In Pursuit of Truth

As we become seekers of truth in our walk with Messiah, at some point, a vital question will rear its head.  "How far do we go with this truth stuff.?"  Do true seekers of truth stop when they discover something that allows them a degree of comfort?  Are we willing to keep on seeking, moving past those areas that are appealing to our flesh, especially when it looks so spiritual.

If we are truly living in the last days, we must not neglect the warnings of Scripture concerning these times.  If we believe that we are somehow immune to these warnings because of the group to which we belong, we are truly deceived.  In fact, Scripture warns against those who would build a following solely on the message of "The day has drawn near." (See Luke 21:8).  This is the day when every spirit must be tried, when every "prophetic" word must be doubly scrutinized, when the words of the preachers must be weighed against Holy Writ.  This is the day when every man and woman of YHVH must learn to think for themselves, and trust the Living Word "Yeshua" in us. 

According to the prophet Daniel, knowledge will increase in the last days.  That increase of knowledge concerning Biblical times and customs has led to an explosion in the numbers of people embracing Messianic Judaism.  The problem is that people have simply traded one religious system for another.  Believers have been deceived into trading a Gregorian calendar for a Rabbinical one.  The modern Jewish calendar has its origins in the Babylonian captivity...the proof here being the very names of the months, every bit as pagan as the Gregorian calendar they were trying to get away from.  The Torah, that they say they follow, gives very specific instructions on when the months and years begin, and when the feasts are to be celebrated.  With the "increased knowledge" of NASA's calculators and biblical understanding of the "Abib" (ripening) of the barley harvest, there is no longer a doubt of when to celebrate these feasts.  My point here is NOT to be dogmatic concerning a calendar...but simply to say that if we are rejecting paganism in its entirety, it must include weeding it out in whatever system appeals to us.  Truth seekers must be willing to seek truth no matter where it (He) leads. 

Because our Messiah IS the Truth, I remind you it is not a system or denomination, or even a leader we seek to follow.  We must follow Him, no matter where He leads.  We are in the process of learning discernment, and hopefully coupling that together with wisdom.  If the promised Holy Spirit truly is our teacher, we can trust what He says, no matter how contrary that might be to what we hear from the pulpits.

Keep seeking and you will find!!

 

Shalom