All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:16)
We have the written Word of God that does not change but is eternal, yet so many of us are so gullible as to listen to preachers who come with a so-called new 'rhema' or a new revelation. I was told, for example, one well-known preacher said that God does not answer our prayers because we do not pray facing Jerusalem.
Obviously, this preacher has never heard of the word קדם (meaning, East). The main gate of the Jerusalem temple was built to face Eastward and to every Jew, they know the significance of the East. Yet, we have preachers who are now teaching all winds of doctrines that run contrary to the scriptures.
Jesus said, "For where two or three have gathered together in My name (note: not facing towards Jerusalem), I am there in their midst" (Matthew 18:20). Jesus will answer our prayers on this basis: "Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son" (John 14:13)
I have been very concerned lately about the things that our brothers and sisters have been taught by people who claim that being 'aligned to Israel' is God's plan in the last days. This is the result of a lack of proper grounding on the Word of God that make some of us become so gullible with the teachings of even the modern rabbis who are today held so dearly as though they are teachers of the truth.
Please be prepared for some shocks. While there are some of us so gung-ho with everything Jewish to the point it becomes an obsession, be aware of what was said by this popular orthodox Jewish rabbi, Mr Baghadi:
This is not the only man who has said this kind of thing which is exposed by One For Israel. There are many more on their website, yet people do not know what happens behind the scene.
This kind of expose is good for us to know what kind of attitude Rabbinic Judaism has towards Christians. That's why even Paul and Barnabas shook off their dust from their sandals before they left for Iconium (Acts 13:51) while Jesus denounced the Pharisees and Sadducees as hypocrites and 'brood of vipers!' (Matthew 23).
Jesus has warned us against the leaven (teachings) of the Pharisees and Sadducees (Matthew 23). Such teachings are already creeping into our churches through preachers who seek to re-interpret scriptures to be in line with Israel. Many of these people have left their churches. Because their roots in the Word of God are not deep, they are easily swayed by every wind of doctrine that comes along.
Even when we seek to refer people to the scriptures to correct the flawed teachings by some preachers, we are branded as anti-Semitic, but it is important that we take heed of God's Word so that we are no longer be brought under the yoke of the Torah, along with all its traditions, feasts and rituals (read, the Mosaic Covenant).
Every covenant has its part to play within God's overall plan for both the remnant of Israel and those of us who are of other nations (the goyim). More of that here for your studies.
Thankfully, our grafting is not into Israel but into Christ, the True Vine; and together with the remnant of Israel, we become co-heirs of the promise given to Abraham (Abrahamic Covenant). The promise was given to the Seed (singular, and this is referring to only One Person, Christ Himself), not seeds (plural or referring to the house of Israel).
Not everyone born a Jew will be saved but those, whether Jew or Gentile, who place their faith in Jesus and continue in the grace of God. (My own study reveals this https://learnhebrewtogether.blogspot.com/2020/07/it-angered-me-when-i-think-how-sisters.html)
God's promise given to Abraham is all-inclusive; both Jews and Gentiles who are saved by grace through faith now become one new man in Christ. We do not need to try to live like a Jew, and follow the Mosaic traditions, which were never meant for Gentiles in the first place.
Our only reason to learn Hebrew and Greek is because they are the ordinary human languages that God was willing to use to inspire the writing of Scriptures, and by reading the Bible in the original languages God used, we will be able to better understand some of the nuances that have been lost through translations into other languages.
However, a word of caution from someone who is promoting biblical languages: Please do not take this to the extreme, as some people have the tendency to do, because God has also used Hindi, Urdu, Mandarin and the English translations of the Bible to touch millions, if not billions of lives over 2000 years. Even many have believed and are saved in the name Jesus; there is no basis for some jerks these days who declare that we must only use the name Yeshua or Yehoshua, as though this is the only correct name to use.
It is important that we now have a correct perspective instead of being caught up with anything Jewish or trying to live like a Jew. Fads and hypes will disappear, but the Word of God remains forever.
We are in the New Covenant, therefore, let us not remain in the Old which Christ has already accomplished when He cried out on the cross, "It is finished!". When the New has been revealed, the new wine should no longer be placed in old wineskin. We can now draw near to throne of grace with a new garment of righteousness that has been purified by the blood of Christ, not through the works or observance of the Torah (rituals, religious feasts or practices from Judaism and all 613 commandments from the Torah), that are incompatible with the gospel of grace through our Lord Jesus Christ.
When we are well grounded in God's Word, the Holy Spirit will whisper to us whenever a false teaching is being preached out of the pulpit. All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:16).
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