Are You Proof?

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 31:33 says: "For this is the covenant I shall make with the house of Yisra'el after those days, declares YHWH: I shall put forth My Torah in their inward parts, and write it on their hearts. And I shall be their Elohim, and they shall be My people." If you are a Gentile follower of Yeshua, then YHWH has written His Torah on your heart. If you desire to keep the Sabbath, obey the dietary laws, and keep the Biblical feasts, where do you think that desire came from? The Gentile believer that seeks to obey the Torah is the proof to Israel that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Jewish Messiah. The words of Sha'ul that the Gentiles would provoke Israel to jealousy make more sense now. Jews love the Torah. We should love the Torah. When we do, we testify that Yeshua is the Jewish Messiah.

Most churches claim that "Jesus" has cancelled the Law by His sacrifice. They further teach that we are bound only to fulfill the law of love. In addition, they toss out the dietary laws, change the Sabbath to Sun-Day, and create Easter and Christmas in place of the Biblical festivals. Those changes will not provoke the Jews to jealousy; those changes will chase the Jews away. This makes so much sense that when you see, you find it difficult to believe that you were so blinded before. Church history reveals that beginning in approximately 115CE, some began to change the day of worship to Sun-Day to make it more comfortable for the pagans to "convert" to "Christianity." By the fourth century, the disconnect was complete. Centuries upon centuries of anti-Semitism has served to have the church rendered ineffective in its evangelism. Saying the "sinner's prayer" will not save anyone. Salvation comes from believing from the heart, i.e. correct believing that impacts our living. What is that impact? That impact is obedience to Torah.

Now back to the question, "Are you proof?" What does your life prove to the Jews about your faith? Do you provoke jealousy? Does your church teach the necessity of Torah observance? If not, what does that tell you about them? Our lives should provoke the Jews to jealousy, and until they do, we are missing the mark. And yes, that is the definition of sin.