THE TORAH IS STILL--AND ALWAYS WILL BE GOD'S ETERNAL LAW
There is much controversy and confusion about God's Law in the church today. Most christians like to say, "We are not under the law" without realizing that God still has a set of laws that He expects His people to obey.
In 1 John 3.4 it says: "Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." In fact, 1 John is a great treatsie on the Torah and how it relates to sin.
Yeshua has saved us from the curse of the law. We are saved by grace and His shed blood on the cross. We cannot justify ourselves through obeying the law. Why? Because no man is remotely capable of obeying the law day after day after day. We are born in sin.
God knows this and has provided a way for sinful man to be redeemed from the curse of the law--Jesus Christ--Yeshua Hamashiach--Jesus the Messiah. In that sense we are free from the curse of the law.
The Torah, however, is the law of God and the Universe. It is still the code of conduct that God requires of citizens of His kingdom. If you covet, steal, kill, are jealous and envious, commit adultery, fornicate, etc, etc, you are breaking God's Eternal Torah.
If we as believers in Yeshua are to be the light of the world then how we conduct ourselves each day should reflect that. In the link below I've provided notes from a teaching by Norm Franz of Ascension Ministries which explain the Torah in a simple to understand format. Please take the time to read them.
I've also provide a link to Norm's website which contains all of his excellent teachings on many subjects from a Hebraic perspective.
Notes for Torah 101
Norm's Website:
http://www.ascensionministries.net/
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