PART 7 A

YESHUA DEFINES HIS FOLLOWERS

When they began to go down the mountain, Yeshua saw the great crowd of people waiting for them. So, finding a level place on the hillside, He sat down and began to teach His followers the essence of His Word. "Blessed are those who are poor in their hearts, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them.
Blessed are those who groan {against sin}, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the humble in heart, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty to get righteousness, for they shall be filled with righteousness. Blessed are the Chasidim [merciful ones], for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean in heart, for they shall see YHVH, {in all of His Majestic splendour}. Blessed are those who spread shalom, for they shall be called the children of YHVH. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them. You are blessed when, because of Me, people hate you and remove you from their group; when they persecute you, say all kinds of evil against you and falsely defame you. Rejoice then and even celebrate, for your reward is great in Heaven. Because they persecuted the prophets who came before you for the same reason. For you must know this: unless your righteousness exceeds the righteous ways of the Torah teachers and P'rushim, you shall under no circumstances be allowed to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven." However, trouble is waiting for you who seek riches. You have already received your prize. Trouble is coming to you who care only about being full. You will learn what hunger is. There is trouble waiting for you that laugh and ridicule now, because you will eventually groan and cry. And when all people think highly of you, look out, because trouble is on its way! For, the same flattery was said to the liars that went before you. You have been called to be the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses it saltiness, with what {seasoning} will it be salted? It is no better for anything, except to be thrown away and to be walked on by the feet of people. Be careful also not to give the holy things to dogs, neither toss your pearls in front of swine, because they will only trample them under their feet and turn again and rip you to shreds. You have been called to be the light of the world. A city that is built on top of a hill cannot be hidden from view. People do not light a candle and put it under a basket, rather they put it in a candlestick so it gives light to everyone who is in the house. Let your light shine before mankind in such a way that they see your good works and glorify your Abba in Heaven”.

YESHUA DEFENDS TORAH

"Do not think that I have come to take away the Torah or the prophets! I have not come to abolish the Torah, but rather to complete what was lacking in it! Amen! I tell you, until the heavens and the Earth pass away, not so much as one Yod or punctuation in the Torah shall be erased from the Torah, until everything is fulfilled on the Earth. Therefore, whoever shall dare to break one of the least of the commandments of YHVH, and shall teach mankind they have permission to break them, that person shall be given the least role and title in the Kingdom of Heaven. But whoever shall proclaim the commandments of YHVH, that person shall be given the greatest role and title in the Kingdom of Heaven. For you must know this: unless your righteousness exceeds the righteous ways of the Torah teachers and P'rushim, you shall under no circumstances be allowed to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven." {So then, Yeshua began to declare those things which would complete the Torah of YHVH.} "You have heard it was said by those in ancient times, 'You shall not murder and whoever murders will be in danger of condemnation.' This is true, but I instruct that it means more than that, for whoever even continues to be angry with his brother shall be in danger of condemnation. In addition, when someone says to his brother, 'You useless person,' he could possibly be brought before the Council, but actually, if one calls another person, 'You fool,' he will be put into the burning fires of the rubbish heap. Therefore, if you bring your sacrifice to the altar and while there you remember that your brother has something against you. Leave your sacrifice at the altar and go to your brother. Be reconciled to him first, then come and offer your sacrifice. Make amends with the one who has a grievance against you as quickly as possible, while you are in contact with him. For otherwise your adversary may take the matter to the judge and the judge may turn you over to the officer, who will put you into prison. Amen! I tell you, you will not be allowed release until you have paid every dime of the money you owe. You have heard it was said by those in ancient times, 'You shall not commit adultery.' These are true, but remember also that whoever looks on a woman to desire her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. For the Torah also says, 'You shall not covet.' So, even if your right eye causes you to stumble, remove it! Throw it away from you as far as possible, because it is good for one of your cherished parts to be destroyed, so that not all of you is thrown onto the rubbish heap. So, even if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and remove it as far away from yourself as possible. I repeat, it is better for you to lose one of your cherished parts, than for your whole body to be tossed on the rubbish heap." {This Yeshua said in an allegory, so that a person would know that for whatever reason he does evil, it is not worth the penalty of being condemned to the unquenchable fire.} "It has been said, 'Whoever will divorce his wife, let him give her a gett [a document of divorce].' But I tell you the truth, that whoever divorces his wife, unless she has committed fornication, causes her to commit adultery, because whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Again, you have heard it has been said by those in ancient times, 'You should not break your oaths, but rather keep your vows to YHVH.' But I tell you, make no vow to YHVH, neither by Heaven, because it is Elohim's throne, nor by the Earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Yerushalayim, because it is the city of the great King. You should not make a vow by your own head either, because you cannot naturally change the colour of your own hair. Rather, let your communication be yes or no, for whatever is more than that comes from the evil-one and brings evil. You have heard it has been said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' That is what will be, but I tell you this, you yourself should not personally attempt to avenge evil. Whoever slaps you on the right of your face, turn the other side to him. If any man sues you in court and takes away your coat, give him your jacket also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you for help and do not turn away the one who needs to borrow from you." {In this way Yeshua taught us personally to do what is necessary to avoid vengeance and perform kindness. However, He in no way was removing the due penalty for breaking the Torah or the right of appointed authority to chastise for wrong doing.} "You have heard it has been said, 'Love your neighbour, but hate your enemy.' But I tell you to love your enemies also, even to bless those who curse at you. Do good things for those who hate you and pray for those who act despicably towards you or persecute you. In this way you will behave like children of your Abba in Heaven. For observe, He makes the sun to rise on the bad and the good and He sends the rain down on both the righteous and the unrighteous. Do to others as you would want them to do to you. If you only love those who love you, why should you be rewarded for that? What special enablement does that take? Even the tax collectors and sinners do that! If you lend only to those from whom you expect to get a repayment, what divine ability does that demonstrate? Sinners will lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. If you kindly greet your brothers only, what is so special about that? The tax collectors do that too! Love your enemies, do good to them and lend to them without expecting a return. Then your reward will be great and you will be sons of Ha'Elyon [the Most-High], for He is kind to the ungrateful and unholy. Therefore, you are to be holy and different from the world. Just as your Abba in Heaven is holy and different from the world. Be merciful, like Him."