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1. A Study of Gods Word ....1

2. A Study of God ......3

3. A Study of Gods Torah 10

4. A Study of Gods Hol y D ays ...15

5. A Study of Gods Calendar .....................19

6. The God I Worship ............................21

7. What I believe ...23

8. Tenakh Questions ..24

9. Tenakh Terms ...32

10. A More Excellent Way .38

11. A Study of Gods Calendar . ....................19

12. The God I Worship ............................21
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Studies in My Christian Experience Melvin K Donaldson

13. What I believe ...23

14. Tenakh Questions ..24

15. Tenakh Terms ...32

16. A More Excellent Way .38

17. Basic Study Rules ....39.

A Study of Gods Word

A Study of Gods Word is important because we must learn what it is and where it came

from. We must understand its purpose and how it helps us in everyday life.

The Infallible Word of God

The Tenakh is the word of God. That means that God has chosen a way to speak to us inwriting so we wouldnt be afraid to hear from Him if He spoke to us directly. It was written bymen who were moved or inspired by God. These men printed out what they heard or felt theSpirit of God saying to them. They wrote these things in their own words and writing styles as

best they knew how. The word of God is infallible because it is truth directly from God. It willinterpret itself if allowed to. No matter whom God speaks through, He cannot lie. Even if He

could lie, His words would become the truth. The Word of God became flesh and dwelt amongus as Yeshua the Messiah or Jesus the Christ.

The Final Source of Doctrine and Belief

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So many people claim that their beliefs are based on the Tenakh. When truly put to thetest of the whole word of God, most doctrines and beliefs fail miserably. For instance, a search to

prove that Sunday is the Christian day of worship, may turn up three to five scriptures and mostof them in the Apostles. The same search to prove the Sabbath is the Christian day of worshipturns up a dozen or more in the Old Testaments, the Gospels, Acts and the letters of the Apostles.All of the real proofs for Sunday are from sources outside the Tenakh. Outside sources shouldonly confirm the Tenakh. Where outside sources do not confirm the Tenakh they are false andmust be discounted as true. If a change occurred in doctrine or belief and there is no evidence inthe Tenakh, then the change is error and must go.

The Final Historical and Traditional Source for Israel and the Church

The same as doctrine, historical information should confirm the Tenakh. A lot of humanhistorical accounts are often filled with bias for or against the Tenakh and are often brought intoquestion. If outside historical sources can relate clearly and confirm the Tenakh, then the sourcewould be true and vice versa. Citing Church history and tradition only from the second, third and

fourth century and making the Tenakh line up with that is wrong. If a change in worship, days or time has occurred and there is no mention of it in the Tenakh, then it too is error and must go.

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The Tenakh of the Jews

The Bible, of the Early Church, was the Tenakh of the Jews. We call this book the OldTestament. This book consisted of The Teaching or Instructions (Torah), The Prophets (Neviim)

and the writings (Ketuvim). No person of that time ever heard of a New Testament Bible. Therewas no such thing for centuries after Messiah. All references in the early Church were to theTenakh and to letters being circulated by the Apostles, which were later compiled into a Bible.

Naming the Tenakh Old and New Testament or Covenant only rebuilds the wall of separation between Christians and Jews that Messiah destroyed. The Messiah said that the Tenakh spokeabout him. References to Messiah are everywhere in the Tenakh. His first and second comingsare clearly revealed.

The New Testament Bible

The New Testament Bible should really be called The Apostles. The Apostles is the storyof the coming of the Messiah, the history of the early Church and letters to various earlychurches with instructions regarding doctrine, belief and tradition. These letters wereclarifications to believers of the teachings of the Tenakh and of the Messiah. The Apostles is nota replacement for the Tenakh but an appendix to it. A huge percent of it is quotes from the

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Tenakh. To eliminate the Tenakh is to eliminate the Apostles. The Apostles explains and revealswhat God had in mind in the Tenakh.

With these things in mind, my hope is that your studies of the Tenakh may be without bias and pure. Let outside sources confirm what you study not twist it. Let God be true and everyman a liar. His word is truth.

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Study of God

I am starting this journey, A Study of God, because there is so much confusion inChristianity about who and what God is. It seems clear from the Tenakh to me. Why theconfusion, I dont know. I do want to know the truth and I want to find a way to clearly explainwho and what God is from the Tenakh and no other source. Different translations, a concordance,a holy land dictionary and encyclopedia were helpful in my journey.

This study began for me a long time ago, as a teenager. I was baptized in the Baptistchurch in 1968. I slowly began to disregard my beliefs because of what I saw as hypocrisy. Iexplored Catholicism, Islam and many other Protestant denominations. I found the samehypocrisy and more confusion than ever.

I soon began to explore outside of Orthodox Christianity and started looking at nonTrinitarian groups. The Worldwide Church of God caught my attention immediately through a

television show. Soon I was also watching Amazing Facts, by the Seventh Day AdventistChurch. These two groups seemed very similar but I gravitated toward the Worldwide Church of God. I became a member in 1986.

I could never understand how churches concluded that God is a Trinity. The God is afamily idea was easier to grasp because it made more sense. God the Father and Jesus the Son,two Spirit beings united as one God. The family was to grow into many sons and daughters of God. This idea seemed clearer in the Tenakh than anything else.

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Then, the Worldwide Church of God began to break down and accept the Trinity. Theyalso started renouncing all their doctrine in favor of a more Protestant view. Once again I was off on my search for the truth about God.

In the spring of 2005, I downloaded some literature titled God-General Informationfrom http://www.mb-soft.com/believe/index.html . I browsed it then filed it away for later notknowing this would be instrumental in my conclusions. I also downloaded the statement of

beliefs from Christian Churches of God at http://www.logon.org/_domain/ccg.org/mainpage.htm .I also browsed and filed this away. In the fall of 2005, I relocated these documents and beganreading them and I was astonished. My study began by investigating the bible study literature onthe latter site.

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Where do I Begin?

It seems that no matter what I decide to study in the Tenakh, I always end up somewherenear Gen 1:1. Here I found that God created the heavens and the earth. I decided to lookup allthe words in the Tenakh used for God. WOW, there were so many. I will not exhaust this by anymeans but I want to list a few and define them.

Gen 1:1 Elohim mighty ones, angels, judges, magistrates, god(s) Gen 2:4 Yahovah (YHVH) self existent, eternal, lord, master (Elohim as suffix) Gen 14:20 Elyon most high God, supreme God, mighty God, almighty God

El god, strength, power, strong Gen 15:8 Yahovih variation of Yahovah (Adonai lord, master = Yahovah prefix) Prov 30:4 Eloah, Elahh The deity, God John 20:28 Kurios lord, master = Yahovah

Theos God = Elohim

Eloah, Elyon and Yahovih seem to be exclusively used for the Father. El, when used inconjunction with other words, can apply to false gods and any or all of the spirit beings includingthe Father. Yahovah seems to be a title delegated to any spirit being sent by the Father or to theFather himself. Elohim can be used of the Father, all spirit beings and man.

So we can see how we can become confused when trying to understand God in our studies.We must be careful to read the scriptures without prejudice. We must also try to eliminate our

preconceived ideas when we search for the truth.

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The next thing I came across was that Gen 1:1 shows us an original first creation and Gen1:3 is the beginning of a re-creation. Something caused the earth to become without form and voidwith darkness over the face of the deep in Gen 1:2. I also found that prior to all this creating, therehad to be a creation of the spirit world (Job 38:4-7). God is still creating and He has a plan for us.

Who is God and where did He come from?

It is hard for us to believe or understand but God has always existed. He appears to have been alone prior to the creation of anything. He is the only immortal being (1 Tim 6:16) whichmeans He alone cannot die. He is all powerful and there is none greater than He. He can give lifeto nothing or destroy everything.

Nothing else is immortal outside His will. He is invisible and no one in the physicalrealm can or ever has seen Him (John 1:18, 5:37, 6:46, 1 John 4:12, 1 Tim 6:14-16) He is allknowing (Is 44:6-8) and omnipresent (Ps 139:7). He can be everywhere or anywhere as Hechooses. He is pure spirit but with form as He chooses. Only those in the spirit world can see andhear him. No human, except Jesus, ever saw His form or heard His voice.

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He can be known and understood (Jer 9:23). He desires that we know him andencourages us to. The trinity is a mystery and cannot be understood. God is not a mystery. Anyattempt to say that any being is equal to Him is error (Deut 32:39, Is 44:6,8, 45:5,21, 46:9, Hos13:4 ). There is only one supreme God and there is none like him.

Who is Jesus and where did He come from?

Jesus the Messiah is a son of God. His Hebrew name is Yeshua. He is the beginning of the creation of God (Rev 3:14). He is the first begotten of the creation (Col 1:15) and the only

born son of God (Mat 3:17, John 1:18, 1 John 4:9). He was born a human by an act of God thefather by the power of the Holy Spirit (Lk 1:26-35). He is the Messiah (Mat 16:16, John 1:41).Jesus is one of many sons of God in the spirit world. He was the first of the spirit creation of God. He existed before all other spirits except the Father and before the physical creation (John1:1-2).

Jesus began as a Spirit Being in Gods creation. He was the first of the generation of theSons of God. It could be said that He was with God and that He was God in the beginning of the

physical creation. His generation was the beginning of the spiritual creation. He is not God as theFather is God because the Father has no beginning. He is not worshiped as the father isworshipped because only the Father should be worshipped. We worship the Father through him.He is however to be given the highest honor, praise and thanks as our Lord, Savior and HighPriest. His pre-existent name is not known to us but He is called by many recognizable names.He is called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, Emmanuel,God with us, the Word of God, the Son of God, The God of Israel, The Angel of the Lord, TheAngel of the Covenant, The Rock of Israel, The Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire bynight, the Holy one of Israel, The Anointed One and Jesus the Messiah. He was the first of the

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many Sons of God. This is important because it clears up a multitude of confusion when youunderstand it. It helps explain the term sons of God in Gen 6:1, Job 1:6 and Job 2:1. He wasDivine.

Jesus in the flesh was this Great Spirit Being who gave up His Divinity and God status to become a man just like us except He submitted to allowing the fullness of the Nature of TheDeity (The Father) dwell in him. This is the same thing Christians are called to do. Jesus made it

possible for the fullness of The Deity (The Father) to dwell in us by the Power of the Holy Spirit.Many of us find it hard to believe that Jesus could be a created Spirit Being. The Tenakh

does not say that he wasnt. It seems to say in many scriptures that he was. We should believewhat we read and seriously scrutinize any man who comes up with concepts developed bywrestling scriptures into place and ignoring others.

Jesus came to us as the Lamb of God to die for our sins. Some think he had to be supremeGod to do this. The lesser is always sacrificed for the greater. Animals, for instance,were alwaysused as a sacrifice for human sin. Jesus was not an animal, but he was made a little lower thanthe angels and became as a lamb, lower than a man, to be sacrificed for all of creation. If we keptGods Passover, we would understand this. In doing this he could redeem everything that wasequal to or less than himself. There was nothing between him and the Father that needed to beredeemed. He is a God among many under the Father (Heb 1:8-9, Ps 82:1, 89:7). He is an Image

of the invisible God (Col 1:15).

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What is the Holy Spirit?

The confusion about the Holy Spirit is amazing. I cant begin to list the enormous amountof scriptures in the Tenakh that prove that this Spirit is the power of God. Because the Spirit is

personified, like wisdom in Proverbs, people think it is a person. They turn to a smaller body of scriptures that call it by names or uses pronouns to prove the Holy Spirit is a person. If moreevidence proves that the Holy Spirit is the Power of God, why dont we just believe it? Insteadwe hold on to fables and less evidence to the contrary. Jesus said the Holy Spirit comes from theFather and that he (Jesus) sends it (John 15:26, John 16:7).

The Holy Spirit is the means by which God does everything. It is the way we can knowGod. It is what makes us one with him. It is the means by which The Father and The Son lives inus. It transforms us to be more like them. It gives us what to pray when we dont know what tosay. It teaches us and comforts us. It helps us obey God. It links God to Jesus and us to them. It isthe Spirit of Truth. That Truth Is Jesus, which is the Word of God. It helps us worship God and isthe way in which we do this. It is what makes us Born Again. Read John 14 to 18.

If the Holy Spirit is a person then he is the father of Jesus and not God the Father. Luke1:35 says the Holy Spirit will overshadow her and the Power of the Most High will come uponher. Knowing the Holy Spirit is not a person shows that God is the Father of Jesus and that Heused His Holy Spirit to accomplish this in Mary. The Holy Spirit can be called God because it

comes from Him. Jesus can be called God because the Father appointed him so. Both aresubordinate to and under the will of The Father .

How does God deal with man?

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God the Father deals with man through his Spirit Sons by the power of the Holy Spirit. Inmy study it appears that there are God-like beings in a Council of God (Ps 82:1, 89:7). These

beings appeared for, spoke for and acted for and by The Fathers will. They were seen, talked to,wrestled with and eaten with yet no physical person has ever seen the Father or heard his voice,(John 1:18, 5:37, 6:46, 1 John 4:12). These beings are willingly subordinate to God the Father.They are the Sons of God and they show up everywhere in the Tenakh.

They visited Adam and Eve. Satan was one of them. Some sinned with human womenand fell in disobedience. They appeared to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Balaam,Joshua, other prophets, John the Baptist father Zechariah, Mary and Jesus. This is how Godspoke to us through the prophets. Finally, He sent his only human begotten Son into the world asa lamb to be sacrificed for sin.

They are all able to carry his authority, but only by His will. In John 5:30 Jesus said hecould do nothing apart from the Father. Jesus said his words werent his own words but theFather speaking through him. He submitted completely to the Fathers will (John 5:19).Everything he said or did was at the Fathers command or bidding. Jesus is subordinate to anddependant on the Father for everything (John 14:24, 28). It has always been this way from thecreation of the spirit world.

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Who are the Sons of God?

The Sons of God are created beings. These beings were created before the physicalcreation including man. God became the Father of Spirits by this act (Heb 12:9). The Tenakhsays there are ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands or a myriad of them(Rev 5:11). We know them as Angels. Angels is a word that means messengers but before manwas created there was no need for messengers. They were called Sons of God. All spiritscommunicate through the Spirit of God. Spirits do not need messengers. Here are some termsand titles used for these beings:

Morning Stars Job 38:7, Is 14:12, Rev 2:28, 22:16 Cherubim Gen 3:24, Ezk 28:14-16 Seraphim Is 6:2,6 Angels Ambassador, King, Messenger, Deputy Living Creatures Rev 4:6, Ezk 1:5,13-15,19,21, 3:13 Elders Rev 4:10

Host of Heaven 1 kings 22:9They were created to assist God in His plan for the universe. This includes a special

purpose for man. The Tenakh says the Tabernacle in Israel,built and set up by Moses, was to bean exact replica of the Tabernacle in heaven. God through his son instructed Moses. Thechildren of Israel were also a replica of the Sons of God in heaven. The Sons of God were setupas a Council of God (Ps 82:1, 86:8, 95:3, 96:4, 97:7, 135:5, 136:2, 138:1). There are 30 in theinner Council (Rev 4:1-11). Another 40 Elders are in the outer Council to make 70 (Num 11:14-

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There was another tree in the garden that would have put man on the course of obedience,health, wealth and immortality. They chose misery instead. God the Father planned for all of thisin advance of the creations. He planned for the rebellion of Satan as well as the rebellion of man.Some day one of the spirit beings would come to earth, redeem the entire universe (spirit and

physical worlds) and set all things right with God the Father. It has been nearly two thousandyears since Jesus the redeemer has come to set things back to a new choice. In choosing His Son,mans destiny is to become a spirit being and heirs with Messiah to rule the universe. Whoknows what God has planned for us beyond that day?

So, what is God doing?

God has been creating from the beginning, continues until this day and on into the future.God is calling man and creating in him His own Holy and Righteous character. He is preparingus for the day of resurrection, priesthood and rulership. This resurrection will produce the firsthumans since Jesus to be born into Gods new kingdom for special positions of service andleadership. This is difficult for us because our human nature wants to resist God. The world, our

flesh and Satan try to destroy Gods plan. Thank God that Jesus came to die for us and to makethe power we need, the Holy Spirit, available to us to accomplish Gods purpose. Gods Spirithelps us to continue to seek, repent, live by faith and obey God. Without it we could do nothing.

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What is our duty?

Our duties are: To love the Lord our God with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind and all our

strength To love our neighbors as our self To believe in the one true God and Jesus the Messiah whom he sent To repent and be baptized for the remission of sins and receive the gift of the Holy

Spirit To seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness To obey God by keeping His Commandments

This study has opened my eyes to great confusion in the church and the world today.Confusion can only be conquered by the Spirit of God. Only this Spirit, which Jesussends when we pray and ask for it, can see us through. The story of the Tenakh is simple

but we have created all kinds of confusion and difficulty to get to God. All we need to dois study His Word, believe what He says and obey Him.

Believe Jesus. Come unto me, all of you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (Mat11:28-30). This is the word of the Father.

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A Study of Gods Torah

A Study of Gods Torah is important because there is so much confusion in Christianity

about what we are to obey. The Torah is not law. The Torah is teaching and instruction fromGod. It is clear to me from the Tenakh that God requires obedience from all mankind. The problem is that no one seems to know what we are to obey. Some say we are to go by Jesusteaching in Mat: 5, 6 and 7. Some say the Torah of God is done away. Some say The Torah of God is for the Jews only. It is important to note that while the debate rages on, man is lawlessand crime of all kinds occur daily. Man must change in his heart and mind and Gods Torah is theway (Ps 111:10).

Man is Corrupt

Man became corrupt after the deception of Satan in the beginning (Gen 3). From then on,man has been following the way of Satan, which is our human nature (Gal 5:19-21, Eph 2:3, IICor 4:4). All these attitudes are his and he transmits them to us because he is the prince of the

power of the air (Eph 2:2) and the god of this world (II Cor 4:4). He continues to deceive manuntil the end (Rev 12:9). We have all sinned (Ro 5:12). We have all earned death (Ro 6:21-22).We sit on spiritual death row. We constantly resist God even when we think we do right (Jer 17:9, Ro 1: 28-32, Ro 8:7-8, Jms 4:1-3 Pro 14:12). We are in need of salvation.

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God Had a Plan

God has always had a plan of salvation when things go wrong because he knew theywould. When you create creatures with freedom, they may do anything. A pardon was securedfor us before the creation of the world (Jn 3:16, Ro 5:8-10). Our first step in the plan is to repentand believe the gospel (Mk 1:15, Acts 2:38, Lk 13:3, 5). Repentance is conversion or changing

direction and turning from our own way (Satans way) to Gods way. We must change from sinor disobedience to righteousness or obedience to God. Jesus was sent by God and came to paythe penalty for our sins. He lived the life of righteousness as an example for us to follow in hisfootsteps.

What is Sin?

No one seems to want to answer this question directly. Sin is disobedience to GodsTorah (I Jn 3:4). Whatever is not of faith is sin (Ro14:23).To know what is right and not do it issin (Jms 4:17). All unrighteousness is sin (I Jn 5:17). Disbelief in Jesus is sin (Jn16:9). When weaccept Messiah, we are free from the penalty of past sins (Ro 3:25). We must become like littlechildren and learn to accept things the way they do (Mat 18:2-4). God leads us to repentance sowe should follow his lead (Ro 2:4, II Tim 2:25, Jn 6:44, 65, Acts 11:18).

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What is a true Christian?

A true Christian is a sinner who repents and believes the gospel. He is also baptized for the removal of sins and receives the gift of the Holy Spirit. We cannot belong to God andMessiah (be Christians) if we do not have the Spirit of God and Messiah in us (Ro 8:9-10, I Jn

2:3-6). We must obey God. We must strive to live completely by his word (Mat 4:4). Notice thatit says that MAN shall live by every word that comes from the mouth of God, not just the Jewsor Israel or those under the old covenant. Our whole duty is to fear God and to keep hiscommandments (Eccl 12:13). A true Christian would be striving to keep Gods Torah and

believing the testimony of Jesus the Messiah. We will be doing this until the end (Rev 12:17,14:12). This is a true believer, a saint in Gods eyes. We must stay on this path. We may slip andfall but we must be diligent to get up, repent and continue.

Who should we obey?

There is only one to obey. That is God and his Torah beginning with The TenCommandments. The Ten Commandments are the basic and primary Teaching or Instructionsabove all other law, including mans law. They are what mans law should be based upon. WhenThe Ten Commandments are disobeyed, sin enters into our lives. All of the major characters of the Tenakh kept and obeyed them. Abraham (Gen 26:5), David (Ps 119), Jesus (Jn 15:10, Mat19:16-19), Paul (Ro 7:25) and many others are our examples. Some were not perfect but theyalways returned to obedience to God. We should follow their examples. Jesus showed us that theletter of the Torah must be followed but the Spirit of the Torah was more important (Mat 5:21-

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22, 27-28, 23:23). Paul and John say the same things (Ro 7: 14, I Jn 3:15). Expanding on whatJesus taught about the attitudes we should avoid:

Rebellion is the spirit of worshipping other gods Ignorance is the spirit of idolatry Foolishness is the spirit of using Gods name in vain Eternal death and unrest is the spirit of not keeping the Sabbath Disrespect is the spirit of not honoring our parents Hate is the spirit of murder Lust is the spirit of adultery Greed is the spirit of stealing Deceit is the spirit of lying Desire is the spirit of coveting

Gods Torah exists to define right from wrong. Gods Grace exists to take care of or cover the wrong.

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What is the Spirit of the Torah?

The Spirit of the Torah is Love. The first four commandments show us how to love God.The last six show us how to love our fellow man (Mat 22:36-40). The Ten Commandments arethe Torah of God, The Torah of Messiah, The Torah of Liberty and The Torah of Love. Gods

basic characteristic and nature is love (I Jn 4:8, 16, 20, Jn 3:16). We receive this love by the HolySpirit (Ro 5:5) which is given to us at baptism and it grows its fruit within us (Gal 5:22-23, IITim 1:7). The expression of love is found in I Cor 13:4-8. Read this whole chapter. It would bewonderful if all of us can be like this. Love is the fulfillment of the Torah (Ro 13:8-10) or walking out the life of redemption. This obedience is our duty. It does not earn us anything (Ro6:23, Eph 2:8-9). You can be sure that the disobedient will not enter into the kingdom of God(Mat 7:21-23, 19:16-19, Rev 22:14-15). These are people who think they do nothing wrong andneed no repentance. They think that no one should tell them what they should and shouldnt do.

Not even God.

The Spirit of the Torah is Gods Character and nature:

God is Good -------------------- The Torah is Good (Ro 7:12) God is Just -------------------- The Torah is Just (Ro 7:12) God is Holy -------------------- The Torah is Holy (Ro 7:12) God is Spirit-------------------- The Torah is Spiritual (Ro 7:14) God is Perfect ------------------ The Torah is Perfect (Ps 19:7)

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Gods character is the way of love. His character will not change (Mal 3:6, Heb 13:8). HisTorah will not change (Ps 111:7-8).

What about the Sabbath?

The Sabbath is one of Gods Commandments. It is the only one that says to remember and most people do not know what or when it is. We think it belongs to and is for the Jews or Israel. Jesus said God made it for man (Mk 2:27, Gen 2:1-2). Notice again that it says it wasmade for MAN, not just the Jews or Israel or those under the old covenant. It is Gods day and theday that Jesus is Lord of (Mk 2:28). God created it by resting on it. Is that because he was tired,no, It was for an example to man. The Sabbath is Gods day, not the Jews or Israels or thoseunder the old covenant (Ex 31:13, Lev 19:3, 30, 26:2, Is 56:4, Ezk 20:12, 13, 16, 20, 21, 24,22:8, 26, 23:38, 44:24). Why do we believe wrong things? Jesus, Paul and all the apostles kept itas a matter of fact (Lk 4:16, 31, Acts 13:14-15, 42-44, 14:1, 17:1-2, 18:1-4, Heb 13:8). It is stillin effect (Heb 4:9-10). We should not follow the disobedient example of early Christians whochanged the Sabbath to Sunday. God, Jesus and none of the apostles authorized this change. Weare free to worship on any other day of the week we want to, but we should remember theSabbath and keep it Holy in obedience to God.

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What are a covenant and a testament?Covenant

An agreement between two parties It is made binding by blood It is a legal undertaking to do or refrain from doing some act

Testament

A last will It is made binding by the death of the testator It is an act or written instrument by which a person wills or bequeaths certain

possessions to another

Jesus brought in the new covenant by his blood, which is the Torah of God written on our hearts and minds (Heb 8:7-12). This begins in us at our conversion when we receive the HolySpirit. Jesus also brought in a testament or last will at his death. He willed to us the Holy Spirit,which came in Acts 2:1 and Eternal Life as Kings and Priests of God, which we will receive athis return with our resurrection.

What does it mean to be under the Torah?

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The Torah of God, like God, has always existed. It is the nature and character of God. Itwas here before anything was created. When man sinned and disobeyed God in the garden, Godrevealed His sacrificial system to them by killing a lamb and covering them with the skin

because without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin (Lev 17:11, Heb 9:22). Manhad already tried to cover his own sin with fig leaves. Sacrifice was always in Gods recovery

plan but it was only temporary until Messiah would come. Now that Jesus, the ultimate sacrificehas come, sacrifice and certain ceremony are no longer necessary.

The Torah also consisted of statutes and judgments. Commandments apply to individualconduct. Statutes apply to national and church affairs. Judgments apply to legal decisions basedon the commandments and statutes. The Torah exacted punishment in these judgments. These

punishments are where we stand when we are under the Torah. Being under the Torah is beingsubject to the authority of its penalties. To be accountable to what it says. The whole world isaccountable to Gods Torah (Ro 3:19-20). Not just the Jews or Israel or those under the oldcovenant but the gentiles too. If it is not for the gentile, then how is it that their mouths arestopped and they are found guilty before God? No one is declared righteous by it because it onlydefines sin. Once we know what sin is then we know what we are to turn from. We turn from sinnot from the Torah. The Torah of God must be pursued by faith. Sin keeps us under the demands

of the penalty of the Torah but Christians are free from that. Jesus paid the penalty for us and we join him in his death, burial and resurrection through baptism (Ro 6:1-14, 18). We are dead to theTorah with its penalty against us. We can now serve in the newness of the Spirit (doing theTorah) and not in the oldness of the letter (lip service) (Ro 7:6).

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What is our summation?

This is all summed up in Eccl 12:13 and Mat 4:4. Fear God and keep His commandments for thisis the whole duty of man and man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedsout of the mouth of God. The whole Tenakh from Genesis to Malachi is the word of God. TheTorah from Genesis to Deuteronomy is the Torah. The gospels, acts and the letters of theapostles attest to this.

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A Study of Gods Holy Days

The world and its religions do not know God. They do not obey His Torahs. They do notkeep His day of worship. They have no clue about His plan for us as revealed in His Sabbathsand Holy Days or appointed times. They are all deceived (Rev 12:9).

The Ignorance of Man

Man is completely ignorant of God and His ways. We have been in rebellion since the beginning. We think these days are Israels or the Jews. We think that only those under the Torahmust do them. We are in error. We are destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hos 4:9)

What are Gods Holy Days

Gods Holy Days are His Sabbaths (Lev 19:3). They are His Feasts (Lev 23:2). They areHis appointed times (Lev 23:37). All of these days had or will have something occur on them.There are the forty eight to fifty two weekly Sabbaths, twelve to thirteen new moons which are

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Sabbaths and Seven Feasts which are divided into three seasons of the year. First is theUnleavened Bread season with two Holy or High days. Second is the Feast of Weeks with oneHoly or High day. Last is the Feast of Ingathering with four Holy or High days. This makes atotal of seven additional Holy or High Days which are Sabbaths.

These days belong to no one except God Himself. They are not the Jews or Israels.Along with the Torah, they give us rest, peace and knowledge in a troubled world. They also givean outline of the entire plan of God.

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Leviticus 23Gods Holy Days are:

1. The Sabbath - 48 to 52 Holy Days A sign of who God is to us (Lev 23:3, Ex 31:13) A weekly Holy Day (Ex 31:14) A memorial of creation (Ex 31:17) The day God rested (Ex 31:17) A sign of our future resurrection rest (Heb 4:9-10) The day Jesus is Lord of (Mk 2:28)

2. A sanctification day 10 th day of the first month A fast day Not a Holy Day

3. The Passover - The Feast Preparation Day 14 th day of the first month A sacrifice of the lamb (Lev 23:5) A memorial of Messiahs death (1 Cor 5:7) A sign of Gods pardon, passing over our sins (Ro 5:8)

Celebrated away from the home (Deut 16:5-7) Not a Holy or High Day

4. The Feast of Unleavened Bread Two Annual Holy Days 15 th & 21 st day of the firstmonth First and last day are Holy Days (Lev 23:6-8) Symbolic of the sinless life of Messiah

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Leaven symbolizes sin (1 Cor 5:1-8) Unleavened symbolizes removal of sin Messiah was resurrected during this week A seven day feast

5. The First Fruits Wave Sheaf Offering Occurred on a Sunday at the time of Messiah The day the Messiah presented Himself to God after the resurrection Occurs during Passover Week (ULB) Lev 23:11 Not a Holy or High Day

6. The Pentecost One Annual Holy Day The feast of Weeks (Lev 23:15) Occurs on a Sunday It is a count from the Sunday during Unleavened Bread of 50 days Memorial of the giving of the Torah (Ex 5:1)

Memorial of the giving of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1) Memorial of the beginning of the Church (Acts 2:1)

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7. The Feast of Trumpets One Annual Holy Day 1 st day of the 7 th month A feast of blowing of trumpets (Lev 23:23) Symbolizes the return of Messiah (1 Thes 4:16, Rev 11:15) Symbolizes the first resurrection (1 Thes 4:16-17) A New Moon

8. The Day of Atonement One Annual Holy Day 10 th day of the 7 th month A fast day (Lev 23:26,27) Symbolizes the Day of Satans removal (Rev 20:4-6)

9. The Feast of Tabernacles One Annual Holy Day 15 th day of the 7 th month A seven day feast (Lev 23:33,34) First day is a Holy Day Celebrated away from the home Symbolizes the thousand year reign of Messiah (Rev 20:4-6)

10. The Last Day One Annual Holy Day 22 nd day of the 7 th month The Last Holy Day (Lev 23:36) Symbolizes the resurrection and judgment of the rest of the dead (Rev 20:11-15)

11. The New Moons Twelve to Thirteen Monthly Sabbaths Determines the beginning of the biblical New Year Determines the beginning of the Holy Day Cycle Maintains the Tenakhs annual Holy Day and Jubilee cycle

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There are 48 to 52 weekly Sabbaths, seven annual Feasts with seven annual Holy Days, aSanctification day (the seventh day of the first month), a Sabbath year every seven years, aJubilee year every 50 years and 12 to13 New Moon Sabbaths

Mans Days

Traditional holidays are manmade and a doctrine of devils. They are mans way of substituting Gods Holy Days. They are not worthy of mention here. If you want to know whatthey are just watch what the Traditional, Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant Christians do. Theseare their days and an abomination to God. None of their days are mentioned in the Tenakh, sothey should not be celebrated. They say that man can worship any way he wants or that manmust worship as their church dictates. God says worship His way not mans (Jer 10:1-5, Mat15:9, Mk 7:7, Ro 1:21, 1 Tim 4:1, Col 2:20-23, Jn 4:24).

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Gods Days

The Sabbath and the Holy Days of God are His communication to us of who He is and what Hehas done, is doing and will do in the near future on the earth. We should stop believing lies andread the Tenakh ourselves for understanding. Before you do, pray and ask God to help youunderstand. He will because it is His will for us. (Jer 9:23-24)

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A Study of Gods Calendar

Gods calendar seems to be a complex subject. I have decided to study this and put myfindings down in writing.

Today, all the civil calendars we have are of manmade origin and are pagan. Anyconnection with GOD is to acknowledge holy days for various religions of the day.

We think, in religious circles that the Jews probably have the most accurate of GODScalendar but I do not think that is true. I have been watching a number of things regarding their Holy Days. I noticed that their new year is in contradiction to the Tenakh. Their New Year isaround September but the Tenakh says the New Year is in the spring, not the autumn. I alsonoticed that their Pentecost or Feast of Weeks is not on a Sunday or the first day of the week according to the Tenakh but is fixed to a day in the year. The new moons seem to be unimportantto them except for the Feast of Trumpets which is their new year and a new moon day. They alsohave many rules to prevent the Holy Days and the Sabbath from coinciding which have no

biblical authority.

I have recently learned that the new moon is the key to finding out when the first day of the month is which then helps in finding out when the first month of the biblical year is. Thisdetermines when the first Holy Day of the year according to the Tenakh, the Passover, is tooccur.

God has placed events in the heavenly bodies of the sky as signs for us to determine days,weeks, months, years and seasons. Some of these signs are sunset or the beginning of the day, the

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My last thought is this; you can observe the new moon on a clear night. It looks like a black ball in the sky. I have seen it and it looks cool. When a sliver of light begins to appear thenew moon has past and you are late for Gods appointed times or Holy Days. God has given usgreat signs in the heavens to determine His Holy Days as defined in the Tenakh. They are for signs and for seasons and for appointed times. Lets use them and not mans ideas.

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The God I Worship

The Tenakh teaches us that there is only one GOD who deserves our worship, praise, prayers and repentance (Deut 6:4, 1 Co 8:6). He is called by many names but Jesus said to callHim Father. His real name is Eloah (Prov 30:4).

Eloah existed alone (Neh 9:6, Is 44:24) eternally, before anything or anyone else existed.He decided to become an Extended Being (1 Cor 15:28, Eph 4:6), meaning He would extend Hisexistence to beings He would create. The beings would be His family and one with Him by theconnection of the Holy Spirit. They would be Divine, sharing His nature.

Eloah is Spirit and no human has ever seen His form or heard his voice (Joh 1:18, 5:37,and 6:46). He started this work by creating an image (2 Co 4:4, Col 1:15, Heb 1:3) of Himself and joining them to Himself with His Holy Spirit. He is Spirit and He controls who has the Spiritand who does not. He communicated with them through the Spirit and He could destroy them byremoving it. He became the Father of spirits by this act (Heb 12:9). Because of Eloahs Spirit,these beings have awesome power and great glory (Rev 10:1, 18:1, Ezek 10) which only Eloah

controls. These beings also have free will. They can make their own decisions which means theycan sin (Is 14:12, Ezek 28:11-19). Eloah limits or removes their power and glory when they sin.

Jesus was one of these beings before he became a man. He was the first of these beings,which are many (Col 1:15). By coming and dying for our sins, he was given preeminence over the others and is now our High Priest (Phi 2:5-11, Heb 1:9, Heb 3:1).

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12. I believe GOD and Jesus through the Holy Spirit would not have us do less than obey

them

13. I believe the Ten Commandments are the revelation of GODS nature and character to us

14. I believe the Sabbath and the Holy Days are GODS appointed times and they reveal His

plan of salvation to us

15. I believe the Foods Guidelines help us maintain strong and healthy bodies to serve as

temples of the Holy Spirit

16. I believe in one return of Jesus the Messiah

17. I believe in two resurrections one at the return of Messiah and one at the end of the

thousand year rule of Messiah

18. I believe we will rule with Messiah as Kings and Priests during His thousand year reign

on earth then the universe

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Tenakh Questions

1. What is the first lie told in the Tenakh?

You shall not surely die. Gen 3:4

2. What is man?

He is a living creature or soul. Gen 2:7

Dust of the ground Gen 3:19, 1 Cor 15:473. Is man immortal?

Only GOD is immortal. 1 Tim 6:16

Man must put on immortality. 1 Cor 15:53

The dead man knows nothing. Ecc 9:5

The body without breath is dead. Jms 2:26

4. What happens when we die?

Gods breath gives us life. Job 33:4

All perish without Gods breathe. Job 34:14-15We return to dust. Gen 3:19

We know nothing. Ecc 9:5

Gods breathe returns to Him. Ecc 12:7

Our state is in silence. Ps 115:17 and darkness Ps 143:3

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5. What is GOD?

He is Spirit. Jn 4:24

He is a consuming fire. Heb 12:29

He is light. 1 Jn 1:5

He is love. 1 Jn 4:8, 16

6. Who is God?

He is the One True God. Jn 17:3, 1 Cor 8:6

He is the Father of Jesus and of us all.

He is the Creator who created through Jesus. Heb 1:2

He is King above all Gods. Ps 95:3

He is the object of our worship. Ph 3:3, Rev 19:10, 29:9, Mat 4:10, Lk 4:8, Jn 4:24

His name is Eloah. Prov 30:5Index

7. What is Elohim?

A general name for the gods. Gen 1:1

They are the Sons of The Elohim. Job 1:6, 2:1, 38:7

They are the Council of the gods. Ps 82:1

8. Who is Jesus?

He is a Son of God. Lk 9:20, Prov 30:4

He is co-creator. Jn 1:3, Heb 1:2

He is the Word of God. Jn 1:14

He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Jn 14:6

He is the Messiah or Christ. Ro 9:5

He is the Lord of the Sabbath. Lk 6:3-5, Mk 2:27, Mat 12:3-9

He is God of the House of God Gen 31:13

He is Lord of the Elohim Gen2:4 (Lord God)

He is the Priest of God Heb 4:14, 5:10, 10:21

He is not the Father

9. What is the Holy Spirit?

It is the Power of God. Lk 1:35,

Gen 1:1-3

Ps 66:7, 104:30, 139:7-8

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It is the Spirit of truth. Jn 14:15-28, 15:26, 16:7-14

10. What is the new covenant?

Jer 31:31-34

Heb 8:10

Heb 10:16-17

11. What is the Gospel?

Mat 4:17

Mk 1:14

Lk 4:43

Later included 1 Cor 15:3-8

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12. What is the Sabbath?

The day God rested and set aside for Man. Gen 2:1-3

We are commanded to do as God did. Ex 20:8-11

It is Gods Sabbath. Ex 31:12

It is Gods sign between Him and us. Ex 31:17

It tells us who is our God? Ex 31:13

It is Holy time. Ex 31:14-15

It is our rest. Heb 4:8The Jews preserved it. Ro 3:1-3, Ro 9:1-5

No one should judge us for it. Col 2:16-17

We will all (Jew and Gentile) be accountable to God. Ro 14:1-2

13. Who is Israel?

Israel is Jacob the patriarch, son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham. Gen 32:28

Israel is also Jacobs sons. Gen 35:23

Israel is not only physical descendents of Abraham. Ro 9:6-8

Salvation is offered to gentiles. Ro 11:11-21

Gentiles are grafted in to Israel. Ro 11:21-24

God has mercy on all. Ro 11:25-33

Believers are also Israel. Ro 11

14. Who are the Jews?

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They are the sons of Judah, one of the 12 sons of Israel (Jacob), the son of Isaac, the

grandson of Abraham.

15. Who is the first Hebrew?

Abram, whom God named Abraham, was because he settled in Hebron. Gen 13:8

16. What were all the patriarchs before God called Jacob Israel?

Gentiles of the Chaldeans.

17. What is sin?

Sin is the transgression of Gods Torah. 1 Jn 3:4

Sin is actions not of faith. Ro 14:23

Sin is unbelief in Messiah. Jn 16:9

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18. What is the Torah?

The Torah is Genesis to Malachi. Mat 4:4The Torah is Holy, Righteous, Good and Spiritual. Ro 7:12-14.

The Torah is love. Mat 22:36-40, 1 Cor 13:1-13, 1 Jn 5:3

The Torah is Gods character and nature. 1 Jn 4:8, 16

The Torah is perfect. Ps 19:7

19. What does the Torah do?

Ps 119

Ps 19:7-9

The Torah makes us aware of what sin is. It does not make righteous. Ro 3:2020. How does righteousness come?

Through faith in Jesus apart from the Torah. Ro 3:22

Faith upholds or establishes the Torah. Ro 3:31

21. Who is Jesus father?

God, not the Holy Spirit. Lk 2:49, Lk 1:35

22. What are the Fruit of the Spirit? Gal 5:22-23

23. What is the Armor of God? Eph 6:10-20

24. Do faith and works need each other?Yes. Faith without works is dead faith and works without faith is dead works.

Jms 2:22, 26

25. Has anyone seen God the Father or heard his voice?

Jn 1:18, 6:46, 5:37

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35. Is Elijah alive in heaven?

Heb 11:13

Jn 3:13

Elijah taken in a chariot before Jehoram became King. 2 Kings 2:11-17, 2 Kings 3:1

A letter comes to the King Jehoram from Elijah. 2 Chron 21:12

36. Did others go to heaven when Jesus was resurrected?

Mat 27:52

Eph 4:8

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37. What must we do to be saved?

Mat 5, 6, 7, 19:16-30

Mk 1:15, 10:31, 16:15-16

Lk 18:18-30Acts 2:37-39

38. Where does it say we must speak in tongues to be saved?

Nowhere

39. Where does it say we have a prayer language?

Nowhere

40. Must you be baptized to be saved?

Mk 16:15-16

Acts 2:38

41. Does the act of baptism save you?

1st Pe 3:17-22

42. Can you be saved without baptism?

Lk 23:43

Act 10:44

43. What is baptism?

Ro 6:3-4

44. What causes repentance?

Ro 2:4

45. How does faith come?

Ro 10:17

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Jms 1:27

47. How are we justified to God?

Ro 5:9

48. How are we reconciled to God?

Ro 5:10

49. How are we saved?

Ro 5:10

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50. What is the gift of God?

Ro 5:17, 6:23, 12:6-8

Acts 2:38

51. What kind was man made after?

Gen 1:26-2852. What is mans purpose?

Gen 2:8

Rev 5:10

53. What does the Tenakh reveal?

The Messiah. Jn 5:39

54. What do the Apostles reveal?

The Gospel

Mat 4:23

Mk 1:14-15

Lk 4:18

55. What did Jesus finish on the cross?

Redeeming man to God

Providing access to the Father

56. What nationality were the first Christians?

Jewish.

57. What are the basic Christian essentials?

Heb 6:1-3

58. How many Gods do Christians have?

One God.

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59. Is Jesus the only son of God?

No.

Job 1:6, 2:1, 38:7

Ro 8 & 9

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60. What is it that God cannot do?

Die, Lie and Repent.

1 Tim 1:17, 1 Tim 6:16

Num 23:19

61. What will be put under the feet of Messiah?

All things except The Father. He will submit all things including himself to The Father 1 Cor 15:27, 28

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Tenakh Terms

The Father

Eloah

The YHVH

The Yahovih

The Yahovah of Hosts The Yahovah

The Elyon

The Elohi

The Elohim

The El

The Theoi

The Theos

The Son

A YHVH

The Yahovah of Elohim

The Yahovah of Israel

A Yahovah

An Elohi

An Elohim

An Adonai

A Kurios

A Theoi

A Morning Star

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Angels

Sons of Elohim

Bene Elohim

Sons of God

Yahovah

Elohim

Malak

Messengers Different in function

Morning Stars

Day Stars

Light Bearers

Elders

Living Creatures

Cherubim

Seraphim

All Divine beings

Eloah

The Father

The God of the universe

The Creator of all

He has many sons in Heaven (Pro 30:4,5 Job 1:6, 2:1)

Jesus is one of His sons Satan is one of His sons

He is the head of the Elohim or council of the gods (Ps 82:1, 89:7)

He can be called Elohim

None of the Elohim is Eloah

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He is Spirit

He has never been seen (Jn 1:18, 1 Tim 6:16)

He has never been heard (Jn 5:37)

He alone is immortal (1 Tim 6:16)

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Elohim

The sons of God (Deut 32:8)

The Council of God (Ps 82:1)

Subordinates to The Father

They are the Image of the Father

Jesus the Messiah was one of them

These beings were seen and heard by men

These beings can see and hear the Father (Job 1:6, 2:1) Have Immortality as the Father gives it or takes it away

Angels

gods

YHVH (Yahovah)

Title given by the Father to those sent as a messenger for Him

Title used by the Father

Title used of more than one being

Title used of the Messiah

Jesus

A YHVH

The Elohim of Israel

An Elohim

An Elohi

A Theos

A Theoi

A son of God

The Messiah

The beginning of the creation of God

A Morning Star

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One of the Council of God

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Jesus (cont.)

All things created for and through him Principalities and Powers

The Universe

The Earth

Man

Man as Elohim

The first born Elohim from the dead

The Logos, the Word of God An Image of the Father

He has the title of Father given to him by God

He has the title of God given to him by God

The Angel of the Covenant

The Angel of the Redemption

The Angel that went before Israel

God is his Father and His God (Ps 45:6,7 Prov 30:4,5)

He existed before the physical creation

He was the first of the spiritual creation

He is called God with us

He is one of the thousand Job 33:23

He is the begotten of God

Nephilim

Fallen ones (Angels) The Fallen ones offspring

True Religion

Care of widows and orphans

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Keeping oneself unspotted by the world

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Christianity

The way of the life of Messiah

Love and obedience to the Father

Love towards mankind

Truth

The Word of God

Jesus

Eternal Life

Knowing the one true God and Jesus the Messiah His son

Life forever

Faith

Trust in God

The assurance of things hoped for the evidence of things unseen

Belief that God is and He is the rewarder of those who diligently seek Him

Repentance

To turn from our own evil ways towards trust and obedience to God

Love

God is Love

The character of God

Expressed as adoration and worship to God and kindness and concern for fellow man

Defined by the Ten Commandments and 1 Cor 13.

The Gospel

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Good news of the coming Kingdom of God by Messiah

Good news of the New Covenant instituted by Messiah

Good news of man reconciled to God by Messiah

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The New Covenant

The Torah of God written on our hearts and minds (Heb 8:8-12, Jer 31:31-34)

The Old Covenants

Noah (Gen 9:1-19)

Abraham (Gen 15, 17)

Israel (Ex 19:5-17, Ex 24:7-8)

Sabbath (Ex 31:16)

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A More Excellent Way

(Substitute your first name for Love in verses 4-8 below)

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but havenot love , I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 Andthough I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteriesand all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I couldremove mountains, but have not love , I am nothing. 3 And though Ibestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body tobe burned, but have not love , it profits me nothing.

4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does notparade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek itsown, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, butrejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes allthings, endures all things.

8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they willfail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there isknowledge, it will vanish away. 9 For we know in part and weprophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect has come, thenthat which is in part will be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, Ithought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childishthings. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face.Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.

13 And now abide faith, hope, love , these three; but the greatest of these is love .

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Immortal soul

There is nowhere in the Tenakh that says man is or has an immortal soul/spiritMan is a living soul that can be completely destroyed by GodThe soul is what gives life to the bodyThe life of the body is in the bloodThe Tenakh says only God is immortalMan is not a spirit

Death

When man dies, he is buried and no longer exists, until the resurrectionThe body turns to dustThis body no longer has memory and knows nothingThe spirit that God gives to us and causes us to live, returns to himThis spirit has no knowledge of itself but stores the memory of the life of the personThis spirit is returned to the body at the resurrection

Life

Life is mans training ground to attain eternal lifeOnly those who choose to follow Jesus are on the right pathThis path is the way of total obedience to God through His Son JesusEveryone not on this path are automatically assigned to the second resurrection

No other religion or spiritual path can lead to eternal life

Knowing God

Jer 9:23 Thus says the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mightyman glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

Jer9:24 But let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am theLORD which exercise loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in thesethings I delight, says the LORD.

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