A New Perspective

Perspective per-spek-tiv
(cognitive), one's "point of view", the choice of a context for opinions, beliefs and experiences

In the last few weeks my perspective on 'the narrow way' has changed or actually has been brought to  a more true or accurate definition.  As I was pondering on changing my blog design and possibly the title, the question came to my mind, what does narrow mean?.  I had my idea of what it meant pertaining to my life, being set-apart, walking in the ways of our Creator, and allow the Ruach to take off and put on as needed in this Torah walk.  But I soon found out that we were actually LIVING the more accurate meaning...


Seeking:
in the Hebrew the word is בקש baw-kash (there is no short a vowel sound in Hebrew) means to search out, strive after, beg, beseech, or desire.
Narrow:
צר tsawr which  means to be afflicted, adversary, anguish, distress, enemy, foe, narrow, strait, tribulation, or trouble.  And in the Greek it means to crowd, narrow, afflict, throng, suffer tribulation, or trouble.
Way:
דרך deh-rek refers to a road, coarse of life, mode of action, a long way, custom, journey, manner, passage, through, or towards.

Wow, OK I was taken back to say the least, of coarse I knew this way was full of trials and tribulations but to actually realize what my quest in the walk was... tribulation, troubles, hardships... truly I had know idea of what it was I was seeking!  However, I can say that I have found it and yes all the descriptive words have captured what my last 11 years have been.  I remember praying that I would seek the narrow way, if I would have only remembered this scripture,

Mat 7:14  “Because the gate is narrow and the way is hard pressed which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Footnote: Or the way is afflicted.  (The Scriptures)


I surely would have not asked to desire the narrow way!  But, in His goodness Yah granted me my request and has taken us a hard-pressed way, a way that has caused me to grow-up, a way that taught me to release my way, my dreams and my stuff to Him.  And in doing so, you know what, I found out that He is more than able to keep me in every circumstance!  I also found out that all that 'stuff' I thought was mine, was actually His, His to give and to take as He sees fit.  Yahweh has been good to me, he brought me to a place where I thought for sure I was not His, lost, never to enter into His kingdom.  And at that moment when the enemy had whispered his most hopeless lie to me, my response was... "Where shall I go Yah?  You are Life, you are truth, and the world has nothing I desire... it's You I want... well, if I'm not yours, I'll just hang on to your robes until the very end and then you can do with me as you see fit because the world has nothing for me, it's You that I desire to live for and I will live for"  This happened just a few months ago and of coarse Yah showed me that I was His and that it was the enemy was lying to me.  But he also showed me in that, that He is the lover of my soul that if choices have to be made that Praise Yah I do believe, He would be my choice in life or death!

This Narrow way has been hard and very revealing!  But you know what... I find myself hungering for it all the more AND praying for it more earnestly because in this way of affliction, tribulation, troubles, and obstacles I have found LIFE, just as he promised!

\0/  HalleluYah  \0/

Rosh Chodesh Sameach!

Happy Re-newed moon!

We weren't able to see the re-newed moon sliver last night, too much cloud coverage...

However, others have spotted it so we now have entered into

the fourth month of Yahweh's Calender.

This month has no 'biblical' name found in the scriptures,

so we refer to it as the 'forth' month.

We don't use the name 'Tammuz' because it is a

pagan deity...

Ezek. 8:14
Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Yahweh's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz - ( pagan deity ) מְבַכּוֹת אֶת־הַ תַּמּוּז -- a Sumerian deity of food or vegetation, a Phoenician deity

Ezek. 8:15
Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.

Ringing in My Heart All Day!

I love You, Father...

I love You, Yahweh...

Cause You looked down on me...
And You heard my plea...

And you had mercy...

You had mercy...

You had mercy...

on me...

I love You, Father...

I love You, Yahweh....

Cause You looked down on me ...

And You saw my chains...

And You had mercy...

You had mercy...

You had mercy...

on me...

I love You, Father...

I love You, Yahweh...

Cause You looked down on me...

And You set me free...

And You had mercy...

You had mercy...

You had mercy...

on me...

I love You, Father...

I love You, Yahweh...

Cause You looked down on me...

And You first loved me...

And You had mercy...

Love and mercy...

Love and mercy...

for me...

Song Written by
Bill Rodgers

He that is Mighty has done great thing to me,
Set-Apart is His Name!

The Month of Sivan

Rosh Chodesh Sameach!

Happy New Moon! Another month Yahweh has granted us, let us blow the shofar (or the pvc pipe in our case) and rejoice!!

We have entered into the third month of Yahweh's calender according to the book of Esther it is called Sivan:

Esth.8:9 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי הוּא־ חֹדֶשׁ סִיוָן



Have a blessed Shabbat!

Disputable Matters

Romans 14:1 says "Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters." Note carefully the phrase, "disputable matters" - it is key to understanding what Paul is really talking about.

Disputable matters are just that - matters that can be argued or debated or disputed. These are things which arise out of man made tradition, borne out of man's opinions and leanings and not God's commandments. That is vital to understand.

Read more of this excellent article here

Rosh Chodesh Sameach!

Happy New Moon!!

Tonight it was clear so we saw the new creasent...beautiful...this is the second month of Yahweh's calendar the month of Zif or Ziv.

Chodesh Tov!

Here is a link to explain more about the new moon.

Pesach 2010

Update on NT ref of OT

Here is an extensive list of NT refs to OT

A List of OT references in the NT

This list I found at HomeShalom, thanks Pamela! I wanted to post this to show where the NT teachings came from and hopefully to help others realize that the ONLY Bible the apostles had was the OT.

Isaiah 7:14 .............. Matt 1:23
Micah 5:2.................Matt 2:6
Hosea 11:1................Matt 2:15
Jer 38:15..................Matt 2:28
Isaiah 40:3-5...........Matt 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 3:4-6, John 1;23
Deut 8:3....................Matt 4:4, Luke 4:4
Psalms 90:11,12.......Matt4:6, Luke 4:10-11
Duet 6:16..................Matt 4:7, Luke 4:12
Duet 6:13..................Matt 4:10
Isaiah 9:1,2............. Matt 4:15, 16
Isaiah 53:4..............Matt 8:17
Hosea 6:7.................Matt 9:13
Micah 7:6.................Matt 10:35, 36
Malachi 3:1..............Matt 11:10, Mark 1:2, Luke 7:27
Isaiah 42:1-4...........Matt 12:18-21
Isaiah 6:9, 10.........Matt 13:14, 15, Mark 4:12, Luke 8:10, John 12:40, Acts 28:26, 27
Psalms 77:21..............Matt 12:35
Exodus 20:12, Duet 5:16.............Matt 15:4, Mark 7:10, Ephesians 6:2,3
Exodus 21:16.............Matt 15:4, Mark 7:10
Isaiah 29:13..............Matt 15: 8,9, Mark 6,7
Duet 19:15.............Matt 18:16, 2 Corinth 13:1
Genesis 2:24.............Matt 19:5, Mark 10:7-8
Zachariah 9:9...............Matt 21:5, John 12:15
Psalms 117:26.................Matt 21:9, Luke 13:35, Luke 19: 38, John 12:13
Isaiah 56:7, Jeremiah 7:11............Matt 21:13
Psalms 8:2...............Matt 21:16
Psalms 117:22,23 .........Matt 21:42, Mark 12:10,11, Luke 20:17, Acts 4:11, 1 Peter 2:7
Duet 25:5...............Matt 22:24
Exodus 3:6............Matt 22:32, Mark 12:26, Acts 7:32
Duet 6:5, Duet 10:12, Duet 30:6...............Matt 22:37, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27
Levitcus 19:18............Matt 22:39, Mark 12:31, Romans 13:9, Gal 5:14, James 2:8
Psalms 109:1.........Matt 22:44, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:42,43, Acts 2:34-35, Heb 1:13
Zachariah 13:7.................Matt 26:31, Mark 14:27
Zachariah 11:12..............Matt 27:9
Psalms 21:18...................Matt 27:35, John 19:24
Psalms 21:1..................Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34
Isaiah 66:24................Mark 9:44
Genesis 1:27.................Mark 10:6
Duet 6:4.....................Mark 12:29
Isaiah 53:12..............Mark 15:28, Luke 22:37
Malachi 4:6..............Luke 1:17
Exodus 13:2.............Luke 2:23
Leviticus 12:8...........Luke 2:24
Isaiah 61:1,2.............Luke 4:18,19
Hosea 10:8.................Luke 23:30
Psalms 68:9................John 2:17, Romans 15:3
Isaiah 54:13...............John 6:45
Psalms 81:6...............John 10:34
Isaiah 53:1...............John 12:38, Romans 10:16
Psalms 40:9..............John 13:18
Psalms 68:4.............John 15:25
Psalms 33:20, Exodus 12:46...............John 19:37
Psalms 68:25.................Acts 1:20
Joel 2:28-32.............Acts 2:17-20, Romans 10:13
Psalms 15:8-11..........Acts 2:25-28, Acts 13:35
Duet 18:15, Duet 18:18-19..............Acts 3:22-23, Acts 7:37
Gen 22:18, Gen 26:4, Gen 28:14............Acts 3:25, Galations 3:8
Psalms 2:1-2...............Acts 4:25
Gen 12:1..............Acts 7:3
Gen 15:14, Exodus 3:12.............Acts 7:7
Exodus 2:14..........Acts 7:27,28
Exodus 3:5.............Acts 7:33
Exodus 32:1, Exodus 32:23............Acts 7:40
Amos 5:25-27..............Acts 7:42, 43
Isaiah 66: 1,2............Acts 7:49,50
Isaiah 53:7,8.............Acts 8:32,33
1 Samuel 13:14, Psalms 88:20..........Acts 13:22
Psalms 2:7..........Acts 13:33, Hebrews 1:5, Hebrews 5:5
Isaiah 55:3........Acts 13:34
Habakkuk 1:5.............Acts 13:41
Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 49:6 .................Acts 13:4
Amos 9:11,12..............Acts 15:16,17
Exodus 22:28...............Acts 23:5
Psalms 61:2, Proverbs 24:12.................Romans 2:6
Isaiah 52:5........Romans 2:24
Psalms 50:4............Romans 3:4
Psalms 13:1-3, Psalms 5:10, Psalms 139:4, Psalms 9:28, Psalms 35:2, Isaiah 59:7-8.....................Romans 3:10-18
Genesis 15:6.....................Romans 4:3, Romans 4:22, Galatians 3:6, James 2:23
Psalms 31:1,2 ............Romans 4:7,8
Genesis 17:5..............Romans 4:17
Genesis 15:5............Romans 4:18
Psalms 43:22...........Romans 8:36
Genesis 21:12...........Romans 9:7, Hebrews 11:18
Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14.............Romans 9:12
Malachi 1:2,3................Romans 9:13
Exodus 33:19...........Romans 9:15
Exodus 9:16............Romans 9:17
Isaiah 29:16, Isaiah 45:9..............Romans 9:20
Hosea 2:23, Hosea 1:10..........Romans 9:25, 26
Isaiah 10:22,23..............Romans 9: 27,28
Isaiah 1:9...........Romans 9:29
Isaiah 8:14, Isaiah 28:16.......Romans 9:33, Romans 10:11, 1 Peter 2:6, 1 Peter 2:8
Leviticus 18:5.............Romans 10:5, Galatians 3:12
Duet 30:12-14.............Romans 10: 6-8
Isaiah 52:7...............Romans 10:15
Psalms 18:4.................Romans 10:18
Duet 32:21............Romans 10:19
Isaiah 65:1...............Romans 10:20
Isaiah 65:2..............Romans 10:21
1 Kings 19:10, I Kings 19:14................Romans 11:3
1 Kings 19:18...........Romans 11:4
Deut 29:3,4.............Romans 11:8
Psalms 68:22,23...............Romans 11:9
Isaiah 59:20,21..................Romans 11:26,27
Isaiah 40:13,14..............Romans 11:34,35, 1 Corinthians 2:16
Deut 32:35.............Romans 12:19, Hebrew 10:30
Proverbs 25:21,22..............Romans 12:20
Isaiah 45:23,24, Isaiah 49:18.....................Romans 14:11
Psalms 17:49, 2 Samuel 22:50................Romans 15:9
Deut 32:43.........Romans 15:10, Hebrews 1:6
Psalms 116:1........Romans 15:11
Isaiah 11:10...........Romans 15:12
Isaiah 52:15...........Romans 15:21
Isaiah 29:14..........1 Corinthians 1:19
Jeremiah 9:24...........1 Corinthians 1:31
Job 5:13............1 Corinthians 3:19
Psalms 93:11............. 1 Corinthians 5:13
Duet 25:4............1 Corinthians 9:9, 1 Timothy 5:18
Exodus 32:6..............1 Corinthians 10:7
Psalms 23:1, Dueteronomy 10:14............1 Corinthians 10:26, 1 Corinthians 10:28
Isaiah 28:11,12........1 Corinthians 14:21, Hebrews 2:6-8
Genesis 2:7.........1 Corinthians 15:45
Isaiah 25:8.............1 Corinthians 15:54
Hosea 13:14..........1 Corinthians 15:55
Psalms 115:1...........2 Corinthians 4:13
Isaiah 49:8...........2 Corinthians 6:2
Exodus 29:45, Leviticus 26:12, Jer 37:22, Jer 38:1, Jer 39:38, Zech 8:8, Ezekiel 36:28, Exekiel 37:23, Ezekiel 37:27 ..............2 Corinthians 6:16
Isaiah 52:11, Jer 23:3, Jer 38:9...............2 Corinthians 6:17,18
Exodus 16:18............2 Corinthians 8:15
Psalms 111:9...................2 Corithians 9:9
Deut 27:26................Galatians 3:10
Hab 2:3,4.............Galatians 3:11,Hebrews 10:37,38
Deut 21:23............Galatians 4:27
Genesis 21:10..........Galatians 4:30
Psalms 67:18...........Ephesians 4:8
Zechariah 8:16..........Ephesians 4:25
Psalms 4:4..............Ephesians 4:26
Isaiah 60:1..............Ephesians 5:14
Isaiah 45:23...........Philippians 2:10-11
Psalms 2:7, 2 Samuel 7:14.............Hebrews 1:5
Psalms 103:4...........Hebrews 1:7
Psalms 44:6,7.......Hebrews 1:8,9
Psalms 101: 25-28.............Hebrews 1:10-12
Psalms 21:22............Hebrews 2:12
2 Samuel 22:3, Isaiah 8:17,18.............Hebrew 2:13
Psalms 94:7-11..............Hebrews 3:7-11, Hebrews 3:15, Hebrews 4:3, Hwbrews 4:5, Hebrew 4:7
Genesis 2:2............Hebrew 4:4
Psalms 109:4..............Hebrews 5:6, Hebrews 5:10, Hebrews 7:17, Hebrews 7:21
Genesis 22:17...........Hebrewsa 6:14
Exodus 25:40..........Hebrews 8:5
Jer 38:31-34........Hebrews 8:8-12, Hebrews 10:16,17
Exodus 24:8...........Hebrews 9:19-20
Psalms 39:6-8...........Hebrews 10:5-7, Hebrews 10:8,9
Duet 32:36.........Hebrews 10:8,9
Genesis 5:24............Hebrews 11:5
Proverbs 3:11,12............Hebrews 12:5,6
Isaiah 35:3...............Hebrews 12:12
Exodus 19:13............Hebrews 12:20
Duet 9:19............Hebrews 12:21
Haggai 2:7......Hebrews 12:26
Deut 4:24..........Hebrews 12:29
Duet 31:6, Duet 31:8, Joshua 1:5............Hebrews 13:5
Psalms 26:1, Psalms 117:6.............Hebrews 13:6
Proverbs 3:34...........James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5
Leviticus 11:44,45, Leviticus 19:2, Leviticus 20:7.............1 Peter 1:16
Isaiah 40: 6-8..........1 Peter 1:24,25
Isaiah 53:9...........1 Peter 2:22
Isaiah 53:5..........1 Peter 2:24
Psalms 33:12-16.............1 Peter 3:10-12
Isaiah 8:12.............1 Peter 3:14
Proverbs 10:12.............1 Peter 4:8
Proverbs 11:31.............1 Peter 4:18
Psalms 54:22..............1 Peter 5:7
Proverbs 26:11...........2 Peter 2:22
Zech 3:23..........Jude 9
Isaiah 41:4, Isaiah 44:6............Rev 1:17
Jer 17:10..........Rev 2:23
Psalms 2:9............Rev 2:27
Isaiah 22:22-24.............Rev 3:7
Isaiah 49:10..........Rev 7:16
Isaiah 60:20,21.........Rev 21:23

Broccoli Avocado Salad

OK, I'm love'n RAW BROCCOLI!!

I was craving broccoli but didn't want to juice it, so I did a google search
on broccoli salad, the results were very few RAW salads. There was a couple
I found but I didn't have allthe ingredients, so, I improvised (this is the story of my life)
I used what I had and someof what they called for. This is what I came up with:

1 cup of broccoli, chopped fairly small

2 cloves of finely chopped garlic

1 mashed avocado

2 tablespoons of cilantro

squeeze the juice from 1/2 a lemon

1/8-1/4 teaspoon of cumin

1/4 teaspoon salt

1-2 tablespoons of virgin olive oil

Toss well, eat and enjoy...I know I did!

extra note:

instead of throwing away the stringy stems

of the broccoli just peel away the outer

layer of the stems and chop up the remaining

inner stem, its soft yet firm and has lots

of nutrients your body will love.

Time for Spring Cleaning in more ways than one!

Passover will soon be upon us and we are in the mist of cleaning out the leaven in our home. We have nearly eaten everything up that contains leaven in it and are beginning our cleaning out leaven in our fridge, cabinets, toaster oven, etc.

We are also asking Yahweh to search our hearts...we need all the leaven in our heart out also. This is something we do, not only during this time but daily. However, especially during this season we want to take more time to examine our hearts in the light of Yahweh's word.

This morning as we were reading our daily readings; we are in the book of Exodus chapter 32 and 33, we read how Yisrael made a golden calf and had a festival for Yahweh, yes for Yahweh! We read how they offered sacrifices, ate, and rose to play. With music and dance did they have a celebration for Yahweh...

He was enraged by their sin, what sin? The sin of making an idol and using it in their worship to him...remember we are not learn the way of the heathen, do not worship me the way they worship their elohim!

We read how Moshe interceded for them, intercede so that he asked that his name be blotted out that their sins would not be held against them....

Yahweh's response "Everyone that sins against me, shall their name be blotted out of my book" Wow, that's pretty serious!

As we began to talk about this, we began to feel very convicted about our own personal sins...so much so that we all three desired to stop the devotion and go before Yahweh.

My daughter AbbyYah said, "Mama, we don't deserve to have our names in his book, we deserve to have them blotted out....mama, we want mercy and grace...sobs...but we don't want to give it to others who hurt us...more tears...the conviction was good for our souls! We need Messiah, just when we think we've got it, we stumble upon some leaven...how we need Messiah our Passover to cover the doorpost of our hearts, to ever make incession for us and to deliver us from the sin that so easily besets us.

It's true we don't deserve all he has done for us, it is our prayer as a family that this season of deliverance, of passing from bondage to freedom, will bring about a new heart for us all. That this year will be the year we can say, He brought us out! Each of us have our own 'sins' we need to confront, confess, and repent from...

This is the time for Spring Cleaning...Yahweh give me a clean heart and a right spirit within me...

Torah, Health, and our Promise Land!

Paul Nison, Torah & Raw Food

Thanks to Lina @ A set apart life blog I learned about Paul Nison who is a Raw Food advocate but what's so wonderful about this is he bases his teaching on Torah AND he's a follower of Yahshua to boot!! I've been watching his video's and ordered one of his book. I got this BRAND NEW book for FIVE BUCKS yes, you read it right $5.00!! The book was actually a little over six bucks plus shipping and handling. I had an amazon coupon for five dollars...so what a blessing!!

I haven't read it yet just paged through, I'm so looking forward to having a quiet time so I can devoure it! I have already tried one of his recipes. I didn't get it out of the book though it is in there, I actually got it off of one of his video's here is the recipe:

BLENDED SALAD

1/2 cucumber

couple handfuls of spanich leaves

1 celery stick (stock)

1 garlic clove

1 tomatoe

1 avocado

squeeze 1/2 of lemon juice

things I added:

3 tblsp of ground up flax seed

1 tsp of virgin olive oil

blend all together less the avocado peel & seed

I had to add just a bit of water because it was really thick, but OH MY GOODNESS!!

This was the best stuff I have ever tasted!! I've been juicing now for about a month and NOTHING, I mean NOTHING compaires to this!! If you try nothing else RAW you have to try this. I'm gonna make his Spanish rice out of a head of califlower...I know it's gonna be GOOD!

If you want to watch some of Paul's video here is his website. You can also go to youtube and

search Paul Nison and come up with Lots of his video. I think the one with this recipe on it

was called Simple Recipes. Anyway here is a BIG HUG for my little Sister Lina

{{{{{{{Lina}}}}}}}

for sharing such a wonderful resource.

A wonderful Post...A wonderful Challenge...

My God Doesn't Change...Does Yours?

When I first started observing Torah nearly five months ago (it feels like years ago!), I began to see many Scriptural truths I had previously ignored.

For example, 1 Samuel 15:29 tells us that God does not lie, nor does He change His mind. Why? Because He isn't a mere human being. If we believe this verse to be true, then we cannot say that the Torah has been abolished. Doing so would be to call Yahweh a liar. Yet many Christians today seriously believe that is the case. And not too long ago, I did too...

Read the rest of this thought provoking post written by Lina @ A Set Apart Life click on pic above it will take you to the post.

Shalom!

The Jonah Code

Popular Arguments against Shabbat Observances

I found an excellent resource to help explain better some misunderstood scriptures that would seem to support 'Sunday' worship. With a greater examination of these scriptures we can see that Sunday worship is not what is being admonished ...here is an excerpt of the article:

If you ever engage in discussions with Sunday keepers about the Sabbath, you will almost certainly be called on to answer six specific passages in the New Testament. Three of these are typically used in support of Sunday as the Sabbath. The other three are cited in an effort to show that there is no need to keep the Sabbath holy.

Let us look at the first three passages used in an effort to show that Sunday is the day of rest.

THE PASSAGE IN QUESTION…

•Acts 20:7: "And upon the first day of the week when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight."

Wrong interpretation—The common idea is that Paul was holding a Sunday worship service.

Proper explanation—Note that the word "day" is italicized in the King James Version, meaning it was added by translators. The phrase should properly read, "And upon the first of the…" The word "week" in the Greek is Sabbaton, or Sabbath, Strong’s Greek Dictionary. In Word Studies in the New Testament, M.R. Vincent notes, "The noun Sabbath is often used after numerals in the signification of a week" (Acts 20:7 note). The Greek text behind this phrase, therefore, literally reads "And upon the first of the Sabbaths."

First for what? The verse refers to the first weekly Sabbath in the seven-Sabbath (seven-week) count to Pentecost. Paul was moved to give a message on this day. This occurred following a regular meal that the disciples had enjoyed on a weekly Sabbath, not Sunday.

You can read the rest of the article here

Which group or camp do you belong?

WHICH GROUP ARE YOU A CITIZEN OF?

(IN THE EYES OF THE CREATOR, YAHUAH)

"Obey the Commandments of Elohim AND hold to the Testimony of Yahusha".

Group #1: There are those who are born in the Covenant (Torah) yet don't believe that Yahusha is the Mashiach; these are usually called "Jews" by modern terminology. As long as they observe the Covenant, they are "ISRAEL". They don't "hold to the Testimony of Yahusha", so they are not "first-fruits" - but because of the Covenant they are ISRAEL.

Group #2: There are those who "hold to the Testimony of Yahusha", but DON'T observe the Commandments of Yahuah (the Covenant, or Torah). They feel that simply "believing" is all that is necessary -- anything beyond that is attempting to "save" themselves. They are also taught that the "Old Covenant" (Commandments) were "done away", or "nailed to the cross", and that only "Jews" have to obey the Covenant, the 10 Commandments. They feel they are "spiritual Israel" through their belief in Yahusha. Because of this, they are victims of "Replacement Theology", and we can see clearly that this group is not the "first-fruits" spoken of at Rev. 14 either. But, most dangerously, because they don't observe the Covenant, they are NOT ISRAEL, and therefore are not in any "Covenant relationship" with Yahuah in any way -- although they are taught that they are. They don't "obey the Commandments of Elohim", therefore they cannot be ISRAEL. Ephesians 2 explains that we become citizens of Israel through the Covenant, and Yahusha is the Mediator of it, writing it upon our hearts. This group must continue to believe in Yahusha, and ENGRAFT into ISRAEL by observing the Commandments of Yahuah, as He wrote them.

Group #3: Those who "obey the Commandments of Elohim AND hold to the Testimony of Yahusha" are the "first-fruits", and are called Natsarim (watchmen, branches), or Nazarene Israel. "foreigners" are "formerly Gentiles in the flesh"; but when they believe AND obey, they become ISRAEL -- they are NO LONGER GENTILES.

read the whole article here

Taking a Break....continued?

Shalom!

What a wonderful 30 plus days it was. I found out that the Internet was taking too much time away from my family and projects that needed to get done :-(

Which lead me to the decision of not spending as much time blogging and surfing the net...

So, if you don't read new blogs it not that I forgot about it, it's just that I've re-adjusted my priorities.

My family is happier for it :-) and I am too!

Thanks for all the prayers!

Taking a Break

Shalom all!

I'm taking a 30 day break from the internet.

If I should come across your mind during this time please whisper a prayer for me.

Thanks

Shabbat Shalom

Truth & Traditions with Michael Rood