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1 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Not Specified | gjboone | 73726 | ||
Matthew 7:23 "And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." My question is what is iniquity? This is my reasoning. Iniquity in the Greek is Strong’s 458 anomia, whose root is nomos with the prefix a (which means ‘non’ or ‘without’). The root word nomos is Strong's 3551 which is usually translated as "law". By cross-referencing with the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures) Jeremiah 31:33 and Hebrews 8:10 the word translated as "law" in English is "nomos" in Greek and "Torah" in Hebrew. Therefore the workers of iniquity are those that are "without Torah", "non-Torah", "do not observe Torah". Which is consistent with verses such as: Rev 22:14, Rev 14:12, Heb 5:9, Matt 5:20, 1John 2:4, etc. Torah observance is also consistent with the lives that Yeshua (Jesus), Peter and Paul led. |
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2 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Bible general Archive 1 | gjboone | 73739 | ||
Matthew 7:23 "And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." My question is what is iniquity? This is my reasoning. Iniquity in the Greek is Strong’s 458 anomia, whose root is nomos with the prefix a (which means ‘non’ or ‘without’). The root word nomos is Strong's 3551 which is usually translated as "law". By cross-referencing with the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures) Jeremiah 31:33 and Hebrews 8:10 the word translated as "law" in English is "nomos" in Greek and "Torah" in Hebrew. Therefore the workers of iniquity are those that are "without Torah", "non-Torah", "do not observe Torah". Which is consistent with verses such as: Rev 22:14, Rev 14:12, Heb 5:9, Matt 5:20, 1John 2:4, etc. Torah observance is also consistent with the lives that Yeshua (Jesus), Peter and Paul led. |
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3 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73727 | ||
Matthew 7:23 "And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." My question is what is iniquity? This is my reasoning. Iniquity in the Greek is Strong’s 458 anomia, whose root is nomos with the prefix a (which means ‘non’ or ‘without’). The root word nomos is Strong's 3551 which is usually translated as "law". By cross-referencing with the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures) Jeremiah 31:33 and Hebrews 8:10 the word translated as "law" in English is "nomos" in Greek and "Torah" in Hebrew. Therefore the workers of iniquity are those that are "without Torah", "non-Torah", "do not observe Torah". Which is consistent with verses such as: Rev 22:14, Rev 14:12, Heb 5:9, Matt 5:20, 1John 2:4, etc. Torah observance is also consistent with the lives that Yeshua (Jesus), Peter and Paul led. |
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4 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73787 | ||
Can we agree that the author of Hebrews is quoting from Jeremiah 31:33? If we can then the word translated as "law" in Hebrews 8:10 is the Hebrew word "Torah" (Strong's 8451). Agreed? Then it is no great leap to conceive that a form of the root word (nomos)is also refering to Torah. Conceptually, the meaning of Torah does not change across covenants. Torah is God's revelation, instruction and guidance to man on how to relate to God, family, community, etc. as outlined in the first 5 books of the Hebrew scriptures and further embellished by Yeshua (Jesus) during the sermon on the mount. With this in mind, let us realize that Yeshua is talking about Torah (law) in the beginning of the sermon on the mount (Matt 5:17) and at the end of the sermon (Matt 7:27). What else is he going to preach to thousands of Jews but Torah? Aside from being our Redeemer, He was also a Jewish Rabbi(teacher from the tribe of Judah). Protestant apologists try and distance the true Hebraic roots of the faith that Yeshua preached because they are the "lawless" ones, the ones who made up their own religion mixing truth with man-made doctrine (Matt 15:13-14). |
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5 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73794 | ||
I appreciate you taking the time and effort to respond. Being that Yeshua (Jesus), Peter, John, Matthew and Paul were all Israelites who spoke Hebrew and Aramaic, do you believe the entire New Testament was written in Greek? It is obvious that parts are direct translations of Hebrew idioms. Be that as it may, we can agree that the use of the word "nomos" is referring to the Hebrew concept of "Torah" in various instances throughout the NT (Heb 8:10, Matt 12:5, Rom 3). I am not familiar with the root word "nemo". My source shows "anomia" having its root as "anomos" (Strong's 459). http:bible.crosswalk.com My source also cites a key difference between "anomos" and "anomia" as being the frame of mind of the violator. "Anomos" - departing from the law, a violator of the law. "Anomia" - CONTEMPT and violation of law, iniquity. The people in Matthew 7:23 are severly deceived. They imagine they are doing acceptable works (leaning own their own understanding) but they have willfully disregarded the Living Torah. They are representative of most of Protestant America. Hosea 8:12 "I have written to him the great things of my law (Torah), but they were counted as a strange thing." Yeshua kept Torah, Peter kept Torah, Paul kept Torah, the Centurion kept Torah, what makes Christians exempt? YHWH does not change (Malachi 3:6). Peter 3:15-16 "...our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are **some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction**. Here is the pattern: During the Exodus God's people by putting blood on the doorposts were spared. Then they were called to Mt. Sinai to be given the Ten Commandments (a marriage contract)on how to live as God's children in order to enter the promised land. Blood on the doorposts was UNCONDITIONAL; entering into the promised land was CONDITIONAL upon keeping the commandments. Yeshua paid our sin debt UNCONDITIONALLY by faith; Obtaining eternal life is CONDITIONAL upon keeping the commandments. This is all born out in the scriptures. God does not change, this is consistent with what is pointed out in Revelation 14:12, 22:14 about entering the New Jersualem. Hebrews 5:9 "And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;" NOT ALL THAT JUST BELIEVE IN HIM "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." (I Cor 10:12) We are being called out of Babylon. Rev 18:4 You have to receive a love of the truth not to be deceived. (2Thess 2:10-11) I pray YHWH anoint thine eye with eyesalve that thou mayest see. Shalom, Greg Boone |
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6 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73851 | ||
Hi Ed, Let me preface by paraphrasing 2 Peter 3:15-16, "As in all of Paul's letters, he states concepts that are hard to grasp if one is new to the faith and not familiar with the Old Testament, many misinterpret to there own ruin." There are 2 concepts that get confused when reading Paul's writings. There was the "law", the revealed instruction of YHWH and there was the oral "law" that the rabbis had determined. The burden was the "oral law". For instance, the rabbis were so zealous about keeping the Sabbath that they developed over 1,500 "fences". Fences are ways of ensuring that one did not come close to breaking a commandment. Example, rabbis teach that the Sabbath candles should be lit 18 minutes before sundown in order to avoid kindling a fire on the Sabbath. ***THESE MAN-MADE FENCES ARE THE BURDEN PAUL SPOKE OF***. Yes, Gentiles are given the basic instructions in Acts 15:20 ”abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.” However, in the next verse Paul states, “For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.” In other words, we are not going to over-burden these “babes” but they will mature as they are exposed to more and more Torah instruction each week. No one expects a baby to be potty-trained at birth but after 10 years if he is still in diapers we have a problem. "Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God." (Romans 10:17) Paul taught Torah to the Gentile believers. I Corinthians 5:7-8 7 “Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8 Therefore let us KEEP THE FEAST, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” Why is Paul telling Gentile converts to keep the Passover Feast? Are not the feasts done away with for Christians? I Corinthians 10:16 “The CUP OF BLESSING which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?” The cup of blessing is a toast in the Passover Seder meal. Corinth was a prosperous, immoral and pagan city whose Christian church was dominated by Gentile converts. How and why do these Gentile converts know about the Passover celebration if they are not to keep the feasts? The obvious answer is that as Paul stated in Acts 15:21; the Gentiles will adopt the rest of “the faith” as Moses is preached in all the synagogues every Sabbath (Saturday). Is not it strange that over the past 2,000 years this contradiction has not been address by the church? “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” (2 Corinthians 11:14-15) Pretend for a moment that Torah was a requirement. What other word would connote "willfull disregard for Torah" other than "anomia" since its root is "nomos"? I pray you have ears that hear. Greg Boone |
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7 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73865 | ||
Ed, There are a number of areas that need clarification. This is why Protestant America is walking in deception, they do not know the entire Bible. "Israel" is anyone who has joined himself to YHWH's set apart people. Within the group of "Israel" is a subset of people known as "Jews". Jews are primarily descendants of the tribe of Judah but also include Levi and Benjamin. Initially, they were all called Israel. The separation came about after the reign of Solomon as a punishment for spiritual adultery. The 10 tribes in the North were known as Ephraim/Israel and the 2 in the South as Judah/Jews. There is important info regarding who actually made up the original tribes. It is too much to explain here but this link is fairly straight forward. http://www.goodword.net/two_houses.htm Solomon said there is nothing new under the sun and that which has been is that which will be again. Isaiah 30:9 "...this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law (Torah) of the LORD:10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. If you do not do your homework, you will never see the truth. Greg Boone |
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8 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73868 | ||
Hi Tim, To answer your questions about Galatians I copied a letter I wrote to my father several months ago. It is amazing to me that with 66 books in the Bible, Christians pick out 2 that are to replace 4,000 years of history, what Yeshua says in Matthew 5:17-20, the fact that YHWH does not change, etc. I wonder what period of time Paul was referring to when he wrote: 2Timothy 4:3-4 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." Galatians Briefly Definitions/Misconceptions: · Torah/Law is not a list of “do’s and don’ts”, but Divine guidance and instruction on how to relate to God, man, beast and earth. · Torah is not a burden. “Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.” Deuteronomy 30:11 “For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:30 · The “fences” that the Pharisees and rabbis placed around Torah are the burden. Fences are man-made rulings that everyone refers to as legalism. Example “Taking more than 50 steps on the Sabbath is considered work”, this is a rabbinical interpretation, it is not an original commandment. Background/Setting: · Paul is giving answers to specific questions/charges throughout the letter. · We have to determine what the questions/charges were. · Paul is writing to a large area filled with congregations not just one church. · False Brethren have been misrepresenting Paul or distorting his teachings. · False Brethren must have questioned his authority or misrepresented theirs. · When Paul refers to customs or burden he is talking about Rabbinical Judaism not the Torah. Chapter 1 1:1- · Right off the bat Paul announces that God ordained him, not men. 1:6-10 · Paul is amazed at how they could so quickly abandon what he taught. He explains that there are false brethren causing confusion who were sent by men not God. 1:11-24 · Paul explains how is teachings came from revelation and that he only briefly met with the leaders of Jerusalem. Some one has been lying about Paul’s training or calling. Chapter 2 2:1-10 · This is the same incident that is discussed in Acts 15, the Jerusalem council. Circumcision is not necessary for salvation. James, Peter and John all agreed that the Gentiles did not need to be circumcised for justification. 2:11-14 · Paul shows that he was more “righteous” than Peter, the one in whose name these “false brethren” probably said they studied under. 2:15-21 · This is the whole thrust of Galatians, although the Torah (Law) is just, holy and good no one is justified in God’s eyes by it. No one could keep the Torah the way the Father intended except Yeshua. Chapter 3 3:1-5 · Chastisement for abandoning the truth about grace received through faith; you received the gift of the Holy Spirit by faith, not by any righteous acts. 3:6-9 · Abraham was declared righteous by faith alone just as Gentiles are declared righteous by faith alone. Circumcision served as a seal/sign of the covenant (Genesis 17:11) just as circumcision of the heart by the Holy Spirit is a seal/sign of the renewed covenant (2 Corinthians 1:22). Note: Grace by faith is not a New Testament concept but was established before the birth of Israel. 3:10-14 · Everyone who tries to earn his righteousness is under the burden of keeping the whole law perfectly. By faith we receive the Holy Spirit who enables us to be conformed to His image. 3:15-25 · Ratifying another contract does not do away with the previous contract. Thus the Mosaic covenant did not nullify the Abrahamic covenant received by faith. The law was given to show what sin is, to show our need for a Saviour and to point the way to Messiah. Once a child reaches adulthood does he forget all the do’s and don’ts he was taught growing up? No, he understands the reasons behind the do’s and don’ts more fully and is more able to keep them with the right motives. 3:26-29 · You are under an “Old Testament” promise that was first given to Abraham. You are now a literal descendant of Abraham and thus an heir to his inheritance. Please note that although the scriptures do not specifically outline the commandments, Yahweh states in Genesis 26:5 that his seed is blessed “because Abraham obeyed me and kept my requirements, my commands, my decrees and my laws." Deuteronomy 30:6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed (that’s us), to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou MAYEST LIVE.” How do we live? Matthew 19:16-17 “And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?…but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.” |
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9 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73869 | ||
Hi Taleb, You do not have to believe Paul is an unbeliever to explain his writings. I ask you why do you think the following statement made its way into the Bible, realizing whom the author really is? 2Timothy 3:15 "...as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness." Sounds like he is trying to warn people not to misinterpret Paul's writings like others have in the past. This is no trivial event when you really think about it. That is what I see. What do you see? Note: The word wicked is Strong's 113 "athesmos" which means 'one who breaks through the restraint of law and gratifies his lusts' One truth-seeker to another, Greg Boone |
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10 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73889 | ||
Taleb, It must be late, I almost completely missed your point about Yahweh. When I am writing Yahweh and YHWH to me they are the same as Mr. and Mister. Quote:"So for you to say, “Yahweh states in Genesis 26:5 that his seed is blessed “because Abraham obeyed me and kept my requirements, my commands, my decrees and my laws," isn’t entirely true, right?" SURE IT IS. The Creator is referred to 141 times in Genesis alone as YHWH (Strong's 3068). If you have a concordance handy please read Genesis 15:7 "And he SAID unto him, I am the LORD (3068) that brought thee (Abram) out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it." One of many times, evidently there is more that needs to be uncovered regarding Exodus 6:2. Isaiah 8:20 "To the law (Torah) and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is NO LIGHT in them." John 8:12 "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I AM THE LIGHT of the world: he that FOLLOWETH me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. If you believe what the Old Testament is telling us, anyone who speaks against the "law and the testimony" is in darkness. Law and commandment are relational just as "Torah"(8451) and "mitzpat" (4687). One does not replace the other, one comprises the other. "Hey Israel remember those 4,000 years well I was only kidding. I have found a new, special breed of people that believe I exist just like the demons do. Back when Adam sinned I was a real stickler but now that I have changed sin can abide in my presence. Although I designed the earth and created certain animals for food and others for garbage collection, that's all changed now. Yes go ahead eat ham on easter in honor of me. Pretend I told you to celebrate my birthday on the winter soltice don't worry about it being the known birthday of a pagan sungod. Those festivals I said to celebrate forever, I really did not mean forever, although we will start it back up during the millenium. Best of all now you get to spend eternity doing whatever you want, whenever you want. Yep, ignore the other 64 books of the Bible and just focus on Paul. I asked too much of you before, things are different now. " Isaiah 30:9 "...this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law (Torah) of the LORD:10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us SMOOTH THINGS (rapture), prophesy deceits (once saved always saved):11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us." Shalom, Greg Boone |
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11 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73890 | ||
It late but one quick question. When was the promise to Ephraim fufilled, Genesis 48:19 when it was said "his seed shall become a multitude of nations"? | ||||||
12 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73893 | ||
Thanks for the tip Steve, but I did use a couple of modifiers (representative, most) to soften the blow. One truth-seeker to another, Greg Boone |
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13 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73900 | ||
Synagogue (Messianic) in the morning and I can't sleep, anyway. Quote: "Do you really believe God would allow that to happen?" Ezekiel 20:19 "I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; 20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God. 21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth." They were spared because of how it would look to the heathens. Ezekiel 20:23 "I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols. 25 Wherefore I GAVE THEM also statutes that were NOT GOOD, and judgments whereby THEY SHOULD NOT LIVE;26 And I POLLUTED them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD. After repeated pleadings for them to follow His ways, YHWH gave them up even to child sacrifice in order to bring some in the long-run to repentance. The reality is regardless of our own personal feelings, YHWH is going to do everything He has placed in His Word. Isaiah, Paul and Yeshua all clearly talk about spiritual blindness and its effects. He will not violate our free will to get us to understand, we have to be receptive. Here's something most people miss: 2Thess 2:10 "...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause GOD SHALL SEND THEM STRONG DELUSION, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." This is why God cannot be mocked. If we do not seek Him (Truth) earnestly we could be under a strong delusion implemented by YHWH Himself. We can both read the same verses and be convinced it is saying something different because one of us may not have a "love of the truth". We will both be convinced that we are right when one of us may be falling into the ditch (Matthew 15:14). |
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14 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73925 | ||
YHWH promised Abraham that his seed would be as the dust of the earth. What percentage of the earth's land mass did Ephraim occupy? What percentage of the world's population? "in thy seed shall all nations be blessed" We know that Yeshua is of the promise but the word "blessed" in Hebraic thought is not linear. Blessed means more than a spiritual blessing. I do not see the short-lived 10 tribes as fulfilling this prophecy. |
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15 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73926 | ||
Hey Tim, I listened to a speech by Monte Judah and then wrote it. Again in my view, the reason behind the writing of Galatians is to stop the false teaching that one had to be circumcized first to be accepted by YHWH. Part of the problem is that we have Hebrew concepts being explained to a Gentile audience that has been translated from Greek to English (and maybe from Hebrew to Greek to English). There is a lot going on with Galatians. Paul talks about "the law", "works of the law", "curse of the law", "under the law"---these are not all the same concepts. Another part of the problem is that a lot of people do not know that there is a difference between "justification" and "salvation". Justification: During the Exodus anyone who by FAITH put blood on the doorposts was accepted (Egyptians, Canaanites, etc). Just as anyone who has FAITH in the blood sacrifice of Yeshua is accepted. Salvation: The mixed multitude of nations that were now known as Israel are given a marriage contract, there is an engagement period in the wilderness to see if the bride will be faithful, then the bride can enter the promised land. Israel was tested for 40 years, Yeshua for 40 days, the "church" for 40 jubilees (40x50yrs is 2,000yrs) to see if they will keep the marriage contract(Torah). This is eternal life/ salvation. Rev 22:14 "Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city." Think about it, if sin cannot abide in His presence and He defines sin as "transgression of the law/Torah"(1 John 3:4-6). How can we spend eternity in His presence if we do not keep the law/Torah? Jeremiah 16:19 "O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles (Nations/Ephraim?) shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have INHERITED LIES, VANITY, and things wherein there is no profit. If you are basing your eternal life on the writings of Galatians, I would call that "building your house upon the sand" (Matt 7:26). No one else in the Bible has another author warning us about MISINTERPRETING his letters and causing their own destruction (2 Peter 3:15-16). No one says be careful when you read Isaiah, Amos, Matthew, etc.---only Paul who, according to your take,is repealing the Torah as the standard to enter the promised land. 1 John2:4 "Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word (Torah) which ye have heard from the beginning." Isaiah 8:20 "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word (Torah), it is because there is no light in them." I believe Paul was an apostle of YHWH and Pharisee of Pharisees who would never speak "not according to this word". Tim, I am giving you some good stuff here. Greg Boone |
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16 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73935 | ||
Ed. Paul said around 50AD, 2 Thessalonians 2:7 “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work:” John said around 90AD, 1 John 4:1 “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but TRY THE SPIRITS WHETHER THEY ARE OF GOD: because MANY FALSE PROPHETS are gone out into the world. After the Temple destruction in 70AD, the Romans wanted to wipe out the Hebrew culture. Everyone was under Roman control back then and it was safer to distance yourself from anything Hebraic. It was very easy for new Gentile converts to assume church authority and disregard the Hebraic aspects. This is partly how anti-Semitism started. The problem became institutionalized when the center of the faith went from Jerusalem to Antioch. “Many Greek-Jews lived there and it was here that the followers of Christ were first called Christians”. These Greek-Jews had adopted some of the world’s customs and compromised the faith. Antioch means “driven against” and is named after the great-grandfather of Antiochus Epiphanes, an infamous king who desecrated the Temple. The original apostles did not found Antioch. Notice the 1st letter in the book of Revelation talks about apostles and most agree it refers to the 1st 100 years of church history. Rev 2:2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them WHICH SAY THEY ARE APOSTLES, AND ARE NOT, AND HAST FOUND THEM LIARS:3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. The Pharisees were people just like Christians. Yeshua Himself preached the truth to them, some received others did not. Matthew 13:15 ”For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes THEY HAVE CLOSED; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. Remember when Elijah thought he was the only one worshipping YHWH 1 Kings 19:18 “Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him”. The question is how many millions of YHWH’s people were disregarding the prophets and actually worshipping Baal? Ecclesiastes 1:9 ”The thing that hath been, it IS THAT WHICH SHALL BE; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Prove all things, hold fast that which is good Greg Boone |
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17 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73948 | ||
Ed, There is going to be a day of Wrath before the millennium and it is not going to matter what you label yourself as only that you repent and return to what YHWH commanded in the beginning. "Fear God and keep His commandments for this is the whole duty of man." Remember the parable of Matthew 13:24-30, an enemy has planted "bad seed" in with the good seed and ruined some of the harvest. Judgment begins at the House of YHWH separating wheat from tares. Are you familiar with Ezekiel 37:15-28? If not you should read it. It talks about YHWH bringing the House of Ephraim (Christianity) out of the nations to be united with the House of Judah. This prophecy has not happened yet and if you read verses 37:23-24 closely you will see that both Houses need correcting. Judah needs to receive Messiah and Christianity needs to return to Torah. There will be no Jew or Christian anymore, there will be only those who obey YHWH and those who didn't. Greg Boone |
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18 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73950 | ||
Hi Hank, If you could point to something specifically where I am scripturally in error it would be more helpful. I realize there may be an emotional attachment to your beliefs, but we should let Biblical reality guide us to the truth. I prefer not to label myself because labels bring up to many too many negative connations. However, I would describe myself as a truth-seeker. My purpose is to, hopefully, lead others to see the scriptures in a different light. A light that does not contradict itself across testaments and is historically and culturally sound. I welcome you to the discussion Hank. Greg Boone |
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19 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73953 | ||
Ed, How is the Holy Spirit ineffective if the person does not listen? We have free-will, YHWH does not violate that. As an example say the Holy Spirit is working through me in these last days trying to get people return to the Truth, if people close their minds, they won't receive it. Who's fault is that? According to the Bible the non-listener: Ezekiel 33:3 "If when he (watchman) seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; 4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, HIS BLOOD SHALL BE UPON HIS OWN HEAD. You say that Yeshua fufilled the Sabbath. What was the purpose and/or the fulfillment of Yom Teruah (Numbers 29:1-6), Yom Kippur( Leviticus 23:27-32) and Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:39-43)? If you do not know, you do not know the entire plan of salvation. That is exactly what satan planned when he entered the church (2 Cor 11:14-15). Greg Boone |
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20 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 73973 | ||
Hi Emmaus, Do you notice how the PHD talks about what was going on in Ezekiel's mind and Ezekiel's interpretation: "I propose that v. 23 sums up Ezekiel's synthetic interpretation of this D-material; that is, the covenant curses in Deut 27-28 state that when Israel breaks the covenant, they will be scattered (28:64, scattered , hiphil of putz)." However, Ezekiel 20:2-3 states: "2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD;" Clearly there is no room for interpretation as a prophet speaks what he is told to speak. Sometimes I believe these PHDs are more like modern-day witch doctors throwing around fancy words to mystify an audience. They are "Ever learning but never coming to a knowledge of the truth." Please note there is also a consistency between Ezekiel 20:25 when compared with 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11, "...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause GOD SHALL SEND them STRONG DELUSION (statues that were not good), that they should believe a lie: 12 That they ALL might BE DAMNED who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness (without Torah)." One truth-seeker to another, Greg Boone |
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