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31 Then you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good; and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight, for your iniquities and your abominations. 32 Not for your sake do I do this," says YHWH Elohim, "let it be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel!” More than just knowing Torah, we need to live Torah. We need to develop YHWH’s heart. We need to put aside our own selfish lusts and desires, so we can put others first. Without this, there is no Torah. Help us to know our sins, Father. And then please help us repent of them, that we might be conformed to the image of Your Son. Please help us to have Your heart, that we may serve You all our days. In Yeshua’s name, amein. About Forgiveness Our religion is also a spiritual path. In addition to the physical rites and rituals YHWH tells us to perform, He also wants us to refine ourselves spiritually. One of the ways He wants us to purify ourselves is by learning to forgive all those who have ever done us any wrong. Mattityahu (Matthew) 6:14-15 14 "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Forgiveness is extremely difficult for humans, perhaps even impossible in our flesh. Forgiveness takes real humility, which is the realization of how flawed we truly are. Without realizing how imperfect we are it is not really possible to forgive our neighbor, for we end up judging his faults, and overlooking our own. 191 192 Luqa (Luke) 6:37-38 37 "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."
As our fathers say, one of the hardest things about any business is minding our own. Since the natural use of the eye is to look outward, and to spot flaws in others, we have a difficult time learning to refocus our critical eyes on ourselves. If we want mercy and graciousness shown to us in the judgment, we have to extend this same kind of mercy and graciousness to others here and now. Yaakov (James) 2:12-13 12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. While Yeshua tells us that there are times for righteous judgment (e.g., John 7:24), mercy generally triumphs over judgment because we humans are not always capable of the same impartiality YHWH has, in that we are not detached. When caught up in disputes with our brothers, our natural human tendency is to ignore our own flaws and failings, and focus harshly on theirs. Mattityahu (Matthew) 7:3-5 3 “And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; but look, a plank is in your own eye! 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.” 193 When we have been hurt, our natural tendency is to want to strike back in vengeance. While it can be exceedingly difficult, we must not take revenge on our brethren in the heat of the moment. 194 Romim (Romans) 12:18-21 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says YHWH. 20 Therefore: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. While there are times for the nation of Israel to fight against its mortal enemies, whenever a fellow Israelite wrongs us, we must remember that YHWH reserves vengeance unto Himself. Devarim (Deuteronomy) 32:35 35 Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon them.' Because YHWH’s Spirit dwells in us, whenever anyone does evil to us, they are essentially doing it to Him; and since He controls the universe, they must repent, or someday their foot will slip. And yet we are to pray for them, that they may repent and be forgiven.
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Covenant Relationships Loving YHWH
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Preface Shalom Nazarene, Readers so
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Imagine Yourself a Prince Imagine t
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Think about it: In any kingdom, the
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handpicking your bride(s). Which of
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more or less than this, but the poi
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on Him, but who do not use their sa
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How much time do you spend doing th
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The world teaches that humans are b
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27 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharise
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3 and said, "Assuredly, I say to yo
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later that YHWH would give the Stil
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But in addition to using our intell
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Genesis 6:17 17 And behold, I Mysel
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10 For everyone who asks receives,
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gender roles here on earth. But wha
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Yahweh has a great sense of poetic
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While the church fathers tell us th
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way of her children”) if they con
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16 And he would gladly have filled
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marriage, in order to serve YHWH an
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However, this is confusing, for whi
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Page 57 and 58: Scholars differ as to whether Shaul
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Page 79 and 80: Since Yahweh would not contradict H
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Page 87 and 88: Marriage is not established by just
Page 89 and 90: The Christian West has a concept of
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Page 93 and 94: Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 58:6 6 "Is this
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