A Thing That Makes Me Go ..Hmm?

Often times as believers we run across something that we haven’t been taught or seen/revealed before within the scriptures; or about the FAITH we are in or had been raised in .  Once those things are revealed we sometimes wrestle with them because it goes against the grain or the norm.  We eventually become fearful of sharing those newly never before heard of or seen things to others because of labeling, backlashing or ostracizing.  I remember even when I was within the circe (church system) I would have thoughts and questions that would come to my mind that I knew if I had spoken those things that I would have been spiritually stoned.  

Well, again today I had one of those hmm? moments when a question popped up in my mind.

Here’s my ..Hmm?  Why is it that the B'rit Chadashah (new testament writings) are primarily compiled with Paul’s (Shaul) letters? 

And of course I begin to ponder; which, lead me to another question. “Why not include more of the other Emissaries (Shaliach- Apostles) work?  After all, our Messiah had more than just Paul (who is not of the original 12).  Even Peter as a member of the original Apostles has-very little letters attributed to him in comparison to Paul.

History shows us that during the 1^st and 2^nd centuries, assemblies were using the Torah with a variety of complimentary writings in their teachings and worship of Yah, while honoring the Messiah Yahushua (Yeshua, Yahusha…there was no J used in the common languages at this time). 

Example:  in assembly A, they used the Torah, other writings and the book of Enoch.  In assembly B, they used the Torah, other writings and the book of Yasher (Jasher).  But all assemblies had the Torah as their base!

So why did Bishop Athanasius (around A.D. 367) publish the 27 books that were later canonized in A.D. 393 at the Synod of Hippo Regius; and then finalized in A.D. 397 at Carthage, in North Africa?  It is stated that Bishop Athanasius wrote "In these [27 writings] alone the teaching of godliness is proclaimed”.  So here’s another of my ..Hmm?  But why these particular 27, in which 2/3 is attributed to Paul? After all, there are other emissaries/apostles writings.

Plausible?  Because Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (which all mirror each other) and the 2/3 writings that are attributed to Paul; when taken alone, can cause one to believe that the Torah has been replaced (even though the Messiah and the 1^st Century believers, including Paul, were Torah Observers themselves).  Selah’ that for a moment……….. (the Messiah and the 1^st Century believers, including Paul, were Torah Observers themselves)…Selah’.  My conviction is that there was a systemic destruction of the reality of Torah; to purposely omit it, so that the dominate Roman Empire religions and the writings that agreed with the empire, could replace Torah.   

Again, if you take the writings of Matthew – Revelation alone (apart from Torah as the foundation) you will actually come to the false Roman Empire religious terms Church, Sunday worship, Christianity, Jesus and other Latin, Germanic, Celtic and Old English terms; and other beliefs that are non-scriptural. However, if you read what Peter said you will see that scripture or writings apart from the knowledge of Torah becomes distorted – referencing Paul - 2 Peter 3:16 CJB “Indeed, he speaks about these things in all his letters. They contain some things that are hard to understand, things which the uninstructed and unstable distort, to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures”.  Uninstructed in what? Torah

The Pauline letters are taught in the circe system (church system), more than any of the other apostles letters.  And this has led many true-hearted individuals to believe and practice the various Roman Empire religions unknowingly.  And many feel they are doing the service of Yah (and we pray for them that Yah would open their eyes and have mercy on them as he did us).

But I close with two (2)  final ..Hmm’s? 

• Since the new testament writings were canonized by bias non-Torah observers, why do you think that they got it right? 

• Here’s Messiah speaking of Moses (Moshe) writings, the Torah, in John 5:46-47 KJV “For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words”?   

Here’s another version of John 5:46-47AMP… For if you believed and relied on Moses, you would believe and rely on Me, for he wrote about Me [personally]. But if you do not believe and trust his writings, how then will you believe and trust My teachings? [How shall you cleave to and rely on My words?]

 

“The Messiah is not anti-Torah" 
"The Torah is not anti-Messiah”

 

Selah’

Straightening out the Confusion and Lies

There are many splinters of every social movement, political party and religion. And unfortunately the zealot splinters of these movements seems to get most of the press or publicity.  That within itself causes those who are honest, sincere and proper within these movements to get lumped in or labeled with the zealot splinters.

The same is within those who choose to follow Torah.  Immediately confusion, lies and labeling comes to the forefront when people hear Torah, Sabbath and Feasts. People automatically assume that one is believing in works salvation apart from the TRUTH. 

Yes, there are those who are 100% Torah that says no TV, Radio, daily dress like biblical characters, and do not hold a job.  They try to keep the rabbinical Torah and are zealots.  They live off the grid; or they sentence all to Hell or having no merit in the afterlife.

But on the other hand; there are those who are Messianic Torah believers.  They also believe in the Torah, Sabbath and Feasts.  But their belief and practices are more aligned with how Messiah taught the Torah.  They have more of a trusting belief that what YAH says is true and they live accordingly while also following the kosher laws as humanly possible.  Why? Because Messiah was kosher, and so were the earliest believers.

Messianic Torah believers are a happy, loving people who believes in Messiah Yeshua and lives and teaches the Torah based on Messiah.

Did you know that the verse 2 Timothy 2:15  “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth ” that it actually refers to studying Torah? 

 

And 2 Timothy 3:14-17 “But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them]; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Yeshua. All scripture [is] given by inspiration of Elohim, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of Elohim may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works"……….also refers to the study of Torah and the Tanakh (Old Testament) and through it you are able to come into knowledge of the Messiah Yeshua and salvation. 

When Paul wrote this letter to Timothy the “New Covenant writings” aka New Testament weren’t authorized cannon. So the only scripture the prophets and apostles had were the Torah and Tanakh, and in them they saw Yeshua and salvation.  Remember the two disciples walking to Emmaus (Luke 24:13)?  What did Yeshua speak to them in Luke 24:27   “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself”.    

So if you have been struggling with the FAITH, then know that the Messiah and salvation is written in the Torah and the Tanakh (Old Testament)…2 Timothy 3:15 which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in the Messiah Yeshua.   John 5:39c....and they are they which testify of me.

So instead of lumping all into the same pot, let us discern –

Every biblical zealot draws people away from Messiah, have their own agenda and twists the truth

Messianic Torah believers point people to Messiah, are open and pliable; and displays the love of Messiah

Selah'