Sorry, dear Bishop,
it has taken so long. But now I write an essence
from Elishua´s article:
Has Yeshua died in vain? (from the
original
http://messianischestimme.forumieren.com/jeshua-hamashiach-f32/ist-jeshuahamashiach-umsonst-gestorben-t107.htm#252
by Elishua Weißkopf), editet by Olaf Severin
Many
people say, they belong to the nation of G'd. But, in this case, do
they slender the Torah? If someone really wanna be a part of another
group, ethnicity or nation, what would this person encounter at all?
If
we
r not Jews or if we did not live according to the Torah before we
approached Yeshua- what issues cross our way to become citizens of "the
kingdom"? The main question is, if we can stay in our habititions as we
r or if we have to become jewish. What meanes "following Yeshua" at
all, if not also living in his footprints, according to the law he
observed?
Well, an example should illustrate the point:
There r
two groups of people. Both like to leave their current home to settle
in another land.
First group
They
visit the land and r excitet. Thereof they think: "Here we belong to,
let us become citizens of this lovely land!" So, they bagin to study
the possibilities, the culture, landscapes, politics, religions and
other elements of the hwool all- about. Then the great day comes, they
travel there, got passports, contactet consulate and made sure all the
necessary things to really become new citizens. They r well prepared
and feel happy to finally dwell in the land of their heart. Day by day
they grow together with the people, their cultural circumstances and
events, love their laws and feel as they never lived elsewere before.
They became a part of their new home.
Second group
They r
also excitet as the first mentioned, and they wanna relocate as well.
They visit the land and wish to become citizens the first group alike.
But,
here they differ:
Instead
of asking before acting, they have not study the land long enaugh, and
naively they think: "We will be lucky!". Then, after receiving their
passports, they begin to realize the new reality surrounding them.
Another kind of school systhem, law, cultural habititions and events
and so on. They ask themselfes: "Why does it not work like we knew it
in the past?"
Thereof, their exciting encounters the reality. More
and more they aware the differences. Their way of romanticially sight
fades to the harsh facts.
What happened here?
Whilst the
first group indentified themselfs with the people, politics, culture,
landscapes and so on, the second group came less prepared and full of
romanticially thoughts. Now they see, how wrong they were. Bitter
lesson to them. They had not adaptet, r not fitting to the new
environment and, finally, cannot understand the land.
So, if we
really wanna belong to Yeshua, we have to partake the same culture he
belongs to. The same laws, the same way of living.
Another simple
example:
A couple intents to adopt a child. How this child would
bacome a new full member of their home and family?
The child has to
learn the rules, right? If this wo´nt happen, conflicts r on the rise,
of course.
The same to the "craftet in" ones. If they wanna
belong to the "people of Elohim", they have to assimilate. Only this way
works.
