The New Covenant was made with the Israelites... What about the Gentiles??
Jeremiah 31:31,"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah."
This is one scripture that is surely worth noting, because this scripture, at least the phrase "new covenant" is the center of debate, and is missed by many Christians. Most Christians that I have spoken with believe that they are in the new covenant, and that this new covenant was made with them... without the law. They insist on believing that this new covenant was made with them, and that they do not have to follow the law of Yahweh.
But, the truth is, this new covenant was not made with Gentiles, rather, as Yahweh said in Jeremiah 31 & Hebrews 8,"I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah."The Hebrew people are the ones that Yahweh has made the covenant with, and no one else. This covenant concludes the following stipulations:
1) I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people(verse 33). This actually means that your life will be directed, controlled, and governed by the law. The "heart" in the Hebraic understanding is the seat of one's moral and ethical decisions, the place where one decides. The phrase "I will be their God, and they my people" is a familiar phrase, which connects with God governing you by his law, and that is also in the book of revelation. Revelation 21:3,"And I hear d a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God." How do man become Yahweh's people? It is by being under the new covenant WITH its three keys, and that truly includes obedience to the law.
2) And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord(verse 34). To "know the Lord" makes use of the word "know" (yadah) in a technical sense relative to covenant making. To "know the Lord" does not mean to "know about the Lord," but to "know" Him in a covenant sense, i.e., to be loyal to Him in regard to the covenant stipulations. In short, to "know the Lord" means to be obedient to Him by keeping the commandments of the covenant He has made.
3) For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more(verse 34). This was done, of course, when Yahshua came, for his blood covers our sins, never to be remembered anymore. Yahshua said in Matthew 26:27-28,"And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
The above three keys are included in this new covenant, and were only made with Israel & Judah. But what about Gentiles, you may ask? Well, Gentiles who convert to the Jewish faith will be under the three keys of the new covenant. Yahweh will write the laws on the Gentiles hearts and minds, they will know the Lord in the covenant sense, and He will forgive them of their sins.
Exodus 12:49,"There shall be one law for the native and for the stranger who sojourns among you."There is one law for the Hebrew & Gentile. Two laws do not exist. Christians love to hold to the belief that they do not have to keep the law, but that means they are not being faithful to the covenant decrees, and more over, not under the new covenant.
Christians cannot come into the covenant of Yahweh, and change the laws and times. The only spirit that does this is the spirit of the anti-Christ. Daniel 7:25,"He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law." When the covenant was made, the three keys would be here to stay, and no one can change them.. not even Christians.
Where does a Christian fit into this covenant, you may ask again? Let us look at what Sha'ul said in Romans 11:19-20,"Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in', That is true."Christians, here the words of Yahweh. If you claim to be under the new covenant, then you cannot come in there with the spirit of anti-christ, and try to change the times, and law. You are commanded to keep Yahweh's laws.
If you do not want to keep his laws, then you are not in the covenant, and you are none of his. Christians believe that Shaul himself taught against the law. Guess what, that would make him an anti-Christ. We know that is not true, because the Apostles of the Lord would not have accepted him into the Apostolic community.
Shaul says something in Hebrews 10:26-28,"For if we go on breaking the law deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses." This scripture truly speaks for itself.
But, is sin missing the mark, according to Christians, or breaking the law? 1 John 3:4,"Everyone who makes a practice of breaking the law also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness." If you love Yahweh, then you would keep the 10 commandments, including the Sabbath, dietary laws, clothing, facial, feast days, wear the tzitzit, etc. The only person that can make these things(the law) a burden is yourself. Do not make the law a burden, but live it with joy, as Yahweh intends for you to do.
Sha'ul says another thing, Eph 2:12,"remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world." This was the state of Gentiles before they came to Yahshua. They were aliens from Israel, and strangers to the covenant. Those who believe that you do not have to keep the law under the new covenant are still strangers to to the covenant. Do not be deceived.
In closing, Yahshua said something very great. Matthew 7:21-23,"Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness."
Those who claim that the law is abolished, done away, and do not need to be practiced under the "new covenant", needs to take a look back at Jeremiah 31:31-34 & Hebrews 8:8-12, and the stipulations, and repent of their law breaking, or else they will be told to depart from the Lord. Repent(turn to Yahweh via his law), place your faith in Yahshua for salvation, and live a holy life by keeping the law. LIVE!!!!!!
Shalom
This is one scripture that is surely worth noting, because this scripture, at least the phrase "new covenant" is the center of debate, and is missed by many Christians. Most Christians that I have spoken with believe that they are in the new covenant, and that this new covenant was made with them... without the law. They insist on believing that this new covenant was made with them, and that they do not have to follow the law of Yahweh.
But, the truth is, this new covenant was not made with Gentiles, rather, as Yahweh said in Jeremiah 31 & Hebrews 8,"I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah."The Hebrew people are the ones that Yahweh has made the covenant with, and no one else. This covenant concludes the following stipulations:
1) I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people(verse 33). This actually means that your life will be directed, controlled, and governed by the law. The "heart" in the Hebraic understanding is the seat of one's moral and ethical decisions, the place where one decides. The phrase "I will be their God, and they my people" is a familiar phrase, which connects with God governing you by his law, and that is also in the book of revelation. Revelation 21:3,"And I hear d a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God." How do man become Yahweh's people? It is by being under the new covenant WITH its three keys, and that truly includes obedience to the law.
2) And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord(verse 34). To "know the Lord" makes use of the word "know" (yadah) in a technical sense relative to covenant making. To "know the Lord" does not mean to "know about the Lord," but to "know" Him in a covenant sense, i.e., to be loyal to Him in regard to the covenant stipulations. In short, to "know the Lord" means to be obedient to Him by keeping the commandments of the covenant He has made.
3) For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more(verse 34). This was done, of course, when Yahshua came, for his blood covers our sins, never to be remembered anymore. Yahshua said in Matthew 26:27-28,"And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
The above three keys are included in this new covenant, and were only made with Israel & Judah. But what about Gentiles, you may ask? Well, Gentiles who convert to the Jewish faith will be under the three keys of the new covenant. Yahweh will write the laws on the Gentiles hearts and minds, they will know the Lord in the covenant sense, and He will forgive them of their sins.
Exodus 12:49,"There shall be one law for the native and for the stranger who sojourns among you."There is one law for the Hebrew & Gentile. Two laws do not exist. Christians love to hold to the belief that they do not have to keep the law, but that means they are not being faithful to the covenant decrees, and more over, not under the new covenant.
Christians cannot come into the covenant of Yahweh, and change the laws and times. The only spirit that does this is the spirit of the anti-Christ. Daniel 7:25,"He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law." When the covenant was made, the three keys would be here to stay, and no one can change them.. not even Christians.
Where does a Christian fit into this covenant, you may ask again? Let us look at what Sha'ul said in Romans 11:19-20,"Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in', That is true."Christians, here the words of Yahweh. If you claim to be under the new covenant, then you cannot come in there with the spirit of anti-christ, and try to change the times, and law. You are commanded to keep Yahweh's laws.
If you do not want to keep his laws, then you are not in the covenant, and you are none of his. Christians believe that Shaul himself taught against the law. Guess what, that would make him an anti-Christ. We know that is not true, because the Apostles of the Lord would not have accepted him into the Apostolic community.
Shaul says something in Hebrews 10:26-28,"For if we go on breaking the law deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses." This scripture truly speaks for itself.
But, is sin missing the mark, according to Christians, or breaking the law? 1 John 3:4,"Everyone who makes a practice of breaking the law also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness." If you love Yahweh, then you would keep the 10 commandments, including the Sabbath, dietary laws, clothing, facial, feast days, wear the tzitzit, etc. The only person that can make these things(the law) a burden is yourself. Do not make the law a burden, but live it with joy, as Yahweh intends for you to do.
Sha'ul says another thing, Eph 2:12,"remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world." This was the state of Gentiles before they came to Yahshua. They were aliens from Israel, and strangers to the covenant. Those who believe that you do not have to keep the law under the new covenant are still strangers to to the covenant. Do not be deceived.
In closing, Yahshua said something very great. Matthew 7:21-23,"Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness."
Those who claim that the law is abolished, done away, and do not need to be practiced under the "new covenant", needs to take a look back at Jeremiah 31:31-34 & Hebrews 8:8-12, and the stipulations, and repent of their law breaking, or else they will be told to depart from the Lord. Repent(turn to Yahweh via his law), place your faith in Yahshua for salvation, and live a holy life by keeping the law. LIVE!!!!!!
Shalom
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Permalink Reply by James Pierce on
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Yuri,
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Permalink Reply by Yuri Solomon on
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You are right in that the New Covenant is made with Israel... The "Israel of God" (Gal 6:16) Which is not an ethic nation, but a nation of Jews and Gentiles.
HERE A QUESTION: Can you explain how "the law" which is "to be" written on the hearts of the Jews, as you are pointing out in Jer 31, has "already been written" on the hearts of the Gentiles "without the Torah" according to Paul in Romans 2:14&15??? -
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Yuri,
Romans 2:14-15,"For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus."
You may not know this, but the Hebrew word for Gentiles is "Goyim". Goyim has several meanings. It can mean stranger, heathen, and a person that's non Jewish. This scripture here can fit all of these, but it would flow more to mean heathen, or stranger. Everyone has a conscience of right and wrong, but most likely Paul was speaking of obvious wrong doings(i.e murder, adultery, theft). As far as other aspects of the law of God, it has to be taught.
It is different in the new covenant written in Jeremiah 31:31-34 & Hebrews 8:8-12. With this law, All the law would written on the hearts of them under the covenant. Everyone will be taught the Law, and know the Lord within the new covenant. -
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1) Wouldn't Gentiles here obviously means simply non-Jew; because, the obvivous contrast is to Jews?
2) Does not Paul say Gentiles can "fulfil the law" (v27) though they do not have the writ and are not taught? -
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Yuri,
Not really, but the point is, Everyone has a conscience of right and wrong, but most likely Paul was speaking of obvious wrong doings(i.e murder, adultery, theft). As far as other aspects of the law of God, it has to be taught.
It is different in the new covenant written in Jeremiah 31:31-34 & Hebrews 8:8-12. With this law, All the law would written on the hearts of them under the covenant. Everyone will be taught the Law, and know the Lord within the new covenant. -
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Ok if you say so...
But for those who care to really read what this says and not be an isogete, Paul is speaking of Non-Jews in general and the full Law. That is clear and obvious. -
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Yuri,
Actually, you are doing the eisegesis. You are anti-law, and you cannot even see that the law is a duality. The blessing still stands for obedience, but the curse, we are no longer under. You know this. Some scholars believe that Romans 2:14-15 were added to the scriptures, but I wont get into that.
What you need to understand is that the law is a duality. No longer are them who are in Jesus, are under the law's curse, because there is no condemnation to them that are in Jesus. But, we are to still obey. How can we obey Jesus apart from the law?? -
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Paul is speaking of Non-Jews in general and the full Law. That is clear and obvious. Gentiles here obviously means simply non-Jew; because, the obvivous contrast is to Jews. Paul says Gentiles can "fulfil the law" (v27) though they do not have the writ and are not taught?
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Yuri,
So let me get this straight. Jews can live a life of holiness, but Gentiles are to live apart from the law, and live like Christ, who practiced all the law?? -
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>>>So let me get this straight. Jews can live a life of holiness, but Gentiles are to live apart from the law, and live like Christ, who practiced all the law??<
In the OT holiness was "EXPRESSED" in the observation of symbols. The symbols had no power, nor were they themselves a means to true holiness. The symbols were ORDINANCES which CONTAINED the Law. The only law in REALITY is the DECALOGUE which was symbolically kept in rituals... BUT ideally a person was really observing the Ten Commandments (THAT IS THE "WHOLE LAW" which Gentiles already have written on their hearts)
However, the symbols OR CEREMONIAL LAW served to SEPARATE ISRAEL as God’s chosen people from the rest of the world. This separation was also symbolized in the outer court and inner court of the temple, which was divided by a wall of partition.
However, in Christ there are NO WALLS, NO PARTITIONS, (Neither between Gentiles and Jews OR even from the presence of God which was SYMBOLICALLY in the HOLIEST PLACE of the TEMPLE,) ALL rituals having given way to realities.
Anyway, to answer your question poignantly, the symbolic practices (CEREMONIAL LAWS) are abolished leaving only the reality of holiness for Jew and Gentile, the Ten Commandments (ETHICAL LAWS) are observed through the Holy Spirit expressed in genuine love for God and for one's fellow man.
So the "realities of holiness" are the same, but the "symbols of holiness" are abolished.
OBSERVATION OF TORAH = NO
OBSERVATION OF DECALOGUE = YES -
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Yuri,
Where did Jesus say it was now ok to work our jobs on Shabbat, eat unclean foods?
Where Did Paul adhere to this teaching also? -
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JESUS: Luk 6:2-4 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
PAUL: 1Co 9:19-21 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. -
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