Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Judaism

Relevant Bible Verses

1) Heb 10:19-22 Having therefore, brothers, boldness for entering the Holy of Holies in the blood of Jesus. Which entrance He initiated for us as a new and living way through the veil, that is, His flesh. And having a great Priest over the house of God. Let us come forward to the Holy of Holies.......

2) Heb 10:38 But My righteous one shall live by faith; and if he shrinks back, My soul does not delight in him.

3) Gal 5:4 You have been brought to nought, separated from Christ, you who are being justified by law; you have fallen from grace.

4) Gal 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not be entangled with a yoke of slavery again,

After understanding that Christ has come to fulfill the law, it is important that we do not fall back to the old teaching. We need to keep reminding ourselves that we are not justified by observing the law, but by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

We must leave the first covenant, and the first age, and go on to the Holy of Holies, enter into the new covenant, into the second age or dispensation, and live in the new age under grace. Christ has become our High Priest!

Bible has warned us (Heb 10:38) of the danger of shrinking back to Judaism and not coming forward to the new testament. As the Hebrew believers (river crossers), we are encouraged to come forward otherwise we will be in a very vulnerable position of shrinking back, falling back to the religious rituals of the law. The moment we shrink back into the old teaching (Judaism), it caused us to come under the curse of the law, thus depriving us from the enjoyment of Christ and causing us to fall from grace. In fact if we do not walk according to the principle of truth with grace in Christ under the new covenant, the Holy Spirit will be grieved.

Actually faith in Christ brings us into the blessing that God promised Abraham, which is promise of the Spirit (Gal 3:14).

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free from the bondage of sin and death. Do not fall back into the Judaism and be ensnared by the yoke of slavery.

Praise the Lord! For we are the new creation.

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