Netzari Mashiach Judaism, THE WAY - back to the Tree of Life!
Christianity lost THE WAY back long, long ago. Called Churchianity in this article. It’s like they don’t even understand the Scripture's very basic concepts. Through being deceived, arrogance, and following their traditions of men they are actively engaged in keeping people from gaining access to the tree of life. (Rev 22:14)
How blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they have the right to eat from the Tree of Life and go through the gates into the city!
Sin caused the banishment, our Rabbi, Savior, and Messiah died for those sins, yet Churchianity still refuses to define sin as He does - to transgress Torah (1Jn 3:4)
Everyone who keeps sinning is violating Torah—indeed, sin is violation of Torah.
keeping people as slaves in those sins (Jn 8:34).
Yehoshua answered them, "Yes, indeed! I tell you that everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin.
They absolutely refuse to differentiate between the set-apart/holy and the profane, all the while profaning Elyon/Most High Yehovah in what matters so deeply to Him (Ezekiel 22:26).
“Her priests have done violence to My teaching and they profane My set-apart matters. They have not distinguished between the set-apart and profane, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean. And they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am profaned in their midst.
“All done away”, as they proclaim. "Nailed to the cross", as they preach. Just like the serpent, questioning His eternal WORD “did He really say…?” (Gen 3:1). “For it had been better for them not to have known THE WAY of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn back from the set-apart commandments delivered unto them” 2Pe 2:21.
These three principles occur repeatedly in the Scripture:
GUARD - Shamar - Watch over, give heed to, have charge of
THE WAY - Derek - A road or path, as a set course of life direction
THE WALK - Halakha - To daily travel that path as Rabbi Yehoshua the Messiah exemplified
“Many will follow their debaucheries; and because of them, the true Way will be maligned." 2Pe 2:2.
“THE WAY” is a common term found throughout the Word. The WAY was called a heresy back the time of the Apostles and 1st century believers, as it is today. Rabbi Sha'ul/Paul mentions it here:
"But this I do admit to you: I worship the God of our fathers in accordance with the Way (which they call a sect). I continue to believe everything that accords with the Torah and everything written in the Prophets. Acts 24:14.
Note: (The 1st century Romans considered Netzarim/The Way a sect of Judaism, not Christianity). The Way is not to be confused with modern Rabbinic Judaism or Orthodox Judaism which is a religion that includes unbiblical extra traditions or doctrines and teachings of men. Also not to be confused with or associated with Nazarene Christian religion which includes unbiblical extra traditions or doctrines and teachings of men.
Simply put, THE WAY (derek) back to the tree of life has a guard (shamar) set to block access (Gen 3:24).
So he drove the man out, and he placed at the east of the garden of `Eden the k'ruvim and a flaming sword which turned in every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.
Adam had let his guard (shamar) down (Gen 2:15). The task before all of us is to keep our guard up (Deu 4:2)
In order to obey the mitzvot of Yehovah your God which I am giving you, do not add to what I am saying, and do not subtract from it.
and WALK (halakha) THE WAY (derek) back.
So, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed when I was with you, it is even more important that you obey now (obey what? Torah) when I am away from you: keep working out your deliverance or (salvation) with fear and trembling. Php 2:12.
It’s not a secret nor mystery how that is done, He says it very plainly “Blessed are they THAT KEEP His commandments, that they may HAVE RIGHT to the tree of life, and may ENTER IN through the gates into the city” Rev 22:14. “Blessed are they” for obeying it as it says. Like Messiah says “Blessed rather are those hearing the Word of Elohim and guarding (shamar) over it” Luk 11:28.
“Blessed are the undefiled in THE WAY (derek), who WALK (halakha) in the Torah of Yehovah” Psa 119:1.
The Way is further described as - “perfect, pure, truth, freedom, royal, luminous, righteous, knowledge, protective, spiritual, eternal, life, wisdom, peaceful, discerning, prosperous, set-apart, just, good, warning, rewarder, sweeter than honey, much more precious than fine gold...” Ps 19:7-11. Psalms 119, the longest psalm, goes into even greater detail of Torah perfection.
To those out of the WAY, all those treasured, descriptive terms above are labeled as bondage and legalism by Churchianity today, causing a clean break from the true path (derek) -
"A cohen's lips should safeguard knowledge, and people should seek Torah (instructions) from his mouth, because he is the messenger of Adonai-Tzva'ot.
But you turned away from the path, you caused many to fail in the Torah (instructions), you corrupted the covenant of Levi," says Adonai-Tzva'ot.” Mal 2:7-8.
The gullible masses are fooled, yet His talmidim/disciples aren’t, knowing the narrow way back that few will find (Matt 7:14)
Here is the endurance of the kedoshim/set-apart ones, here are those guarding (Shamar) the commands of Elohim and the belief/emunah of Yehoshua" Rev 14:12.
“He that says he abides in Him MUST himself also walk (halakha), even as He walked” 1Jn 2:6 or be found a liar “He that says, I know Him, and guards (shamar) not his commandments, is a liar, and the Truth is not in him” 1Jn 2:4.
Churchianity will tell you they have a new way and introduce you to their lawless messiah, Jesus Christ. They will say their new way birthed a new Church and Religion at an already ordained feast of Yehovah found in Lev 23:15, “Shavuot/Pentecost”. They make no mention that those in Acts 2 had been celebrating Shavuot for generations. They already had an established assembly, from when Torah was codified to give to Yisrael (Acts 7:38).
“This is he (Moshe) who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the Messenger who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received the living Words to give to us.
We follow our true fathers of the assembly of faith: (Avraham, Yitz'chak, Ya`akov) and all of those listed: Mat 1:1-25.
There is no new assembly or as they say Church, that was birthed. It’s still an ancient path that shows us THE WAY (derek) and the walk (halakha) as Jer 6:16 explains; where the good WAY is found. Netzari Mashiah Judaism continues on that ancient path back to the tree of Life!
Here is what Yehovah says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask about the ancient paths, 'Which one is the good way?' Take it, and you will find rest for your souls. . .
Their is Religion built from the apostate Roman church that claims no part with Israel, no engrafting into this TREE of life (Rom 11:17), though the covenant was made with only with Israel (Jer 31:31). They (the Roman Church and all that follow its doctrines) remain “EXCLUDED from the citizenship of Yisra’ěl and STRANGERS from the covenants of promise, HAVING NO EXPECTATION and WITHOUT Elohim/God in the world” (Eph 2:12) - no covenant, no Torah, nothing whatsoever to be written upon their hearts (Jer 31:33). No definition of sin (1Jn 3:4), no walking as Messiah (1Jn 2:6). Nothing. It’s all fake, it’s all made up inventions of men. Churchianity is a blatant LIE. (Go to your rock concert every Sunday morning)?
If you are in a Sun-day, pig eating, pagan holiday keeping church, ask the Pastor why he is blocking your way back to the tree of life. Perhaps you can show him the error of his way and introduce him to The WAY - back to the Tree of Life.
Imagine our Rabbi Yehoshua Mashiach asking how they could have become so duped and being a part of a strong delusion, why would you have even entertained the (PROHIBITED THOUGHT) after I told you: “DO NOT THINK that I came to dissolve the Torah”, not until heaven and earth pass, with eternal Kingdom standing based solely on Torah obedience (Matt 5:17-19)?
Do and teach, He said. Every Word (Matt 4:4). That’s the True Messiah.
But he answered, "The Tanakh (Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim) says, 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of Yehovah"
TORAH means (instructions). Torah is YHVH/God's halakhah. Jewish law", "the way to behave" or "the way of walking".
By Rabbi HaTzair M. Francisco Arbas