Making Torah (aka the Law) the object of our lives leads inevitably to failure. We ought never to keep God's Law for the sake of the Law itself nor for the sake of the veneer of righteousness that it provides, but for the sake of the Lawgiver who gave us His Torah out of love for us and a desire to see us succeed as children of God and citizens of His Kingdom.
Torah is a blessing and a guide to those who keep it out of love for our Creator and Redeemer. It is a curse and an obstacle to those who attempt to keep it pridefully.
The pagan gentiles were blind men stumbling about in their pagan temples, not even realizing that there was a way to be reconciled with God until the Apostles came with the Gospel. Gentiles, when presented with the fact of their sins and inevitable condemnation, immediately took hold of the Savior that was offered alongside the Law.
The Jews had the Torah for many centuries by the time Yeshua came to inaugurate the New Covenant that had been promised through Jeremiah at the midpoint between himself and Moses. Their familiarity with the Law and their pride at having been chosen above other nations led them to believe the Law was sufficient for all their spiritual needs. The gentiles had no such barrier to overcome, being presented with their guilt and salvation at the same time.
Romans 9:30-31
Sometimes, this platform feels sterile. Maybe it's something I've done & offended everyone, but my attempts at being happy & friendly are ignored most of the time. Have I done something worthy of exile? Is everyone else only on here to promote themselves as teachers? I know we're a relatively small group, and people have lives, but I see so much attention being focussed on going to other sites, when we can fellowship right here. Rhy has literally put his life on the line to give this oppotunity to us...why aren't more of us engaging each other? Maybe it's my fault. I live a fairly secluded life. My daughter is the main person in my life, and she's gone at work a lot now. Izve been turning to TTN for socialization because we have no Torah community here, just Hinjews. I should be used to it by now, but I'm not. I want to be around other positive, YHWH fearing people, to hold me accountable in my walk. Please, if you see someone post a greeting, the least you can do is give it a thumbs up. You may be the only person that individual has contact with that day. Are you going to be like the rabbi and cross to the other side of the road so you aren't inconvenienced, or are you going to be the samaritan who heals and nutures a stranger? Shalom, and have a wonderful day!
Here are some New Testament passages to study alongside this week's #torah reading, #pinchas (aka #phinehas, Numbers 25:10-29:40), plus links to related commentary and video: https://www.americantorah.com/....2021/04/25/parsha-pi
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