Over the past 3 years I have been in deep study and prayer over the Bible. This began when I was about 15. I had been studying the Bible for 3 years prior, following being saved. Being that the church I was attending was a Church of God I studied Church of God doctrine as well as the Baptist denominational doctrine that I had been raised in. I then was moved by the Spirit to another Church, an Assemblies of God. While there I was a member of Music Ministry as I had experience with Sound Engineering. After a few months as a member I was offered a staff position at 16.
During my 4 years of study I had become what some referred to as "a biblical scholar". Not that I ever initiated the title. However, my studies were more mature than most believers as I studied scripture constantly throughout the day since becoming a Christian. Including Bible Study, Devotion, Theology, Examining Denominational Doctrine, and reading scripture with contextual and historical accuracy. So, at 16 the Pastor approached me and said, "I've been looking to start a class teaching the Old Testament. I have been praying that God would show me who should teach it. And I just received confirmation that you should teach the class."
This seemed perfect as I loved reading and studying the Old Testament. I liked to say that I "Specialized" in the Old Testament and comparing/finding parallels between the OT and the NT. Over my years of Study I was well acquainted with Old Testament story line, characters, as well as Messianic and End Times Prophecy.
So I taught the class for about 2 years. During my first year of studying I matured in the way I taught. Prior to this maturing I taught Bible from a "denominationally" bias point of view. I taught bible topics with the wrong intent; that is with the intent to prove myself right about what I believed(and in turn what I had been taught to believe). I was making the bible mean what I wanted it to mean, regardless of what it was actually saying. When I realized this I made a conscience decision to set aside all predispositional, ideological, and denominational bias and I prayed that The Father would open my eyes and my heart to HIS word, that I would know HIS heart and the Truth of HIS word. And regardless of how the Truth made me feel, I would no longer make the scripture match my life, but that I would make my life match the scripture. And I did. And HE did. And here I am now. When I first did this I had no knowledge of what "Messianic Judaism" or "Hebrew Roots" was. I had already made changes and it wasn't until years later that I realized others had made similar changes and had done so by the thousands. Many with similar stories to my own.
Over the past 4 years I have made dramatic changes to my life in order to match scripture and what God has commanded me to do in HIS word. I accept HIS Truth over my own falsehood. As a result I now keep the Levitical Dietary Instructions, keep the Sabbath, and Keep the Feasts,as well as all other Biblical Commandments by which I am obligated to obey. Why? Because God has commanded HIS people to do so.
In order to understand scripture as it was intended to be received we ALL must strip away the teachings and traditions of men and must accept the teachings and traditions of The Father.
When it comes to God and HIS judgement, there is light and there is darkness. There is no twilight.
There is black and there is white. There is no grey area.
There is right and there is wrong. There is no in between.
What God has declared as Truth is Truth.
What God has declared as righteous is righteous.
What God has declared clean is clean.
What God has declared an abomination is an abomination.
What God calls sin is sin.
Instead of creating a long winded detailed outline of the beliefs I am now opening up a thread to discuss the "Hebrew Roots/Messianic" doctrinal beliefs. So, ask me anything about my beliefs and I will answer honestly and with scripture, appropriately.
During my 4 years of study I had become what some referred to as "a biblical scholar". Not that I ever initiated the title. However, my studies were more mature than most believers as I studied scripture constantly throughout the day since becoming a Christian. Including Bible Study, Devotion, Theology, Examining Denominational Doctrine, and reading scripture with contextual and historical accuracy. So, at 16 the Pastor approached me and said, "I've been looking to start a class teaching the Old Testament. I have been praying that God would show me who should teach it. And I just received confirmation that you should teach the class."
This seemed perfect as I loved reading and studying the Old Testament. I liked to say that I "Specialized" in the Old Testament and comparing/finding parallels between the OT and the NT. Over my years of Study I was well acquainted with Old Testament story line, characters, as well as Messianic and End Times Prophecy.
So I taught the class for about 2 years. During my first year of studying I matured in the way I taught. Prior to this maturing I taught Bible from a "denominationally" bias point of view. I taught bible topics with the wrong intent; that is with the intent to prove myself right about what I believed(and in turn what I had been taught to believe). I was making the bible mean what I wanted it to mean, regardless of what it was actually saying. When I realized this I made a conscience decision to set aside all predispositional, ideological, and denominational bias and I prayed that The Father would open my eyes and my heart to HIS word, that I would know HIS heart and the Truth of HIS word. And regardless of how the Truth made me feel, I would no longer make the scripture match my life, but that I would make my life match the scripture. And I did. And HE did. And here I am now. When I first did this I had no knowledge of what "Messianic Judaism" or "Hebrew Roots" was. I had already made changes and it wasn't until years later that I realized others had made similar changes and had done so by the thousands. Many with similar stories to my own.
Over the past 4 years I have made dramatic changes to my life in order to match scripture and what God has commanded me to do in HIS word. I accept HIS Truth over my own falsehood. As a result I now keep the Levitical Dietary Instructions, keep the Sabbath, and Keep the Feasts,as well as all other Biblical Commandments by which I am obligated to obey. Why? Because God has commanded HIS people to do so.
In order to understand scripture as it was intended to be received we ALL must strip away the teachings and traditions of men and must accept the teachings and traditions of The Father.
When it comes to God and HIS judgement, there is light and there is darkness. There is no twilight.
There is black and there is white. There is no grey area.
There is right and there is wrong. There is no in between.
What God has declared as Truth is Truth.
What God has declared as righteous is righteous.
What God has declared clean is clean.
What God has declared an abomination is an abomination.
What God calls sin is sin.
Instead of creating a long winded detailed outline of the beliefs I am now opening up a thread to discuss the "Hebrew Roots/Messianic" doctrinal beliefs. So, ask me anything about my beliefs and I will answer honestly and with scripture, appropriately.
