Blogg Entry Number One

It is amazing to me how far we've strayed. I suppose it has been two thousand years and so some change was inevitable.

It is my strong belief that the path of the Christian Church and her Theology is dangerously wrong-headed. Granted, I stand in a long line of others with that claim. The first one that most people think of is Martin Luther.

All of the theology of his time, said that being a physical member in the Catholic Church established one's salvation or inclusion in G-D's Israel. But Luther changed that. Of course, that was almost all that he changed. He still kept most of their doctrine and theology.

In my thinking, if you consider what Martin Luther and all of the reformers after him were trying to do, it was ultimately about getting us back to what is really true "Christianity". And that means doing our best to get back to the "Christianity" of Jesus.

And the best way to know who Jesus was is by studying the Apostolic Writings (New Testament).

Of course, Y'shua (Jesus) would not have considered himself a Christian at all, but rather a part of Judaism. And that is problematic for Christians. To say that Christianity is really or should really be a part of Judaism stirs up hornet nests in both camps - Jewish and Christian.

Most Jews, I think, would say that Jesus was a decent teacher who fell along the lines of Hillel but they can't believe that He could be the Messiah of Israel. And most Christians would say that while Judaism is a great "study", Christ did away with the Law for righteousness and so he, in effect, did away with Judaism as a religion.

This is the problem (generally speaking): To the Jewish folks out there, if Jesus is who the traditional Christian Church has said he is, He cannot be the Messiah. Why? Because the Messiah will not do away with the Law of G-D, but rather will do it correctly so as to establish it. He will reign His kingdom by that Law.

Now, I have stated that I believe the Y'shua is the Messiah of G-D. I have also stated that I believe that in HIS name is salvation - literally. Where I differ with the current and most of the past theology is that I believe that I should align my life with Torah or the Law of G-D.

I do not subscribe to theology which proposes that the Messiah of G-D, Y'shua, encouraged His followers to break the Law. He believed in the weights of the Law. He believed that compassion and mercy were weighter when up against submission to strict observance - but that does not mean He made the Law of no use. It is the sanctifying word. Jesus is not the man of Lawlessness. Even though, the traditional church has painted Him as such.

But, the above is only foundational. It is not my desire to use this blog for the purpose of this debate. My real desire is to make comments about the Bible Study I am involved in.

The Bible Study is called Bible Study Fellowship, International. While I don't agree with some of their theology, I highly recommend the study! Especially, since I'll be addressing the theology of the study in light of my premise that Christianity should actually be a sect of Judaism.

Well, thats all for now.