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I consider ALL days to belong to Him. "This is the day the Lord has made and I will rejoice in it". Numbers 14:11,12,22,23 God speaks to Moses(because the israelites did not want God to talk directly with them Exo 2018-21)about their disbelief (trust) when Israel refused to enter Canaan. Hewrews 3:7-19 tells us this unbelief V.19 "So we see then that they could not enter in because of unbelief". Hebrews 4:1-10 V.3 "For we who have believed do enter that rest......... V.10"For he who has entered HIS rest has also ceased from his WORKS as GOD did from His. Paul himself through beatings,tears and frustration kept on keeping on for the sake of TRUTH he was a God pleaser not a man pleaser. He didn't always make sure every one had the warm fuzzies in his letters to whom?? The believers....He got down right angry in some of his letters because he loved us enough to not always be the popular guy ..

I think it's unbelief but that doesn't mean that God through the holy Spirit won't reveal this mystery to your friend.When I became saved I was baptized and read the Bible every day then one night at our Bible study the pastor said that Jesus was God. To my horror I thought that I would have to leave the church that I enjoyed(It's not easy to find a true one now a days). Anyways I went home and searched those scriptures and low and behold My God revieled Himself to me. It still took me over three months to feel comfortable and safe to worship Jesus. I still remember the joy I felt the first time I read and understood exactly what it was saying.

In Genenis 12 The promise was given to Abram (not yet Abraham) who was uncircumsised and he was not a jew he was a pagan.If he were a jew then Ismael and all his decendants would be jews also and they are not..It was not until chapter 25 that Jacob was born chapter 32:28 Jacob renamed Israel.All these things including the promises were given and recieved before the law was given to the tribes of Israel. Jesus fullfilled those promises by His blood

The friend that I talk to every day who is not a jew but insists that we gentiles are to become jews because God is a jew and by not keeping the law of Moses we gentiles are sinning willfully.She says that we must keep The sabbath,holy days all of them,kosher, circumsice on the eight day and all 613 commandments in the Torah and prophets .But not for salvation..??She also is very angry about the days we honor God with. She insists the Jesus only came to get rid of the sacrifices and nothing more ,church means synogouge, calling Messiah Jesus is pagan,the Lord's supper is passover and only to be done once a year and only according to the Hebrew calender passover ect....She rarely speaks about the Holy Spirit..I wish I could help her

I must add that my friend is not a jew.

I didn't know I was yelling until I was just told via e-mail..Sorry I condem no one for keeping their consciences clean on the contrary I am considered a pagan heathen for keeping my liberties ,Sunday worship, celebrating Christs birth, ressurection day ect...Now therefore why tempt ye God... The gentiles were never put under the yoke that neither the disciples nor their fathers were able to bear Acts 15:6-11. Before Acts 9 the gentiles were not in the picture. Jesus came to the jews and only twice did He address a gentile. The twelve were sent to the jews. Galatians 2:3-8 speaks that even Titus was not compelled to be circumsiced this is interesting. My friend says that we are commanded to go baptize (not that I wouldn't love to do these things, for the most part I do) but if that were a true statement and there is no personal convictions reveiled to indivisuals then why does Paul say in 1 Cor 1:12-18 V.17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel. My problem in with those who judge those who have faith to touch, taste, consider and esteem all days holy unto the Lord ..

KEEPING DIETARY LAWS MAY BE FINE AND DANDY TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BLESSED ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT EVER THEY MAY WISH TO EAT, MY PROBLEM IS THAT IF ITS NOT A GOSPEL THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO EVERY SINGLE HUMAN BEING ON THIS EARTH THEN IT IS NOT "THE GOSPEL" HOW MANY CHRISTIANS WOULD BE EXCLUDED BY THIS THEORY?? EPHESIANS 2:13-22 TALKS ABOUT THE WALL OF SEPARATION BEING REMOVED AND THE TWO INTO ONE NEW MAN. BEING MADE NEW MEANS PUTTING OFF OLD ALL THING HAVE BECOME NEW...THE CHURCH..NOW THE BODY OF CHRIST

IF WE ARE TO BECOME JEWS THEN GOD IS A GOD TO THE JEWS ONLY. JUST LIKE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT(NUM 14:11,22,23) EXPLAINED IN HEWBREWS 3:17-19 AND CHAPTER 4 REFUSING TO ENTER INTO HIS REST WHY WAS THE LAW GIVEN? IT WAS ADDED FOR THE DIVINE PURPOSE THAT IT MIGHT CLEARLY REVEAL SIN AS TRANSGRESSION OR PERSONAL GUILT. TO SHOW SINNFUL MAN'S OLD NATURE. SINCE THE LAW CON NOT KEEP MAN FROM SINNING,BUT ACTUALLY PROVOKED HIM TO SIN MORE.ITS INTRODUCTION, AFTER COVENANT OF GRACE WAS STRICKLY TEMPORARY "UNTIL THE SEED (CHRIST) SHOULD COME" THE "PROMISE" CHANNELED THROUGH HIM WOULD BE REALIZED. IN WAS ADDED TO CONCLUDE THAT ALL BOTH JEW AND GENTILE ARE UNDER SIN IT SHUT UP SINNFUL MEN TO GRACE AS THE ONLY WAY OF SALVATION. IT MARKS A PERIOD OF CHILDTRAINING FOR THE JEW IT WAS TO TRAIN HIM AS A MINOR WITH CHILDISH "DOS" AND "DON'TS" TILL HE CAME TO THE SPIRITUAL ADULDHOOD IN CHRIST. ALL BELIEVERS HAVE THE STATUS OF "SONS OF GOD" UNDER FAITH AND NOT MERE "CHILDREN" AS UNDER LAW. ALTHOUGH THE CHILD IS HEIR, AS LONG AS HE IS A MINOR HE DOES NOT DIFFER FROM A SLAVE,DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE IS DESTINED TO INHERIT ALL. HE IS UNDER CHILD-TRAINING UNTIL THE FATHER CONSTITUTES HIM HEIR. THE COMPARISION IS TO THE JEWS WHO WHEN UNDER THE LAW WERE CHILDREN AND SERVANTS-NOT SONS-AND IN BONDAGE TO LEGALISTIC ELEMENTS, NOT FREE IN THE GRACE OF CHRIST. CHRIST'S COMING WAS IN THE" FULLNESS OF TIME"WHEN THE LAW HAD FULLY DISCHARGED ITS TASK AS A SCHOOLMASTER TO BRING US TO CHRIST. THEN GOD SENT HIS SON TO REDEEM US FROM THE LAW,THAT WE MIGHT HAVE THE PLACEMENT OF FULL GROWN SONS IN THE AGE OF GRACE. PLACEMENT OF FULL ADULT SONS MEANS FULL DELIVERANCE FROM THE CHILD-SERVANT STATUS OF THE LEGAL AGE WITH THE SPIRIT SEALING THE FINAL RELATIONSHIP. GALATIANS 3,4 THE LAWS PLACE IS SHOW MEN THEIR NEED OF A SAVIOR THUS TO BRING PEOPLE TO CHRIST IF CONVERTS DO NOT SEE HOW EXCEEDINGLY SINFUL THEY ARE BY THE LAW AND THEIR DESPRITE NEED OF A SAVIOR(CHRIST) THEN THEY MOST LIKELY WILL BE FALSE CONVERTS GOATS AMOUNG THE SHEEP

THIS ALSO IS TO MARK ABOUT THE CHURCH FIRST MENTIONED IN MATT 16:18 CONCERNING PETERS STATEMENT OF FAITH THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD HE WILL BUILD HIS CHURCH WE BELIEVERS ARE THE CHURCH!! THE BODY OF CHRIST IN ROMANS 16:5 LIKE WISE GREET THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THIER "HOUSE" 1 COR 16:9 THE CHURCHES OF ASIA SALUTE YOU,AQUILA AND PRISCILLA SALUTE YOU MUCH IN THE LORD, WITH THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE. COLOSSIANS 4:15 AND THE CHURCH THAT IS IN HIS HOUSE PHILEMON 2 AND TO THE CHURCH IN THY HOUSE EPHESIANS 2:13-22 & 3:1-21............................

I tell my friend the same thing about if she believes its sin then to her it would be. I do not discourage her willful bondage. She says that we christians are sinning by not obeying the law of Moses. She calls herself a believer but not a christian. I feel, to come under the law would be disobedience to God like turning your back on His gift of grace through FAITH. He said, Don't call unclean what God has cleansed..Please pray for her. She doesn't talk about the Holy Spirit much at all 2 Cor 3:1-18 v.15 BUT EVEN TO THIS DAY, WHEN MOSES IS READ, A VEIL LIES ON THEIR HEART. I can't quit talking to her until the Holy Spirit convicts me to move on. Galatians2:21 I DO NOT FRUSTRATE THE GRACE OF GOD: FOR IF RIGHTEOUSNESS COME BY THE LAW, THEN CHRIST IS DEAD IN VAIN. Galatians 3:10-12 v.10 FOR AS MANY AS ARE OF THE WORKS OF THE LAW ARE UNDER THE CURSE: for as it is written Cursed is everyone who does not continue in ALL things which are written in the book of the law, to do them v.11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, "FOR THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH" V.12 YET THE LAW IS NOT OF FAITH,but"THE MAN WHO DOES THEM SHALL LIVE BY THEM" Galatian 5:1-12 v.1 stand therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free,and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. v.2 Behold, I paul say to you, that if you be circumcised, CHRIST SHALL PROFIT YOU NOTHING. v.3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised,that he is a debtor TO DO THE WHOLE LAW. v.4 Christ has become of no effect to you,whosoever of you are justified by the law:YOU HAVE FALLEN FROM GRACE.. .v.5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness BY FAITH. v.6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision avails anything,nor un circumcision:but faith which works by love v.7 You DID run well;WHO DID HINDER YOU THAT YOU SHOULD NOT OBEY the TRUTH? v.8This persuasion comes NOT OF HIM THAT CALLS YOU. v.9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. v10 I have confidence in you through our Lord,that you will be none other wise minded; but he who troubles you SHALL BEAR HIS JUDGMENT, whosoever he be v.11And I brethen, IF I YET PREACH CIRCUMCISION,WHY DO I YET SUFFER PERSECUTION? THEN IS THE OFFENCE OF THE CROSS CEASED V.12 IWISH THAT THOSE WHO TROUBLE YOU WOULD EVEN CUT THEMSELVES OFF!!

I have a friend who is not a jew and she insists that we are still under the old testament laws. We've talked (debated) almost every day for over two years now. She insists that its a sin to not keep the holy days. I have found nothing to support the things she says only to the contrary. As far as a Messianic Jew is concerned, the whole book of Hebrews is written to Jews who wrer struggling with these very issues.

In Romans chapters 9,10 and 11 Paul addresses this very issue!! These three chapters are special in that they are almost seperate from the rest of Romans . Only because of the Jews failure to believe was the gentiles given salvation 11:11 Our salvation through Christ is suppose to provoke the Jews to jealousy. Romans 11:25 says "For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that BLINDNESS in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the gentiles has come." Read all of these three chapters they explain it all.

muslims hate christians and jews because they think that we worship more than one god. In the koran(sura 4 160:30-31) they deny the trinity and that thier "g"od does not have a son. 1 John 2:22,23 says "Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist; who denies the Father and the Son. whosoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also." They don't understand the trinity "The Father ,the Word and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one"1 John 5:7 they believe Jesus was a prophet but mohamad is greater.They deny Christ was crucified (sura 4 150:28,29) The Bible says in John14:6 Iam the way the truth and the life NO MAN comes to the Father except by Me.. their "g"od has no son and it used to be one of over 360 gods that they worshipped before mohamad. Allah was their moon god who had three daughters from the sun god. Every thing to do with islam has a half moon on it. mohammads tribes deity was allah (moon god) he destroyed all the other tribes gods (there was a stone for each of the 360 some gods in mecca) he destroyed them and declared his god to be the only god. He tried to get the Christians and Jews to bow down toward Jerusalem with him but naturally they wouldn't so he got angry with them and thats when they started bowing toward mecca 5 times a day. mohammad alo had five wives his favorite wife was 9 years old.. you know what they would call that now a days..If you want to know more read( Fast Facts on False Teachings) By Ron Carlson/ Ed Decker