What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law.
Romans 9:30-31

Many elevate the Law of God above the Lawgiver as if the Law itself could grant citizenship. The Torah is an obstacle to true righteousness for them. Direction becomes misdirection. Torah must never become the object of our lives. It's a tool and only a tool.

An OOMlich picture: "Good Things Coming Down" by Erin Osinkosky.

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"Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."

Mt 5

The New Moon wasn't spotted in Jerusalem today, so we'll try to see it again tomorrow.

As indeed he says in Hosea, “Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’ and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’” “And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
Romans 9:25-26

Believers from the nations are added to Israel, not the other way around. Natural Israelites who trust in #yeshua are native branches. They're home. We are the guests, not them. We believing gentiles have transferred our allegiance to the Banner of Israel. There is no other "church".

On this date in history, 11/14/1943: A live torpedo "accidentally" launched from the destroyer USS William D. Porter narrowly misses the USS Iowa with President Franklin Roosevelt on board. #otd #tdih #ww2

A big draw to the way we approach the faith is its continuity. We know when the Messiah returns there will be no more observing Sunday, Christmas, and Easter and the entire world will realize He is a totally separate being from the Father. So if then, why not now?
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Buying and selling on the new moon? Amos 8:4-6 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

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The world attempts to teach evil and many believers become victims of that teaching. Leviticus 6:2,  “A person might sin against the Lord by doing one of these sins: He might lie about what happened to something he was taking care of for someone else. Or he might lie about a promise he made. Or he might steal something or cheat someone.” Interestingly in this passage, no forgiveness is offered UNTIL compensation is made to the victim.

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