For those who are in close contact with my family, it will come as no surprise to you that we have been called to a faith-walk that differs a little from what is found in mainstream Christendom. Over the last few years, both our study of the Hebraic roots of Christianity, along with God's leading, have together led us to what is best described as a Torah submissive lifestyle in our home.
Now, for those who have asked, we have been quick to state that the truth, in our experience, is that the "burden" of keeping the Torah of God is truly easy...a blessing...and even "light" (Mat. 11:30). Turns out that this was a very big surprise, even to us, once we embarked on this journey. After all, we had the same words about the "Law" and "legalism" that our Christian brothers and sisters have learned, running around in our heads too! Steve had his teaching and training at Moody....I had my years at Wheaton College, along with an in-depth discipleship course that taught me the same outlook on all those "Old Testament Laws". Keeping all those Laws is "legalistic", isn't it??
I came across a short article that deals with this issue of legalism, and I thought I would post it here. It is for you, fine blog reader...but it is also for me. In it there are many thoughts that could serve to make sure that our thoughts about each other and our works before God are kept in the proper perspective. http://www.torahresource.com/EnglishArticles/Legalism.pdf
There are a few Hebrew words that he uses that may require definition. Yeshua: Jesus; HaShem: literally "The Name", a common Hebrew circumlocution for God; Ruach: Spirit of God, Halakah: good works, literally "walk", as in the walking out of our faith.
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