- The Hebraic mindset, which was without doubt the worldview of ALL Biblical
authors, is absolutely essential for proper interpretation of Scripture.
If the Hebraic mindset (or context) is not used, incorrect
Biblical interpretation is unavoidable. Sadly, traditional Christianity, which I often call
"Constantinian" Christianity due to its origins in the era of the
Roman emperor Constantine, long ago replaced "Hebraic" context
with Westernized Greco-Roman context, thereby planting a seed of error from
which countless false teachings sprouted and flourish to this very day. (NOTE: "Hebraic" is
NOT equal to "Judaic.")
- The actual Biblical "gospel" is the "gospel
(good news) of the coming Kingdom",
which has been and continues to be ignored, censored, and
sometimes directly opposed within traditional Christianity. Simply
put, the true gospel is that the promises originally given to
Abraham and later expanded upon will be fulfilled through Yahshua
the Messiah's completed mission when he returns to reign in an
age of peace and justice. Yahshua WILL return to rule from the
Davidic throne in Jerusalem. That glorious Messianic hope and
sure future event will be a global, benevolent Kingship over
all mankind during which his current and past devotees will share
in his rule and be greatly rewarded. Anyone who opposes or teaches
contrary to the sure return and EARTHLY (vs. in "heaven")
rule of Yahshua is an anti-missionary because he/she teaches AGAINST
the true "gospel" of the Kingdom. Eternal life
through Yahshua is certainly one component of the gospel BUT it
is NOT the entire "gospel." The "heaven
when you die" pagan Greek based teachings of traditional Christianity
breed serious errors of interpretation and future hope.
- Yahshua (or "Yeshua" if
you prefer and falsely called "jesus") IS the
Messiah but is NOT God.
- Yahshua did NOT literally
preexist as the "angel
of the LORD", "Messenger of His Presence", "Metatron" or any other
of many alleged preexistent forms of "christ." Messiah was
most certainly preexistent in the Divine Plan of
God, which is what "logos" actually means, but he did not
literally preexist or possess consciousness as a divine being.
- Yahshua's substitutionary
death IS the
means - the ONLY means - by which we merit entry
(through his merit) into the eternal Kingdom; therefore,
he is the ONLY way to God - even for
devout, loving, obedient people (devout Jews for instance) who may
receive the gift of eternal life without ever acknowledging his glorious
achievements and position as Messiah. I personally feel that
God is so merciful that such will be the case; however, that does
not remove our responsibility to advance Yahshua and the Kingdom
of God to everyone with all the zeal and energy we possess.
- After Yahshua's
death he was bodily resurrected by the Living God, his
God and
ours, and is now awaiting the time when YHWH God directs him to return
bodily to earth to consummate the gospel promise of the Kingdom of
God on earth.
- The Holy Scriptures,
or Bible, which are composed of both the Tanakh (Older Testament)
and the New Testament, are the inspired teachings of the Almighty
God given through those whom He chose. As
long as those Scriptures are properly translated and interpreted
they are a sure source of instruction to those seeking eternal life
in the worldly paradise to come.
- The Apostolic writings (New Testament) complete
and elaborate upon the Eternal teachings (torah) of YHWH and the
rest of theTanakh but do not annul them. As
long as they are interpreted from the proper Hebraic perspective
they are equally as binding and useful as any other portion of Scripture,
including the first 5 books of Moses (torah).
- It
IS necessary to sincerely strive to
learn and obey God's Eternal teachings (torah) given through Moses. God's
forgiving grace does not remove our responsibility to prove our faith by
our sincere effort to obey His instructions. The lack of a desire to learn
God's teachings shows that one prefers to supercede YHWH's (God's) instructions
(Torah) with
their own,
proves one does not truly love God, and shows the lawless (without Law) "believer" to
be willfully rejecting God as their Eternal God and Master. However,
this "torah" (Eternal instructions) must NOT be confused with the alleged "torah" composing
Rabbinic Judaism's man invented traditions and should
be interpreted with an understanding of the effects of Yahshua's accomplishments
presented in the New Testament and how they assist in providing a true and
complete interpretation of God's eternal teachings.
- I firmly believe, based upon the overwhelming evidence in Scripture,
that Yahshua
was truly a 100 percent man, versus the traditional
Christian God-man, and in that respect no different from any other
human. He
literally EARNED his glory through perfect, sinless obedience to YHWH
God, and because of his efforts the door is open, with him as the door, for others to potentially merit eternal life. Where he is unique is that he, UNlike
other humans, was/is a FULLY EMPOWERED agent ("shaliach," or "sent
one")
of God. Contrary
to the commonly held erroneous Christian teaching, his sinlessness
is NOT because he was born free of some sort of mystical "inherited"
sin. I
reject and oppose false traditional Christian teachings that force
Yahshua to be "God" (the intent of such manmade unscriptural doctrines
in my opinion) or,
at the very least a super-human or a "hybrid" human
because he, unlike all other humans, was free from the so-called "stain" of
the alleged "hereditary sin" gene. Despite the overwhelming
Scriptural evidence to the contrary, the deception
of "hereditary sin" or "total
depravity" conveniently and wrongly forces Yahshua to be God (or
a hybrid super-human) for those who wish to idolatrously promote
that he is God.
- I
strongly oppose the seriously false teaching of "once saved
always saved" and feel
it may well be THE most dangerous, potentially damning teaching
in all of Christianity because of how it promotes a "license
to sin" slothful
form of obedience, sinful behavior, and removes ALL fear of God's
judgment.
- Closely associated with the last point - I
strongly oppose the "rapture" theory that
so many Christians accept. I feel it is a grossly erroneous teaching
that promotes a false hope among Christians that they will be spared
tribulation in the last days. It is a particularly tragic belief
that is widely popular within many Christian groups. Those who tightly
cling to the "rapture" teaching run the risk of participating
in a scenario where traditional Christians may oppose Messiah when he
returns to rule and possibly even believe him to be the "antichrist" (which
Christians also misunderstand) because of their false hope in a "rapture" before
he rules and/or before end-time tribulations occur. There is also a risk
that "rapture" believers will lose faith when they experience the hardships
from which they expect to be spared.
- I
do not support "sacred name" fanaticism, which
harshly judges and often even condemns those who do not use the "sacred
name";
however, I do support promotion and use of the true names of God
(Yahweh) and Messiah (Yahshua).
- I forcefully reject the idea that "God's
will" is
the cause of tragedy and pain in the lives of humans. God's
will (desire) is for all men to have eternal life, for all
men to be one with him, for all men to be joyous, for all men
to reap the incomprehensible pleasures He so desperately wishes
for us. Our
sins or the sins of others, and the general situation resulting
from mankind's freewill
choice of rebellion against God create circumstances
that bring pain and suffering, NOT God's will. I
do not apologize for standing to defend God's character against
those who ignorantly accuse Him of being the cause of pain and
suffering and thus driving people away from Him and making YHWH
God out to be some sort of sadistic tyrannical uncaring monstrous
god.
- I reject the false teaching
of eternal TORTURE, more commonly known as damnation in "hell" fire; however,
I fully believe and advance the truth that eternal death after
possible limited punishment does await the sinful and rebellious
enemies of God. Yes,
the teaching of eternal damnation in a literal "hell fire" is more
accurately described as the promotion of eternal torture. The
traditional Christian idea of "hell" equals "eternal torture." That
is a fact most "hell" teachers
try to conceal. Absurdly, those teaching
it also attempt to persuade people that the God who implements
this torture is "loving" and "merciful." The obvious outrageous
contradiction in the teaching that a "loving, merciful, just" God
will eternally torture the vast majority of human beings - or even
if it were just a small number - defies all measures of decency
and common sense. There is nothing imaginable that can equal
such a ridiculous idea or so horribly defame the character of YHWH
God. The worst example of this is the Calvinistic (Reformed)
teaching of "unconditional election," which basically promotes
the idea that there is NOTHING anyone can do to change their eternal
destiny, and if that destiny is "hell," so be it. It defies
common sense as well as any basic principles of mercy, love, and
justice to think that God would punish someone's few years of sin (or
none if you accept Calvinism) by
forcing them to endure billions and billions and billions of
years (infinite eternity) of unbelievably painful fiery torture!
It is yet another means by which Satan, through his generally
unwitting agents, grossly misrepresents our Merciful Creator God.
I am composing articles to address this on my website; however, the Scriptural
facts proving the notion of "hell" to
be utterly false can be found in many places on the internet. "Restoration
Fellowship," which I show on my links page, and the Seventh
Day Adventists church web sites should provide an excellent starting
point for anyone interested in studying this issue.
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