We have covered a lot of ground already, and we are only a
halfway through the book! Now we are going to sink our teeth into deep “meat”
of His Word and Spiritually mature doctrines. The Law was given to identify
sin, define Righteousness, and to develop Spiritually mature sons . The Law is
the foundation of Righteous Judgment.
We are all called to be trained (in this life)
as Righteous Judges (in the next). I say “trained”, because no one is
immediately appointed to the role. Trained is the ‘key’ word… and that training
takes a lifetime. Few ever reach that point of maturity, where they are
appointed by Yahuah as a judge over His Law! Just because we have read the
letter of The Law, that does not mean we are ready, called, or trained to go
about judging others by it!
What is missing today is a clear understanding of judgment.
Let us address the qualifications and qualities of a Righteous Judge vs.
Unrighteous or untrained judge. This is a very important topic because we need
to understand and address the division and contention that is caused by unqualified
immature judges in the assembly. The ‘unrighteous judge’ and the
‘untrained immature judge’ are those not appointed by Yahuah as a judge over
His Law. These are the ones who judge by the letter, not the intent of the
heart. These are the ones who troll Facebook, looking at others photos to pick
them apart by the letter of The Law, then bring others under condemnation. They
elevate themselves (self-appointed) over everyone else, and judge by the
letter of The Law with the intent to discredit, condemn, and put others down. Most
of the time they do this in their immaturity, so they are seen as more
Righteous. In doing so, these immature ‘children in the faith’ become not a
doer of The Law but a Judge over The Law… a very dangerous role to play. Below
is James 4:11 with my comments inserted to shed light on this Scripture in
context.
James 4:11
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers (by using your own personal standards or the letter of The
Law without understanding Intent). The one who speaks against a
brother or (unrighteously) judges his
brother, speaks evil against The Law (because The
Law is Spiritually appraised by Intent, not the letter) and judges
The Law (unfairly). But if you judge The
Law (by the letter, not Intent), you are
not a (Righteous seeking) doer of The
Law but a (untrained) judge (addicted to the milk of the word which is the letter of The
Law).
Actually, very few people are ever found mature enough in
“Intent” and appointed a “judge” by Yahuah. Yahusha addressed the truth that we
are to judge, but taking that responsibility has pitfalls. Being a Righteous
Judge is reserved for most mature in their walk with Yahuah.
Maturity in the Kingdom is no different than it is in
general. Time produces maturity. There is no bypassing that
reality. That is why achieving the position of Elder is set at 50 years old,
teacher at 30. And that was in a society in Israel where intense study of
Scripture was mandated from birth! Toda`y both of those age requirements would
probably double to be as qualified as they were back in Bible days. We simply
do not eat, drink, and breath Scripture like they did then.
I want to be clear because we are taught the false doctrine
that “thou shalt not judge”. This is a sound bite doctrine taken from Yahusha’s
own words in Matthew Chapter 7. Let us look closer at this Scripture in
context.
We are in fact taught by Yahusha, that we are to judge by
The Spiritual Intent of the Torah alone (true Righteousness) so that our
judgment will stand. Below is the Scripture in context with my comments:
Matthew 7
1 “Judge not (self-righteously),
that you be not judged (by others self-righteousness).
2 For with what judgment you judge (it
doesn’t say not to judge this is a warning), you will be judged; and
with the measure you use (letter or Intent),
it will be measured back to you (this is saying to
judge fairly and just by The Law of Yahuah alone based on Spiritual Intent, not
the letter). 3 And why do you look at the speck in your
brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye (first judge your own life by The Law)? 4 Or
how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and
look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove
the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly (keep The Law to develop “eyes to see” Spiritual Intent)
to remove the speck from your brother’s eye (Yahusha
is warning us that most people who judge are hypocrites, and not qualified to
judge The Law of Yahuah by intent. Most are untrained in Spiritual Intent.
Now, Yahusha restates what he just said in a parable
physical to Spiritual parallel 6 “Do not give what is Holy to
the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their
feet, and turn and again and render you.”
What Yahusha is saying (using
metaphors to veil the Kingdom as always) is this:
“Judge
not self-righteously, that you not be unrighteously judged in return. Evaluate
your own life in context of The Law and study it from the standpoint of intent,
before you are qualified to judge your brother. Properly
judge between that which is “Holy” and “dogs”, “pearls” and “swine” defined in
The Law of Yahuah through intent… if you don’t judge properly by the Righteous
Intent of His Law, your poor self-righteous ‘by the letter’ judgment will not
stand (be trampled under their feet) and your self-righteous judgment will be
turned against you and Yahuah will heap your unrighteousness back onto your
head and judge YOU in return by the letter i.e. the same measure you used to
judge others.”
What is extremely important about what Yahusha said, is
that he warned us not to judge at all if we have a “plank” in our own eye. That
“plank” in everyone’s eye is the lack of understanding the “Righteous intent”
behind the letter of The Law.
He is speaking of those unqualified Spiritually immature
children of Yahuah who have yet matured in their Spirit. The Apostle Sha’ul
addresses this same thing below:
Galatians 6
– Complete Jewish Bible
1 Brothers, suppose someone is caught doing something
wrong (breaking the letter of The Law).
You who have the Spirit (of The Law … those qualified to judge Intent) should set him
right, but in a Spirit of humility, keeping an eye on yourselves so that you
won’t be tempted too (because if we misjudge, the
same standard we use will be used against us). 2 Bear
one another’s burdens (do not disguise condemnation
as judgment) — in this way you will be fulfilling the Torah’s
true meaning, which the Messiah upholds. 3 For if anyone thinks
he is something (like a judge) when he
is really nothing (but a Spiritually immature child
a slave to the letter of The Law), is fooling himself. 4 So
let each of you scrutinize his own actions (in
light of Spiritual Intent and not appoint ourselves judges). Then if
you do find something to boast about (that you have
matured in your understanding of Intent over the letter), at least
the boasting will be based on what you have actually done (achieved maturity and Liberty) and not merely on
a judgment that you are better than someone else (by
pointing out their sin based on the letter of The Law. That is what the Spiritually immature do, they judge
everyone by the letter to make themselves appear more Righteous); 5 for
each person will carry his own load (maturity and
Liberty and growth is personal between each believer and our Father).
6 But whoever (the immature child
who is learning Spiritual maturity by keeping the letter of The Law)
is being instructed in the Word (by the more mature
appointed elders and anointed teachers) should share all the good
things he has with his instructor (not go about
judging his instructor for the instructor’s Liberty). 7 Don’t
delude yourselves (that you are qualified to judge
just because you are now keeping the letter of The Law): no one
makes a fool of Yahuah (judges are appointed by
Yahuah)! A person reaps what he sows (if
you judge by the letter you will be judged by the letter). 8 Those
who keep sowing in the field of their old nature (a
slave to the letter of The Law), in order to meet its (The Laws) demands, will eventually reap ruin (because The Law is Spiritually discerned 1 Corinthians 2:14); but those who keep
sowing in the field of the Spirit (seek the
Spiritual Intent of The Law through Obedience to the letter) will
reap from the Spirit Everlasting life (because The
Law is designed to produce Spiritually perfection through Intent). 9 So
let us not grow weary of doing what is good (keeping
the letter of The Law); for if we don’t give up (and seek the meaning or Intent of The Law), we
will in due time reap the harvest (the harvest he
is speaking of here is Spiritual maturity and Liberty. It takes many years of
Obedience to the letter of The Law to develop Spiritual maturity). 10 Therefore,
as the opportunity arises, let us (who are
Spiritually immature) do what is good to everyone (not going about judging everyone by the letter),
and especially to the family of those who are trustingly Faithful (we should instead of setting about to judge everyone we
should be out feeding the poor and taking care of the widows and orphans. That…
the Spiritually immature CAN do… because they are not yet qualified to work as
Righteous Judges or Anointed as Teachers. Those are appointed positions by
Yahuah and takes many years to achieve.)
So what Sha’ul is talking about in
Galatians 6, is unqualified judges and how they should remain silent and not
assume the role of a judge. Instead, continue on in the letter of The Law in
Obedience until they reap the harvest of that Obedience, which is maturity
in the Spirit. Sha’ul talks about this again in 1 Corinthians 2:
1 Corinthians 2
13 which things we also speak, not in words taught by
human wisdom (the letter of The Law),
but in those taught by the Spirit (of Holiness
which teaches us the Intent of the heart behind these words),
combining Spiritual thoughts (our Intent)
with Spiritual words (Yahuah’s Intent behind the
letter). 14 But a natural man (again
speaking of the Spiritually immature addicted to milk or the letter of The Law)
does not accept the things of the Spirit of Yahuah (for
they are still infants in maturity), for they (the Spiritually discerned Intent of the letter of The Law)
are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are
Spiritually appraised. 15But he who is Spiritual (a
mature appointed son who understands Spiritual Intent of The Law)
appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one.…
What we see is both Yahusha and the Apostle Sha’ul
addressing the immature children of Yahuah, who simply are not qualified to
judge anyone. This applies to almost the entire body, yet most all of us
think ourselves to be judges and we err and sin against Yahuah in our judgment
of others. Sha’ul says in Galatians 6 verse 1 is “those who have the Spirit”
should set them right in a Spirit of humility. Sha’ul is speaking to the
Spiritually mature son who has had his Spiritual senses trained by years of
Obedience to the letter of The Law. Sha’ul again warns us that Spiritual
maturity takes years of living in Obedience to the letter of The Law. Only the
most mature sons are qualified to judge once appointed to that position by
Yahuah. The rest of us are in training and should hold our tongue.
Galatians 4
1 What I am saying is that as long as an heir
is Spiritually immature, he is no different from a slave (to the letter of The Law), although he owns the
whole estate. 2 The heir is subject to guardians and tutors (the letter of The Law, teachers, and mature elders)
until the time set by his father (that the child
addicted to milk becomes a full mature son capable of solid food and
understands Spiritual Intent of The Law).
Hebrews 5:12 - Spiritual
Immaturity
12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers (of
the Spiritual Law understanding Intent), you need someone to teach you again
the first principles of the Oracles of Yahuah (the
letter of The Law); and you have come to need milk (the letter of The Law) and not solid food (the Spiritual Intent behind the letter). 13 For
everyone who partakes only of milk (ritualistic
adherence to the letter) is unskilled in the word of Righteousness
(has not matured to understand the intent), for
he is a babe. 14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age (mature Saints with minds set on The Law of the Spirit of
Life), that is, those who by reason of use (keeping the Feasts/Torah/Sabbaths) have their (Spiritual) senses exercised (trained
through physical to Spiritual parallels) to discern (the Spiritual Intent behind) both good and evil.
So everyone starts out as a very Spiritually immature child
at the time they realize The Law is not done away with. But yet, as soon as we
bring The Law into our lives, we immediately think we are
qualified to go out and judge others by the letter of The Law. We then make a
mockery out of His Righteousness and bring others into bondage to OUR personal
understanding, not His Righteous Intent.
There are 4 types of "judges" defined in
Scripture:
1.
The Unrighteous Judge
2.
The immature (unskilled) Judge
3.
The Gossip or Rebellious Judge
4.
The Mature Righteous Judge
We all (whether we want to admit it or not) have fallen into
the first 3 categories, and even now probably have progressed no further than
#2. We, most of us, are still immature in the Spirit in need of keeping the
letter of The Law to have our Spiritual senses trained to perfection. Very few,
only those who have lived on this Earth 50 year or more (Elders) and have lived
the Torah for most of their life are ever qualified to pass judgment by His Law
as I will show. And even then, only the most mature Elders are called to the
position of Righteous Judge as it is an appointed position not automatic.
Simply put, very few people ever reach the position of Righteous Judge in this
lifetime.
Let me define each of these four “spirits” that drive people
to judge.
The Unrighteous Judge - Those who
abolish The Law and judge solely on their own personal moral standards. Without
The Law as their foundation, everything is up to personal interpretation and
personal moral standards. That is why there are so many different denominations
in Christopaganism. These differing denominations all battling out over who is
right with no common standard of Righteousness (The Law) to settle their
disputes. These are the unrighteous judges mainly found in mainstream
Christopaganism. I call Christianity “Christopaganism” because that is what it
is, it is paganism based on the Babylonian system and demi-gods called
Christos.
The Immature Judge - Those who have
accepted The Law, but are still infants in Spiritual maturity addicted to the
milk or “letter” and not trained in the “intent” or solid food. They judge by
the letter and by physical sight and not by Spiritual Intent or “eyes to see”.
These are those with the spirit of a Pharisee who tear down others to build
themselves up. I am going to address these judges today as most everyone I see
around me falls into this category.
The Gossip or Rebellious Judge – These
are an abomination to Yahuah. Those who are rebellious, who rebel against the
elders and teachers and seek out to undermine their authority and destroy their
credibility. These are those who go behind your back with the intent to destroy
your reputation by bearing false witness, who harbors "ill will" and
hatred in their heart. You know... the WOLFES in sheep's clothing, consumed
with bitterness who seeks out to destroy. They are cowards who come in the form
of "love", you know the old saying: "God bless their soul"...
then they commence to destroy the person with their words... oh, but they do it
in "love"; at least that is what they tell you. These are not true
children of Yahuah and those who entertain their “tales” (gossips are “tale
bearers” or bearers of tall tales) and engage with them in such gossip will not
inherit The Kingdom.
The Mature Righteous Judge - Then there
are those who have walked with Yahuah for years (in my opinion at least 10 or
more years in the Torah and 50 or more years on Earth) in obedience to The
Torah which is a TRAINING AID in Spiritual maturity and Intent. These are
Righteous Judges. They restore the assembly, build it up, and cause it to grow.
These are those with the qualifications to be considered an “Elder” in the
assembly. I am going to discuss the qualifications and qualities of these very
rare individuals in this chapter.
You will know when you have encountered the Unrighteous
Judge because you will judged by personal standards and not the Intent
of the Law.
You will know when you encounter an Immature/Untrained
Judge because you will be condemned using the letter of The Law not the
Intent. They use the letter of The Law to say "hey look at me! Look how
righteous I am" by pointing out your failures. They stand on their
self-made pedestal of self-righteousness, beating everyone else down by the
letter of The Law.
You will know when you encounter the Gossip or
Rebellious Judge because the attack will come out nowhere. It
will be directed at your "reputation" and "character", with
the intent to destroy you and separate you from the assembly. Those to cowardly
to confront you directly but go behind your back to slander your good name.
These ‘tares’ will be utterly destroyed by our Father.
You will probably never realize when you encounter a true Righteous
Judge, because it will come in the form of teaching and instruction in
love. That is true judgment.
All of these are addressed in Scripture… I am going to teach
the "intent' behind the letter and demonstrate that only the MOST mature
in age and in keeping the letter of The Law are given Liberty, which is the ‘fruit
of keeping The Law by the letter.’
The Mature Righteous Judge now operate with The Spirit
of Holiness and the Intent behind The Law... not in the flesh
(letter) with a heart of stone seeking out to "stone everyone".
Very few have matured to the position of “elder” walking in Obedience
to His Torah long enough to serve in the Spiritual capacity of “High Priest” or
“Judge”. You see, there is a reason why, even in our secular courts, judges are
older in age and much wiser, having practiced The Law for many years. Even
then, these men are appointed to that position, they aren’t
automatically qualified to judge just base on years serving The
Law/constitution.
This is a very good physical to Spiritual parallel of
Righteous Judges in the body of Yahuah. Same goes with High Priests and Elders,
they too, are appointed and older in age and wiser before they can hold such a
position as to judge over Yahuah’s Law. These elders in our assembly are those
who understand intent and have compassion on the weak and misguided, being
beset with weakness themselves. They have been trained over a long period of
time, and can Righteously judge the assembly and The Law by Intent. Their
judgment does not come in the form of self-righteous condemnation, but loving
instruction and builds up the body.
We see the “Spirit” behind such elders when Sha’ul discusses
the role of the High Priest in judgment:
Hebrews 5
1For every High Priest taken from among men is appointed
on behalf of men in things pertaining to Yahuah, in order to offer both gifts
and sacrifices for sins; 2 he can deal (judge) gently with the ignorant and misguided, since
he himself also is beset with weakness; …
Who are these “ignorant and misguided”? They are the
Spiritually immature children in the Spirit who have received The Law into
their lives and have yet lived it long enough to develop “eyes to see” the
intent behind the words.
These immature in Spirit have yet to be appointed by Yahuah
as mature sons. The Spiritually mature sons differ greatly in their
approach to judgment than the Spiritually immature child. These mature
sons are the men who (usually at least around the age 50 or older) do not seek
to judge at all! You will not see them on social media condemning others out of
turn, trolling other’s photos looking a violation of the letter, or engaging in
fruitless debates over the letter of the Law and getting defensive in the
process. The mature sons are the ones we go to for answers and seek out for
instruction. These men, our Elders, “instruct us” in His Word and lead us to
understand Spiritual Intent. Their judgments come in the form of instruction,
not condemnation. When we come away from these elders (true Righteous Judges),
we’re encouraged and empowered with more Spiritual understanding, and never
even ‘realized’ that we were being Righteously Judged by them. Their judgments
are Righteous, done in love, and with understanding of intent needed to build
up Yahuah's family and Kingdom. Their “judgment’ is instructing us to do
better, to understand more, to apply ourselves to our training, to be patient,
to learn Spiritual truths through physical examples.
At this point in history, we all are guilty of erring in the
same fashion as did Israel and Pharisees, the Spiritually immature think The
Law is Righteousness in itself. These immature children operate by the letter
not intent. They do not realize The Law is a tutor, and guide...
The Law is INSTRUCTION in Righteousness not
Righteousness in itself.
The Law was given to train within us a Righteous seeking
mindset, as The Law is written on our hearts. The Law teaches us of Spiritual
things through physical shadows and rehearsals.
2 Timothy 3:17
All Scripture is inspired by Yahuah and
profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in
Righteousness; 17 so that the man of Yahuah may be (Spiritually)
adequate, equipped for every good work.
The Law is a tutor or training aid to achieve Spiritual
perfection which is Righteousness based on intent. But I have met very few,
really only a handful, of mature sons in my life who have been trained by The
Law to know Spiritual Intent who have matured from the milk/letter of
The Law to the meat/Intent behind the letter. Full sonship is only given
by Yahuah at an appointed time:
Galatians 4
1 What I am saying is that as long as an heir
is Spiritually immature, he is no different from a slave (to the letter of The Law), although he owns the whole
estate. 2The heir is subject to guardians and tutors (the letter of The Law,
and elders, true appointed teachers, and judges) until the time set by his
father (that the child addicted to milk becomes a full
mature son capable of solid food and understands Spiritual Intent of The Law).
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So we have to go through a lifetime of Sanctification of our
minds/Spirit guided by the Ruach in the letter of The Law, BEFORE we are
appointed by Yahuah and given Spiritual Understanding and Liberty. We are not
appointed full mature sons when we are born again; we are simply babes in the
Spirit in need of MUCH growth in Spiritual things… we are newborns in every
respect.
Let me tell you a parable of The Stove!
“As children we are given a
command, “thou shalt not touch the stove!”. This is the letter of The Law and
as children we aren’t given any more information about the stove other than “do
not touch it”! However, there is “intent” behind that command and as we grow
and mature we learn that the stove can either be hot or cold.
The intent behind the command,
“thou shalt not touch the stove!”, is to prevent us as children from harm IF
the stove is hot. As children we don’t know why it might be hot or if it is hot
or not. So we just simply obey the letter of Law and do not touch the stove.
But as we grow and mature we realize how the stove works and “why it is hot”
and that in fact we CAN touch the stove if it is cold. We learn that if we
touch the stove and it is hot we get burned and it is very painful.
Eventually once we are mature
enough we are given “liberty” to touch the stove if we want. It is not that the
command is no longer valid and true. We just better understand the letter of
that law to mean “don’t touch the stove if it is hot” and we still obey that
law. It is our responsibility then to determine if it is hot or not; and it is
our choice to touch it or not. If we do touch the hot stove and get burned… it
is OUR fault and we have no one to blame but our own bad judgment.”
So too, is The Law of Yahuah and how our Father trains His
children! As we mature, we are granted “liberty”, but that comes with
GRAVE responsibility. The Law is not Righteousness in and of itself, it is a
training aid that teaches true Righteousness, which is found in the intent of
your heart and the Intent of Yahuah in giving the letter instruction. The Law
was designed to teach us through physical examples; Rehearsals, Laws, and
Ordinances and what it means to love Yahuah, our neighbor and ourselves. We see the Apostle Sha’ul proclaim this truth
that The Law is a guide unto Righteousness, not Righteousness in and of itself,
instead, The Law is designed to train us and equip us Spiritually:
2 Timothy 3:17
All Scripture is inspired by Yahuah and profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in Righteousness; 17so
that the man of Yahuah may be (Spiritually)
adequate, equipped for every good work.
The Law is a roadmap to achieve Spiritual perfection in
each of us, which is the desired destination or outcome. The map is not the
destination!
The Law of Yahuah was given so that we would come to
understand the Spiritual Righteousness of Yahuah through physical parallels.
The goal in each of us is to mature from a child to a son.
Hebrews 5
12 For even though by this time (of keeping the letter
of The Law) you ought to be teaching others (the
Spiritual Intent of The Law), you actually need someone to teach you
over again the very first principles (behind the letter) of Yahuah’s Word. You have come to
need milk (physical adherence to the letter of The Law),
not solid food (Spiritual Meat which is the intent
behind the letter). 13 For everyone who continues to feed on milk (requiring ritual observance to the letter) is
obviously inexperienced and unskilled in the doctrine of Righteousness (Spiritual Intent), for he (who
is stuck on the milk/letter of The Law) is a mere infant (not ready for Spiritual meat not understanding intent)
14 But solid food (intent behind the letter) is
for full-grown men (mature sons), for those
whose senses and mental faculties (Spiritual eyes/ears)
are trained by practice (keeping the letter) to
discriminate and distinguish (the Intent)
between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to
Divine or human law.
So Sha’ul is explaining that the immature child is the one
who is stuck in ritualistic adherence to the letter which he calls “milk”. The
more mature are those who, by keeping the letter of The Law and seek the intent
behind it, have their Spiritual eyes/ears opened to Spiritual truths that The
Law was designed to teach us.
The process we all go through, whereby we mature from
children addicted to milk to mature sons ready for meat, is called
‘Sanctification’. This is the process by which we grow in the Knowledge of
Yahuah, and our minds are purified and we develop Spiritual eyes to see and
ears to hear. We mature in our understanding of intent, which is what the
letter of The Law was designed to accomplish. Even the Messiah Yahusha had to
grow into the Knowledge and Obedience of Yahuah! Through that process of
disobedience, discipline and growth through obedience to the letter, Yahusha
was “made perfect” Spiritually. He too, as a mere human being,
had to be sanctified in the same way:
Hebrews 5
8Although he was a Son, he learned obedience from the things (discipline, Hebrews 12:6, Proverbs 3:12)
which he suffered (for disobedience as he “learned
obedience”). 9 And having been made perfect (sanctified
through discipline, Mikveh, Circumcision, and Offering), he became (The Way or example) to all those who obey him (do as he did and follow that same way) the source of
Eternal Salvation (he showed us the way to perfection
that lead to his and our own resurrection) …
Luke 2:52
And Yahusha grew in wisdom (Spiritual Intent)
and stature, and in favor with Yahuah and man.
If this is true of Yahusha, it is definitely true of every
son of Yahuah. Growth in Wisdom, Stature, and Obedience for all of us, comes
with YEARS of seeking Yahuah through the letter of His Law, and only then are
we too, “made perfect” in our Spiritual maturity.
Even the Messiah, the MOST anointed of all, did not begin
his ministry until 30 years of age, and that 30 years was spent in deep study
and full time contemplation knowing he was The Messiah! His training still took
30 years.
So we all should take a step back from appointing ourselves
into positions such as “teacher” and “Judge” and let Yahuah do the work in us.
Yet almost everyone I meet is a “teacher, prophet, judge, or above the pack” in
some way or another. Maybe that is why the body is in total disarray, reeling
from the effects of these self-appointed bickering, fighting, and judging
everyone. We literally have infants, those just coming to the knowledge of the
Truth the past 5-10 years who should still be in training, stepping out and
assuming leadership under their own power, authority, and they are totally unqualified.
Yahusha discussed this same scenario in Matthew 15.
Matthew 15
1Then some Pharisees and (self-appointed)
teachers of the law came to Yahusha from Jerusalem and asked, 2 “Why do your
disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before
they eat!”
3 Yahusha replied, “And why do you break the Command
of Yahuah for the sake of your tradition? 4 For Yahuah said, ‘Honor your father
and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to
death.’ 5 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to
help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ 6 they are not to ‘honor their
father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of Yahuah for the sake of
your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about
you:
8“‘These
people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9They
worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.
10 Yahusha called the crowd to him and said, “Listen
and understand. 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but
what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”
12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you
know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
13 He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father
has not planted (those who are self-appointed to their
positions) will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind
guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
As it relates to judgment... the immature judge passes
judgment on others as it relates to judgment... the immature judge passes
judgment on others by what they "see" outwardly, based solely on the
letter of The Law. This is strictly forbidden in Scripture. Yahuah judges the
“heart of a man” or the intent behind the act, and it is an abomination in
judgment to abuse His Righteousness (defined by Spiritual Intent NOT the
letter) in judgment. Intent can only be established by knowing the offender
personally. These immature children, do not understand “Spiritual Intent”, and
have not yet been appointed by Yahuah as a mature son, they remain addicted to
milk, and certainly they have not been appointed a Righteous Judge.
The Righteous Judge takes the person aside, works with them
(in love) to establish the 'intent', then judges with their Spiritual
"eyes to see" the intent, NOT their physical sight by the letter.
They seek out both the intent of the heart of the person, and the intent of
Yahuah in giving the letter of The Law. Only once intent is established, can a
proper judgment be rendered in a loving way. Not in condemnation.
Most of us just "read" the letter of The Law and
think we understand it, and the day after we are born again we fancy ourselves
to “teachers, prophets, judges, leaders” etc. This is because there is a total
breakdown in the body of the Messiah on Earth at this stage. There is not
organized structure or truly anointed assemblies from which maturity can be
nurtured and growth achieved through mentorship, elders, qualified teachers,
etc. We don't carefully examine the intent behind The Law, the context of this
Law textually, Scripturally, historically, and Spiritually. Those immature
untrained judges do not understand, nor do they preserve the Righteous intent
for which the Commands were given: which is to develop maturity and
understanding in Spiritual things. Not growing properly, themselves (by
seeking out the Spiritual Intent), they are addicted to the milky letter, so of
course, their unrighteous judgment of others is evident in their lives.
If you think you are a Righteous Judge… you probably are
not. There is a very specific criterion in Scripture for such a position as a
special anointed “anything” and very few people meet those requirements. Yahuah
doesn’t change and neither do His methods of appointment. That criteria is
clearly laid out in Scripture:
1. Set
apart from birth
2. A
prophet will seek you out, lay hands on your head, and the anointing will be
spoken over you by Yahuah with anointing oil
3. You
will be trained for many, many years in the Kiln of Yahuah by fire to perfect
this anointing BEFORE Yahuah calls you to action.
4. You
never step out on our own, you wait until other’s seek you out for council,
judgment, etc. that is when you know, Yahuah’s time has come. When He moves on
others to recognize that special anointing.
Like I said, very few people ever meet these Scriptural
mandates. This is evident by the abuse of His Torah, His Righteous
Instructions, and the position of Judge! Unrighteous Judges are a cancer in the
body, and it must be rooted out and burned for the body to flourish. The body
is being beat down, divided, and suffering from these self-appointed children
out there judging everyone, trolling people’s Facebook page just “looking” to
devour all with their hypocritical self-righteous judgment by “the letter”.
They have an “appearance of Holiness” because they do seem to know the letter of
The Law, but their maturity is made evident by their pro-active condemnation of
one and all around them.
You see, The Law is not two dimensional (black letters on a
white page), it is 3 dimensional as it has a level of depth call Spiritual
Intent. Most of us even today delude our own hearts thinking that religious
observant to the letter of The Law is where true righteousness is found. We
then judge others in our immaturity, and cause division and do not bear fruit;
but rather drive everyone away with our condemnation disguised as
“judgment/reproof! The result is that those who do not seek the intent behind
the letter are barren! Both in fruit and in Spiritual growth:
James 1
25 But he who looks carefully into the faultless
Spiritual Law, the Law that leads to Liberty, and is Faithful to it and
perseveres in looking into it (the Spiritual Intent of
The Law which produces Liberty), being not a heedless listener who
forgets but an active doer (who obeys the letter to
achieve its Righteous outcome of Spiritual Intent), he shall be blessed
in his doing (those who walk long enough by the letter
will be appointed sons and given the blessing of liberty). 26 If anyone
thinks himself to be religious (by ritually keeping
the letter or milk of the word) and does not bridle his tongue but
deludes his own heart (to think he is qualified to
judge The Law), this person’s religious service (trying to teach and judge others) is worthless (they do not bear fruit but create division and contention in
the assembly).
I challenge everyone today... Think REAL hard... name 5
people whom YOU have brought into The Kingdom, who because of your loving
instruction now keeps His Sabbaths, and accepts His Law, and has rejected
Christopaganism. Think of 5 people who would gladly proclaim that YOU were the
instrument in their coming to know the Truth. That is what real fruit is... not
judging everyone around you. putting everyone down to elevate yourself up as
"Righteous" in your own eyes.
What I am saying to all of you is this...
If
you "think" you are qualified to judge, then you are NOT. You are
immature in thinking that you are qualified, and by virtue of you thinking you
are qualified proves that you are not yet a judge. Because judges are APPOINTED
by Yahuah not self-appointed by some random standard you decided makes you
qualified. If He has not spoken over you through His prophet… then you
appointed yourself!
If you are not approaching 50 years on this planet and
decades of keeping the letter of The Law yourself then you simply do not yet
have the qualifications to be an “elder/judge”. However, if you are respected
as an elder, and an anointed teacher, and people come to you looking for
guidance and instruction and you yourself FEAR judging His people and you avoid
condemning anyone... If you have walked on this planet long enough and lived
the letter of The Law long enough that others truly seek you out and respect
your anointing; then guess what? You have been appointed a full son by
Yahuah and called to the position of Righteous Judge. Being a judge, like being
a High Priest, is not something a man takes upon himself but is appointed to
those roles by Yahuah.
This "sound bite" is one of the most abused of
them all. It is as if "The Law of Yahuah" is superseded by this
"great command", and no matter what The Law says, if you "cause
your brother to stumble" you sin against Yahuah. Of course, there is no
standard here, it is just "whatever your brother says offends him" is
now "The Law", and you now have to obey "your brother"
regardless of what The Law says. Making us slaves to every possible
interpretation of The Law, the personal moral standards, dress codes, and whims
of those around us. What does “don’t cause your brother to stumble” mean?
What was Sha'ul saying? There is no Law anywhere close to "don't
cause your brother to stumble" in The Torah, not even the concept of such
nonsense can be found in the REAL Law of Yahuah. So does Sha'ul have the
authority to legislate "Law"? Certainly seems so, IF we are to believe what we are taught
today; the way we are brought under constant condemnation by
"brothers" who use this sound bite to impose their own personal moral
code, dress code, and interpretation of The Torah on everyone around them.
Are we to cower to every whim and obey the personal
standards of everyone around us as to "not cause them to stumble"?
Does everyone else’s “understanding and standards” supersede The Torah in our
lives? No.
This is not even close to what Sha’ul was teaching in his
letters. Sha’ul was addressing the reality of Liberty granted to the
Spiritually Mature and those mature sons should be very careful around the
immature child! The immature among us are the ones who are judgmental,
condemning, gossips, and slanderers and if we are not careful, our Liberty
considering the letter of The Law, will be twisted by these immature people who
lack Spiritual Understanding, and we will unrighteously judged by them in their
ignorance. They will go about gossiping and attacking our character, claiming
we are “breaking the letter of The Law”! Just like they did to Sha’ul, when he
would enter a pagan home of the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel, to reach
them with the Gospel (and have dinner with them). That home worshipped idols,
yet Sha’ul would eat. That means, with a clean conscience, obeying the Intent
of the Law. The way they also claimed Yahusha broke the Sabbath, by gathering
food, when in fact, Yahusha understood the ‘Intent of The Law’ which gave him “Liberty”
from the letter.
What Sha’ul is addressing is Intent and Liberty. Yes, even
Liberty from the letter of The Law! The Law is Spiritually appraised; the
"letter" is the shadow of the Spiritual Truth. Most “teachers” only
understand the “letter” of The Law, and are still carnal in their physical
minds, while the true sons of Yahuah understand Spiritual Intent; approaching
The Law from a Spiritual Mindset. The Law, in written form, in the Mosaic
Covenant, is a physical to Spiritual Parallel that is designed to teach us
Yahuah’s Intentions, not bring us into bondage.
1 Corinthians 2
13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us
by human wisdom (the letter of The Law), but in
words taught by the Spirit, expressing Spiritual truths in Spiritual words. 14
The natural man (child addicted to the milk/letter of
The Law) does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of Yahuah.
For they (the Spiritual Intent) are foolishness
to him (because he is a child addicted to milk),
and he cannot understand them (having no teeth to
digest the meat of the Word), because they are Spiritually discerned. 15 The Spiritual man judges all things (properly by Spiritual Intent NOT the Letter), but he
himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment (because
he obeys Yahuah’s Intentions, and is not in bondage to the letter or anyone
else’s self-righteous condemnation, he studied The Law for HIMSELF and does not
turn that responsibility over to another to tell him what The Law means).…
In The Yahushaic Covenant, The Law has been transposed from
‘written to Spiritual’, the letter (which contained death decrees),
has been elevated to Spiritual Intent, and the death decrees taken out of the
way… as we mature Spiritually to understand ‘intent’, we are granted
personal Liberty by Yahuah in our maturity:
2 Corinthians 3
6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new
covenant—not of the letter (of The Law, which is a
shadow of greater things Spiritually) but of the Spirit (Intent behind the letter); for the letter (with active death decrees) kills, but the Spirit (Intent) gives life (as the
letter has been transposed to Spiritual Intent and the death decrees covered)
…. 17 Now Yahuah is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of Yahuah is, there is
Liberty (from the letter as we learn to obey the
Spiritual Intent and mature into full sonship).
James 1
25 But he who looks carefully into the faultless
Spiritual (intent of the)Law, the (Spiritual) Law that leads to Liberty (in light of the letter, as intent trumps the letter),
and is Faithful to (obey the ‘intent’ of) it
and perseveres in looking into it (the Spiritual
Intent of The Law which produces Liberty), being not a heedless listener
who forgets but an active doer (who obeys the letter
to achieve its Righteous outcome of Spiritual Intent), he shall be
blessed in his doing (those who walk long enough by
the letter will be appointed sons and given the blessing of Liberty). 26
If anyone thinks himself to be religious (by ritually
keeping the letter or milk of the word) and does not bridle his tongue (in judgment, condemning the more mature for their Liberty)
but deludes his own heart (to think he is qualified to
judge The Law, and impose on the personal relationships of others with their
father), this person’s religious service (trying
to teach and judge others) is worthless (they
do not bear fruit but create division and contention in the assembly).
1 Corinthians 3
1 Brothers and sisters (speaking
to the Spiritually immature), I could not address you as people who live
by the Spirit (intent of The Law) but as people
who are still worldly (slaves to the letter of The Law)—mere
infants in The Yahushaic Covenant. 2 I gave you milk (the
letter of The Law), not solid food (Spiritually
mature intent/meat behind the letter/milk), for you were not yet ready
for it (did not have the teeth to chew on it).
Indeed, you are still not ready (remain babies
addicted to the milky letter of The Law). 3 You are still worldly (in your approach to The Law by the letter not understanding
Spiritual Intent). For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you
(proving your immaturity in Spiritual growth, going
around imposing your own standards justified by the sound bite ‘don’t cause
your brother to stumble’), are you not worldly (bickering
and judging based on the letter and your own selfish standards of morality)?
Are you not acting like mere humans (not mature
Spiritual sons)?
This concept of Liberty, considering The Law, (where
intent trumps the letter in obedience) is one of the most mature doctrines
in Scripture. It is completely lost in today’s Messianic and Hebrew Roots
movements leading to a spirit of religion and strict adherence to the “letter”;
as we are all kept in a state of perpetual immaturity by our “teachers”. We
have very immature self-appointed teachers who themselves are children, trying
to teach that which they do not understand. They appear knowledgeable as they
know the letter of The Law, and every ritual of the Temple service in detail,
and so forth. But they are carnal in their approach to The Law, and have not
matured in the eyes of Yahuah to greatest level of obedience, that of
“Spiritual Intent”. Intent is twofold, our "intent" in obeying it,
and Yahuah's "intent" in giving it. True obedience is not obedience
to the letter, that is "milk" that any carnal minded human can read
and obey. True Righteous Obedience is obedience to the "intent",
which is the meat that few ever obtain as The Law is Spiritually Appraised.
This sound bite is one we all "love" because it
gives us and "out", a precedent from which to go about judging others
and condemning them using our own personal standard usurping Yahuah's Laws and
ignoring His Instruction in “how to judge”.
No matter how many times Scripture instructs us to keep
our mouths shut, to stay out of other's personal relationship with Yahuah, not
to impose our own standards in judgment, to remove the telephone poll out our
own eye before we can see to remove the toothpick out of our brother's eye… we
just can't help it. We love a good stoning!
Human Nature (Satan) within us is extremely self-righteous
and judgmental; and we will twist the Scriptures as much as we need to, so that
we can do what we enjoy most…. Gossip, judge, condemn, and elevate ourselves up
on a pedestal of Righteousness by beating others down with The Torah.
When Sha’ul makes the statement in Romans 14:20, he is not
saying we must adhere to everyone else’s moral code, dress code, or
understanding of The Law. He is not issuing a new command that supersedes The
Law turning us into a slave to everyone else’s whims. Sha’ul is addressing the
most mature sons and how they are to behave with the Liberty. Yahuah has
granted them Liberty in front of immature children, who are still addicted to
the milk of the Word (letter of The Law). Sha’ul is warning the more mature,
that if they are not careful, the immature child will judge them falsely as
breaking The Law, and go about gossiping and attacking their character in their
ignorance of Spiritual Intent. Sha’ul addresses this in just about every letter
he wrote, as he knew firsthand the destructive effects of the carnal mind and
Spiritually immature who were hard at work trying to discredit him as “breaking
The Law”. Sha’ul appealed to these immature carnal minded “brothers” to grow
up!
Hebrews 5 - In context
12 For even though by this time you (self-appointed ‘teachers’) ought to be teaching
others (the Spiritual Intent of the Law), you (immature trying to teach) actually need someone to
teach you over again the very first principles (the
Spiritual Intent) of Yahuah’s Word. You have come to need milk (physical adherence to the letter of The Law), not
solid food (Spiritual Meat which is the intent behind the letter). 13 For
everyone who continues to feed on milk (requiring
ritual observance to the letter without understanding the Spiritual Intent)
is obviously inexperienced and unskilled in the doctrine of Righteousness (which is based on Spiritual Intent, maturity, and Liberty),
for he (who is stuck on the milk, a carnal mind of the
letter not Spiritual Mind of Intent) is a mere infant (not ready for Spiritual meat not understanding intent)
14 But solid food (intent behind the letter) is
for full-grown men (mature sons), for those (mature sons) whose senses and mental faculties (Spiritual eyes/ears) are trained by practice (keeping the letter) to discriminate and distinguish (discern Spiritually) between what is morally good and
noble and what is evil and contrary either to Divine or human law (i.e. be trained as a Righteous Judge in obeying the Intent
of The Law) ----
Let’s take a look at what Sha’ul actually said in Romans
Chapter 14. Below is this passage with my comments in parenthesis to keep the
“context” intact. When properly understood, Sha’ul is NOT saying we have to be
at the mercy of every other person’s personal moral code, dress codes, and
immature understanding of The Law. He is, in fact, warning those immature not
to abuse The Law in that way by judging others by the letter, and warning the
more mature to be very careful around such immature children as they will go
about attacking the more mature, as Law breakers and gossiping behind their
back.
NOTE: In Romans 14, Sha’ul is speaking in The Mystery
Language using “meat” as a metaphor for mature doctrine and Spiritual Intent.
He uses “vegetables” as a metaphor for the letter of The Law and immaturity.
This has NOTHING TO DO with the Dietary Laws!
Romans 14
1 (speaking to the Spiritually mature) Accept
the one whose Faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters (which is what immature children in the Faith do. They argue
over things they do not yet understand). 2 One person’s Faith allows
them to eat anything (they have developed teeth to eat
meat of the word which is Spiritually discerned, i.e. intent), but
another, whose Faith is weak, eats only vegetables (he
is a child Spiritually addicted to milk or the letter not understanding intent).
3 The one who eats everything (the Spiritually mature
son who understands the Spiritual Law from the intent) must not treat
with contempt the (immature) one who does not (have the Spiritual chops to understand intent, but remain a
slave to the letter), and the one who (as a
small Spiritual Child) does not eat everything (still
addicted to milk or the letter of The Law) must not judge the one who
does (have the Spiritual chops and understand intent
and walk in Liberty), for Yahuah has accepted them (and appointed them mature sons and granted them Liberty in
light of the letter which may appears as ‘breaking the Law’ in the immature
eyes of others). 4 Who are you (the Spiritually
immature who are still slaves to the letter of The Law yourself not trained in
“Spiritual Intent”) to judge someone else’s servant (you are still a slave to the letter yourself and not called
or trained as a judge over The Law)? To their own master, (mature) servants stand (in
their Spiritual liberty) or fall (taking
advantage of Liberty as a license to sin...the immature are not called to a
position of Spiritual maturity required to judge anyone for their Liberty. We
are never to judge anyone by the letter but by the intent of their heart. We
don’t know where they are in their personal relationship with Yahuah and what
Liberty has been granted them. The Torah is a personal guide to Righteousness,
NOT a baseball bat as we do not have the authority to impose our own
understanding, morality, dress codes etc. on another). And they (the mature with Liberty) will stand (be justified), for Yahuah is able to make them stand
(by granting them that Liberty in the first place, as
He alone is the Standard of Righteousness).
NOTE: Now Paul gives a few examples of quarreling over
disputable matters (he mentioned earlier in verse 1). Paul said we should not
argue over ‘matters’ because they are ‘matters’ of personal liberty and
maturity between Yahuah and his sons individually. First Paul discusses the
on-going debate over which Feast is more Holy; Passover or Yom Kippur /
Atonement. Some people consider Passover the most Holy day and others consider
Atonement the most Holy day. On Passover you Feast, and on Atonement you
traditionally fast (fasting is not Commanded). With that understanding let’s
continue:
Romans 14... continued
5 One person considers one (Feast) day more
sacred than another; another considers every (Feast)
day alike (in sacred Holiness). Each of them
should be fully convinced in their own mind (because
it is personal matter of maturity). 6 Whoever regards one (Feast) day as special does so to Yahuah. Whoever eats
meat (on Feast day like Passover) does so to
Yahuah, for they give thanks to Elohim; and whoever abstains (fasts on Yom Kippur for example) does so to Yahuah
and gives thanks to Elohim. 7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and
none of us dies for ourselves alone. (we do what we
do, out of love for Yahuah, and we each have our own understanding of ‘intent’
and been given unique Liberty by our Father in a personal relationship)…
10 You (Spiritually immature child enslaved to the
letter of The Law), then, why do you judge your brother or sister (you are not yet qualified to judge by ‘intent’ and are not
privy to Liberty granted by Yahuah in a personal relationship you are not
involved in)? Or why do you (Spiritually mature
son who understands Spiritual things, intent, and Liberty) treat them (the Spiritually immature child) with contempt (because they act like children and are ignorant of the
meatier matters and Spiritual Intent)? For we will all stand before
Yahuah’s Judgment Seat (we are all exactly where we
are supposed to be in the process of training in Righteousness, Yahuah is in
control). … 12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to
Yahuah (we are to go to The Torah, and work out OUR
OWN SALVATION and study it, apply it, based on our personal level of maturity
and Liberty). 13 Therefore let us (the
Spiritually Immature) stop passing (unrighteous
or unqualified) judgment on one another (without
Spiritual maturity which is based on ‘intent’ not the letter). Instead,
make up your mind (you who have Liberty and matured to
understand intent) not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way
of a (weaker less mature) brother or sister (who is Spiritually
immature and enslaved by the letter… do not exercise your Liberty in front of
them because you cause them to “stumble” in judgment and sin against Yahuah in
their unrighteous judgment and gossip).
NOTE: Now Sha'ul again uses eating meat as a metaphor for
Spiritual maturity. Sha'ul does this many times milk/solid food or
meat/vegetables. Sha'ul is not talking about the Dietary Laws! We must take the
next passage IN CONTEXT of what Sha'ul was discussing, which is not the Dietary
Laws, but Spiritual maturity.
Romans 14... continued
14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Messiah Yahusha, that nothing (speaking of Spiritual Intent) is unclean in itself.
But if anyone regards (speaking of Spiritual Intent)
something as unclean, then for that person, it is unclean (because whatever is not of Faith is sin, verse 23).
15 If your brother or sister (weaker in Faith still
addicted to the letter and not yet trained in intent) is distressed
because of what you eat (of the meatier Spiritual
doctrines because you have a mature understanding of intent and Liberty),
you are no longer acting in love (if you exercise that
Liberty from the letter in front of them). Do not by your eating (display of Liberty) destroy someone for whom Yahusha
died (because they are not yet Spiritually trained by
keeping The Law yet to discern intent). 16 Therefore do not let what you
know is good (understanding Spiritual Intent and
Liberty) be spoken of as evil (by the weaker in
maturity as they will judge you unrighteously and go about gossiping and
accusing you falsely of breaking The Law). 17 For the Kingdom of Yahuah
is not a matter of eating and drinking (the letter of
The Law), but of (Spiritual Righteousness
produced by Obedience to the intent of The Law which is) Righteousness,
peace and joy in the Spirit of Holiness, 18 because anyone who serves Yahusha
in this way (does not judge other’s by the letter of
The Law, and does not exercise their Liberty in the presence of children)
is pleasing to Yahuah and receives human approval. 19 Let us therefore make
every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20 Do not
destroy the work of Yahuah (though unrighteous
judgment) for the sake of (metaphorically
speaking) food (maturity). All food (whether it be milk, solid, meat, or vegetable… Sha’ul is
speaking in parallels here not about the Dietary law) is clean, but it
is wrong for a person to eat anything (display Liberty)
that causes someone else to stumble (so be careful
with your Spiritual Liberty in front of them, they cannot handle seeing this
display of Liberty and will accuse you falsely of breaking the letter of The
Law and therefore stumble in judgment). 21 It is better not to eat meat
or drink wine or to do anything else (display Liberty
from the letter) that will cause your (weaker
immature) brother or sister to fall (into
self-righteous judgment and gossip). 22 So whatever you believe about
these things keep between yourself and Yahuah (maturity
and Liberty is to be kept personal between you and your Father NOT put on
public display). Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what
(Liberty) Yahuah approves (The Law is a personal guide to Righteousness and applied
uniquely in each of our lives in a personal relationship with our Father. Once
Liberty is granted in light of The Law, we must stand in Faith because we will
be tempted to condemn ourselves for that Liberty). 23 But whoever has
doubts is condemned if they eat (if you take Liberty
that has not been given, then you have taken license to sin, your conscience
will bear witness if you have taken license, Romans 2:15),
because their eating (mature Liberty) is not
from Faith (therefore it is license); and
everything that does not come from Faith is sin (Liberty
is a VERY slippery slope!). ----
So basically, Sha'ul is instructing the most mature among
us, who have discerned the Spiritual Intent (Yahuah's intentions in giving
the letter) of The Law to be very careful in exercising their Liberty in front
of the immature child, who is still addicted to the letter of the Law (the
milk). Don't let what is good (your Liberty in light of maturity)
be spoken of as evil by the less mature, who will go about gossiping and
judging you for "breaking the Law" or teaching we don’t have to “keep
the Law”, because they have not reached that level of maturity in their
relationship with Yahuah and He has not granted them Liberty in light of the
letter!
So... "don't cause your immature brother to
stumble in judgment becoming a gossip, and in doing so sin against Yahuah
because you willingly exercised your Liberty in front of them"...
they can't handle it being but children, so be careful!
Anyone who goes about trolling other’s Facebook pages,
passing self-righteous judgment for what they “see” outside of the intent,
bringing others under condemnation for how they look, dress, etc., justifying
their actions with the sound bite “don’t cause your brother to stumble”, are
exactly the ones Sha’ul is calling Spiritual babies addicted to milk! Stay away
from these carnal minded children, they will betray you, judge you, gossip
about you, and condemn you in their ignorance.
By all means, do not judge anyone. Focus on your own
training, study of The Law, understanding of Intent, with the goal of the
reward of that study which is Liberty. Then keep that between you and your
Father. When Yahuah appoints you a “Righteous Judge” it will be after many
years of training in the Kiln of Yahuah known as “life”. You will know it if He
appoints you to that position, because others will begin coming to you for
council recognizing that anointing in you. Only then, should you exercise
judgment, and by then you will know exactly how that is done in love,
forgiveness, encouragement, and humility. Until then… judge NOT, lest you be
judged!
