Shema & The Trinity.. A closer look.
The Shema
We all know that the Torah was given to the Israelites on Mt. Sinai. This very Torah contained the very commandments of Yahweh for his people to live a holy, prosperous life. But there is one commandment that Rabbi Yeshua called "the greatest". This commandment, as called by many Rabbis, is the "Shema". But, what is "Shema"?
Shema, which mean to "hear and obey", is a very powerful word that carries power punching meaning. Shema is recorded in many scriptures. One place is Duet 6, with emphasis on verse 4. It states,"Hear, O Israel! Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one!"
The scripture there is telling us to listen to something, with the intents on carrying out the command of what we heard. Verse 5 tells us what we are commanded to do,"You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might". How does one love Yahweh as Torah states? 1 John 5:3 states,"For this is the love of Yahweh, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome". Loving Yahweh as Torah states means to obey what he told us to listen to---HIS VOICE! which says "keep my commandments".
So, we now know exactly what Shema means. Yeshua used it all the time. One place where Yeshua used the Shema is in Matthew 13:43,"Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father He who has ears, let him hear". Notice the phrase,"He who has ears, let him hear".
That phrase there, Yeshua is saying Shema. Why? Because He wants us to hear and obey. In Greek thinking, as the New Testament tends to put forth the majority of the time... when I want you to have ears to hear, then it would mean just that, unless I expound on it to let you know that I want you to take action. This is not so with Hebrew. Hebrew language is an ACTION driven language and NOT an idea driven language. So, according to the Hebraic mindset, if I say Shema, then get ready to obey what I say.
What is Yeshua telling us in Matthew 13:43 concerning his Shema? Notice the phrase in caps,"THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN". In basic understanding, One must walk in obedience to Torah, and place faith in Yeshua to enter into eternal life. Works ARE APART OF YOUR SALVATION AFTER YOU CONVERT.
It is utterly impossible for one to enter eternal life with faith, but without works(obedience to Torah), and its utterly impossible for one to enter life without faith in Messiah, but with works(obedience to Torah) A Gentleman asked Yeshua,"What must I do to enter eternal life?" What did Yeshua say? He said KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS! Faith & Works are neccessary for salvation. You CANNOT have one without the other. So, that is what Yeshua says here in the sense of Shema. We must listen, and then obey his words. Amen.
The Trinity
The Trinity is not a new doctrine to the Church of Yeshua, or the Israelites. They've been dealing with Polytheism ever sense their inception. Their forefathers, namely, Abraham, was a polytheist before he came to faith in Yahweh the one true God. Yahweh told Abraham that he will call him out, and create a nation from him. This nation will be a holy nation to Yahweh, a kingdom of Priests..
When Shema was spoken to the Israelites, it was declaring 3 things.
1) Yahweh alone is God.
2) Yahweh is unified, unlike the near eastern pagan gods.
3) Yahweh is not a Trinity.
When Moses spoke the Shema to Yahweh's people, He was speaking the words of Yahweh. He was telling them that despite the many gods of their surroundings, Yahweh alone is God. He proved that He alone was Elohim when he demoralized the Egyptians, and destroyed all their gods via plaques. Moses was familiar with polytheism, so Shema was very personal to him. It is Yahweh who is THEE only God, and there are no other gods before, or after him. Israel had to make up in their hearts that Yahweh is true.
Moses also said that Yahweh is unified. This also is very important, because as I stated above, Israel's neighbors were very polytheistic--- similar to Hinduism. Baal, Murdock, Tammuz, etc, were many famous gods of ancient Israel's neighbors, and they all had some sort of attribute. Similar to Roman & Greek gods, each god has an attribute. There is NO one God that has it all as Yahweh does.
In the ancient near eastern world, there was a god for water, air, clouds, youth, health, sex, fertility, rain, thunder, etc. These were cosmic gods of the near eastern world. Shema states that YAHWEH has ALL POWER. HE IS the creator. Yahweh makes lame, gives sight, restores health, created sex, rides on the clouds, etc. YAHWEH IS UNIFIED! All the Torah is summed up in this commandment, and we should conduct our lives accordingly
Shalom Aleichem,
James Pierce
We all know that the Torah was given to the Israelites on Mt. Sinai. This very Torah contained the very commandments of Yahweh for his people to live a holy, prosperous life. But there is one commandment that Rabbi Yeshua called "the greatest". This commandment, as called by many Rabbis, is the "Shema". But, what is "Shema"?
Shema, which mean to "hear and obey", is a very powerful word that carries power punching meaning. Shema is recorded in many scriptures. One place is Duet 6, with emphasis on verse 4. It states,"Hear, O Israel! Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one!"
The scripture there is telling us to listen to something, with the intents on carrying out the command of what we heard. Verse 5 tells us what we are commanded to do,"You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might". How does one love Yahweh as Torah states? 1 John 5:3 states,"For this is the love of Yahweh, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome". Loving Yahweh as Torah states means to obey what he told us to listen to---HIS VOICE! which says "keep my commandments".
So, we now know exactly what Shema means. Yeshua used it all the time. One place where Yeshua used the Shema is in Matthew 13:43,"Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father He who has ears, let him hear". Notice the phrase,"He who has ears, let him hear".
That phrase there, Yeshua is saying Shema. Why? Because He wants us to hear and obey. In Greek thinking, as the New Testament tends to put forth the majority of the time... when I want you to have ears to hear, then it would mean just that, unless I expound on it to let you know that I want you to take action. This is not so with Hebrew. Hebrew language is an ACTION driven language and NOT an idea driven language. So, according to the Hebraic mindset, if I say Shema, then get ready to obey what I say.
What is Yeshua telling us in Matthew 13:43 concerning his Shema? Notice the phrase in caps,"THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN". In basic understanding, One must walk in obedience to Torah, and place faith in Yeshua to enter into eternal life. Works ARE APART OF YOUR SALVATION AFTER YOU CONVERT.
It is utterly impossible for one to enter eternal life with faith, but without works(obedience to Torah), and its utterly impossible for one to enter life without faith in Messiah, but with works(obedience to Torah) A Gentleman asked Yeshua,"What must I do to enter eternal life?" What did Yeshua say? He said KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS! Faith & Works are neccessary for salvation. You CANNOT have one without the other. So, that is what Yeshua says here in the sense of Shema. We must listen, and then obey his words. Amen.
The Trinity
The Trinity is not a new doctrine to the Church of Yeshua, or the Israelites. They've been dealing with Polytheism ever sense their inception. Their forefathers, namely, Abraham, was a polytheist before he came to faith in Yahweh the one true God. Yahweh told Abraham that he will call him out, and create a nation from him. This nation will be a holy nation to Yahweh, a kingdom of Priests..
When Shema was spoken to the Israelites, it was declaring 3 things.
1) Yahweh alone is God.
2) Yahweh is unified, unlike the near eastern pagan gods.
3) Yahweh is not a Trinity.
When Moses spoke the Shema to Yahweh's people, He was speaking the words of Yahweh. He was telling them that despite the many gods of their surroundings, Yahweh alone is God. He proved that He alone was Elohim when he demoralized the Egyptians, and destroyed all their gods via plaques. Moses was familiar with polytheism, so Shema was very personal to him. It is Yahweh who is THEE only God, and there are no other gods before, or after him. Israel had to make up in their hearts that Yahweh is true.
Moses also said that Yahweh is unified. This also is very important, because as I stated above, Israel's neighbors were very polytheistic--- similar to Hinduism. Baal, Murdock, Tammuz, etc, were many famous gods of ancient Israel's neighbors, and they all had some sort of attribute. Similar to Roman & Greek gods, each god has an attribute. There is NO one God that has it all as Yahweh does.
In the ancient near eastern world, there was a god for water, air, clouds, youth, health, sex, fertility, rain, thunder, etc. These were cosmic gods of the near eastern world. Shema states that YAHWEH has ALL POWER. HE IS the creator. Yahweh makes lame, gives sight, restores health, created sex, rides on the clouds, etc. YAHWEH IS UNIFIED! All the Torah is summed up in this commandment, and we should conduct our lives accordingly
Shalom Aleichem,
James Pierce
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Permalink Reply by Yuri Solomon on
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TRANSLATION: Yuri, I have no way of proving the "plural of majesty" theory; therefore, I decided to philobuster.
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Permalink Reply by James Pierce on
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LOL. Translation: James, I cannot accept your apology, neither can I respond to your rebuttal.
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Yuri,
Honestly, I do not like the word "trinity". It should not be used. Rather, I'd simply say that Yahweh is one, or echad. -
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What you like or don't like has no impact on reality. Words are but vessels filled with meaning; the issue is not terms but meaning.
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Yuri,
I dont think you want to hear my understanding of "hell" lol. It isnt some actual burning place. -
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And you don't know mine either which is irrelevent. Yet the reality of Hell is something you will experience, if you keep choosing to deny truth in the face of overwhelming evidence.
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Translation: James, I am human, but, despite what Jesus said about condemning people, I think I will take his place, and condemn you.
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Mr. Unbiblical... let me help you on what Jesus says about "condemning people"...
Joh 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
I have no such authority to condemn you or send you to hell... however my authority from the Lord Jesus is to "judge all things" 1 Cor. 2:15... Therefore, I am not determining your hell-bound course, but identifying and declaring it to you, based on what Christ has said above. You are condemn already, long before we ever communicated.
You never answered my question? WHO IS JESUS? IS HE GOD or NOT? -
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Yuri,
TRANSLATION: James, I am the last adam. Therefore I can condemn anyone I please. Oh yeah, I cannot respond to any of your articles, because I really do not know. I have not studied it. Sorry. But, i can sure teach you what I learned in Semitary... oh im sorry, Seminary.
Yuri, You stated Yeshua's words concerning belief in him. Its kinda sad that even your degrees never told you what that means from a HEBRAIC perspective. You're just too PRIDEFUL, ARROGANT, AND IGNIT to look it up. Your comfort zone of lawless christianity has the best of you. You are Mr. Unbiblical, and Captain lawless, and you are leading YOUR congregation astray. Woe to them that scatter my sheep, Yahweh says.
You just dont get it do you? You think that Paul taught anti-torah. YOUR lil christian history goes back, and has its roots in paganism.. Must I go down the lists? I know what. You would follow Paul instead of Yeshua. Its interesting that Torah WILL BE the government of the new heavens and earth(Isaiah 2, 66). If you hate that, then guess where YOUR'RE headed?
All those precious young people in your congregation. YOU care NOT for them, because of YOUR lawlessness. They are watching YOU. They keep not the SABBATH because of YOU. They believe Paul taught lawlessness because of YOU. The elder people are just as hot on your bandwagon of lawlessness, and you care for your sheep? Please, Yuri. You are NO true Pastor, neither a man of God.
How can I say that? Because Torah is NOT in YOUR life. But you can get it in your life IF you want it, otherwise YOU, YOUR CONGREGATION, YOUR PEOPLE CLOSE TO YOU WHO FOLLOW YOU WILL ALL ASCEND TO THE LAKE OF FIRE, because YOU lead them there because of YOUR lawlessness.
Take your degrees with you and hang them up on the halls of the lake of fire, and display them before all the wicked that you taught LAWLESSNESS. You can do this IF you decide to go there. But you do not have to. Yeshua calls for obedience, and its about time YOU obey him.
Actually you have not destroyed any of my arguments. If anything, I completely destroyed all of your assertions concerning Torah & The Prophets. You cant even prove in Torah where it says that Torah will be done away. In fact, YOU HAVE NOT even addressed my articles on the new covenant & its decrees, and Acts 15.
You simply dodged those and started to rant off at the mouth about what you THINK the Torah was, and is now. You have yet to prove to me that my argument concerning the cultural context of Shema is wrong.
All you're doing is riding on what i said concerning the "plural of majesty". I can ADMIT that you may be correct about that. What YOU cannot admit is that YOU are wrong concerning Torah & the Prophets.
Your down fall here is that you cant disprove what I say about Shema FROM the OT. You always resort to the NT(as you were taught). If you can prove to me that what I say concerning the cultural context of Shema is wrong FROM TORAH & PROPHETS, or even the cultural context itself, then you will have a case.
I would never say I enjoy pounding on someone. I am seeing YOUR true colors. PRIDE & ARROGANCE. Maybe all of those degrees you have are getting to you, or something, but God WILL humble you if you do not knock down your own pride.
I am also seeing your judgemental self. Why judge me? You claim to want to save people, but yet judge them. How hypocritical. You are just like a Pharisee, for they too were lawless. You said people have been saved because of me? I can only imagine the LAWLESSNESS that you are feeding them. You are leading your own congregation astray(much like the majority of Christianity).
All those degrees you have amount to nothing, because you have NO foundation in Torah & The Prophets. You couldnt even have a civil debate concerning Torah & The Prophets without resorting to your beloved NT. Return to Torah. I know you think about what would happen to your relationships, your congregation, and your reputation if you obey Torah, But YAHWEH wants obedience. Yahweh WILL provide you with all you need. If you obey not Torah, YOU WILL be told to depart to eternal death.
I personally love the NT just as much as the Tanakh. If I need to prove the new covenant, then my first place to start are the Prophets. You quickly resort strickly to Yeshua, but more so, Paul. Most Christians resort to Paul, because they think he was Trinitarian, and anti-torah.
If It came down to YOU following Yeshua who kept Torah, or Paul who supposidly didnt keep Torah, who would YOU follow?? -
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YAAAAAAWNNNNNNN BORING!
You never answered my question? WHO IS JESUS? IS HE GOD or NOT? -
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