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The manuscripts in which the Bible is taken is God's words. The world uses the same ones.
So i don't know where your confusion is coming from, but I can see its a lack of understanding many things, and much assumptions. And a shame, because your loosing your foundation.
After the world has pulled Paul's writings, then its Luke's, and then its the virgin birth of Christ, then your no longer a Christian. But just a member, of the world of confused peoples. I dont know how else to see this.
The traditions of the Pharisees is an anti-Law, anti-obedience message. The Pharisees were experts at trying to find ways to get around YHVH's Order/Law. As mainstream Christianity readily admits, Pharisee Paul taught an anti-Law message as well. So, yes, I do claim Pharisee Paul taught the traditions of the Pharisees, albeit slightly modified to include a form of Messiah.
Paul had Timothy circumcised:
Acts 16:1-3 (NASB)
1 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, 2 and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted this man to go with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Acts 16:1-3 (NASB)
1 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, 2 and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted this man to go with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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Galatians 5:1-6
King James Version (KJV)
5 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
(( Did you know that circumcising of the foreskin is of the old covenant? That is the subject. ))
(( If they were still doing blood scarifies and ordinances of the old covenant ( circumcision of the foreskin ), they could not take part in the New covenant which is Christ.
Because as its written, Christ was one sacrifice for one and all time ( Hebrews 10:1-25).
After Christ gave His perfect blood to atone for our sins, and then turn away to engage in blood rituals, would be an insult to Christ. Because the cricumsions that God wants, is of of the heart. Meaning our love for God.
This is what Paul is teaching. And every Christian would know this. You cant be a Christian or your very confused if you think Paul is wrong . God chose Paul because he knows God's words. )))
3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
( The law of the old covenant ....Not the ten commandments... Keep with the subject.. )
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
(( If you believe Paul is saying, that you can practice, the old covenant, then Christ is Non effect to you. And your still in your sins. He is talking of the law contained in ""Ordinances """ Remember, that is what was nailed to the cross ( Colossians 2:14 ).
Not the law of God in his Commandments. There is a difference, and Paul knows this. Why don't you ? Listening to men much ? ))
5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
(( This is clear. Paul is not teaching against God's law. He is teaching against the traditions of the Pharisees, which did take part as non believers in Christ, of the old covenant ( not Christian ; not God's way). God said He would make a new covenant. ))
Jeremiah 31:31-33
King James Version (KJV)
31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Galatians 5:1-6
King James Version (KJV)
5 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
(( Did you know that circumcising of the foreskin is of the old covenant? That is the subject. ))
(( If they were still doing blood scarifies and ordinances of the old covenant ( circumcision of the foreskin ), they could not take part in the New covenant which is Christ.
Because as its written, Christ was one sacrifice for one and all time ( Hebrews 10:1-25).
After Christ gave His perfect blood to atone for our sins, and then turn away to engage in blood rituals, would be an insult to Christ. Because the cricumsions that God wants, is of of the heart. Meaning our love for God.
This is what Paul is teaching. And every Christian would know this. You cant be a Christian or your very confused if you think Paul is wrong . God chose Paul because he knows God's words. )))
3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
( The law of the old covenant ....Not the ten commandments... Keep with the subject.. )
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
(( If you believe Paul is saying, that you can practice, the old covenant, then Christ is Non effect to you. And your still in your sins. He is talking of the law contained in ""Ordinances """ Remember, that is what was nailed to the cross ( Colossians 2:14 ).
Not the law of God in his Commandments. There is a difference, and Paul knows this. Why don't you ? Listening to men much ? ))
5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
(( This is clear. Paul is not teaching against God's law. He is teaching against the traditions of the Pharisees, which did take part as non believers in Christ, of the old covenant ( not Christian ; not God's way). God said He would make a new covenant. ))
Jeremiah 31:31-33
King James Version (KJV)
31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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I don't doubt that he did.
That only proves one thing (which I believe) to me though: That Pharisee Paul taught opposing doctrines to please different groups of people (cf 1Cor 9:20-22). Pro-Law to some groups, anti-Law to other groups, pro-circumcision to one, anti-circumcision to another, pro-Cretan elders to Timothy, anti-Cretans in the same breath.
This, I believe, is the problem mainstream Christianity & Messianics, etc. grapple with but do not understand. Each group perceives Paul saying one thing, and the other group (legitimately) perceives Paul teaching the opposite. What I see is this: they are both right! Paul was double minded (Jam 1:8, 4:8), the vain man who did not know that faith without works is dead (Jam 2:20). A type of Balaam (the prophet who taught both truths and falsehoods).
That only proves one thing (which I believe) to me though: That Pharisee Paul taught opposing doctrines to please different groups of people (cf 1Cor 9:20-22). Pro-Law to some groups, anti-Law to other groups, pro-circumcision to one, anti-circumcision to another, pro-Cretan elders to Timothy, anti-Cretans in the same breath.
This, I believe, is the problem mainstream Christianity & Messianics, etc. grapple with but do not understand. Each group perceives Paul saying one thing, and the other group (legitimately) perceives Paul teaching the opposite. What I see is this: they are both right! Paul was double minded (Jam 1:8, 4:8), the vain man who did not know that faith without works is dead (Jam 2:20). A type of Balaam (the prophet who taught both truths and falsehoods).
This is from the KJV, and I see the new covenant to be made will have the effect that all from the least to the greatest will know the Lord, and there will be no need for people to say "know ye the Lord." Do you see this as having already occurred? If so, why is there so much dissent in the forum and in the actual world?
Jer 31:31
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jer 31:32
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jer 31:33
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Jer 31:31
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jer 31:32
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jer 31:33
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Your statements are based on the belief that the "new covenant" is already here. I do not believe it is.
The καινός (not neos) covenant which Messiah taught (Mt 26:28, Mk 14:24, Lk 22:20) was a renewed covenant, not the brand new covenant foretold by Jeremiah. As for Jeremiah's prophecy, note how it has not come to pass yet. Does everyone fully know YHVH's Torah/Law? Has it been written on our hearts? Don't forget verse 34 (of Jeremiah 31, it is often not quoted) - are we still teaching one another? Does everyone know YHVH?
Finally, the Pharisees were not teaching the "Old" Covenant. They were teaching man-made traditions which clouded YHVH's Law. Messiah came to remove those traditions, and bring His people back to His Covenant.
The καινός (not neos) covenant which Messiah taught (Mt 26:28, Mk 14:24, Lk 22:20) was a renewed covenant, not the brand new covenant foretold by Jeremiah. As for Jeremiah's prophecy, note how it has not come to pass yet. Does everyone fully know YHVH's Torah/Law? Has it been written on our hearts? Don't forget verse 34 (of Jeremiah 31, it is often not quoted) - are we still teaching one another? Does everyone know YHVH?
Finally, the Pharisees were not teaching the "Old" Covenant. They were teaching man-made traditions which clouded YHVH's Law. Messiah came to remove those traditions, and bring His people back to His Covenant.
If this is what you believe, I am happy. The reason I ask is because of the OP, and many people quote this same passage in order to demonstrate somehow that this has already occurred because of receiving the gospel of Jesus, Yeshua. Now, I do believe our new nature is to do all we are capable to please our Savior in thanksgiving, and also all who know Him learn from Him and obey Him. This I want in the light for consideration and prayer. So then, this is not teaching that this has occurred, thank you.
The Law exists in the "Old" Covenant, and it will exist in the "New" Covenant. So what is Paul teaching?