I believe in a simplistic vocabulary. Theology has its eschatology, Christology, and a monopoly on Hermeneutics. Philosophy has its ontology, epistemology, metaphysics. Sociology has its, Marxism, Feminism, Diversity and Inclusivity. Psychology has its self love, bias and worldview. Esoteric constructs... Each a rabbit-hole which you go down and never arrive at a truth. What's more important to me is the useful concepts. Word, Id, Libido, Ego, Super-Ego, Anomie, Weltschmerz, Thanatos, Eros, Love, Agape, Truth, Catharsis, Cathexis, Husband, Wife, Form, Archetype. Empathy is important. Experiencing what others experience. The sum of Word is how Word communicates and helps us share in one another's experiences. Freedom is that men get to go down their rabbit holes. In this society, I am as free to pursue God as another is free to pursue wealth. And another is free to pursue health. And another is free to pursue lovers. Men can create their terms--- Can espouse their views--- Build their worlds--- Express their thoughts. The thing I see in society--- The true cancer--- Is that nobody wants to listen. If we did, we might not be as enamored by our differences And we might be enamored by our similarities. Few pursue thoughts;--- Few chase the world found in other's eyes. We're always thinking when dealing with a person That we are dealing with a species different than ourselves. Perhaps in modern day we are--- That disunity is creating the pathologies we see.
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B. K. Neifert 
To all missionary propagandists:
What a load of empty noise, this noise testament sack of manure. Ezra and the men of the Great Assembly, they sealed the T’NaCH. The Xtian noise testament has no portion with T’NaCH. The Xtian attempt to link the T’NaCH to this sack of manure … Old and New Testaments.
Proof?? A reasonable demand?
Which mitzva of the 613 Torah commandments serves as the foundation upon which stands the rabbinic anointing of David as moshiach, made by the prophet Shemuel\Samuel?
This question, no Xtian theologian to my limited knowledge, has ever given the time of day. Now just how does the noise testament claim that Jesus fulfilled prophetic commandments, when church narishkeit has never learned, upon which precise commandment the prophet Shmuel interpreted from the Written Torah?
Have held discussions with one Frank Hubeny on his word press blog. There he writes: [[[“””You do realize, I hope, that you have to argue from my presuppositions, what I accept as true, and your rejection of Jesus as your Messiah, if you want me to take your argument seriously.”””]]]
The arrogance of this declaration reminds me of the contrived Xtian vs Jewish debates over Jesus as the Messiah during the Dark and Middle Ages of European christendom. But today the church stand utterly disgraced by the Shoah war crimes against humanity. Xtianity, a dead religion in both Europe and the United States. The church has no monopoly stronghold over secular governments that it had during the height of the European dark ages. And Europe fought and lost TWO Civil Wars in the 20th Century. Israel rose from the ashes of the 2nd European Civil War and in 1948 fought and won the first of its two Independence Wars, the other occurred in June 1967.
Objective scholarship does not muddy the waters by injecting personal beliefs, Creeds and Dogmas developed during the Dark and Middle Ages. Personal beliefs compare to bribing a judge in a case before the court. The Talmud by contrast stands upon the revelation of the Oral Torah logic system; it teaches Aggadita, meaning mussar, woven together with ritual halachic observances which bnai brit persons can do in their day to day lives.
Aggadic mussar stories require no historical basis. Aggadik mussar serves as the literature which communicates the logical interpretation of prophetic commandments unto all generations living. Xtianity by sharp contrast does not teach mussar. Xtianity preaches these archaic Creeds and Dogmas, telling the faithful what they need to believe. During this period, the church opposed individual or group study of the Bible; learning the Bible together with Talmud and Midrashim, the Church hung the ax of eternal damantion over the heads of its “flocks”; the public burning at the stake of all heretics.
The church imposed strict decrees which demanded absolute obedience from its “flock”, to believe and obey the decreed Creeds and Dogmas which the Priests of the church proclaimed. Any “flock” member or group which challenged the church dictatorship of faith, the priests, together with their crusader like German mobs, these cowards hunted down the heretics and slaughtered – every man, woman, or child, like a pack of dogs hunting after rabbits.
Ebionites, an early Jewish sect, declared heretical for their claims that Jesus was the Messiah but was not divine. They interpreted the Jewish law and rites with Jesus’ exposition of the law and insisted in the necessity of following those laws and rites. The Arians hold that while the son of God, Jesus neither eternal, nor as fully divine as God the father; that Jesus was a lesser, created being. This theology preached a rejection of the divinity of Jesus and taught that Jesus was created by the Father and that the title “Son of God” was merely given to Jesus as a courtesy.
Free Spirit heretics, held that once people reached a “saved” state of spiritual perfection, laws no longer apply to them. Marcionites, argued that the vengeful, angry God they found in the Hebrew T’NaCH was an evil tyrant, separate from—and inferior to—the loving, forgiving God of the New Testament. Like many of their contemporaries, they perceived the world as a battleground between the forces of good and evil. The sect called Antinomianism preached a very similar theology, which taught that matter (the physical world), created by an evil god, and therfore evil. While the spirit, having been created by a good god – defines the good. In this view, the spirit must be freed from the chains of the material body.
Euchites/Messalians theology preached an overemphasis on prayer and spiritual experience at the expense of disregarding the church and its sacrements, especially baptism; and renouncing social and work relations. They also believed that the essence of the trinity could be perceived by the carnal senses; that God transformed himself into a single substance, to merge with souls of the perfect state. This achieved, state of perfection, only attained by unceasing prayer and prayer alone.
The Donatists believed that baptism and other sacraments administered by so-called “traditores”[according to Maureen A. Tilley, Ph.D.] — Xtians who had willingly repudiated their faith in the face of persecution from the Roman Empire — became invalid. Validity of sacraments depends on character of the minister. Furthermore their theology preached the prioritation of martyrdom, as the supreme Christian virtue regarding those who intentionally sought out martyrdom as saints. They held to very stringent views claiming that church clergy live completely faultless in their social behavior, for their services to sanctify holiness.
The Cathars believed that the physical world exists as the deceptive handiwork of an evil god. Avoiding meat, cheese and some other foods, as well as refraining from sexual intercourse, their theology preach as the way to connect with the spiritual world. Modalism claimed that although God lives as a single person, He has revealed Himself in three modes throughout biblical history. The Old Testament God said to define reality through means of “the mode”: of The Father, at the incarnation, in “the mode” of The Son, and after Jesus’ ascension, in “the mode” of the Holy Spirit. These modes, by this theology preaches that they have never existed simultaneously. Therefore, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit never existed at the same time.
The Docetists proposed that the Son of God never fully took on human flesh and that the body of Jesus was an illusion, just as Zeus in Greek mythology took the form of a bull to seduce Europa. Jesus, therefore, never physically died on the cross. Marcionism accepts Jesus as the savior. But rejected the T’NaCH God of the condemned ‘Old Testament’. Their theology preached that the God of the ‘Old Testament’ existed as a distinct lower god, than the all-forgiving God of the New Testament.
The Eutychianism, this movement started by a monk named Eutychus (A.D. 378-452) that held to the notion that Christ’s humanity was absorbed by his divinity. Eutychus believed that Christ was of two natures, but not in two natures. Consequently this theology preached a Creed that Jesus life defined New Testament divinity; this divinity remained separate and apart from humanity.
The Nestorians believed that the human and divine persons of Jesus remained separate; thus for them “Jesus Christ” and “the Son of God” are not quite one and the same. Pelagian theology derived their name from Pelagius, a British monk who preached in fifth-century Rome. He allegedly declared that Xtians could earn their way into Heaven by doing good deeds, without the need of divine grace.
The Conciliarists lived at a time in the Middle Ages when two and sometimes three rivals simultaneously claimed themselves as the true Pope. They believed that church councils hold ultimate authority and even have the power to depose the Pope. They were formally condemned at the Fifth Lateran Council of 1512–1517; ultimately, the doctrine of papal infallibility was declared in 1870.
The Lollards lived in 14th- through 16th-century England, perhaps influenced and inspired by the teachings of John Wyclif. A controversial philosopher and theologian at the University of Oxford. Rejecting transubstantiation, the powers of the Pope and many ceremonies of the church, they advocated for what some have called a “premature Reformation.”
Adoptionism theology preaches that Jesus lived only as a non-divine man; that he was extremely virtuous; that he was, at some point, “adopted” as the Son of God by the Spirit descending on him. Adoptionism, also known as Psilanthropism and Dynamic Monarchianism. God granted Jesus powers and then adopted him as a Son.
Albigenses theology preaches a Creed which believes in Reincarnation and two gods: one good and other evil. Apollinarian theology preaches a Creed that Jesus’ divine will overshadowed and replaced the human. Eutychianism dogmatism preaches that Jesus lived his life as a finite human being; his human nature, swallowed up by his infinite divine nature.
Gnosticism – Dualism of good and bad, combined with a secret special knowledge of salvation. Gnosticism, represents a diverse group, but in general it preached that people possess divine souls. These divine souls, alas trapped in a material world created by an evil god. This evil T’NaCH god, ironically often identified as the God of Abraham. The Gnostics rejected and vilified the human body. Their theology preached that the material body merits destruction by the true God. In order to free humanity from the evil god who has imprisoned souls inside human bodies. Kenosis creed theology believes that Jesus gave up some divine attributes while on earth.
Luciferianism influenced by Gnosticism held to the veneration of the characteristics associated with Lucifer, revering Lucifer not as the devil with ill intent, but as a liberator, guardian, guiding spirit and even as the true God. Macedonianism/Pneumatomachians embraced the theology which preached the divinity of Jesus. But denied the divinity of the Holy Spirit, relegating the Holy Spirit as a substance created by The Son. Manichaeism, a Gnostic dualistic heresy birthed by Mani (c. 216 – c. 276) which held the idea that the material world exists as evil, and the spirit world – the essence of ‘the good’; that these polar opposites are involved in a struggle between the good spiritual world of light, against and opposed by the bad, the material world of darkness.
Monarchianism – God is one person. A unitarian theology which preaches of God being a single person as opposed to a Trinity of personages, which arose from attempts to preserve monotheism and reject the notion of tritheism. Monophysitism, a theology applicable only after the resurrection and incarnation of Christ. The divine Logos revealed as Christ, had one unified nature – either only divine or a synthesis of divine and human, but single nonetheless. That Jesus had only one nature: divine. By sharp contrast, Monothelitism theology preaches the belief that Jesus Christ had two natures but only one will, contrary to the orthodox christological view that Jesus Christ has both a divine and human will each corresponding to his two natures.
Montanism preached a theology which claimed that its prophesies superseded and fulfilled the doctrines proclaimed by the apostles, emphasizing ecstatic prophesying, avoidance of sin and church discipline, chastity and remarriage. The view also held to the notion that Xtians who “fell” from grace could not possibly be redeemed.
Nestorianism theology preached – Jesus lived as two persons. Patripassionism theology preaches that the Father suffered on the cross. Pelagianism theology preaches that Man remains unaffected by the fall and can keep all of God’s laws. Semi-Pelagianism theology preaches that Man and God cooperate to achieve man’s salvation. Socinianism theology preaches a denial of the Trinity. Jesus – a deified man. Subordinationism theology preaches that the Son exists as a lower\lesser revelation than that of the Father, as expressed through both essence and\or attributes. Tritheism theology preaches that the Trinity lives as really three separate gods.
Apollinarianism believed that Jesus had a human body, a divine mind, but only a “lower” soul; that humans propagate souls along with bodies. Antinomianism believes that Xtians are freed from all obligations of the moral law through grace. Jehovah’s Witnesses compares to Arianism. Its theology preaches a rejection from the trinity dogma. They believe Jesus to be a created being, the archangel, Michael. As such, Jehovah’s Witnesses deny the full deity of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Kenosis introduced by Gottfried Thomasius (1802-1875) which held that Jesus voluntarily gave up some of his divine attributes (omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence) while in his incarnate state such that he was not fully divine, in order to fully accomplish the work of redemption.
Mormonism, a theology which favors polytheism. Its preachers preach the preach that human beings preexisted in a spirit realm and were produced through the procreation of a god and goddess wife; allegedly human beings simply entered human bodies in the form of babies and as a result. These babies lose their memories of the preexistence of their parents. Other preached notions about the Gods: this theology spouts off ideas that God used to be a man on another planet, the notion that the Trinity is three separate gods and that grace alone is not enough for salvation. The possibility for man to become god, baptism for the dead, and other such nonesuch. ( All this preachy preach preach learns from ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’, and the tale of the Shakespearean play: the Royal Nonesuch.)
Xtian theology, what ever its fashion or flavor, prefers its theology and dogmatism – over the revelation of the Oral Torah which Moshe the prophet heard directly from HaShem at Horev\Sinai. Hence the Gemara in the opening pages of Avodah Zarah teaches that the Goyim all together abandoned the oath brit faith, which makes a spiritual middot alliance of t’shuva made between the Yatzir Ha’Tov and the Yatzir Ha’Rah, whereby HaShem for ever judges, by the terms of the oath brit alliance cut between Avraham and HaShem, between the two opposing and contrasting sets of social interaction middot\attributes of human nature.
In point of fact, there does not exist enough historical physical evidence of Jesus to write a descent obituary for this silly Jesus son of Zeus myth. And that’s the rub of all heresy encapsulated into a single psycho-nutshell, as expressed throughout history, which defines the stupidity and insanity of ‘religious Man’.
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Christ is the Son of David. His lineage is from the Davidic Bloodline, both from Solomon, inherited through adoption as Joseph’s, and Nathan, the bloodline of Mary. Leviticus 27:29 is the verse in the Torah that claims Christ must die. You make it the chapter on Corbon, but that’s why Christ rebuked the Pharisees about making “Corbon.” As Christ said, “You swear by the gold of the temple, but not the temple itself. You make corbon, and withhold the substance which could be used to help your fathers. Hypocrites.”
And as far as the middle ages is concerned, the church did do a lot of bad things. But, right now, Christians are in complete support of Israel, and we do much and pray much for it. I know I personally followed the Torah’s laws for three years as part of a fast, and I studied the Feast Days. The Feast of Trumpets will be when the Seventh Trumpeter in Revelation blows, and men are called to repent. The Day of Atonement is a day of weeping and fasting, and preparing to go into the wilderness, as Jerusalem is surrounded by the Armies of the Abomination of Desolation. And the Feast of Tabernacles is supposed to be performed as a way to help you understand how to survive in the wilderness.
Do you sleep in booths during Tabernacle? So, if you don’t, you dishonor the Sabbath. You live in Israel, so you ought to at least know this. As it pertains to you, when the army of the Abomination appears, you ought to have been inured to the woes of sleeping in the wilderness, and prepared to flee into the hills of Judah.
Christians are your greatest ally.
Also, I know Ammonites who obey the law more faithfully than you. That will be a judgment against you. Ammonites. Hypocrite. And if that’s not bad enough, Moabites and Amorites who obey the law more faithfully than you. And surely, if you do not repent, they will have greater reward in heaven than you.
As for the rest, that’s why the Epistle letters are included in the Gospel. All of those heresies are denied by Peter, Paul, Jude, James and John. It’s also why the statement, “Jesus Christ is Come in the Flesh” means an affirmation of the Son of God taking on Human Flesh, and the Coeternal nature of the Trinity, and the solidarity of the Trinity. Early Jews even worshiped the Son of God, prior to Christ’s arrival. Worship of the Trinity can be traced all the way back to Mesopotamia and Abraham, and it was quoted from the Psalms in Psalm 2. “Kiss the Son lest He be angry with you.” The one Begotten by God.
I ascribe to the Athanasian Creed because it’s what Scripture taught. I also ascribe to the major Dogmas of the Catholic Church because it’s what the Bible teaches. I also ascribe to the Apostles and Nicene Creed.
In the words of G. K. Chesterton, the reason those Heresies you mentioned were rejected was because they disaffirmed life. They were rejections of good; and that’s why those Heresies were fought. Thank God they were, too. Otherwise the world could be miserable. They were sects which denied the truth. And yes, those heretics were persecuted. In today’s society that wouldn’t happen. But, also in today’s society, all those sects run rampant. Either in Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hebrew Israelites, Mormons, New Apostolic Reformationists, and many of the larger denominations are accepting antinomianism. They were rejected because they didn’t conform to the Law of God. That’s why they were stopped.
And finally, on Jesus’ historicity. Jesus was a factual, human being. There’s no disputing it. First off, the actual birth records and death records of Jesus are housed in the Vatican. You’d find this cheeky, the reason why they’re hid is because the death certificate says something different than the Gospel. Which, is easy, the Pharisees forged it. Also, there’s medical evidence in the Bible that Jesus existed. He sweat blood, which is called hematohidrosis, and when “Water poured from his wound” this is consistent with a heart attack. There’s a fluid lining surrounding the lungs and internal organs, which will burst when someone has a heart attack. The apostles obviously thought of this spiritually, and there’d be no way they’d even be able to invent such details, unless Christ actually lived and died.
Keep coming back. I read your entire comment, though it takes a few sittings. I’m a slow reader. I’d love to see you repent and come to the LORD God Jesus Christ.
And I know He’s the son of God because of all the scripture evidence in the Old Testament. Isaiah 43 actually makes Jesus divine, saying “No other saves, except Me.” Meaning the trinity is One God, in Three Persons. Which, must be if God is Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omnibenevolent. There’s some philosophers who will say that God contradicts if He has those attributes, but if He exists in Three Persons, it does not contradict. It actually must be that God exists in the Trinity in order for Him to be One.
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