Shalom Sean!

I want to comment about what you wrote about coming into a relationsship with the Father.

Lets’ compare NT with what the Hebrew Bible teaches about ‘salvation’:
As stipulated in Deuteronomy. 6:4-9,11:13-21 one is required to keep all of the directives of Torâh′ to one’s utmost—viz., “with all one’s heart, psyche and might [lit. "very"]“—”for the purpose of extending your days and the days of your children… like the days of the heavens above the earth” (i.e., eternal life). According to the Hebrew Bible, Ezekiel chapter 18 et.al, the Creator confer His atonement in His loving kindness to those and only those turning away from their Torah [Books of Moses]-transgressions and (re)turning to non-selectively observance of the commandments in the books of Moses. Everyone has transgressed the commandments in the books of Moses and it is possible to obtain forgiveness from the Creator in His loving kindness when living in the above way. The Creator has promised this in His Bible – which is in Hebrew – and He doesn’t lie.

John 3:16 and other NT-passages of the same theme are very problematic since they both add to Torah and subtract from Torah. Belief in ‘Jesus’ does not lead to eternal life according to Torah. It can never have been taught by the Torah-observant Jew called Y’hoshua – the Jewish Messiah. Y’hoshuas teachings were heavily redacted by Christians [Documentation: www.netzarim.co.il ]

All the best, Anders

Well, lets compare that verse with Torah.

As stipulated in Deuteronomy. 6:4-9,11:13-21 one is required to keep all of the directives of Torâh′ to one’s utmost—viz., “with all one’s heart, psyche and might [lit. "very"]“—”for the purpose of extending your days and the days of your children… like the days of the heavens above the earth” (i.e., eternal life). According to the Hebrew Bible, Ezekiel chapter 18 et.al, the Creator confer His atonement in His loving kindness to those and only those turning away from their Torah [Books of Moses]-transgressions and (re)turning to non-selectively observance of the commandments in the books of Moses. Everyone has transgressed the commandments in the books of Moses and it is possible to obtain forgiveness from the Creator in His loving kindness when living in the above way. The Creator has promised this in His Bible – which is in Hebrew – and He doesn’t lie.

John 3:16 is very problematic since it both adds to Torah and subtracts from Torah. Belief in ‘Jesus’ does not lead to eternal life according to Torah. It can never have been taught by the Torah-observant Jew called Y’hoshua

Hello!
My name is Anders and I found your blog today.

Yes, when we do something bad, then we should ask for forgiveness. We should ask the Creator of forgiveness and ask our fellow men for forgiveness if we have done him/her anything bad.

I would like to take the opportunity to speak more about forgiveness as it is taught by Torah and was taught by the first century Jewish Messiah. It will be lengthy in order to make it understandable.

(To differentiate,)
This is what the Jewish Messiah must have taught about ‘salvation’ – if he was a legitimate prophet according to Deuteronomy 13:1-6 in Hebrew: He was called Y’hoshua and Christians later changed his name to “Jesus” and changed his teachings [See documentation at www.netzarim.co.il ].

As stipulated in Deuteronomy. 6:4-9,11:13-21 one is required to keep all of the directives of Torâh′ to one’s utmost—viz., “with all one’s heart, psyche and might [lit. "very"]“—”for the purpose of extending your days and the days of your children… like the days of the heavens above the earth” (i.e., eternal life). According to the Hebrew Bible, Ezekiel chapter 18 et.al, the Creator confer His atonement in His loving kindness to those and only those turning away from their Torah [Books of Moses]-transgressions and (re)turning to non-selectively observance of the commandments in the books of Moses. Everyone has transgressed the commandments in the books of Moses and it is possible to obtain forgiveness from the Creator in His loving kindness when living in the above way. The Creator has promised this in His Bible – which is in Hebrew – and He doesn’t lie.

Thus, the way of ‘salvation’ in NT, referred to in the NT, contradicts the books of Moses and what the Jewish first century Messiah called Y’hoshua taught. I am a former Christian and understand that after having studied Torah in Hebrew according to etymology. The Creator wants to forgive, but ONLY as long as we do our best to keep His Will.

According to Torah, the Creator is the ONLY one who can forgive Torah-transgressions committed towards Him. The Jewish Messiah would be a human according to the Messianic prophecies, NOT a ‘divine saviour’.
Proof in this article: Link

Doing your utmost to follow the directives of Torah – the books of Moses – will lead you into an immensely meaningful relationship with the Creator. I have been doing this for more than four years and it has led me into a great relationship with the Creator.

All the best!
Anders Branderud

“In the depraved affair of Bilâm in last week’s pâ•râsh•âh′, it was Pinkhâs who, upon seeing the Jewish man taking an shi•q^әtzâh′ to his bed, flagrantly flaunting it before Mosh′ëh Rab•ei′nu and the entire convocation ofYi•s^әr•â•eil′ (25.6), followed them into the tent and killed the two of them with a single thrust of the spear through their bellies. As a result, “the epidemic was arrested from the Israelis” (25.8).

Also as a result of this action by Pinkhâs in diverting י--ה‘s rage, the K^әhun•âh′ (office of priesthood) is more narrowly defined henceforth from the descendents of A•har•on′ to the subcategory of descendents of this particular family of A•har•on′‘s descendents.

25.13— ויכפר על-בני ישראל (wa-y^әkhapeir al-B^әnei Yi•s^әr•â•eil′; and he provided ki•pur′ for the Israelis).

The term used here is ki•pur′. Sh^әlom′oh ha-më′lëkh may have had this incident in mind when he penned Mi•sh^әl•ei′ Sh^әlom•oh′ (corrupted to “Proverbs”) 21.18: “Kophër for the tzadiq•im′ is the râsh•â′, and in place of the straightforward, a traitor.”

One passage regarding ki•pur′ in Tor•âh′ refers to the annual payment of the half-shëq′ël maintenance fee for the upkeep of the Beit-ha-Mi•q^әdâsh′ (Sh^әm•ot′ 30.10-16) as ki•pur′ money to kipeir for their nëph′ësh, rendered in Greek by Jews who translated this term from Ta•na”kh′ as ψυχη (psuchei, the origin of the English “psyche,” inLXX ca. B.C.E. 200) “so that there will be no plague among them” that it would be a memorial of (for) the ki•pur′.

Of the more than 75 remaining references in Tor•âh′ to ki•pur′, every one is clearly associated with the prerequisite of dâm for ki•pur′.

wa-Yi•q^әr•â′ 17.11— “For the נפש (nëph′ësh) of the bâ•sâr′, it’s in the dâm, and I have given it for you upon the Miz•bei′akh for ki•pur′ for your nëph′ësh, for it is the dâmthat kipeir in the nëph′ësh.”

Tor•âh′ shë-bi•kh^әtâv′ is totally consistent in defining the operation of ki•pur′ relative to a dâm-qor•bân′ is dependent upon the dâm of the dâm-qor•bân′. Even the half-shëq′ël maintenance fee for the upkeep of the Beit-ha-Mi•q^әdâsh′ went toward the support of this system. There is no contradicting basis in the remainder of the Ta•na”kh′. Indeed, since י--ה is Immutable (Ma·lâkh·i′3.6 & T^әhil•im′ 89.35), anything that contradicts these Tor•âh′ requirements is necessarily contrary to Tor•âh′, an a•veir•at′ Tor•âh′ and false.

Passages in this week’s pâ•râsh•âh′ refers to the khatat—”misstep kid” sacrifice—of Pës′akh for ki•pur′ (b^ә-Mi•d^әbar′ 28.21, 30; 29.11).

Admonitions in Ta•na”kh′ to behave justly and kindly in such a way that ki•pur′ does not become necessary have been perverted by some rabbis to contradict Tor•âh′ shë-bi•kh^әtâv′ and misleading Jews into the apostate belief that t^әphil•âh′, charity, recitation of the si•dur′ and similar actions can effect, by means of one’s own works, ki•pur′. This clearly contradicts Tor•âh′ shë-bi•kh^әtâv′, which holds that ki•pur′ is provided by י--הalone. Therefore, adding such additional pseudo-ki•pur′—displacing ki•pur′ prescribed by Tor•âh′—cannot possibly have any authority from the Tor•âh′ it contravenes. Such representation, therefore, isn’t Ha•lâkh•âh′! The reader should always check the context of a passage to ensure the intention is as is being represented.” [Quote from this website: Link]
I recommend you to read this containing essential information if you want to relate to the Creator: Recomended readings based on your religious background.

First of all, I want you to know this:

The historical person was a Jewish Ribi [Jewish leader with rabbinic ordination] called Y’hoshua.
Learn to separate between the historical Jewish Messiah – Ribi Y’hoshua – and the counterfeit image created by Christians – called ‘Jesus’. The historical Ribi Yehoshua is the polar antithesis to the Christian counterfeit image – which was created by Roman Hellenists. The counterfeit image was not a historical person.

The original teachings of Ribi Y’hoshua was written by his apprentice student called Matityahu and was later heavily redacted by Christians into ‘gospel of Matthew’ – which contradicts the original teachings of RibiY’hoshua.

Learn more on http://www.followyeshua.com

Belief in ‘Jesus’ does not provide salvation; and praying to it is idolatry.

Here is a quote from www.netzarim.co.il

In last week’s pâ•râsh•âh′ (25.7-8), Pinkhâs killed a Jew who was coupling with a shi•q^әtzâh′ from the tribes who bordered on the southeast, between Yâm ha-Mël′akh and the gulf known today as the Gulf of Eilat (the Midyân•im′, who ranged from this, their northwestern border, down into the northwestern parts of modern Saudi Arabia). In this week’s pâ•râsh•âh′ (25.13 ), י--ה says of Pinkhâs‘ killing of Zimri Bën-Sâlu, ויכפר (wa-y^әkhapeir; and he [Pinkhâs] made כפור ki•pur′) for B^әnei-Yi•s^әr•â•eil′.

At first glance, one might conclude that Pinkhâs‘ act of killing Zimri constituted a dâm-qor•bân′ ki•pur′.

One has to be very careful about ascribing a cause-effect relationship between two sequential events—the anathema of every legitimate scientist. A lot of anecdotal “healings,” for example, have as their basis nothing more than sequential coincidence. A Christian prays for healing from cancer and the next examination is free of cancer. The Christian prayer caused a healing? If so, does the identical anecdote of the Hindu, the Buddhist and the Satanist prove their prayers, meditations, rituals, etc. are equally effective? When millions more Christians pray to be healed from cancer and are not, doesn’t that contradict that Christian prayers heal cancer and there must be another cause at work? How many Christians feel rejected because their prayers go unheeded? (For antidote, see Mi•sh^әl•ei′ Sh^әlom•oh′ 28.9.)

I was recently given a coffee mug that plays a melody in phone-like tones whenever the cup is picked up. It works on the principle of a light-sensitive solar power cell embedded in the base. When the cup is picked up, light penetrates through the base enough to power a tiny electronic music box also embedded in the base. Turn off the light source (usually by setting the cup down on its base—or drinking in the dark) and the music stops.

Activated repeatedly, the phone-like tones quickly get on one’s nerves. But one cannot drink from the cup without activating the tones. A friend of Karen’s had a similar cup and the incessant tune so annoyed her that she finally broke the cup. However, I really liked my cup if I could just get rid of the infernal tones. In jest, I concentrated on stopping the music by force of mental telepathy, and when I picked up the cup and drank, the music no longer played. It had stopped permanently. One must conclude that I stopped the coffee mug from playing music by force of my mental telepathy?!?

(Should I mention that I’d picked the cup up from inside our microwave in which I’d just warmed my coffee, or that microwaves are very destructive to tiny electronic devices?)

Much of this is rather like the adage that brushing one’s teeth keeps rhinoceroses out of the kitchen. Do you brush your teeth? Have you ever had a rhinoceros in your kitchen? Q.E.D.

Likewise, in this week’s pâ•râsh•âh′, we shouldn’t assume that Pinkhâs‘ killing of Zimri equates to the subsequent (not necessarily consequent) ki•pur′.

Beginning in pâ•suq′ 1, העם (hâ-Âm)—not just Zimri—began to engage in salacity with the women of Mo•av. In pâ•suq′ 3, Yi•s^әr•â•eil′—not just Zimri alone—yoked / coupled with ba′•al P^әor, and י--ה‘s anger burned against Yi•s^әr•â•eil′—not just Zimri alone. In pâ•suq′ 4, י--ה ordered Mosh′ëh Rab•ei′nu to hang all of the leaders of the kindred—not just Zimri alone—”so that י--ה would retrieve His burning anger from Yi•s^әr•â•eil′—not just from Zimri alone.

In direct answer to all of these references to Yi•s^әr•â•eil′ collectively—rather than Zimri individually—pâ•suq′ 11 explains that:

• Pinkhâs‘ act of killing Zimri (in obedience to the explicit command of י--ה, not personal inspiration, by the way) caused י--ה to retrieve his hot fury from Yi•s^әr•â•eil′, not merely as a ki•pur′ for Zimri alone; and that
• Pinkhâs‘ act of killing Zimri was the reason that י--ה stated (pâ•suq′ 11) לא כליתי (lo kiliti; I didn’t finish) B^әnei-Yi•s^әr•â•eil′ בקנאתי (b^ә-qinati; in My zealousness / jealousness). This implies that it wasn’t Zimri alone whom, by Pinkhâs hand, בקנאו (b^ә-qano; in his zealousness / jealousness), י--ה did finish.

The collective ki•pur′ for Yi•s^әr•â•eil′, in contrast with Zimri only, while somehow related to Pinkhâs‘ act of killing Zimri, cannot be attributed only to Pinkhâs‘ act of killing Zimri.

Would י--ה have retrieved His hot fury against a large segment of B^әnei-Yi•s^әr•â•eil′ based on the punishment of one transgressor while the remainder of Yi•s^әr•â•eil′ continued their salacities with the women ofMo•av? Perhaps that might be the Christian response, teaching that the punishment of Christ atones for Christians who do whatever they want to do, no matter what they do. But this is not the Way of Tor•âh′.

The suggestion is implicit: as a result of Pinkhâs‘ killing of Zimri and the Mo•av woman he was coupled with, B^әnei-Yi•s^әr•â•eil′ was shocked by the realization that their salacities would result in the ultimate punishment, motivating B^әnei-Yi•s^әr•â•eil′ to make t^әshuv•âh′ from their salacities. It was only through the t^әshuv•âh′ of all of the transgressors of B^әnei-Yi•s^әr•â•eil′, collectively, that we can relate to a ki•pur′ that applies to allB^әnei-Yi•s^әr•â•eil′ collectively.

Pinkhâs‘ killing of Zimri was only the trigger that led to t^әshuv•âh′ en masse. However, it was t^әshuv•âh′ that was the ki•pur′ for B^әnei-Yi•s^әr•â•eil′.

This parallel can be seen in the animal sacrificial system as well. It wasn’t the killing of the animal that brought ki•pur′. It was seeing the lifeblood drain from the innocent victim (and, no doubt, in a society in which personal wealth was measured by one’s flock, watching a significant portion of one’s personal wealth go with it) that triggered t^әshuv•âh′—and the resulting t^әshuv•âh′ made ki•pur′. This can be demonstrated: withoutt^әshuv•âh′, the qor•bân′ was rejected, and provided no ki•pur′. Conversely, some sacrifices that weren’t dâm qor•bân•ot′ at all nevertheless provided ki•pur′. The same principle must hold true for the provision of theMâ•shi′akh: It is t^әshuv•âh′, not belief in a person, that achieves ki•pur′.

It remains as true today: t^әshuv•âh′ equates to ki•pur′. י--ה has always preferred obedience rather than qor•bân′, and without the former, the latter is worse than meaningless—it is obscene. The various instruments / vehicles leading to ki•pur′ were all “triggers” leading to / causing t^әshuv•âh′, that produced ki•pur′, and without t^әshuv•âh′—evidenced by khës′ëd, qor•bân•ot′ were meaningless; they were not accepted and provided noki•pur′ (Ho•shei′a 6.6 and NHM 3.9-10; 7.15-23).

Shalom! My name is Anders. I watched one of the videos that you recommend. Here are my comments to that video:
The historical Jewish Messiah was prophesied ['Isaiah' 9:5 in Hebrew et.al] to be a human, not a divine man-god/saviour. Torah requires a person to do his/her utmost to keep the commandments of a Torah – i.e. many more than 10 commandments. Only then will the Creator bestow His forgiveness in His loving kindnes for a person’s previous Torah-transgressions – Deuteronomy 6:4-9,13:1f, Ezekiel 18f et.al — all verses in Hebrew, not a ‘translation’. Malachi 3:6.

I wish you a nice day! /Anders

Hello!
I would like to comment. I hope you found my information helpful!

The video discusses about “salvation by faith” vs “salvation by law”; and I will comment on that below. First an important introduction.

[To differentiate,] Did you know that the historical Jewish Mashiakh called Y’hoshua, from Nazareth, was a Torah-observant Jew and so was his followers called the Netzarim?

This is what the Mashiakh – Messiah – must have taught about ‘salvation’ – if he was a legitimate prophet according to D’varim [Deuteronomy] 13:1-6:

As stipulated in Devarim ["Deuteronomy"] 6:4-9,11:13-21 one is required to keep all of the directives of Torâh′ to one’s utmost—viz., “with all one’s heart, psyche and might [lit. "very"]“—”for the purpose of extending your days and the days of your children… like the days of the heavens above the earth” (i.e., eternal life). According to the Tan’’kh -Yekhezeqeil ["Ezekiel"] chapter 18 et.al – the Creator confer His atonement in His loving kindness to those and only those turning away from their Torah-transgressions and (re)turning to non-selectively Torah-observance including mishpat. Everyone has transgressed the Torah and its possible to obtain forgiveness from the Creator in His loving kindness when living in the above way. The Creator has promised this in His Bible – which is in Hebrew – and He doesn’t lie.

Thus, ‘the salvation by faith’-doctrine in NT contradicts Torah and what the Mashiakh taught. Thus, it will not lead to eternal life. It is only an emotional filled experience that doesn’t describe a real encounter with the Creator. I am a former Christian and understand that after having studied Torah in Hebrew according to etymology.

Neither does Torah teach ‘salvation by keeping the law’. Rather it teaches that one is required to do ones utmost to keep Torah, and when doing this the Creator will bestow His forgiveness in His loving kindness for previous Torah-transgressions.

Doing your utmost to follow the directives of Torah will lead you into an immensely meaningful relationsship with the Creator.

Learn more of how to relate to the Creator here: www.netzarim.co.il

Anders Branderud

Mikhâh 4.1-7

[My reply to a person.]
Hello!

You wrote:
“Will you be guilty on Judgment Day? The Word of God says that if you break one of His commandments, you are guilty of all of them.(James 2:10)”

[To differentiate,] It is important to note this: According to the prophecy in Isaiah 9:6 in Hebrew according to the Hebrew numbering (which differs from the Christian), the Messiah would teach his followers to observe the directives of the Torah – the books of Moses. The word ‘mishpat’ is used, which implies non-selective observance of the directives of the Torah to a person’s utmost.

So this is what the Mashiakh – Messiah – must have taught about ‘salvation’:

As stipulated in Devarim ["Deuteronomy"] 6:4-9,11:13-21 one is required to keep all of the directives of Torâh′ to one’s utmost—viz., “with all one’s heart, psyche and might [lit. "very"]“—”for the purpose of extending your days and the days of your children… like the days of the heavens above the earth” (i.e., eternal life). According to the Tan’’kh -Yekhezeqeil ["Ezekiel"] chapter 18 et.al – the Creator confer His atonement in His loving kindness to those and only those turning away from their Torah-transgressions and (re)turning to non-selectively Torah-observance including mishpat. Everyone has transgressed the Torah and its possible to obtain forgiveness from the Creator in His loving kindness when living in the above way. The Creator has promised this in His Bible – which is in Hebrew – and He doesn’t lie.

According to Torah if you breach one directive you are only guilty of breaching that particular directive of Torah. You should then repent, ask the Creator of forgiveness and return to doing your utmost to observe the directives of Torah non-selectively.

Thus, the way of ‘salvation’ in NT contradicts Torah and what the Mashiakh taught. Thus, it will not lead to eternal life. It is only an emotional filled experience that doesn’t describe a real encounter with the Creator. I am a former Christian and understand that after having studied Torah in Hebrew according to etymology.

Doing your utmost to follow the directives of Torah will lead you into an immensly meaningful relationsship with the Creator.

Anders Branderud