Some accuse our Messiah of setting aside the Law of Moses...Contrary to Matthew 5:17-19, they teach that our Father has no interest in His people obeying all of the commandments of God.
They teach that we are to no longer to observe the 7th day Sabbath, eat only clean things, or other such commandments we find in the Bible.
However, unless we believe our Messiah sinned, our Messiah did NOT set aside the Law of Moses....for example, the author of Hebrews associates the setting aside of the Law of Moses to be sin.
Hebrews 10:26-28 For if we go on SINNING deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.
ANYONE who has "SET ASIDE THE LAW OF MOSES" dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
Interesting how "SINNING" is equated to those who "SET ASIDE THE LAW OF MOSES"/
Notice how the word "dies" is in Hebrews 10:28 is in the present tense....more specifically; it is in singular present active indicative form in the Greek.
This can be validated in a Greek concordance that reveals to you the tense and mood of the verb.
The fact that the word "dies" was in the present active indicative form is and was so hard from Greek translators to understand, that older translations chose to translate it in past tense anyways.
Did you catch that?
Why did they do this, contrary to what the text said? Because in their mind, the law of Moses was no longer applicable, so in their mind it should not be in the present tense.
In other words, their preconceived theological beliefs about the Law of God caused them to translate the present tense Greek text into past tense English.
Here is an example of the intentional mistranslation appearing in the King James Version.
Hebrews 10:28 (KJV) He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
Do you see that? Past tense.
However, for those that understand that the Law of God written down by Moses is still just as applicable today as it was for Yeshua, and as it was for Sinai, then the fact that the word “dies” in verse 28 is in present tense is no problem if one knows that the Law of God still applies today...in fact...it makes perfect sense...because the Law of God is not something that was, but in fact, still is.
So, just like Yeshua did not set aside the Law of Moses, neither are we.
We are not to set aside the Law of God, but the Law of God is to set us apart.
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Exo 19:5 Now if you will pay careful attention to what I say and keep my covenant (Ten Words Exodus 34:28 & Dueteronomy 4:13), then you will be my own treasure from among all the peoples, for all the earth is mine; Exo 19:6 and you will be a kingdom of cohanim (priests Revelation 1:6 & Revelation 5:10) for me, a nation set apart.' These are the words you are to speak to the people of Isra'el."
1Pe 2:9 But you are a chosen people, the King's cohanim, a holy nation, a people for God to possess! Why? In order for you to declare the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Act 20:32 "And now I entrust you to the care of the Lord and to the message of his love and kindness, for it can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who have been set apart for God.
Rom 1:1 From: Sha'ul, a slave of the Messiah Yeshua, an emissary because I was called and set apart for the Good News of God.
(Act 28:30 Sha'ul remained two whole years in a place he rented for himself; and he continued receiving all who came to see him,Act 28:31 openly and without hindrance proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.)
Rom 1:2 God promised this Good News in advance through his prophets in the Tanakh.
Rom 1:3 It concerns his Son — he is descended from David physically;
Rom 1:4 he was powerfully demonstrated to be Son of God spiritually, set apart by his having been resurrected from the dead; he is Yeshua the Messiah, our Lord.
Rom 1:5 Through him we received grace and were given the work of being an emissary on his behalf promoting trust-grounded obedience among all the Gentiles,
Rom 1:6 including you, who have been called by Yeshua the Messiah.
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Act 14:21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
Act 14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
Tit 2:11 For God's grace, which brings deliverance, has appeared to all people.
Tit 2:12 It teaches us to renounce godlessness and worldly pleasures, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives now, in this age;
Tit 2:13 while continuing to expect the blessed fulfillment of our certain hope, which is the appearing of the Sh'khinah of our great God and the appearing of our Deliverer, Yeshua the Messiah.
Tit 2:14 He gave himself up on our behalf in order to free us from all violation of Torah and purify for himself a people who would be his own, eager to do (present tense action) good.
Tit 2:15 These are the things you should say. Encourage and rebuke with full authority; don't let anyone look down on you.
Joh 17:16 They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
Joh 17:17 Set them apart for holiness by means of the truth — your word is truth.
Joh 17:18 Just as you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.
Joh 17:19 On their behalf I am setting myself apart for holiness, so that they too may be set apart for holiness by means of the truth.
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Joh 1:2 He was with God in the beginning.
Joh 1:3 All things came to be through him, and without him nothing made had being.
Psa 19:7 The Torah of Adonai is perfect, restoring the inner person. The instruction of Adonai is sure, making wise the thoughtless.
Psa 19:8 The precepts of Adonai are right, rejoicing the heart. The mitzvah of Adonai is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psa 19:9 The fear of Adonai is clean, enduring forever. The rulings of Adonai are true, they are righteous altogether,
Psa 19:10 more desirable than gold, than much fine gold, also sweeter than honey or drippings from the honeycomb.
Psa 19:11 Through them your servant is warned; in obeying them there is great reward.
Psa 19:12 Who can discern unintentional sins? Cleanse me from hidden faults.
Psa 19:13 Also keep your servant from presumptuous sins, so that they won't control me. Then I will be blameless and free of great offense.
Psa 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be acceptable in your presence, Adonai, my Rock and Redeemer.
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Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and NARROW [SUP](G2346=[/SUP][SUP][SUP]TRIBULA[/SUP]T[/SUP][SUP]ION)[/SUP] is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
G2346
θλίβω
thlibō
thlee'-bo
Akin to the base of G5147; to crowd (literally or figuratively): - afflict, narrow, throng, suffer tribulation, trouble.
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As SET APART people, what we can expect:
Isaiah 51:7 "Listen to me, you who know justice, you people who have my Torah in your heart: don't be afraid of people's taunts, don't be upset by their insults.
