Acts 15:19-21
Tells us that in order to come into any TO Israelite assembly, we must first abstain from four things:
A. Idolatry (which is physical and spiritual)
B. Sexual Immorality (to include wrongful divorce, and/or teaching plural marriage)
C. Strangled (or unclean) meats (as per Leviticus 11)
D. Blood (e.g., German Blood wurst, Morcilla).
In context, Acts 15:19 also implies that the new converts are coming into the assembly to “hear” the whole Torah of Moshe (laws of Moses).
This assembly is a kind of “sanctuary,” or a “safe haven” from the world. Families need some loving place where they can all support each other, and their children can grow up safely, with others of our faith. The only way to do that is to exclude those with harmful spirits, and those who do wrong things.
For that to work, there has to be leadership, and regulations according to Torah.
The Ten Commandments
1. Worship only Yahweh. Nazarene Israel leaders and teachers are encouraged to use the clean names although we are understanding and sympathetic of those who have not come to the full understanding of this yet.
Do not teach any foreign worship materials. Only the Sabbath and festivals prescribed in the Torah are to be taught. Christmas, Easter, Hanukkah, Halloween are not encouraged.
2. No idol worship. No statues, idols, figurines, crosses, virgin Mary, angels etc.
3. Do Not Take His Name in Vain (do not misuse His name). Any pronunciation like “Yahweh, Yahuweh, Yahuwah, or Yehovah” (etc.) is acceptable, so long we are trying to pronounce His name as best we feel convicted. “LORD and God” are not acceptable as substitutes for His name, but we give people time to come to that understanding.
4. Set the Sabbath Apart. The Sabbath is a “miqra qodesh”, or a “set apart gathering.” It is also a rehearsal of prophetic events to come (Colossians 2:16-17).
Yahweh wants us to publicly gather together on His set-apart days. We keep the seventh-day Sabbath, which lasts from the evening ending the 6th day of the week (Fr-day night) to the evening ending the 7th day (S-turday night). We do not judge those who keep other calendars, but we are unable to accommodate them either.
5. Honor Your Father and Mother. Even if our parents are not in the faith, it is still important for us to honor them as best we can. There are many different ways to do this, and we must use wisdom in applying this rule.
6. No Murder. There are many times that Israelite's are commanded to kill, both in war, and at other times. What Yahweh prohibits here is murder (i.e., killing without a cause).
7. No Adultery. Adultery refers to sex outside of wedlock, while married. This is distinct from fornication, which is sex outside of marriage when not married. Adultery is a death penalty offense, because adultery involves breaking a marital covenant vow. Wrongful divorce also qualifies as adultery, because it also breaks a marital covenant vow. Those who put their wives away wrongly are not allowed inside the camp until they repent.
8. No Stealing. Those who steal should be put outside of the congregation. This includes what by the world’s standards would be even “petty” infractions, because he who is not faithful in little is not faithful in much. This also includes stealing from the government, via tax evasion, tax fraud, and/or stealing from Yahweh, by failing to tithe (Malachi 3:8).
9. No False Witness against your Neighbor. This is more than a simple “Do not lie.” We are generally to be honest, but there are times to lie (e.g., when it will save innocent lives). Technically what the 9th commandment prohibits is giving false witness against your neighbor (i.e., against other Israelites) in court.
10. No Coveting. This includes social wealth redistribution schemes, such as “social welfare.” We are not to covet that which Yahweh has given to our neighbors, but are instead to seek Him directly for what we need.
Yeshua
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He would rise the third day from the grave. (Jonah 1:17; 1 Corinthians 15:4; Luke 24:45-46)
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Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth
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He would be a descendent of Abraham (Avraham). (Genesis 12:1-3; 18:18; 22:18; Matthew 1:1-2,17; Galatians 3:8,16)
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He would be from the tribe of Judah (Yehudah) . (Genesis 49:8-10; Hebrews 7:14; Revelation 5:5)
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He would ascend into Heaven. (Psalm 68:18; Acts 1:9; Luke 24:50-51)
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He would sit at the right hand of Elohim. (Psalm 110:1; Hebrews 1:2-3; Ephesians 1:20-21; 1 Peter 3:22)
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He would usher in a Renewed Covenant (Brit Hadashah). (Jeremiah 31:31; Luke 22:20)
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He would be a sure foundation to all who believe. (Isaiah 28: 16; Romans 10:11; 1 Peter 2:4-6)
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What is Torah Observant in Messiah Yeshua?
Being Torah Observant in Messiah is a way of life. We believe in All the Torah, Prophets, Judges, Writings. All 66 books of the Old and Renewed Testament. We try and keep all 613 Mitzvot in the diaspora not having the temple to complete all. We are believers in Yeshua Messiah, who is the Son of Father YHWH Elohim, Creator of the Universe. We Keep all the Torah and are waiting the return of the Messiah to restore his people and his Kingdom.
We keep the Weekly Shabbat on the 7th day of the week. We also observe all feasts by the sighting of the Sliver of the New Moon each month.
The following Feast Days and Moedim (Appointed times):
1. Head of the Year (spring time) to determine the rest of the feast days, (we use the sighted sliver moon)
2. Passover which is the evening of, 14 days later. Must eat all lamb the night in haste, leave none behind. Traditionally there is a Sedar Meal. (Can work on this day, also considered a preparation Day)
3. FEAST DAYS 1 & 2: 1st & 7th Day of Uleavened Bread from the 15th - 21st of the Hebrew month. (1st & 7th are Set Apart Days) No Work.
4. First Fruits (Wave Sheaf Offerin of Barley to YHWH)
5. Counting of the Omer (50 days to Shavuot)
6. FEAST DAY 3: Shavuot (Recieving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai and receiving of the Set Apart Spirit (Ruach) after Yeshua. It always lands on a Sunday. Set Apart Day, No Work.
7. FEAST DAY 4: Yom Teruah (the 1st day of the 7th Month) Also known as Feast of Trumpets, Blow the Shofar, also the day we expect Yeshua to return, although we dont know when exactly.
8. FEAST DAY 5: Yom Ha Kippurim (Day of Affliction) Most do it by Fasting or wearing sack cloth and ashes. Set Apart Day. No Work
9. FEAST DAY 6: Sukkot. We are to dwell in Tents. This time frame is thought that Yeshua is Born. 1st Day is a Set apart Day. No work.
10. FEAST DAY 7: The Last Great Day - The 8th Day. The great Ingathering. Also a Set Apart Day, No work.
Purim & Chanukkah are Civil Days, not appointed times or Feast Days, but some do keep these days.
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Love thy Neighbor as Yourself
Deut 6:4
Hear, O Israel, YAHWEH our
Elohim is YAHWEH echad.
5 And you shall love YAHWEH your
Elohim with all your heart, and with
all your soul, and with all your might.
6 And these Words which I am
commanding you today shall be on
your heart.
7 And you shall diligently teach them
to your sons, and shall speak of them
as you sit in your house, and as you
walk in the way, and as you are lying
down, and as you are rising up.
8 And you shall bind them for a sign
on your hand; and they shall be for
frontlets between your eyes.
9 And you shall write them on the
doorposts of your house, and on your
gates.
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Torah Observant In Messiah FAQ Page
Some of you reading here may just be coming into Torah, these Following FAQ's should help you understand important information about being Torah Observant in Moshiach Yeshua. You should be actively seeking these principles and commandments, always.
Matt 22:
36 Teacher, which is the great
commandment in the Torah?
37 And Yahshua said to him, "You
shall love YAHWEH your Elohim with
all your heart, and with all your soul,
and with all your mind." (Deut. 6:5)
38 This is the first and great
commandment.
39 And the second is like it "You
shall love your neighbor as yourself."
(Lev.19:18)
40 On these two commandments all
the Torah and the Prophets hang.
Lev 19
15 You shall do no unrighteousness
in judgment; you shall not respect the
face of the poor, nor favor the face of
the mighty; but in righteousness you
shall judge your neighbor.
16 You shall not go as a slanderer
among your people; you shall not
stand up against the blood of your
neighbor; I am YAHWEH.
17 You shall not hate your brother in
your heart; you shall certainly reprove
your neighbor, and not allow sin on
him.
18 You shall not take vengeance, nor
bear any grudge against the sons of
your people; but you shall love your
neighbor as yourself; I am YAHWEH.
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The Fathers Name - YHWH
The third commandment tells us “ You shall not take the name of YHWH your Elohim in vain.” In vain means to change, falsify or to make common. Yet almost 7,000 times in the English translations from the original Hebrew Texts, the translators take out the Sacred name of our Creator, YAHWEH, and replace it with either the word “God” or “Lord”. God and Lord are titles not personal names.
Exo 3:15 And Elohim said to Moses again, You shall say this to the sons of Israel, Yahweh, the Elohe of your fathers, the Elohe of Abraham, the Elohe of Isaac, and the Elohe of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is how I should be remembered from generation to generation.
He has many titles and attributes, but only ONE PERSONAL NAME! If you do a word study on the name of Yahweh in the Hebrew scripturesyou will find that only the name Yahweh is the personal family name of our Heavenly Father and is used almost 7,000 times in the Old Testament alone, by far almost 70 percent of every reference made to our Creator is with his personal family name, Yahweh. The next most used name is
Elohim, which again, is not a personal name, but a title, and the rest of the names used, El Shadai (Almighty El), Adonai, Healer, Deliverer, etc, which are fine attributes of our Father, but are also titles, and not personal names. They are only used a handful of times except for Adonai, (title for exulted one) which is used about 408 times, compared to our Father being called Yahweh 7,000 times.
Isa 42:8
I am Yahweh; that is My name; and I will not give My glory to another, nor My praise to engraved images.
1) The original Bible was written in the Hebrew language.
2) From the original Hebrew Scriptures, the personal name of our Creator, Yahweh, has been
taken out almost 7,000 times and replaced with generic titles, and pagan replacements.
3) Names are transliterated NOT translated and stay the same in any language.
4) The name of the Messiah is Yahshua because He will save His people from sin.
5) God or gawd was the personal name of a Babylonian deity and is only used once in Scripture in Isaiah 65:11 naming the Babylonian deity.
7) Yahweh states in the Torah that we shall not pray to the personal name of any other deity but Him, Yahweh.
8) Even many Sabbath covenant believers still pray to a deity called gawd or god and not to Yahweh
even though Scripture clearly states that this is His NAME (Exo 3:15).
Biblical Kosher
Health According to the Scriptures
There is Kashrut Kosher, which is what Orthodox Jews go by. They separate meat from milk, have different set of plates and pans and utensils for cooking with meat or dairy products. They eat prodructs that have the "U" or the "K" symbol. etc.
Biblical Kosher is very much similar except for having separate pots and pans and we do eat dairy and meat together.
Alot of us find it very helpful to have the "U" and the "K" on the labels bc we know it has not been contaminated by unclean animals in manufacturing process. Now just because it has the Kosher symbols on it does not mean it is healhty for you or doesnt have other ingredients many of us would not touch. Always read ingreadient label. For example, they do allow MSG and GMO products to have the Kosher symbol on it. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) are altered and genetically modified seeds that are not Yahweh's design and one of the main sources of digestion problems and diseases in America. Just one main example of this would be wheat. We know in Scripture it has been referenced so many times and the Israelites ate it consistently. In that era, there were many different types of grains. Now we just have one and that one is not the original type of wheat. It has been modified so much that many are intolerrant now to the Gluten in it and that is causing an array of health problems.
Examples of items that are unclean but you would never suspect it to be:
1. Filtered juices unless marked Kosher most likely have been filtered thru pig intestines. It would be best to buy Kosher Juices or unfiltered ones. (check your grape juice)
2. Most breads on the market have amino acids in them from pig, horse or duck hairs, even human hair. We dont know from which source they got it from. So stay away from unkosher breads. Best you make it yourself.
3. Cheeses are notorious for being unclean witht the enzymes coming from unclean sources. Kraft is a mixed bag, they pull it from whats available to them so we could never know which batch is clean or not. Sargento Cheeses are clean sources. You can also make your own cheese from Raw Milk, very easy to do.
4. Marshmallows and jello products have pork geletin in them. Look for Kosher products which use fish geletin or other clean sources.
5. Hot Dogs have pork in them usually, Try looking for kosher all beef and nitrate free products.
Visit your local Kosher Market for Cheeses and Kosher Products.
Costco is carrying many Kosher items these days.
You may also visit Beyond Organics by Jordan Rubin. His cows are raised only on grass and are slaughtered biblicaly, Products are shipped on dry ice. I can personally testify they are amazing products. Top Quality.
There are many examples but these are main ones to consider. You may also visit www.theisraelofgodrc.com to see list of products that are clean and unclean in the market.
Pick up the Book by Paul Nisan on Health According to the Scriptures. He gives a great explanation of a biblical diet and what that looks like.