I have watched nearly every video I get the chance to. To supplement my reading of my Bible with these videos truly has helped me to grow so MASSIVELY. I often get questioned about which Bible College I attend and I simply point to these teachings and GCBI. I am now going into missions and I feel that this has helped me to equip my knowledge and faith. I hope that you see this, and I say God Bless you. Your teachings have challenged me, and I have grown so much.
Just wanted to leave a comment since this is my, oh maybe 7th of your teachings I've listened to. Stumbled upon your channel and had my guard up initially not sure if you taught literal or not. But right away noticed you did and now I can't stop listening! Your teachings are piercing yet so hopeful! Thank you Lord for gcbi and what you're revealing through his teachings, amen!
Okay so FINALLY people understand Paul never taught against the law or the new covenant. But now somehow people seem to still not see or understand the fact that the gentiles ARE TO LEARN THE LAW taught in the assemblies ever Shabbat to make a decision for themselves if they want to follow christ or not that was the reason for the letter to the gentiles. James nor the elders have no authority to change the path of God that he requires from all believers. One people one way. Your still leading people to destruction by excuses that somehow none jews have another path. Wow unto you. Why not just say just follow the law? People its always the people thats the problem. The problem with that is that GOD want individuals to choose him and his ways with their whole heart if not you get a repeat again that he had with Israel. Like this teaching for example.. Your saying two paths..where is that in scripture? Lies pure lies .. Jesus said to those who lied about the truth..your father is the devil. Millions upon millions of poor individuals that follow man and not study for themselves and not trust the holy spirit but choose to listen to commentaries and a man will be sad in the very end because they did not trust God and his holy scriptures to teach them. The holy spirit is not some ooie gooie feeling. I will put my laws in their hearts is part of the new covenant so is the law in your heart to follow it? And by the looks of it Jesus is not in people that reject his teachings. Pray for understanding.
@@texanblitz2k327 Not another hebrew roots! Ugh, you trolls are all the same: nothing on your channel (I checked) and all you want to do is throw out illogical arguments and act superior. Watch. Here it comes! Wait for it... In 3... 2... 1...
Really like Dr. Smith's perspectives on the Bible books. It is insightful to suggest there are differences in how God deals with Jews and how he deals with gentiles. Further support for that position is Revelation. Even at the end of the bible there are differences in how God deals with Jews and gentiles. Really appreciated this video.
Amazing how Christianity, thru the power of the Holy spirit united,,not ,just a number,,or tribes,,, or countries,,,rather , the World,,humanity itself,,,,,Amazing.
@27:23...Also Hebrews 9:12 states "not of *this* building" (Hebrews 9:11); seeming to indicate that the Jerusalem temple was still standing at the time of the HEBREWS composition.
I usually love your lectures and feel like you have a firm understanding of the Bible, however, Saturday is the Sabbath and is the Lord's day of rest and should be kept holy.
What we need to understand is Nero was the last Roman emperor and Christianity was under persecution , loss of freedoms, homes, businesses and death. But Judaism was not, so the Christian Jews we're turning away from Jesus, and had to denounce Jesus. But the writer is telling them not to go back when you have a better way Jesus Christ do not turn back to Angels, prophets and sacrifices. Hope this helps, remember( Lets) is in Hebrews 13 times, so lets hold onto our Trust, Faith, and hope in Jesus Christ, look up your redemption is near.
The speaker says, "My argument is, what He told the Jewish people was not entirely cancelled out by Jesus." First of all, it kinda depends on what you mean by "entirely cancelled out". It was certainly cancelled but it wasn't erased from history (because God doesn't use His divine "Control-Z" key. He doesn't do, undo, okay? But here's what the apostle says about the Law: Col 2:14 - Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; "Handwriting of ordinances" What was written in the handwriting of God on tablets of stone? 2 Cor. 3:11 - For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. (That which is done away - according to the context is the Law. He's talking about the ministration of death (the Law) compared to the glory of the gospel, which took that old Law out of the way - nailing it to His cross.) 2 Cor. 3:7 - But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: "Behold, the days come", saith the LORD, "when I will make a New Covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, not according to the Covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, for they continued not in my Covenant and I regarded them not", saith the LORD. "For this is the Covenant I will make with them after those days: I will put my laws into their minds and I will write them in their hearts and I will be to them a God and they shall be to me a people and they shall not teach every man his neighbor and every man his brother saying, 'Know the LORD', for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest." WE are the people of God - both Jew and Gentile. Jesus is the One who made peace between Jew and Gentile and with God and mankind. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. All baptized believers in the resurrected Lord are in that family of God. If they want to observe holy days, new moons and Sabbath Days, so what? That's fine. If they don't want to then that's good too. If they want to observe kosher then whatever. The kingdom of God does not consist of meats. All such straining at gnats is "majoring in the minors". It's what we do when we are just bone tired of that boring old gospel thing.
The Sabbath referred to in Hebrews 4 is the AGE of the church. How many times does the Book of Hebrews have to say that the DAY of sabbath rest is not a day? He likened the seventh day to the rest that Joshua gave to the wandering Jews - the Promised Land. He said, "That's not it." He said that even after God gave the Law to Moses and sanctified (set aside) a day called Sabbath that that was only a type of the Sabbath Rest that was still to come. It was not the rest that Moses gave, it was not the rest that Joshua gave (because David prophesied of a rest that yet remained (Psalms 95:7)). The rest God was speaking about through the aeons was none other than the Christian Age - when the work of God was "finished" and all our striving and straining to keep God's Laws were over. That means the Sabbath Day observance is OPTIONAL for the people of God. I don't observe the Sabbath Day (Saturday) and I don't observe the pagan holiday, Christmas either. I'm not saying that those who do observe those days are any less "saved" than I am but in the scheme of things, I am a lot more at rest than those who are under obligation to keep those festivals. Christianity isn't a duty. The days of obligation are over. Those were for a time when working yourself into God's good graces were necessary because Jesus had not yet come. But now, Jesus has finished the works that the Father gave him to do (see John 5:36). We are free from all that. That's what Hebrews 4 is saying, if you take off your denominational glasses and read what's there. Remember, if you are being paid to support and defend your denomination, you cannot see the truth of God's word. "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it." ― Upton Sinclair
Hey Randy. Tom and I are studying ACTS with a slight detour into Hebrews. This was a very interesting view on Hebrews and one Tom and I happen to agree with and had discussed these thoughts between us. Glad to hear you had similar thoughts. Be blessed. BTW, heard you are moving back to Jerusalem. Glad to see you going back. Hope to jump into another one of your tours.
@0:42...very true! "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). @6:28...l respectfully disagree with Sabbath abolition (Acts 13:42-44/16:13).
It would be really nice to see Dr Smith sit down with Parables of the Vineyard on TH-cam as I think they are really misguiding thousands of people into believing all laws pertain to all people, and unless everyone celebrates all feasts, abides all laws, etc - they won’t make the cut. It’s concerning to say the least
Hello, and thank you for your teaching! I have a question that I am trying to understand though, something I have been mulling over...hopefully you can help me. It's a 2 part question. 1st, if Israel had it's set of commands, laws, letters, etc, and they were given the original law, how is that law imputed onto us as gentiles? 2nd, I read in the new testament about us being grafted in to the vine, their promises being imputed to us and no distinction between jew and greek. How does that fit into the study in this video, meaning...are we (being one in vine and nationality or peoples) grafted into all things pertaining to Jews and all Jews grafted in to all things gentile? Thanks for your help!
"The number 1 problem we have in the church of Jesus Christ is the biblically illiterate Christians." BOY was that hitting the nail on the head or what? How many bible studies have I been to where the teacher had no clue what he was teaching about? Oh, the teacher knows the dogma of the denomination and so everything he reads and teaches out of the bible is through that denominational lens but to read the bible (New Testament, okay?) without that corrupting filter is one of the most enlightening things the Holy Spirit has ever taught me.
The Jewish people were always supposed to be the light to the world. The biblical gentile Christian was taught by the Christian Jew. We are suppose to follow the way of the Christian Jew. God bless you.
I love this teaching. However, how do you explain the sabbath to a group of people and saying we don’t have to follow it when it was a commandment. To me if I am teaching this to a new Christian they’re gonna say they don’t have to follow any of the commandments if they don’t have to follow that one.
"Why would He say, 'forever', if He meant, 'When Messiah cones'?" It WAS forever. The world didn't START until Messiah came - at least, from God's point of view. This is why Hebrews says, "Hath in these LAST DAYS spoken unto us by His Son..." The LAST DAYS were the days up to the crucifixion. Peter cited the prophesy in Joel, which says, "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: " According to God, the last days were the days of Christ and the apostles. Jesus Christ was slain from the FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD (Rev. 13:8). In other words, when Jesus was slain that is when the world was founded. God's work wasn't completed on the 6th day of creation because Jesus hadn't come yet. That work was not finished until the Lamb was slain. You gotta get this or you'll never understand the Law and the Prophets; neither will you ever understand the New Covenant. If you're stuck in that old time religion, you will never get this theological point and you will forever be stuck (theologically) under Law. In other words, in order to be free from the Law you have to be controlled by the Spirit and that requires repentance - a new way of thinking.
@@JC-li8kk - This is why the word, "Repent" is used both under the rabbi John the Baptist and also Jesus of Nazareth. They preached the same gospel of the kingdom. If you cannot wrap your head around the end of that old world order and the coming of God's kingdom, you will miss the Messiah as surely as the Sadducees and the Pharisees missed Him in the first century. In today's economy, we still have people who call themselves "Christians" awaiting the coming of the Messiah to finally establish His kingdom. Looking forward to this event, they totally miss the actual coming of that kingdom at Pentecost in 33 AD (or so). If Jesus is the King of kings and the Lord of lords then He must be king over something. The premillennialists don't have a good answer for that. God's kingdom is now and most have missed the boat. Fortunately, you can catch up with God's reality if you change the way you think about it. That spells, "Repent". Today we preach nearly the same message our Rabbi preached - "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is HERE!" Most people won't do that. They're stuck in that old religious mindset. They're looking forward to something that has already passed. That's a trick of the devil, really. Look at today's cultural upheaval. Black folks are looking forward to the day when they will be freed from slavery. THEN they will finally be free. THEN they will finally be happy. Just one more concession. Just one more reparation then FINALLY, they will be free. Um, excuse me, the Emancipation Proclamation has already happened. If you want to be free then, by all means, get off the plantation. But they won't do it because they're not allowed. It's not a black thing - it's a human thing. We all live in the prisons of our own minds. Thank God for Jesus, who has set the captives free!
For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, “A s I swore in M y wrath , T hey shall not enter M y rest ,” although His works were finished from the foundation of the world. For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: “A nd G od rested on the seventh day from all H is works ”; and again in this passage, “T hey shall not enter M y rest .” Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience, He again fixes a certain day, “Today,” saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before, “T oday if you hear H is voice , D o not harden your hearts .” For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. Hebrews 4:3-8, 10 NASB bible.com/bible/100/heb.4.3-10.NASB
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls . For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 NASB bible.com/bible/100/mat.11.28-30.NASB
And no, it is not wrong to keep the Shabbat, as long as it is Biblical, not a law to keep in order to be saved. We can keep His commandments by grace through faith.
It is almost as if you are saying that the salvation story is not cut and dried as we interpreted it before, it is actually requires a mixture of faith and works to get us through to the end. The Jews have their list of works... so where does that leave the Gentiles? and how does this application of Hebrews reconcile with Galatians - by Faith only ? 1. How come sanctification requires work if everything is complete in JESUS the CHRIST? 2. Why do the Jews have to maintain / develop sanctification through the observing of the age old rituals? 3. If the Jews are to work ritualistically , what are the Gentiles to do to maintain this sanctification?
Maaaaaan, no,no,no...."Let nobody judge you about the shabbats, your new moon celebrations, etc but the body of Messiah". What was Paul saying? He basically affirmed that only the congregations between themselves are to judge/correct how to keep God's feasts, and NOT the outsiders.
Paul kept the Torah (Acts 17:2, 18:4, 21:24, 24:14). 1 Corinthians 11:1 Imitate me as I imitate Christ. Jesus kept the Torah (Luke 4:16). Matthew 5:17-18, nothing changed. What changed is the Law of Sacrificial Atonement Atonement (Hebrews 10). All Levitical festivals pointed to Christ (Colossians 2:16-17). The Levitical Priesthood is obsolete (Hebrews 8-10). Unhealthy food remains Unhealthy. Remember the Sabbath was before Jews (Genesis 2:3). The twisting of Scripture began in the second century with Marcion. Obedience to the Torah doesn't justify criminals, but the righteous response for gratitude is to obey God.
I think the “college kids going awry” scenario can be due to something even more simple than not being able to defend a certain belief. Just wanting to put the Jesus thing on the back burner for awhile and check out the secular scene is a good reason. I was that college kid many years ago;-)
The gentiles believers WERE TO LEARN MORE than just 4 things in ACTS 15, but .....NOBODY READS NEXT VERSE: 21 After all, Moses has had people to proclaim him in every city for generations, and on every Sabbath his books are read aloud in the synagogues.” WHAT DOES IT THEN MEAN? In the beginning, these 4 things are to be right of the bat kept, and the rest they will learn as they attend.
What does HEBREW means? -- the one who crossed over/overcomes. This is for WHOSOEVER wants to be like Ruth. And believers ARE part of Jews by joining, and not creating a separate.clast.
Very interesting. This gets me really thinking. At first glance, I think you are somewhat wrong.... my gut tells me that God allowed/promoted Messianic more for the sake of witness then sanctification... If a believer of Jewish descent has a clear conscience about not for example following the Jewish law are they messing up their sanctification? Paul said that he could participate in anything (and I get the impression in becoming all things to all people at times he did or didn't for example participate in things.) But I strongly believe in legit Messianic for those who want to have unique practices for various reasons (ethnic identity, witness, etc.) Anyway, interesting. Thank you for your earnest message.
The letter of Hebrews and James are not for Hebrew believers only, it is for every believer. You create seperate new testaments. That is terrible. We gentiles are grafted in.
of course we are grafted in. Randall is explaining the book was written to Hebrews who believed in Christ but were confused about what to do with their jewish customs. Paul explains if you come to Christ with the law as a jew, then keep your customs but the customs are not what saves you, Jesus is. The jewish followers were also having a hard time with other believers who were not jewish and did not have the same customs. Paul explains that customs and the law were commandments to the jews prior to Jesus. Jesus is the focus and we are all saved jew or gentile because of Jesus. Paul was trying to create harmony and one ness under Jesus. It must have been very confusing for early believers.
@@misspineapple1304This was transitional because they were Jewish before Christ called them. Just like Paul was. And Paul had no issue with dropping all Jewish customs as soon as he came to Christ. He is not encouraging anyone to practice Jewish customs. Just like he isn’t encouraging anyone to get divorced if they were married when they came to Christ. But if you were BETROTHED at the time you came to Christ he encourages you NOT to marry. See how this along with circumcision was transitional? He’s not encouraging all Jews to continue Jewish custom & continue circumcision. He’s saying if you were circumcised at the time of coming to Christ do not try to remove the marks of circumcision. If you were uncircumcised do not seek circumcision.
Here is a previous video in Dr. Smiths GCBI teaching videos. This video might explain the questions about this video. Don't know if this will be helpful or not but it might help to see where Randall is coming from. th-cam.com/video/phUhvp812Mo/w-d-xo.html
Twho halves of the same table with a different set of requirements for sanctification? That sounds wrong. There is one requirement, to have faith in Jesus. The one Way, Truth and Life. His blood cleanses us from sin and grace to walk in Truth is given to the humble.
I don't think that is what Dr smith is saying. I think Paul was trying to bring unity to the new believers who were now all believers in Christ. I think Paul was trying to explain that Jesus is the way. But also saying if a person came to Christ as a jew and followed the law, keep the law, but if a gentile came to Christ, he doesn't have to keep the law because that person never had the law and the law isn't what saves anymore, it is Jesus that saves. I think Paul was trying to bring clarity and unity to the new group of believers. The jews had always had the law for thousands of years and then Jesus fulfilled the law. It must have been very hard to grasp that believers in Christ are all one under Christ.
@@misspineapple1304Paul put all that behind him. He was a Jew & Hebrew. He was more fervent in Jewish practice THAN ALL. If he can throw away the Jewish customs & practices why can’t all Jews?? Why would anyone encourage Jews to keep practicing Jewish customs?? I cannot agree with this teaching that Jews & Gentiles should look ANY different.
Wrong right out of the gates. Please read Acts chapter 15 and the book of Galatians. Moses, Zechariah and Jesus all say, "the blood of the covenant" not new covenant. God only has one way and one truth and one covenant.
The jews had a covenant and a way to be cleansed of their sins then Jesus came and was the ultimate sacrifice. God told the jews of the coming Messiah who would take the place of the law and be the actual forever blood sacrifice covering for every nation. Jesus was the fulfilled covenant. Ive read Acts 15 and don't see how that proves your comment.
Do you know that 'testament' means 'covenant?' In this usage (as opposed to 'final will and testament,' etc.), they are synonyms; the anglicized forms of the same word from Latin and Koine Greek.
You said something regarding the scriptures that is not "kosher"....I apologize for the pun, but I want you to know I appreciate your attempt to explain a complicated problem. Nevertheless the statement needs correction. You said that the books "are written to different groups and this causes confusion". This statement may or may not be true in part but it suggests directly an untruth...namely that God is the author of confusion. Love you
Hmm,, I do ,,yet don't agree with ur comment ,,he is attempting to solve a complicated problem,,true,,but I believe he's aware God is the overall Author of the Bible,, but you gotta ask,,,Confusion itself was created by God,,, its complicated by nature,,,, n that's where FAITH comes in.
@@spiderrico7709 the scriptures say this.... God is not the author of confusion.This is very clear. But, if you wish to explain to me that this means God created confusion, then I must leave you with the words of Christ....you do greatly err, not knowing the scriptures or the power of God.
@@Crtnmn we must read the books of the Bible with understanding of who the book was written to. Otherwise , we can be confused by what it says. This is how I understand what he said snd I think this is important.
@@sandranovakovich688 steve....the books...all of them are written to each of us. You my friend are not rightly dividing the Truth when you divide it up so. It is a false belief used to support false doctrines.
@@sandranovakovich688 Steve, there is contextual information that you must keep in mind when reading anything. The more of this contextually relevant information you have, sometimes, affords you better insight. But the whole of the book is simple to understand when the Lord is teaching via the Holy Spirit. Try that instead of the doctrines of men.
Randall Smith what a lovely response! I adore your videos. What an amazing service to the faith. My 10 year old listens and we have the best conversations prompted by your talks. Raising thinkers is much easier when there is a resource like this.
@@ctspvideos You are awesome. LOLOL. I do know that you are a very humble soul by watching your entire GCBI series and you have a huge heart for people. It helped me understand better when I watched your chronological videos at the very beginning on what they though you knew abut the Bible.
@@ctspvideosI was intrigued at first since it’s the first time hearing Jews in the faith should look different from Gentiles in the faith. But after studying further it sounds more transitional than continual. Just like Paul encouraged the betrothed NOT to get married, but those already married NOT to divorce. Basically “it’s not ideal, but since you did it before coming to Christ, so be it, do not seek divorce, do not seek circumcision, do not seek to remove marks if circumcised. HOWEVER, moving forward let’s not make this a common practice.”
Redemption and table fellowship involves the complete people of God, which encompasses all nations. There are not two separate tracts for salvation, one for Jews and one for the nations. Messianic Judaism, and certain forms of dispensational theology are schismatic and heretical. Sadly this man has fallen in to deep error.
What a great sermon to settle so many common disputes in the western churches. This one is worth listening to several times over. Thank you.
This is the best, most easy to understand teaching on Jewish law vs Gentile Christians that I have ever heard. Now I finally understand! Thank you!
I have watched nearly every video I get the chance to. To supplement my reading of my Bible with these videos truly has helped me to grow so MASSIVELY. I often get questioned about which Bible College I attend and I simply point to these teachings and GCBI. I am now going into missions and I feel that this has helped me to equip my knowledge and faith. I hope that you see this, and I say God Bless you. Your teachings have challenged me, and I have grown so much.
thanks so much,God bless you.
The opening lines are very true and very powerful. Thanks.
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Just wanted to leave a comment since this is my, oh maybe 7th of your teachings I've listened to. Stumbled upon your channel and had my guard up initially not sure if you taught literal or not. But right away noticed you did and now I can't stop listening! Your teachings are piercing yet so hopeful! Thank you Lord for gcbi and what you're revealing through his teachings, amen!
amen. His teachings are amazing.
Okay so FINALLY people understand Paul never taught against the law or the new covenant. But now somehow people seem to still not see or understand the fact that the gentiles ARE TO LEARN THE LAW taught in the assemblies ever Shabbat to make a decision for themselves if they want to follow christ or not that was the reason for the letter to the gentiles. James nor the elders have no authority to change the path of God that he requires from all believers. One people one way. Your still leading people to destruction by excuses that somehow none jews have another path. Wow unto you.
Why not just say just follow the law?
People its always the people thats the problem.
The problem with that is that GOD want individuals to choose him and his ways with their whole heart if not you get a repeat again that he had with Israel.
Like this teaching for example.. Your saying two paths..where is that in scripture? Lies pure lies .. Jesus said to those who lied about the truth..your father is the devil.
Millions upon millions of poor individuals that follow man and not study for themselves and not trust the holy spirit but choose to listen to commentaries and a man will be sad in the very end because they did not trust God and his holy scriptures to teach them. The holy spirit is not some ooie gooie feeling.
I will put my laws in their hearts is part of the new covenant so is the law in your heart to follow it? And by the looks of it Jesus is not in people that reject his teachings. Pray for understanding.
@@texanblitz2k327 Not another hebrew roots! Ugh, you trolls are all the same: nothing on your channel (I checked) and all you want to do is throw out illogical arguments and act superior. Watch. Here it comes! Wait for it... In 3... 2... 1...
The best overview of Hebrews that I've ever heard. Absolutely excellent! Thank you so very much for posting these teachings.
How can I tripple LIKE this sermon.
Thanks for such a systematic, logical and informative explanation of Hebrews!!!! Blessings!!!!
Really like Dr. Smith's perspectives on the Bible books. It is insightful to suggest there are differences in how God deals with Jews and how he deals with gentiles. Further support for that position is Revelation. Even at the end of the bible there are differences in how God deals with Jews and gentiles. Really appreciated this video.
Wow! Very informative! Praise your true and living word!
Amazing how Christianity, thru the power of the Holy spirit united,,not ,just a number,,or tribes,,, or countries,,,rather , the World,,humanity itself,,,,,Amazing.
GOD will put in our hearts what HE wants us to do through HIS HOLY SPIRIT,
LOVE HIM and LOVE EVERYONE ELSE, LOVE FULFILLS EVERYTHING
Thank you, thank you, thank you. You break it down so simplistic, and I appreciate that.
Powerful ❤
@27:23...Also Hebrews 9:12 states "not of *this* building" (Hebrews 9:11); seeming to indicate that the Jerusalem temple was still standing at the time of the HEBREWS composition.
Interesting. I’m a tad bit slow so it went over my head. I’ll watch again I’m sure but I picked up on some of it...
Thank you Dr it was a rly nice explanation and helped me understand the book I didn't know it was this deep
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I usually love your lectures and feel like you have a firm understanding of the Bible, however, Saturday is the Sabbath and is the Lord's day of rest and should be kept holy.
Wow,wow,wow…. Unbelievable great teachings. Thank you.
What we need to understand is Nero was the last Roman emperor and Christianity was under persecution , loss of freedoms, homes, businesses and death. But Judaism was not, so the Christian Jews we're turning away from Jesus, and had to denounce Jesus. But the writer is telling them not to go back when you have a better way Jesus Christ do not turn back to Angels, prophets and sacrifices.
Hope this helps, remember( Lets) is in Hebrews 13 times, so lets hold onto our Trust, Faith, and hope in Jesus Christ, look up your redemption is near.
The speaker says, "My argument is, what He told the Jewish people was not entirely cancelled out by Jesus."
First of all, it kinda depends on what you mean by "entirely cancelled out". It was certainly cancelled but it wasn't erased from history (because God doesn't use His divine "Control-Z" key. He doesn't do, undo, okay?
But here's what the apostle says about the Law:
Col 2:14 - Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
"Handwriting of ordinances" What was written in the handwriting of God on tablets of stone?
2 Cor. 3:11 - For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
(That which is done away - according to the context is the Law. He's talking about the ministration of death (the Law) compared to the glory of the gospel, which took that old Law out of the way - nailing it to His cross.)
2 Cor. 3:7 - But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
"Behold, the days come", saith the LORD, "when I will make a New Covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, not according to the Covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, for they continued not in my Covenant and I regarded them not", saith the LORD. "For this is the Covenant I will make with them after those days: I will put my laws into their minds and I will write them in their hearts and I will be to them a God and they shall be to me a people and they shall not teach every man his neighbor and every man his brother saying, 'Know the LORD', for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest."
WE are the people of God - both Jew and Gentile. Jesus is the One who made peace between Jew and Gentile and with God and mankind. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. All baptized believers in the resurrected Lord are in that family of God. If they want to observe holy days, new moons and Sabbath Days, so what? That's fine. If they don't want to then that's good too. If they want to observe kosher then whatever. The kingdom of God does not consist of meats.
All such straining at gnats is "majoring in the minors". It's what we do when we are just bone tired of that boring old gospel thing.
Wow!! This was just EXCELLENT!!!! RICH!!!!! A real eye opener to some basic issues that I've not understood before. THANKS!!
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The Sabbath referred to in Hebrews 4 is the AGE of the church. How many times does the Book of Hebrews have to say that the DAY of sabbath rest is not a day? He likened the seventh day to the rest that Joshua gave to the wandering Jews - the Promised Land. He said, "That's not it." He said that even after God gave the Law to Moses and sanctified (set aside) a day called Sabbath that that was only a type of the Sabbath Rest that was still to come. It was not the rest that Moses gave, it was not the rest that Joshua gave (because David prophesied of a rest that yet remained (Psalms 95:7)). The rest God was speaking about through the aeons was none other than the Christian Age - when the work of God was "finished" and all our striving and straining to keep God's Laws were over.
That means the Sabbath Day observance is OPTIONAL for the people of God. I don't observe the Sabbath Day (Saturday) and I don't observe the pagan holiday, Christmas either. I'm not saying that those who do observe those days are any less "saved" than I am but in the scheme of things, I am a lot more at rest than those who are under obligation to keep those festivals. Christianity isn't a duty. The days of obligation are over. Those were for a time when working yourself into God's good graces were necessary because Jesus had not yet come. But now, Jesus has finished the works that the Father gave him to do (see John 5:36). We are free from all that.
That's what Hebrews 4 is saying, if you take off your denominational glasses and read what's there. Remember, if you are being paid to support and defend your denomination, you cannot see the truth of God's word.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it." ― Upton Sinclair
Hey Randy. Tom and I are studying ACTS with a slight detour into Hebrews. This was a very interesting view on Hebrews and one Tom and I happen to agree with and had discussed these thoughts between us. Glad to hear you had similar thoughts. Be blessed. BTW, heard you are moving back to Jerusalem. Glad to see you going back. Hope to jump into another one of your tours.
In the Catholic Church, to which I belong, we have recently had readings from Hebrews in the weeks before Lent.
Fantastic all your teaching , more more please that you have on TH-cam
I really wish he made more of these 😢
He circumcised Timothy because he spiritually adopted him and having him in the Torah
@0:42...very true! "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). @6:28...l respectfully disagree with Sabbath abolition (Acts 13:42-44/16:13).
I enjoyed this. Thank you.
ONE LAW for Jew and gentile:
EXODUS 12
49 A single law exists for the native and the alien who resides among you.”
(A) Excellent-Thank You- watch again
(B) 1st time (3/8/19). : Done
@16:22...Oh so true!
Loved it!
Incredible! please adopt me
It would be really nice to see Dr Smith sit down with Parables of the Vineyard on TH-cam as I think they are really misguiding thousands of people into believing all laws pertain to all people, and unless everyone celebrates all feasts, abides all laws, etc - they won’t make the cut. It’s concerning to say the least
Hello, and thank you for your teaching! I have a question that I am trying to understand though, something I have been mulling over...hopefully you can help me. It's a 2 part question. 1st, if Israel had it's set of commands, laws, letters, etc, and they were given the original law, how is that law imputed onto us as gentiles? 2nd, I read in the new testament about us being grafted in to the vine, their promises being imputed to us and no distinction between jew and greek. How does that fit into the study in this video, meaning...are we (being one in vine and nationality or peoples) grafted into all things pertaining to Jews and all Jews grafted in to all things gentile? Thanks for your help!
I wish he would have answered your 2 part question because I too have the same questions.
"The number 1 problem we have in the church of Jesus Christ is the biblically illiterate Christians." BOY was that hitting the nail on the head or what? How many bible studies have I been to where the teacher had no clue what he was teaching about? Oh, the teacher knows the dogma of the denomination and so everything he reads and teaches out of the bible is through that denominational lens but to read the bible (New Testament, okay?) without that corrupting filter is one of the most enlightening things the Holy Spirit has ever taught me.
The Jewish people were always supposed to be the light to the world. The biblical gentile Christian was taught by the Christian Jew. We are suppose to follow the way of the Christian Jew. God bless you.
I love this teaching. However, how do you explain the sabbath to a group of people and saying we don’t have to follow it when it was a commandment. To me if I am teaching this to a new Christian they’re gonna say they don’t have to follow any of the commandments if they don’t have to follow that one.
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Hebrews 3
"Why would He say, 'forever', if He meant, 'When Messiah cones'?" It WAS forever. The world didn't START until Messiah came - at least, from God's point of view. This is why Hebrews says, "Hath in these LAST DAYS spoken unto us by His Son..." The LAST DAYS were the days up to the crucifixion.
Peter cited the prophesy in Joel, which says, "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: " According to God, the last days were the days of Christ and the apostles.
Jesus Christ was slain from the FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD (Rev. 13:8). In other words, when Jesus was slain that is when the world was founded. God's work wasn't completed on the 6th day of creation because Jesus hadn't come yet. That work was not finished until the Lamb was slain. You gotta get this or you'll never understand the Law and the Prophets; neither will you ever understand the New Covenant.
If you're stuck in that old time religion, you will never get this theological point and you will forever be stuck (theologically) under Law. In other words, in order to be free from the Law you have to be controlled by the Spirit and that requires repentance - a new way of thinking.
Put yourself in a Jew’s position. Now try to grasp the gospel of Christ WHILE STILL PRACTICING JEWISH CUSTOMS. It’s impossible...
@@JC-li8kk - This is why the word, "Repent" is used both under the rabbi John the Baptist and also Jesus of Nazareth. They preached the same gospel of the kingdom.
If you cannot wrap your head around the end of that old world order and the coming of God's kingdom, you will miss the Messiah as surely as the Sadducees and the Pharisees missed Him in the first century.
In today's economy, we still have people who call themselves "Christians" awaiting the coming of the Messiah to finally establish His kingdom. Looking forward to this event, they totally miss the actual coming of that kingdom at Pentecost in 33 AD (or so).
If Jesus is the King of kings and the Lord of lords then He must be king over something. The premillennialists don't have a good answer for that. God's kingdom is now and most have missed the boat.
Fortunately, you can catch up with God's reality if you change the way you think about it. That spells, "Repent". Today we preach nearly the same message our Rabbi preached - "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is HERE!" Most people won't do that. They're stuck in that old religious mindset.
They're looking forward to something that has already passed. That's a trick of the devil, really. Look at today's cultural upheaval. Black folks are looking forward to the day when they will be freed from slavery. THEN they will finally be free. THEN they will finally be happy. Just one more concession. Just one more reparation then FINALLY, they will be free. Um, excuse me, the Emancipation Proclamation has already happened. If you want to be free then, by all means, get off the plantation. But they won't do it because they're not allowed. It's not a black thing - it's a human thing. We all live in the prisons of our own minds. Thank God for Jesus, who has set the captives free!
Hebrews does not teach a mandatory Shabbat on Saturday but that Jesus is the Shabbat, daily.
For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, “A s I swore in M y wrath , T hey shall not enter M y rest ,” although His works were finished from the foundation of the world. For He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day: “A nd G od rested on the seventh day from all H is works ”; and again in this passage, “T hey shall not enter M y rest .” Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience, He again fixes a certain day, “Today,” saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before, “T oday if you hear H is voice , D o not harden your hearts .” For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.
Hebrews 4:3-8, 10 NASB
bible.com/bible/100/heb.4.3-10.NASB
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls . For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30 NASB
bible.com/bible/100/mat.11.28-30.NASB
And no, it is not wrong to keep the Shabbat, as long as it is Biblical, not a law to keep in order to be saved. We can keep His commandments by grace through faith.
It is almost as if you are saying that the salvation story is not cut and dried as we interpreted it before, it is actually requires a mixture of faith and works to get us through to the end. The Jews have their list of works... so where does that leave the Gentiles? and how does this application of Hebrews reconcile with Galatians - by Faith only ?
1. How come sanctification requires work if everything is complete in JESUS the CHRIST?
2. Why do the Jews have to maintain / develop sanctification through the observing of the age old rituals?
3. If the Jews are to work ritualistically , what are the Gentiles to do to maintain this sanctification?
There’s always that one teaching that makes you question the preacher you thought you would always agree with. This was that one teaching 😢
@29:01...Highly likely theory based on Hebrews 6:4-6.
Maaaaaan, no,no,no...."Let nobody judge you about the shabbats, your new moon celebrations, etc but the body of Messiah".
What was Paul saying?
He basically affirmed that only the congregations between themselves are to judge/correct how to keep God's feasts, and NOT the outsiders.
Paul kept the Torah (Acts 17:2, 18:4, 21:24, 24:14). 1 Corinthians 11:1 Imitate me as I imitate Christ.
Jesus kept the Torah (Luke 4:16).
Matthew 5:17-18, nothing changed.
What changed is the Law of Sacrificial Atonement Atonement (Hebrews 10).
All Levitical festivals pointed to Christ (Colossians 2:16-17). The Levitical Priesthood is obsolete (Hebrews 8-10).
Unhealthy food remains Unhealthy. Remember the Sabbath was before Jews (Genesis 2:3).
The twisting of Scripture began in the second century with Marcion.
Obedience to the Torah doesn't justify criminals, but the righteous response for gratitude is to obey God.
I think the “college kids going awry” scenario can be due to something even more simple than not being able to defend a certain belief. Just wanting to put the Jesus thing on the back burner for awhile and check out the secular scene is a good reason. I was that college kid many years ago;-)
So educational,,, thanks brother.
The gentiles believers WERE TO LEARN MORE than just 4 things in ACTS 15, but .....NOBODY READS NEXT VERSE:
21 After all, Moses has had people to proclaim him in every city for generations, and on every Sabbath his books are read aloud in the synagogues.”
WHAT DOES IT THEN MEAN?
In the beginning, these 4 things are to be right of the bat kept, and the rest they will learn as they attend.
What does HEBREW means? -- the one who crossed over/overcomes.
This is for WHOSOEVER wants to be like Ruth. And believers ARE part of Jews by joining, and not creating a separate.clast.
Great work! Hope all is well
Very interesting. This gets me really thinking. At first glance, I think you are somewhat wrong.... my gut tells me that God allowed/promoted Messianic more for the sake of witness then sanctification... If a believer of Jewish descent has a clear conscience about not for example following the Jewish law are they messing up their sanctification? Paul said that he could participate in anything (and I get the impression in becoming all things to all people at times he did or didn't for example participate in things.) But I strongly believe in legit Messianic for those who want to have unique practices for various reasons (ethnic identity, witness, etc.) Anyway, interesting. Thank you for your earnest message.
Is it inherently wrong for a proselyte or acolyte to keep the respective laws if they do it perfectly?? (As perfect as a human can keep the law)
There neither Jew nor Greek nor bond nor free but we are now One in Christ Jesus
this is true. That isn't what Randall is explaining.
Jesus broke down the dividing wall, and made of the two, one new man. You sir, have no concept of the work of the cross.
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The letter of Hebrews and James are not for Hebrew believers only, it is for every believer. You create seperate new testaments. That is terrible. We gentiles are grafted in.
of course we are grafted in. Randall is explaining the book was written to Hebrews who believed in Christ but were confused about what to do with their jewish customs. Paul explains if you come to Christ with the law as a jew, then keep your customs but the customs are not what saves you, Jesus is. The jewish followers were also having a hard time with other believers who were not jewish and did not have the same customs. Paul explains that customs and the law were commandments to the jews prior to Jesus. Jesus is the focus and we are all saved jew or gentile because of Jesus. Paul was trying to create harmony and one ness under Jesus. It must have been very confusing for early believers.
@@misspineapple1304This was transitional because they were Jewish before Christ called them. Just like Paul was. And Paul had no issue with dropping all Jewish customs as soon as he came to Christ. He is not encouraging anyone to practice Jewish customs. Just like he isn’t encouraging anyone to get divorced if they were married when they came to Christ. But if you were BETROTHED at the time you came to Christ he encourages you NOT to marry. See how this along with circumcision was transitional? He’s not encouraging all Jews to continue Jewish custom & continue circumcision. He’s saying if you were circumcised at the time of coming to Christ do not try to remove the marks of circumcision. If you were uncircumcised do not seek circumcision.
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Here is a previous video in Dr. Smiths GCBI teaching videos. This video might explain the questions about this video. Don't know if this will be helpful or not but it might help to see where Randall is coming from. th-cam.com/video/phUhvp812Mo/w-d-xo.html
Twho halves of the same table with a different set of requirements for sanctification? That sounds wrong. There is one requirement, to have faith in Jesus. The one Way, Truth and Life. His blood cleanses us from sin and grace to walk in Truth is given to the humble.
I don't think that is what Dr smith is saying. I think Paul was trying to bring unity to the new believers who were now all believers in Christ. I think Paul was trying to explain that Jesus is the way. But also saying if a person came to Christ as a jew and followed the law, keep the law, but if a gentile came to Christ, he doesn't have to keep the law because that person never had the law and the law isn't what saves anymore, it is Jesus that saves. I think Paul was trying to bring clarity and unity to the new group of believers. The jews had always had the law for thousands of years and then Jesus fulfilled the law. It must have been very hard to grasp that believers in Christ are all one under Christ.
@@misspineapple1304Paul put all that behind him. He was a Jew & Hebrew. He was more fervent in Jewish practice THAN ALL. If he can throw away the Jewish customs & practices why can’t all Jews?? Why would anyone encourage Jews to keep practicing Jewish customs?? I cannot agree with this teaching that Jews & Gentiles should look ANY different.
Wrong right out of the gates. Please read Acts chapter 15 and the book of Galatians. Moses, Zechariah and Jesus all say, "the blood of the covenant" not new covenant. God only has one way and one truth and one covenant.
Wrong Jesus said that He gave a new covenant.
The jews had a covenant and a way to be cleansed of their sins then Jesus came and was the ultimate sacrifice. God told the jews of the coming Messiah who would take the place of the law and be the actual forever blood sacrifice covering for every nation. Jesus was the fulfilled covenant. Ive read Acts 15 and don't see how that proves your comment.
Do you know that 'testament' means 'covenant?' In this usage (as opposed to 'final will and testament,' etc.), they are synonyms; the anglicized forms of the same word from Latin and Koine Greek.
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You said something regarding the scriptures that is not "kosher"....I apologize for the pun, but I want you to know I appreciate your attempt to explain a complicated problem. Nevertheless the statement needs correction.
You said that the books "are written to different groups and this causes confusion". This statement may or may not be true in part but it suggests directly an untruth...namely that God is the author of confusion. Love you
Hmm,, I do ,,yet don't agree with ur comment ,,he is attempting to solve a complicated problem,,true,,but I believe he's aware God is the overall Author of the Bible,, but you gotta ask,,,Confusion itself was created by God,,, its complicated by nature,,,, n that's where FAITH comes in.
@@spiderrico7709 the scriptures say this.... God is not the author of confusion.This is very clear. But, if you wish to explain to me that this means God created confusion, then I must leave you with the words of Christ....you do greatly err, not knowing the scriptures or the power of God.
@@Crtnmn we must read the books of the Bible with understanding of who the book was written to. Otherwise , we can be confused by what it says. This is how I understand what he said snd I think this is important.
@@sandranovakovich688 steve....the books...all of them are written to each of us. You my friend are not rightly dividing the Truth when you divide it up so. It is a false belief used to support false doctrines.
@@sandranovakovich688 Steve, there is contextual information that you must keep in mind when reading anything. The more of this contextually relevant information you have, sometimes, affords you better insight. But the whole of the book is simple to understand when the Lord is teaching via the Holy Spirit. Try that instead of the doctrines of men.
I’m not sure about this guy ..
Me neither, and I AM this guy! :-) Thanks for taking the time to watch.
Randall Smith what a lovely response! I adore your videos. What an amazing service to the faith. My 10 year old listens and we have the best conversations prompted by your talks. Raising thinkers is much easier when there is a resource like this.
@@ctspvideos You are awesome. LOLOL. I do know that you are a very humble soul by watching your entire GCBI series and you have a huge heart for people. It helped me understand better when I watched your chronological videos at the very beginning on what they though you knew abut the Bible.
@@ctspvideosI was intrigued at first since it’s the first time hearing Jews in the faith should look different from Gentiles in the faith. But after studying further it sounds more transitional than continual. Just like Paul encouraged the betrothed NOT to get married, but those already married NOT to divorce. Basically “it’s not ideal, but since you did it before coming to Christ, so be it, do not seek divorce, do not seek circumcision, do not seek to remove marks if circumcised. HOWEVER, moving forward let’s not make this a common practice.”
Jesus is the root yet jews fruit is different from the gentiles fruit eh? False prophet.
Wow, talk about being Biblically illiterate.😂
Redemption and table fellowship involves the complete people of God, which encompasses all nations. There are not two separate tracts for salvation, one for Jews and one for the nations. Messianic Judaism, and certain forms of dispensational theology are schismatic and heretical. Sadly this man has fallen in to deep error.
What is the error?