MY BEING A CHRISTIAN- does it bother you?

MY JOURNEY: I have loved every Pastor that has crossed my path, I respect most.

I have explored the “Hebraic Roots” of Christianity for most of 2018. And I have embraced a lot of the teachings from my learning, using the names YHWH and Yeshua for example. I have: developed an appreciation of the prayer shawl, discovered the significance of a woman covering her head and even participated in the Sedar part of the “Jewish” Passover celebration. I have also seen how modern day Christians can go to the extreme and place themselves under the law.

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GALATIANS 5:22-31 THE VOICE22) it’s recorded in the Scripture that Abraham was the father of two sons. One son was born to a slave woman, Hagar, and the other son was born to a free woman, Abraham’s wife, Sarah. 23) The slave woman’s son was born through only natural means, but the free woman’s son was born through a promise from God. 24) I’m using an allegory. Here’s the picture: these two women stand for two covenants. The first represents the covenant God made on Mount Sinai—this is Hagar, who gives birth to children of slavery. 25) Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and she stands for the Jerusalem we know now. She has lived in slavery along with her children. 26) But there is a Jerusalem we know above. She is free, and she is our mother. 27) Isaiah wrote, Be glad, you who feel sterile and never gave birth! Raise a joyful shout, childless woman, who never went into labor! For the barren woman produces many children, more than the one who has a husband.28) So you see now, brothers and sisters, you are children of the promise like Isaac. 29) The slave’s son, born through only what flesh could conceive, resented and persecuted the one born into the freedom of the Spirit. The slave’s son picked at Isaac, just as you are being picked at now. 30) So what does the Scripture say? “Throw out the slave and her son, for the slave’s son will never have a share of the inheritance coming to the son of the free woman.” 31) So, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman, but sons and daughters of the free.

There is a faith that is based on obedience to laws that cannot be fulfilled (Romans 3:9-20). It is the promises of GOD that guarantees the blessings of GOD. His blessings are found in His promises: “thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). I chose a faith that is based on the promises of GOD, YHWH.

Like many churches that leave the  traditions of denominations I find that Hebraic roots ministries fail to help the believer apply biblical principles to every day living. We are in this world thus we must concern ourselves with the things of this world but not merge our souls into its’ ideologies. Though they do not consider themselves having a list of “thou shall nots” they have a list of “things followers of Yeshua should not be doing”- same song different beat. The assumption is: you will not fellowship / associate with people who do not believe like you do.

I want to enjoy life, and I do; what I do does not stop me from fulfilling my YHWH given purpose. I find it interesting that many leaders of the faith ignore certain facts found in Scripture: Solomon and his many wives, Jesus turning water to wine after the people drank all the wine available the fact that Yeshua told His Disciples there would come a time in which they would need to buy a sword (Luke 22:36). Like many “Christians” I live my life apart from the church folk who also keep their lifestyles separate from the church they attend; except I write about my life.

I always tell you to STUDY YOUR BIBLE, Scripture is filled with personalities and imperfect perfect people. I have learned, am learning, how to be a GOD pleaser which means people will deem me not a Christian. People cannot get me into heaven or keep me out of hell, my being a Christian will be evaluated by my submission to His will for my life.

MATTHEW 25:23His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

                                                                          — written by Marsha L F Randolph

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