One such ministry, “The Biblical Roots” belongs to Pastor R.L. Solberg, who appears to dedicate most of his energy NOT to promoting God and His Word; but rather to spend time bashing the Torah (the first five Books of the Bible that contain all of God’s original Divine Instructions in Righteousness).
Prolific on Facebook, he’s very cunning in his posts because he pretends to be FOR the Torah, while at the same time, negating it via a lot of scripture twisting.
Below is just one example from the mind of R.L. Solberg:
“To be clear, I do not believe or teach that God’s law (his unchanging moral will) is invalid. Rather, I believe the Bible teaches that the Law of Moses as covenantal legislation has found to its God-ordained fulfillment in Christ. ‘We have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.’
(Rom 7:6). We still serve and obey God. And we do so under his new covenant.
Shalom!
MY RESPONSE:
First, I must note that I find it odd that Solberg likes to throw around Hebrew words and terms – perhaps to impress his clueless Christian audience with his “vast knowledge”…
Be that as it may, here was my response to him – and please note that you, my readers - are free to make up your own mind as to whom you wish to believe:
Pastor Solberg - I’m truly baffled as to why you constantly insist on bashing Yahweh’s Divine Instructions, as if they are garbage. How and when were we released from obeying His Torah instructions (which you call “the law”) when the entire New Testament makes it clear that Yeshua and all his Apostles UPHELD the law! (Remember, Yeshua came to be our Redemption, our FINAL SIN SACRIFICE, not as someone who was sent to abolish His Father’s Divine Instructions!)
It is imperative to recognize that Yeshua was the "arm" of Yahweh. The arm doesn't control the "brain", and Yeshua never suggested that he came to replace Yahweh/his "Father" in any way! He even said he came to do His Father's will and NOT his own; and that he would do everything His Father commanded. Check it out for yourself:
Luke 4:43 "But he (Yeshua/Jesus) said, "I must preach the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent." (CJB)
(The “good news” Kingdom of God refers to YHWH and His Torah and everything YHWH is and does.)
Luke 8:1 And it happened after these things that Y'shua was going around in the cities and in the villages and was preaching and declaring the Kingdom of Elohim. (CJB)
Does that sound like he came to negate His Father’s Divine Instructions to mankind?
Check out some passages from both the “old” and “new” Testaments wherein Yahweh reiterates the fact that ALL are to obey His Divine Instructions, without which we would have NO blueprint for moral, holy living:
Numbers 15: 13 "'Everyone who is native-born must do these things in this way when he brings an offering made by fire as an aroma pleasing to the LORD. 14 For the generations to come, whenever an alien or anyone else living among you presents an offering made by fire as an aroma pleasing to the LORD, he must do exactly as you do. 15 The community is to have the same rules for you and for the alien living among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the alien shall be the same before the LORD: 16 The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the alien living among you.'" (CJB)
Deuteronomy 31: 11 when all Isra'el have come to appear in the presence of ADONAI at the place he will choose, you are to read this Torah before all Isra'el, so that they can hear it. 12 Assemble the people-the men, the women, the little ones and the foreigners (which includes ANYONE who wishes to believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) you have in your towns -so that they can hear, learn, fear ADONAI your God and take care to obey all the words of this Torah… (CJB)
Romans 3:31 Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we ESTABLISH the Law." (CJB)
Matthew 5:17 Don't think that I have come to abolish the Torah or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete. 18 Yes indeed! I tell you that until heaven and earth pass away, not so much as a yud or a stroke will pass from the Torah - not until everything that must happen has happened. 19 So whoever disobeys the least of these mitzvot (words/commands) and teaches others to do so will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But whoever obeys them and so teaches will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness is far greater than that of the Torah-teachers and P'rushim, you will certainly not enter the Kingdom of Heaven. (CJB)
Has everything happened that must happen? Have heaven and earth passed away? If not, then it seems we are obliged to continue to obey Torah - our Creator's divine teachings/instruction!
Moving on, Proverbs 28:9 tells us that if one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination! The Holy One of Israel is NOT impressed with prayer if you refuse to hear and obey His Divine Instructions!
1 Samuel 15:22 tells us that obedience is better than sacrifice.
John 9:31 tells us: “We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.”
Isaiah 1:15 says, “When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I won’t be listening.”
Deuteronomy 28 reveals the myriad blessings if we obey… and the curses if we don’t.
Yahweh said His law is good and perfect, so why do you and so many others hate it? Because it’s a mirror, and people smash mirrors when they don’t like what they see!
Check out and really THINK about the following passages, because they are important:
Psalm 19:8(7) The Torah of Adonai is perfect, restoring the inner person. The instruction of Adonai is sure, making wise the thoughtless. 9 (8) The precepts of Adonai are right, rejoicing the heart. The mitzvah of Adonai is pure, enlightening the eyes. 10 (9) The fear of Adonai is clean, enduring forever. The rulings of Adonai are true, they are righteous altogether, 11 (10) more desirable than gold, than much fine gold, also sweeter than honey or drippings from the honeycomb. 12 (11) Through them your servant is warned; in obeying them there is great reward. (CJB)
Romans 7:12 So the Torah is holy; that is, the commandment is holy, just and good. (CJB)
The Bible tells us that the flesh hates “the law”…
Romans 8:7 For the mind controlled by the old nature is hostile to God, because it does not submit itself to God’s Torah — indeed, it cannot. 8 Thus, those who identify with their old nature cannot please God. (CJB)
The carnal mind is at war with God. It "cannot" submit to His law. The law exposes sin. Romans 7:7, “I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, ‘You shall not covet.’”
John 3:20 For everyone who does evil things hates the light and avoids it, so that his actions won’t be exposed. 21 But everyone who does what is true comes to the light, so that all may see that his actions are accomplished through God.” (CJB)
Messiah warns in Matthew 24:12, “And because LAWLESSNESS will abound, the love of many will grow cold.” Lawlessness equals hatred of Torah. When Torah is thrown out, love dies.
2 Timothy 4:3 For the time is coming when people will not have patience for sound teaching, but will cater to their passions and gather around themselves teachers who say whatever their ears itch to hear. 4 Yes, they will stop listening to the truth, but will turn aside to follow myths. (CJB)
Ask yourself this: Why would Yahweh’s Messiah Yeshua (known in the Christian world as “Jesus”) have abolished everything his Father ever commanded, just so those who call themselves "Christians" would be exempt from following His commandments and do nothing except "believe in Jesus?"
Why do you refuse to keep the "forever" commands, such as the Seventh Day Sabbath which is a SIGN between God and His people? (See Exodus 31:16; Ezekiel 20:11-12; Exodus 20:8-11, etc) Why do you reject His seven commanded festivals (Leviticus 23), all of which foreshadow Messiah Yeshua? Where does GOD ever say that after his Son died, people would no longer have to obey anything He commanded for our own good, or that they could make up their own holy days and ways, supposedly designed to honor Him? (Remember the sons of Aaron?)
May God open your spiritual eyes so that you can finally understand that Yeshua didn't come to abolish everything His Father ever commanded, nor to bring any "religion" or "denomination. He came to demolish the nonsense men had added to His Divine Instructions (without which we would have no blueprint for moral, holy living); and to teach the original commands – all of which are designed to keep HIS PEOPLE set apart/holy, and then to die as our Final SIN Sacrifice so that we would no longer have to kill millions of innocent animals to atone for our sins...
You would do well to remember that, according to Scripture, it is a sin to teach that God's Torah is no longer relevant ... as it WILL render you "lukewarm" and cause Yeshua to vomit you from his mouth upon his return. (Revelation 3:16)
I pray you will ponder these things before continuing the lie that Torah is irrelevant!
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