I would like to share three very important, very helpful, words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
YOU ARE NOT!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, don’t misunderstand, if one actually knows what the true spiritual meaning of that term is, then being that way is not only possible, it is encouraged. But, in my years dealing with folks who label themselves that way, they usually don’t actually understand the real spiritual application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Normally, one who calls himself \u201cTorah observant,\u201d or \u201cTorah obedient\u201d is speaking specifically of the law of Moses, which is found in the first five books of the Bible. To be \u201cTorah observant\u201d to them is to obey the physical laws that are found there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BUT, the big problem is that, anyone who claims to be obeying the written law is a hypocrite. Typically, these folks, who are often part of the Hebrew Roots movement, pick some of those laws and claim they obey them, and then try to teach them to others. But, they literally ignore the rest of the written law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without fail, they always pick Leviticus 11 (dietary restrictions within the clean vs. unclean laws); but, ask someone like that about Leviticus 15, and that will usually end the conversation. With Leviticus 11, they even change the meaning of the word \u201cunclean\u201d to mean \u201cunhealthy.\u201d That is simply false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even those who teach that the Ten Commandments must be obeyed don’t understand the spiritual meaning of it. Picking and choosing laws that you feel you can regularly obey misses the whole point. If you break ONE LAW, you’ve broken them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, how can one be \u201ctorah observant\u201d in the proper way? It can be done by knowing what the written law (yes, the Ten Commandments) foreshadowed, and also to know the meaning of the word \u201ctorah.\u201d The written law given to the ancient Jewish people was a foreshadow of the giving of the Holy Spirit to the bride. And, the meaning of the word \u201ctorah\u201d is \u201cinstructions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be \u201ctorah observant,\u201d according to the spiritual real substance, is to follow the instructions of the Holy Spirit. That is not performing the details of the written law\u2014it is not even obeying the physical laws of the Ten Commandments. It is to possess the fulfillment of the Law (the Holy Spirit), and to do what He instructs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Will the Holy Spirit lead true believers to obey the Ten Commandments? Absolutely, that’s a given. But obeying the Ten Commandments will not give you the Holy Spirit. And, teaching the Ten Commandments instead of the Gospel of Yahoshua is a false gospel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Being born again does not come from obeying the Ten Commandments\u2014that’s not even a step in the proper direction. And, those who are led by the Holy Spirit learn pretty quickly that His focus is on the flesh\u2014the sins listed in Galatians 5:19-21. To be holy is to deny one’s flesh, and that’s where He directs the believer to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To \u201ckeep the commandments\u201d means to guard them, to watch over them, to hold them in one’s possession. And, what were the commandments? They were the physical covenant\u2014a foreshadow of the spiritual covenant, who is the Holy Spirit\u2014HE is the Law that is written on the hearts and minds of believers (those whom He indwells).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To keep the commandments is to abide in the Holy Spirit and His instruction. And, the Holy Spirit does not lead believers BACK to the clean vs. unclean laws\u2014not any of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, if by \u201cTorah observant,\u201d you mean that you are trying to obey the laws that were given under the old covenant, then you are not \u201ctorah observant,\u201d you are actually a hypocrite. That’s why Paul rebuked Peter in Galatians 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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