Y.H.W.H. by Dan Love, The Sabbatarian Network Isaiah 45:5-7 5 I am Yahuah, and there is no one else; besides me there is no G_d. I will gird you, though you have not known me; 6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Yahuah, and there is no one else. 7 I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create adversity. I am Yahuah, who does all these things. Yahuah is the name of the only true God. Yahuah has no equal, He is "Self-existent," eternal, omnipresent, omnipotent, good, the only true source of infallible love, and His mind is called "The Holy Spirit." Yahuah presently shares His creation with Yahusha (His first physically born son), and His angels. He is not part of a Trinity, and neither is Yahusha. Yahusha is not the "Word" of God, but he has been given the authority to speak for Yahuah. This is simply because Yahusha would never go against Yahuah's "will." Additionally, Yahusha is not G_d or even a god, but Yahuah has delegated His power to him. Always remember this,"In order to be a True God, that God must be self-existent." Only the Father, Yahuah, is self-existent; being immortal does not make anyone a god or God. Yahusha is Yahuah's Proxy and Ambassador to mankind. Yahuah was spiritually married to the physical seed of Abraham (the Nation of Ancient Israel) until Israel broke its Marriage Covenant with Yahuah by committing Spiritual Adultery with false pagan gods and by observing traditional pagan holidays. Yahuah is now divorced from Israel (First Bride or physical seed of Abraham). Yahuah will soon establish His Kingdom on Earth, by ousting Satan and removing all human beings from the Earth who have come to the "Knowledge of Good and Evil," and have chosen evil (self) over good (selfless love of Yahuah's Holy Spirit). Note: In order to be "Chosen" by Yahuah, one must lovingly choose to follow the selfless example of Yahusha's love, that occurred after Yahusha's baptism; this is what is meant by "Believing In Yahusha." To believe in Yahusha as your High Priest and Sacrifice means that you are willing to, also, sacrifice your physical life of "Self" and take on the "Righteous Mentality of Yahuah" (The Holy Spirit of Selfless Love). Failure to become "Like Minded" as Yahuah will result in eternal death (not torture). Yahuah insists on being the most important aspect of your life, and anyone who places Yahuah beneath the number one position of worship and leadership is guilty of idolatry; this includes placing more emphasis on Yahusha, yourself, your family or job. Remember, we should not pray to Messiah (and certainly not to Yahusha), but through Yahusha to Yahuah. Yahusha is not God. Yahusha is our brother and our High Priest. Yahusha, is Yahuah's replacement for animal Sacrifice and the Levitical Priesthood. It is only by following (through love) Yahusha's example of Repentance of Sin, Receiving of the Holy Spirit of Love (Mind of Yahuah), and sacrificing our physical life (dying to "self") that we become pleasing to Yahuah and gain favor (Grace) in Yahuah's eyes.   Do You Know Yahuah?   What does it mean to "Know Yahuah"?   1 John 2:3 And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep His Commandments. In order to know Yahuah, we must think like Yahuah; in order to think like Yahuah, we must have the Mind of Yahuah; in order to have the Mind of Yahuah, we must have the Holy Spirit or Holy Pneuma of Yahuah. For the Holy Spirit of Yahuah is Yahuah's Mind, and The Holy Spirit has the power to transform a natural (self-centered) mind into the selfless and loving Mind of Yahuah. To possess The Holy and Spiritual Mind of Yahuah is to become like Yahuah in Spirit, Attitude, and Character. Therefore, to think like Yahuah is to be ONE with Yahuah. . . . . Once we reach this point (which always comes after True Repentance) then we can begin to truly understand why we must keep His commandments. Why? Because His commandments directly reflect the Spirit, Attitude, and Character of the Mind of Yahuah, which is never changing! So what may we correctly derive from this understanding of the mind of Yahuah? That the Old (First) Testament is just as valid as the New (Last) Testament, because the Perfect Mind of Yahuah is never changing. That there is NO difference between the Commandments and The Laws of Yahuah given through Moses or the prophets, and the Commandments given by Yahuah through Yahusha Messiah and His Apostles . . . . except in as much as the difference is in the 'Misunderstanding' of Yahuah's Laws by natural minded men (both Jew and Greek). That the natural minded man cannot understand the Spiritual nature of Yahuah or of True Believers, and is therefore Legalistic by nature. As such, the natural man sees all men as he sees himself, and judges the actions of others, including Yahuah, with a legalistic perspective. Therefore, the natural man will be the first to condemn the true children of Yahuah, and those that follow the Old (First) Testament as being Legalistic. That natural minded men seek either 'Free Salvation' (New Testament Legalism) or 'Earned Salvation' (Old Testament Legalism). . . . New Testament Legalism comes from the misinterpretation of Spiritual truths as given by Yahusha Messiah and the Apostles, as Magic Rules of Salvation. This comes from a lack of Spiritual understanding, and the desire to obtain eternal life without Works of Faith through Selfless Acts of Love. This is a 'Free Hand-out' or 'Get Something for Nothing' mindset. This is further complicated by half truths such as, "Once Saved Always Saved", and deceptions such as, "All You Have To Do Is Believe, And Yahuah Does All The Rest"; although some of these 'Deceptions' may be technically correct, the problem with these concepts is that legalist don't understand what it means "To Believe". They simply do not know Yahuah, and are, therefore, not known by Yahuah (no intimate relationship with Yahuah). Their faith is not True Faith, but a desire to receive without giving. There is no True Love in the relationship, and therefore, no resultant Works of Faith (Obedience through Love) or for that matter "No True Repentance." . . . Old Testament Legalism comes from the interpretation of The Laws of Yahuah as given by Moses, and Prophets as Magic Rules of Salvation. This, also, comes from a lack of Spiritual understanding, and the desire to earn one's way into eternal life through Works of faith in one's self. Again, there is no intimate relationship with Yahuah. The faith is not in Yahuah, but in one's ability to follow The Rules through one's own Works (efforts). . . . The reality is that there is No Difference between the Old Testament Laws or Commandments, and the New Testament Commandments. In actuality they are both intimate "Marriage Vows of Love" exchanged between Yahuah and those that "Know and are Known by The Eternal". . . . When you are "In Love" with The Eternal . . . . "Obedience is a Spiritual Desire from the Heart" . . . . "An Act of Love" ! Abstain from fleshly lusts, and selfish desires of the heart. Keep All of Yahuah's Commandments simply because you Love Yahuah, have no faith in yourself or other men, but place all of your Trust and Faith in the strength and purity of Yahuah's Love for those that Love Him; KNOWING and BELIEVING that The Eternal will NEVER lead anyone astray or cause harm to come upon those who obey Him. 1John 5:3 For this is the love of Yahuah, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.   Some Supporting Verses   1 Corinthians 1:21 For seeing that in the wisdom of Yahuah, the world through its wisdom DIDN'T KNOW The ETERNAL, it was The ETERNAL's good pleasure through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe. Galatians 4:9 (Oh foolish Galatians) But now that you have come To KNOW The ETERNAL, or rather to BE KNOWN BY The ETERNAL, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elements, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again? Note: To KNOW or To Be KNOWN Means To Have An INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ETERNAL! Titus 1:10-16 For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision (Judeo-Pagans), whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain's sake. One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons." This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. They Profess That They KNOW The ETERNAL, but BY THEIR (Evil) WORKS (NOT "GOOD WORKS" According To FAITH) they deny him, being abominable, DISOBEDIENT, and Unfit For Any Good Work. So What Does It Mean "TO KNOW" Or For That Matter "BE KNOWN BY" The ETERNAL? 1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us LOVE ONE ANOTHER, for LOVE IS OF Yahuah; and EVERYONE WHO LOVES is BORN OF The ETERNAL, and KNOWS The ETERNAL. HE WHO DOESN'T LOVE DOESN'T KNOW Yahuah, FOR Yahuah IS LOVE. To KNOW or To Be KNOWN by The Creator means to have an INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ETERNAL! It means to be an 'Extension' of Yahuah Himself, just exactly like Yahusha Messiah is an 'Extension' of Yahuah. Job 18:5-21 (The Place Of Him Who doesn't know The Eternal) "Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, The spark of his fire shall not shine. The light shall be dark in his tent, His lamp above him shall be put out. The steps of his strength shall be shortened, His own counsel shall cast him down. For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he wanders into its mesh. A snare shall take him by the heel; A trap shall lay hold on him. A noose is hidden for him in the ground, A trap for him in the way. Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, And shall chase him at his heels. His strength shall be famished, Calamity shall be ready at his side. The members of his body shall be devoured, The firstborn of death shall devour his members. He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusts. He shall be brought to the king of terrors. There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur shall be scattered on his habitation. His roots shall be dried up beneath, Above shall his branch be cut off. His memory shall perish from the earth. He shall have no name in the street. He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world. He shall have neither son nor grandson among his people, Nor any remaining where he sojourned. Those who come after shall be astonished at his day, As those who went before were frightened. SURELY Such Are The Dwellings Of The UNRIGHTEOUS, . . . . . . . This Is The Place Of Him WHO DOESN'T KNOW The ETERNAL."