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1 | self control / spirit control | 1 Cor 9:25 | Hank | 53289 | ||
Simchat Torah: In all likelihood some (but not all) on this forum are quite unversed in the Kabbalah! Would you post a thumbnail sketch on what the Kabbalah teaches about the Trinity? And, two more points: Is Kabbalah not connected with mysticism? What is your view on salvation, that is to say, can it be found in any other way than through Jesus Christ?..... This should be a hefty enough homework assignment for this Independence Day Eve :-) --Hank | ||||||
2 | self control / spirit control | 1 Cor 9:25 | Simchat Torah | 53293 | ||
Shalom Hank; Good point, sorry for my loose use of terms :-). In order to keep this simple, the Kabbalah is labeled as mysticism by those who do not understand Kabbalah. Read the book of Ezekiel this is Kabbalah, Kabbalah can also be found throughout the Bible including the New Testament, especially Paul’s teachings. The portion of Kabbalah that I am referring to is called the Tree of Life, or the ten sephirot. God manifests himself to his creation in ten ways, the top three are knowledge, wisdom and understanding, also called the crown (the son), the father, and the mother (btw, the Holy Spirit is feminine in Hebrew and represents the mother/counselor). These are called the godhead. Under these three are the other seven (the seven fold spirits). These are, judgement, love, beauty, glory, eternity, foundation and kingdom. Salvation. I belive that when the Bible speaks of salvation it is speaking of God’s deliverance of his people from oppression, troubles and enemies as well as deliverance from the wrath of God in the last day. The Hebrews were more concerned about today than they were with a life after death. Shalom Simchat Torah |
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3 | self control / spirit control | 1 Cor 9:25 | Hank | 53294 | ||
Simchat Torah: So then, specifically, how do you interpret John 14:6?: "Jesus said to him [Thomas], 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'" --Hank | ||||||
4 | self control / spirit control | 1 Cor 9:25 | Simchat Torah | 53309 | ||
Shalom Hank; I personally hold to the view that Yeshua taught in Hebrew which means that he would have said "aniy haderek, ha'emet, v'ha'chay". These Hebrew words are very siginicant and all related back to the Torah, the torah is the derek (way, road, path) one is to take. Exodus 18:20 And you will bring to them the light of the decrees and Torah and make known to them the road they are to walk in and the work which they are to do. The emet (truth), in Hebraic thought is what you hold onto, is the Torah. Psalms 119:42 I will answer their blasphemous word, for my Torah is truth. The Torah is how we achieve chai (life). Deuteronomy 32:47 For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing [Torah] you shall prolong your days in the land, where you go over Jordan to possess it. Yeshua is the word of God, which is synonymous with the Torah of God, Yeshua is the living Torah. We are to walk in the Torah as Yeshua did. 1 John 2:6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. Shalom Simchat Torah |
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5 | self control / spirit control | 1 Cor 9:25 | srbaegon | 53316 | ||
Hello Simchat Torah "We are to walk in the Torah as Yeshua did." Not so. We are released from the law. Romans 7:6 (ESV) But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit. Steve |
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6 | self control / spirit control | 1 Cor 9:25 | Simchat Torah | 53320 | ||
Shalom Steve; I understand yours and other Christians view of the Torah, I on the other hand hold to a different opinion. Yeshua followed the Torah, we are to follow him which means that we are to follow Torah. As Peter said in 2 Peter 3:15,16 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. The law that Paul is speaking about here is not the Torah, it is the covenant given at Sinai. I know that most see these as synonymous but they are not. Paul says that the law was given 430 years after Abraham (Gal 3:17), but Abraham obeyed the Torah (Gen 26:5, the Hebrew word for laws is Torah in this passage). What was introduced 430 years after Abraham? The covenant at Sinai. Romans 7:6 would then read; But now we are released from the covenant, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve not under the old written code (The Torah was not written down until it was done so at Sinai) but in the new life of the Spirit (The original intended way in which the Torah was to be observed, with a heart of flesh, see Ez 36:26,27). Shalom Simchat Torah |
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7 | self control / spirit control | 1 Cor 9:25 | srbaegon | 53470 | ||
Hello Simchat Torah You are correct--we have different understanding of Torah. It appears you are viewing Torah as the sum total of God's revelation to man, and I see it as the Mosaic Covenant. Steve |
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