“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.”
—Matt 5:17-18 NRSV
Most law abiding citizens obey traffic lights when driving. At the same time they try to stay at the speed limit. Most people recognize the need to obey other laws of society, such as not stealing and not vandalizing another’s property. However, when it comes to specific instructions we find in the Bible, many think that most are not really valid for us today, especially those given in the Old Testament. It is clear from the record given us in the Old Testament, especially in Genesis, that the laws embodied in the Ten Commandments were already active long before they were codified and written down by Yahweh’s own finger in the tablets of stone, Ex 32:16.
Yahshua said that He came to fulfill the law (Mat 5:17) and to send a sword (Matt 10:34). No, the problem was not the law, but rather it was the people. The Israelites simply did not have the heart to obey Yahweh’s law because they did not have the Holy Spirit to guide them. It was because of man’s inability to obey the law that a New Covenant was given. See Heb 8:9 and Hebrews, chapter 9.
In the New Testament, we’re told to “obey every word that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh.” This is a direct quote from the Old Testament, the only Scripture they had during the time of Yahshua in the 1st Century.
When Yahshua addressed Satan, He quoted the Old Testament three times, while using Yahweh’s Name each time. Yet, for the most part, none of these references is seemingly important to people today.
Some have gone so far as to teach that Yahshua actually sinned by breaking the Sabbath, to show that He is the Master of the Sabbath. He is the Master of the Sabbath and everything else for that matter. If He did sin, then He wasn’t the sinless and blameless unblemished symbolic sacrificial Lamb that we needed.
The correct understanding is that Yahshua was against the Pharisees who had added to Yahweh’s law. They had a law against picking up a mat (bedding) on the Sabbath day. Yahweh didn’t have such a law, but Yahshua was accused after healing a sick person when He told the sick person to pick up his mat and to go home. Time and time again the Pharisees and teachers of the law tried to find fault with Yahshua, but Yahshua was sinless. He did not break His Father’s laws. The Pharisees, however, were legalistic, buried in their own manmade oral laws.
Because of Yahshua we do now see a “change in the law” concerning sacrificial offerings. It is the law that was added due to sins, as there had to be blood shed for the remission of sins, but that type of physical sacrificing was temporary and never really cleaned the conscience of people. It did not change the heart as Yahweh does for us in the 2nd Covenant process when we receive a portion of His Spirit.
Obedience to Yahweh the Father is what Yahshua the Son wants for us today. It is not just obedience to “every word” only, but also it is having faith in Yahshua who came as a perfect sacrifice for us. It is also about having mercy, compassion, and overall aspects of outgoing love, which the Pharisees were seriously lacking.
By walking in the ways of Yahweh and seeing Yahshua’s example, we can find ourselves walking on higher ground. He prophetically helps fulfill or rather to fill-up the law by emphasizing and magnifying it.
With everything that Scripture tells us, we know that there are still laws today that we must obey. Even the example of the Apostle Paul tells us that he kept the law and encouraged others to keep it as well, saying, “Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Messiah” (1 Cor 11:1). Paul said to “keep the Feast,” but in a loving and spiritual way, 1 Cor 5:8.
We can actually learn spiritual lessons by observing and doing physical things. Since we are still a physical people, let’s keep in mind that there are still things we must do.
“Come to a sober and right mind, and sin no more;
for some people have no knowledge of Elohim.
I say this to your shame.”
— 1 Cor 15:34 NRSV
In This Issue
Mailings Continue to Increase
Despite the bad economy, the mailings continue to increase worldwide. Yahweh causes the increase and we certainly have more room to grow. We’re grateful that Yahweh is allowing us to keep up both financially and with enough workers to get the job done.
A recent request came in from a radio station requesting all previously recorded Revealing The Truth radio programs. They are wanting to run them daily to share the truth of Yahweh’s Word with others. We receive calls and inquiries from both the television and radio broadcasts and look to adding new stations in the near future as we move forward being proactive in the Spirit of Yahweh.
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you have sent me
into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sakes
I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth,”
— John 17-19 NRSV
“And He said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation."
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We are now in the process of rolling out the following four booklets. Each one will be good to hand out to others. As we share these in-depth studies with others, all of us must be alert and ready to give an answer to all who might ask why we believe the way we do.
We should be ready to give historical facts and scriptural quotes, when appropriate. Remember to deal gently with anyone who speaks to you concerning Yahweh’s Word. Be consistent, unwavering, and of good courage. Consider the times we live in and follow the admonition of our Master, Yahshua, Matt 10:16.
Elder Dick Vaow, Hap Tew, Alice Findling, Cindy Gustke Family and Friends, Michelle Love and Family, Jewell Holt, Dolores Parker, Elder Don and Mil Mansager, Maxine Conrad, Patricia Prince, Terrel Frasure, Donald Appling, Lois McDonald, Beth Watson, Beverly Filbertson, David and Barbara Creel, Renee McKinsey, Vincent Gay, David Jones Jr. and Family, Larry Skinner, Charlie Pelton, Brenda Lewis, Mike Matney, Tami Lanphere, Robert Dorchester, Dries Van Zyl, Angela Sulton, Daphne Griffith and Family, Donald Carringer, Clare Kane, Rusty Bullinger, Elizabeth Bailey, R.C. Fernald Family and Friends, Donald Huck, Ricardo Delgado, Gerald Bennet and Family, Al Jones and Family, David Wilson, Heidi Ann Eve Isdell, Diana Silva, William Borgne, Stella Rogers, Sean Rogers, Al Pagano, Elder Buel and Bev Hallpike, Elder Yahkara Sunith, Robert and Patricia Potter, Mark Conrad, Maria Francis, Benjamin Francis, Manuel Longoria and Family, Bobby Travis and Family, Gary and Lanai DuBois, Gladys Brannon and Family, Donnie and Roland Miller, Al Pagano, Brian Huck, Daniel Dedascalou and Family, Gregory McCray, Hunter Longoria, Editha Wayland, brethren around the world, world leaders, Jerusalem and all the land of Israel.