Matthew

Matthew 5:17-20 is the most cited Bible passage in Torahism (Hebrew Roots), which teaches that all Christians are obligated to keep the Law of Moses. It's their proof text. But when we read this passage in light of the dynamic, thought-provoking, Middle Eastern teaching style of Jesus, it sheds some light on what He’s teaching here about the abolishing and the fulfilling of the law. And even if you don’t really have questions about this particular passage, I think you’ll find this discussion interesting. We’ll first spend some time exploring the amazing teaching style of Jesus, and then apply it to this passage in Matthew 5.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Open
01:10 In what sense? The amazing teaching style of Jesus
05:35 The Hard Teachings of Jesus
09:30 In what sense did Jesus not abolish but fulfill?
18:55 Wrap it up, Solberg
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Mateo 5:17-20 es el pasaje bíblico más citado en el toraísmo (raíces hebreas), que enseña que todos los cristianos están obligados a guardar la Ley de Moisés. Es su texto de prueba. Pero cuando leemos este pasaje a la luz del estilo de enseñanza dinámico y estimulante del Medio Oriente de Jesús, arroja algo de luz sobre lo que Él está enseñando aquí sobre la abolición y el cumplimiento de la ley. E incluso si realmente no tiene preguntas sobre este pasaje en particular, creo que encontrará esta discusión interesante. Primero dedicaremos un tiempo a explorar el asombroso estilo de enseñanza de Jesús y luego lo aplicaremos a este pasaje en Mateo 5.

[@josephjoelguerra]

Man I hope you never grow tired it doing this. So many people confuse me in their teachings but you lay it out so clearly

[@moisesg.v.1575]

This is a FALSE TEACHING. Hebrews is not saying Yeshua abolished the sacrifices for sin, it says what he accomplished with his sacrifice, meaning there is no more need to do sacrifices to atone for sin (but there will be done again in remembrance of what he did for us according to the prophets), which does not meant the rest of sacrifices are done away with, as clearly the apostles prove when they sent Paul and others to bring sacrifices to the the temple in Jerusalem many years after the resurrection of Yeshua precisely to prove wrong those accusing Paul of teaching there was no need for keeping the law of Moses now. Astonishing! Isaiah 56:1-8 clearly says that gentiles that come to believe will go on keeping the torah and bringing sacrifices to God during the millennial reign of Yeshua and God will be pleased!!! RL Solberg is wrong and is making people sin by breaking the commandments of God.

[@babypig8557]

@@moisesg.v.1575 Can you please explain more along with the Bible Verse you have said?

[@woodyhayes7402]

@@moisesg.v.1575- Yeah, and when the beast of Revelation rebuilds Temple, mocking Jesus and perform animal sacrifices, the messianic/Hebrew folks will worship the beast saying this is the real Jesus, praising the animal sacrifices etc.

[@ohkay1976]

@@woodyhayes7402 dude!!!! I didn’t even think of that can you provide some verses?? I’m gonna have to look into this because wow!!!! That’s so evil and deceptive!!

[@Berean1711]

He won't be able to that​@@babypig8557

[@john1172]

The acorn analogy was an excellent way to explain the law and what Jesus accomplished

[@WSelvig]

First time hearing you. Best explanation of this scripture I've heard yet. Thank you.

[@rubeccashakeelsamuel1443]

Great teaching.May God keep using you for the expansion of his kingdom 🙏

[@prodlexmusic8830]

this is so incredible and amen

[@beckykip4905]

Love this. Thank you ❤

[@marlanabeasley1790]

This is so good thank you so very much for this ! Very well taught !!😊

[@Gummy195]

Great video! I’m still very confused about verse 19 specifically. Jesus seems to be saying that if anyone teaches not to follow even the tiniest bit of the law, they will be least in his kingdom. Wouldn’t blood sacrifice, for example’s sake, be counted in this? I’m still very fearful of misinterpreting this passage due to his qualifier in verse 19. Because in my head, I have sorted some of the old commandments as “least”, like the food laws and sacrificial stuff. I feel like i’m banging my head against the wall every time I try and listen to a way around this issue but because of verse 19 I can’t seem to make sense of it. Your input would be greatly appreciated brother!

[@michaelestrella2791]

Awesome Rob, thank you brother. God bless you and yours 😎

[@kimwingert8967]

Excellent! Love the acorn analogy!

[@budcurtis4512]

Glory to God for revealing this truth.

[@dcg232]

The acorn metaphor is probably the best explanation I have heard. This is always a contentious issue that Christians and Jews alike argue both sides, but for me, this has cleared this up once and for all.

[@jaylar6442]

14:10 My question is why does it sound like you think it's such an inherently bad thing to question the "traditional" and "orthodox" interpretation? We should always be willing to question and re-evaluate our ways and thinking, and make sure they line up with Scripture. If they don't line up, "orthodox" or not, we should be willing to throw them out in favor of Scripture.

[@geef0813]

Right? Because the “traditional” view would be the Catholic view. Protestants are kinda KNOWN for questioning traditional views. lol.

[@janosterud4188]

Excellent scripture info. Thank You 😊💗

[@moisesg.v.1575]

This is a FALSE TEACHING. Hebrews is not saying Yeshua abolished the sacrifices for sin, it says what he accomplished with his sacrifice, meaning there is no more need to do sacrifices to atone for sin (but there will be done again in remembrance of what he did for us according to the prophets), which does not meant the rest of sacrifices are done away with, as clearly the apostles prove when they sent Paul and others to bring sacrifices to the the temple in Jerusalem many years after the resurrection of Yeshua precisely to prove wrong those accusing Paul of teaching there was no need for keeping the law of Moses now. Astonishing! Isaiah 56:1-8 clearly says that gentiles that come to believe will go on keeping the torah and bringing sacrifices to God during the millennial reign of Yeshua and God will be pleased!!! RL Solberg is wrong and is making people sin by breaking the commandments of God.

[@justanobodywithabeard]

I thanks God for giving you this knowledge for you to share it with us. I also thank you, Brother!

[@Berean1711]

It was not God was the theological studies of men.

[@aarons1789]

Great content as usual. The concept of fulfill vs abolish makes perfect sense and Jesus explicitly stated this. I think that is a key issue with Hebrew Rooters. Would you consider doing a video on the role of works in a Christians life? For example, what is James 2 really teaching? I personally believe James 2 has nothing to do with being justified before God but is an exhortation for already saved Christians to show their faith by works to help others and be "justified by man" rather then God.

[@tylerfisher2371]

I bet we could be friends. I feel like we’re on the same path, and this guy here has cleared a lot of things up for me. If I could only explain myself in person well!

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thanks, Aaron! That's a good idea about the role of works in a Christian's life. Because the Bible is pretty clear that authentic faith naturally results in obedience to God's commands. I will add that to my list of topics I am working through. Shalom, Rob

[@ging1578]

@@TheBiblicalRoots "The Bible is pretty clear that authentic faith naturally results in obedience to God's commands"... This is bang on Rob!

[@patnoon1544]

Excellent teaching Rob. Question, could this passage be cross-referenced to Luke 24:44 where Jesus states that all things that were written concerning him in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled. This is after the resurrection and he states that these are words he had spoken to them about while he was still with them. Seems like he is re-emphasizing the fact that he has fulfilled all things which I would believe is very important for him to talk about again especially after his resurrection. 45 also states that he opened their understanding so they might comprehend the Scriptures.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, Pat. Yes, I believe in Luke 24:44-48 the resurrected Jesus was directly referring to His statement in Matt 5:17-20. Blessings, Rob

[@jesusrevival-ministriessan3016]

Awesome! I wondered if my teaching about the END of the OLD covenant was out in left field, but I saw it plainly in the NEW covenant so I have realized that unless plain language says what it means and means what it says, then there is no way to know anything. Thank you for confirming in clear and plain teaching that I am NOT out in left field about these things! Your clear and Biblical teaching just reconfirms that, even though I am a Gentile, I can understand the plain teaching of scripture. Having heard some of those teachers who would have one believe that they can't really understand the Bible unless they are Jewish, I would sometimes say, I can't be wrong unless the Bible is wrong because that's where I got my understanding from! Thank you and keep up the great work!

[@moisesg.v.1575]

This is a FALSE TEACHING. Hebrews is not saying Yeshua abolished the sacrifices for sin, it says what he accomplished with his sacrifice, meaning there is no more need to do sacrifices to atone for sin (but there will be done again in remembrance of what he did for us according to the prophets), which does not meant the rest of sacrifices are done away with, as clearly the apostles prove when they sent Paul and others to bring sacrifices to the the temple in Jerusalem many years after the resurrection of Yeshua precisely to prove wrong those accusing Paul of teaching there was no need for keeping the law of Moses now. Astonishing! Isaiah 56:1-8 clearly says that gentiles that come to believe will go on keeping the torah and bringing sacrifices to God during the millennial reign of Yeshua and God will be pleased!!! RL Solberg is wrong and is making people sin by breaking the commandments of God.

[@jesusrevival-ministriessan3016]

We are not presently living in the millennium.@@moisesg.v.1575

[@waynehobbs5175]

Again, Rob, thank you for extrapolating the methods on how Yeshua taught those in and around him at the time and us now. Would be wonderful if God gave your communication ability and your research and the study to compile it, to all pastors. Praise Yeshua king of kings. Scripture is all too frequently quoted as only having a literal meaning sans context and without understanding the audience. I continue to be blessed by your presentation of different scriptures but consistent message. May God continue to inspire and bless your commission. Wayne from sunny South Australia.

[@rsdaarud]

Thanks!

[@rsdaarud]

Thanks, Rob for your careful exegesis. Very refreshing!

[@randylundgren8421]

I like the acorn analogy, it reminds me of this verse. “But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.” - Matthew 13:8 (KJV)

[@archiestewartjr.3588]

Great point about transient facts!

[@johnwhoissavedbygrace9975]

That’s hilarious. I was just googling, a few days ago, the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow. Such a great movie. Great video, thanks

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

I was hoping someone would catch that reference! Good eye, John.

[@tbishop4961]

Life of brian > holy grail

[@DavidTschoepe]

I came out of Seventh-day Adventism. Their view of this, I believe, is that "the law" being referred to here is "the ceremonial law". Or as my dad, a HR convert, now says, this is referring to the "book of the law" which is all the ordinances and not the law written on stone. Have you done a video that addresses the teachings that there are two aspects to the law in the Torah? The first part being the "law of God" aka the 10 commandments and then the "law of Moses" which encompasses all the rest of it.

[@GradyRisley]

We would never agree my friend and brother on eschatology. BUT I hope you keep doing what your doing as the Spirit leads you. Great ministry and work! Thanks.

[@mpdebate6239]

oak tree analogy is brilliant, I could even imagine Jesus giving us a parable like that today if he were to rebuke torahism.. Keep up the great work Rob!

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thanks, MP!

[@rickfrazier6092]

I just recently found your videos and they have been a great help to me in teaching a Bible study on Matthew. I ran into a problem, though. You say that “Law and the Prophets” in v17 and “Law” in v18 both mean the Hebrew scriptures, but when talking about what is not to be abolished in v17 or what is not to have the tiniest part of it changed in v18, you use examples from the Mosaic law about what has changed. I see how “Law and Prophets” in v17 represents the OT, and how Jesus had to fulfill everything they said about him. But it makes more sense that what would “pass away” when all was accomplished would be the Mosaic Law, not the OT. In what sense would the OT pass away? Thanks for your help.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi Rick! You make a great distinction here. I would say that neither the Law of Moses nor the OT has "passed away" in the sense of no longer existing or being important. Because they both still play an important role in the life of a Christian. We're just not under the legal obligations of the Mosaic law. Blessings, Rob

[@moisesg.v.1575]

This is a FALSE TEACHING. Hebrews is not saying Yeshua abolished the sacrifices for sin, it says what he accomplished with his sacrifice, meaning there is no more need to do sacrifices to atone for sin (but there will be done again in remembrance of what he did for us according to the prophets), which does not meant the rest of sacrifices are done away with, as clearly the apostles prove when they sent Paul and others to bring sacrifices to the the temple in Jerusalem many years after the resurrection of Yeshua precisely to prove wrong those accusing Paul of teaching there was no need for keeping the law of Moses now. Astonishing! Isaiah 56:1-8 clearly says that gentiles that come to believe will go on keeping the torah and bringing sacrifices to God during the millennial reign of Yeshua and God will be pleased!!! RL Solberg is wrong and is making people sin by breaking the commandments of God.

[@ForgedinTruth]

““Whoever, then, breaks one of the least of these commands, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the reign of the heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.” ‭Matthew 5:19‬ ‭ Last time I checked the lake of fire would be the least of the kingdom for those who do and teach others not to do the commandments (Jesus words not mine) ““And then I shall declare to them, ‘I never knew you, depart from Me, you who do away with the Law of God that was given to Moses!’” ‭‭Matthew 7:23‬ ‭

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

What I find interesting is that "whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven" (v. 19), And "whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven" (v. 19). So, either way, whether we do the commands or not, we will make it into the kingdom of heaven. And who is it that *doesn't* make it in? Jesus tells us in verse 20: "unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." R.

[@ForgedinTruth]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Like I mentioned the lake of fire is in the kingdom as well. I would venture to say that it would be the least. He’s referring to the millennial kingdom when those dogs (gentiles) and the others mentioned are not allowed in Jerusalem, which is reserved for those who inherit there portion, those who are from the 12 tribes or those who sojourn with the 12. I came ONLY for the the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Wild olive branch Grafted into the Olive Tree.

[@ging1578]

@@TheBiblicalRoots I agree, this is Bema seat language, not in or out language (sheep and goats). Do you believe the least and greatest rewards have to do with intimacy in relation to the King or about rewards like Lambo's vs Honda's? Personally, I believe the bride will be much smaller than Christianity teaches. There also must be a bridal party, guests, servants, etc. correct? And this would align with the parables of wedding guests, 10 virgins, etc. Just curious of your thoughts fleshed out a bit more. I don't think we can point fingers to who is or isn't the bride but rather to characteristics that His bride will possess.

[@yahsdividingswords1619]

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[@moisesg.v.1575]

@@TheBiblicalRoots This is a FALSE TEACHING. Hebrews is not saying Yeshua abolished the sacrifices for sin, it says what he accomplished with his sacrifice, meaning there is no more need to do sacrifices to atone for sin (but there will be done again in remembrance of what he did for us according to the prophets), which does not meant the rest of sacrifices are done away with, as clearly the apostles prove when they sent Paul and others to bring sacrifices to the the temple in Jerusalem many years after the resurrection of Yeshua precisely to prove wrong those accusing Paul of teaching there was no need for keeping the law of Moses now. Astonishing! Isaiah 56:1-8 clearly says that gentiles that come to believe will go on keeping the torah and bringing sacrifices to God during the millennial reign of Yeshua and God will be pleased!!! RL Solberg is wrong and is making people sin by breaking the commandments of God.

[@Mr.Rogers143]

What a wonderful explanation. So since we are under the law of grace, the law of the Spirit, or however we refer to it, we are separated from the old law entirely (ceremonial, civil, moral)?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

We're not separated from the moral aspects of the Law of Moses, no. But the moral aspects of the Law of Moses were nothing new. God's moral standards existed from the very beginning, long before that Law was given! Blessings, Rob

[@Jeffmacaroni1542]

@@TheBiblicalRoots According to you we should let go of these law of Moses commands, helping the poor, fornication, adultery, lying, stealing, cursing the deaf, talking to the dead, seeking psychics, Mediums, worshipping false gods, just a few, Dude you're twisted.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

@@Jeffmacaroni1542 Hi, Jeff! Did you know that God said, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor"? (Ex 20:16) Just curious. RLS

[@nathankarp5350]

Hey there. Loved the video. Quick question/ concern though. You made the statement that the old and the new are simply not compatible which of course jump out at me. I mean we blatantly see the apostles keep kosher and sabbath and festivals and went up to the temple for prayer etc. Paul talks about having to celebrate Passover where lambs where continually being sacrificed. So what’s going on here? Im wrestling with this one big time. In your previous videos you talk about how the law is good and if you want to do it fine provided I presume one’s motives are correct and it can be a great way to walk out and live your faith but are by no means required for salvation purposes of which I agree. But than to say it is not compatible at all with a new life of faith is almost looking down on people who honor the law’s instructions as people who have not quit arrived yet or just don’t get it still as if we are trapped in this no man’s land between worlds of faith and obedience. You would think that this new life in Christ would be fully demonstrated by those who knew him best and yet we seem to see people who are filled with a greater spirit filled loving version of Judaism but Jews non the less doing Jewish things as though the are in fact perfectly compatible with the teaching of messiah. As apposed to some new religion entirely. Yes you make some very excellent points but still I’m looking at the practical realities of those early followers who placed a great deal of emphasis on honoring God given laws.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi Nathan. You bring up a great point! And when I say that "the old and new are not compatible," the sense in which I mean "compatible" is that of salvation, righteousness, and/or obedience. The example I gave in the video was the sin sacrifices. Under the Mosaic covenant, sin sacrifices were required as a matter of obedience/righteousness. They were commanded of the Israelites by God and, therefore, not doing so was disobedient and sinful. Under the New Covenant, because of the work of Jesus, sin sacrifices are no longer required. Christians are certainly free to celebrate the Torah feasts, eat kosher, keep Saturday sabbath, and so on. But they are no longer a requirement of obedience. There is nothing we could possibly do, no ritual or ceremony, that can add a single thing to the righteousness that is ours through faith in Jesus! Shalom, Rob

[@moisesg.v.1575]

This is a FALSE TEACHING. Hebrews is not saying Yeshua abolished the sacrifices for sin, it says what he accomplished with his sacrifice, meaning there is no more need to do sacrifices to atone for sin (but there will be done again in remembrance of what he did for us according to the prophets), which does not meant the rest of sacrifices are done away with, as clearly the apostles prove when they sent Paul and others to bring sacrifices to the the temple in Jerusalem many years after the resurrection of Yeshua precisely to prove wrong those accusing Paul of teaching there was no need for keeping the law of Moses now. Astonishing! Isaiah 56:1-8 clearly says that gentiles that come to believe will go on keeping the torah and bringing sacrifices to God during the millennial reign of Yeshua and God will be pleased!!! RL Solberg is wrong and is making people sin by breaking the commandments of God.

[@blusheep2]

This was great but I'm struggling with the middle verses. After saying that not an iota of the Law will pass away he immediately says to obey his commandments. It even starts with a "therefore," which connects it to what was just said, as if he was making an argument.

[@ohkay1976]

Let me say this, as someone who came out of Torah before finding your channel, anyone with eyes can compare the way you speak(& other Christian channels) about God with love, humility and a genuine nature vs law keepers; pride, arrogance and some hatred. When I first got into Torah everyone said “watch Zach Bauer watch Zach his channel is new to Torah” I watched the guy debate “regular Christians” and was immediately turned off spiritually because of how he acted, that’s when I started to notice, when people want to believe something, they will ignore everything else, it’s like a toxic relationship, we will ignore all red flags. 🚩 i still went on to study more and get more into Torah but after coming out, the people we had grown so close to and were basically family with have cut contact, just like that. Never had my “regular Christian friends” do that. I do thank God for your videos. I’m going to have to check, but if you haven’t already, would you do a video about the gifts of The Spirit & why they’re still applicable and abundant today? That is a big thing Torah DOES NOT get into is spiritual gifts!! Thank you for all the work you do through our Lord Jesus 🎉

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thank you for sharing that, Oh Kay Hay! I'm so glad you found our channel. Blessings, Rob

[@digimike8]

Awesome video. Matthew 5:17-20 is crowd control. I had a big revelation regarding the Sermon on the Mount and this section of Matthew just recently. Jesus is preaching in the true authority of God, in the order of Melchizedek, Hebrews 7. Think of the Sermon on the Mount as one sermon not 3 chapters in a bible with topic headers. Why is Matthew 5:17-20 even there and so early in the teaching? Imagine being at the sermon on the mount and the attendees are Jewish only familiar with the Law. He starts out with the what we now call the Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-11 about the poor in spirit, the morning and the meek. This teaching was starkly different from the teaching of the Law. While many of us been familiar with this writing of Matthew our whole lives. Questions start popping up in their minds. What is this teacher the Nazarene teaching? The attendees are starting to get restless. Some might have been elbowing each other, saying get a load of this guy. Some might have even given Jesus the good old side-eye and said, what are you talking about, none of this is in the Torah. This didn’t surprise Jesus, he expected it to come. Then he drops a bomb on them in Matthew 5:13-16 and refers to them, the Jews, as having lost their saltiness. Now he’s insulting us their thinking. They didn’t know it but he was revealing how to get the saltiness. Now the crowd was really agitated. Time to real them back in with Matthew 5:17-19. The Law was still intact at that exact time but it would soon be completed and fulfilled when Jesus utters “it is finished” John 19:30. Matthew 5:17-20 is crowd control, calming the restless so they could hear the truth and pay attention and not be offended.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thanks, Michael. Compelling perspective!

[@shellyblanchard5788]

Why did Jesus say till heaven and earth pass away not one jot or tittle will pass from the law till all is fulfilled? One thing Israel had broken the old covenant with God although he a husband to them. Jesus had to fulfill the law and the prophets to make the old covenant jots and tittles to pass from the law. Only he could. The old covenant jot and tittles was probably the old rituals of the old covenant, so now they are passed since they have been fulfilled. He was saying they wouldn't be abolished till it was fulfilled. Moses is the who destroyed the tables of stone, but not Jesus , he made it pass. That is why he didn't abolish it , but made it pass away. How does it pass by fulfilling it? Once a thing is brought to end, it passes. Jesus brought the law to an end by the atonement on the cross. Jesus said the law and the prophets were until John. In other words it was still intact till Jesus fulfilled all righteousness. The atonement was to remove sin. 🙄

[@billyhw5492]

The acorn analogy is great.

[@AmandaSmith-77777]

Great video! I'll remember the acorn analogy, thanks for that 🌰

[@user-wr1jq3hm4q]

What about Mat 5 v19? "Whoever therefore should loose any of the least commandments and May teach others to do so, the same small be called least in the kingdom of Heaven. But he who does them and teaches others to do so, he shall be called great in the kingdom" You make valid points and I'm not downing the way you study, but in the way I've read the gospels, for me it's always pointed to keep the laws of moses (in flesh and now in spirit) and know that there is a sacrafice if you fall. With the major point being; we still strive to be righteous and sinless. We still strive to be in accordance with the word of God and in accordance with the way that Yeshua walked. Because to say that we are free, in the sense that you made it sound, it contradicts the ideas of repentance, baptism, and having a relationship with God. This is a side thought, but what if the promises are what Yeshua talked about? The promise to Moses was the land of milk and honey (a physical kingdom) But when Yeshua came, the promise is now a spiritual one for all who take the walk and Abide by the word of God. And in Matthew 5, Yeshua deliberately makes the examples of now and later. All in all to mean blessed are all of you who bear your suffering now in this life and heed to the word of God, because later, there is a kingdom where we shall all be free from our burdens in the kingdom of Heaven. Sorry I know, long comment 😂

[@sliew2126]

When explained that the Greek for "abolish" means "destroy", it just became much clearer. I.e. if the Law was destroyed, there would be no Covenant & Law to fulfill - mankind would have been left with no hope. Perhaps like a building contract which specifies what must be done to complete a house. Once the house is built to specifications, the contract is fulfilled and archived. If there is no contract, there is no obligation to build it. Also, there is a period after completion when there may be questions on whether everything was done properly. Thus the contract may still need to be checked & audited until every question is settled.

[@morielrorschach8090]

Seems like the key word people are struggling with in a lot of intimidating verses is "τέλειός." I.e. Matthew 5:48 expecting people to be "perfect." But it means complete, whole, mature. You're born a child, you grow through youth, and when you are fully mature, you're in your telios stage. Likewise I'd say in this passage, it's not "ending" the law in either way... He's only pointing out that Israel still had an immature comprehension of the law they were given. See Isaiah 1, God was exhausted with Israel going through the motions while missing the point of what it was they were to learn from those lessons. Jesus pointed out what their immature and incomplete views were lacking. The plan wasn't changed, but steps were taken along that plan where some steps were fulfilled/completed/some goals were met.

[@cheyennehall3093]

so what was the need to make the statement that it’s not destroyed but brought to completion? like if it still means the old laws have come to an end, then what was the purpose of stating that they aren’t ending because they’re being abolished but instead are ending because they are fulfilled? and if that’s the case, i don’t understand verse 19, is he talking about old testament laws or the new ones he introduced?

[@archiestewartjr.3588]

Great points! The law is the "tutor". Makes sense

[@randylundgren8421]

When a tutor teaches his student and the student finishes his course the student doesn't disregard his teachings, he becomes what he was taught. The King does not do away with all he was taught from childhood to adulthood. His education is what equips him to be King. As with most occupations and hobbies there are there steps. 1)Textbooks 2) Teachers that explain and demonstrate how to things. 3) Becoming what you set out to become. (minister, doctor, fireman etc.) 1) Torah 2) Jesus 3) Saint When we get to the last one we can help others to do the same. We are to become like our master.

[@reformedrev.c]

What Bible are you using?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

I don't recall the translation I used when I made this video. But most of the time in my teachings I am using the ESV. Blessings, Rob

[@reformedrev.c]

@@TheBiblicalRoots thanks. I was hoping to find out the translation. Is it a study Bible?

[@l1Experiment]

Thank you brother Solberg, this was a wonderful teaching, it spoke volumes upon my life... - Law of the Spirit - not the law of the letter... Shalom brother...

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thank you, George! Blessings, Rob

[@deedavis1950]

I have so many questions. Writing them here will probably sound argumentative and not necessarily helpful for viewers to read. May I contact you outside if this platform?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hello, Dee! You can contact me through my website: rlsolberg.com/contact/ Blessings, Rob

[@deedavis1950]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Thank you, I will. And may God bless you, as well.

[@elijahirvin5911]

It's amazing we have most people never talk about Isaiah 42:21

[@truthwatch2858]

Amen ❤

[@OurGodIsLove]

Amen.

[@Truth.Is.Intolerant]

Suppose I was found guilty of speeding and was penalized $100, but a stranger stood up in the court room and told the judge that he would pay my fine. By this act of kindness, was the speeding law just abolished or did he fullfill the law? Correct, the stranger fulfilled the law. In the same way Christ fulfilled the law. That is why there is no longer a sacrifice for sin. The penalty has been paid. But the law still exists. The law says that all capital sins require eternal death. Fortunately for us, Christ stepped up and paid the penalty for us, just as the stranger did in the court room story above. The law still exists. If the law was abolished, then there is no laws to break and therefore no sin. But if sin does exists, then the law also must exist. If sin does not exist, there is no penalty and no payment necessary. If no penalty and no payment, no need for Christ. Referring to the story above, the law requires that speeders be fined $100, when the payment is made, it can be said that the law has been fulfilled. A law was broken, justice was served and the penalty paid. Justice was served, the law served its purpose, therefore the law was fulfilled. The law is very much alive and well today whether people believe it or not. God's law never changes and neither does His word or His laws. In fact His laws are His Word and His Word are His laws. But just because His laws don't change does not mean that something hasn't. What we do has changed to some degree. The biggest change is that a blood sacrifice for sin is no longer required. Also, because the temple does not exist today, many laws cannot be preformed. It has been said that there are only 270 out of the 613 laws that we could actually keep today. Since some laws are for women, some for men, some for priests, some for farmers etc, this leaves relatively few laws that each of us can actually fullfill today. So why are people so worked up about it? I believe it is because Satan hates God, he hates God's Word, he hates mankind and therefore wants us to be disobedient to the Father. Satan wants us to be "lawless" as the Bible says. Being lawless does not refer to being disobedient to our civil laws, it refers to being disobedient to God's laws. What better way for Satan to gain victory than to have God's children disobey Him. Even better, what if Satan could convince Christians to believe that obediance to God's laws was. Actually SIN! Woe unto us all.

[@SpotterVideo]

Paul explains the passage in Galatians 3:16-29. Paul said the Gospel was "added" 430 years "after" the promise made to Abraham "until" the seed (Christ) could come to whom the promise was made. Jesus used the same word "until" in Matthew chapter 5. We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant church of Mount Sion and the blood in Hebrews 12:22-24.

[@pipinfresh]

I've come to believe that the phrase heaven and earth means the temple and old covenant system which passed away at AD70. And the new heavens and new earth is the new system that Christ has brought in, the Kingdom of heaven.

[@tbishop4961]

You ever see children leading wild beasts down the road or lions eating grass?🤔

[@harrymoschops]

Yes the biblical phrase 'heaven and earth' is often used by commentators in a cosmic/universal/material sense, but in my wrestling with the apocalyptic language I too believe the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem 70AD is key to understanding Jesus' words in Matthew 5:18.

[@shellyblanchard5788]

You are exactly right. It was the the temple and sacrifices. I 'm glad we don't have to killing these animals and draining their blood for the atonement of sin. They had to sprinkle it on the mercy of the ark of the old covenant.

[@tylerfisher2371]

Great study for this morning! While gathering with family, this will be a great conversation starter! I’d like to hear your thoughts on Matthew 7:13-14 and grace through faith alone. I’m wrestling with a narrow gate, yet everyone I know has agreed in the belief of the resurrected Christ Jesus.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thanks, Tyler! Here's what the Holman New Testament Commentary says about that passage, "In his first concluding warning-the “two ways”-Jesus talked about the rigors of true discipleship. The narrow gate is the way of personal faith in Christ. This is precisely what the Pharisees missed so badly (Matt. 5:20). The Pharisees used the wide … gate, which is the normal human tendency toward dependence on self-righteousness. The number of people who would, historically, find the narrow way has by now mounted into the millions, if not billions. But Jesus’ few is a relative term. The true servant of the kingdom will always be in the minority." Rob

[@ScottRachelson777]

To me, the Matthew 5 passage you reference in your video, speaks more about that Jesus' purpose of coming wasn't to ABOLISH THE LAW, but to "fulfill the law." In other words, the verse doesn't say anything about the law not being abolished, only that Jesus' purpose of coming wasn't focused on ABOLISHING the "Law and the Prophets."

[@northernohr]

The plain sense of the text is quite clear. If you're comfortable being called least in the Kingdom then keep calm and carry on.

[@Lotterywinnerify]

No. The plain sense of the text is not clear. Because plainly to me it means something different than what it means plainly to you

[@samanthac8862]

Why did the Apostle Paul partake in a sacrifice when he took the Nazarite Vow to prove he didn’t teach against the Laws of Moses? This was after the death burial and resurrection of Christ. Any input as to why Paul still partook in this since sacrifices where done away with?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi Samantha! Paul explains why he did such things in 1 Cor 9: 19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. 21 To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. 23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. Shalom,. Rob

[@SheIsADaughterOfTheMostHigh]

Paul was arrested before the end of that day when the sacrifices would have taken place, so he did not make sacrifices. Also, it does not say that Paul was under a nazarite vow.

[@livingbranches777]

He kept the law around Jews and lived as a gentile around Gentiles. He says so in his Epistles. He was an apostle but he wasn't perfect. The Holy Spirit told him not to go to Jerusalem and he went anyway. It was during that time that he gave an offering not a sin sacrifice but an offering and also paid for the Nazarite offerings of the other Jews.

[@moshecohen-mn9cj]

Thanks brother. Please do a trinity study

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hey,T! I recently did a video on the trinity: Is the Trinity taught in the Bible and why does it matter? kzbin.info/www/bejne/apaQh5yebtidjq8

[@BibliayFe]

God bless you brother

[@jaylar6442]

20:10 The Pharisees did NOT keep the Law. They were zealous for their own tradition, often CONTRARY to the Law. (Mark 7:6-13)

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Actually, Jay, the Pharisees very much _did_ keep the Law. They kept with more rigor than anyone else in the Jewish community. The problem Jesus had was that they added their own traditions to the Law, and would often hold their traditions higher than the Law. Shalom, Rob

[@roysantiago6525]

Please explain Eph 2:15

[@savvycavvy7859]

Good words! Thanks! Your exhortation to dig deeply, and to not be superficial causes me too recall James 1:19, where we are told to be slow to speak, but quick to listen/hear! Understood, that it may not always be the most popular thing to call out false teaching, scripture instructs us to do so! And the best way to do it, is to use scripture! Scripture must be used to interpret scripture, not man’s interpretation or desires. Thank you for sharing so many scriptural texts in this video, I will review it again! Again, thank you, and best wishes to you and your family over this beautiful Thanksgiving weekend!

[@cornelisdevilliers4177]

Hi Rob - do you think the Levitical priesthood has been set aside for good - or temporary . I'm asking because we see in Ezekiel 44 that God brings back again the Levitical Priesthood and the Torah in the Millenium "But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me. And they shall stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the Lord God. Ezekiel 44:15 How would you reconcile this with Hebrews and the following from Isaiah ? "And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant- these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples." The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, "I will gather yet others to him besides those already gathered." Isaiah 56:6‭-‬8 ESV Shalom and God bless

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

That's a great question, Cornelis. When it comes to end-times prophecies-which are future-state and no one knows quite when or how they will come to fruition-I think we need to interpret them within the context of the current state. In other words, we need to interpret _what will be_ in light of _what is._ So the question becomes: if the book of Hebrews teaches that there has been a change in the priesthood (see below), and the apostle Peter calls Christians "a holy priesthood" (1 Pet 2:5), can Ezekiel 44 really prophesy that there will be (future state) a literal Levitical priesthood in the end times? How do we reconcile those two things? Maybe God will re-institute what He ended at the New Covenant? Maybe Ezekiel 44 isn't a prophecy about the end times? Maybe it's a different kind of priesthood? (Interestingly, the temple Ezekiel describes in this chapter has no high priest.) "11 Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? 12 For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. 13 For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests." Hebrews 7 Blessings, Rob

[@dwaynejluoma9959]

Talk to a HR person and they interpret fulfill as embodied, that’s how they see it , what is your opinion on that

[@jamesvan2201]

What he meant by "fullfilled" is that he completed the requirements of the law. He was able to obey and live them perfectly. This is why anyone who comes to faith and hope in him, we are now seen as righteous because of his deeds. Just as we were seen as sinful and wicked because of Adam's sin, we are seen as righteous and justified because jesus was able to fulfill the requirements of the laws. Just as that verse in romans (?) "Through one man, sin entered into the world, so also through one man we are made righteous and justified."

[@kimwingert8967]

I’d love for you to do a video on the extra Biblical roots of Hanukkah. I know some celebrate Hanukkah feeling it is more correct than celebrating Christmas. It seems to me celebrating Jesus birth is more Biblical than a feast that is not in the Bible 🤨.

[@ging1578]

Neither of them are in the bible/biblical. Check out the fall feasts of Teruah (trumpets/noises) and sukkot (tabernacles, booths, ingathering) for the timeline of Jesus birth. He is woven through all the feasts as the professors are revealed through them, as well as the wedding model that is such a beautiful picture of how he has and currently is fulfilling his role as the bridegroom. Blessings as you seek sister!

[@johnoneone]

Jesus celebrated Hanukkah, John 10:22. Hanukkah is dedication in Hebrew.

[@cdwhatley]

So my main question after this teaching is the following. What is the new definition of sin? John tells us in his first epistle that sin is breaking God's law. So if God's law, the Mosaic law, is now done away with, meaning it doesn't have any jurisdiction over us at all, then what is the definition of sin?

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, Craig! Actually, John tells us that "Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is _lawlessness"_ (1 John 3:4). The book of 1 John doesn't discuss the Torah or the Law of Moses anywhere. And this text says that sin is _lawlessness_ (anomia); meaning rebellion, disobedience, living as a law unto ourselves rather than submitting to God (see Deut 9:7, 24; 31:27). For those under the law of Moses, breaking that law was sinful, of course. But sin is much bigger than that! In fact, "sin was in the world _before_ the law was given" (Rom. 5:13, see Gen 4:7; 13:13; 18:20; 39:9). So if we merely define sin as a transgression of the Law of Moses, then Adam and Eve never sinned, because they did not break any of the Mosaic commands. Blessings, Rob

[@cdwhatley]

Thanks Rob for that reply! I really appreciate how you take the time to carefully present your arguments and the scriptures that support them. And also for your kindness as well to Hebrew roots folks. I can understand what you said about before the Mosaic law was written sin was present. Adam and Eve did sin because they broke God's commandment not to eat the fruit. And of course Cain sinned when he killed Abel. So I guess my question is this. Is it written anywhere what sin is today? I know it is disobedience to God. I often hear that we are supposed to be led by the Holy Spirit. Is sin today basically what the Holy Spirit tells each one of us it is? Just trying to understand. Thanks brother! God bless.

[@Lotterywinnerify]

Sin is not keeping Christ’s law. Which is contained in his teaching and that of the apostles. Most notably the sermon on the mount

[@cornelisdevilliers4177]

Dear Rob - i've now watched few of your videos trying to bring new understanding of what scripture really wants to bring us - in your view . So may i ask if you are so concerned that we understand scripture wrong , ( that is regarding how God wants us to live our lives ) - why do you not make a video on recommendations how you see believers , should live their lives as believers ? Follow RCC doctrine ? , which are based on the outcome of the council of Trent - which concluded Tradition is Greater than Scripture ? Hence the presence of Idolatry in this " Christian " church . The Queen of heaven , Sunday worship , Easter and many other forms of worship , which is contrary to scripture - followed by the largest " Christian " denomination in our world . Give us your recommenation as you believe a believer then has to live our lives - but please do not then include the phrase - but the law is Holy and Perfect , as you mention some time . When i study scripture from beginning to end - those who have followed God's instructions had been blessed - even those of the coming Millenium - when all will learn the Torah - and there will be peace on earth - as never before . Let us lastly look how God saw Abraham ; I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws." Genesis 26:4‭-‬5 ESV Shalom and God bless

[@markfrench2980]

It was Abrahams faith that made him right with Elohim( Genesis 15:6 ) not his obedience. True faith WILL have works of obedience ,but the works cannot save us.

[@tabasco7915]

GREAT PRESENTATION!!! These are some thoughts that come to mind as I listen and consider the objective while considering the constitution of Christ. Thus, Jesus was the embodiment of the law so therefore He could not abolish the law. To do so would be the abolishment of Himself. Thus, an eternal God cannot/would not abolish Himself. As Jesus is eternal likewise is the law so to abolish it would have been an impossibility simultaneous with Him being the eternal fulfillment of the law. John 1:1-18; 1 John 1:1-4.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

That's an interesting perspective! I suppose it depends on your definition of "the law." Because if we're referring to the "Law of Moses," that law is not eternal; it had a beginning (at Sinia, Ex 19) and an end (Gal 3:24-25). Blessings, RLS

[@tabasco7915]

@@TheBiblicalRoots Although I do not agree with everything J.M. teaches and am by no means a Calvinist, this will somewhat give an idea of where I am coming from: ☛ kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqKwiqhrd5J6l5Y. I had done some extensive work on Jesus and the law but by no means can post it here on KZbin because of the length and content. I don’t know where you stand on the doctrine of progressive sanctification relative to the work of the Spirit in the life of the believer but God’s constitution is relative that. No, we are not under law but His nature which the law reflected is at work in us which you had effectively demonstrated in another one of your presentations when you had included Rom 8:4 with other verses you were including in your lesson. Blessings back at you my friend!

[@slamtheleft]

Simply outstanding. I love your work, brutha!

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Much appreciated, James!

[@wildbouquet7941]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@geef0813]

So I’m struggling with this passage. And this is the way I see it. Obviously, the temporary nature of the OT sacrifices were fulfilled by Jesus. But does that mean that the law, as in how we live our lives is gone also? Many people say we can ignore the rules as well as the consequences. I see it that the rules still apply but the final sacrifice has already sanctified us. So the need for the sacrifice is gone but we should still live by the law. For example people will say we can now eat pork and shellfish (which I currently do eat). However if we are no longer under the law in that sense, does that mean that we can also sleep with our father wife or our sister?? That certainly doesn’t seem to be the case. The law was never an arbitrary set of rules for the sake of rules. God had reasons for each of the mosaic laws. God is the same today, yesterday and tomorrow. So I can’t imagine that his reasoning behind the law has changed. The blood of a goat or a bull was NEVER intended to be anything other than a pointer to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus. That much I get. But should we not strive to obey the commands behind the law?

[@moisesg.v.1575]

This is a FALSE TEACHING. Hebrews is not saying Yeshua abolished the sacrifices for sin, it says what he accomplished with his sacrifice, meaning there is no more need to do sacrifices to atone for sin (but there will be done again in remembrance of what he did for us according to the prophets), which does not meant the rest of sacrifices are done away with, as clearly the apostles prove when they sent Paul and others to bring sacrifices to the the temple in Jerusalem many years after the resurrection of Yeshua precisely to prove wrong those accusing Paul of teaching there was no need for keeping the law of Moses now. Astonishing! Isaiah 56:1-8 clearly says that gentiles that come to believe will go on keeping the torah and bringing sacrifices to God during the millennial reign of Yeshua and God will be pleased!!! RL Solberg is wrong and is making people sin by breaking the commandments of God.

[@geef0813]

@@moisesg.v.1575 a question is false teaching? lol. How does that work????

[@chicoalejandre2046]

Thank you for explaining. God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit 🙏🙏🙏

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thank you, Chico!

[@StretchJED]

Excellent analogy of the acorn. And I appreciate that you point out that the Greek word in Matthew 5 does not actually mean to abolish, but to utterly destroy. Because we see in Ephesians 2:15, that Jesus did actually abolish, in the judicial sense of the term abolish, "the law of commandments contained in ordinances." So he did abolish the law, but abolish isn't the meaning of the word used in Matthew 5, but rather it means destroy. Thank you for pointing that out!

[@ging1578]

"the law of commandments contained in ordinances" is talking about the laws of men/Pharisees. He did abolish and denounce that through his entire ministry.

[@StretchJED]

@@ging1578 Where does scripture say that?

[@ging1578]

@@StretchJED see G1328 (dogma)

[@ging1578]

@@StretchJED same word used in Col. 2:14; Col 2:20; Acts 11:1-3

[@StretchJED]

@@ging1578 Can't find "dogma" in that passage in Acts. And the mere fact that the same word appears in those passages doesn't force the same meaning on each usage. Contextually, the term in Ephesians 2 is used with reference to the act of circumcision being one of the dividing factors between Jew and gentile. Thus, the law being abolished refers to circumcision, which was codified in the Law of Moses, and its abolition means the removal of the dividing factors. There is no contextual requirement to consider "dogma" necessarily a reference to unbiblical traditions of the Pharisees in Ephesians 2. To the contrary, the context points to the law of Moses proper. And since the word mistranslated as "abolish" in Matt. 5 actually means "destroy," there is no conflict in saying that even though Jesus didn't come to destroy the Law, He did come to complete it and abolish it.

[@StretchJED]

Also, I heard you mention in this video the concepts of the spirit versus the letter. Interestingly, the scripture in Greek doesn't actually use the phrase "letter OF the law" and "spirit OF the law", but rather simply the letter and the Spirit. I find this contrast in Romans 2, Romans 6, and 2 Cor. 3. I would love to hear you present a video study on this concept and its relation to the Law, now that we are not under the Law (not morally guided by the letter, that is, a written code, but by the spirit, that is, His Spirit living in us, being our compass morally). Thanks again for all your work!

[@jenniferpollard4466]

♥️🙏

[@Mr.Rogers143]

Let's just say that the law has continued until this day. That it has not been abolished. Would it be logical to say that what Paul says in Romans 7:1-6, believers have "died" to the old husband, so that we could marry the new husband? In this scenario, since the law will never die, in order to be joined to another, we died and our now free from the binding contract to the law. BTW not saying that we are without a law entirely. Paul then says in Romans 8:2 "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death." So the new law that we are now under is the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. With how I read this, whether or not the law is still around is irrelevant. Can you point out any errors that I've made?

[@markfrench2980]

Thanks for this insight.

[@moisesg.v.1575]

This is a FALSE TEACHING. Hebrews is not saying Yeshua abolished the sacrifices for sin, it says what he accomplished with his sacrifice, meaning there is no more need to do sacrifices to atone for sin (but there will be done again in remembrance of what he did for us according to the prophets), which does not meant the rest of sacrifices are done away with, as clearly the apostles prove when they sent Paul and others to bring sacrifices to the the temple in Jerusalem many years after the resurrection of Yeshua precisely to prove wrong those accusing Paul of teaching there was no need for keeping the law of Moses now. Astonishing! Isaiah 56:1-8 clearly says that gentiles that come to believe will go on keeping the torah and bringing sacrifices to God during the millennial reign of Yeshua and God will be pleased!!! RL Solberg is wrong and is making people sin by breaking the commandments of God.

[@ScottRachelson777]

"There is no longer an offering for sin." So, if the "follow the law" proponents are to be understood correctly, they seem to be advocating for the killing of animals as a mere tradition and not as a symbolic allusion to Christ's perfect, once-for-all sacrifice, as though that sacrifice hasn't yet been offered once-for-all. That seems really off. The sacrificial system of the OT had a specific purpose, yet once Christ came, the sacrifices took on a significance and purpose they never had originally? That would make no sense at all!

[@moisesg.v.1575]

This is a FALSE TEACHING. Hebrews is not saying Yeshua abolished the sacrifices for sin, it says what he accomplished with his sacrifice, meaning there is no more need to do sacrifices to atone for sin (but there will be done again in remembrance of what he did for us according to the prophets), which does not meant the rest of sacrifices are done away with, as clearly the apostles prove when they sent Paul and others to bring sacrifices to the the temple in Jerusalem many years after the resurrection of Yeshua precisely to prove wrong those accusing Paul of teaching there was no need for keeping the law of Moses now. Astonishing! Isaiah 56:1-8 clearly says that gentiles that come to believe will go on keeping the torah and bringing sacrifices to God during the millennial reign of Yeshua and God will be pleased!!! RL Solberg is wrong and is making people sin by breaking the commandments of God.

[@ScottRachelson777]

@@moisesg.v.1575 I disagree with your interpretation. I think Paul's motivation for taking on the vow was to not stir up the pot. He became all things to all people. This desire of Paul to "be all things to all people" could not have been accomplished if Paul had not become like a Jew "under the Law" when ministering to Jews with deep convictions about observing the Law of Moses. You can't consciously and accidentally break the commandments of God if they are inscribed on your heart: Jeremiah 31:31. Why the need to refer to the written Law of Moses when the Holy Spirit guides us to follow the Law written on our hearts? The uniqueness of the path to biblical truth is that it resides not in understanding through the intellect but through the Holy Spirit. We all are vulnerable to going off that path when we have biases, prejudices, and presuppositions that take priority over the prodding of the Holy Spirit's voice when it alerts us of our error in understanding the biblical text. I found this commentary on Isiah 55 and 56 very insightful and is exactly how I understood when I read it myself: Isaiah 56.1-8. It addresses the reality that God’s blessing spills over the boundaries assumed by God’s people - the insiders. Reread Isaiah 55 as the segue into this Sunday’s pericope. In particular recall: Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. See, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you (Isaiah 55:3-5). Note that central to the reestablishment of this everlasting covenant with David2 is that the covenant will spill over to “nations that you do not know.” The covenant with David as the everlasting covenant is transformed from one of safety from enemies toward their welcome (2 Samuel 4:11b). And so this third movement of Isaiah 56-66 begins by exploring the spillage of the everlasting covenant against the backdrop of the religious practice of drawing lines in particular lines that exclude the foreigner and the eunuch. (Yes, the preacher is encouraged to include the whole of Isaiah 56:1-8, as the donut hole created by the lectionary weakens the force of the text.) Note that the strong language used here is not about offering an “olive branch” to the “other.” This is not about some kind of associate membership. To the eunuch who keeps Sabbath, the Lord promises full inclusion, recognition better than that given to a son or daughter, and “an everlasting name which shall not be cut off.” To the foreigners who keep Sabbath, these the Lord will bring into His presence, make them joyful, and accept their offerings. This is not peripheral inclusion. Rather, the Lord invites from the margins to the center of the covenant and to the center of Israel’s cultic life and worship. It is pretty clear in Scripture that eunuchs are not permitted to enter into the assembly of the Lord3 and that foreigners are an abomination.4 Yet the Lord flips this up-side-down. For those who keep Sabbath. That is, for those who live in the everlasting covenant, the house of the Lord is open. Why? “ … for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. Thus says the Lord GOD, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, I will gather others to them besides those already gathered” (Isaiah 56:7b-8). So it is that the Lord’s “steadfast and sure love for David” spills over into the world. The everlasting covenant is not about exclusion. It is about inclusion. Radical inclusion. An inclusion so radical that it reinterprets Scripture. This Isaiah text resonates well with the gospel for today, Matthew 15:10-28, in that Jesus challenges established boundaries that some might consider both “just” and “righteous” (cf. Isaiah 56:1b). Consider rereading John 5 in preparation for preaching Isaiah 56:1-8, especially in relation to this radical inclusion that reinterprets Scripture, in particular keeping Sabbath, the very thing that Isaiah 56:1-8 uses as a common denominator of inclusion. Note that at the outset of the chapter Jesus breaks Sabbath and commands the now-healed fellow to do the same, and then at the end of the chapter he says: “If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?” (John 5:46-67). Lest any of us Christians think that we’ve finally discerned the boundaries of God’s “steadfast, sure love for David” or that we’ve fully discerned Gods justice and righteousness, Jesus calls us to himself and to his cross where any boundary that we Christians might want to construct around God’s steadfast, sure love are shattered.

[@ScottRachelson777]

@@moisesg.v.1575 Do you believe the sacrifices spoken of in Ezekiel are only "Memorial" in purpose rather than efficacious in effecting internal purity?

[@ScottRachelson777]

@@moisesg.v.1575 Sacrifices never atoned for sin. And if they had, they never atoned for sin perfectly. It would be ironic if an atoning sacrifice only atoned imperfectly. One could ask the question: What is the difference between atoning for sin and merely covering over sin so it could be temporarily overlooked until a more perfect sacrifice was once-for-all offered? Is an imperfect atonement efficacious in doing or accomplishing what its action intends?

[@jaylar6442]

19:04 unfortunately, the traditional Christian explanation doesn't harmonize Messiah and the rest of the New Testament, with what the Law and Prophets (the rest of Scripture) said.

[@kylontobias]

“And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.” (Isaiah 51:16, KJV) Heaven and earth was a symbol of the Jewish nation.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thanks, Kylon. I've not heard that interpretation before. I guess I don't see that symbolism here. Based on the context of this passage (51:12-16), it seems to me Isaiah is saying that the creation of the heavens and earth and the choosing of Israel were all equally part of Yahweh’s plan from the beginning. That He is the Lord, the great Warrior whose name is Yahweh of Hosts (“LORD Almighty,” v. 15). The Word of the Lord is true and He will protect His people until he Has accomplished the restoration of all things. Blessings, Rob

[@microdesigns2000]

This video resolves the "issue" of the law by suggesting the "law of Moses" is like an acorn that needs to die and be reborn into the new life. That analogy is already used in the Bible as meaning that we die to self in the same way as Christ who died for us. It is not the "law of Moses" because he only received it. He did not originate it. It was given by Christ. The Ten Commandments, the statutes and the ceremonial law may not be treated the same way. The ceremonial law like it says in Galatians 2 and 3, were a shadow of things to come. The statutes were a practical civil law based on the commandments. But you cannot cast away the Ten Commandments so easily. No one is saved by keeping them. However you may be lost by breaking them without repentance and conversion. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Our justification is by faith and our sanctification is by faith and there is nothing one can do to earn salvation, not by works lest one boast. But "faith without works is dead" which is why you won't be able to murder or adulter your way to heaven. Not even a little lust is accepted by the fair Lord Jesus. Not even hate is overlooked. It is severely misguided to think that repentance does not include conversation to obedience. The Bible already defines what of the law must be kept "in order to be saved", as "necessary". To resolve the "issue" is to correctly understand "fulfill", which is to obey. Acts 15 is exactly discussing this subject, "do I need to keep the law in order to be saved"? The answer from the Holy Spirit in Acts 15 to the apostles is this: No idolatry (Ten Commandments) No sexual immorality (Ten Commandments, Leviticus 18) Food laws (Leviticus 17, and by extension 11) The reason most Christians ignore this teaching is they are unwilling to obey God. They teach these are "Mosaic" or "Jewish" laws, never to be applied to the modern man. They are considered old and archaic, they are like the seed before the flower, because Jesus fulfilled the law for us and we have no concern with the things on the law. But are they useless antiquities cast aside by the Messiah? 'No, no, those old and decrepit laws were for them back then, and definitely not for me now! Heresy, heresy those men who teach we should keep the law! No, no you are free from the law, free!' And they misuse Galatians and Romans to support the lawless doctrine of men. The Sabbath, 4000 yes ago created for all mankind by the Lord of the Sabbath, Jesus, is now trampled underfoot by God's people! The unclean animals were directed by angels to enter the ark 4 of each, while the clean animals entered 14 of each. That was around 1000 years before Moses, hundreds of years before any Jew walked the earth. No, the bacon between the teeth is more important than what God said, and indulged by the Christian for Sunday brunch. Will they not heed the words of the humble and meek lawgiver? John 14:14-15 (KJV) If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If ye love me, keep my commandments. If you did not know any better, there is forgiveness. But if you say you know better and willfully break the commandment of the Lord, then you deny him each time. What will come of that?

[@frederickanderson1860]

I read that many rabbinical teachers after jesus said the Messiah be greater than Moses ,in that he raised it to another new level. Eg. " You have heard thou shall not commit adultery ,but I SAY TO YOU,if you look upon a woman and lust after her,he already committed adultery already in his heart ". So he did not abolish it,but magnify its meaning.

[@Asegh]

The only time Jesus had righteous indignation, and was angry. Was when they turned the temple into a tax venue for the Roman occupation, and not a template for the complete adoration of the one that gives you everything your one true God that is the Father of everyone for all time, which is relative. I believe in mitzvah and looking out for your people with the blessings and financial benefits that you’ve been given to help other people, but there is a big difference between turning the template into that place.

[@Luscio3]

You claim to cover Matt 5:17-20, but completely skipped v19. 🤔 I have watched some of your videos and it is clear you lack understanding on the purpose and function of the temple. Heb 10:18 is stating there is no longer a need for the Yom Kippur offering. It is NOT stating there is no need for the Sin Offering or other Offerings. This is why in the millennial kingdom it is the only offering not mentioned occurring. However, Sin Offerings are mentioned multiple times. By taking Heb 10:18 to include ALL Sin Offerings, I imagine Heb 9:22 is difficult for you considering Fine Flour is an acceptable Sin Offering (Lev 5:11). If Sin Offerings are no longer needed, the apostles were completely unaware. Some 20 years post-resurrection, at the very end of Paul’s ministry he not only goes to the temple for completion of his vow (which includes a Sin Offering) [Numbers 6], while among other disciples James tells Paul to pay for the sacrifices of four others for the sole purpose to prove opposite of exactly what you are teaching [Acts 21].

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Hi, Luscio. Here's a verse-by-verse examination of Matt. 5:17-20 we did, including verse 19! *Matthew 5:17-20 (Four Contexts) - An Academic Lecture* kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIWmmmiJh9WkbMk Blessings, Rob

[@VictorResto.]

The best interpretation of scripture is other scripture. Our Torah keeper friends use one verse to hold their own doctrine. And quickly try to say if we don’t believe that verse to mean what they think they think that we are denying Jesus’s words and trying to make us believe only His words matter in light of the whole entire Bible. Jesus is the word and all scripture is inspired by Him. Using one verse to run your whole doctrine is very damaging because instead of finding other verses to support your belief you need prove all other verses that say your wrong and twist them to FIT your beliefs.

[@theomegawerty9688]

Homework for HRM proponents: Go to local courthouse where they keep records, and ask to pay on a fulfilled mortgage. ...

[@ging1578]

Ask your mom for a recipe she has already fulfilled.

[@theomegawerty9688]

@@ging1578 recipes are followed they are not fulfilled, the term fulfilled is not utilized to refer to the executing of a recipe. So any analogy you were attempting to make fails. Now a mother may use a recipe to fulfill an order, but once the customer picks up the order it's complete. There is no further obligation to the customer nor is there no further expectation from the customer, everything has been satisfied. In other words, It is finished. Point is, that abolishing something versus fulfilling something, both result in the finishing of a thing, one is by destroying the thing one is by accomplishing it. So an example of the mortgage, the mortgage comes to an end and there is no further obligations or expectations, but it wasn't destroyed it was completed. However the mortgage still sits there recorded in the courthouse however it no longer has any incumbency on either party.

[@martystover5689]

How do you grapple with Messiah telling the multitudes and disciples in Matthew 23? Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat (teach the law). Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do... He then goes on to continuously call the scribes and Pharisees hypocrites...

[@stephenfoster9009]

Telios - brought to full meaning , not eliminated

[@Lotterywinnerify]

Teleos also has the semantic range of completion or end. Do you read Greek?

[@archiestewartjr.3588]

In Matthew 10:34 Jesus Christ knew that one would believe the truth and the other wouldn't and that would naturally cause division between them. That division is a saving division. It's like when the gentiles we're called into the kingdom to bring the Jews to jealousy. Jesus is hoping in this verse. His hopes is that the fervent one will be an example to the unbeliever so that unbeliever will change his/her mind! Praise God

[@harryabrahams2770]

Matthew 5 and the book of Hebrews are in complete agreement. Hebrews 10:28 Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy ( present tense ) on two or three witnesses. Vs 29 How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? It is the shed blood of Yeshua a sacrifice that can only happen once. 26 For if we go on sinning ( transgression of the Torah ) after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins but a certain terrifying expectation of judgement, and ( Paul then quotes the Ot ) The fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. Yeshua shed His blood to conquer death, the wages of sin is death but if people go on sinning willfully there is no more sacrifice available and the 2nd death is for His adversaries. Got Torah Got Truth

[@georgebossie7426]

Thank you so much for all these videos rebuking torahism

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

My pleasure, George. Thanks for watching them! Rob

[@RUT812]

@@TheBiblicalRootsThey’re really helping me. I keep seeing HRM comments on KZbin and appreciate your biblical rebuttals to help me know how to respond when necessary. Your videos also serve to keep us from veering away from the truth. Thank you so very much!

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

@@RUT812 God is good, my friend! Thank you for sharing that with me. Blessings, Rob

[@Truth.Is.Intolerant]

Jesus said: “And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say.” John 12:50 NLT

[@scottmoran9338]

Let’s not forget these verses in context are an opening statement on how to rightfully interpret the law. To not just look at the what the law says, but to transform our hearts also. To imply Jesus abolished the law is a wrong. What he taught was the correct interpretation of the law which starts with a transformed heart and not just heartless actions. Let’s also remeber the law is not the covenant. So whilst being under a new covenant the law can still stand. But let’s be clear, the law does not lead to covenant with God, living a life according to the law of God is worship, it is transformed life, saying I live by your ways, not my ways. Jesus is trying to show people how we should look if we are walking in the image of God… which is what we were created to be from the start No one can walk in the image of God, if they walk in lawlessness It’s sad modern teachers have more focus on not keeping Gods ways, then living as God wants and teaching others we don’t need too keep the comanments is exactly what Jesus points too in these verses very very plainly

[@Asegh]

When Jesus said, law in the translation the actual word he said his Torah, if you’d ever take the time to read it. Who did Jesus teach more than anyone else his disciples. even after the last covenant, after the last sacrifice was given with Jesus life. The disciples came back to the holy city where their master was killed. Why would they do that? Because if you put away the least and take away one jot or one Tidel from the Torah, he will be the least in the kingdom of heaven. So when the disciples came back to observe Pentecost. Only then did they receive the Holy Spirit in the flaming tongue upon their head.

[@fennek5351]

The Scriptures make it clear that one of the reasons why Jesus spoke in parables was to conceal the Mystery of the Word of God from those who had not been “granted” the right to understand those mysteries while revealing it to those who had been “granted” that right: And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” And He answered and said to them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. For whoever has, to him shall {more} be given, and he shall have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him. Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.” (Matthew 13:10-13) -NASB And His disciples {began} questioning Him as to what this parable might be. And He said, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest {it is} in parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.” (Luke 8:9-10) -NASB Jesus’ point is, most of us have the physical eyes and ears necessary to see and hear things in the physical world, but only a few have been “granted” the spiritual eyes and ears needed to apprehend the meaning and significance of the parables of Scripture which unlock the Mystery of the Word of God that Moses and the other Prophets of Israel concealed in their writings.

[@jaylar6442]

17:22 You say Messiah didn't come to destroy or tear down the Law, but to fulfill it. But according to your argument, the result is EXACTLY the same...no Law for us. If that's the end result, it makes no difference how one wants to say it happened. The fact remains, that's not what Messiah did. If He came preaching ANYTHING in the Law of Moses was no longer relevant, He would've been a false prophet according to Deuteronomy 13. The same holds true for the writer of Hebrews.

[@Lotterywinnerify]

No the result is not the same. It is quite the opposite. Rather than take a cup of water and pour it Jesus poured so much water in that it now overflows with grace to the whole world and is not contained by the cup but rather comes out of it

[@magnaz26]

The analogy you gave concerning the acorn I thought was perfect for helping us understand, and it made me remember Jesus himself giving a very similar analogy in scripture. In fact the analogy Jesus gave was so close to what you just shared that I was surprised when you didn't turn to that passage of scripture here in your video and read it to us yourself.😅 But here are Jesus words that I am referring to: John 12:24 [24]Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

[@jaylar6442]

18:09 when the acorn comes to an end and turns into an oak tree, an awesome thing happens...the tree produces MORE ACORNS. Not something different.

[@livingbranches777]

The Law and Prophets are two witnesses that point to Christ. The law is still in writing but not in effect- not the Levitical ordinances (the moral part continued heb. 7:18) the fact the not a jot or tittle is gone allows it to continue to point to Christ. To keeep food and day laws is to miss the point since they prophesied about Christ

[@anonymom_]

Hebrews is not the only contradiction to Yeshua's words here if we take the T.O. view, lived reality contradicts T.O. interpretation. The reality is that much of the (Mosaic) law has indeed passed. Everything to do with the Levitical system and temple worship. This makes up a large portion of Torah (much more than jots and tittles) that has been "taken away" and fulfilled in Christ (as prophesied by Daniel). We can't observe these things even if we want to (and many do!) How do we get our heads around this glaring dilemma in light of the fact that our literal heaven and earth have not literally passed away? 🤔 I'm glad you encourage your followers to dig in and search out these matters for ourselves. What a blessing that we can see from lived experience, history proves His words are true and will never pass away. YHWH spoke to us through His Son at the culmination of the ages, and His words remain and are the lens for us whether we are looking at the past, present or future.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

I agree, Laura! There are a number of other examples that I could've mentioned in this video, but I wanted to keep it clean and to the point. But we could talk about the priesthood, and the temple, and the kosher food laws, and so much more. Blessings, Rob

[@billyhw5492]

Laura, if you've been Baptized then the Old Heaven and Earth have already passed away for you, and you've become part of the New Creation in the Body of Christ. Christians live in the world, but are not of the world. And the Old world is passing away.

[@jaylar6442]

Actually, yes, the current heavens and earth ARE going to come to an end some day. (Isaiah 34:4; Psalm 102:25-26)

[@bluekashus2499]

Strawman, of course Matt. 5:17-20 doesn't stand on it's own and no one keeping all of Scripture believes that. In v21 Messiah goes right into the 10 commandments or 2nd great commandment. In the same breath in Ch.7:23, he states that salvation isn't just based in belief. Believers who work lawlessness, he doesn't know them. This is exactly a throw back to Matt. 5:17-20. Those that Don't do and teach others to not keep the law are least, those that do and teach are considered great in the kingdom. Contrasting those that Messiah know and those that are lukewarm, I Don't need a degree to understand that. John in 1 John clearly defines these terms in the first few chapters of his letter, lawlessness, righteousness and fulfillment. You really are stumbling block amd it seems the YT algorithm likes you, too. Edit: double speak alert. You lead people to think all sacrifices are done away with and then reference Hebrews which is speaking of a distinct sacrifice. Not all sacrifices are "sin sacrifices," you intentionally abuse these people with double speak. Paul and Jame (Head of the Jerusalem council and the disciples kept doing Sacrifices at the temple. Acts clearly has James telling Paul to go to the temple to pay for two men's sacrifice. Don't say it was because they were "jews" because that would make Paul a hypocrite because clearly states multiple times there is NO distinction between Jew and Gentile in Messiah.

[@TheBiblicalRoots]

Thanks, Blue Kashus. I agree that Matt 5:17-20 does not stand on its own. That's a great point! However, I have to disagree with the double-speak alert. First of all, I was specific about the sacrifices I mentioned in this video. In discussing the sense in which Jesus meant "abolish," I said, "Because of the sacrifice of Jesus, the Mosaic commands in Lev 16 requiring blood sacrifices for sin no longer apply. So in a very real sense, Jesus abolished the sin sacrifices of the Torah." (See 10:50 in this video). Also, regarding the fact that so many Jewish followers of Jesus continued to make sacrifices at the temple, kept Sabbath, and so on. Why wouldn't they? None of those things were forbidden or abolished. As Paul teaches in 1 Cor 9:19-23, the Mosaic traditions are permitted but not required of followers of Jesus. Shalom, RLS

[@bluekashus2499]

@@TheBiblicalRoots It is double speak because you do not clearly define and differentiate Sacrifices. The Levitical Priesthood and the Sacrificial system is a shadow of what occurs in the heavens. Most sacrifices are meal offerings. It is clear what you are doing because most Western Christians are not well versed in OT knowledge.

[@Lotterywinnerify]

The distinction makes no difference at all since blood sacrifice laws are far more than a jot or tittle of the law. They are entire sentence andbparagraphs

[@jaylar6442]

13:43 "Reinterpreting the book of Hebrews in a non-traditional way." It's more like trying to interpret the book of Hebrews in such a way that it remains consistent with the already written Scriptures. We should interpret the New in light of the Old. Not the other way around.

[@Lotterywinnerify]

Why should we interpret new in light of the old? Jesus is the fulfillment of the law. We should interpret it in light of him.

[@ChildofGod98765]

Jesus I love you. You give me the courage to keep going. So I’m patiently waiting for you to take me home. Being a single mother isn’t easy. I’m overwhelmed because both of my children are autistic. I’m struggling trying to support them and myself because like so many others. I lost my job as a social worker at Forsyth hospital because I declined the vaccine. I declined because of my pre existing health condition lupus and heart disease. I was denied my medical/religious exemption. I wish I could go back to the hospital but the mandate is still in place for hospitals that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. I’m waitressing and I’m so thankful to be working again, but I’m not making nearly enough to make ends meet. But God continues to help me. I get harassed and called names for simply asking for prayers, but prayers are all we need and when you’re a real christian people will always crucify you. Thankfully God gives me strength to keep going. I have faith God will provide. He HAS THIS FAR. WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! Please pray for me and my children.