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Gentiles & 7 Laws of Noah
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The Seven Laws of Noah | Terms Used for Gentiles | Interfaith Marriages | Conversion
Gentiles
Level: Basic
The Torah maintains that the righteous Gentiles of all nations (those observing the Seven Laws of Noah, listed below) have a place in the World to Come. But not all religious Gentiles earn eternal life by virtue of observing their religion:
While it is recognized that Moslems worship the same God that we do (though calling him Allah, He is the same God of Israel), even those who follow the tenets of their religion cannot be considered righteous in the eyes of God, because they do not accept that the Written Torah in the hands of the Jews today is the original Torah handed down by God and they do not accept the Seven Laws of Noah as binding on them.While the Christians do generally accept the Hebrew Bible as truly from God, many of them (those who accept the so-called divinity of Jesus) are idolaters according to the Torah, punishable by death, and certainly will not enjoy the World to Come. But it is not just being a member of a denomination in which the majority are believers in the Trinity that is idolatry, but personal idolatrous practice, whatever the individual's affiliation.
Contrary to popular belief, the Torah does not maintain that Jews are necessarily better than other people simply because they are Jews. Although we are God's chosen people, we do not believe that God chose the Jews because of any inherent superiority. According to a story in the Talmud, God offered the Torah to all the nations of the earth, and the Jews were the only ones who accepted it. According to another story, the Jews were offered the Torah last, and accepted it only because God held a mountain over their heads! Another traditional story suggests that God chose the Jews because they were the lowliest of nations, and their success would be attributed to God's might rather than their own ability. Clearly, these are not the ideas of a people who think they are inherently better than other nations.
Because of our acceptance of Torah, Jews have a special status in the eyes of God, but we lose that special status when we abandon Torah. Furthermore, the blessings that we received from God by accepting the Torah come with a high price: Jews have a greater responsibility than non-Jews. While non-Jews are only obligated to obey the seven commandments given to Noah, Jews are responsible for fulfilling the 613 mitzvot in the Torah, thus God will punish Jews for doing many things that would not be a sin for non-Jews.
The Seven Laws of Noah
According to Torah tradition, God gave Noah and his family seven commandments to observe when he saved them from the flood. These commandments, referred to as the Noahic or Noahide commandments, are learned by tradition but also suggested in Genesis Chapter 9, and are as follows:
not to commit idolatrynot to commit blasphemynot to commit murdernot to have forbidden sexual relationsnot to commit theftnot to eat flesh cut from a living animalto establish courts of justice to punish violators of the other six laws.
These commandments may seem fairly simple and straightforward, and most of them are recognized by most of the world as sound moral principles. But according to the Torah only those Gentiles who observe these laws because God commanded them in His Torah will enjoy life in the World to Come: If they observe them just because they seem reasonable or because they think that God commanded them in some way other than in the Torah, they might as well not obey them so far as a part in the World to Come is concerned.
The Noahic commandments are binding on all people, because all people are descended from Noah and his family. The 613 mitzvot of the Torah, on the other hand, are only binding on the descendants of those who accepted the commandments at Sinai and upon those who take on the yoke of the commandments voluntarily (by conversion). Some say that the Noahic commandments are applied more leniently to non-Jews than the corresponding commandments are to Jews, because non-Jews do not have the benefit of Oral Torah to guide them in interpreting the laws. Some European rabbis (presumably because of fear of reprisal from their Christian neighbors, famous for their violence to Jews) have gone so far as to say that worshipping God in the form of a man constitutes idolatry for a Jew punishable by death, but the Trinitarian Christian worship of Jesus does not constitute idolatry. In truth, any idolatry for which a Jew is punishable by death is also punishable by death for non-Jews, including the worship of a man as a god.
We plan to provide on this site a full exposition of Seven Laws, including many details that could not be guessed from the listing above.
Terms Used for Gentiles
It appears that some Gentiles prefer the more neutral term non-Jew, but few today are insulted by Gentile, the classical term for them appearing often in Bible translations. When we use it here, we certainly intend no offence and hope that none is taken; we would not be writing much of this, if we were lacking in respect and affection for Gentiles.
The most commonly used Hebrew or Yiddish word for a non-Jew is goy. The word "goy" means nation, and refers to the fact that goyim are members of other nations, that is, nations other than the Children of Israel. There is nothing inherently insulting about the word "goy". In fact, the Bible occasionally refers to the Jewish people using the term "goy". Most notably, in Exodus 19,6, God says that the Children of Israel will be "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation", that is, a goy kadosh. Because Jews have had so many bad experiences with anti-Semitic non-Jews over the centuries, the term "goy" has taken on some negative connotations, but in general the term is no more insulting than the word "Gentile".
The more insulting terms for non-Jews are shiksa (feminine) and shkutz or sheketz (masculine). It may be gathered that these words are derived from the Hebrew root Shin-Qof-Tzade, meaning loathsome or abomination. The word shiksa is most commonly used to refer to a non-Jewish woman who is dating or married to a Jewish man, which should give some indication of how strongly Jews are opposed to the idea of intermarriage. The term shkutz or sheketz is most commonly used to refer to an anti-Semitic man. Both terms can be used in a less serious, more joking way, but in general they should be used with caution, if at all; in fact, we personally only use these terms to refer to apostate Jews whose behavior is disgusting.
Interfaith Marriages
The Torah does not permit or even recognize marriages between Jews and Gentiles, if performed despite the prohibition. The punishment for Jews for such marriages is being cut off from the Jewish people and any part in the World to Come, whether the couple formally marries according to secular law or they just live together.
The Written Torah states that the children of such marriages would be lost to the Jewish people (Deuteronomy 7,3-4), and experience has shown the truth of this passage all too well: Children of intermarriage are rarely raised Jewish; they are normally raised in the faith of the non-Jewish partner or non-religious. This may reflect that Jews who intermarry are not deeply committed to their religion in the first place (if they were, why would they marry someone who did not share it?), but the statistics are sufficiently alarming to be a matter of great concern to the Jewish community.
Some Orthodox Jews go so far as to state that intermarriage is accomplishing what Hitler could not: the destruction of the Jewish people. That may seem an extreme view, but it vividly illustrates how seriously many Jews take the issue of intermarriage. Nonetheless, currently most Jews outside the Land of Israel are taking non-Jewish marital partners.
If the non-Jewish spouse truly shares the same values as the Jewish spouse, then the non-Jew is welcome to convert, and if the non-Jew does not share the same values, then the couple should not be marrying in the first place. While conversion just to allow a Gentile to marry a Jew is not legitimate, many a Gentile initially considered conversion after finding a Jewish potential marital partner, and then in the end became a sincere convert before the marriage.
Conversion
In general, Jews do not try to convert non-Jews to Judaism. In fact, according to halakhah (Jewish Law), rabbis are supposed to make three vigorous attempts to dissuade a person who wants to convert to Judaism.
As the discussion above explained, Jews have a lot of responsibilities that non-Jews do not have. To be considered a good and righteous person in the eyes of God, a non-Jew need only follow the seven Noahic commandments, whereas a Jew has to follow all 613 commandments given in the Torah. If the potential convert is not going to follow those extra rules, it is better for him or her to stay a Gentile, and since we as Jews are all responsible for each other, it is better for us too if that person stayed a Gentile. The rabbinically mandated attempt to dissuade a convert is intended to make sure that the prospective convert is serious and willing to take on all this extra responsibility.
Once a person has decided to convert, the proselyte must begin to learn Jewish law and customs, and begin to observe them. This teaching process generally takes at least one year, because the prospective convert is encouraged to experience each of the Jewish holidays; however, the actual amount of study required will vary from person to person (a convert who was raised as a Jew might not need any further education, for example, while another person might need several years).
After the teaching is complete, the proselyte is brought before a Beit Din (rabbinical court) which examines the proselyte and determines whether he or she is ready to become a Jew. If the proselyte passes this oral examination, the rituals of conversion are performed. If the convert is male, he is circumcised (or, if he was already circumcised, a pinprick of blood is drawn for a symbolic circumcision). Both male and female converts are immersed in the mikveh (a ritual bath used for spiritual purification). The convert is given a Jewish name and is then introduced into the Jewish community.
In theory, once the conversion procedure is complete, the convert is as much a Jew as anyone who is born to the religion. In practice, the convert is often treated with caution, because we have had a lot of bad experiences with converts who later return to their former faith in whole or in part.
For more information about conversion, see The Conversion to Judaism Home Page. The information provided by Professor Epstein at that site is written from a Conservative perspective, but is valuable to anyone considering conversion.
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Tehillim
The Book of Psalms in Hebrew: תהלים (Tehillim) meaning ("praises"), commonly referred to simply as Psalms or "the Psalms", is the first book of the Ketuvim ("Writings"), the third section of the Hebrew Scriptures. The three sections of the TaNaK (“Hebrew Scriptures”) are as followed:
1) T = Torah (“teachings/law”)
2) N = Nevi’im (“prophets”)
3) K = Ketuvim (“writings”)
The Book of Psalms is divided into five sections, each closing with a doxology —these divisions were probably introduced by the final editors to imitate the five-fold division of the Torah:
• Book 1 (Psalms 1–41)
• Book 2 (Psalms 42–72)
• Book 3 (Psalms 73–89)
• Book 4 (Psalms 90–106)
• Book 5 (Psalms 107–150
A Hebrew version of Tehillim 151-154 were found in the Tehillim Scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls. There are also the Psalms of Solomon (removed from most Bibles), which are a further 18 psalms of Yahudim origin, originally written in Hebrew.
The Psalms were written not merely as poems, but as songs for singing. More than a third of the psalms are addressed to the Director of Music. Some psalms exhort the worshipper to sing (e.g. Pss. 33:1-3; 92:1-3; 96:1-3; 98:1; 101:1; 150). Some headings denote the musical instruments on which the psalm should be played (Pss. 4, 5, 6, 8, 67). Some refer to singing at the sheminit or octave (Pss. 6, 12). And others preserve the name for ancient eastern modes, like mut la-ben (Death of the son; Ps. 9), ayelet ha-shachar (hind of the dawn; Ps. 22); shoshanim (Lilies; Ps. 45); or alamoth (Maidens; Ps. 46).
Despite the frequently heard view that their ancient music is lost, the means to reconstruct it still extant.
Most individual psalms involve the praise of Yahuah—for his power and beneficence, for His creation of the world, and for his past acts of deliverance for Yashar’al. The psalms envision a world in which everyone and everything will praise Yahuah, and Yahuah in turn will hear their prayers and respond. Worst of all is when Yahuah "hides His face" and refuses to respond, because this puts in question the efficacy of prayer which is the underlying assumption of the Book of Psalms.
Some psalms are called "maskil" (maschil) because in addition they impart wisdom. Most notable of these is Psalm 142 which is sometimes called the "Maskil of Daud (David)", others include Psalm 32 and Psalm 78. The term derives from maskil meaning "enlightened" or "wise".
Some of the titles given to the Psalms have descriptions which suggest their use in worship:
• Some bear the Hebrew description shir (שיר 'song'). Thirteen have this description. It means the flow of speech, as it were, in a straight line or in a regular strain. This description includes secular as well as sacred song.
• Fifty-eight Psalms bear the description mizmor (מזמור), a lyric ode, or a song set to music; a sacred song accompanied with a musical instrument.
• Psalm 145, and many others, has the designation tehillah (תהילה), meaning a song of praise; a song the prominent thought of which is the praise of Yahuah.
• Thirteen psalms are described as maskil ('wise'): 32, 42, 44, 45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88, 89, and 142. Psalm 41:2, although not in the above list, has the description ashrei maskil.
• Six Psalms (16, 56–60) have the title michtam (מכתם, 'gold'). Michtam refers to an item that a person carries with him at all times, hence, these Psalms contain concepts or ideas that are pertinent at every stage and setting throughout life, deemed vital as part of day-to-day spiritual awareness.
• Psalm 7 (along with Habakkuk ch. 3)bears the title shigayon (שיגיון). There are three interpretations:
(a) This term stems from the root shegaga, meaning "mistake"—David committed some sin and is singing in the form of a prayer to redeem himself from it;
(b) shigayon was a type of musical instrument;
(c) A "longing", as for example in the verse in Proverbs 5:19
Thursday, January 17, 2019
History of New Zealand
Sunday, January 13, 2019
3 Kata Mesias
Daniel 9:25
Dan ketahuilah, serta pahamilah bahwa dari saat perkataan itu keluar untuk memulihkan dan untuk membangun kembali Yerusalem, sampai kepada Mesias, Penguasa itu, lamanya adalah tujuh pekan dan enam puluh dua pekan. Jalan itu akan dibangun kembali, juga tembok itu, walaupun di masa kesukaran.
Daniel 9:26
Dan sesudah enam puluh dua pekan, Mesias akan disingkirkan dan tidak ada apa pun lagi pada-Nya. kemudian rakyat dari seorang penguasa, sambil datang menyerbu, mereka memusnahkan kota dan tempat kudus itu. Dan pada akhirnya akan ada air bah, bahkan sampai akhir, akan ada peperangan yang menghancurkan yang telah ditetapkan.
Matius 16:20
Kemudian, Dia memberi perintah kepada para murid-Nya agar mereka tidak mengatakan kepada siapa pun, bahwa Dia adalah YESHUA, Sang Mesias.
How the Apostles of Jesus Christ died ???
Sunday, January 13, 2019
HOW THE APOSTLES OF JESUS CHRIST DIED???
HOW THE APOSTLES OF JESUS CHRIST DIED.???
1. Matthew
Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, Killed by a sword wound.
2. Mark
Died in Alexandria, Egypt, after being dragged by Horses through the streets until he was dead.
3. Luke
Was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous Preaching to the lost.
4. John
Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge Basin of boiling oil during a wave of persecution In Rome. However, he was miraculously delivered From death.
John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison Island of Patmos. He wrote his prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos. The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve As Bishop of Edessa in modern Turkey. He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully
5. Peter
He was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross.
According to church tradition, it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die In the same way that Jesus Christ had died.
6. James
The leader of the church in Jerusalem was thrown over a hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his
enemies beat James to death with a fuller's club.
* This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during the Temptation.
7. James the Son of Zebedee,
was a fisherman by trade when Jesus Called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church, James was beheaded at Jerusalem. The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial. Later, the officer walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and Knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.
8. Bartholomew
Also known as Nathaniel Was a missionary to Asia. He witnessed for our Lord in present-day Turkey. Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.
9. Andrew
Was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece. After being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that, when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: 'I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it.' He continued to preach to his tormentors For two days until he expired.
10. Thomas
Was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the Sub-continent.
11. Jude
Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.
12. Matthias
The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot was stoned and then beheaded.
13. Paul
Was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero at Rome in A.D. 67. Paul endured a lengthy imprisonment, which allowed him to write his many
epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the Roman Empire. These letters, which taught many of the foundational Doctrines of Christianity, form a large portion of the New Testament.
Perhaps this is a reminder to us that our sufferings here are indeed minor compared to the intense persecution and cold cruelty faced by the apostles and disciples during their times For the sake of the Faith. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: But he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Pass on to encourage other Christians
Why Do we feel sleepy in Prayer,
But stay awake through a 3-hour movie?
Why are we so bored when we look at the HOLY BOOK,
But find it easy to read other books?
Why is it so easy to ignore a msg about God,
Yet we forward the nasty ones?
Why are Prayers getting smaller,
But bars and clubs are expanding
Why is it so easy to worship a celebrity,
But very difficult to engage with God?
Think about it, are you going to forward this?
Are you going to ignore it, cause you think you will get laughed at?
When one door closes, God opens two: If God has opened doors for you, send this message to everyone on your contact list.
Make this message your contribution to the gospel of our Lord
Ref. WhatsApp Group- Prophet prayer Team
29 Kata Nazaret
Matius 2:23
Dan setelah tiba, dia tinggal di sebuah kota yang disebut Nazaret, supaya digenapi apa yang difirmankan melalui para nabi, bahwa Dia akan disebut Orang Nazaret.
Matius 4:13
Dan setelah meninggalkan Nazaret, ketika tiba, Dia tinggal di Kapernaum, di tepi danau, di wilayah Zebulon dan Naftali,
Matius 21:11
Dan orang banyak itu berkata, “Dialah YESHUA, nabi dari Nazaret di Galilea.”
Matius 26:71
Dan ketika dia keluar ke pintu gerbang, yang lain melihatnya dan berkata kepada mereka yang ada di sana, “Dia ini juga ada bersama YESHUA orang Nazaret itu!”
Markus 1:9
Dan terjadilah pada hari-hari itu, YESHUA datang dari Nazaret di Galilea dan dibaptis oleh Yohanes di Yordan.
Markus 1:24
sambil berkata, “Ada apakah dengan kami dan Engkau, hai YESHUA orang Nazaret? Apakah Engkau datang untuk membinasakan kami? Aku tahu siapa Engkau, Engkau adalah yang kudus dari Elohim.”
Markus 10:47
Dan ketika mendengar, bahwa Dialah YESHUA orang Nazaret, ia mulai berteriak dan berkata, “YESHUA, Anak Daud, berilah aku kemurahan!”
Markus 14:67
Dan ketika melihat Petrus sedang menghangatkan dirinya, sambil menatap kepadanya, dia berkata, “Engkau juga bersama YESHUA orang Nazaret itu.”
Markus 16:6
Namun, dia berkata kepada mereka, “Jangan keheranan! Kamu mencari YESHUA, orang Nazaret, yang disalibkan itu. Dia telah dibangkitkan; Dia tidak ada di sini. Lihatlah tempat itu, tempat di mana mereka membaringkan Dia!
Lukas 1:26
Dan pada bulan keenam, malaikat Gabriel diutus oleh Elohim ke sebuah kota di Galilea yang bernama Nazaret,
Lukas 2:4
Dan Yusuf pun naik dari Galilea, dari kota Nazaret, ke Yudea, ke kota Daud yang disebut Betlehem, karena dia berasal dari keluarga dan garis keturunan Daud,
Lukas 2:39
Dan ketika mereka telah menyelesaikan segala sesuatu menurut Torah YAHWEH, mereka kembali ke Galilea, ke Nazaret, kota mereka.
Lukas 2:51
Dan Dia, karena tunduk kepada mereka, Dia pergi juga bersama mereka dan tiba di Nazaret. Dan ibu-Nya menyimpan semua firman ini dalam hatinya.
Lukas 4:16
Dan, Dia datang ke Nazaret, tempat Dia telah dibesarkan. Dan pada hari Sabat, sesuai dengan kebiasaan-Nya, Dia masuk ke sinagoga, dan berdiri untuk membaca.
Lukas 4:34
seraya mengatakan, “Hai, YESHUA orang Nazaret, ada apakah dengan kami dan Engkau? Apakah Engkau datang untuk membinasakan kami? Aku tahu siapa Engkau: Yang Kudus dari Elohim.”
Lukas 18:37
Dan, mereka menceritakan kepadanya bahwa YESHUA orang Nazaret itu sedang lewat.
Lukas 24:19
Dan Dia berkata kepada mereka, “Apa itu?” Dan mereka berkata kepada-Nya, “Peristiwa mengenai YESHUA, orang Nazaret itu, yang telah menjadi seorang nabi yang penuh kuasa dalam perbuatan dan perkataan di hadapan Elohim dan seluruh bangsa ini.
Yohanes 1:45
Filipus bertemu Natanael dan berkata kepadanya, “Kami telah bertemu YESHUA anak Yusuf, dari Nazaret, yang telah Musa tuliskan dalam Torah dan Kitab Para Nabi.”
Yohanes 1:46
Dan Natanael berkata kepadanya, “Mungkinkah sesuatu yang baik datang dari Nazaret?” Filipus berkata kepadanya, “Datang dan lihatlah!”
Yohanes 18:5
Mereka menjawab kepada-Nya, “YESHUA orang Nazaret.” YESHUA berkata kepada mereka, “Akulah Dia!” Dan Yudas, yang mengkhianati Dia, juga berdiri bersama mereka.
Yohanes 18:7
Kemudian Dia menanyai mereka lagi, “Kamu mencari siapa?” Dan mereka berkata, “YESHUA orang Nazaret itu.”
Yohanes 19:19
Dan Pilatus pun menuliskan sebuah prasasti serta meletakkannya di atas salib itu. Dan yang tertulis adalah: YESHUA orang Nazaret, raja orang Yahudi.
Kisah Para Rasul 2:22
Hai para pria, hai orang-orang Israel, dengarkanlah perkataan ini: YESHUA Orang Nazaret, seorang dari antara kamu yang telah direstui Elohim, melalui mukjizat-mukjizat dan keajaiban-keajaiban dan tanda-tanda yang telah Elohim lakukan melalui Dia di tengah-tengah kamu, sebagaimana pula yang telah kamu sendiri ketahui,
Kisah Para Rasul 3:6
Namun, Petrus berkata, “Perak dan emas tidak ada padaku, tetapi apa yang aku miliki, inilah yang aku berikan kepadamu. Dalam Nama YESHUA HaMashiakh orang Nazaret itu, bangkit dan berjalanlah!”
Kisah Para Rasul 4:10
maka ketahuilah oleh kamu semua dan oleh seluruh bangsa Israel, bahwa dalam Nama YESHUA HaMashiakh orang Nazaret yang telah kamu salibkan itu, yang telah Elohim bangkitkan dari antara orang mati; karena Dialah orang ini telah berdiri di hadapan kamu semua.
Kisah Para Rasul 6:14
Sebab, kami telah mendengar ketika dia berkata bahwa YESHUA orang Nazaret itu, akan menghancurkan tempat ini dan akan mengubah kebiasaan yang Musa telah menyerahkannya kepada kita.”
Kisah Para Rasul 10:38
Bagaimana Elohim telah mengurapi Dia, YESHUA dari Nazaret, dengan Roh Kudus dan dengan kuasa. Dia yang berjalan berkeliling sambil melakukan kebaikan dan menyembuhkan semua orang yang ditindas oleh si iblis, karena Elohim ada bersama Dia.
Kisah Para Rasul 22:8
Dan aku menjawab: Siapakah Engkau, Tuan? Dan Dia berkata kepadaku: Akulah YESHUA, orang Nazaret, yang sedang engkau aniaya.
Kisah Para Rasul 26:9
Memang karena itu, aku pernah berpikir dalam diriku sendiri untuk melakukan banyak hal yang menentang terhadap Nama YESHUA dari Nazaret,