASHIACH/messiah, TRUE. But is NOT God the FATHER.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

@@erwinguneratne7600 Got it! Okay, well that clears things up a bit. First, just so you know, Christian theology does *not* teach we can do whatever we want (murder, commit adultery, steal, worship idols, dishonor our parents) and we won’t be judged by God for it. Secondly, please prayerfully reconsider your decision not to follow Jesus. There is a lot riding on your rejection of Him! "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life" (John 3:14-15). "And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). "but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven" (Matt 10:33). Blessings, Rob

[@erwinguneratne7600]

@@TheBiblicalRoots I think You GOT IT ALL WRONG. I DON'T REJECT My Messiah. In fact, I Am BAPTISED, SAVED, and PROUD to be a CHILD of ELOHIM. Nevertheless, I DON'T Believe in the TRINITY. I WHOLE HEARTEDLY Believe in the SHEMA. Just as Moshe/moses was a MESSIAH to the ISRAELITES, so was Esther, and King Dovid, whom was KING, too. POLITICALLY and PRAYERFULLY was Yosef/joseph of EGYPT, so was DaniEL in BABYLON. Moshe's DEATH was a MYSTERY. Enoch and EliYAHu/elijah DID NOT SEE DEATH. Lazarus and Jairus' 12yr Old Daughter was RAISED from the DEAD. Apostle Yochanan/john Death, if ever there was , is a Mystery. All of these People in the BIBLE were NOT Gods after. But They were very SIGNIFICANT for YAHUWAH ELOHIM. So was YAHSHUA the Messiah. But YAHSHUA is the SAVIOR of the WORLD. I BELIEVE He is YAHUWAH ELOHIM’s Savior for MANKIND, and My SAVIOR, too, but was the ANGEL of ADONAI/lord, and possibly MELCHIZEDEK , too, in the OLD TESTAMENT. Remember, the ANGEL of ADONAI. PS: Never LOOSE FOCUS of the SHEMA Prayer. SHALOM Not

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

@@erwinguneratne7600 Yes! Jesus called the Shema the greatest commandment (Matt 22:36-40). And FYI the doctrine of the Trinity is not opposed to the Shema. No Trinitarian would suggest there is more than one God. RLS

[@simonskinner1450]

Peter was eating with the Gentiles in SIN, not your made up story of friendship, the Jews noticed his sin as he ate pagan sacrificed meats which is sin then and now, so Peter was using grace as licence to sin. Peter ran from Jews as he knew he sinned. You must know whatever he was doing it was sin against the grace he must be under, else he go back under the law. Paul called out Peter as Gal 6:1-10.

[@henryhodgens4312]

Rob, Rob, Rob, I’m so embarrassed for you. Your words: “So under the New Covenant, the wall of hostility between Jews and Gentiles was torn down by Jesus. And this is why, as we read in Mark 7:19, Jesus declared all foods clean. Because Gentiles were now grafted into God’s family, there was no longer a need for the kosher food laws that kept them separate.” My response: Error compounding error! I’m surprised that you would try to foist such corruption on fellow believers. Here’s the passage in question: 18 And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 19 since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) (Mark 7:18,19, ESV) The conclusion, “thus he declared all foods clean”, IS NOT TO BE FOUND IN ANY GREEK TEXT…not the Textus Receptus, Vaticanus, or Alexandrinus. It is a man-made doctrine added to the Word of God based on normative CHRISTIAN TRADITION. This is as bad as the Jews’ Oral Law. And, this is why I avoid most contemporary versions of the Bible like the ESV…they take too many liberties with the translation. Word of advice to readers of this comment. You should find the most literal translation of Scripture that employes understandable syntax. I use the KJV, but even here I find the occasional added word by the translators that causes me to stop and ponder. At least my very old Nelson’s places these words in italics which helps locate possible “speed bumps”. You are correct that Yeshua is stating that the things that defile a man are those things that proceed from the heart…like adding to the Word of God the requirement to follow Netilat Yadayim, the washing of hands, that is nowhere commanded by God…and like adding the phrase, “thus he declared all foods clean”. The dirt on the hands that might be ingested is naturally separated from the (clean) food eaten and eliminated from the body. This is the natural function of digestion and this passage has nothing to do with clean and unclean foods. Shalom

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thank you for your concern, Henry! But I'm not embarrassed at all. The English phrase "thus he declared all foods clean" is certainly and correctly derived from the Greek text: καθαρίζων πάντα τὰ βρώματα. These are not words spoken by Jesus, of course; they're Mark’s later interpretation of Jesus’ statement. And they link this story and the account of the Syrophoenician woman that follows (Mark 7:24-30). Blessings, Rob

[@henryhodgens4312]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Rob, You are correct that the Greek IS there, but the translation is at fault. Literal, word for word, translation simply reads "purging / cleansing all foods".... καθαρίζων is a verb, not a predicate adjective....that is, the digestive system "separates" the good nutrients from the contaminates / dirt on the hands so the passage is not speaking about clean and unclean foods. Also, the word "thus" is totally absent in the Greek, so the translation insinuating a conclusion by Messiah or Mark is in error. Again, it’s just specifying the action of the digestive system to separate nutrients from contaminates. Shalom

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

@@henryhodgens4312 Hi, Henry! Yes, καθαρίζων is a verb that comes from καθαρος which means "pure or clean." And the context of Jesus' statement has nothing to do with the digestive system or nutrients. First-century Jews didn't even think in those categories; that is a modern convention. So even if we apply His statement solely to hand washing, the Pharisees weren't criticizing Jesus because they were concerned about His disciple's digestive systems or their eating dirt. The Pharisee's man-made hand-washing tradition-although it did serve the useful purpose of washing off dirt-was primarily a matter of _ritual_ cleanness. Notice they considered unwashed hands to be "defiled" (v. 2)-this is the language of ritual purity. That is why the Pharisees challenged Jesus, and why He responded by making a universal statement about defilement: "And he said to them, 'Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?' (Thus he declared all foods clean.)" (Mark 7:18-19). And the Pharisees were offended by this (Matt 15:12) because they well knew that the Torah teaches that the food we eat *can* defile us (Lev 11:43-44)! Shalom, RLS

[@henryhodgens4312]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Rob, Let me get this straight. Yeshua, in Mark 7, has just excoriated the scribes and Pharisees for following the “tradition of the elders” (Oral Law) which causes them to BREAK GOD’S COMMANDMENTS (Torah): 5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the TRADITION OF THE ELDERS, but eat bread with unwashen hands? 6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7 Howbeit in VAIN do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the COMMANDMENTS OF MEN. 8 For LAYING ASIDE THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD, ye hold the TRADITION OF MEN, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. 9 And he said unto them, Full well YE REJECT THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD, that ye may keep YOUR OWN TRADITION. 13 Making the WORD OF GOD (Torah) OF NONE EFFECT THROUGH YOUR TRADITION, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. (Mark 7:5-9,13) So, after condemning the scribes and Pharisees for breaking God’s Commandments and demanding others to do the same, He, Himself, is now going to LAY ASIDE THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD (Lev 11), teaching others that it’s OK to eat unclean foods? This would make Yeshua quite the hypocrite, would it not? Remember that the very first sin was eating something that God said not to eat…your argument sure sounds like the serpent in the Garden of Eden? Shalom

[@barryblackwood6050]

​@@henryhodgens4312 Dear Henry Rob drew back & separated from truth IMU. Judaizing to me is being bound to the false interpretations & oral traditions that broke the actual Instructions from Yah. So what was known as Law to them had become a fleshly Hagar Mt Sinai Covenant. A faithless Covenant. Every Jew that didn't accept Christ was trapped into that. The reason why Yeshua got into the Pharisees efforts at Proselytism & called it out, was because it made the convert twice as worthy of hell....Why, is the question...if the operational Tabernacle produced the covering for sin for those who had faith just like King David? The teachings broke God's Law & therefore as leaders Christ called them blind guides & in all reality faithless fleshly blind guides with Proselytes who would have had an easier judgment prior if they hadn't had knowledge of the Torah which also preached Christ. To pass from gentile to be considered Jewish as a PROSELYTE you were officially taught & tested by men before the Mikveh & for men the physical Circumcision. Of the circumcision means of JUDAISM, not Torah of Moses & it applies to BOTH male & females.. Works of the Law is the false Covenant of Salvation an imposter due to the corruption of it. Moses giving of God's Law as mediator from Sinai was NEVER related to Hagar until it was God declared as superceded. Superceded because of men's uncircumcised hearts controlled by sin... Juda(ism) being a prime example. My understanding is the flesh doesn't operate in God's Law with faith. The flesh is hijacked by sin.. Sin refuses even the letters of that Torah to produce death instead of blessings. The WORKS covenant of Judaism refused the Law of Faith that would recognise Christ written into that self same Torah The Law is good & it's penalties & atonements were to slow up sin with consequences AND maintain relationship with God by removing the status of defilements of all kinds. Faith shows Christ is the promised mediator of a Better Covenant in the letters that produce life if sin didn't reign over you or if you refused it when it crouched at your door. Hebrews shows the specific changes to the law. The NT gives a lot of info on how we can walk in Deuteronomy 6:4 & fwd which was to be the blessings continuing. This Covenant is the better One where we are transformed to desire God's righteousness ( light load of the Spirit teaching) instead of our own righteousness.( Heavy load of men's demanded instructions) That's my take. Poor Peter following the Circumcision Party pressure to do the Hagar extras of fences & fancies that said it was illegal to hangout with Gentiles whom God had also declared clean. The Torah said don't marry them & bind yourself to pagans....why...? Because they will turn you to idols..mmm instead of righteousness. Keep up the good work. I was glad to hear you test the responses about the bracketed Greek. I was under the impression it was an entire fabrication too & will look into it further. In the New We died & are released from sin & it's consequences before a Holy El. The actual schoolmaster is external as the letter & fleshly because we were owned as slaves by sin & expected to circumcise our own hearts to it's Righteous demands before Christ. Now hallelujah we have the indwelling Holy Spirit bringing us into All Truth. This transformation happens through faith by the Spirit through Christ's blood. ...not letters on the outside but God in us with His Ways. We are not to live outside of Christ. No HR I've ever come across believes we need blood of bulls & goats or are denying Christ being the instigator of this new life in us at all. Isaiah 56:3-6 is in some men's hearts by the Spirit & seemingly not others amongst those who have faith. I don't need to be a Israelite tribe member to love His Son nor adore Abba's Holy wisdom without embarrassment nor feeling compelled. I've been taught a little at a time & that started with the Spirit & Abba willing, will end there for His glory & my joy. Blessings 🙏 BTW Hodgens the name is a part of my family. Best Uncle got along really well with him. Dairy Farmer on a family farm his Dad carved out of virgin bush. ...Big Farma got the next generation same milk price per litre as 20 years before. 🥺