This question was posed to me recently.
It's clearly easier to suffer when we see there is a purpose, but not when we don't see one, we might want to fight or look for a way out. But how many times have we looked for a way out when we knew there was not one. Better to face something bravely, than be a sniveling coward.
"Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." Revelations 2:10
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variables, neither shadow of turning." James 1:17
"[It is] good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. " Psalms 119:71
In modern terms "No pain, No gain!" Think of the butterfly that must suffer as it makes it way out of the cocoon. If it is helped it won't have strength to be a butterfly and fly.
"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into divers temptations; Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith works patience. But let patience have [her] perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of Elohim, that givesh to all [men] liberally, and upbraided not; and it shall be given him." James 1:2-5
Yah's Blessings and Shalom!!!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Why is Yeshua So Important To Us?
Many people don't know who Messiah really is. Many think he was just a man, or his name was Jesus. Check out this article regarding his name He's not Zues's Son!
But he is the image of Yahweh(YHVH) Out of the mouth of Two witnesses shall a matter be decided; so two references I give!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim. The same was in the beginning with Elohim. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
This is foundation if you can understand it. Yeshua is the word that Yahwah spoke when creation took place. He was the word that was given to Moses to write down. He was the one who gave it, because the father has no physical form. Jacob wrestled with Yeshua, and then Moses saw Yeshua preincarnet and then received the Torah from him.
There is no difference from Yeshua who is at the right hand of the father, and the written word of a Torah scroll. If word have power and Yahweh spoke everything into existence through Yeshua shortly after creating him. Then all are the same.
Give a whole new meaning and understanding why Yeshua couldn't do away with anything in Torah because he is Torah.
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."Matthew 5:17-18
Years ago (about 8 years I believe) I have a Rabbi In New Jersey point out to me some basic in Judaism. One that stuck with me was that there is thought process that is common in Judaism; to abolish or destroy the Torah or the prophets or any portion of the writings was to misinterpret it. Where is on the other hand to fulfill something was to properly interpret something. This even makes more sense in the light of Christians who say is done away with. Note in the Hebrew translation of Matthew it says a jot is the letter Yod and a tittle is the top part of the letters in Hebrew that is referred to as the crown it is the pointy ones. Sorry for all the technical talk.
Then there is the verse 19 of Matthew 5 "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." Here Messiah is again clarifying things and gives a warning all at once.
Remember when you say any portion of Torah from Genesis to Revelation or in between is done away with, then you are doing away with Messiah Yeshua!
Yah's Blessings and Shalom,
James E. Auel
But he is the image of Yahweh(YHVH) Out of the mouth of Two witnesses shall a matter be decided; so two references I give!
- "In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Messiah, who is the image of Elohim, should shine unto them." 2 Corinthians 4:4
- "Who is the image of the invisible Elohim, the firstborn of every creature:" Colossians 1:15
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim. The same was in the beginning with Elohim. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
This is foundation if you can understand it. Yeshua is the word that Yahwah spoke when creation took place. He was the word that was given to Moses to write down. He was the one who gave it, because the father has no physical form. Jacob wrestled with Yeshua, and then Moses saw Yeshua preincarnet and then received the Torah from him.
There is no difference from Yeshua who is at the right hand of the father, and the written word of a Torah scroll. If word have power and Yahweh spoke everything into existence through Yeshua shortly after creating him. Then all are the same.
Give a whole new meaning and understanding why Yeshua couldn't do away with anything in Torah because he is Torah.
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."Matthew 5:17-18
Years ago (about 8 years I believe) I have a Rabbi In New Jersey point out to me some basic in Judaism. One that stuck with me was that there is thought process that is common in Judaism; to abolish or destroy the Torah or the prophets or any portion of the writings was to misinterpret it. Where is on the other hand to fulfill something was to properly interpret something. This even makes more sense in the light of Christians who say is done away with. Note in the Hebrew translation of Matthew it says a jot is the letter Yod and a tittle is the top part of the letters in Hebrew that is referred to as the crown it is the pointy ones. Sorry for all the technical talk.
Then there is the verse 19 of Matthew 5 "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." Here Messiah is again clarifying things and gives a warning all at once.
Remember when you say any portion of Torah from Genesis to Revelation or in between is done away with, then you are doing away with Messiah Yeshua!
Yah's Blessings and Shalom,
James E. Auel
Saturday, June 13, 2009
resurrection verses reincarnation
There is the case of resurrection verses reincarnation. The is clear when Yeshua said Lazarus would be resurrected today. But Mary knew he would be resurrected at the end of time! "Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day." John 11:24 She didn't doubt this fact because it wasn't a new concept of be resurrected in the end time. But how could he have been resurrected if he was set to be reincarnated. Granted he died again some time much later. Yet he couldn't have been raised up that day from the grave.
I don't have a problem with reincarnation, accept I can't find Torah to support for it. I know there a vague reference that may look like it to the untrained eyes, but they would seem to then contradict other scripture. Why didn't Yeshua simple say, don't worry he will be reincarnated else where.
The other problem with Reincarnation and that is what Hebrews 9:27 is clear about it! "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" This verse is clear about one time you live. There is also the story of Samuel and King Saul. He went to the witch of Endor and she summoned up Samuel. If reincarnation were true how could he be called up. "And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou may make known unto me what I shall do." I Samuel 28:15
The idea is appealing to many because they want another chance. We must make the right choices now! "(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now [is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation.)" 2 Corinthians 6:2
"Thus says YHVH, In an acceptable time have I heard you, and in a day of salvation have I helped you: and I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;" Isaiah 49:8
I would like to see more on this. It all seems fascinating to Midrash over.
Yah's Blessings and Shalom!!!
James E. Auel
I don't have a problem with reincarnation, accept I can't find Torah to support for it. I know there a vague reference that may look like it to the untrained eyes, but they would seem to then contradict other scripture. Why didn't Yeshua simple say, don't worry he will be reincarnated else where.
The other problem with Reincarnation and that is what Hebrews 9:27 is clear about it! "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" This verse is clear about one time you live. There is also the story of Samuel and King Saul. He went to the witch of Endor and she summoned up Samuel. If reincarnation were true how could he be called up. "And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou may make known unto me what I shall do." I Samuel 28:15
The idea is appealing to many because they want another chance. We must make the right choices now! "(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now [is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation.)" 2 Corinthians 6:2
"Thus says YHVH, In an acceptable time have I heard you, and in a day of salvation have I helped you: and I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;" Isaiah 49:8
I would like to see more on this. It all seems fascinating to Midrash over.
Yah's Blessings and Shalom!!!
James E. Auel
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Tying The Tzitzi!
As I write this I am in the mist of tying a new set of Tzitzi. Many of you know what I am talking about.
Numbers 15:38 and 39. “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of Yahweh, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by going after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes."
The blue cord in the tzitzi is also know as a representative of Messiah Yeshua. He is that which give the rest of the Tzitzi value and sets it apart. Much like when Yeshua went into the garden to pray. He took with him three, Peter, James, and John. The same way we add three white threads to the group. As I was pulling the three white ones from the twelve. (Like the twelve disciples); the blue one touched the ground. I inadvertently stepped on it.
My mind raced into the story of how Yeshua was bruise for us and killed. But then he rose again.
I picked up the Blue one and put it with the other three to be tied. Once the first two knots are tied, then comes the separating of the blue from the rest. I didn't have the blue thread up enough and had to a just it, much in the way I had to adjust my understanding of who Messiah Yeshua was. Now I am ready to separate the blue from the rest.
Whatever style you tie you Tzitzi doesn't matter. Torah just says to do it. I prefer to do it in Y H V H, which comes out to 10, 5, 6, 5.
As I do the knots the color from the blue thread gets on my hands. I think of Messiah's blood that is my fault as much as any man or woman born, that caused him to have to die. His blood that washes me a new, then remission of sin happens. His blood that cleanses my guilt and then heals me!
The Tzitzi also reminds me of a Cat of Nine tales (a whip), that Yeshua took for my healing, his blood also poured out then. By his strips I am healed.
"But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:5
"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed." I Peter 2:24
As I constantly check to make sure the ties are done right, I am reminded of accountability. "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." James 5:16 This isn't talking about saying how bad you are, so much as sharing things that you are week in. We have to be honest in what we are. "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Mesisha may rest upon me." 2 Corinthians 12:9
"Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" 2 Corinthians 6:14 From this we see that we are doing this if we don't fellowship with one another; because we will fellowship with someone. The other treads be come Tzadik (righteous) when they are put with the T'khayleht (blue). They are tied and made into something that will help me remember the covenant and do Right.
As I do the blue ties by themselves I will at time have the blue over lap and I have to fix it to be able to tell it from the others. This is again much like I must be sure and check to make my understanding of Messiah Yeshua is correct.
John 1:1-4 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim.The same was in the beginning with Elohim. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men."
Messiah is the word; The Torah and that is why he couldn't change Torah in anyway!
I am not on the second one in a the set of 4. Like the four corners of the compass, The way we wave the Lulav in 4 direction, then we do it above and below. We acknowledge he is supreme in all directions. The same way Yahweh will call all of Israel from the 4 corners of the earth.
Who knows what wearing your Tzitzi will do, in the physical world and the spiritual world. It might the very thing that reaches someone's soul and into their spirit. It is the same as when we blow the shofar and then declare all of Israel to repent and return to observance. There are spiritual ramifications to all we do.
I am now tying the last one, and as I put each one on my garment, I say the blessing!
It is always a struggle to get all 4 tied, but then again so is growth hard to come by. Still it does work into you and changes you and the is beauty from pain. As Yeshua's broken body did a beautiful work. There is joy in seeing them finished, much a mother during labor, seeing the new baby lessen the pain that happen to birth forth the child!
I tie my own because that is part of the journey in Torah for me!
Yah's Blessing and Shalom!
James E. Auel
Numbers 15:38 and 39. “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of Yahweh, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by going after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes."
The blue cord in the tzitzi is also know as a representative of Messiah Yeshua. He is that which give the rest of the Tzitzi value and sets it apart. Much like when Yeshua went into the garden to pray. He took with him three, Peter, James, and John. The same way we add three white threads to the group. As I was pulling the three white ones from the twelve. (Like the twelve disciples); the blue one touched the ground. I inadvertently stepped on it.
My mind raced into the story of how Yeshua was bruise for us and killed. But then he rose again.
I picked up the Blue one and put it with the other three to be tied. Once the first two knots are tied, then comes the separating of the blue from the rest. I didn't have the blue thread up enough and had to a just it, much in the way I had to adjust my understanding of who Messiah Yeshua was. Now I am ready to separate the blue from the rest.
Whatever style you tie you Tzitzi doesn't matter. Torah just says to do it. I prefer to do it in Y H V H, which comes out to 10, 5, 6, 5.
As I do the knots the color from the blue thread gets on my hands. I think of Messiah's blood that is my fault as much as any man or woman born, that caused him to have to die. His blood that washes me a new, then remission of sin happens. His blood that cleanses my guilt and then heals me!
The Tzitzi also reminds me of a Cat of Nine tales (a whip), that Yeshua took for my healing, his blood also poured out then. By his strips I am healed.
"But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:5
"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed." I Peter 2:24
As I constantly check to make sure the ties are done right, I am reminded of accountability. "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." James 5:16 This isn't talking about saying how bad you are, so much as sharing things that you are week in. We have to be honest in what we are. "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Mesisha may rest upon me." 2 Corinthians 12:9
"Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" 2 Corinthians 6:14 From this we see that we are doing this if we don't fellowship with one another; because we will fellowship with someone. The other treads be come Tzadik (righteous) when they are put with the T'khayleht (blue). They are tied and made into something that will help me remember the covenant and do Right.
As I do the blue ties by themselves I will at time have the blue over lap and I have to fix it to be able to tell it from the others. This is again much like I must be sure and check to make my understanding of Messiah Yeshua is correct.
John 1:1-4 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim.The same was in the beginning with Elohim. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men."
Messiah is the word; The Torah and that is why he couldn't change Torah in anyway!
I am not on the second one in a the set of 4. Like the four corners of the compass, The way we wave the Lulav in 4 direction, then we do it above and below. We acknowledge he is supreme in all directions. The same way Yahweh will call all of Israel from the 4 corners of the earth.
Who knows what wearing your Tzitzi will do, in the physical world and the spiritual world. It might the very thing that reaches someone's soul and into their spirit. It is the same as when we blow the shofar and then declare all of Israel to repent and return to observance. There are spiritual ramifications to all we do.
I am now tying the last one, and as I put each one on my garment, I say the blessing!
It is always a struggle to get all 4 tied, but then again so is growth hard to come by. Still it does work into you and changes you and the is beauty from pain. As Yeshua's broken body did a beautiful work. There is joy in seeing them finished, much a mother during labor, seeing the new baby lessen the pain that happen to birth forth the child!
I tie my own because that is part of the journey in Torah for me!
Yah's Blessing and Shalom!
James E. Auel
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