Katydid
26th June 2004, 06:36 PM
Where to begin.
I love HaShem, I love his Torah, I love his ways. I have a deep desire to do what I believe to be pleasing in His eyes. I want to obey His commandments because to me it is a blessing to do so. I love reading the Old Testament. I rarely read the new. I truly want to follow His ways, because He knows what is best for me. I have this deep desire to follow His teaching, to be the person He intended me to be. To raise my family according to His will and His ways. I know many will be offended but Yeshua is neither here nor there to me. Yeshua is the Messiah, He is God's son, I appreciate and respect greatly what he did for all of us, but I believe He came for two reasons. One is to become the sacrifice for all of our sins, but of equal importance in my eyes was to be an example to us as to how to live our lives in accordance with HaShem's word. To follow the Law the way it was always intended to be followed. Why then is it, that every where I turn, I am being told by Christians that I am legalistic, by atheists that I am wierd, and by Jews that I am being disrespectful? Why can't anyone see that my heart's desire is to be pleasing in the eyes of HaShem? I love the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I love the G-d who sent His word down through Moses. I believe that His word is truth and that obedience to His word is a true blessing. So, why now do I feel as if I am wrong for wanting to do this? I do not do this out of a desire to be counted with Israel, I do not do this to convert Jews into Christianity, I do not do this because I think it is a neat thing to do, I don't do this to become Jewish. I do this because I believe that this is how HaShem would have me live my life. Am I wrong for feeling this way? Is there a reason that I shouldn't want to live my life according to the perfect Law? Someone explain this to me please?:angel:
I love HaShem, I love his Torah, I love his ways. I have a deep desire to do what I believe to be pleasing in His eyes. I want to obey His commandments because to me it is a blessing to do so. I love reading the Old Testament. I rarely read the new. I truly want to follow His ways, because He knows what is best for me. I have this deep desire to follow His teaching, to be the person He intended me to be. To raise my family according to His will and His ways. I know many will be offended but Yeshua is neither here nor there to me. Yeshua is the Messiah, He is God's son, I appreciate and respect greatly what he did for all of us, but I believe He came for two reasons. One is to become the sacrifice for all of our sins, but of equal importance in my eyes was to be an example to us as to how to live our lives in accordance with HaShem's word. To follow the Law the way it was always intended to be followed. Why then is it, that every where I turn, I am being told by Christians that I am legalistic, by atheists that I am wierd, and by Jews that I am being disrespectful? Why can't anyone see that my heart's desire is to be pleasing in the eyes of HaShem? I love the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I love the G-d who sent His word down through Moses. I believe that His word is truth and that obedience to His word is a true blessing. So, why now do I feel as if I am wrong for wanting to do this? I do not do this out of a desire to be counted with Israel, I do not do this to convert Jews into Christianity, I do not do this because I think it is a neat thing to do, I don't do this to become Jewish. I do this because I believe that this is how HaShem would have me live my life. Am I wrong for feeling this way? Is there a reason that I shouldn't want to live my life according to the perfect Law? Someone explain this to me please?:angel: