BrTom - Almighty Father in Heaven, we come before you in Yahushua's name, praising you and blessing your Holy name. We ask you to forgive our sin and our uncleanness and hear our prayer.
BrTom - Father we wish you good Sabbath! M
BrTom - May you be well pleased with your children today.
BrTom - May your will be done throughout the earth.
BrTom - Please be with us in this gathering..
BrTom - bless the understanding of each one here.
BrTom - Bless the speaker with your words and thoughts
BrTom - let his heart be like yours as he gives us the message.
BrTom - Father, we praise you that we can gather like this. Thank you so much!
BrTom - Be with all those who are to travel to the Feast of Tabernacles.
BrTom - Set your angels about them for protection as they travel.
BrTom - Thank you for all your blessings.
BrTom - In Yahushua's name,
BrTom - HalleluYAH ! ! !
I would like to preface this by saying tonite's message will be somewhat deep.
It is important to be able to concentrate on the scriptures. May Yahweh help us all!
Much is written of Paul's writings saying that we cannot be saved by the 'works of the law'.
Much has been said about the doctrine in the writings of Paul concerning our salvation and works.
One cannot be saved by their works, but can one be saved apart from works?
This is the subject I wish to address this evening
Scripture makes it very clear that we are not saved by doing the works of the law:
Romans 9:30 - What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
Romans 9:31 - But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Romans 9:32 - Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;Here is the key
The Israelites were given the law of Yahweh. The law taught the Israelites (and all who joined themselves to Yahweh) the difference between righteousness and sin
The law, without exception has ALWAYS taught, continues to teach and will always teach men what sin is
1John 3:4 - Whoever commits sin trangresses also the law, for sin is the transgression of the law.
Romans 9:32 - Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
Romans 9:33 - As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.They stumbled at the stumbling stone..Yahushua the Messiah.
It is very clear that THIS is why they did not "Attain righteousness".
We must attain our righteousness from Yahweh through Yahushua the Messiah
continuing in romans..
Romans 10:1 - Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to YAHWEH for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Romans 10:2 - For I bear them record that they have a zeal of YAHWEH, but not according to knowledge.
Romans 10:3 - For they being ignorant of YAHWEH's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of YAHWEH.This was the whole key to the rejection of Yahushua the Messiah. They did not submit to the 'Righteousness of Yahweh".
There is a certain "righteousness" that was predicted in the law and the prophets that was to be given unto men..
However, it is written in the law and prophets that this righteousness was not going to come from the law.
This righteousness was going to come from Yahweh Himself:
Jeremiah 23:5 - Behold, the days come, saith YAHWEH, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Jeremiah 23:6 - In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, YAHWEH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.Note in the above scripture that the coming Messiah has the name "Yahweh our Righteousness"
Isaiah 45:23 - I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Isaiah 45:24 - Surely, shall one say, in YAHWEH have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.One day, "every tongue" will say that only "in Yahweh can we have righteousness and strength"
This is through the coming Messiah, Yahushua our Master
It is because Yahushua died for our sins and paid the penalty for our sins that we can have eternal life.
Why can we have eternal life?
Because when we accept Him, it is not our righteousness that Yahweh sees..but the righteousness of Yahushua the Messiah covering us.
Galatians 2:20 - "I have been impaled with the Messiah; it is no longer I who live, but the Messiah lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of YAHWEH, who loved me and gave Himself for me.We must have this righteousness of Yahweh in us, in order to have true Atonement
This is why there is only ONE way to the Father
John 14:6 - Yahushua saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.Because only through the Messiah can we attain righteousness
This is why He will be called "Yahweh our Righteousness" or in Hebrew.. Yahweh Tzidkenu
So let's remember this Day of Atonement from whom we get Righteousness!
Note that if Yahushua is living in us, then He will be keeping all the commandments that He kept while on earth "IN US".
In this... Yahweh has become our righteousness in Yahushua the Messiah.
Because it was the power of Yahweh that even gave Yahushua the strength to overcome and be without sin
He Himself declared that there is only one good
Thus even all His goodness came from the Father
We should also (like Him) recognize this
With this in mind, let's read the next verse in Romans 10..
Romans 10:1 - Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to YAHWEH for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Romans 10:2 - For I bear them record that they have a zeal of YAHWEH, but not according to knowledge.
Romans 10:3 - For they being ignorant of YAHWEH's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of YAHWEH.
Romans 10:4 - For the Messiah is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.The fact is that Yahweh's law doesn't make anyone righteous, it only shows/reveals to all their sin because we did not keep this law
Yahushua is the end of the law "FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS"!
The law cannot make us righteous
It can only show us what righteousness is
Thus, we need the righteousness of Yahweh through Yahushua the Messiah to be justified in His sight.
Yahushua can not only show us righteousness..through His example
But He can make us righteous!
Thus, the Messiah is the end of the law "FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS".
We need the Righteousness of Yahweh..through Yahshua the Messiah in order for us to appear righteous unto Yahweh
To review, the whole mistake of Israel was that they did not seek the law of Yahweh in faith. Instead they tried to attain righteousness by their own power.
Romans 10:3 - For they being ignorant of YAHWEH's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of YAHWEH.May we all submit ourselves to the righteousness of Yahweh!
Romans 10:4 - For the Messiah is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Romans 10:5 - For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them."The man who does them shall live by them."
Live by what? Live by His law, His commandments
The law itself reveals righteousness
But who has done them?
Only ONE
And you aren't that one
Yahushua is that ONE
Therefore He LIVES!
We shall 'live' by them...if we do them
When this scripture speaks of "living" in this context, does it mean eternal life?
Consider the words of Yahushua:
Luke 10:25 - And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 10:26 - He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Luke 10:27 - And he answering said, Thou shalt love YAHWEH thy Elohim with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Luke 10:28 - And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.Do this and thou shalt "Live"
Meaning you will inherit eternal life
Because the original question was "What shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
So let's read this quote again..this time in Leviticus:
Leviticus 18:5 - Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am YAHWEH.Yes, righteousness could come by the law if one had done them
But nobody on judgement day is going to be able to come to Yahweh and say "Look, I'm righteous..see this law I kept?"
No man has ever kept it perfectly from birth until death except Yahushua the Messiah. This is why we need Him so!
We need His Righteousness IN US if we ever want to live eternally
Romans 10:6 - But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring the Messiah down from above:)
Romans 10:7 - Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up the Messiah again from the dead.)
Romans 10:8 - But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;"The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart", Paul is quoting from the Torah here
Believe it or not, the law was to be in the heart of Israel even in the "Old covenant"
Deuteronomy 30:11 - For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
Deuteronomy 30:12 - It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
Deuteronomy 30:13 - Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
Deuteronomy 30:14 - But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.Yes, and we know that Yahushua the Messiah is the WORD
The Word is IN US. Even in our heart!! We must accept Yahushua, the WORD into our heart!
Then the WORD which IS Righteous, will dwell in us
Romans 10:9 - That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Master Yahushua, and shalt believe in thine heart that Elohim hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.The common notion that all we have to do is "believe and confess" to be saved is true..
But we must understand completely what is meant by this scripture by moving on to the next verse..
Romans 10:10 - For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.A TRUE belief will believe "unto righteousness".
The True Belief will say "The Word, the Messiah and His righteousness is in me!"
If this is true then You will be have righteousness like Yahushua was righteous.
So then, can we forget about walking in righteousness and just trust the Messiah to make us righteous?
Should we live a life of sin anyway, since the righteousness of Yahweh is in us?
Surely not
For that is why Yahushua had to come in the first place
Because we did sin
Why should we who died to sin, continue to live in it?
We must repent
Acts 2:38 - Then Kepha said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Yahushua the Messiah for the forgiveness of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.That is part of salvation, the heart of repentance
And the Spirit of Yahweh does not lead us to disobey Yahweh's torah/law
John 14:26 - But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.Notice that the Holy Spirit comes in Yahushua's name
Remember that, if we believe, we must "believe unto righteousness".
And His Spirit, His word, Yahshua's righteousness will come into our hearts and manifest itself.
Yahweh predicted:
Ezekiel 36:27 - And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.His Spirit is supposed to cause us to walk in His statutes
If we refuse to keep the commandments that Yahushua kept, where is the evidence that He dwells in us?
How can we say that we truly know who He is?
1John 2:4 - He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1John 2:5 - But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of YAHWEH is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.Ahh, by this we know that we are in Yahushua, and He in us
1John 2:6 - He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.So if His righteousness is in us, we will be keeping His commandments
Isn't it an awesome thing how His word all ties in together! HalleluYah!
Again I say, works will save nobody (we must rely on Yahushua's works to be forgiven for our law-breaking) but without the good works.. how can one say they have Yahushua abiding in him?
The truth is, they cannot
John 15:4 - Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
John 15:5 - I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.No other way to the Father, but by the Son
John 15:6 - If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
John 15:7 - If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
John 15:8 - Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
John 15:9 - As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
John 15:10 - If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.So we must walk as He walked
1John 2:6 - He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.Paul also taught that righteous works are necessary
For an example..
1Corinthians 6:9 - Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of YAHWEH? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1Corinthians 6:10 - Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of YAHWEH.Be not deceived!
Paul never taught against righteousness at all
I say again, there is no commandment keeping that we can do to make up for the times that we DID break His commmandments
However, unless we 'repent' from our sins and do works worthy of repentance, we cannot be saved because we have failed to abide in the Vine!
He who does not " is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned."
And there is no evidence of Yahshua in us at all!
Is it possible to be saved apart from works?
Psalms 15:1 - YAHWEH, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
Psalms 15:2 - He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Psalms 15:3 - He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.Is Yahushua at all concerned about our works?
Here Yahushua was speaking of certain assemblies:
Revelation 2:2 - "I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars;That was to the assembly in Ephesus
To Smyrna He said:
Revelation 2:9 - "I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.To Pergamos He said:
Revelation 2:13 - "I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne [is]. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.To Thyratira He said:
Revelation 2:19 - "I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first.To Sardis He wrote:
Revelation 3:1 - "And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write, `These things says He who has the seven Spirits of YAHWEH and the seven stars: "I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.To Philadelphia He said:
Revelation 3:8 - "I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.And to Laodicea He said:
Revelation 3:15 - "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.Hmm..
"I know your works", "I know your works", "I know your works", "I know your works", "I know your works", "I know your works", "I know your works".
Was he not concerned with their works? It was his first words to each
Was He not concerned that His righteousness MUST dwell in them, lest He spew them out of His mouth? (Seperate them from HIS Body)
Revelation 3:16 - "So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.Do we want to be seperated from His body?
Revelation 22:12 - "And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.
Revelation 22:13 - "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."
Revelation 22:14 - Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.Yes, it is abundantly clear that we must keep His commandments. It is abundantly clear that we must have HIS WORKS abiding in us!
Else we aren't really the "Body of Yahshua" because when Yahshua walked this earth HE walked in righteousness, perfectly.
As John said:
1John 2:6 - He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.How did Yahushua walk?
Did He break the Sabbath?
Did He keep the Winter Solstice/Christmas holiday?
Did He observe things like the coming Halloween?
Did He eat unclean animals?
Did He ignore Yahweh's feast days?
Did He ever break any commandment found in Yahweh's law?
The absolute truth is "NO".
If He did, He could not be righteous! But we KNOW He was and is
To those who ARE doing these things, I ask:
If Yahushua is "IN YOU", if HIS Righteousness is "IN YOU" and His Word is "IN YOU", and His SPIRIT is "IN YOU"...causing you to "walk in His statutes" to quote Ezekiel, then why are YOU doing these things?
You want to walk as Yahshua walked? How did Yahushua walk? He kept the Sabbath! He refrained from idolatrous holidays! He did not eat unclean animals! He kept Yahweh's feast days! He never broke any commandment found in Yahweh's law!
Therefore...
If Yahushua is "IN YOU", if HIS Righteousness is "IN YOU" and His Word is "IN YOU", and His SPIRIT is "IN YOU"...causing you to "walk in His statutes" to quote Ezekiel, then it is is necessary that WE ALL do these things, just as He did while on earth.
We must "Walk as He walked" if we truly want His righteousness, His word, His Spirit dwelling in us.
Brethren, it is time..To seek Yahweh's righteousness!
Matthew 6:33 - But seek ye first the kingdom of YAHWEH, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Psalms 119:126 - It is time for thee, YAHWEH, to work: for they have made void thy law.
Matthew 5:6 - Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.Let His life and His word feed you all the days of your life
Let Him show you what righteousness is.
He was meek, humble, He laid down His life for us, He did all things in the Torah, weightier and less weighty
Today, the true meaning of righteousness has been confused and muddied
One day, it is prophesied that it will be made clear again
Malachi 3:16 - Then they that feared YAHWEH spake often one to another: and YAHWEH hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared YAHWEH, and that thought upon his name.A book of remembrance
Therefore, let us speak often one to another and meditate on His name
For there are great promises for us:
Malachi 3:17 - And they shall be mine, saith YAHWEH of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
Malachi 3:18 - Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth Elohim and him that serveth him not.HalleluYah, once again it will be made clear once again how to discern between the righteous and the wicked.
It is by His law and by His commandments and His righteousness in us!
Keeping them is evidence of Him in us
Therefore my brothers..
Lets speak often to one another, lets dwell together even more as we see the final day approaching, lets meditate on His name..
letting Yahushua's righteousness in us shine forth..
...revealing the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who truly serves Yahweh by 'believing unto righteousness',
and one who does not serve Him at all.
May Yahweh bless you all!
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