Violation & Rebellion

 Hosea 8:1  

YHWH: "Put the trumpet to your lips!
Like an eagle the enemy comes against the house of YHWH,
Because they have violated My covenant and rebelled against My Torah."

Transgressed [Hebrew: awvar] Caused to become invalid and obsolete; moved on away from; caused to take away; to emigrate and leave

Violated [Hebrew: pawshah] Revolted and rebelled against; broken away from; apostacized

Time moves on and humanity repeats the exact same offenses from eons past. Humanity as a whole, and even Father’s Family, outgrow the need for His covenant and His Torah, His Law.

We see it in the Garden of Eden. We see it with the offspring of humanity’s first couple. We see it in Noah’s day. We see it with the Israelites. We see it throughout the reign of the kings. We see it with the Talmudic teachers of Messiah’s day. We see it with those who eradicated the ancient way and enstated a “new apostolic church” and labeled Father’s Feasts and Sabbath as merely “Jewish traditions.”

And… we see it today. There is nothing new under the sun, friend. So, what are we to do? We do our part to study biblical covenant. We learn what the Most High desires and requires of His covenant People. We strive to establish a proper, biblical understanding of covenant.

And then, when we humbly begin to find how to live, we surrender our own ways and walk in His – just like Yeshua did. This is what it looks like to walk in the footprints of the Messiah, friend. Empowered by the Spirit, we deliberately strive to avoid transgression of the covenant. We journey out from the ways of the nations and leave behind violation of Father’s Torah. The same Torah that the Word tells us is perfect and revives the soul of a man.

A greater dividing line is now being established. Choose well, today. Don't wait.

We Must Stop Cherry-picking Bible Verses

 

We must practice reading the Word fully and fairly... in Its complete and proper context.

Animal Sacrifices? Purification Rituals? …AFTER Messiah? (Examining Acts Chapter 21)

Can we ask some hard questions?

Commonplace, dispensational Christianity hits some major hurdles when one slowly and contextually reads the accounts of the post-resurrection Assembly. Here we see Paul instructed by the elders of the Assembly to join alongside others in a Nazarite vow, which the Book of Numbers tells us included purification rituals and... animal sacrifices.

And why was he to do this? To expose the *false accusations* that he was teaching people to "forsake Moses." What are we to make of this? Is this merely Paul "being all things to all men" or is it something much deeper that most have missed? Let's find out!

FULL VIDEO IS HERE

How in the World Can We be Holy Like the Creator is Holy?

Yesterday’s theme continues in today’s text. The biblical pattern is clear, there is a call for Father’s set apart covenant Family to consecrate themselves and be holy as He is holy. It’s never been a “magic wand” event, but rather an ongoing purification process. One who has been cleaned understands the need to be cleansed yet again.

As we saw yesterday, the Assembly in Acts chapter 21 were instructed to purify themselves, as we see with the men carrying out the Nazarite vow (alongside Paul.) There were purification rituals well intact post-Messiah and it would do the Believer today well to sit down and ponder this fact. (There are *many* other details to properly understand this, I know.)

Even today, in Messiah, there is a consecration process that must be in place. As we see Peter allude to, this is behavior based. One’s works matter, friend. Our behavior reveals the level of our transformation.00 Both the Father and the Son said that those who do not love Them, do not obey Their commands.

This is not complicated. Yielded obedience, from a heart of gratitude, is the key. The fruit of our lives is to become conformed into the image of the Son, which is the revealed image of the Father. Let us consecrate ourselves today and move towards being holy as He (YHWH) is holy. Selah.

 

Do We Need to Purify Ourselves AFTER Messiah Came?

 

Nearly every day I hear or read of some statement insinuating how great it is now for us, “in Jesus” to not have to do anything but “bask in the gift of grace.” There’s no need to purify ourselves. No need to become holy as the Most High is holy. No need to be cleansed… like “all those poor old Jews had to ‘work’ to do.” But what does the Bible say?

Be found humble and willing to yield to the Word, friends. Man-made doctrines and mishandled theology continues to ignore the endless instructions we’ve been given on how we’re to become a set apart, holy People unto Yahweh.

For MUCH more on this, stay tuned to the channel and our upcoming video titled, “Animal Sacrifices? Purification Rituals? …AFTER Messiah? Examining Acts Chapter 21”