Christians don't teach: You die once then comes judgment. Hebrew 9:27You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you…9 Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the sea or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales, no pork product . Why hasn’t your Pastor shared these Verses? なぜあなたの牧師はこれらの節を分かち合っていないのですか? キリスト教徒は教えない：一度死ぬと裁きが来る。ヘブライ語 9:27 彼らの肉を食べたり、死骸に触れたりしてはいけません。それらはあなたにとって汚れたものです… 9 海でも小川でも、水中に住むすべての生き物のうち、ヒレと鱗のあるものは何でも食べてよいでしょう。レビ記 11:9 神は同性愛者を忌み嫌うものと呼んでいます。 (不潔で忌まわしい) 救われるためには最後まで耐えなければなりません。マタイ 24:13 「わたしは平和をもたらすために来たのではなく、剣をもたらすために来た」マタイ 10:34 「私は、イスラエルの家の失われた羊だけに遣わされました。 「マタイ 15:24 1ヨハネ 2:6 彼は、レビ記の食物律法、安息日、神の定められた祝祭日、およびすべての戒めを守りました。 賢者たちが彼の誕生にいなかったこと。マタイ 2:10 救世主は、福音は神の王国に関するものであると教えました。マーク 1;14-15。聖書のどこにも、イエスが私たちの罪のために死ぬために来られるという福音について、イエシュアは述べていません。 安息日を日曜日に変える聖句は一つもありません。 その新しい契約は、ユダの家とイスラエルの家のためのものです。エレミヤ 31:31 ピーターのビジョンは、汚れた肉を食べることではありません. 彼は自分のビジョンを説明しています。使徒 10:15 罪と死の律法の呪いが十字架につけられたこと。ガラテヤ 3:13 しかし、あなたが御霊に導かれているなら、あなたは律法の下にはありません。ガラテヤ 5:18 神は、律法を無視する人の祈りを忌み嫌われます。箴言 28:9 ヨハネ 3:36 彼らはヨハネ 3:16 で止まる 私たちはイスラエルに接ぎ木されなければなりません。ローマ人への手紙 11:11-31 「国々のやり方を学ばないでください。エレミヤ 10:2 彼らのやり方は無益で愚かです。彼らは木を切り倒し、職人が偶像を彫ります。4 彼らは金と銀でそれを飾り、ハンマーでしっかりと固定し、倒れないように釘を刺す. エレミヤ 10:3 クリスチャンは毎年、イシュタルの司祭が若い処女を祭壇で妊娠させると教えていません。子供たちはクリスマスに生まれ、翌年復活祭の日の出礼拝で生け贄に捧げられました。司祭はイシュタルの卵を取り、生け贄に捧げた子供たちの血で染めました。これは、キリストが生まれる約 2000 年前に観察されました。あなたの神;私はエホバ レビ記 18:21 21 . 親愛なる子供たち、これについて誰にも騙されてはいけません：人々が正しいことをするとき、それはキリストが義であるのと同じように、彼らが義であることを示しています。 8 しかし、罪を犯し続ける人は、最初から罪を犯し続けている悪魔に属していることを示しています。しかし、神の御子は悪魔の働きを滅ぼすために来ました。 9 神の家族に生まれた者は、罪を犯しません。神のいのちが彼らの中にあるからです。ですから、彼らは神の子供なので、罪を犯し続けることはできません。 10 これで、だれが神の子でだれが悪魔の子であるかがわかります。正しく生きず、他の信者を愛さない者は、神に属していません. あなたに。彼の霊があなたの中にとどまっている限り、誰かに教えてもらう必要はありません。彼にとって、スピリットはあなたにすべてを教えてくれます。ですから、御霊の教えに従い、キリストとの一致を保ちましょう. ヨハネ 2:27 あなたが真の信者であるかどうかを発見するために自分自身をテストしてください。それとも、あなたが不誠実でない限り、イエシュア メシアがあなたの中にいることを知らないのですか?

Have you ever said this? That's your translation not mine. That’s your interpretation.This is a list of several Bible translations, including the Catholic Bible, they all say the same thing. We all are going to judgment not heaven. Hebrews 9:27 Definitions with eternal consequences. ETERNAL JUDGMENT 永遠の結果を伴う定義。 神: Yehovah の名前は、彼が選んだものを救い、彼の息子に与えることを意味します: 神は人間ではないので、嘘をつきません。彼は人間ではないので、考えを変えません。彼はこれまでに話し、行動しなかったことがありますか?彼は約束したのにそれを実行しなかったことがありますか? Numbers 23:19 救世主、イェシュア: 彼の名前は救いを意味し、彼は父への唯一の道です。彼にとどまっていると言う人は誰でも、彼が歩んだのと同じ道を歩むべきです。神に住んでいると言う人は、イェシュアがしたように人生を歩むべきです. 彼は食物の律法、安息日、神の祝日、そして神のすべての戒めと法令を守った ヨハネ第一 2:6 反ユダヤ主義: ユダヤ人に対する敵対または偏見。イェシュアはユダヤ人です。ですから、それがユダヤ人だ、またはユダヤ人だけのものだと言うとき、あなたはイェシュアと同じ人種に対して反ユダヤ主義者です。誰かをユダヤ人と呼ぶことは同じことです。神を愛する者は、仲間の信者も愛さなければなりません。ヨハネ第一 4:21 偶像崇拝者: 通常は崇拝の対象とならないものを激しく、しばしば盲目的に賞賛する人。偶像礼拝とは、像などの物理的なイメージである偶像またはカルトのイメージを崇拝することです。偶像崇拝者に対する暴力とアフリカの伝統宗教の慣習による偶像崇拝は、中世に始まり、現代まで続いた. 生まれ変わった： イエシュアは彼に答えました。 「ヨハネによる福音書 3:3 神の家に生まれた者は、罪を犯しません。神のいのちが彼らの中にあるからです。ですから、彼らは神の子供なので、罪を犯し続けることはできません。 1ジョン3 バプテスマ: 使徒行伝第2章38節には、「ペトロは答えて言った、「あなたがたは皆、悔い改めて、罪の赦しのためにイエシュア・メシアの名によってバプテスマを受けなさい。そしてあなたは聖霊の賜物を受けるでしょう。」この聖句は、バプテスマを受けると聖霊の賜物が与えられ、聖霊が私たちの一部になることを私たちに勧めています。 肉欲 肉に対する考え方は死ですが、霊に対する考え方は命と平和です。なぜなら、肉に対する考え方は神に対して敵対的だからです。なぜなら、それは神の律法に従わず、そうすることができないからです。堕落した心、正しくないことをする、ローマ人への手紙 8:7 肉の考え方は神に対して敵対的だからです。なぜなら、それは神の律法に従わず、そうすることさえできないからです.もはや異邦人も同じように、彼らの心の無益さの中で歩んでいるのと同じではありません. コロサイ人への手紙 1:21 そして、あなたがたは、以前は疎外され、心の中で敵対的であり、悪事を働いていましたが、 コロサイ人への手紙 2:18自己卑下と天使たちの崇拝を喜び、自分が見た幻に立ち向かい、肉の思いによって理由もなく膨らんだ。しかし、汚れた不信者にとっては、純粋なものは何もなく、心も良心も汚れています。 悪魔の子供たち: しかし、罪を犯し続ける人は、最初から罪を犯し続けている悪魔に属していることを示しています。これで、誰が神の子で誰が悪魔の子であるかがわかります。義にかなった生き方をせず、他の信者を愛さない者は、神に属していません。 クリスチャン: また，神の戒めに従えば，神を知っていると確信できます。 4誰かが「私は神を知っている」と主張しているが、神の戒めに従わない場合、その人は嘘つきであり、真実に生きていません。 5 しかし、神の言葉に従う人は、神を本当に愛していることを示しています。それが私たちが彼の中で生きていることを知る方法です。 6神に住んでいると言う人は、イエシュアのように生きるべきです。ヨハネの第一の手紙 2:3 彼は、レビ記の食物の律法、土曜日の安息日、神の祝日、およびすべての戒めを守りました。それでは、保存しませんか? 契約: 神がシナイ山で与えられたものは、神がアブラハムに与えた契約を強化し、契約の側として何をしなければならないかをイスラエルに告げました。神は再び、ユダヤ人と共に留まり、彼らを決して見捨てないことを約束されました。人々は神を崇拝するために金の子牛を造ることによって契約を破りました。 関税： 今、すべてが聞かれました。これが問題の結論です。神を恐れ、神の戒めを守りなさい。これは全人類の義務だからです。伝道の書 12: 13 最後まで耐える ：しかし最後まで耐え忍ぶ者は救われる。マタイ 24:13 偽預言者 聖書の定義によると、偽預言者は人々をイスラエルの神の戒めから遠ざけます。それは、聖書の定義によれば、真の預言者はイスラエルの神の戒めを肯定することを意味します。したがって、誰かが真の預言者であるかどうかを判断する際に、私たちが尋ねるべき質問は次のとおりです。彼らのメッセージは神の戒めを肯定するものですか、それとも否定するものですか? 信仰「信仰とは、望んでいるものの本質であり、目に見えないものの証拠である」ヘブライ人への手紙 11:1。 信仰 それは私たちを神と結びつけ、神を人の感覚認識にとって具体的な現実にします。信仰は、神との関係を始めるための基本的な要素です。 週の最初の日 使徒たちは週の最初の日に集まったので、安息日が今は週の最初の日にあることを多くの人に暗示しています. この聖句は、日曜日を新しい安息日として擁護するために使われているためです。では、ギリシャ語の詩を見てみましょう。7 節には「週の最初の日」と書かれています。ギリシャ語は、実際には... Mia ton sabaton ギリシャ語の mia は、「最初の」ではなく「1 つ」を意味します ... 「最初の」を意味するギリシャ語の「Protos」です。はテキストに存在しません.. 存在しないことを言わせることはできません... 実際には、「週の最初の日」ではなく、複数形の「安息日の 1 つ」と訳されます。特異な。"。これは、何年にもわたって公然と真実として受け入れられてきた大きな翻訳エラーです.現代の教会は、イエシュアの復活日を日曜日と認識しています。イェシュアが復活した日を見てみましょう。本の後ろにあるチャートを参照してください。 馬鹿げた： 愚かな者は不従順な者です。愚か者は教えを嫌います。 (Torah は、神の言葉に関連する「指示」を意味します)。 箴言 1:7 主（YHWH）を恐れることは知識の始まりです。愚か者は知恵と教えを軽視する. 箴言 10:8 心の賢い者は戒めを受け入れるが、おしゃべりな愚か者は破滅する. マタイによる福音書 7:26 わたしのこれらの言葉を聞いて実行しない者は皆、砂の上に家を建てた愚かな人のようです。 集う/携挙: イェシュアが未来について語るのを見てください。マタイ 24.2、テサロニケ 2:1、1 コリント 15:51-58 グレース 「恵み」という言葉は、文字通り「好意」を意味します。ヘブライ語では、CHANAN という語根から CHEN です。つまり、劣った者よりも優れた者として、他の人に親切に屈することです. 墓 「旧約聖書のシェオルという用語は「地獄」と訳されています。これに驚かないでください。墓にいるすべての人が彼の声を聞く時が来ているからです。ジョン 5:28 福音 :しかし、彼は答えました。ルカ 4:43 イスラエルに移植された: 11 あなたがた異邦人はかつて部外者だったことを忘れないでください。あなたは呼ばれた ユダヤ人は割礼を受けたことを誇りに思っていましたが、それは彼らの心に影響を与えるのではなく体だけに影響を与えました。当時、あなたはキリストから離れて生きていました。あなたはイスラエルの人々の中で市民権を剥奪され、神が彼らに与えられた契約の約束を知らなかった。あなたは神も希望もないこの世界に住んでいました。しかし今、あなたはキリスト・イェシュアと一体になっています。あなたはかつて神から遠く離れていましたが、今ではキリストの血によって神に近づけられました。ですから、あなた方異邦人はもはやよそ者でも外国人でもありません。あなたは神のすべての聖なる人々と共に市民です。あなたは神の家族の一員です。エペソ人への手紙 2 ヘブライ語: ヘブライ語の「ヘブライ語」という言葉は、עברי (Ivrie) です。ルート文字は、交差または通過を意味するために使用されます。 ユダヤ人: 「ユダヤ人」という言葉は、イスラエルの部族の 12 の先祖の 1 人である族長ユダの子孫を指す古い英語の単語「Judean」の短縮形です。新約聖書の系図では、イェシュアの母マリアと彼の継父ヨセフの両方が、ダビデの家系を通してユダの子孫として挙げられています。いいえ、人は内面的にユダヤ人であるため、割礼は心の問題であり、書かれたコードではなく、御霊によるものです。そのような人の称賛は、人から来るのではなく、神から来ます。あなたはすべてキリスト・イェシュアにあって一つだからです。ガラテヤ人への手紙 3:28 こうして、イスラエルはみな救われる。聖書が言うように、「救い出す者はエルサレムから来て、イスラエルを不敬虔から遠ざけます。 判定： そして、すべての人が一度死ぬ運命にあり、その後裁きが来るように、ヘブライ人への手紙 9:27 キリストの裁きの座 なぜなら、私たちは皆、キリストの裁きの座の前に出なければなりません。それは、良いことであれ悪いことであれ、それぞれが自分のしたことに応じて、自分の体での行いに対して報いを受けるためです.2コリント5:10 正当化: 律法を聞く者は神の前にいるのではなく、律法を行う者は義とされるからです。ローマ人への手紙 213 ランプ ：これが戒めです。箴言 6:23 掟はともしびであり、教えは光であり、懲らしめの戒めは生き方であり、光です。光は律法であり、律法です。箴言 6:23 戒めはともしび、教えは光、懲らしめの戒めは命の道です。 613 法律: 聖書の中で 、それらのいくつかは男性用、一部は女性用、一部は子供用、一部は司祭用、一部は寺院用です。実際、私が今日あなたに与えているこれらの命令は、あなたを混乱させたり達成不可能にしたりするものではありません。申命記 30:11 これは神の律法の書です。契約書を収めた聖なる箱のそばに置いておいて あなたの神、主はイスラエルと共に造られた。この本は、主があなたに望んでおられることをあなたが知っているという証拠です。申命記 31:36。パリサイ人や律法の教師が彼らに従うよりも、あなたは神の命令に従わなければなりません。 そうしなければ、神の国に入ることはないと約束します。マタイ 5: 20、マタイ 5:17-49、エレミヤ 31:33 Oil: 服従の欲求です。この戒めを読む前に、ともしびは「戒め」であり、光は「律法」であることを思い出してください。 レビ記 24:2 「イスラエルの人々に命じて、ランプ用に叩いたオリーブから純粋な油を持ってきてください。これにより、ライトが定期的に燃え続けることができます。 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ ポール: 引用するときは、ポールがこれを言った、またはポールがあれを言ったとき、彼が誰に何について話しているのか、誰について話しているのかを覚えておいてください.彼が律法について話しているとき、それはパリサイ人の口頭律法、罪と死の律法の呪い、または私たちに対して課された手書きの儀式のいずれかです。彼がすべての神の律法と法令を守ったと述べている46の経典があります。あなたが信じて生きていることには、永遠の結果が伴うことに注意してください。あなたとあなたの家族は騙されています。パウロはこう言いました。 キリストに倣うように私に倣ってください。本書の 69 ～ 72 ページを参照してください。祈り 私の教えに耳を傾けない者がいれば、その祈りさえ憎むべきものです。神は、神の律法に従わない者の祈りに耐えることはできません。箴言 28:9 ピーターのビジョン: 彼は天が開いて、大きなシーツのようなものが四隅から地面に降ろされるのを見ました。 12 あらゆる種類の 4 本足の動物、爬虫類、鳥が含まれていました。 13 すると、声がした。殺して食べる。」 「そんなことはありません、主よ！」ピーターは答えました。 「私は不純なものや汚れたものを食べたことがありません。声は再び彼に語りかけた。 (何百年もの間、キリスト教徒はペテロのビジョンを、動物を殺したり食べたりする神の許可として解釈してきました。彼らにイエシュア メシアの良い知らせを伝えてください) 悔い改めは信仰の前提条件です。 悔い改めとは何ですか？その基本的な意味は「変化する」または「変わる」です。人が福音を聞いて、自分の生き方が間違っていると確信したら、行動を変えて律法に立ち返らなければなりません。悔い改める行為。心よりお悔やみ申し上げます。 「真の悔い改めと信仰をもって神に立ち返るすべての人は救われる」 後悔、悔恨、悔恨、悔い改め、悲しみ、悲しみ、悔恨、悔恨、 良心の呵責、良心の呻き、恥、罪悪感、自責、自己非難、良心の呵責。というのも、かつて悟りを開いた人、天からの賜物を味わった人、聖霊にあずかった人を悔い改めるために新たにすることは不可能だからです, Hebrews 6:4 彼らに起こったことは、箴言が真実であることを示しています。吐いた」と「洗われた豚は戻って泥の中に転がる」。 2 ピーター:22 神は以前、これらのことについて人々の無知を見過ごしていましたが、今では、どこにいても、罪を悔い改め、神と神の律法に目を向けるよう命じています. 使徒17:30 正義： 親愛なる子供たちよ、このことについてだれにもだまされてはなりません。人々が正しいことを行うとき、キリストが義人であるように、それは彼らが義人であることを示しています。 、しかし、自分が罪人であり、悔い改める必要があることを知っている人。 「ルカ 5:32 メシアの復活 ヨナが大魚の腹の中で三日三晩いたように、人の子も地の中心で三日三晩となるからです。マタイ 12:40 (復活祭までの聖金曜日は 3 日 3 夜の 72 時間ではありません) 彼は安息日に復活しました。 -136bad5cf58d_ Resurrection: 主ご自身が、天使長の声と神のラッパの呼び声で、命令の叫び（最後のラッパ）で天から降りてくるからです。まず、亡くなった信者が墓からよみがえります。そして、彼らと共に、地上に生き残っている私たちが雲に巻き込まれ、空中で主と出会うのです。そうすれば、私たちは永遠に主と共にいるでしょう。テサロニケ第一 4:17 罪： すべての罪は神の律法に反するため、罪を犯すすべての人は神の律法を破っています. bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ 1 ジョン 3:4 救い: 「いのちに入りたければ、戒めを守れ」マタイ19:16 ペテロの言葉は彼らの心を突き刺し、彼らは彼と他の使徒たちに言いました。ペテロは、「あなたがたはそれぞれ自分の罪を悔い改め、神に立ち返り、罪の赦しのためにイエシュア・メシアの名によってバプテスマを受けなければなりません。そうすれば聖霊の賜物を受けるでしょう。使徒行伝 2:37 真の悔い改めと信仰をもって神に立ち返る者はみな救われる」 安息日 安息日として聖化された日はこれまでにありません。安息日は金曜日の日没に始まり、土曜日の日没に終わります。創世記 2:1-3。聖書全体のどこにも、安息日を日曜日に変更している箇所はありません。神が聖別された日とは別の日に礼拝するとき、どうして気にしないのですか?出エジプト記 20:8- 11;イザヤ 58:13-14。 56:1-8;使徒 17:2。使徒 18:4，11。ルカ 4:16。マーク 2:27-28;マタイ 12:10-12;ヘブライ人への手紙 4:1-11。創世記 1:5、13-14。 Nehemiah 13:19. 主はモーセに言われた： 13 あなた自身がイスラエル人に話さなければならない。主であるわたしがあなたを聖別することをあなたが知るために与えられた。 14 あなたは安息日を守らなければならない。それを冒涜する者は皆、死刑に処せられる。 Gen 2:1-3、Lev 23:3、Num 28:9-10、Exo 20:8-11、Deut 5:12-15 招集日。やるべきことはありません。十戒の第 4 日で、年に 1 回以上行われる唯一の招集日です。それはユダヤ人とシナイの十戒に由来する日ではなく、彼らに先立っていました。七日目（毎週）の安息日は主の安息日（レビ23：3）であり、堕落前にエデンに設立された被造物と創造主の記念物です（創世記2：1-3）。作成時に始まったので. 精神 ローマ人への手紙 8:6-7 肉に対する考え方は死ですが、霊に対する考え方は命と平和です。肉に対する考え方は神に対して敵対的だからです。というのは、それは神の律法に従わないからであり、そうすることさえできないからである。 もしあなたがたとえ悪人であっても、自分の子供たちに良い贈り物を与える方法を知っているなら、天の父はどれほど多くのものを与えてくださるか求める者に聖霊を！ルカによる福音書 11:13 そして、希望は私たちを恥じさせません。この希望は失望につながりません。神が私たちの心を愛で満たすために聖霊を与えてくださったので、私たちは神が私たちをどれほど深く愛しているかを知っています。マルコによる福音書 13:11 私たちはこれらのことの証人であり、神に従う者に与えられた聖霊もそうです。ガラテヤ人への手紙 3:14 キリスト・イェシュアによって、アブラハムの祝福が異邦人にもたらされ、私たちが信仰によって御霊の約束を受けるようになるためです。 三日三晩： ヨナが大魚の腹の中で三日三晩いたように、人の子も地の中心で三日三晩となるからです。マタイ 12:40 (72 時間) 偉大な委員会: マタイによる福音書 28:…18 すると、イエシュアが彼らのところに来て言われた、「天と地のすべての権威はわたしに与えられた。 19 それゆえ、行って、すべての国民を弟子とし、イェシュア・メシアの名によって彼らにバプテスマを施す (父と子と聖なる御霊) 20 そして、わたしがあなたがたに命じたすべてのことを守るように教えてくださいます。そして確かに、私は時代の終わりまで、いつもあなたと共にいます。」 1 アポロがコリントにいる間に、パウロは内陸部を旅して海岸沿いのエフェソスに到着し、そこで何人かの信者に出会いました。 A 2「信じたときに聖霊を受けましたか。」彼は彼らに尋ねました。彼らは、「いいえ、聖霊がいるということさえ聞いたことがありません」と答えました。彼は尋ねた。彼らは、「ヨハネのバプテスマです」と答えた。 4 パウロは言いました。しかし、ヨハネ自身が人々に、後で来る方、つまりイエシュアを信じるように言いました。」 5 彼らはこれを聞いて、イエス・キリストの名によってバプテスマを受けました。パウロが彼らの上に手を置いたとき、聖霊が彼らの上に臨み、彼らは異言を話したり、預言したりしました。 7男は全部で十二人ほど。 イスラエルの失われた部族： それからイエシュアはその女性に言った、「私は神の失われた羊、イスラエルの人々を助けるためだけに遣わされました。 「マタイ 15:24 (27 ページ) 律法: ヘブライ語の「Torah」という言葉は、語根の יהה に由来し、hif'il 活用形では「導く」または「教える」を意味します（レビ 10:11 を参照）。したがって、この言葉の意味は、「教え」、「教義」、または「指示」です。一般に受け入れられている「法則」は間違った印象を与えます。ことわざ 30:6 彼の言葉に付け加えてはならない。さもないと、彼はあなたを叱責し、あなたは嘘つきであることが証明されるであろう。彼は彼に避難する人々の盾です。彼の言葉に付け加えてはならない、さもないと彼はあなたを叱責し、あなたは嘘つきであることが証明されるであろう 申12:32 マタイによる福音書 22:29 しかし、イエシュアは彼らに答えて言われた、「あなたは間違っている。聖書も神の力も理解していない」。 .マルコ 7:13 このように、あなたが伝えてきた伝統によって神の言葉を無効にし、あなたはそのような多くのことを行っています. 黙示録 22:18-19 私はこの本の預言の言葉を聞くすべての人に証言します:もし誰かがそれらに付け加えるなら、神は彼にこの本に書かれている災いを加えられます; そして誰かがこの預言の本の言葉から取り除けば、神は命の木と聖なるものから彼の部分を取り除かれます.この本に書かれている街。 汚れた: 「これは、動物、鳥、水中を動き回るすべての生き物、および地面に沿って動くすべての生き物に関する規則です。 47 汚れたものと清いもの、食べられる生き物と食べられない生き物を区別しなければなりません。レビ記 11:13 「それゆえ、彼らの中から出てきて、離れなさい」と主は言われます。 「汚れたものには触れないでください。あなたを歓迎します.2 コリント 6:17 賢い： 賢い人は聞いて従う人です。詩篇 19:7 主の律法は完全であり、魂をよみがえらせます。主のあかしは確かであり、賢者を単純にする。マタイによる福音書 7:24 「わたしのこれらの言葉を聞いて行う者は皆、岩の上に家を建てた賢い人に似ている。 白い玉座の審判 永遠の死、火の湖。そして、私は大きな白い玉座と、その上に座っている彼を見ました。彼の顔から地球と天は逃げ去りました。そして彼らのための場所が見つかりませんでした。 12 そして私は、小さい者も大きい者も、神の前に立つのを見ました。それは命の書である。そして死者は、その書物に書かれている事柄から、彼らの行いに応じて裁かれた。黙示録 20:11 崇拝？ 礼拝とは、神との真理に基づく精神的な関係であり、日々自分自身を死に至らしめ、神の真理を内面化し、キリストへの信仰に満ちた行動を実践することによって、神の偉大さに応えます。 ローマ人への手紙 12:1-2 「それゆえ、兄弟たちよ、神の憐れみによって、あなたがたに訴えます。あなたがたの体を、神に受け入れられる聖なる生きたいけにえとしてささげるように。それがあなたがたの霊的礼拝です。 この世に順応するのではなく、心の刷新によって変容してください。テストによって、神の意志とは何か、善であり、受け入れられ、完全であるとは何かを識別できるようになります。」_cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ 1 コリント 10:32 「何をするにしても、すべて神の栄光のために行いなさい。「ほとんどの人は、トーラー（法）は死んだものだと思っていますか?または、ユダヤ人のみ、新約聖書の 208 節によるものではありません。 Bible Verses About the Consequences of Disobedience bottom of page click here Bible Verses About the Consequences of Disobedience 1. Deuteronomy 28:15 – Curses for Disobedience However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you. 2. Romans 6:23 – The Wages of Sin Is Death For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 3. Galatians 6:7-8 – You Reap What You Sow Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 4. Proverbs 13:15 – The Way of the Unfaithful Leads to Their Destruction Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction. 5. Isaiah 1:19-20 – If You Are Willing and Obedient If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. 6. Jeremiah 17:5-6 – Cursed Is the One Who Trusts in Man This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes. They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. 7. Proverbs 1:24-27 – When Disaster Strikes But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand, since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke, I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you—when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. 8. Numbers 32:23 – Be Sure Your Sin Will Find You Out But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out. 9. 1 Samuel 15:23 – Rebellion Is as the Sin of Witchcraft For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king. 10. Proverbs 14:12 – There Is a Way That Appears to Be Right There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. 11. James 1:14-15 – When Desire Has Conceived But each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 12. Hosea 8:7 – They Sow the Wind and Reap the Whirlwind They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up. 13. Ezekiel 18:20 – The Soul Who Sins Shall Die The soul who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them. 14. Proverbs 5:22-23 – The Evil Deeds of the Wicked Ensnare Them The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast. For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly. 15. 2 Chronicles 36:16 – Until the Wrath of the Lord Arose But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy. 16. Hebrews 2:2-3 – How Shall We Escape If We Ignore So Great a Salvation? For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? 17. Jeremiah 7:23-24 – They Did Not Listen or Pay Attent ion But I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you. But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. 18. Deuteronomy 8:19-20 – If You Ever Forget the Lord If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed. Like the nations the Lord destroyed before you, so you will be destroyed for not obeying the Lord your God. 19. Proverbs 28:9 – Even Their Prayers Are Detestable If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable. 20. Romans 1:28 – God Gave Them Over to a Depraved Mind Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 21. Proverbs 29:1 – Suddenly Destroyed Without Remedy Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy. 22. Leviticus 26:14-16 – If You Will Not Listen to Me But if you will not listen to me and carry out all these commands, and if you reject my decrees and abhor my laws and fail to carry out all my commands and so violate my covenant, then I will do this to you: I will bring on you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and sap your strength. 23. Isaiah 3:11 – Woe to the Wicked! Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done. 24. Amos 3:2 – Therefore I Will Punish You You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins. 25. Jeremiah 22:21 – You Have Not Obeyed Me I warned you when you felt secure, but you said, ‘I will not listen!’ This has been your way from your youth; you have not obeyed me. 26. Psalm 81:11-12 – My People Would Not Listen But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. 27. 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 – He Will Punish Those Who Do Not Obey He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might. 28. Colossians 3:25 – Anyone Who Does Wrong Will Be Repaid Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism. 29. Proverbs 11:21 – The Wicked Will Not Go Unpunished Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free. 30. Matthew 7:26-27 – The Foolish Man Who Built on Sand But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash. 31. Luke 12:47-48 – The Servant Who Knows His Master’s Will The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. 32. Hebrews 10:26-27 – If We Deliberately Keep On Sinning If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 33. Ezekiel 3:20 – When a Righteous Person Turns From Their Righteousness Again, when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 34. 1 Corinthians 10:5 – God Was Not Pleased With Most of Them Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. 35. Revelation 22:18-19 – If Anyone Takes Words Away I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll. Anchor 1 Anchor 2

21 Steps to Salvation Calvinism vs Arminianism bottom of page click on God cannot stand the prayers of anyone who disobeys his Law. Proverbs 28:9 In Isaiah 66:15-17, we see that in the context of the Lord’s return, when He returns, He is clearly upset that people are eating pork. If He cares then, why would we assume that He does not care now? 1. Hear the True Gospel The first step of the build is listening to the unfiltered, original message of God. “From that time Yeshua began to preach and to say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” — Matthew 4:17 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” — John 8:32 What this means: You cannot build a straight wall if you are reading a warped blueprint. Hearing the true Gospel means listening to the actual Word of God—not human traditions, clever shortcuts, or watered-down messages that just make people feel good in the pew. It is the moment you hear the real standard for the very first time. 2. Believe the True Gospel True belief is not just agreeing with facts; it is placing your absolute confidence and weight on the message. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” — Hebrews 11:6 What this means: Believing means you look at the plumb line and say, "That string is perfectly straight, and I trust it completely." It is an inner conviction that drives you to action. If you don't truly believe the blueprint is accurate, you will never bother to change how you are laying your bricks. 3. Repent of Past Sins Repentance is a deliberate, U-turn in direction. It means stopping your lawlessness and turning back toward the Law of God. “I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” — Luke 13:3 What this means: Since 1 John 3:4 tells us that sin is breaking God's law, your old wall was naturally leaning and crooked. Repentance is the moment you drop your tools, admit your wall is out of line, and make a firm decision to tear down the old, lawless way of living so you can rebuild it straight. 4. Confess Faith in Yeshua Messiah Confession is the public declaration of who is in charge of your building site. “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” — Romans 10:10 What this means: Confession is nailing your colors to the mast. It means standing up and declaring out loud to the world, to the adversary, and to the assembly: "Yeshua is my Master, and I am building my life on His foundation from this day forward." 5. Be Baptized Baptism is the physical and spiritual washing away of the rubble from your old life. “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Yeshua Messiah for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” — Acts 2:38 What this means: Going under the water is the formal burial of the old, crooked structure. You don't build a new house on top of old trash. You clear the lot. Baptism washes away the stain of past lawlessness so you can step out of the water onto a clean, solid foundation. 6. Be Faithful Unto Death Loyalty to the Creator must be absolute, even when the pressure of the world threatens to break you. “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.” — Revelation 2:10 What this means: This is the ultimate test of the structure. When the storms of persecution, sickness, or trials hit the wall, a true believer refuses to let a single brick slip. It means your loyalty to the Master Builder stays intact even if holding the line costs you your physical life. 7. Obey Him for Eternal Salvation The author of salvation specifically identifies who His work is for: those who follow His instructions. “And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” — Hebrews 5:9 What this means: The Master Builder only claims ownership of the walls that actually followed His blueprints. Faith that refuses to obey is an illusion. Salvation belongs to the people who don't just call Him "Lord," but who actually submit to His authority and do what He asks. 8. Live Exactly as Yeshua Did The Messiah's walk on this earth is the ultimate, flawless example for our daily lives. “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.” — 1 John 2:6 What this means: Yeshua is the living plumb line. If you want to know how to treat people, how to handle temptation, or how to keep God's commands, you look at His life. If a custom or a lifestyle choice doesn't square up with how Yeshua walked, it does not belong in your wall. 9. Do What the Word Says, Don't Just Listen True faith is an active, hands-on construction project, not a spectator sport. “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” — James 1:22 What this means: Sitting in a pew and nodding along with a sermon doesn't build anything. If you know what the Bible says but don't practice it on Monday morning, you are fooling yourself. True faith requires you to pick up the trowel and actually lay the bricks according to the instructions. 10. Possess the Spirit of Christ True conversion requires the supernatural presence of the Holy Spirit living inside you. “Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.” — Romans 8:9 What this means: The Holy Spirit is the gravity that keeps the plumb line straight. Without the Spirit living inside your heart, you have no power to keep the wall in line, and you don't belong to the Owner of the house. You must have His seal on the inside. 11. Receive the Holy Spirit Through Obedience God places His Spirit inside those who have a heart bent toward submission. “And we are His witnesses of these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.” — Acts 5:32 What this means: God does not pour His Holy Spirit into a vessel that intends to stay rebellious and lawless. The Spirit is given as a helper to help you keep the Law. When you step out in willingness to obey, God anchors His supernatural strength deep inside your life. 12. Call on the Name of Yeshua Messiah Deliverance and strength come from actively crying out to the authority and identity of the Son. “For ‘whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’” — Romans 10:13 What this means: When the wall is leaning, when your own strength fails, or when the enemy attacks, you don't rely on yourself. You call on the name and the legal authority of Yeshua. It is an active cry for help to the only One who has the power to hold the structure together. 13. Keep the Commandments to Enter Into Life When asked directly how to inherit eternal life, the Messiah pointed straight back to God's boundaries. “Jesus said to him... ‘If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.’” — Matthew 19:17 What this means: Commandments are not heavy burdens; they are the side-guards that keep the wall from warping. Since sin is breaking the law, keeping the commandments is how we show we love God and want our lives to stay completely square with His righteousness. 14. Trust the Son to Not Perish Escape from the penalty of lawlessness requires absolute reliance on the sacrifice of the Messiah. “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” — John 3:15,16 What this means: No matter how hard we try to build straight, our past sins would condemn us if not for Jesus. Trusting the Son means knowing that His blood covers our imperfections and saves our structure from facing the ultimate collapse of spiritual death. 15. Walk by Faith, Not by Sight The Christian walk requires trusting God’s structural blueprint even when circumstances look dark and confusing. “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” — 2 Corinthians 5:7 What this means: Sometimes the fog of life rolls in, and you can't see two feet in front of you. Walking by faith means you don't guess or look around at what everyone else is doing. You trust the plumb line in your hand because you know God's weight is true, even when your eyes can't see the top of the line. 16. Obey the Son to Avoid Angry Judgment Rejecting the instructions of the King leaves a person exposed to the holy consequences of rebellion. “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” — John 3:36 What this means: You cannot claim to believe in Jesus while actively refusing to listen to Him. Intentional disobedience is rebellion, and a wall built in open defiance of the Blueprints will eventually face inspection and be completely demolished under divine judgment 17. Be Born Again Salvation requires a radical, supernatural transformation from above—not just a superficial patch-job. “ Yeshua answered and said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” — John 3:3 What this means: God doesn't just want to fix a few cracks in your old wall; He wants to give you a brand-new nature. Yeshua told Nicodemus that what is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit, moving like the wind. If you claim you are already fully "born again" right now, why are you still trapped in a temporary body of flesh and blood instead of a glorified, immortal spirit body? Are you confusing the earnest promise of the Holy Spirit inside you today with the actual, physical rebirth that only happens at the resurrection of the dead? True rebirth replaces the temporary structure of flesh with an immortal house from heaven. 18. Produce Good Deeds So Faith Isn't Dead Active obedience and good fruit are the unmistakable evidence of a living faith. “Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” — James 2:17 What this means: Faith is invisible until it shows up in your actions. If someone claims to be a master builder but has never laid a single brick or done a single good deed, their claim is useless. True, saving faith will always show up clearly in the work you do for God's kingdom. 19. Worship God in Spirit and Truth True service to the Father requires complete honesty, removing the masks of religious pretense. “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” — John 4:24 "What this means: This means stop pretending to be a flawless saint in the church pew if you are falling apart on the inside. Worshiping in truth means standing perfectly vertical before God, baring your soul, and saying, "Lord, here is exactly where my wall is leaning." Furthermore, Acts 5:32 states that God gives the Holy Spirit to those who obey Him. This principle emphasizes that a willing, obedient heart is a key condition for receiving and experiencing the empowering presence of the Spirit. If you do not have the Spirit of Christ, you are none of His. Because 1 John 3:4 warns that "sin is the transgression of the law," walking in the Spirit is the only way to overcome the flesh and keep from breaking God's boundaries. 20. Endure Until the End Salvation is a marathon, not a sprint. The prize is given to those who finish the entire construction project. “But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” — Matthew 24:13 What this means: It’s not about how fast you start; it’s about whether your structure stands the test of time. True believers don't pack up their tools and walk away when the culture turns against them or when things get tough. They stay on the wall, checking the line, until the project is completely finished. 21. Be Grafted Into Israel Believers from the nations are joined directly into God’s original, enduring covenant family tree. “And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree...” — Romans 11:17 What this means: You are not a lone house sitting out on an island by yourself. By faith in the Messiah, God links your life directly into the great, historic fortress of His covenant people—Israel. You share in their root, their history, their promises, and their responsibilities to the King. 3 Commonly Misunderstood Bible Questions Answered For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. Many are called but few are saved. Matthew 22:14 And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; God has pronounced that the penalty of sin is spiritual death and separation from God in a place of judgment called hell: “For the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). Jesus clearly taught that sinners were condemned in sin and would perish and go to hell if they didn't believe in Him as their Savior (John 3:16-18). What are the 21 steps to salvation? 1 John 3:4 Whosoever committed sin transgression also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. Hear the True Gospel. (Matthew 4:17 John 8:32) Believe the True Gospel (Hebrews 11:6, John 20:31) Repent of past sins (Luke 13:3, Acts 17:30) Confess faith in Yeshua Messiah (Romans 10:10, Matthew 10:32) Be Baptized (Galatians 3:27, Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38) Be faithful unto death (Revelation 2:10) For all who obey him eternal salvation Hebrews 5:9 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Yeshua did.1 John 2:6 But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. James 1:2 And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. Romans 8:1 We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.” Acts 5:32 “whoever calls on the name of the Yeshua Messiah shall be saved.Romans 10:13-15 For But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments. Matthew 19:16-26 That whosoever believe i n him should not perish, but have eternal life…John 3:15,16 For we live by faith, not by sight. (Hebrews 11:6) And without faith it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.2 Corinthians 5:7 And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’ t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.” John 3: Yeshua Messiah replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. ”John 3:3 So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds , it is dead and useless. James 2:17-23 You must worship God in TRUTH and SPIRIT John 4:24 You must endure until the end to be saved . Matthew 24:13 We must be grafted into Israel. Romans 11:11-31 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Yeshua Messiah so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. Galatians 3:14 Explanation Obedience is a requirement for receiving the Holy Spirit, along with faith in Christ's sacrifice. Repentance, or turning away from sin and toward obedience, is also required. The Holy Spirit gives guidance and companionship, and enables people to obey, kill sin, and be sanctified. "Born of the Spirit" (regeneration) is a spiritual rebirth, a work of the Holy Spirit that gives us new life and makes us capable of understanding and responding to God. Without this spiritual birth, one cannot "see" or "enter" the Kingdom of God (heaven). 1. The Holy Spirit Indwells Believers as a Mark of Salvation :The Holy Spirit Indwells Believers as a Mark of Salvation: 2.The Holy Spirit is the Seal and Guarantee of Our Inheritance : Ephesians 1:13-14: "In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory." 3. The Holy Spirit Regenerates and Gives New Life: 4. The Holy Spirit Sanctifies and Transforms Us: Chist redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: " Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree. " He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Yeshua Messiah so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. Galatians 3:14 The decrees of Yehovah are trustworthy , making wise the simple. The commandments of Yehovah are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of Yehovah are clear, giving insight into living. Reverence for Yehovah is pure , lasting forever. The laws of Yehovah are true ; each one is fair. They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb. They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for those who obey them. Psalm 19:7 The one who belongs listens and responds to Yehovah's words. If you don't listen and respond , it is because you don't belong to Yehovah." John 8:47 Some say that God's promises to those who obey him include: Being blessed Being saved Being watched over Being taken care of Being given what you ask for Being happy Living longer Lacking nothing good God's Law Reflects God's Character (Who He Is): The ultimate source of all truth is God Himself. He is perfectly holy, just, righteous, good, and loving. His law, therefore, is not arbitrary rules, but an expression of His very nature. It reveals what is inherently true, good, and right because it stems from the perfectly true, good, and righteous God. Psalm 119:142 says, "Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth. " This verse directly links God's righteousness (His character) with His law being truth. The Law as Divine Instruction and Revelation: In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word "Torah" (often translated as "Law") literally means "instruction," "teaching," or "guidance." It's not just a list of prohibitions, but a comprehensive revelation of God's will and wisdom for how humanity should live and how they can have a relationship with Him. Since God is truth, His instructions are true. They accurately describe reality, the nature of good and evil, and the path to genuine life and flourishing. Psalm 19:7-9 beautifully describes the law: "The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." Notice the consistent emphasis on truth, purity, and righteousness. The Law Exposes Sin and Points to Reality: The law serves as a mirror, showing humanity its imperfection and sinfulness in contrast to God's perfect standard. In this sense, it is "true" because it accurately diagnoses the human condition. Romans 3:20 states, "for through the law comes knowledge of sin." The law truthfully reveals what is wrong, what deviates from God's intended design for creation and humanity. Jesus Christ Embodies and Fulfills the Law/Truth: Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). He is the ultimate revelation of God's truth. He also stated that He came not to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17). He perfectly lived out the Law and, through His sacrifice, perfectly satisfied its righteous demands on behalf of humanity. Therefore, the truth found in the Law ultimately points to and is embodied by Jesus Christ. The Law Guides Towards a True and Abundant Life: Living in accordance with God's law, empowered by the Holy Spirit, leads to a life that is truly abundant, meaningful, and aligned with God's design. This is not about earning salvation, but about living out the reality of being a new creation in Christ. The moral principles embedded in the law are timeless and beneficial for human flourishing, regardless of one's belief system. For example, honesty, faithfulness, and respect for life are universally recognized as good. In summary, when we say "the law is truth," we mean that God's law is a direct reflection of His unchanging, perfect, and truthful character. It is a divine revelation that accurately defines reality, distinguishes right from wrong, exposes sin, and ultimately points to Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of all truth and the source of true righteousness. It provides guidance for a life that is genuinely good and pleasing to God. Key Differences and Implications The Reformed (Calvinist) Order of Salvation The Armenian/Wesleyan Order of Salvation What is the Order of Salvation? The ordo salutis (Latin for "order of salvation") is a theological construct in Christian soteriology that describes the logical (not always strictly chronological) sequence of God's saving acts applied to the believer. It originates from Reformed theology but has been adapted across traditions, highlighting the interplay between divine sovereignty and human response Rooted in passages like Romans 8:29–30 (the "golden chain" of salvation), it underscores salvation as God's initiative from eternity to consummation. While all orthodox Christians affirm the core elements—such as Christ's atonement, faith, justification, and glorification—the order varies significantly between Reformed (Calvinist) and Arminian /Wesleyan views. Reformed theology prioritizes monergism (God's sole work), placing regeneration before faith, while Arminianism emphasizes synergism (cooperation via free will enabled by grace), placing faith before regeneration. The Reformed (Calvinist) Order of Salvation In this view, salvation begins with God's eternal decree and proceeds irresistibly, with human faith as a result of divine regeneration rather than its precondition. A typical sequence includes: Election/Predestination: God's sovereign choice of individuals before creation, based on His will alone (Ephesians 1:4–5). Calling: An outward gospel proclamation and inner, effectual call by the Spirit (Romans 8:30). Regeneration: The Holy Spirit imparts new spiritual life to the elect, enabling faith (Titus 3:5; Ezekiel 36:26). Conversion (Faith and Repentance): The regenerated sinner trusts Christ and turns from sin, as gifts from God (Ephesians 2:8–9). Justification: God declares the believer righteous, imputing Christ's merit (Romans 5:1). Adoption: Believers enter God's family as heirs (Galatians 4:4–7). Sanctification: Progressive growth in holiness, empowered by the Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:23). Perseverance: God's preservation of the saints unto the end (Philippians 1:6). Glorification : Final perfection at Christ's return (Romans 8:30). This order emphasizes that no one can contribute to their salvation, avoiding any implication of merit. The Arminian/Wesleyan Order of Salvation Arminians stress prevenient (preceding) grace that restores free will to all sinners, making faith the condition for receiving salvation's benefits. Regeneration follows faith, and perseverance is conditional on continued belief. Roger Olson's classical Arminian sequence is: Electing Grace in Christ: God's election of all who will believe (foreseen faith). Atonement: Christ's universal provision for sinners. Prevenient Grace: God's enabling grace through the gospel, convicting and illuminating (Titus 2:11). Conversion (Repentance and Faith): The sinner's free response to believe and repent. Regeneration, Justification, Adoption , Union with Christ, Indwelling Spirit: Initial saving acts upon faith (John 3:3–5; Romans 5:1). Sanctification: Progressive (and potentially entire) holiness. Glorification: For those who persevere through faith. A broader Arminian outline includes universal/resistible calling before faith, with sanctification open to full freedom from sin's power in Wesleyan thought. Key Differences and Implications Faith vs. Regeneration: Reformed: Regeneration causes faith (monergistic). Arminian: Faith precedes and conditions regeneration (synergistic). Election: Reformed: Unconditional (individual selection). Arminian: Conditional (based on foreseen faith or corporate election in Christ). Calling and Perseverance: Reformed: Irresistible and guaranteed. Arminian: Resistible and dependent on human cooperation. Practical Ramifications: Reformed views foster assurance in God's sovereignty; Arminian emphasizes responsibility and warning against apostasy (Hebrews 6:4–6). These frameworks unite in affirming salvation by grace through Christ alone, differing mainly in emphasis to guard biblical truths like sovereignty (Reformed) and love for all (Arminian). For deeper reading, explore primary sources like the Westminster Confession (Reformed) or Arminius's writings. If you'd like focus on a specific tradition, biblical exegesis, or modern debates, let me know! Anchor 1

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Statics say 84% of Americans believe in the divinity of Christ and 74% profess commitment to him yet America continues downward spiritually to correction and morality why has Christianity not worked? Welcome, Fellow Truth Seekers: Start Your Journey Here Please keep in mind TEST EVERYTHING to scripture. If you have found your way to this page, it is highly likely that your spirit has begun to feel a quiet, persistent unsettling. Perhaps you have spent years—or even decades—sitting in mainstream church pews, loving God with all of your heart, yet sensing an invisible disconnect between the raw, unfiltered pages of your Bible and the traditions taught from the pulpit. You are not alone. Across the globe, the Father is whispering a call to return to His ancient paths, and your presence here is not an accident. This website is a sanctuary for those who are ready to lay down human dogmas, step out of traditional conditioning, and align their spiritual mirrors with the eternal, beautiful instructions of the Father—the $Torah$. Here is a map of what you will find on this platform and how to navigate your journey back to pure, uncompromised biblical truth. Step 1: Take the Self-Diagnostic Before you read a single article, we invite you to bypass the traditional defenses of your mind and take an honest, private look into the scriptural mirror. Take The Lawlessness (Anomia) Test App Our interactive, 10-question diagnostic tool is designed to evaluate your everyday theological beliefs and lifestyles against the objective standard of God's written Law. It is completely anonymous and acts as a powerful diagnostic tool to see if your spiritual "hardware" is tuned to the frequency of obedience or the frequency of traditional lawlessness ($anomia$). Step 2: Explore the Deep-Dive Studies Once you have taken the test, your heart may feel a bit unsettled by the gap between traditional church practices and the written Word. This is completely normal. To help you understand the mechanics of what you are experiencing, we have compiled a step-by-step library of theological and psychological resources: The Mirroring Principle of Idolatry: Understand the cosmic law of spiritual gravity: what you revere, you will resemble. Learn how choosing man-made systems over the Father's voice leads to a spiritual sensory shutdown (eyes that cannot see, ears that cannot hear). The Alignment of the Mirror: Discover why physical commandments like the Seventh-day Sabbath ($Shabbat$), biblical dietary boundaries ($Kashrut$), and even physical tassels ($Tzitzit$) are actually divine optical tools designed to keep your mirror pointed at the Creator. The Pauline Filter: Learn how to dismantle the highly selective, traditional lens used to twist the letters of the Apostle Paul into a shield against keeping the Father's commandments. The Mechanics of Conditioning : Are churchgoers "brainwashed"? Read a compassionate, psychological and sociological breakdown of why our loved ones experience intense cognitive dissonance and defensive reactions when confronted with the truth of the $Torah$. The Spirit of the Lawless One : Peer behind the physical world to understand the spiritual warfare of $anomia$, exploring how systematically bypassing the Creator's Law mirrors the original rebellion of the adversary. Step 3: Find a Soft Landing & Restoration Waking up to the reality of traditional conditioning can feel isolating and overwhelming. The social and emotional costs of walking differently than your family, friends, and church community can trigger immense fear. Read "A Loving Warning to a Churchgoer" If you are looking for a gentle, pastoral explanation of what is happening to your heart—or if you need a letter to share with a loved one that explains this spiritual transition without triggering immediate anger—this resource acts as a healing balm. It explains the mechanics of self-diagnosis, shows you the beautiful path of repentance, and lists clear scriptural proofs to help you take your next steps with confidence. A Note of Encouragement for the Road Beloved truth seeker, turning your mirror back toward the Creator's written instructions is a path of restoration, not bondage. Keeping the Father's commandments is how we physically express our love for Him (1 John 5:3). Take your time. Study the scriptures. Question the traditions you inherited. Ask the Father to remove the veil, polish your spiritual mirror, and restore your eyes to see and your ears to hear the glorious light of His eternal truth. Where to begin? We highly recommend taking The Lawlessness Test first, and letting the scriptures speak directly to you. A Loving Warning to a Churchgoer My friend, Scripture warns that the adversary’s primary goal is not to turn you into an atheist, but to subtly steer you onto his own path of anomia—the spirit of lawlessness that teaches God's instructions no longer have authority over your life (1 John 3:4). You can prove this spiritual blindness is operating in your own heart by looking at a simple, physical instruction like the Fourth Commandment: “But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work...” ($Exodus$ $20:10$). The Creator's written Word plainly designates Saturday as His holy day forever, yet when you look at this text, your eyes read "Saturday" while your traditional training forces you to see "Sunday" or to believe the commandment is abolished. This inability to simply accept and obey what is plainly written—substituting it instead with human church traditions—is the exact "sensory shutdown" warned about in the scriptures; it proves that while you may sincerely love God, you are unknowingly walking the path of the original rebel by treating His eternal $Torah$ as optional. This blindness is not an accident; it is the operation of a profound spiritual law: we spiritually conform to the nature of whatever we worship. When you place your ultimate trust and reverence in a church denomination, a human pastor, or a comfortable system of theology that explains away God's Torah, your soul begins to act as a mirror to that system. You inherit the exact sensory shutdown of the man-made traditions you revere—possessing a Bible you cannot see and a Creator's voice you cannot hear. By taking an honest look at your own daily practices versus the written Word, you are holding up a mirror to your soul and performing a vital self-diagnosis. Your own physical actions are proving that your spiritual hardware has been tuned to copy and reflect a lawless human system rather than the glorious, eternal image of the living God. Proof in the Scriptures: Look Up and Study These Verses If your heart is open to the raw, unfiltered truth of the written Word, please take a moment to look up these scriptures in your own Bible: Is the Sabbath truly done away with? $Exodus$ $31:16-17$: “Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever...” Question to ponder: If God declared the Sabbath an eternal sign and a perpetual covenant, by whose authority was it changed or abolished? Does God accept worship that is mixed with human traditions? Mark 7:7-9 (Yeshua's Warning): “Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men... Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.” Question to ponder: Are you honoring Sunday, Christmas, or Easter because the Bible commands them, or because church traditions tell you to? What does God think of prayers from those who reject His Law? Proverbs 28:9: “He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law ($Torah$), even his prayer shall be abomination.” Question to ponder: If we ignore His written instructions, can we truly say we are in deep communion with Him? How does the New Testament define our love for God? 1 John 5:3: “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” Question to ponder: If loving God means keeping His physical commandments, why does modern theology teach that those commandments are a "burden" or "bondage"? This test is specifically designed to expose the subtle, traditional rationalizations that people in the church use to reject God's law. It uses the words of the Messiah Himself from Matthew 7:21-23—where He warns that many well-meaning, miracle-working churchgoers will be turned away because they "work lawlessness" (anomia). The 10-Question Diagnostic Review the statements below. Answer honestly based on your current personal beliefs, teachings, and church practices. 1. The Validity of the Law Do you believe or teach that the Law of Moses ($Torah$) has been "abolished," "nailed to the cross," or "done away with" for New Testament believers? [ ] YES [ ] NO 2. The Definition of Holiness Do you believe that under the New Covenant of "grace," physical obedience to the Creator's Old Testament commandments is completely optional or unnecessary? [ ] YES [ ] NO 3. The Sabbath Day Do you treat Sunday as the Sabbath, or believe the Seventh-day Sabbath (Saturday) was changed or abolished, despite God designating it as a "perpetual, everlasting covenant"? [ ] YES [ ] NO 4. Dietary Separation Do you believe that God's dietary boundaries (Leviticus 11) no longer apply, and that you are free to eat pig, shellfish, or other unclean things because "Jesus made all foods clean"? [ ] YES [ ] NO 5. Adopting Pagan Customs Do you celebrate holidays of pagan origin (like Christmas on December 25th or Easter Sunday) under the belief that "it's about the heart" and "God knows what it means to me"? [ ] YES [ ] NO 6. The Pauline Filter Do you use isolated, misunderstood verses from the Apostle Paul’s letters to argue against keeping the direct, physical commandments of the Father and the Messiah? [ ] YES [ ] NO 7. Labeling Obedience as "Legalism" Do you refer to, mock, or warn others against believers who strive to keep the Seventh-day Sabbath, eat clean, or wear $tzitzit$ (tassels) by calling them "legalists," "Pharisees," or "under bondage"? [ ] YES [ ] NO 8. Dismissing the Feast Days Do you believe that God’s annual Appointed Times ($Moedim$ in Leviticus 23) were "only for the Jews" and have no prophetic value or application for the Church today? [ ] YES [ ] NO 9. Cheap Grace Do you believe that as long as you "love God" and "love your neighbor," you are free to ignore the specific, physical instructions of how the Creator asked to be loved and worshiped? [ ] YES [ ] NO 10. Defensive Reaction to the Law Does hearing the term "Torah observance" or the suggestion that we must physically keep the commandments of God trigger immediate defensiveness, anger, or discomfort in your heart? [ ] YES [ ] NO Diagnosing the Results: What Does Your Score Mean? Count how many times you answered "YES" to the statements above. If You Answered "YES" 1 to 3 Times: Developing Contamination You have started to absorb some of the traditional, lawless dogmas of mainstream theology. While you may still revere the Old Testament, you are allowing human traditions to slowly blind your spiritual eyes to the plain instructions of the Creator. If You Answered "YES" 4 or More Times: The Spirit of Lawlessness ($Anomia$) A score of 4 or more "YES" answers indicates that your personal theology is operating directly under the spirit of $anomia$ (lawlessness). You are actively practicing a belief system that teaches that God's instructions have no authority over you. By defending these "YES" positions, you are using church traditions as a shield to bypass the written Word of God—which is the exact behavior the Messiah $Yeshua$ condemned in Matthew 7 and Mark 7. The Scriptural Reality Check If this test made you uncomfortable, look closely at what the Scriptures say about each "YES" answer: To Statement 1 & 2: $Yeshua$ said: “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets... whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:17-19) To Statement 3: God said: “Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath... throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.” (Exodus 31:16) To Statement 4: The Prophet Isaiah warns that those who consume swine's flesh and abominable things will be consumed together in end-times judgment. (Isaiah 66:17) To Statement 5: God said: “Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared... and enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God.” (Deuteronomy 12:30-31) To Statement 6 & 7: The Apostle Peter explicitly warned that those who are "unlearned and unstable" twist Paul's letters to their own destruction because they are led away by the "error of the lawless." (2 Peter 3:15-17) To Statement 8: The Apostle Paul instructed New Testament believers to keep the biblical feasts: “Purge out therefore the old leaven... For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast.” (1 Corinthians 5:7-8) To Statement 9 & 10 : The Apostle John wrote: “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” (1 John 5:3) Conclusion Do not let traditional dogmas make the Word of God of "none effect" in your life. Repent of the spirit of lawlessness ($anomia$), point your spiritual mirror directly back to the Creator's written instructions, and let Him restore your eyes to see, your ears to hear, and your heart to obey! Spiritual Blindness and the Mirroring of Idolatry: Why the Church Cannot Comprehend the Torah A common question arises within the movement to return to God's commandments: Why is it that otherwise sincere, Bible-reading churchgoers cannot see, understand, or accept the perpetual validity of the Torah? Scripture reveals that this barrier is not merely intellectual; it is a profound, active spiritual state. When human traditions and man-made theology are elevated above the living instructions of the Creator , a specific spiritual mechanism is triggered: The Mirroring Principle of Idolatry. 1. The Powerless, Dead Idols Scripture is incredibly consistent in how it describes man-made idols. In the Psalms, we are given a vivid description of physical representations used in worship: "They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not..." — Psalm 115:5-6 "They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths." — Psalm 135:16-17 These idols are characterized by complete sensory shutdown. They possess the outward physical forms of sight, hearing, and speech, but they are utterly devoid of spiritual life, breath, and true perception. To bring this ancient biblical truth into the 21st century, we are going to use the example of a "Dummy" Display Smartphone. It looks perfect on the outside but lacks any internal life, illustrating exactly how a person can have all the outward tools of faith (Bibles, apps, church buildings) while remaining spiritually unresponsive to the actual commandments of God. Here is the updated article with this new modern analogy integrated as Section 3. 2. The Spiritual Mirror: Becoming What We Worship The crucial warning of these passages is not just about the statues themselves, but about the transformational impact they have on those who trust in them: "They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them." — Psalm 115:8 / Psalm 135:18 This is a spiritual law of the universe: We spiritually conform to the nature of the object of our devotion. When we place our trust in man-made theological structures, physical icons, or ecclesiastical traditions that substitute God's commandments, we begin to match their spiritual state. We develop spiritual eyes that cannot see and spiritual ears that cannot hear. 3. The Diagnosis of Spiritual Stubbornness Throughout the scriptures, when God's people fell into unbelief and stubbornness—trusting in their own traditions and rejecting the Torah—the prophets used this exact "idol-mirroring" language to diagnose their spiritual condition: Jeremiah 5:21: "Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not..." Ezekiel 12:2: "Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house." Mark 8:18: Yeshua Himself confronts His disciples with this same warning when they fall into fear and unbelief: "Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?" 4. The Root Cause: Hardening of the Heart Through Unbelief This sensory shutdown is fundamentally caused by a hardening of the heart. When a believer repeatedly encounters the plain text of God's Word but chooses to bypass it to preserve a comfortable, traditional doctrine, a calloused layer forms over their spiritual heart. According to Hebrew thought, the heart is the seat of the mind, will, and understanding. Unbelief acts as a barrier. It refuses to take God at His word. This persistent unbelief leads to a hardened heart (a spiritual thickening/callous). The result is a total inability to process spiritual truth that contradicts human traditions. 5. The Modern Application: The Veil Over the Church This spiritual mirroring explains why many modern churchgoers struggle to understand or accept the Torah. When presented with clear scriptures regarding the seventh-day Sabbath ($Shabbat$), dietary instructions ($Kashrut$), or the Feast Days ($Moedim$), they are often completely unable to comprehend or accept them. Even though the words are right there on the pages of their own Bibles, they cannot perceive them. Just as the dead, traditional systems they trust in are deaf to the living voice of God's law, they too experience a spiritual dullness. Until they repent of human traditions and surrender to the authority of the Creator's written Word, the veil remains over their eyes, keeping them spiritually blind to the beauty, light, and perpetual life of the Torah. This statement echoes 1 John 3:8, which says, "Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning" The Mirroring Principle of Idolatry: What You Revere, You Resemble One of the most profound, yet frequently overlooked, spiritual laws written across the pages of Scripture is what theologians call The Mirroring Principle of Idolatry. Simply put, the principle states: We spiritually conform to the nature of whatever we worship. In the words of biblical scholar G.K. Beale, "What people revere, they resemble, either for ruin or for restoration." When we give our ultimate devotion, trust, and obedience to something, we begin to mirror its characteristics. If we worship a dead, mute, and blind idol—whether a physical statue or a man-made theological tradition—we spiritually inherit its sensory shutdown. Conversely, if we worship the living, speaking Creator, we are restored to reflect His image. 1. The Divine Design: Created to Mirror the Creator To understand why false worship has such a devastating, blinding effect on human beings, we have to look back at our original blueprint. In Genesis, humanity was created with a specific structural purpose: "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." — Genesis 1:27 Humans were designed to be spiritual mirrors placed in the creation. Just as a physical mirror has no light of its own but is designed to perfectly reflect the sun, humanity was designed to face the Creator and reflect His character, holiness, light, and instruction ($Torah$) into the physical world. Worship is the act of pointing our "mirror" toward an object. Whatever sits at the center of our devotion is the exact image our souls will reflect. 2. The Golden Calf: The First Major Replication (Exodus 32) The mirroring principle is vividly demonstrated during Israel's infamous golden calf incident in the wilderness. When Moses delayed coming down from Mount Sinai, the people grew impatient and demanded a physical god they could see and control. They fashioned a golden calf out of their jewelry: "And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel. .." — Exodus 32:4 Immediately after they bowed down and sacrificed to this golden calf, God changed the vocabulary He used to describe Israel. He said to Moses: "Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves... I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff-necked people." — Exodus 32:7, 9 The Hebrew term for "stiff-necked" ($qasheh$ $oreph$) is agricultural vocabulary used to describe an obstinate, stubborn bull or heifer that refuses to bow its neck to the yoke of its master. By choosing to revere a young, stubborn bull (the calf) rather than the living God, Israel instantly began to resemble the physical characteristics of their idol. They became spiritually "stiff-necked"—unbending, stubborn, and completely unresponsive to the voice of their Master. 3. The Sensory Shutdown: Psalm 115 and 135 The Psalms lay down the explicit mechanical law of how this spiritual replication operates. They describe the physical nature of man-made idols: “They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.” — Psalm 115:5-7 Then comes the cosmic spiritual warning in verse 8: “They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.” — Psalm 115:8 This is not poetry; it is a spiritual diagnosis. Trusting in a powerless, inanimate representation of godhood causes a complete sensory shutdown in the worshiper: Mouths that speak not: The worshiper loses the ability to speak pure, uncompromised biblical truth. Eyes that see not: The worshiper can look directly at a clear commandment in Scripture (like the Sabbath or dietary laws) and be utterly unable to see or register it. Ears that hear not: The worshiper can hear the voice of the Creator calling them back to His instructions, but they are spiritually deaf to the call. 4. The Prophets' Diagnosis of Israel When Israel later fell into rebellion and rejected the Torah, God did not diagnose them as merely "uneducated." He diagnosed them as idol-mirrors. They had successfully taken on the traits of the blind and deaf Canaanite gods they trusted in: Isaiah 6:9-10: God commissions Isaiah to speak to a people who have spiritually conformed to idols: “Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart...” Jeremiah 5:21: “Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not...” Ezekiel 12:2: “Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.” By turning away from the Torah, they lost the spiritual hardware required to process spiritual truth. 5. The New Testament Reality: Tradition Over Commandments This is not an exclusively Old Testament phenomenon. Yeshua Himself confrontationaly applies this exact "idol-mirroring" diagnosis to the religious leaders of His day. When the Pharisees challenged Yeshua because His disciples did not follow the "traditions of the elders" (man-made religious rules that bypassed God's written law), Yeshua responded: “Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men... Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition...” — Mark 7:6-7, 13 Later, when His disciples failed to understand a basic spiritual concept, Yeshua turned to them and asked: “Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?” — Mark 8:18 The warning is clear: Any time we substitute God’s plain, written commandments with human dogmas, church traditions, or ecclesiastical systems, we trigger the Mirroring Principle. When we place our trust in a denomination, a popular pastor, or a comfortable system of theology that explains away God's law, we begin to resemble that dead system. We lose our ability to process the direct signal of the Scriptures. Our eyes read "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy" but our theological programming translates it to mean Sunday, or worse, that the Sabbath is abolished. The spiritual data is there on the page, but the "mirror" is pointing at human tradition, rendering us blind to the light of the Torah. 6. The Remedy: Restoration to His Image The Mirroring Principle is a law of spiritual gravity, but it works both for ruin or for restoration. If looking at and trusting in dead idols makes us dead, blind, and deaf, then turning our gaze to the living Messiah Yeshua and His perfect instructions has the exact opposite effect: “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass [mirror] the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” — 2 Corinthians 3:18 When we repent of man-made traditions, take the veil off our eyes, and submit directly to the written Word of the Creator, our spiritual senses are restored. We begin to reflect His character, His holiness, and His Torah. Our eyes see, our ears hear, and we are finally able to comprehend, accept, and walk in the beautiful light of His eternal truth. The Alignment of the Mirror: How the Commandments Counteract Idolatry When looking at the 20 specific practices in the Torah Observance Self-Assessment, it is easy for a modern reader to ask: “What does eating pork, wearing tassels, or keeping a Saturday Sabbath have to do with the heavy, spiritual reality of idolatry?” To the modern Western mind, "idolatry" is a mental or emotional state (putting your career or money before God), while the "Torah commandments" are seen as external, ritualistic rules. However, in Hebrew thought, the two are dynamically and structurally connected. Every single commandment ($mitzvah$) in the Torah acts as a physical alignment tool for your spiritual "mirror." When you reject these physical instructions in favor of human traditions, you actively turn your mirror away from the Creator, pointing it toward man-made systems. This triggers the Mirroring Principle of Idolatry—leading to the spiritual sensory shutdown described in the Psalms. Here is how specific commandments are directly connected to the mirroring of idolatry. 1. The Sabbath ($Shabbat$): Mirroring the Creator’s Rhythm vs. Human Authority To understand how the Sabbath connects to the mirror, look at the signature of the Creator. In the Fourth Commandment, God binds the Sabbath directly to His identity as the Maker of all things: “For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” — Exodus 20:11 The Connected Mirror: When you observe the seventh-day Sabbath, you physically conform your life, your time, and your weekly rhythm to the exact pattern of the Creator. You are pointing your mirror directly at His face, reflecting His rest, His sovereignty, and His creative authority into the physical world. The Idolatrous Substitution: When mainstream ecclesiastical systems shifted the day of worship to Sunday and claimed the authority to transfer the holiness of Shabbat, they created a man-made tradition. The Mirroring Result : By resting on Sunday based on human church dogmas rather than the written Word of the Creator, a believer's mirror is pointed at a human institution. Because they revere human authority over the Creator’s written Law, they begin to resemble that system—becoming deaf to the plain text of Scripture and blind to the literal Fourth Commandment. 2. Dietary Laws ($Kashrut$): Mirroring Divine Holiness vs. Pagan Syncretism In Leviticus 11, God outlines which animals are clean and unclean. At the very climax of these dietary instructions, He reveals why He gave them: “For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy... For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.” — Leviticus 11:44-45 The Connected Mirror: The word "holy" ($kadosh$) literally means set apart, separated, and distinct. God is distinct from the world. By putting a physical boundary on what enters our mouths, we mirror His holiness. We reflect His nature of distinction and order. Our daily eating habits become a physical mirror of His spiritual separation. The Idolatrous Substitution: Pagan idolatry is characterized by the breakdown of distinctions—mixing the holy with the profane, eating whatever the flesh desires, and absorbing the habits of the surrounding culture. The Mirroring Result: When the church teaches that "all things are clean to eat" (relying on misinterpretations of Mark 7 or Acts 10), they remove the boundary of distinction. By eating like the pagan nations, they begin to reflect the pagan worldview of spiritual mixture. They lose the ability to distinguish between what is clean and unclean in other areas of life, rendering them spiritually insensitive. 3. Tassels ($Tzitzit$): The Optical Shield Against Idolatry The commandment to wear fringes or tassels ($tzitzit$) on the corners of four-cornered garments is perhaps the most explicit "anti-idolatry mirror" in the entire Torah: “And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a-whoring [prostituting/worshipping idols]...” — Numbers 15:39 The Connected Mirror: The Torah acknowledges that the human eye is easily captivated by the physical world. Left to its own devices, the eye looks at the world, the heart desires what it sees, and the person conforms to that earthly image (idolatry). The $tzitzit$ serve as a physical, optical interruption. The Mirroring Result: Every time your eyes drift downward, they catch the sight of the blue thread in the tassels. This instantly redirects your focus back to the written commandments of God. It is a physical "guardrail" that forces your spiritual mirror to stay tilted upward toward the Creator rather than drifting down to copy the culture. 4. The Biblical Feasts ($Moedim$) vs. Christmas and Easter: Mirroring God’s Calendar vs. Pagan Cycles The annual Feasts (Leviticus 23) are designated as God's "appointed times." They are His prophetic schedule. Conversely, Deuteronomy 12:30-32 strictly warns: “Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them... and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.” The Connected Mirror: When you keep the Passover ($Pesach$), the Feast of Weeks ($Shavuot$), or the Feast of Tabernacles ($Sukkot$), you are mirroring the literal, prophetic timeline of Yeshua's redemption plan. Your mirror is reflecting the true light of the Messiah's first and second comings. The Idolatrous Substitution: Celebrating Christmas (December 25th) or Easter (with a Friday-to-Sunday timeline) is the exact definition of syncretism—taking the customs, dates, and rituals of pagan sun-god worship and renaming them to honor the Creator. The Mirroring Result: Because pagan customs are dead and have no spiritual breath, those who participate in them eventually inherit the sensory shutdown of those original pagan systems. Even when they are shown the plain scriptural timeline of three days and three nights (Matthew 12:40), or shown that Jeremiah 10 condemns decorated trees, they cannot see or comprehend it. Their theological mirror is reflecting the "dead light" of Christianized pagan traditions, leaving them blind to the brilliant light of God’s actual holy days. Summary: The Torah as the Blueprint of the Divine Image Human beings cannot avoid mirroring. We are created to be reflective surfaces. If we do not point our mirrors toward the written Torah—which is the perfect, physical expression of the Creator’s character—we will naturally point our mirrors toward: The Self (human desires and pride). The Culture (pagan traditions and holidays). Human Religious Systems (church doctrines that bypass God's Law). Every single commandment, from how we manage our finances (usury) to how we cut our hair or dress (mixed fabrics), is designed to shape our mirrors so that we perfectly conform to the image of the Messiah Yeshua. When we obey, our spiritual senses are restored. When we substitute His instructions with human traditions, our spiritual hardware shuts down, and we become just as deaf, dumb, and blind as the powerless idols of old. Identifying Modern-Day "Mirror Idolatry": Behavioral and Theological Signs If the Mirroring Principle of Idolatry is a spiritual reality, then the "sensory shutdown" described by the prophets (Psalms 115, Jeremiah 5, Mark 8) must be visible in the modern religious world. It cannot remain an abstract theological concept; it must manifest as recognizable behaviors and patterns of thought. How do you identify a modern-day believer whose spiritual "mirror" has been turned away from the Creator’s $Torah$ and pointed toward human tradition? The scriptures provide a clear diagnostic framework. When a person is reflecting a man-made religious system rather than the living Word, they exhibit specific, identifiable spiritual symptoms. 1. The "Translational Filter" (Eyes That See Not) The most prominent identifier of modern mirror idolatry is selective scriptural blindness. The Symptom: You can open a Bible, point directly to a plain, unambiguous commandment, and have them read it out loud. Yet, their mind is completely unable to process the plain meaning of the text. How to Identify It: You show them: “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy... the seventh day is the sabbath...” (Exodus 20:8-10). Their "filter" instantly translates this to mean: “Go to church on Sunday.” You show them: “These are the beasts which ye shall eat... whatsoever parteth the hoof... and cheweth the cud...” (Leviticus 11:2-3). Their filter instantly translates this to mean: “We can eat whatever we want because Jesus made all things clean.” The Spiritual Reality: The hardware of their physical eyes is working, but their theological mirror is pointed at a denominational creed. The text of Scripture hits their eyes, but the data is scrambled by their programming before it can reach their heart. They cannot see what is plainly written. 2. The Echo Chamber of Human Tradition (Mouths That Speak Not) In Psalm 115, idols are described as having mouths that cannot speak truth. In modern times, this manifests as an inability to speak pure, uncompromised biblical truth, replacing it instead with human catchphrases. The Symptom: When challenged on a matter of scripture or lifestyle, the person does not defend their position using the direct context of the Word. Instead, they regurgitate the pre-programmed talking points of their religious institution. How to Identify It: They rely heavily on clichés, theological jargon, and ecclesiastical soundbites to bypass obedience, such as: “That’s legalism.” “We are under grace, not the law.” “That was just for the Jews.” “That's a secondary issue.” The Spiritual Reality: They have lost their biblical voice. Instead of speaking the words of the Creator, their mouth has become a speaker grille for the human authorities they revere. They can only echo the soundbites of the system they mirror. 3. The "But God Knows My Heart" Defense (Deafness to Warning) When an idol-mirror is confronted with the pagan origins of their religious practices, their spiritual hearing shuts down, and they retreat into emotional self-defense. The Symptom: When you show them scriptural and historical proof that holidays like Christmas or Easter are rooted in pagan worship (contrary to Deuteronomy 12:30-32), they do not hear the warning. Instead, they redirect the conversation to their own personal intentions. How to Identify It: They will respond with statements like: “But that’s not what it means to me.” “God knows my heart, and I am doing this for Him.” “As long as we are focusing on Jesus, the details don't matter.” The Spiritual Reality: They are spiritually deaf to the warnings of the Torah. By prioritizing their internal emotional state (what it means to "me") over the external written instruction of God, they prove that their mirror is pointed inward at The Self—the ultimate form of modern idolatry. 4. The Collapse of Distinctions (No Spiritual Senses) Holiness ($kedushah$) requires the ability to distinguish, separate, and put a difference between things. When a believer’s spiritual senses are shut down, they lose the ability to make biblical distinctions. The Symptom: They cannot perceive any difference between what God has designated as "Holy" ($kadosh$) versus what man has designated as "Common" ($chol$). How to Identify It: They see no difference between Shabbat (the day God sanctified) and Sunday (the day Constantine and the Roman Church set apart). They see no difference between Passover (God’s prophetic feast) and Easter (a tradition named after a pagan goddess). They believe that because "God created everything," all foods, lifestyles, and worship methods are equally acceptable if done with "love." The Spiritual Reality: Because they worship within a system that has mixed pagan habits with biblical language, they have inherited the system's numbness. They are spiritually colorblind—unable to distinguish the bright line of God’s separation from the gray smear of religious syncretism. 5. Hostility Toward the Hebrew Roots of Faith Just as light hurts eyes that have been in the dark for too long, the true light of the Hebrew roots of the faith often provokes a defensive, agitated reaction from those in mirror idolatry. The Symptom: The mere mention of the name $Yeshua$ instead of Jesus, or the suggestion that a believer should strive to keep the commandments out of love, triggers an immediate defensive posture. How to Identify It: They will accuse those returning to the Torah of "falling from grace," being "Judaizers," or belonging to a "cult." They display a visceral discomfort with the physical signs of obedience (like $tzitzit$ or Sabbath rest). The Spiritual Reality: The physical reality of the Torah acts as a polishing cloth on their mirror. It threatens the comfortable, dusty film of human tradition they have lived under. Because they are not ready to turn their mirror away from their ecclesiastical system, they lash out at the light that is trying to break through their sensory shutdown. Summary: A Checklist of the Modern Idol-Mirror The Prophetic Diagnosis The Modern Behavior "Eyes that see not" Reading a clear commandment on the page but being utterly unable to process its plain, literal meaning. "Ears that hear not" Hearing the warning against syncretism (pagan mixing) but dismissing it because "God knows my heart." "Mouths that speak not" Relying on theological clichés ("not under the law," "legalism") instead of quoting direct Scripture in context. "No breath/distinction" Believing that there is no difference between what is clean and unclean, or what is holy and The "Pauline Filter": How a Misaligned Mirror Distorts the Apostle’s Words If a modern believer's theological mirror has been pointed at human tradition, they must find a way to reconcile the clear, eternal commandments of the Creator with their refusal to obey them. To resolve this cognitive dissonance, they construct what can be called "The Pauline Filter." This is the practice of running the entire Bible—including the plain words of the Creator at Mount Sinai and the direct instructions of the Messiah $Yeshua$—through a highly selective, misunderstood reading of the Apostle Paul’s letters. By doing so, they use Paul as a shield to protect their traditions and justify their transgression of the $Torah$. The Apostle Peter explicitly warned that this exact phenomenon would occur: “...even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest [twist], as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked [lawless], fall from your own stedfastness.” — 2 Peter 3:15-17 How do you identify a believer who is utilizing the "Pauline Filter" to maintain their spiritual sensory shutdown? Here are the behavioral and theological signs. 1. The "Paul Over Yeshua" Hierarchy The most glaring symptom of the Pauline Filter is an unconscious theological hierarchy where Paul's words carry more practical authority than the words of the Messiah Himself. The Symptom: When confronted with the direct, plain instructions of the Messiah, the person will immediately bypass them by quoting an isolated verse from Paul to argue that the Messiah's words no longer apply. How to Identify It: You show them where $Yeshua$ said: “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets... whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:17-19). Rather than accepting this, their mind immediately filters it out. They respond with: “Yes, but Paul says Christ is the end of the law for righteousness...” (Romans 10:4), interpreting "end" (telos) as "termination" rather than "goal/climax." The Spiritual Reality: Their theological mirror is pointed at a denominational construct that pits the Messiah against His own Apostle. Because they cannot process the reality that Paul was a Torah-observant Pharisee who defended the Law (Acts 25:8), they must make Paul the "new lawgiver" to justify ignoring the words of the Master. 2. The "Grace vs. Law" Dichotomy (The Divided Mind) Holiness ($kedushah$) requires unity and alignment. The Pauline Filter causes a severe mental split, forcing the believer to treat God's Grace and God's Law as opposing enemies rather than perfect partners. The Symptom: They operate under the assumption that if you love God’s commandments and seek to walk in them out of obedience, you are actively rejecting His grace. How to Identify It: Whenever you talk about keeping the Sabbath or clean eating, they will defensively respond with: “We are saved by grace, not by works!” (Ephesians 2:8-9). They are completely unable to comprehend that keeping the commandments is the fruit of salvation, not the root of it. They cannot reconcile Ephesians 2:8-9 with Ephesians 2:10 (“created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”). The Spiritual Reality: They are spiritually colorblind to the purpose of the $Torah$. Because their ecclesiastical system teaches that the Law was a "burden" or a "curse" (misunderstanding Galatians 3:13), they view obedience as a threat to their faith. Their mirror reflects a cheapened grace that requires no physical surrender. 3. The "Colossians 2" Dismissal When confronted with the beautiful, prophetic reality of the Biblical Feasts ($Moedim$), those who use the Pauline Filter will instinctively retreat to a single, highly misunderstood passage in Colossians to shut down their hearing. The Symptom: They use Paul's warnings against pagan, ascetic philosophy in Colossae as a license to abandon God's designated Appointed Times. How to Identify It: You discuss the beauty of keeping Passover or Tabernacles ($Sukkot$). They will immediately quote 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...” They stop reading there, believing Paul is saying these days are abolished. They are blind to the very next verse (Colossians 2:17), which states these days “are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.” (The Greek literally reads: "let no man judge you... but the body of Messiah," meaning only the local body of believers should judge their observance, not pagan outsiders). The Spiritual Reality: Their mirror is tilted toward a system of lawlessness. They use Paul to justify celebrating pagan-derived holidays (like Christmas) while simultaneously using Paul to condemn those who celebrate God's actual holy days. 4. Total Blindness to Paul’s Self-Defense Perhaps the most ironic sign of the Pauline Filter is a complete inability to see or register the multiple times Paul himself explicitly stated that he kept, loved, and taught the $Torah$. The Symptom: They believe and teach that Paul successfully did away with the Law, despite the overwhelming historical evidence in the book of Acts that Paul went out of his way to prove he kept the Law. How to Identify It: You point them to: Acts 21:24: Where the elders of Jerusalem had Paul perform a public vow to prove to everyone that he “walkest orderly, and keepest the law.” Acts 24:14: Where Paul states under oath: “...so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets.” Romans 7:12: Where Paul writes: “Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.” When shown these plain verses, the user of the Pauline Filter will experience a temporary "system freeze." They will stare at the text, bypass it, and immediately jump back to an isolated verse in Galatians to restore their comfortable programming. The Spiritual Reality: This is the "translational filter" in active operation. The historical reality of a Torah-observant Paul is a direct threat to the theological foundation of the mainstream church. Therefore, the spiritual hardware of the believer must completely block these passages from reaching their heart, preserving the illusion of a law-abolishing Apostle. Summary: Restoring the Mirror of Paul The Misunderstood Paul The Restored, Torah-Observant Paul "Christ is the end of the law..." (Rom 10:4) "Christ is the goal/target of the law..." The Greek word telos means the ultimate aim or completion, not termination. "Not under the law..." (Rom 6:14) "Not under the condemnation/penalty of the law..." Because grace has paid the price, we are now free to obey it. "Let no man judge you..." (Col 2:16) "Do not let pagan outsiders judge your biblical walk..." Keep celebrating the feasts ($Moedim$) which point directly to the Messiah. "The law was our schoolmaster..." (Gal 3:24) "The Torah guarded and trained us..." Leading us to maturity so we can walk in the Spirit of obedience, not lawlessness. common. "Stiff-necked" Refusing to bend the neck to the literal, physical instructions ($mitzvot$) of the Creator. This statement directly references the biblical verse 1 John 3:8 , which states: "The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning." [1 ] Meaning of "Practicing" Sin In Christian theology, "practicing" sin does not mean committing an occasional mistake or lapse in judgment. interpret "practice" as a habitual, deliberate, and unrepentant lifestyle of wrongdoing. According to 1 John 3:4, sin is explicitly defined as the transgression of the Law (Torah). Within a strict Torah-observant framework, all 9 practices listed fail the test and are classified as scriptural transgressions. 1. The Hebrew Name: Acts 4:12, Matthew 1:21 — Replacing the native Hebrew name strips away its prophetic structural meaning: "Yahweh is Salvation." 2. Working on Sabbath: Exodus 20:8-11, Deuteronomy 5:12-15 — The Fourth Commandment explicitly forbids regular vocational labor. 3. Keeping Sabbath Holy: Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 31:16-17 — Set apart at Creation as a holy day and designated as a perpetual, everlasting covenant. 4. Commandments in General: Ecclesiastes 12:13, 1 John 3:4, Revelation 14:12 — Scripture defines the whole duty of man as keeping the commandments. 5. Unclean Foods: Leviticus 11, Deuteronomy 14, Isaiah 66:17 — Dietary boundaries separating clean from unclean are never repealed in prophecy or Torah. 6. Appointed Days (Moedim): Leviticus 23 — God explicitly calls these "My Feasts." They serve as prophetic dress rehearsals for His redemption plan. 7. Christmas Traditions: Deuteronomy 12:30-32, Jeremiah 10:2-4 — God strictly commands His followers not to learn or adopt the customs of pagan nations to worship Him, regardless of intent. 8. Easter Timing: Matthew 12:40 — A Friday-to-Sunday timeline fails the structural proof of the "Sign of Jonah"—which requires exactly 3 days and 3 nights. 9. Passover: Exodus 12:14, 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 — Commanded as an everlasting ordinance. Paul explicitly reinforces this to New Testament believers, writing: "Let us keep the feast." Title: Torah Observance vs. Church Tradition: A Biblical Study Guide & Self-Assessment Subject: Biblical Theology and Torah Law (Hebrew Roots Perspective) Topics: The Definition of Sin (The Transgression Test) The Seventh-Day Sabbath (Shabbat) vs. Sunday Tradition Dietary Instructions (Kashrut, Blood, and Fat) God's Appointed Times (Moedim & Passover) vs. Mainstream Holidays Sacred Names (Yeshua vs. Jesus) Daily Commandments (Tzitzit, Shaatnez, and Images) Grooming and Body Laws (Beards, Tattoos) Social and Financial Laws (Usury, Clothing) Summary: This study guide evaluates mainstream church traditions and modern dogmas against the perpetual commandments of the Torah. Drawing from both the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and the Greek Scriptures (New Testament), it outlines how various modern ecclesiastical customs stand under the "Transgression Test." This test uses 1 John 3:4 to define sin strictly as the transgression of God's revealed law. Key Concepts: The Transgression Test: The process of using Biblical law as the objective measure of sin (1 John 3:4). The Perpetual Covenant of Shabbat: The seventh-day Sabbath (Saturday) was established at Creation and remains a sign between God and His people. The Sign of Jonah: Yeshua’s Messiahship is authenticated by spending exactly three days and three nights in the earth (Matthew 12:40), contradicting a Friday-to-Sunday timeline. Syncretism Warning: Deuteronomy 12:30-32 forbids using the methods of pagan nations to worship the Creator. Holiness Distinctions: Commandment laws regarding fabrics ($Shaatnez$), tassels ($Tzitzit$), and diet ($Kashrut$) serve to separate God's people from the world. Vocabulary List: Torah: "Instruction" or "Law" (the first five books of the Bible). Mitzvot: The individual commandments given by God. Shabbat: The seventh-day Sabbath (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset). Moedim: The Appointed Times/Holy Feasts (Leviticus 23). Yeshua: The Hebrew name of the Messiah ("Yahweh is Salvation"). Shaatnez: A fabric containing both wool and linen woven together. Tzitzit: Fringes/Tassels worn for remembrance (Numbers 15:38). Rosh Chodesh: The New Moon / Beginning of the Biblical month. The Spirit of the Lawless One: How Rejecting Torah Mirrors the Adversary's Rebellion When studying the Mirroring Principle of Idolatry and the profound spiritual sensory shutdown that affects the mainstream church, we must eventually confront the ultimate, sobering reality behind this blindness. Scripture does not treat "eyes that cannot see" and "ears that cannot hear" as mere intellectual deficits or passive, accidental misunderstandings. At its absolute root, persistent unbelief and systematic disobedience to the Creator’s $Torah$ are driven by an active, operational spiritual force. The Bible reveals a stark cosmic truth: those who belong to the adversary, or align with his systems of rebellion, carry and mirror his very spirit. 1. The Operational Spirit of Disobedience (Ephesians 2:2) The Apostle Paul explicitly identified the existence of an invisible, active spiritual current that influences those who walk in disobedience to God’s instructions: “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience...” — Ephesians 2:2 Note Paul's precise vocabulary: "The spirit that now worketh..." The Greek word for "worketh" is energeo, meaning an active, operating energy. It is a spiritual frequency. "...in the children of disobedience." The Hebrew idiom "children of..." denotes a people who take on the exact characteristics, traits, and nature of their source. Just as the Holy Spirit ($Ruach$ $HaKodesh$) actively works inside believers to write the $Torah$ on their hearts and produce the fruit of obedience (Ezekiel 36:26-27) , the spirit of the adversary actively operates in those who reject God’s laws. They become spiritual receptors for the frequency of rebellion, mirroring the character of the "prince of the power of the air." 2. Defining the Adversary’s Character: Lawlessness ($Anomia$) To understand what it means to mirror the spirit of the devil, we must define his primary scriptural characteristics. From the beginning in the Garden of Eden, the adversary’s signature move was to challenge, twist, and undermine the literal commandments of God: “Yea, hath God said... ?” (Genesis 3:1). The Apostle John explains the spiritual lineage of those who make a practice of bypassing God’s written instructions: “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law [anomia]. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin... He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.” — 1 John 3:4, 8 In Greek, the word for "transgression of the law" is $anomia$, which literally means lawlessness—specifically, living as though the $Torah$ (the Law of Moses) does not exist or has no authority over you. John makes a direct, black-and-white distinction: Those who practice righteousness (aligning with God's $Torah$) mirror the Messiah $Yeshua$. Those who practice lawlessness ($anomia$) mirror the devil, who has been a rebel from the very beginning. When the church teaches that "the Law has been done away with" or that "we do not need to keep the physical commandments," they are unknowingly operating in the spirit of $anomia$. By adopting a theology of lawlessness, they point their spiritual mirrors directly at the original rebel, taking on his spiritual nature. 3. "Ye Are of Your Father the Devil" (John 8:44) The Messiah $Yeshua$ did not shy away from this reality. When confronting the religious leaders of His day—who claimed to worship the God of Abraham but actively rejected the living Word and substituted God’s commandments with human, traditional loop-holes—He diagnosed them with this exact spiritual replication: “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” — John 8:44 How do we identify someone operating under this parental spiritual influence? They cannot abide in the truth: When shown the plain, unadulterated written Word of God, they experience immediate cognitive discomfort and seek to explain it away. They prefer traditional lies: They willingly defend man-made dogmas (like Sunday sacredness or pagan-derived holidays) over the literal commandments of the Creator. They harbor hostility toward obedience: Just as the devil hates those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of $Yeshua$ (Revelation 12:17), those carrying his spirit will exhibit anger, mockery, or defensive hostility toward Torah-observant believers. 4. The Prophetic Blueprint: Changing Times and Laws The spirit of the lawless one has a specific prophetic agenda. The prophet Daniel foresaw that a power would arise in the earth that would attempt to copy the adversary's ultimate desire—to completely sever humanity from the Creator’s covenant boundaries: “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws...” — Daniel 7:25 The "times" here are the $Moedim$ (God's appointed calendar, Sabbaths, and feasts), and the "laws" are the $Torah$. When modern ecclesiastical systems changed the Sabbath to Sunday, replaced the Biblical Feasts with paganized holidays, and declared the food laws obsolete, they executed the exact agenda of the lawless one. Because churchgoers belong to and revere these traditional systems, they drink in the spirit that built them. They are not merely "uninformed"; they are influenced by a highly calculated, multi-generational spiritual current of $anomia$. This is why they cannot understand, comprehend, or accept the simple, beautiful instructions of the Father—their spiritual hardware is tuned to the frequency of the lawless one. Conclusion: A Battle of Spirits The scriptures leave us with no middle ground. We are spiritual mirrors, and we will inevitably reflect one of two spirits: The Spirit of God ($Ruach$ $HaKodesh$) The Spirit of the Lawless One ( $anomia$) Points the mirror toward the Creator. Points the mirror toward human systems & self. Writes the $Torah$ on the heart (Jer 31:33). Seeks to abolish or bypass the $Torah$. Leads to physical obedience and holiness. Leads to lawlessness disguised as "grace." Restores spiritual sight, hearing, and life. Triggers a complete sensory shutdown and blindness. If we want our family, friends, and churchgoers to escape this blindness, we must realize that we are not fighting against flesh and blood, but against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12). Only the raw, piercing truth of God’s Word—combined with the power of the Holy Spirit—can break the hold of the lawless spirit, shatter the mirror of idolatry, and restore their eyes to see and their ears to hear. The decrees of Yehovah are trustworthy , making wise the simple. The commandments of Yehovah are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of Yehovah are clear, giving insight into living. Reverence for Yehovah is pure, lasting forever. The laws of Yehovah are true; each one is fair. They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb. They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for those who obey them. Psalm 19:7 The one who belongs listens and responds to Yehovah's words. If you don't listen and respond , it is because you don't belong to Yehovah." John 8:47 God's promises to those who obey him include: Being blessed Being saved Being watched over Being taken care of Being given what you ask for Being happy Living longer Lacking nothing good

The Mark of the Beast The one who practices, sin is lawlessness, separating themselves from God, and offending God by action or neglect or by tolerating wrongdoing—being unrestrained by His commands and His will 1John 3:4. acts of disobedience, indifference, or rebellion they show they belong to the devil and take his inner character and moral values from him, not God] 1 John 3:8 (666) Gods excape plan for His children Trubulation 1. The Warning for Those Who Take the Mark Revelation 14:9–11 (ESV) "And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, 'If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink the wine of God's wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.'" 2. The Punishment of the Devil Revelation 20:10 (ESV) "And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever." 3. The Final Judgment of Both Revelation 20:15 (ESV) "And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." Summary The Scripture makes a direct link between the fate of the devil, the beast, and those who take the mark: all are cast into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the torment is described as eternal ("day and night forever and ever"). In Jesus' words elsewhere in Scripture, this destination is explicitly described as being prepared for the devil and his angels: Matthew 25:41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.'" Christianity, the most lawless religion on earth You can be sure the False Prophet and the Man of Lawlessness will certainly come from the only religion that has promoted and pushed Lawlessness (not obeying God’s Laws) since the beginning. Keeping in mind that Christianity, the most lawless religion on earth since it actually forbids observing God’s Law, is over 30% of the world, so we got our first indication of what kind of percentage we might be looking at taking the mark. If you do the things God hates and refuse to keep His commandments and encourage others to do the same, they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” NOT THE MARK OF GOD “YEHOVAH” The Mark of the Beast 16 And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark— the name of the beast or the number of its name. 18 Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666. The Messages of the Three Angels 6 Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. 7 And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.” 8 Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passions of her sexual immorality.” 9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.” Matthew 10:21-22 21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. T his self-reflection test is designed to cut through the confusion and fear often surrounding this topic. In Scripture, the "marks" are not about hidden microchips or literal ink tattoos; they represent ownership, allegiance, and what rules your mind (the forehead) and your actions (the hand). Answer Yes or No honestly to each question to examine whose mark you bear in your daily life. The Allegiance & Identity Test The Ultimate Authority: When a choice comes down to following God’s explicit commandments versus following the crowd, the culture, or human convenience, do I choose God's way? The Mind (The Forehead): Is my mind primarily occupied with Scripture, truth, and how to honor God, rather than being consumed by the fears, anger, and philosophies of the world? The Actions (The Hand): Do the physical works of my hands—my labor, how I spend my money, and how I treat my family and neighbors—reflect God’s righteousness and justice? The Source of Security: In times of economic trouble or societal pressure, do I rely entirely on God to provide for and protect my household, rather than putting my ultimate trust in human systems? Open Allegiance: Am I willing to stand firmly for my faith and God's truth even if it means facing disapproval, loss, or being cut off by others? Worship in Truth: Is my worship rooted in an internal reality and a desire to keep His laws, rather than just an empty ritual or a standard routine to look good to others? Understanding the Biblical Meaning In the Bible, the concept of a "mark" is deeply symbolic of identity and ownership. It shows who has your allegiance. The Mark of God (The Seal) : In the Book of Revelation and Ezekiel, God places a seal or mark on the foreheads of those who belong to Him. This mirrors Deuteronomy 6:8, where God tells His people to bind His commandments as a sign on their hands and as frontlets between their eyes (their foreheads). It means your thoughts and your actions are dedicated to keeping His laws. The Mark of the Beast: This is the direct counterfeit. It represents a mind (forehead) and a lifestyle (hand) that has completely surrendered to the world's corrupt system, willful disobedience, and rebellion against God's commandments for the sake of survival, comfort, or fit-in convenience. "Bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates." — Deuteronomy 6:8-9 "Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads." — Revelation 14:1 Reflecting on Your Answers If your life aims toward "Yes": Take heart. If you are actively striving to keep God’s commandments, relying on His Spirit, and trusting Him for your security, you bear the identity of a child of God. Perfect performance isn't the metric—the direction of your allegiance is. If you see areas of "No": It is a clear reminder of where the world or the flesh is trying to press you into its mold. If fear of the future or the pressure of the culture is driving your choices rather than God’s word, it is an invitation to draw a line in the sand. Repent, refuse to bow to worldly compromise, and commit your mind and hands fresh to the Lord today. 14 Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived. 15 The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed. 16And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,… The Mark of the Beast seal is not a physical mark.The forehead represents the mind of those who make a consonance decision to disobeys God Commandments, and The mark on the hand represents worship on Sunday. forsaking Gods Sabbaath Saturday Something to think about Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Worship the beas t Daniel 3:9 They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “Long live the king! 10 You issued a decree requiring all the people to bow down and worship the gold statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments.the statue was made for a specific purpose. With it, the king would demand total obedience and humiliation from his governmental underlings. And Daniel warns the dream means that God's Kingdom is coming to crush all other kingdoms (Daniel 2:44). But Nebuchadnezzar ignores the warning and builds a 90-foot tall statue (or image) of himself. He demands that all his politicians bow down and worship his image (Daniel 3:1, 5). 4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him, there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother. What Is the 'Mark of the Beast' and Who Has It? These 10 Biblical Clues Expose the Truth Dennis Lee The author has 794 answers and 1.4M answer views And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him - Revelation 12:9 Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that the sword had wounded and yet had lived. - Revelation 13:14 You can be sure if the whole world is deceived this will include Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Atheists alike. But what percentage takes the mark? It’s not hard to determine who will wield the mark if you eliminate doctrine and preconceived notions. The beast is that which “…will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.” This change of appointed times and Laws happened in 364CE when the Law was changed and the 4Th Commandment was replaced, moving the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday in the Council of Laodicea. The “saints” were also mandated to be oppressed by canon law in the very same council and have been at the mercy of the Beast ever since, until 1948 . The Beast, none other than the Roman Empire that “destroyed the holy city and the sanctuary”, then suffers a mortal head wound, Caesar, but does not die. Instead, it is reborn the Holy Roman Empire with a Pope at its head. Certainly not all of them, but if my guess is close, it will be many. Christianity is the only religion that accepts a “man” to be “God”, Judaism and Islam will never accept a human claiming to be God. This is the very “Man of Lawlessness” that will sit in the holy place and declare himself God—something the Romans have always enjoyed doing to their rulers.

The Beatitudes give us a picture of a true disciple of God. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "The kingdom of heaven" refers to people who acknowledge Yehovah as King. "Blessed are those daring enough to openly live as Yeshua and suffer persecution. The Sermon on the Mountain 山上の説教を理解する 山上の説教ビデオ The Sermon on the Mountain This final diagnostic test goes directly to the heart of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1–12). It strips away the passive, poetic veneer that religion often wraps around the Beatitudes, forcing the reader to look into the mirror of the Messiah's opening words and see if their internal condition matches the exact description of a citizen of His Kingdom. 📋 The "Sermon on the Mount" Internal Alignment Test Instructions: Answer these 8 direct questions based on your true internal state and outward actions to determine if you are bearing the fruit of a true disciple or if you are simply tracking with the crowds. Question 1: Poor in Spirit vs. Self-Sufficient The Master states: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." When you look at your life before Yehovah, what is your true spiritual posture? A) You walk in absolute bankruptcy, fully recognizing your total, desperate need for Yehovah to lead you, guide you, and instruct your every step. B) You are spiritually self-sufficient, relying on your own intellect, human doctrines, or a past prayer, assuming you are "good enough" without a daily, broken dependency on Him. Question 2: Mourning Over Sin vs. Rationalizing Compromise The Master states: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." How do you respond internally when you realize you have violated the Father's commands or fallen into sin? A) You experience deep, heavy sorrow over your transgression, leading you to an immediate, physical turn (repentance) back to His ways so you can find the true comfort of His forgiveness. B) You shrug it off, minimize it, or claim that "grace covers it" without ever feeling genuine grief or making an effort to stop the behavior. Question 3: The Meek vs. The Self-Willed The Master states: "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." Meekness is strength under total submission. Who holds the ultimate authority over your time, your money, your diet, and your rest? A) You have fully submitted your neck to Yehovah's yoke. Whatever His Word commands, you do—making Him the absolute Lord over everything you possess. B) You are self-willed. You listen to God's Word only when it matches your existing lifestyle, retaining final veto power over any instruction that requires real sacrifice. Question 4: Hungering for Righteousness vs. Feasting on the World The Master states: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." What is the driving passion and deepest hunger of your everyday life? A) You passionately long for the righteousness of Yeshua, consuming His Word daily like food and water, desperate to see His character and His Torah reflected perfectly in your walk. B) You are spiritually full and satisfied with the distractions, entertainment, and material comforts of this world, treating the deeper things of scripture as an occasional snack. Question 5: Merciful vs. Resentful The Master states: "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." When someone wrongs you or falls short, what is your knee-jerk reaction? A) You actively extend forgiveness, kindness, and compassion, remembering the massive debt of sin the Father forgave you, and you sow mercy so you may reap it. B) You hold grudges, keep tabs on offenses, or harbor bitter resentment, expecting the Father to show you unlimited mercy while you refuse to offer it to others. Question 6: Pure in Heart vs. Outward Appearance The Master states: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see Yehovah." Remembering Hebrews 12:14 ("Without holiness, no one will see Yehovah"), what does your life look like when no human being is watching? A) You pursue inward holiness that only Yehovah can see, begging Him to cleanse your hidden motives, your thoughts, and your desires from the inside out. B) You focus entirely on outward appearance. You put on a good show for people at church or online, but your hidden thought life remains uncleaned and full of compromise. Question 7: Peacemakers vs. Divide-and-Conquer The Master states: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of Yehovah." How do you handle the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:19–20)? A) Having been reconciled to the Father through Yeshua, you actively bring that exact message of truth, repentance, and restored covenant fellowship to the people around you. B) You cause division, spread gossip, or remain completely silent about the Messiah, leaving the people in your life disconnected from the only source of true peace. Question 8: Persecuted for Righteousness vs. Hiding the Light The Master states: "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness... Blessed are you when people insult you... because of me." What happens when your obedience to scripture causes friction with family, friends, or the culture? A) You dare to openly live exactly as Yeshua lived, counting it a joy and a privilege to face insults, exclusion, or false accusations for the sake of His name and His truth. B) You hide your faith, adjust your language, or compromise on the commandments to blend in, ensuring you never face discomfort, social rejection, or pushback from the world. The Kingdom Verdict: Look back over the eight boxes you checked. If the answers land consistently on B, the mirror reveals a sobering truth: The crowd followed Yeshua for the miracles, but only the disciples climbed the mountain to live by His words. You cannot inherit the Kingdom of Heaven if you reject the internal alignment required of its citizens . The Beatitudes are not a list of optional suggestions; they are the baseline character of the remnant. To claim to follow the Messiah while refusing to walk in His meekness, His purity, and His willingness to suffer for righteousness is to remain outside the gate. The choice to step onto the mountain and obey is yours today. Matthew 5:3-12 By Mary Fairchild The Beatitudes give us a picture of a true disciple of God . Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs, is the kingdom of heaven. The phrase "poor in spirit" speaks of a spiritual condition of poverty. It describes the person who recognizes his or her need for Yehovah. "The kingdom of heaven" refers to people who acknowledge Yehovah as King. Paraphrase: "Blessed are those who humbly recognize their need for Yehovah, for they will enter into his kingdom." Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. "Those who mourn" speaks of those who express deep sorrow over sin and repent for their sins. The freedom found in forgiveness of sin and the joy of eternal salvation is the "comfort" of those who repent. Paraphrase: "Blessed are those who mourn for their sins, for they shall receive forgiveness and life eternal." Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Similar to "the poor," "the meek" are those who submit to Yehovah’s authority and make Him Lord. Revelation 21:7 says Yehovah’s children will "inherit all things." Paraphrase: "Blessed are those who submit to Yehovah as Lord, for they will inherit everything he possesses." Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. "Hunger" and "thirst" speak of deep need and driving passion. This "righteousness" refers to Yeshua Messiah. To "be filled" is the satisfaction of our soul's desire. Paraphrase: "Blessed are those who passionately long for Christ, for he will satisfy their souls." Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. We reap what we sow. Those who demonstrate mercy will receive mercy. Likewise, those who have received great mercy will show great mercy. Mercy is shown through forgiveness, kindness, and compassion toward others. Paraphrase: "Blessed are those who show mercy through forgiveness, kindness, and compassion, for they will receive mercy." Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see Yehovah. The "pure in heart" are those who have been cleansed from within. This is not outward righteousness that can be seen by men, but inward holiness that only Yehovah can see. The Bible says in Hebrews 12:14 that without holiness, no one will see Yehovah. Paraphrase: "Blessed are those who have been purified from the inside out, being made clean and holy, for they will see Yehovah." Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of Yehovah. The The Bible says we have peace with Yehovah through Yeshua Messiah. Reconciliation through Christ brings restored fellowship (peace) with Yehovah. 2 Corinthians 5:19-20 says Yehovah entrusts us with this same message of reconciliation to take to others. Paraphrase: "Blessed are those who have been reconciled to Yehovah through Yeshua Messiah and bring this same message of reconciliation to others. All who have peace with Yehovah are his children." Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Just as Yeshua faced persecution, so will his followers. Those who endure by faith rather than hide their faith to avoid persecution are genuine followers of Yeshua. Paraphrase: " Blessed are those daring enough to openly live as and for Yeshua and suffer persecution, for they will receive the kingdom of heaven."Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthew 5:11

THE FINAL JUDGMENT "He that rejects Me and doesn't receive my words has one that judges him: the WORD THAT I HAVE SPOKEN, the same shall judge him in the last day." ETERNAL JUDGMENT The truth about hell False prophet キリストは「天国よりも地獄に行く人の方が多い」と言いました 1 John 3:4 in Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. All who indulge in a sinful life are dangerously lawless, for sin is a major disruption of God's order. The word eternal means constant or forever. The Bible refers to the final judgment that God will declare on individuals. This judgment will determine our state for eternity. It's important to realize that all judgment comes through Jesus, the Son of God. This diagnostic test brings the entire scriptural warning to its absolute climax: the Great White Throne Judgment. It forces the reader to stand before the opened books of record and the standard of the Spoken Word, confronting whether their lifestyle is being actively washed clean by the blood of the Lamb through a return to the Torah, or if they are coasting toward eternal destruction. 📋 The "Great White Throne & The Opened Books" Test Instructions: Answer these 4 final questions with absolute sobriety, evaluating your life against the infallible, courtroom evidence of the heavenly court. Question 1: The Standard of the Courtroom In John 12:48, the Judge declares the exact law book of the court: "He that rejects Me and doesn't receive my words has one that judges him: the WORD THAT I HAVE SPOKEN , the same shall judge him in the last day." When you stand before the throne, what standard will determine your destiny? A) The Spoken Word. You recognize that the unchanging Word of God—the Torah, the statutes, and the life-giving commands practiced by Yeshua—is the final law of the land. You are actively aligning your life, your diet, and your Sabbath with that standard today. B) Human Tradition . You believe that your modern church culture, personal opinions, or the consensus of the crowd will be accepted as a valid defense, assuming the Judge will overlook your disregard for His spoken commands. Question 2: The Evidence in the Books Revelation 20:12 states that the dead will be judged "according to their works, by the things that were written in the books." Knowing that 1 John 3:4 defines sin explicitly as the practice of lawlessness (anomia), what does the daily record of your actions look like right now? A) Cleaned and Transformed. The books record a life that stopped practicing lawlessness. Your past sins have been washed clean by the Blood of the Lamb, and your current record shows a dedicated pursuit of righteousness and obedience. B) Continuous Lawlessness . The books are actively recording a lifestyle that mimics the world. You routinely cross His boundaries, ignore His calendar, and live without regard for His laws, falsely hoping the record won't matter on that day. Question 3: The Severity of Willful Defiance The scripture asks a terrifying question in 1 Peter 4:17–18: If judgment begins at the house of God, "what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? " If the Father did not spare His own Son when He took on our sin, how do you view your personal accountability? A) Fearful Reverence. You realize that Yehovah is righteously incapable of overlooking unrepented sin. You treat His commands with the highest regard, knowing that the willful and rebellious will face retribution and total exclusion from the Kingdom. B) Presumptuous Security . You assume that because you made a verbal confession, you have a pass to remain willful and sloppy in your lifestyle, believing a loving God would never actually execute His written wrath on you. Question 4: The Sifting of the Book of Life At the final accounting, Daniel 7:10 and Revelation 20:12 show that the heavenly court will sit, and a meticulous search will be made through the Book of Life for the names of those standing there. What is the evidence today that a name is securely written in that book? A) You Listen and Respond . As John 8:47 states, because you belong to Yehovah, you actively listen to and physically obey His words. Your faith is visible, tangible, and set apart from the world. B) You Look and Walk Away. You talk about God, but your feet walk the broad highway to destruction (Matthew 7:13). Your life lacks the physical fruit of the New Covenant, proving that you are only fooling yourself. The Final Verdict: Look at where your checked boxes land. There is no appeal process at the Great White Throne, and there are no hidden motives that the light of His face will not expose. If your choices land squarely on B, the mirror delivers the ultimate, uncompromised truth: How you live your life is the only real evidence of what you believe internally. A major disruption of God's order cannot enter His future Kingdom. If you refuse to judge yourself by the Word today, you will be broken by that same Word on the last day. The books are being written every single hour you have breath. Turn away from the broad road of lawlessness, drop the traditions of men, and submit your walk completely to the King while the door of repentance is still open. 永遠の審判 判断の理由 1.彼の律法に対する罪のためです。 「律法で罪を犯した者はみな、律法によって裁かれる」(ローマ人への手紙 2:12) 「罪を犯した魂は死ぬ」(エゼキエル書 18: 4; また、ローマ人への手紙 3:23) 2 . 不従順のために - エホバは義であり、罪を見逃すことができないという点で、破られた律法に対する罰は満たされなければなりません。福音に従わない人だけでなく、エホバを知らない人も神の怒りを受けます。 2 テサロニケ 1: 8 で引用されている 2 つのカテゴリがあります。ローマ人への手紙 2: 8, 9 不敬虔と不義は神の聖さには受け入れられず、罪人は神の前に来ることができないからです。ヘブル 7:26。ペテロ第一 1:15,16; 1 テモテ 6:13-16。黙示録 15:4 彼の正義は、彼の命令に違反した人々への報復と、彼の存在と彼の将来の王国からの排除を要求します. 2 テサロニケ 1: 9。黙示録 21:27, 8 5. 人が悔い改め、永遠の破滅から救われるように、個人および集団の罪の影響を制限すること。彼の裁きが受け入れられるとき、それらは救いをもたらします詩篇94：12-13。 2 ペテロ 3: 9 「永遠の」生命と「永遠の」刑罰は、同じ長さの時間、あるいは同じ性質のものと同一視されなければならず、同じように語られている - すなわち永続的なものである。 永遠の裁きがすべての人間の魂を待っています。私たちのメシアであるイエシュアが戻ってきて、死者がよみがえり、彼らは彼によって裁かれ、永遠の運命を受けます。これは、目に見える公開された普遍的な判断になります。罪、死、サタンに対する小羊の勝利は完全に現れ、実行されます。 裁判官の身分 御父は、罪と不法に終止符を打ち、永遠の義をもたらすことによって、時代の計画を完成させる裁きの扇動者です。ダニエル 12 章 2 節、3 節も参照してください。ペテロ第一 4:5 御子は人の子であるため、裁く権威を与えられています。ヨハネ 5:27 「彼は、その任務のために運命づけられ任命された人によって、世界を正しく裁く日を定められました」ローマ人への手紙 3: 6 増幅版 - 使徒 10:42 も参照 「父はだれも裁かず、すべての裁きを御子にゆだねたからです」ヨハネ 5:22 最後の審判 「わたしを拒絶し、わたしの言葉を受け入れない者には、彼を裁く者がいる。わたしが語った言葉が、終わりの日に彼を裁くであろう。」 John 12:48 人が救世主のカルバリーでの神の罪の裁きを受け入れることを拒否し、唯一の間違いのない基準であるその言葉によって自分自身を判断することを拒否する場合、彼らの罪に対する罰、つまり滅びへの裁きだけが残ります。永遠の死は、再生していない人に対する罪の結果です。 エホバが私たちのために（私たちを免れるために）罪とされたご自身の御子に怒りをおさめなかったとしたら、故意で、不法で、反抗的な人々はどのような状態になるでしょうか。ペテロ第一 4:17-18;ヨハネ 3:36 この世を去る人それぞれに、復活の期待と裁きの期待があります。 「一度死ぬことは人に定められているが、その後裁きが下される」ヘブライ人への手紙 9:27 「私たちは皆、救世主の裁きの座（玉座）の前に立つでしょう。それは書かれているからです：私が生きているとき、すべてのひざが私にひれ伏し、すべての舌が神に告白しなければならない、とエホバは言われます。神への自己の説明」ローマ人への手紙14：10-12。イザヤ 45:23 「そして、私は大きな白い玉座と、その上に座っていた彼を見ました。その顔から、地球と天が逃げ去りました。そして、彼らのための場所は見つかりませんでした。そして、私は、大小の死者が神の前に立っているのを見ました。」 ;そして書物が開かれ、命の書である別の書物が開かれ、死者は彼らの行い、書物に書かれていることによって裁かれた」黙示録 20:11,12 「本」が開かれます。これらは、小羊の血によって取り除かれ、洗い清められていない、各人が地上で考え、話し、行ったすべての記録です。 「いのちの書」も開かれており、その際に玉座の前に立っている者たちの名前を記録するために検索が行われることがわかります。 THE OPENED BOOKS 地上の法廷は証拠に基づいて進行します。聖文は、手続きが進行するために天の法廷が用意され、すべての証拠が持ち出されると語っています。天の法廷が着席し、本が開かれます。ダニエル 7:10 1. 聖書 「わたしが語った言葉が終わりの日に彼を裁く」ヨハネ 12:48 彼はモーセに語りかけ、律法を与えた永遠の言葉です。私たちは、明らかにされた彼の言葉に従った責任を問われます。ヘブライ人への手紙 2: 1-4 2 いのちの書 いのちの書の項目は、永遠の運命を決定する主要な要因となります。ルカ 10:20;フィル。 4:3;ダニエル 12:1 しかし、エホバはモーセに言われた。 偶像崇拝で彼に対して罪を犯した場合、彼の名前は消し去られます。出エジプト記 32:33 と申命記 9:14 を参照してください。不敬虔な人も - 詩篇 69:28 (クリスマス、イースター) また、世界の神々に背を向けて従う者は誰でも、彼の名前は命の書から消し去られるであろうことを再び強調しました.申命記 29:14, 18-20 肉の欲望を克服したサルディスの人々は、彼らの名前が消されないことが保証されました.黙示録 3:5 記念の書 「それから、エホバを恐れる者たちはしばしば互いに話し、エホバは彼らの言うことに耳を傾け、聞いた。それで、エホバを恐れ、その御名を黙想する人々のために、記念の書が彼の前に書かれた。」そして約束-「そして彼らは わたしがそれらをわたしの宝石とする日に、万軍の主は言われる」（マラキ 3:16）。 黙示録 21:19, 20 - 新しいエルサレムの宝石 祈りの書/執り成し 義人の祈りは、天使の働きによって記録されます。 「私の涙をあなたの瓶に入れなさい。あなたの本にあるのではありませんか。私があなたに叫ぶとき、私の敵は引き返します。」 詩篇 56: 8, 9 「私の顔は涙で紅潮しています…………そして私の祈りは清いです。確かに今でも私の証人[記録KJ]は天国にあり、私の証人は高いところにあります」ヨブ記16:16-19 スチュワードシップの「本」 アカウンティングは、自分の管理に委ねられたものに対するスチュワードシップにおける各人の忠実さから成り立っています。イェシュアは、「私が来るまで占有しなさい」という指示とともに、出て行って、彼のしもべたちに彼の仕事を続けるように任せる貴族のたとえ話をしました (ルカ 19:12-27) 彼は別のたとえ話をしました。あなたの管理の職について」 ルカ 16:2-13 言葉の記録と心の助言 人間の心は裁かれる 彼が言ったことによって、「心に満ちていることから口が語るからです」（マタイ 12:34、36-37）。 「覆われているもので現れないものはなく、隠されているもので知られないものはない」 ルカ 12: 2 彼は、心の隠された秘密のすべての助言とすべての秘密の仕事を明らかにします。 1 コリント 4:5。ローマ人への手紙 2:16。ルカ 8:17。マタイ 6: 4-6, 17-18 すべての行為の記録 私たちが彼の一人に与える一杯の水に至るまでのすべて (マタイ 10:41-42) と、彼の名において子供になされた親切な行為 (マタイ 18: 5) が記録されています。私たちの頭の毛にも数があり、一羽のスズメが地面に落ちることはありませんが、彼は知っています。詩篇 139:16 私たちの父は優れた会計システムを持っています。 作品による判決 「それぞれの仕事に応じて分け隔てなく判断する父は、あなたがここに滞在している間ずっと、恐怖の中で行動します。 " ペテロ第一 1:17; 4: 1-5, 17-18 「神を畏れ、神の戒めを守りなさい。これが人間の全義務であるからです。神は、善悪を問わず、すべての秘密の事柄を含め、すべての働きを裁きにかけるからです。」伝道者の書 12:14 「わたしたちは皆、メシアの裁きの座（玉座）の前に現れて、それぞれが自分のしたことに応じて、自分のしたことに応じて、良いことも悪いことも受けなければなりません。」コリント第二 5:10 「忍耐強く善を行うことによって栄光と名誉と不死を求める者には永遠の命を。しかし利己的で真理に従わず不義に従う者には、憤りと怒り、艱難と苦悩がすべての魂の上にある」悪を行う者は、まずユダヤ人であり、ギリシャ人でもあります。神には偏りがないからです。」ローマ人への手紙 2:7-9, 11 (注: ユダヤ人とギリシア人 (国民) はすべての信者を対象としています - 同じ章の 1-6 節を参照してください) その理由で - メシアの使徒たちは言った、「私たちは彼を説教し、すべての人に警告し、あらゆる知恵ですべての人に教えます。それは、メシアであるイエシュアにおいて完全な人をすべての人に与えることができるようにするためです」 コロサイ人への手紙 1:28コロサイ人への手紙 1:22 義の実で満たされ、救世主の日まで誠実であり、罪を犯すことがないように」 ピリピ人への手紙 1:10-11 「私たちの主、救世主イエシュアの日にあなたが非難されないようにするために、誰があなたを最後まで確認しますか。」 1 コリント 1: 8 イェシュアは言いました、「そして、主人の意志を知っていて、準備をせず、彼の意志に従って行動しなかったしもべは、多くの鞭打たれるでしょう。多くを与えられた者は皆、多くを求められ、多くを与えられた者は、より多くを求めるでしょう。」ルカによる福音書 12:47-48 説明責任の尺度は、懲戒処分の尺度と同様に、私たちの父の意志の知識の尺度によって決まります。イエシュアがここで「縞模様が少ない」人に対する矯正的な罰について話していることを示しています。しかし、イエシュアは、不義の生活に入る人々のために、彼は「真っ二つに切られ、彼を不信者との彼の分け前に任命する」と言っています ルカ 12:45-4 マタイによる福音書 24 章 51 節で、イエシュアはそれを偽善者に適用したと引用されており、二重に切断されることは、裏表のある人生を送った人に対する適切な罰です。 「泣き叫び、歯ぎしりをするだろう」 - このように罰せられた者の結果として生じる大きな反省は、人生を生きていない人は皆、神の王国の相続財産を失うということです。偽善者たちと一緒になって、不信者たちと同じ裁きを受けます。これで、聖書の残りの部分は同意します。 「しかし、淫行と貪欲のすべての汚れは、聖人にふさわしいように、あなたがたの間でそれを名指しすることさえできません。不潔でも、愚かな話でも、下品な冗談でもありません。これらはふさわしくなく、むしろ感謝を与えるものです。これについては、あなたが知っています。淫行者、汚れた者、貪欲な偶像崇拝者は、メシアと神の王国に何の遺産も持っていません. 誰も空虚な言葉であなたを欺いてはなりません. これらのことのために、神の怒りが息子たちに臨むからです.それゆえ，かれらに加担してはならない。」エペソ人への手紙 5: 3-7 「今や肉の業が明らかであり、それは姦淫、淫行（結婚外の性的関係）、不浄（道徳的不潔）、わいせつ（好色、放縦、好色）、偶像礼拝（物や人への崇拝（クリスマスとイースター））である。 - アイデンティティとイデオロギー)、魔術 (オカルト、サイキック、魔術の実践へのすべての関与)、憎悪、争い、嫉妬、怒りの爆発、利己的な野心、意見の相違 (分裂)、異端 (基本原則に反する教義)、羨望 (貪欲)殺人、酩酊、酒宴など、前もって言ったように、そのようなことを行う者は神の国を受け継ぐことはできない」ガラテヤ 5:19-21 「不義な者は神の王国を受け継がないことを知らないのですか? だまされてはいけません. (直訳: 惑わされた) 淫行者でも、偶像礼拝者でも、姦通者でも、同性愛者(性的虐待者)でも、同性愛者でも、盗人でもありません。貪欲な者も、大酒飲みも、ののしる者も、強奪者も、神の王国を受け継ぐことはありません。」 1 コリント 6: 9-10 「かつて光明を得て、天の賜物（救い）を味わい、ゴキブリのハコデーシュ（聖霊）にあずかって、エホバの良い言葉と来るべき世の力を味わった人には、それは不可能だからです。彼らは自分たちのために主の子（メシア）を再び十字架につけ、公然と恥をさらすからである。」ヘブライ人への手紙 6: 4-6 警告は、私たちに注意を促し、敵の欺瞞に打ち負かされないように私たちを守るためにあります。 「しかし、愛する人よ、私たちはあなたに関してもっと良いこと、そうです、救いに関することを確信しています。しかし、私たちはこのように話します。」ヘブライ人への手紙 6: 9 すべての罪に対する裁きは確かです。私たちの主イエシュア・メシアを通してです。」テサロニケ第一 5: 8, 9 「それゆえ、私たちには偉大で貴重な約束が与えられています。それによってあなたがたは、欲望によってこの世に存在する堕落から逃れ、神の性質にあずかることができます。」ペテロの第二の手紙 1: 4「しみや傷のない平和な状態で、彼のうちに見出されるように勤勉に努めなさい。」 2 ペテロ 3:14

Anyone that leads others away from obedience to Gods commandments is a false prophet your pastors have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the profane, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; False Prophet False Salvation 偽預言者 神の戒めへの従順から人々を遠ざける者は偽預言者です。 申命記 13 のテスト エゼキエル書の中で、エホバは、牧師が神の律法にどのように暴力を振るっているのかを説明しています。 エゼキエル書 22:26 「彼女の祭司たち（あなたがたの牧師たち）は私の律法に暴力をふるい、私の聖なるものを冒涜しました。彼らは聖なるものと俗なるものを区別せず、汚れたものと清いものとの違いを教えませんでした。彼らは私の安息日から目を隠し、彼らの間で私は冒涜されている. 27 「彼女の中にいる彼女の王子たちは、不正な利益を得るために血を流し、命を破壊することによって、獲物を引き裂くオオカミのようなものです.... 神は次のように述べています。彼は神から生まれたので、罪を犯し続けることはできません。 10 これによって、神の子供たちと悪魔の子供たちを区別することができます。義を実践しない人は誰でも、神の兄弟を愛していない人でもありません。11 これはあなたが最初から聞いたメッセージです。私たちは互いに愛し合うべきです。 (罪とは律法の違反です) イェシュアは果物と木のたとえを使って偽預言者を特定します。 その実は、神の言葉を正確に理解し適用した人生の結果として示される神の言葉の理解です。 マタイによる福音書 12:33 「木を良くしてその実を良くするか、木を悪くしてその実を悪くするか。木はその実によって分かるからである。 良い土に蒔かれたものは、その言葉を聞いて理解する人です。 木は人であり、果実は結果として生じる生活の質です（神の言葉を理解することではなく、それを適切に適用することです）。理解しているのに当てはまらず、それゆえに良い実を結ばない人がたくさんいます) — その人はその実またはその欠如によって知られています.良い木を生み出すために土壌に何が蒔かれたのかを定義していることに注意してください。それはすでに良い木として定義されているので、聞き、理解し、良い実を結びます。神の言葉を心から適用すること、または神の言葉を実行することは、肉体的、社会的、経済的、心理的、感情的な挑戦、または王国のための苦しみにおいて魂に苦難をもたらします。 マタイによる福音書 7:18 良い木が悪い実を結ぶことはなく、悪い木が良い実を結ぶことはありません。では、イェシュアが話している果物をどのように認定または不適格にするのでしょうか。しかし、神の律法を無視することを選択する心を持っている人は、神の律法に従うことを望んでいません。マタイによる福音書 7:20 このように、その実によって、あなたがたは彼らを見分けることができます。 マット。 7:15 にせ預言者に気をつけなさい。彼らは羊の皮をかぶってあなたのところにやって来ますが、内心は獰猛なオオカミです。いばらの茂みからブドウを摘みますか、それともアザミからイチジクを摘みますか? 「 マタイ 7:17 「同様に、すべて良い木は良い実を結び、悪い木は悪い実を結びます。」 マタイ 7:18... 「良い木は悪い実を結ぶことはできず、悪い木は良い実を結ぶことはできません。」 」 これにより、彼のすべての民の心に何があるべきかを知ることができます。そしてもし... それが私たちの心の中にあるなら、それは私たちの追求したい願望になります.もしそれが自分の心にないなら、それを追求したくないという彼らの願望で証明されます. あなたはそれに従いたいか、無視したいかのどちらかです。それらは混合できません。あなたのライフスタイルが彼らのライフスタイルと同じである場合、あなたの牧師が偽預言者であると判断するのは難しいようです.私たちが気をつけなければならない実は、神の律法を無視するという選択です。他のすべてのものは混ぜ合わせることができますが、従うことを望むことと神の律法を無視することを望むことを混ぜ合わせることはできません。それは父の目にはどちらかです。覚えておいてほしいのは、1 つの法律を破ることは、すべてを破ることと同じことです。 箴言 15:13 義人は偽りを憎み、悪人は自らを悪臭にし、恥をかかせる。 箴言 14:11 悪しき者の家は滅びるが、正しい者の天幕は繁栄する。 12 人には正しいと思われる道もあるが、その行き着く先は死の道である。 ヨハネの第一の手紙 3:5 神から生まれた者は、罪を犯すことを拒みます（罪は律法の違反です）。 ヨハネの第一の手紙 3:9 神の種は彼のうちにとどまっているからです。彼は神から生まれたので、罪を犯し続けることはできません。 10 (これによって、神の子供たちと悪魔の子供たちを区別することができます:) 義を実践しない人は誰でも神のものではなく、兄弟を愛さない人でもありません。 11 これはあなたが最初から聞いていたメッセージです: 私たちは互いに愛し合うべきです. 次の聖句は、文脈から外れた厳選された聖句でイェホバの言葉に異議を唱える人のために確認する必要があります。または、エホバが何らかの形でイスラエルを罰し、教会を祝福していると示唆する発言をする人.基本的に、グループごとに異なるルールがあると言っています。 イザヤ書 53:6 私たちは皆、羊のように迷い、それぞれ自分自身に立ち返った 道;しかし、エホバは私たちすべての罪を彼に負わせました.…イェシュア。 ● 民数記 23:19 「神は嘘をつくような人ではなく、悔い改めるべき人の子でもありません。神は言ったことがありますか、それを行わないでしょうか。それとも、語ったことはありますか良い。 コリントの信徒への手紙一 3:3 神は混乱をもたらすのではなく、平和をもたらすのです。 ヨハネの第一の手紙 3:4 「わたしは彼を知っている」と言いながら、その戒めを守らない者は、偽り者であり、真理はその人の中にありません。 ヨハネによる福音書 1:14 そして言葉は肉となって、私たちの間に住まわれました。 ● 伝道の書 12:14 すべての結論を聞きましょう。神を畏れ、神の戒めを守りなさい。 箴言 28: 9 耳をそむけて律法を聞かない者は、その祈りさえ憎むべきものです。 10 正しい者を悪の道に導く者は、自分自身の穴に陥ります。しかし、非難のない者は善を受け継ぐでしょう。 2 知恵に耳を傾け、悟りに心を向けよ。 3 識別を求めて叫ぶなら、理解を求めて声を上げなさい。 … 2 ペテロ 3: 6 彼はすべての手紙にこのように書いており、その中でそのような事柄について語っています。彼の手紙のいくつかの部分は理解するのが難しく、無知で不安定な人々は、聖書の残りの部分と同じように、自分自身を破壊するように歪曲しています. 17 それゆえ、愛する人よ、あなたはすでにこれらのことを知っているのですから、不法者のとがに惑わされて、あなたの安全な立場から落ちないように用心しなさい. ヨハネの第一の手紙 3:4 罪を習わしにする者は皆、不法も習わしにしています。確かに、罪は不法です。 ガラテヤ人への手紙 3:10 というのは、律法を行う者は皆、のろいの下にあるからです。と書かれているからです。 「しかし、誰も法によって正当化されないことを 「義人は信仰によって生きる。 「しかし、律法は信仰によるものではなく、「律法を行う人は律法によって生きる」のです。イエシュアは律法の呪いから私たちを贖ってくださいました。信仰によって御霊の約束を受けるかもしれません。

Are you Born again Worship God in Spirit and Truth The Gospel Deuteronomy 13 TEST Are you a true Christian? John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Meaning: “God so loved the world” — God's love extends to all people. “He gave his one and only Son” — God sent His Son for the salvation of mankind. “Whoever believes in him” — The promise is available to anyone who places their faith and trust in Him. “Shall not perish” — Believers are delivered from eternal separation from God. “But have eternal life” — They receive everlasting life with God. Simple Summary: John 3:16 teaches that God loved humanity so much that He gave His Son so that those who believe in Him may receive eternal life rather than perish. Context: These words were spoken by Jesus during a conversation with Nicodemus about the necessity of being born again and entering the Kingdom of God. Are you Born again Yes, that is a profound structural truth in God's plan. Yeshua was literally the first human to be physically raised from the dead into an immortal, glorified body. Scripture calls Him "the firstborn from the dead" (Colossians 1:18) and the "firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep" (1 Corinthians 15:20). By looking at Christ's physical resurrection, we get the exact blueprint for what happens to the saints. The Pattern: Firstfruits and the Harvest In the biblical agricultural cycle—which God uses to explain His plan of salvation—the priest would wave the single sheaf of the Firstfruits harvest before the Father. Only after that first sheaf was accepted could the rest of the harvest be gathered. Yeshua fulfilled this perfectly. He rose as the perfect Firstfruits. Because He broke the power of physical death, those who belong to Him will follow the exact same pattern when He returns. The Ultimate Transformation When the saints are raised at His second coming, they don't return as temporary, mortal flesh like Lazarus did. They receive a physical, permanent, immortal body just like the one Yeshua walked out of the tomb with. As Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:52-53: "...the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality." Connecting Physical Resurrection to the Law This physical reality hits modern church traditions with an undeniable challenge: If Yeshua is the firstborn of a brand-new creation, and we are waiting to be physically raised into glorified bodies just like His, why would we live our temporary lives in rebellion to the laws He obeyed? When Yeshua walked the earth in His physical body, He perfectly kept the Sabbath, the dietary laws, and the Feasts. When He rose from the dead, He didn't change. For a Christian to claim they are waiting to inherit a resurrection body like Christ's, while actively treating His Father's commandments as dead, is a total disconnect. "Yeshua told Nicodemus that what is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit, moving like the wind. If you claim you are already fully 'born again' right now, why are you still trapped in a temporary body of flesh and blood instead of a glorified, immortal spirit body? Are you confusing the earnest promise of the Holy Spirit inside you today with the actual, physical rebirth that only happens at the resurrection of the dead?" Jesus Teaches Nicodemus 3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” 3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[ a ]” 4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[ b ] gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You[ c ] must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”[ d ] 9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. 10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.[ e ] 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[f ] 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 1. "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart" Meaning: Total dependence on God, not self-reliance (Prov 28:26). Insight: Relational surrender to God’s unchanging character. 2. "And lean not unto thine own understanding" Meaning: Reject intellectual pride; human wisdom is flawed (Prov 14:12). 3. "In all thy ways acknowledge him" Meaning: Constant God-consciousness in every area (Col 3:17). Insight: Turns daily life into guided obedience. 4. "And he shall direct thy paths" Meaning: God’s promise of sovereign guidance (Ps 37:23).

The Diagnostic Test — Spirit of Truth or Spirit of Tradition? Use these four questions to examine yourself or guide a brother or sister through honest self-reflection: 1. The Humility Test (John 16:13 & Acts 17:11) The Question: When clear biblical evidence exposes that an inherited church belief or holiday violates Scripture, what is your immediate response? Spirit of Truth: "Let God be true and every man a liar." You yield to the text, repent, and abandon the tradition, regardless of the personal or family cost. Spirit of Tradition: You become defensive, dismiss the study, justify church custom, or claim "God knows my heart." 2. The Obedience Test (1 John 2:3–4 & John 14:15) The Question: “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” Do you strive to obey His commandments, or do you view His law as a burden? Spirit of Truth: Obedience is your act of love and fruit of repentance. Spirit of Tradition: Uses grace as an excuse for disobedience, claiming the commandments don't apply anymore. 3. The Authority Test (Mark 7:7–9) The Question: When God's Word says one thing and your denomination or favorite preacher says another, who wins? Spirit of Truth: Scripture alone holds final authority over doctrine and daily life. Spirit of Tradition: Denominational catechisms, pastors' opinions, and family heritage overrule the text. 4. The Name Test (Matthew 1:21 & Acts 4:12) The Question: When shown that Gabriel assigned the Hebrew name Yeshua ("Yahweh is Salvation"), carrying the Father's personal redemptive signature, does your spirit leap to honor it, or do you despise its Hebrew origin? Spirit of Truth: Receives the name with reverent joy, marveling at the Father's salvation. Spirit of Tradition: Clings to familiarity and mocks or rejects the original Hebrew truth. Part 3: The Watchman’s Mandate “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me: When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.” — Ezekiel 3:17–19 To the Reader: This warning is delivered to you not in hatred, but in urgent love. You have now been shown the mirror of Scripture. The difference between what God commanded and what man instituted is clear. In Romans 8:1–14, Paul sets up an absolute, binary divide. There is no middle ground or third category: a person is either governed by the mind of the flesh (sarx) or the Spirit of God (Pneuma). Paul does not frame this test around emotional experiences or external religious performance, but around dominion, mindset, and alignment with God's law. 1. The Starting Position: Condemnation vs. Freedom (vv. 1–4) What God Said: The Mosaic Law was holy and just, but it was "weakened by the flesh"—it could command righteousness, but human nature could not produce it. God fulfilled the righteous requirement of the Law by sending His Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to condemn sin in the flesh. The Mark of Having the Spirit: The believer walks "not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit" (v. 4). The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set them free from the law of sin and death. The Contrast: The flesh is trapped under an endless cycle of command, failure, and condemnation. The Spirit produces an internal reality where the demand of God's Word is actively loved and lived out. 2. The Mindset Test: Setting the Affections (vv. 5–6) "For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace." (vv. 5–6) The Mind of the Flesh: Governed by temporal preservation, self-elevation, appetites, and autonomous human reasoning. Its ultimate end is spiritual decay and death. The Mind of the Spirit: Preoccupied with what honors God—truth, holiness, obedience, and kingdom purposes. The Test: What does the mind naturally drift toward when unrestrained? The flesh defaults to self-interest; the Spirit defaults to God's will, resulting in inner stability (life and peace). 3. The Authority Test: Hostility vs. Submission (vv. 7–8) "For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God." (vv. 7–8) This is the diagnostic core of Paul’s argument: The Flesh Cannot Submit: The natural human heart views God's absolute authority as an imposition or a threat to autonomy. Even when outwardly observant, it negotiates, modifies, or excuses disobedience. It is fundamentally at war with "God Said." The Inability to Please God: Good deeds, religious ceremonies, or moral philosophies done under the impulse of the flesh remain unacceptable to God because the underlying will has never surrendered. 4. The Ownership Test: The Indwelling Presence (vv. 9–11) "You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him." (v. 9) Paul’s Binary Conclusion: You either possess the Spirit and belong to Christ, or you do not have the Spirit and are alien to Him. There is no category of a Christian who lacks the Spirit of Christ. The Internal Witness: If Christ is in you, the natural body remains subject to physical death because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of imputed and imparted righteousness (v. 10). The Guarantee: The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead acts as a residing power, imparting resurrection life even to mortal bodies to walk in holiness now (v. 11). 5. The Mortification and Sonship Test (vv. 12–14) "For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God." (vv. 12–14) Active Mortification: Having the Spirit does not mean passive sinlessness; it means active warfare. The true believer does not coddle the flesh or make peace with compromise—they actively put to death the misdeeds of the body through the Spirit's power. Led by the Spirit: In biblical context, being "led by the Spirit" in verse 14 does not refer primarily to mystical nudges about career or life choices; it refers directly to being led away from sin and into righteousness. Summary Table: Romans 8 Diagnostic Diagnostic Marker The Mind of the Flesh (Lacking the Spirit) The Mind of the Spirit (Having the Spirit) Primary Impulse Self-preservation, worldly interest, autonomy (v. 5) Righteousness, divine purpose, eternal truth (v. 5) Relation to God's WordHostile, resisting, unable to submit (v. 7) Submissive, fulfilled by the Spirit's power (v. 4, 7) Spiritual Fruit Death, alienation, inability to please God (vv. 6, 8) Life, peace, reconciliation with the Father (v. 6) Daily Habit Indulging or rationalizing the body's appetites (vv. 12–13) Actively mortifying the deeds of the flesh (v. 13) Identity Debtor to the fallen nature; outside Christ (vv. 9, 12) P ossessed by Christ; confirmed son/daughter of God (vv. 9, 14)