Hebrew Roots needs a way to link CHRIST'S Law to Mosaic Law ...because they don't have CHRIST'S Law written to their hearts. When the fundamental premise requires reading minds and knowing the hearts of others, it's probably nonsense. Lets' see...
So they bring up Mat 23:1-3 and claim the large crowd had Gentiles in it ...JESUS was here first for the Jews. They need JESUS to be telling Gentiles to observe pharisees which is laughable. A pillar of their fake religion has just been removed. I have never heard anyone say that. It is moot, anyway. Jesus told His followers to obey the Torah. Obeying the Torah is following Jesus. That is what He did. Otherwise, He was a sinner. Matthew 5:19. 1 John 3:4
(Mat 23:1-3)
What's mind blowing to me is that they can claim to do these 613 laws somehow ...and therefore be self-righteous ...but also look at Romans 7 the same exact way a dead spirit does ...as an excuse to sin. ...just wow.
That is the opposite of “self-righteous.” Jesus said to seek His Father's righteousness. His Father's righteousness is the Torah. If one obeys the Torah, he seeks YHVH's righteousness. If one makes up their own rules, they are self-righteous. I don't know anyone who claims to obey 613 commandments. It cannot be done because there is no Temple. The point of the Law is choosing your Master. If you observe Sunday, Christmas and Easter, then the Pope is your Master. If you obey the Torah, then Jesus is your Master.
Their pharisaical scheme to game the system ended in 70 A.D. It's extra comical that Hebrew Roots wasn't even a thing 10 years ago. There have always been Torah observant believers in Jesus. All of His disciples were Torah observant. All the people they taught were as well. Just because you didn't know about it does not mean it didn't exist.
They think giving up half of a fallen life through the Law of sin and death can pass through Judgment because they made their own definition of who gets Saved (tree of knowledge of good and evil). That, again, requires mind reading on your part. But, it doesn't even make sense anyway.
None of this is about JESUS, they just pretend that it is. We all know upholding the Old Covenant is declaring JESUS didn't Fulfill anything. This is where your education comes into question. You were taught “Jesus fulfilled the Law” means “you don't need to obey it any more.” “Fulfill” means to “fill to overflowing.” Jesus filled up the meaning of the Law to overflowing by being the subject of the Law. John 5:46, Luke 24:44 Their goal is squeeze the Law of the Jews in without real Christians noticing what they are up to. They never consider Mosaic Law was for physical Jews 2,000 years ago ...not the surrounding Gentiles. Again with the mind reading. It seems their goal is to obey Jesus' Father, which is what Jesus said to do. So, YOU are a “real Christian?” Hmmm...
Hebrew Roots is people trying to uphold the Mosaic Law because they would rather do those 613 laws than give up drugs and masturbation. They are trying to clown GOD, it isn't working. Projecting again, or just more mind reading?
If you know of one, just show them this Scripture:
(Acts 15:5-10)
Let's look at the entire chapter, that way we can know what is going on.
Acts 15:1 The men from Jerusalem said, “these men cannot be saved unless they FIRST get circumcised and obey the Law.” Paul said calling on the Name was good enough to “get saved.” But, what about growing in their knowledge? Barnabas said, “tell them to stop these 4 sins, then they can join the Jews in the synagogues on the Sabbath to hear the Law of Moses.” (Verses 19-21) The issue was, “does the Law save you?” No. It doesn't. AFTER you get saved, the Law is the instructions in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:15-17 Timothy had the Law from childhood. He did NOT have the NT from his youth.
//If the yoke of sin slavery isn't on the Reborn ...then the yoke of The Law of sin and death isn't on them either. It's all about CHRIST'S Law now. Being Grieved is His Law on your heart.
JESUS' Walk was eating from The Tree of LIFE.
That's just stuff you made up.
Mosaic Law didn't let you eat from that Tree. The Law of sin and death was in place so that when The MESSIAH came ...you could be counted as Righteous with Him ...long after you were physically dead. The Law of sin and death vanished away.
More stuff with no basis in fact.
You think the Torah is the “law of sin and death.” That tells me you have no idea what it is.
The Law of sin and death is “the soul that sins, it shall die.”
Paul is saying “do not sin!” “Obey the Law.” "The Law you obey defines your Master."
Your Master could be Jesus, which means you follow Him and obey Him. He obeyed the Law perfectly, and told His followers to obey even the smallest detail of the Law. Or, your Master could be someone that tells you to defy YHVH's Law, make up your own law, and do whatever is right in your own mind. They might even reverse engineer Scripture to justify wanton disobedience. They might take pagan sex festivals, rename them and tell you that Jesus approves. He doesn't.
Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
//Are they claiming that "the law of sin and death." isn't about The Mosaic Law?
The Law of sin and death is, “the soul that sins, it shall die.”
Colossians 2:16
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
After 15 verses of warning about the heathens trying to intimidate them, Paul says “don't let these heathens judge you for eating Kosher, observing the feasts and the lunar calendar of YHVH and his Sabbaths.”
The NEXT VERSE says these are shadows of Messiah. ONLY the feasts decreed by YHVH can be shadows of the Messiah. Pagan holidays with Jesus attached to them are NOT shadows of the Messiah.
YHVH gave us a bunch of holidays to observe because they are all about Jesus.
Let's see how Jesus fulfilled the Law through these festivals:
Exodus 12:3, the selection of the Passover Lamb, fulfilled by Matthew 21:9.
Leviticus 23:5, the rehearsal of the events of Exodus 12, fulfilled by the crucifixion and that fulfillment confirmed by 1 Corinthians 5:7. (Is Jesus “Passover Lamb” or “Easter ham?”)
Leviticus 23:10 fulfilled by Matthew 27:52.
Leviticus 23:11-12 described in John 20:17
The High Priest offers the first fruits offering. The saints that rose from the graves that day were the first fruits.
Leviticus 23:16 is the Day the Holy Spirit is poured out.
That suggests "following the Spirit" doesn't mean "follow whatever comes to mind."
Without a Law to fulfill, any impostor would have just as legitimate a claim as Jesus.
Romans 15:4
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Acts 28:23
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
Paul used the Law to PROVE Jesus is Messiah! But YOU know better than Paul what the Law is all about! After all, YOU are a "real Christian," right?