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Post by jewishjediguy on Apr 25, 2008 23:20:03 GMT -8
What do you think about the pentecostal gospel? Do you believe its The False Gospel? I am just wanting to learn more. Its a oneness church also. I see some thing very special in the pentecostal churches. How they LOve God very much, some people are on there faces on the floor praying to God. Thats how I pray. They sing,dance and just love God him. Shalom Veggie-Girl i am sure that your question was directed moreso to Reuel, but i would like to give my point of view also, if i may i am a former pentecostal (not oneness, though i am no longer trinitarian). i still consider myself to be quite pentecostal in much of my understanding of the New Testament, however i am open for growth and change. the pentecostal church i went to ended up on a nationwide news program back in 1989 and it caused a serious spiritual upheaval for me that is still subsiding. now, i don't think all pentecostal churches are tweaked because of that group, though it has caused me to really think about the Word for myself, and what the Word itself had to say about itself. i know that the Gospel i received from them is what brought me to Christ, but the discipling became more of a dictatorship. so essentially theirs is not a false Gospel, but their "Shepherding/Discipling" was certainly in error. i sincerely hope that you are not questioning the foundation of your Salvation. You have come to know the Truth about Sin and Salvation, and you Trust in Jesus, so everything is Cool. keep in His Word, follow what you know to be true, and grow. and more importantly, don't be afraid to question everything! you may not get all the answers you were looking for, and certainly not all the answers you may have expected. i'm certain that the Spirit of the Living God has been guiding you in you quest for His Truth because of some of your questions and statements that "regular army" Christians normally don't ask or say, along with the convictions about His Word that you have. remember, as i'm sure you always do, "Let God be true, and every man a liar" (Romans 3:4), keep His Word pure in your heart. much love in Jesus Yochanan here's a brief sketch of my testimony... theloveofgod.proboards3.com/index.cgi?board=testimonials&action=display&thread=715
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Post by jewishjediguy on Apr 28, 2008 18:04:48 GMT -8
Thank you Yochanan. ; ) Ok what I am about to say I don't want to say I think I need to. This is not talking bad about any church its just I don't understand it. One thing I don't understand, why the penteclostal churches don't seem like they love each other? or new people that come in. This is making me want to leave the church and question God. I have been to 4 oneness pentecostal churches. I just hope I am wrong and may be I am not seeing things in a clear scope. I love every one an I talk to every one no matter what. These people will just walk right by without saying one word and maybe even look u up and down. Not all of them but a great few do this. Its making me feel and kind of lonely. We have to Love each other with all our hearts. Don't we? I could say I feel stressed out about this. It seems like every thing is right but no love. ya know, i'm probably going to ramble a bit, so be prepared lol. what i'm going to say is about my personal experience. i recall that "mighty man" attitude from members at the pentecostal churches i had went to myself. i have felt like they were stuck in a lack of trust, and everything was scrutinized from afar. i have always been kind of an oddball, so i just chalked it up to that. i'm a little strange, and they see it. but the reality was, there was no trust. and my faith was measured by my works, and if i wasn't showing works or being "proper", i was regarded as being lukewarm, and ultimately judged by my peers. i love the pentecostal worship services, the praising and clapping and dancing. but of all the pentecostal churches i had gone to, there was only one that was genuine with its love. perfect love casts out fear. and when people are not being trusting and always scrutinizing things in others, they are showing a lack of that perfect love. sure, we are not to be foolish with our trust, that's common sense. however, we are to express the Love of God to all comers, even if there is a satanic symbol tatooed on their forearm (1 Corinthians 13). and i perceive this to be in your heart, the works of perfect love. By this they will know you are My disciples: if you have love one for another.the question to ask is, what is Love? is it that ushy gushy feeling? or is it a choice made by someone to act in accordance to the Word of the Living God? if we are directed by our emotions alone, we would get nowhere. and believe me, that particular "nowhere" is not a fun place to be in Jesus. that's another thing i noticed. the passionate feelings people would have during worship being chalked up to the "feeling" of the Presence of the Holy Spirit in church. that's not entirely God! it's their flesh. it should be remembered that: YES! you can sense the Presence of God, but if you are emotional about it, that's you and there is nothing wrong with it we are to love the Lord our God with all our heart (that is every fiber of our innermost being, the Soul and Spirit), and all our soul (that is our emotions, the "fleshly feelings"), and all our mind (studying His word, making choices to do what's right and good despite the lack of "feeling it", think on these things! ~Philippians 4:8), and all our strength (that is every fiber of our physical being, lift a box for Jesus, hammer a nail for God, help your neighbour move his/her furniture or help someone with their groceries for the Love of the Living God). all bases are covered, there's no escape in our service to Love God to me, Love is the ultimate Wisdom. Wisdom is the fruit of the Understanding one has of the Knowledge they have learned. Intellect, Sekhel in Hebrew, oftentimes translated as Wisdom, is the Wisdom of Skill, the ability to put your Understanding into action and deed. Wisdom, Chokh'mah is the all encompassing manifestation, whether it be the skill of word or deed. sorry i got all "deep" on ya, i did say i was going to ramble though lol. I will know in due time. I have laready asked the Pastor about it. He wants to have a meeting with me, I have not decided if I will have a meeting with him or not. Great testimony. I think I might be feeling the same way u did when u were in the pentecostal church. God works things out. I love God enough to seek truth Thank you ; ) i will be lifting you and your children up in prayer, and bringing you up before the congregation for our prayer service also. btw, some of the members at our synagogue remember you and your kids i wasn't there at the time, so i didn't get to meet you. you are always welcome to our congregation on Saturdays when you get a chance. i know it isn't very pentecostal but we do have love God's many blessings for you and yours, Yochanan
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Post by R' Y'hoshua Moshe on Apr 29, 2008 13:42:13 GMT -8
Shalom Vegangirl!
Yes, we remember you. You are always welcome. Also, remember the women that attend our Synagogue get together every Tuesday night for study and fellowship. I know that they would love to have you join them.
May Adonai richly bless you as you continue to search for His truth,
Reuel
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Post by jewishjediguy on Apr 30, 2008 0:14:19 GMT -8
Reuel Ok thank you. What time are the Tuesday night study and fellowship? Thank you for the invite Yochanan. Thank you, I understand so much. I think maybe the Pastor can be holding people back from God? I mean they service one GOD most of them look holy,but have a plain look on there faces kind of like a cult. Thats a bad word .. I don't use it much because so many things and be a cult. Not so much in the men, but for sure in the women. I am just wanting to learn more, its been one year and one month when we left the LDS church. Then we found the pentecostal church the reason why we went there is because they teach on one God,the endtimes, it was food for my soul. Not sure what it is now. I don't feel lost, I do feel a little confuessed. I don't want to be in a church with out love and people not able to trust each other. I don't know for sure if people do trust each other I do know a lot of messages were about people drinking and cheating on there husband or wife or shacking up. These are very bad sins. I don't know if any one did that, it really didn't seem like it. I think people were more scared of the Pastor then God. I have to get back to work.. thank you again Dear Sister, what you have described is very cultish indeed. it's not their doctrines that always make a cult a cult. most of the time it is the way the church is ran by the leadership, and how members act, whether the ten mile stare of complete compliance to the leader, or even the fanatical overzealousness that doesn't seem to makes sense, and creeps you out. of course, there are other things. after my experience with the church group i was involved with i wracked my brain with "how could i???" and "what???" here's a couple of links about the group i belonged to. not the exact church, but other ones. lemme know if any of this sounds familiar??? www.rickross.com/reference/door/door37.htmlwww.rickross.com/reference/door/door39.htmlwww.rickross.com/reference/door/door40.htmli have known UPC members before, they were always loving people. it could very well be a pastorial issue in your congregation. and i do seem to recall the women-folk of the UPC to be rather...ummm... snobbish? *shrugg* but then again, i am a man, and the women, and even the men, were encouraged to mind their P's & Q's with member of the opposite sex. Much Love in Jesus Yochanan
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Post by jewishjediguy on Apr 30, 2008 0:18:26 GMT -8
Reuel Ok thank you. What time are the Tuesday night study and fellowship? Thank you for the invite oh yeah, in case Reuel doesn't get back with you right away with the tuesday night thing, 000-000-0000 is the congregation number. you are guarinteed the voice mail, but he's very good about calling back, or his mrs. will God Bless Yochanan
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Post by Prodigal Girl on Apr 30, 2008 5:38:56 GMT -8
Hey Veggie Girl, You are on the right track here, to educate yourself about the Jewish roots of Christianity. Don't worry about not understanding everything; just trust the Lord, and Him only. Keep asking questions, keep reading the whole Bible for yourself. It is very, very common to have picked up false ideas from within organized religions no matter what its name. It is also very common to look to man, instead of the Lord, inside religion. Spiritual abuse is rampant from INSIDE various religions of all types; it was that way in the time when Jesus walked the earth, as is the same old story now. Have faith, keep trusting in Him and Him alone!
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Post by Rachel on May 18, 2008 12:25:17 GMT -8
Hello all! This thread is the main reason I joined this forum. I have found so many ansers to things that I have been wondering about. Thanks!! What I most want to know after reading all the above is: Is my family really saved? Do things like believing in the Trinity, not keeping Sabbath, eating pork, believing in the "rapture" bar them from God? I've changed my thinking alot over the last few months about things I've been taught all my life. However, does that mean I wasn't really saved until my eyes were opened to these new truths? I've been trying to share what I've been learning, but it's hard when my grandparents are both ordained (Pentacostal Church of God) and have a lot of Bible knowledge. They can back up their positions with scripture and I'm not at that point yet (I have a terrible time remembering where I read something ! ). Thankfully, they are glad I'm digging into my Bible and learning. I just don't know where to go from here. Sometimes I feel like I'm whirling around in circles and can't stop on one subject long enough to study it before I find myself drawn somewhere else. Anyway, sorry so long. Just need answers. Thanks
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Post by Mark on May 19, 2008 5:50:55 GMT -8
Hi Rachel, First, I went back and re-read through this thread to see what it is that you are seeing; and I fear that we may have overlooked an obvious dis-service. If people don't believe the way we do in our theological walk, does that mean that they are not really followers of the true Messiah? Not necessarily. In fact, when it gets right down to it, there are not tww thinking people who agree on everything, nor understand to the fullest detail even the most rudimentary elements of our faith. I'd like to step back a way and identify what is this "false" or "other" gospel described in 2nd Corinthians 11:4 and Galatians 1:6-7. 1st Corinthians really isn't much help, actually. It doesn't do much to describe the false gospel other than that the true gospel is "simple" (2nd Corinthians 11:3). Galatians is a bit more declarative. In fact, the entire book is dedicated to combating the "false gospel" in which the message of the Messiah is re-translated into neo-paganism, replacing the names of the pagan dieties with "Jesus" and "God"; but continuing to worship under a principle of self-oriented mutilation and deprecation in order to appease or obtain favor with the god. This is over-looked in the interpretation of Galatians 4:9. Many of us have been taught that "turning again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage..." is refering to Judaism; but the audience of the Galatian Church were not Jews; but pagan. So, are Christians following a false doctrine? There is strong historical evidence to suggest that many are doing just that. One of the Catholic methods of indoctrination was to take the ritual paganism of a culture and simply add a Christian dynamic or give Christian meanings to the rituals in order to make them not pagan anymore. This was much easier than telling them that they couldn't celebrate their cultural festivals anymore. And yes, this is how we got Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Mardi Gra and a whole host of other lesser holidays that are celebrated around the world. The wonderful thing about the message of our Messiah is that salvation is by grace through faith alone and not by our efforts or even by the depth of our understanding. It is so designed that our understanding of His gospel is based upon our faith, the faith of a little child, not upon our theological repertoire. Since this message is so basic and so simple, the true gospel of the Messiah can be communicated through even the most theologically deviant religions. You can be Mormon, Catholic, Presbyterian, Pentacostal, Orhtodox Jewish and yes, even Messianic and still be saved... Remembering that we are saved by the Spirit of Adonai, not by the convincing of any eloquent evangelist (1st Corinthians 1:17-31). Think of our salvation, our access to the reality and realtionship with Adonai through His Messiah as our season pass to the zoo. There are a lot of folks you see at the zoo. Most of them pay their way in... they don't have a season pass. They can't come and go as they please. They have a lot of information and a lot of understanding about goes on at the zoo; but they don't have a season pass. They are guests. There are a lot of folks who have season passes who know a lot about monkeys but they've never once visited the penguins (my personal favorite). You can get a great understanding of monkeys from them... and they mighttell you a lot about penguins too; but that doesn't mean that they know what they are talking about. Other folks know a lot about the layout of the park. They don't know so much about all the soecific details of each animal; but they know their way around. Still, there a lot of folks who buy their season pass and never actually visit the park. They have access to everything there, they know where it is, they get the monthly magazine about all the neat stuff going on there; but they never actually take the time to visit. The zoo, in this analogy isn't heaven; but the Scriptures. The season pass is salvation- buying into the message and becoming part of the community of faith. You can know as much as anyone about what the Scriptures say and not be saved, by just not buying in, accepting for yourself the gift of salvation through Messiah Yeshua. At the same time, you can completely buy in and yet have only the most basic knowledge of your faith. You can also buy in and have opinions or understandings that are completely eroneous about many doctrines. That doesn't mean you're not saved, it just means you're not correctly educated; and God doesn't give you access to His KIngdom based upon your theological SAT score. Let's play around with this just a little and suggest that some fellow comes into the zoo with his barbed wire fence and a big sign that he errects between the monkeys and the penguins that says "the Zoo stops here." "Penguins don't belong in the zoo. They are not part of the zoo. The zoo is about monkeys." He would get more than a little attention from the zoo administration and may passibly spend a little time with the court system. Yet, this is what many of the Christian faith do with the Scriptures. They take the parts that they find value in and barrackade the rest. Now, analogies fall apart pretty quickly; and we believe that is foundational to all the rest of Scripture; but you can see what I'm getting at. There are many people who are saved by grace through faith but have been walled off from some very powerful and very beautiful things that our Lord longs to share with us about Him. My recommendation is that you divide your time in pursuit of Adonai into thirds: two thirds are spent with your Bible closed, in prayer- not even speaking words necessarily but being in communication and fellowship with Adonai, meditating upon Him, what You know about Him and how He is currently working in your life. The other third, spend with your questions and in study- not expecting to get to the bottomof anything. Jumping from one subject to the next is not a bad thing- in fact, by doing so you will hopefully begin the consistent pattern throughout all Scriptures, how it is woven together intricately, not divided into compartments as our Christian upbringing has taught us. I would also encourage you not to be intimidated by those who are more educated than you but consider them to be a resource. I recommend printing out segments (from this forum or other resources that you find that defend what you are starting to believe) and try them against the counsel of scholars who are in your life. See which weighs out; but don't take someone's rebuttal as the last word (either ours or theirs) without seeking clarification from the other side. Our end is truth in a dynamic and personal relationship with our Heavenly Father, not to fill our cap with feathers to represent those we've converted. If I am wrong about something that will bring me closer to Him, I'd like to know about it. I hope your grandparents feel the same way. Always keep in mind that the end of , the goal of , is love out of a pure heart. If the discussions bring bitter spirits and hostility, they shouldn't continue- and never destroy a relationship for the sake of being right (but never compromise in your pursuit of truth in righteousness either). It's tricky and very, very dangerous. The distinction between the Messianic faith and traditional Christain perspective is incerdibly emotional and divisive by nature. You are not in for a fun trip! Yet, I promise you, that seeking to be closer to Adonai is worth the heart-ache of so many who reject us because of our faith in Him. Isn't that how Messiah said it would be? Thanks for joining in, Rachel. You will be in my prayers. Mark
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Post by Rachel on May 19, 2008 11:34:10 GMT -8
Mark, Thank you for your comments. I never really thought I'd lost my salvation or was falsely believing I had ever had it. It seems like I've known Jesus forever. However, I was beginning to wonder how much "false" info. was too much? I know that works without faith is dead, but there is also the flip side to that. It's very hard to know that the people I have trusted to answer my questions are armed with the wrong information. What's harder is figuring out which is good and profitable and which is not. Some is obvious, some not so much. I trust the Spirit to lead me. That's how I got here! Thank you for your prayers, I know I'll need them. I'm not looking forward to the battles ahead of me, may the Lord forgive me. Luckily, my husband supports me, although he doesn't understand 100%. We began keeping the Sabbath about 3 months ago and actually go to Bible study at my grandparents house in the a.m. (my papa is on hospice care, so they don't attend church anymore). We really enjoy the rest it brings us, though we aren't keeping it as holy as we should. We're still trying to find our way. I'm also keeping kosher, which the Lord made a little easier for me, because I developed a shellfish allergy. My husband won't go there yet, but I have faith! I'm a little scared of what the future holds, but also excited to learn. Thanks again. p.s. What about still attending our church? I haven't been since we began keeping the Sabbath, but there are no Messianic groups around here that I could find. The people are very loving and I'd like to share what I've learned (I think ). I know fellowship is important, but.....any thoughts?
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Post by Mark on May 24, 2008 6:11:31 GMT -8
Hi Rachel, I wish that Rick might swing by and answer this because the experiences that he has had in his Christain Church have been far different from my own. He hasn't logged in since January, though. It is worth reading some of his posts to see a different flavor of that experience. theloveofgod.proboards3.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Suggestions&thread=50&page=1You've probably noticed that there are a number of folks in the Messianic community that are hostile to the Christian environment. There is a lot of bitterness, misunderstanding and downright aggression on both sides. It's difficult to know where the animosity began and who is responding to whom. I can't recommend that you stay in a congregation or that you leave it. I can tell you that if you are in pursuit of a relationship with Adonai, He will give you very clear direction. Here's something to keep in mind: we've been duped, to many degrees, to confuse an emotional high with the touch of the Holy Spirit. I walked into a room the other day where a group of people were watching the "American Idol Finale". The camera panned across the audience toward people crying with thier hands raised and their eyes closed while this guy with bad bed-hair sang beautifully. Were they worshiping? Somehow, I don't think that's how they would describe it; but the same emotional response by these same folk at a Michael W. Smith concert will lead them to believe that theyd met with God. What do we come to worship for? Is it to fill our emotional cup? Often, when I leave the worship service, feeling that I had truly participated in worship, I am not high but raw and exhausted. Other times I am peaceful and satisfied; but never, ever leaving withe the feeling that I had just come off of a good ride: He is the object of my worship experience, not my gratification. We are often confused by this and the "show" of the Christian worship experience doesn't help much. Does that mean that these feelings and experiences are wrong and bad? Absolutely not; but recognize that experience for what it is and open your awareness to the fact that there is whole different world of worship in Judaic format that the Christian community is not willing to definitively realize. If you are able to worship where you are, and others are able to worship beside you, knowing what your differencers might be, it is not wrong or harmful for you to continue. We often forget that Paul, for at least the first half of his ministry worshipped in synagogues where the leadership of the various congregations were not even believers in Yeshua as the Messiah: he met in the Jewish synagogues and participated in that worship as a Jew, when Christianity was not its own distinct religion. But don't be satisfied with that experience. Know that there is more for you, either in your personal times of worship and obedience, or even better, within a community of folks who are learning and growing in the same direction. At the same time, if you become a barrier to the worship of others by your presence or if the differences impede your ability to share in worship with any consistency, then it is time to go.
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Post by Rachel on Jun 4, 2008 13:48:57 GMT -8
Sorry it took so long to reply. My family has suffered three deaths in the last few weeks and I just haven't had time. Thanks for the messages. I think at this time, I will start attending church again. My pastor has never taught on anything I would consider "off". Granted, I'm not there every Sunday, but I hope that if it does occur, that I'll have guts enough to talk to them. I'm not sure how they'll take to all I've been learning. It may be a Pentecostal church, but they don't have rules about pants, or hair, or music or anything like that. Our pastor is passionate and intelligent and his wife is the sweetest person. I hope that G*d will open doors and help me with the words like He did Moses My mom told me the other day that they might ask me to teach the nursery Sunday school class. I'm searching the Lord's will on that. I know this much, I'm so grateful for the relationship I've always had with G*d. He is my rock. With him all things are possible. So may His will be done. Thanks again and may the Lord bless and keep you. p.s. (again ) I'm new to not writing The Name, so what about highlighting and/or making notes in my Bible?
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Post by Mark on Jun 5, 2008 3:46:43 GMT -8
I'm very sorry to hear about your losses and offer my most sincere condolence. We will remember your family in prayer during this time.
Adonai is doing some very wonderful and very powerful things among the people who have chosen to call upon Him and who have claimed Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) as their hope of redemption. From some of our experiences, we recommend quickly removing yourself from a hostile and potentially bitter environment. But, our God, is so creative and imaginative and has your very unique circumstance precisely in His own control. Those things in our past can in no way guarantee that we know what Adonai is doing for you. There are some recommendations that I think that I can biblically make.
First, meet regularly with at least one other person who is growing in the same direction of faith as you are. This doesn't mean proscelytize someone out of your current congregation. It means pray that Adonai bring such a person into your life. It means reach out in your community to find if such a group of people exist. I will sometimes do a Google search on "Lebanon, Oregon" + Law + Moses or include variables like Yeshua or Messianic to see if someone out there is looking in my area.
Second, communicate with the leadership of your church and with your family in a sincere, "This is what God is showing me in the Scriptures". Don't drop any sudden bombs but keep the lines of communication open. Always use the Scriptures as a basis for your understanding and be able to demonstrate why you believe what you believe humbly, without suggesting that you are the new prophetess in town and God is telling everyone else they're out to lunch and if they're really spiritual they need to follow you. Only present one concept at a time. If the result of your sharing with others is confusion, it is often because you are trying to share too big or too complicated a principle (hostility is different than confusion). If you are confusing someone, don't be afraid to table the conversation and suggest that you and that person talk about it later when you get things clear in your own head- re-address the issue in a smaller chunk the next time.
Again, consider us a resource; but it is your own convictions toward the things of Adonai that you are responsible for; not what some guy wrote on the internet whom you've never met before.
Finally, focus on your own relationship with Adonai through Messiah in a spirit of meekness and gratitude toward Him. Your goal is to be closer to Him, not to be farther away from others who don't believe the way that you do. Though often the result is the same, your outlook will have a tremendous affect on your testimony.
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Post by Mark on Jun 5, 2008 4:00:25 GMT -8
I just wanted to make a quick comment on how we honor the name of Adonai in various ways in the Messianic community. I have an old Bible that I used before entering into the Messianic perspective. I felt that the name of Adonai was not given due reverence by the pages, rather by my eyes when I came across them. In this Bible, I highlighted every time the name of Adonai was used, either as noun or pronoun with a green pencil. (There's nothing particulat about the color green other than it was the color I happened to have in my hand when I started). But, while I mark my Bibles up a great deal, in this particular Bible, the only green is the names of Adonai. The removal of the vowel in the written name of G-d is a common practice so that the name is not defiled. It is not a bad discipline and causes us to slow down in our correspondence and consider it is of whom we are considering. The fact that it is strange to you is a positive and desired affect. It also causes the reader to notice that there is something significant about this. The word "God" is not the name of God, nor is Lord, nor is Adonai, nor Elohim. These are all titles that we assign to Him as the terms, Master, Creator or King. I prefer Adonai of all of these because it is unique to Him. While there are lords and gods and creators and kings in this world, and elohim is a generic term for one in authority, Adonai is a specific term that is made to reference our Lord God and King. It has no other context of reference. The name of Adonai is the Hebrew letters Yod-Hey-Vav-Hey. It is not written in rabbinical texts, nor pronounced on the tongue of the Orthodox so as that there is no way that it can be defiled. If I were to write the Yod-Hey-Vav-Hey and you printed it out, then threw the paper away on which you printed it, would we both be at risk of defiling the Holy Name? That's the consideration, anyway. This is the frame of reference for not writing out any reference to Adonai; but please understand that it is a personal tool for assigning value and consideration, not necessarily a command of .
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Post by Rachel on Jun 5, 2008 6:56:03 GMT -8
Mark, Thanks for all your help. It's strange to have such a solid belief in things, then all of the sudden have to start questioning some of it. I wish I could find someone here that is learning what I am. There is a Messianic Synagogue just over an hour from me, but at this time I don't think I can go. I keep meaning to contact them to see if they know anyone in my area, I just haven't had time. I'll have to work on that.
As far as "getting out" I may have to, but I'm going to try for now. I know I need to be a witness for Christ, but I'm not very good at it. I want to put myself in a place that I might have an opportunity to do so. I just want to follow His will and not my own, however, it kinda seems like I can't "hear" Him all the time or maybe I'm just not listening. It brings me to tears to feel lost, because I feel like I'm failing Him. Sorry....
Please pray for me and my family. So much has happened in the last little while that we don't know whether we're coming or going. I'm praying and seeking and I know that He promises if we seek Him we will find Him. Thanks again.
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Post by Rachel on Jun 6, 2008 18:35:21 GMT -8
Thanks Brig'ette,
I know what you mean about this site. I love reading the posts! I've learned so much and had a lot of questions answered. I'm also trusting G*d. He knows me better than I do, so I'll let Him do the leading (or try to anyway!).
I do feel love at this church. They've always been there when I've needed them and never seem condescending or condemning. I know all people have differences, but the Bible says to "judge not" and they seem to follow that principle.
We do have Bible studies with my family on the Sabbath, but that's about all we can do right now. We also try not to buy or sell, or do any kind of work, but that doesn't always work out. Especially, with my Grandma needing so much help these days. (I'm posting a prayer request for her in a minute)
Well, I know G*d will work it all out in the End!! May He keep you and bless you!
Rach
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