YAHSHUA Son of Yahweh

The Faith

Volume 86

10-12, 2022

Number 4

YAHSHUA

Son of Yahweh

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living Elohim. Matthew 16:15 & 16

...See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Yahshua the Messiah is the Son of Elohim. Acts 8:36 & 37

Concerning his Son Yahshua the Messiah, our Master, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; and declared to be the Son of Yahweh with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. Romans 1:3 & 4

For there is one Yahweh, and one mediator between Yahweh and men, the man Messiah Yahshua; 1 Timothy 2:5

Contending for The Faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. Jude 3

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This magazine is published for the sake of truth in honor of our Heavenly Father and His only begotten Son. It upholds the originally inspired Scriptures, teaching to declare all the counsel of The Almighty One. It proclaims the Father's scholarly recognized name, YAHWEH, and the Son's, YAHSHUA, rather than substitutions. It upholds the Ten Commandments, recognizing the name, Yahweh, in the third, and the seventh day Sabbath (not the first day of the week) in the fourth. It stands for baptism (immersion) in the name, Yahshua, the Messiah, according to Acts 2:38 and Matthew 28:19; the ordinance of feet washing and the commemoration of the Messiah's death, at the Passover season; the set times of Unleavened Bread, Weeks (Pentecost), Tabernacles, with all the yearly set apart convocation days of Leviticus 23. It advocates tithing and the observance of Yahweh's laws for our well being including clean foods. It teaches repentance of sin (disobeying Yahweh), and justification by faith in Yahshua, the Messiah, in whom we have redemption through His blood; making right the whole man, physically and spiritually; stressing the importance of the set apart righteous life, and the Power of Yahweh's Spirit of separation teaching the obedient to do His will. It is supported by "called out ones of Yahweh," which is the meaning of "Assembly of Yahweh." It is for those hearing and heeding the call of Revelation 18:4, and is proclaiming to the world that Yahweh reigns, Psalm 96.

Original editor, C.O. Dodd (Deceased)

Our motto: FORWARD WITH THE

ORIGINALLY INSPIRED SCRIPTURES!

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IN THIS ISSUE

Editorial ? Awake O Israel Why Stress Torah Observance? Psalm 23 Wisdom Forgive / Put On Love The Earthen Vessel Why I Do Not Celebrate Xmas Yahshua's Jewels Word of Yahweh Yahweh's 2023 Calendar

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EDITORIAL AWAKE O ISRAEL

Awake thou that sleepest, Ephesians 5:14. How close is the day of Yahweh's vengeance? Isaiah 34:8, Jeremiah 51:6. A day of weeping, Isaiah 22:12. A day of judgement, Matthew 10:15. Darkness and gross darkness, Isaiah 60:2. The sun and moon shall be dark, Joel 2:10. The indignation of Yahweh is upon aIl nations, Isaiah 34:2. Awake out of sleep, Romans 13:11. Awake to righteousness, 1 Corinthians 15:34.

This nation is in the throes of an epidemic and it is not covid. The stores are full of it; it is almost unbelievable as to how much. Some people are anxious and overcome with the preparations for it. If only it were for something that is everlasting, but it is soon over and the clean-up begins. I am sure we all know what the epidemic is without even spelling it out.

There is an idol in this nation, and it is in the form of a white haired and bearded little old man in a red suit. Many a tale has been told regarding him: stories of him and his reindeer traveling through the sky to deliver gifts to children; of him coming down the chimneys no less. All in the name of harmless fun and games? Any student of the Scriptures (the Bible) knows the truth of the matter.

Don't let the promise of Yahshua's return be overshadowed by falsehood. We shall not all sleep, ... be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Master, 1 Corinthians 15:51-58. Don't let the seemingly harmless fun and games attract you, entice you, lure you, or tempt you. There is nothing lasting about this season, it is over quickly, leaving some with a sense of "is that all there is?" and some with monumental debt.

We, who are awake have hope and faith in an everlasting promise; the promise of life everlasting with Yahshua the Messiah. We have accepted the free gift of salvation through Yahweh's only begotten Son, our Savior Yahshua the Messiah. The gift of Elohim is everlasting life through Yahshua the Messiah our Master. There is no greater gift than this. However, we are to repent, believe, be baptized (immersed) and endeavor to live a righteous life until Yahshua's return. 1 Thessalonians 3:13 ? To the end he may establish your hearts unblameable in moral purity before Elohim, even our Father, at the coming of our Master Yahshua the Messiah with all his saints.

Come out of her my people, Revelation 18:4. Choose you this day whom you will serve, Joshua 24:15. Jerusalem, which is above is free, Galatians 4:26. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from Elohim out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband, And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of Elohim is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and Elohim himself shall be with them, and be their Elohim. Revelation 21:1-3. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Revelation 22:14.

Let us be awake and stay awake. Remember, we are in this world but we are not of this world. Ye are of Elohim, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. See 1 John 4:3-10.

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Pastor Samuel A. Graham

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WHY STRESS TORAH OBSERVANCE?

By Dennis E. Green

"You're just preaching bondage to rules and regulations." "The Messiah set us free from the yoke of bondage." "All we need is to love [Yahweh] and obey the teachings of the New Testament."

People often make statements very much like the ones written above when the topic of Torah observance is broached. With a less than adequate understanding of the nature and purpose of Torah it is easy to arrive at similar conclusions. Depending upon the context in which the above statements are made, they could all be very accurate or far from the truth.

As a Messianic believer, one must be sure to have a proper understanding of the role Yahweh's Torah is to have in your life. With this proper understanding of our Father's instructions, we will find peace and security in a lifestyle of yielded obedience. Likewise, if a believer has an improper balance in their doctrinal stance with regards to grace, Torah observance will inevitably lead to a life of struggle as one sees their own inadequacy to uphold an extensive list of do's and don'ts.

Wasn't the law given in the Old Testament, abolished under the New? "Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. For truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one iota or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. Whoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 5:17-19). See also, Luke 16:17; Rom. 2; 6; 7; 1 Tim. 1:8; 1 Jn. 1: 8; 2 Tim. 3:16. The Law was given to mankind for several reasons. Some are expounded upon at great length while others are less obvious but no less important. Since Adam, all of mankind has had to walk within specific guidelines which were laid down by a caring Father. Without these "rules" and "regulations" man would be free to pursue any and every hellish perversion that entered his mind. Without "Law", Yahweh would be unable to convict and condemn sin for without the Law there is no sin. As One who is pure, our Elohim by His very nature requires and demands purity in the lives of those who have been created in His very image. The guidelines or "Law" which were set forth not only brought light into the darkness of fallen man, but they also brought death in that this newly awakened man was now accountable for his actions (Rom. 7:12, 13). He now had a line which he was not to cross. This Law which now showed the way of righteous living also became that weight under which man was to struggle in an effort to please his maker. Without the power of Yahweh's Spirit giving the inward desire and ability to obey His commands, the Law can quickly be seen as a mountain to be climbed while suffering with broken legs. This is not to say that the Law or loving instructions of our Father are hard beyond measure or that they had to be grievous. Often it is our perception of the command that makes it a blessing or a burden. David eloquently put his heartfelt love for these instructions to music (Ps. 119). Even a cursory overview of the Psalms will reveal that the Law was a delight to one whose heart yearned after intimate fellowship with the Father. (See also Romans 7:12, 22).

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Torah was not given for a righteous one but for the unholy and profane (1 Tim. 1:9). Torah was not revealed to Adam to the extent in which it was later revealed to Moshe (Moses). The reason is simple, a man doesn't need a command not to do something when that thing is not in his power to attain in the first place. When Adam and Eve lived in a state of purity, free from the inclination to steal, lie, murder, etc., they did not need to be told, "You shall not steal, lie, murder, etc." The one prohibition laid down, "You shall not eat from the tree...", should not have been a burden to uphold, but through that one commandment, their weakness was revealed. Through disobedience to that one commandment they were convicted as sinners. One must realize that even though Adam was not given many of the later prohibitions revealed to his descendants, the morality upon which those later commandments were based was simply the very nature and character of the Heavenly Father. Yahweh's Torah, as expressed in the Pentateuch, is ultimately an owner's manual written by our creator by which we find the proper and expected way to live out our lives for the Father's good pleasure.

Torah brings to light our inability to live up to Yahweh's standard of righteousness. The Law makes us ever sure that we need something outside of our own strength and wisdom to be accepted as righteous by [Yahweh]. In the Epistle to the Galatians we are shown that Torah, as a schoolmaster, was to lead man to the Messiah (Gal. 3:24). While striving to be made perfect through obedience to Torah we see that we often fail. The penalty of this failure is death. Woe unto me if I fail to cleave to the Messiah for redemption and His imputed righteousness, for without His atoning work, I would never be free from the cycle of temptation, struggle, failure, sin and death. It is only through faith in the atoning work of the Messiah Yahshua that I live in the freedom to obey His commandments with heartfelt gratitude. His Torah is for our good and it is with great desire that I now seek to obey its instructions because they show me how to perfectly walk in this perverse generation without offending my Elohim or my fellow man. We were never set free from the requirement of obedience to our Father. His Spirit within us now gives the strength, joy and peace we need as we walk as He would have us to walk and though we may fail, we are assured of His mercy and grace to guide and lead us without condemnation.

The scriptural arguments so often used to deny the authority of Yahweh's loving instructions in our lives are most often out of context with the unbroken flow of biblical thought. Sha'ul (Paul) fought constantly against those who would belittle the fact that we can only be justified by faith. He consistently made statements which reaffirmed the fact that no flesh shall be justified by the works of the law (Rom. 3:20; Acts 13:39). This fact needed to be stressed to a people who felt that it was their own righteousness, earned through Torah observance, that would save them. Abram was justified before the Law was completely revealed. It was for his faith in, and loving respect for Yahweh that he was accounted as righteous. Being righteous through faith in Yahweh in no way exempted him from the requirement of obedience to the laws of Yahweh. One in no way negates the other.

It's all about love, right? The central purpose of Yahweh's instructions can be summed up in the following. "All things therefore whatever you would have men should do to you, even so do you also to them: for this is the Torah and the prophets" (Matt. 7:12). "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? And he said to him, You shall love Yahweh your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second like unto it is this, You shall

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