The statement " God gives His Spirit to those who keep His commandments" is a core theological concept, emphasizing that obedience to God's commands is a sign of love and a means by which His Spirit empowers believers to live a life pleasing to Him. Acts 5:32 Romans 8:9, he writes: "But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all". Self-Test The Examination of Faith: A Self-Test Scriptural Requirements for Salvation. "Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith.It asks: Is my faith a living, breathing part of who I am, or am I just going through the motions?Test yourselves..." — 2 Corinthians 13:5 He wants us to find out now, in the quiet of our own prayer lives, if we are operating in the flesh or the Spirit—rather than standing before Him on Judgement Day only to hear the words, "I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness" (Matthew 7:23). The Line in the Sand Scriptural Assessment There is no gray area, no partial alignment, and no grading on a curve. In the economy of God's Kingdom, you are either a submissive subject or an active rebel. Your daily actions, your handling of His instructions, and the fruit of your lifestyle are the evidence that will either vindicate you or convict you. Use this 15-point diagnostic to weigh your walk under the light of the written Word. Test 1: The Benchmark of Gathering "He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad." — Matthew 12:30 The Question: Are your daily choices, your lifestyle, and the traditions you practice actively gathering people into covenant obedience to God's instructions, or are your actions scattering them away into compromise, lawlessness 1 John 3:4, and worldly customs? By saying "He who is not with Me is against Me," He eliminated any possibility of a "neutral ground." In a spiritual war, sitting on the fence is not an option. If you are not actively working for the Kingdom of Light, your existence naturally serves the Kingdom of Darkness. Are your daily choices, your lifestyle, and the traditions you practice actively gathering people into covenant obedience to God's instructions, or are your actions scattering them away into compromise, lawlessness, and worldly customs? Your Answer: [ ] YES, I am gathering / [ ] NO, I am scattering Test 2: The Benchmark of the Spirit "And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him." — Acts 5:32 The Question: Does the spirit inside you cause you to humbly submit to and keep the Father's commandments (Ezekiel 36:27), or does it make excuses, calling obedience "legalism" while clinging to man-made traditions? (God only gives His true Spirit to those who obey Him). Your Answer: [ ] YES, it leads to obedience / [ ] NO, it rejects His law Test 3: The Benchmark of Truth "He who says, 'I know Him,' and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." — 1 John 2:4 The Question: When confronted with the plain instructions of Scripture, do you lay your life down flat to align with them, or do you pretend to know God through a mere "feeling" or traditional heritage while ignoring His laws? Your Answer: [ ] YES, the truth is in me / [ ] NO, I am deceiving myself Test 4: The Benchmark of Love "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." — John 13:35 The Question: Is your life marked by genuine, sacrificial love and service toward the brethren who walk in the truth, or is it hindered by pride, malice, or division? Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO Test 5: The Benchmark of Fruit "Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit... Therefore by their fruits you will know them." — Matthew 7:17, 20 The Question: Does the daily output of your life consistently produce the supernatural fruit of the Spirit—patience, kindness, goodness, and self-control—or do you still bear the bitter fruit of the flesh? Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO Test 6: The Benchmark of the Tongue "If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless." — James 1:26 The Question: Is your speech ruled by scriptural self-control, or is your tongue unbridled—frequently given over to anger, gossip, profane language, or tearing others down? Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO Test 7: The Benchmark of Separation "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." — 1 John 2:15 The Question: Have you consciously set yourself apart from worldly entertainment, fleshly standards, and pagan-rooted traditions because you love the Father more than the culture? Jeremiah 10:43 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. 4 They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO Test 8: The Benchmark of Action "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." — James 1:22 The Question: When you discover a direct command or truth written in the Scriptures, do you immediately adjust your life to execute it, or do you simply listen to it and remain unchanged? Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO Test 9: The Benchmark of Sovereignty "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other... You cannot serve God and mammon (money)." — Matthew 6:24 The Question: Does the Almighty possess total authority over how you acquire, manage, and distribute your financial resources, or does the pursuit of wealth, security, and personal comfort govern your choices? Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO Test 10: The Benchmark of Mercy "He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the needy." — Proverbs 14:31 The Question: Do you actively demonstrate compassion, care, and tangible help to the poor, weak, or distressed when it is within your power to do so? Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO Test 11: The Benchmark of Correction "Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser..." — Proverbs 9:8-9 The Question: When another believer brings scriptural correction to expose an error or a sin in your walk, do you receive it with humility and appreciation, or do you respond with anger, pride, and self-defense? Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO Test 12: The Benchmark of Humility "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble... Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up." — James 4:6, 10 The Question: Are you genuinely willing to take the lowest seat, serve without recognition, and prioritize God's reputation above your own ego and the desire to be right? Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO Test 13: The Benchmark of Endurance "But he who endures to the end shall be saved." — Matthew 24:13 The Question: Do you remain steadfast in obeying God's truth when trials, persecution, or family rejection come against you, or do you compromise your walk to escape friction or pressure? Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO Test 14: The Benchmark of Pure Worship "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." — John 4:24 The Question: Do you worship God strictly according to the clean parameters defined in His Word, or do you try to honor Him using methods, calendars, and celebrations adopted from pagan cultures? Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO Test 15: The Benchmark of Fear of Man "The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever treats the Lord shall be safe." — Proverbs 29:25 The Question: Is your ultimate goal to please the Master regardless of public opinion, or do you alter your speech, actions, and scriptural standards to seek the approval and validation of human beings? Your Answer: [ ] YES / [ ] NO ⚖️ Evaluating the Results If you answered YES to all 15: You are With God. Your eyes and ears have been opened by a soft heart, and the true Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) is operating inside you, giving you the supernatural power and desire to walk in His covenant statutes (Ezekiel 36:27). If you answered NO to any of them: You are Against God. This is the definition of spiritual blindness. By rejecting the light of His instructions in favor of your own comfort or man-made religious traditions, you have closed your own eyes. If you persist in this state, God will eventually confirm you in that darkness, making it so you can no longer hear or see the truth. "Choose this day whom you will serve... but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." — Joshua 24:15

As you read in the verses Paul makes it clear also, if you are led by the spirit you are not under the law, (Keeping this in mind sin is transgression of the law.) So, if you are not keeping Yehovah laws and statutes you are under the law, because there is no law against keeping His laws. A. How You Get In vs. How You Walk Paul’s Focus: Paul was dealing with a massive crisis: institutional religious leaders were telling Gentile converts that they couldn't be saved unless they underwent ritual circumcision and converted to Judaism before trusting in Yeshua (Acts 15:1). Paul fought this fiercely. He argued that a person is justified (cleared of their past guilt) by faith in Yeshua's sacrifice, not by their own track record of keeping the law. You cannot earn your way out of past sins. Yeshua’s Focus: Yeshua was speaking to people who already knew the Torah but were faking it. He focused on how a saved person walks. Once you are in the covenant by faith, obedience is the fruit of your love for Him. B. "Works of the Law" vs. "The Commandments" When Paul uses the phrase "works of the law" (especially in Galatians and Romans), he isn't talking about God's Ten Commandments or the Sabbath. In the first-century Hebrew mind, "works of the law" (ma'asei ha-torah) referred to man-made religious decrees, traditional conversion rituals, and legalistic checklists used to separate Jews from Gentiles. Paul fought man-made legalism, but he loved God’s literal law. He explicitly wrote: "The law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good" (Romans 7:12). C. The Target: The Great Harlot's Loophole The institutional church system (the "Great Harlot") took Paul's complex arguments about Gentile inclusion and twisted them into a license for lawlessness . They used Paul to create a loophole to throw out the Sabbath, ignore the dietary laws, and abandon the appointed feasts—the exact opposite of how Yeshua lived. If Paul actually taught that the Sabbath was abolished or that God's food laws didn't matter, he would have been a false prophet according to Deuteronomy 13. But Paul defended himself against that exact accusation in a Roman court: "I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets." — Acts 24:14 The Verdict The difference is not that Yeshua said "Obey" and Paul said "Don't." The truth is that Yeshua is the Standard, and Paul is the Commentary. Yeshua showed us what the perfect walk looks like. Paul explained how the rest of the world (the Gentiles) could be grafted into that exact same olive tree through faith (Romans 11). If anyone interprets Paul in a way that contradicts the clear, commandment-keeping lifestyle of Yeshua, they are doing exactly what Peter warned against: twisting Paul’s words into the error of the lawless. In 2 Peter 3:15-16, Peter refers to Paul as a "beloved brother" who wrote with wisdom given to him. Peter acknowledges that some of Paul's writings are hard to understand, noting that ignorant and unstable people twist them—along with "other Scriptures"—to their own destruction God righteousness is His Torah When we read The Torah keep in mind there is a difference between Gods law and the works of the law mans law .CONCLUSIONS The “no-law” doctrine has taken Paul’s “hard to understand writings They interpret the works of the law which is the oral law of the Jews to mean that the laws of God given through Moses are no more, and in so doing, have elevated Paul’s teachings above the teaching of Yeshua and the very words of God. The filter that should be used is that God does not change, He is not a God of confusion, He doesn't lie, or that scripture cannot be broken, and it is the whole duty of m an to keep all His commandments . The decrees of Yehovah are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The commandments of Yehovah are right, bringing joy to the heart . The commands of Yehovah are clear, giving insight into living. Reverence for Yehovah is pure, lasting forever. The laws of Yehovah are true; each one is fair. T hey are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb. They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for those who obey them. Psalm 19:7 The one who belongs listens and responds to Yehovah's words. If you don't listen and respond , it is because you don't belong to Yehovah." John 8:47 In 321 A.D., the “Christianized” Roman Emperor Constantine declared Sunday a day of rest, although it was in honor of the “venerable day of the sun,” hence the name of the day, not of the traditional Sabbath. Paul Said: Corinthians 11:1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. Romans 2:13 states, "For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified," according to the New International Version. This verse emphasizes that mere knowledge or hearing of God's law is insufficient for righteousness. True righteousness comes from actively obeying and living out the law. There is now one single law that rules both Jew and Greek alike: The law of faith (Romans 3:27) The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:2) The law of Christ = love God and love your neighbor, fulfilled by the Spirit (Galatians 5:14; 6:2; Romans 13:8–10) One God. One Messiah. One gospel. One law for Jews and Greeks: faith in the crucified and risen Jesus. That is why Paul can say in the very next breath after “neither Jew nor Greek”: “You are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise” (Galatians 3:28–29). Same promise. Same inheritance. Same law. No exceptions. No special tracks. Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the Yehovah your Elohim is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations. Romans 2:13 “For not the hearers of the Law are just in the sight of Yehovah, but the doers of the Law will be justified” Deuteronomy 4:8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? Before you review the information that proves beyond a reasonable doubt that Paul is not teaching against the law. Stop and read the Deuteronomy and Romans again. He said to a thousand generations. Acts 24:14 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, Anytime we see, Paul speak against the law, you can put in one of two categories. He is either talking about the traditions and doctrines of men, man's law the oral law or the Greek law, this is what they did to put man under bondage. Or he is speaking about the punishment when you break the law, bondage comes upon you that is the result of sin; the law of sin and death, which Yeshua nailed to the cross. Most of us never knew there are 7 Laws but here there are; Paul is talking about in his writings. The Law of God Romans 3:31 1 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid yea, we establish the law. The Law of Sin Romans 7:23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. The Law of the Spirit Romans 8:2 Through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death The Law of Faith Romans 3:27 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid yea, we establish the law. The Law of Righteousness Romans 9:31 The people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal The Law of Christ 1 Corinthians 9:21 Those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law. The Law of Sin and Death Romans 8:2 Through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death Numbers 23:19 "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? 1 Corinthians 3:3 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. John 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken. 1 John 3:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. Ecclesiastes 12:14 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 1 John 3:4 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness. Psalm 19: 7 The law (Torah) of the Yehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple Psalms 19:8 The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. Proverbs 10:8 The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 1 Timothy 1:8 Now we know that the Law is good, if one uses it legitimately Exodus 20:2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Acts 17:10 Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. (the only scriptures they had were the Old Testament) Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them. “But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith. “Yet the law is not of faith, but “the man who does them shall live by them. “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Romans 8:2 because through Christ Yeshua the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death Acts 24:14 "But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the Elohim of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. Acts 25:8 - while he answered for himself, "Neither against the Law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all." Acts 18:21 - but took leave of them, saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, Yehovah willing." And he sailed from Ephesus. Romans 7:16 And if I do what I do not desire, I admit that the Law is good. Romans 7:25 - I thank Yehovah--through Yeshua the Messiah our Master! So then, with the mind I myself serve the Law of Yehovah, but with the flesh the Law of sin. Matthew 23:1 Then Yeshua spoke to the crowds and to His disciples: 2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach Galatians 5:17 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to one another, so that you do not do what you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; … As you read in the verses Paul makes it clear also, if you are led by the spirit you are not under the law, (Keeping this in mind sin is transgression of the law.) So, if you are not keeping Yehovah laws and statutes you are under the law, because there is no law against keeping His laws, however breaking them is another story. If you are truly led by the spirit you want to please and obey your heavenly father. Psalm 119:1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Yehovah Ezekiel 36:26-27 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. Jeremiah 31:33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, (Yehovah) says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Galatians 3:2: For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Yeshua 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.… Ephesians 2:11 Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles (Christians) in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Yeshua you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.… (You are a Citizen of Israel, required to keep all Yehovah instructions and laws. You are a spiritual Jew. Romans 11:23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. Here is a comparison between the Pharisees and the modern Church: (119 Ministries) According to the Pharisees: The Oral Law was the “truth filter” that was applied to all Scripture, and it is still used by Rabbinic Judaism to this day. The only true interpretation of all Scripture could be attained through this filter. This filter ignored contradictory Scripture. If a Scripture didn’t fit, they concocted some method of scriptural interpretation in order to make it fit or explain it away. The seven rules of Hillel, the thirteen rules of Ishmael, the thirty-two rules of Eliezer Through skillful twisting, the Scripture could be made to say whatever they wanted. Anyone who disagreed was called a heathen, blasphemer or heretic According to the modern Church: The “no-law” doctrine is the “truth filter” that is applied to all of Scripture. The only true interpretation of all Scripture can be attained through this filter. This filter ignores contradictory Scripture. If a Scripture doesn’t fit, they concoct some method of scriptural interpretation to make it fit or explain it away. Progressive Revelation, Dispensationalism, Supersessions, Covenant Theology, Ultra-dispensationalism Traditions of the church and church fathers became more important than Scripture. Even traditions with clearly dubious origins can be overlooked by saying, “That’s not what it means to me,” or, “It’s a mystery.”” “it's the intent of the heart that counts” (Christmas and Easter Through skillful twisting, the Scripture can be made to say whatever is required. Jeremiah 17:9 "Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful; it is too sick to be healed. CONCLUSIONS The “no-law” doctrine has taken Paul’s “hard to understand writings They interpret the works of the law which is the oral law of the Jews to mean that the laws of God given through Moses are no more, and in so doing, have elevated Paul’s teachings above the teaching of Yeshua and the very words of God. The filter that should be used is that God does not change, He is not a God of confusion, He doesn't lie, or that scripture cannot be broken, and it is the whole duty of man to keep all His commandments . Yeshua is the Messiah, not Paul! Salvation comes through Yeshua, not Paul! We are to follow the Gospel of Christ, not the Gospel of Paul! This isn’t easy! Paul’s writings are HARD to understand; the apostle Peter said so! We must realize that the writings of Paul are not exempt from these scriptural truths. We cannot ignore or twist his difficult writings to make them support beloved and long-held doctrines. “I have not been able to reconcile “the law is not to be followed by modern believers with Scripture. The only conclusion I have been able to come to, without going against Scripture, is that the law is still in effect for modern believers, not as a condition of salvation, but as a reflection of how the Father wants us to be a holy and set-apart people, and out of love and obedience to him. “119 Ministries www.TestEverything.net Keeping in mind what Peter said about Paul's letters 2 Peter 3: 16 He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. 17 Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard not to be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.1 John 3:9 (sin is lawlessness. God calls it evil) Acts 24 Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the Law. Matthew 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 15:14 Disregard Them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” Hosea 4;6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. The Blessings of Obedience Deuteronomy 28:1"Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the LORD your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. Truth or lies Whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life. John 3:36 When you answer these questions keep in mind you are judging God's character. Does God's word contradict itself? Does God's word stand forever? Does God do anything without revealing it through His prophets first? Does God lie? Does God change His mind? Does God always keep His promises? God's word 1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. ● John 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken: 1 Peter 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth forever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. Amos 3: Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth His secret unto his servants the prophets. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Are you going to continue to follow the church that says scripture is changed or done away with, or will you follow God who says scripture cannot be broken? Scripture says in Mark 7:19 “For it doesn't go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body." Church doctrine added the following to scripture “In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.” Ponder this: If Jesus said this, he couldn’t be our Savior. He would be sinning, breaking God’s command regarding dietary instructions. Be on your guard, if you encounter any verse that conflicts with all other scripture. According to the modern Church: (119 Ministries) The “no-law” doctrine is the “truth filter” that is applied to all of Scripture. When Their only true interpretation of all Scripture can be attained through this filter. Be aware some interpreters have the same biases. This filter ignores contradictory Scripture. Traditions of the church and church fathers became more important than Scripture. Even traditions with clearly dubious origins can be overlooked by saying, “That’s not what it means to me,” or “It’s a mystery.” “it's the intent of the heart that counts” (Christmas and Easter) Through skillful twisting, the Scripture can be made to say whatever is required. James 1:22 But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. Luke 6:46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” ● James 1:22-25 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 1 John 2:4 If someone claims, "I know God," but doesn't obey God's commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. This is what God said about any pastors or priest teaching against His laws, His instructions, the Torah Ezekiel 22:26 "Her priests (your pastors) have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the profane, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; Isaiah 66:17 & Isaiah 65 and they hide their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 27 "Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.… Gelation 3:26 God says 27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, (or Christian) slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Yeshua 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed. (check out Twelve Tribes of Israel for more info) Ephesians 2:18-19 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household; 1 Pet 2:10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; (you are Israel) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. CONCLUSIONS: The “no-law” doctrine has taken Paul’s “hard to understand writings” and interpreted them to mean that the laws of God given through Moses are no more, and in so doing, have elevated Paul’s teachings above the teaching of Yeshua and the very words of God. By doing this they are calling Yehovah, Yeshua and Paul liars. John 14:23 Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me Anytime we see, Paul speak against the law, you can put in one of two categories. He is either talking about the traditions and doctrines of men (man's law), this is what they did to put man under bondage. Matthew 15:9 Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.' Or he is speaking about the punishment when you break the law, bondage comes upon you that's the result of sin. This is the law of sin and death, which Yeshua nailed to the cross. Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Yeshua, 2 because through Christ Yeshua the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 1 Corinthians 11: 1 You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. Acts 24:14 "But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the Elohim of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. Romans 7:25 - I thank Yehovah--through Yeshua the Messiah our Master! So then, with the mind I myself serve the Law of Yehovah, but with the flesh the Law of sin. ● Galatians 3:10 All who rely on works of the Law (notice it says works not the law) are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law. Galatians 3:13 But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. Upon the Gentiles in Yeshua, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Seven Laws the Law of God/ Romans 3:31 / The Law of Sin, Romans 7:23 The Law of the Spirit Romans 8:2/ The Law of Faith Romans 3:27 The Law of Righteousness Romans 9:31 The Law of Christ:1Corin 9:21 The Law of sin and death. Romans 8:2 Romans 8:2 And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. 2 For in Christ Yeshua the law of the Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death.