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HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH. Torah Foundational Truth. Part 2. Verses used by Christians to Resist YHWH’s Torah…. follow Torah, where truth is simple…. Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;. HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH. Torah Foundational Truth. Part 2.
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HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Verses used by Christians to Resist YHWH’s Torah… follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Introduction follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 • Note to our Beloved Christian Friends • This teaching is not written to: • Disrupt the Church or Belittle Church Leaders. • Cause any form of chaos or rebellion, or • To convince Believers to rather tithe in this Ministry. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 • Note to our Beloved Christian Friends • This teaching however is written: • I passionately love you and do not want to see you being led astray. • Because I desire that the "Truth" in the Scripture be revealed to you, and • That Y’shua be glorified and YHWH’s Kingdom be expanded. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 • Crucial Note! • The word "Law", also generally known as • Commandments, • Moses, Moses’ writings, Law of Moses, • Ordinances, etc., • is the Hebrew word "Torah". follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Crucial Note! The word "Torah" is derived from the Hebrew root-YARAH. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Crucial Note! The word "Torah" therefor has many meanings because of its saturated richness: Instructions, Revelations, to throw accurately, to strike the target, to reveal, to teach, Law, Teachings, shoot arrow straight, Doctrines, Customs, Theory, Guidance, or System, etc. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Crucial Note! When the Hebrew concept Torah was translated into the Greek, they could not find one single word to describe the full meaning of the concept of Torah. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Crucial Note! When the Hebrew concept Torah was translated into the Greek, they could not find one single word to describe the full meaning of the concept of Torah. The word "Law" unfortunately was selected, which is not accurate at all and holds a negative connotation, follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Crucial Note! When the Hebrew concept Torah was translated into the Greek, they could not find one single word to describe the full meaning of the concept of Torah. The word "Law" unfortunately was selected, which is not accurate at all and holds a negative connotation, a strategy from satan himself! follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Crucial Note! The word YHWH’s"Teachings" should have been used. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Crucial Note! The word YHWH’s"Teachings" should have been used. With that as background lets now look at the first verse used by the masterly deceived Christians to motivate that the Law has been done away with. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 First Verse used by Anti-Torah Christians follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Lets just quickly recap what Y’shua said in John 5:46-47 about YHWH’sTeachings… follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 John 5:46-47 – Y’shua defines here "if you believe Him" 46 "For if you believed Mosheh, you would have believed Me, since he wrote about Me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings (Torah/Law = YHWH’s Teachings), how shall you believe My words?“ follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 John 5:46-47 – Y’shua defines here "if you believe Him" 46 "For if you believed Mosheh, you would have believed Me, since he wrote about Me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings (Torah/Law = YHWH’s Teachings), how shall you believe My words?“ Hard words but true. Lets now look at the first verse… follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The verse used by Christians – Matt 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 • Their Argument: • Y’shua didn’t do away with the Law. • Nor did He taught or promote the Law. • He just fulfilled the Law and we have nothing to do with the Old Covenant anymore. • Let’s look at this argument and see if it holds water... follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The two important words in Matt 5:17 "abolish" and "fulfill" Think not that I am come to destroy(abolish) the law(Torah = YHWH’s Teachings), or the prophets(Neviim = who talks about me): I am not come to destroy(abolish), but to fulfill. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The Greek for "fulfill" is pleroo and it has various meanings: follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The Greek for "fulfill" is pleroo and it has various meanings: • to make full, to fill up; i.e., to fill to the full, or • to fill to the top: so that nothing shall be wanting, to full measure, to fill to the brim, or • to fully preach*. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 • Abolish means: • to do away with, or • to put an end to. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 • Thus, the Christian’s understanding of the two words • "Abolish" means to them: to do away with or to put an end to. • "Fulfill" implies to them: to do away with or to put an end to follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 • Thus, the Christian’s understanding of the two words • "Abolish" means to them: to do away with or to put an end to. • "Fulfill" implies to them: to do away with or to put an end to • Meaning Y’shua has fulfilled the Law for them, period! follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 • Sound and logical reasoning • If we look carefully at Y’shua’s words, He says: • He came to do the one (fulfill) and not the other (destroy/abolish). • Therefore they cannot mean the same thing. • Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 • Crucial questions • What does destroy/abolish mean, and • What does fulfill mean? follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 • Crucial questions • What does destroy/abolish mean, and • What does fulfill mean? • Can they both end up having the same meaning and producing the same result? follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Scripture must interpret Scripture Let’s start at where else we find the Greek word pleroo ("fulfill"): follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Scripture must interpret Scripture Let’s start at where else we find the Greek word pleroo ("fulfill"): Rom 15:19: in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have fully preached(pleroo) the gospel of Messiah. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Scripture must interpret Scripture Rom 15:19: …I have fully preached(pleroo) the gospel of Messiah. If pleroo (fulfill) really means to "stop doing", are we now to stop preaching the Gospel; as Sha’ul (Paul) has fully done it and it need no further action? follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Scripture must interpret Scripture Rom 15:19: …I have fully preached(pleroo) the gospel of Messiah. If pleroo (fulfill) really means to "stop doing", are we now to stop preaching the Gospel; as Sha’ul (Paul) has fully done it and it need no further action? Can’t be, right? The next verse for the word pleroo… follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Scripture must interpret Scripture Rom 15:13: Now the God of hope fill(pleroo) you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Ruach HaKodesh. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Scripture must interpret Scripture Rom 15:13: Now the God of hope fill(pleroo) you with all joy and peace in believing… You see the argument from a Christian perspective, meaning from a the Greco-western perspective is totally flawed when it comes to the reasoning – Y’shua "fulfilled the Law"… follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Scripture must interpret Scripture Rom 15:13: Now the God of hope fill(pleroo) you with all joy and peace in believing… …as YHWH keeps on filling you with joy and peace, meaning pleroo is a continuous action as well! follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Scripture must interpret Scripture Rom 15:13: Now the God of hope fill(pleroo) you with all joy and peace in believing… …as YHWH keeps on filling you with joy and peace, meaning pleroo is a continuous action as well! Let’s now move on to what Y’shua actually said in Matt 5:17… follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The true meaning of what Y’shua taught The words that Y’shua used: "Think not that I am come to destroy(abolish) the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy(abolish), but to fulfill" is a typical Hebrew idiom and can never be understood if you do not use the correct tools of interpretation, the "Hebrew tools". follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The bare naked truth It is interesting to note that Rabbis still use these idioms to this very day when they instruct their disciples. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The bare naked truth The one Hebrew idiom is: "You must fulfill the Torah", follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The bare naked truth The one Hebrew idiom is: "You must fulfill the Torah", "to fulfill" is lekayem in Hebrew, which means: to uphold or to establish, as well as to fulfill, tocomplete or to accomplish – See New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus: Insights from His Jewish Context, by David Bivin, (En-Gedi, 2005) pp. 93-94, and notes on p.101 for other examples of this idiomatic usage. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The bare naked truth The other Hebrew idiom is: "Do not destroy the Torah". follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The bare naked truth The other Hebrew idiom is: "Do not destroy the Torah". "abolish" in Hebrew is levatel, to nullify, or la'akor, to uproot, which means "to undermine the Torah by misinterpreting it, you are uprooting it". – Mishnah, Horayot 1:3, 200 BCE. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The correct understanding and interpretation The Hebrew perspective, the correct tools for interpretation on Y’shua’s words: "Do not destroy the Torah"literally means… follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The correct understanding and interpretation The Hebrew perspective, the correct tools for interpretation on Y’shua’s words: "Do not destroy the Torah"literally means… "do not misinterpret / misrepresent / incorrect teach / uproot the Torah." Wow, what a renewal of thought! follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The correct understanding and interpretation The other idiom, "You must fulfill the Torah", literally means… follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The correct understanding and interpretation The other idiom, "You must fulfill the Torah", literally means… "to interpret / represent / teach / uphold / establish the Torah correctly". A double wow! follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Summary Deduced from these facts we can clearly see that abolishor fulfill didn’t have anything remotely to do with destroying the Torah or not destroying it. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 Summary Deduced from these facts we can clearly see that abolishor fulfill didn’t have anything remotely to do with destroying the Torah or not destroying it. It merely says that Y’shua came to interpret and represent His Father’s Teachings to us correctly; or even to fully preach it* – perfectly tailored with pleroo. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The nail in the coffin is in the next verse follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The nail in the coffin is in the next verse Consider Y’shua’s pleroo word when you read what He says in this next verse: Matt 5:18:For verily I (Y’shua) say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law (Torah), till all be fulfilled(pleroo). follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;
HRTI ZEALOUS FOR TRUTH Torah Foundational Truth Part 2 The nail in the coffin is in the next verse Another translation gives a more literal meaning: I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. follow Torah, where truth is simple… Y’shua’s Torah exposes lies and paganism;