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Matthew 7: 21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, only those who do what my Father in heaven wants. 22 On that Day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord! Didn't we prophesy in your name? Didn't we expel demons in your name? Didn't we perform many miracles in your name?' 23 Then I will tell them to their faces, 'I never knew you! Get away from me, you workers of lawlessness!'

This page is designed to get people to re-examine their relationship with our Creator. We want people to ask themselves whether they are indeed "doing what their Father in heaven wants" by ignoring His "forever" commands....

Did you know, for instance, that obedience to Torah has nothing, whatsoever to do with "works" or being "under the law?" Works is being an elder at your church, or driving the church bus, or being part of some church ministry (i.e, prayer, or youth activities). Torah, on the other hand, consists of God's Divine Instructions in Righteousness that show us how to be holy/set apart.

How is keeping His commanded Seventh Day Sabbath "works" or "being under the law?" ... How is keeping His commanded seven Feasts "works" or "being under the law?" There's a valid reason to keep each one: They are our "dates" with God!

When God directs us to do something, it's a command, not "works." However, trying your best to ignore and talk your way out of obeying His "forever" commands and convincing others to do the same - now THAT is "works!"

Ezekiel 22: 26 Her pastors/priests have done violence to my law and have profaned my holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and they have disregarded my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them."

Proverbs 1: 7 The fear of ADONAI is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 28: 4 Those who abandon Torah praise the wicked, but those who keep Torah fight them.

So, why are we challenging the "NT-only, grace only" doctrine?

Because there's more to having a relationship with God than just "believing in Jesus." The thing is, our Creator has some rules to follow, and if we refuse, then we don't belong to Him....

Click here for just one example of how the writings of Paul have been misinterpreted and used as "proof" that YHWH's Torah (Divine Instructions in Righteousness) were supposedly abolished at the cross. It's the rare person who asks him/herself: "Did Jesus really come to abolish His Father's commands?"

Our intent is NOT to be "mean" or condescending; but rather, to enlighten you to some things you probably will never hear in your church. This includes the idea that there is much more to God than just "believing in Jesus" - and this truth is revealed in TORAH, the first five Books (Genesis through Deuteronomy) which contain all of God's "do's and don'ts." Torah is God's "Divine Instructions in Righteousness" without which we would have no blueprint for moral, holy living.

We are also challenging the "NT-only, grace-only" doctrine, in part, because of the many Christian anti-Semites who bash "the Jews" and Judaism because they have no clue about the roots of their faith and/or they don't realize that "Jesus" was a Jew who came NOT to abolish anything His Father ever commanded, but to proclaim the Kingdom of (YHWH, pronounced "Yahweh"). We are told throughout Scripture to obey YHWH's Torah. Example:

Joshua 23: 6 "Therefore be very firm about keeping and doing everything written in the book of the Torah of Moshe and not turning aside from it either to the right or to the left. 7 Then you won't become like those nations remaining among you. Don't even mention the name of their gods, let alone have people swear by them, serve them or worship them; 8 but cling to YHWH your God, as you have done to this day.

Since God is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8), what would make anyone believe we have the right to ignore the first two-thirds of the Bible and adhere to only "the Gospels"?

Furthermore, many have been taught to concentrate only on "Jesus" as God, as if He were the "be-all, end-all"; and YHWH (Yahweh) God the "Father" is normally pushed into the background. Rarely does anyone stop to ask the question below:


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Many people (especially those who hate the Jews) seem to overlook a few facts....

  • Yeshua was a Torah observant, tallit-wearing, Seventh Day Sabbath and Biblical Feast-keeping, kosher Jew!

  • He HAD to die in order to become our Final SIN Sacrifice: 2 Corinthians 5: 21 "For, on your account (speaking to the Corinthian brethren in Yeshua), He (Elohim) made Him (Yeshua) who knew no sin to be a sin (offering) that we might, by Him, become the righteousness of Elohim (God)." [AENT]

  • Although it was "the Jews" who got the ball rolling concerning His murder (many Christians are angry with "the Jews" because "the Jews" killed Jesus), it was the Gentile Romans who arrested Him, stripped Him, spat upon Him, flogged Him, ripped out His beard, put a crown of thorns upon His head and mocked Him, and nailed Him to the cross! Not to mention, there was a "mixed crowd" (not just Jews) cheering on His execution (see Matthew 27).

  • If Yeshua had not chosen to do YHWH's will and die that day, the world would have had NO Sin Sacrifice!

  • It was because of "the Jews" that knowledge of YHWH came into the world when "the Jews" were scattered into the nations, including those who believed in Yeshua. Had it not been for "the Jews" knowledge of YHWH would have remained imprisoned in tiny, little Israel and the world would still be writhing in paganism today. Instead of wasting energy hating "the Jews" the world should be thanking them for introducing them to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob!

  • Most importantly - what did YHWH (God the Father) say about WHO are His people? He gives three requirements for salvation in Isaiah 56:6-8...To love His Name, honor His Sabbath and keep His covenant (Torah):

    Isaiah 56: 6 "And the foreigners who join themselves to ADONAI to serve him, to love the name of ADONAI, and to be his workers, all who keep Shabbat and do not profane it, and hold fast to my covenant, 7 I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples." 8 Adonai ELOHIM says, he who gathers Isra'el's exiles: "There are yet others I will gather, besides those gathered already."

If the above has peaked your curiosity, we invite you to join us on a journey that will allow you to discover some amazing and eye-opening things! Once you have read some of our articles, we would welcome your questions and comments!

So, what exactly did Yeshua teach?

Click on the Torah scroll and brace yourself.... And then read the articles below for some additional, eye-opening information.

A quick overview of what you will learn by reading our articles....

Through the grace of YHWH (Yahweh) and His Divine Son Yeshua who was our Final SIN Sacrifice, salvation comes to the "House of Israel," not the entire world (Matthew 15: 24). Who is "Israel"? You are! - "Israel" consists of all who have accepted and agreed to obey YHWH, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob whose desire is for all of the world to choose to enter His House.

We teach that Oprah and her ilk who insist "all roads lead to God" are sorely mistaken! While the invitation does go out to all of the world, all roads do NOT lead to YHWH; the only road to God is through belief in Yeshua whose blood cleanses away our past sins and allows us the chance to gain eternal life (John 14:6, Acts 2:38).

We teach that EVERYONE who choose to believe Yeshua died for them and thus joins in the covenant with YHWH is expected to learn and abide by His House rules - Torah (the first five Books of the Bible which contains all of YHWH's Divine Instructions in Righteousness)...." Same God; same rules; no exceptions. If this makes sense to you, please read the articles below.

James 2: 21. Awraham our father, was not he justified by works in offering his son Yitz'chak upon the altar? 22. Do you realize that his faith aided his works, and that by the works his faith was rendered complete? 23. And the Scripture was fulfilled which says: Awraham believed in Elohim, and it was credited to him for righteousness and he was called the Friend of Elohim. 24. You see that by works a man is justified and not by faith alone.

Romans 15: 4. For everything written of old was written for our instruction; that we, by patience and by the consolation of the Scriptures, might possess hope.

Note: Here is one of the clearest pro-Torah statements in all of Romans. Rav Shaul believes that "everything written of old" is for the instruction of the Gentiles, this clearly indicates Paul's intent. Compare this statement to Romans 3:31 and 7:12.


Romans 15: 9. And that the Gentiles might glorify Elohim for his mercies upon them, as it is written: I will confess to you among the Gentiles, and to your name will I sing psalms. 10. And again he said: Rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people. 11. And again he said: Praise Master YHWH, all you Gentiles; (and) laud him, all you nations.

Note: "His People" = YHWH's people, Israel. The Gentiles are fully invited and expected to join in together with Netzari (Nazarene) synagogue practice, as one people, into one Kingdom according to One Torah.


We teach that Christianity seems to be built on the much-misunderstood writings of Rav Sha'ul (Paul). Even Peter mentioned that Paul's writings would be hard to understand and that people would ultimately twist Paul's teachings:

2 Peter 3: 15 And think of our Lord's patience as deliverance, just as our dear brother Sha'ul also wrote you, following the wisdom God gave him. 16 Indeed, he speaks about these things in all his letters. They contain some things that are hard to understand, things which the uninstructed and unstable distort, to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. 17 But you, dear friends, since you know this in advance, guard yourselves; so that you will not be led away by the errors of the wicked and fall from your own secure position.

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Explanation of "Torah observance"

Articles to ponder....

About the Biblical Feasts/God's Appointed Times:

Concerning the Seventh Day Sabbath

Pagan origins of some American religious holidays:

Let's get Biblical:

Some tough questions to ask yourself:

Miscellaneous:

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Recommended Reading!

For those who are truly interested in seeking a closer relationship with God, we recommend Carmen Welker's book, "Should Christians be Torah Observant?" which is written in "plain English" so anyone can grasp the concept that all believers must obey YHWH's "forever" commands. To order your copy, just click on the book!

No home should be without....

The ARAMAIC ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT by Andrew Gabriel Roth! More than a thousand pages including awesome appendixes and footnotes, AENT not only serves to correct mistranslated words and concepts, but it has put the writings of Paul back into their proper context. For instance, did you know that Y'shua never said "it is easier to put a camel through the eye of a needle"? He said "It is easier to put a ROPE through the eye of a needle." Some translator forgot about the little "yud" (smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet) which turned the word "rope" into "camel"....And that's just one tiny example! We cordially invite you to peruse the AENT website.

So, is Jesus IS the same as Y'shua? Well, yes and no...The thing is, Christians gave Y'shua (which means "YHWH is Salvation") a Hellenized name which means nothing, and turned Him into a Torah-less, blond Adonis who supposedly came to abolish everything the Father ever commanded. Many are "saved" in the Name of Jesus - but quickly noticed that there was more to "Jesus" than just "believing in Jesus." That "something more" is Torah (the first five Books of the Bible that contain YHWH's Divine Instruction in Righteousness, without which we would have NO blueprint for moral, holy living.) That is the beginning of a truly deep and meaningful relationship with God!

AND THINK ABOUT THIS: Did God really allow us to have access to the entire "Old Testament" which includes His Torah (Divine Instructions in Righteousness without which we would have NO blueprint for moral, holy living) which comprises more than two-thirds of the Bible - only to then turn around and give us a New Testament (comprising less than the final THIRD of the Bible) that supposedly suggests the "OT" was all a bunch of garbage that was abolished at the cross?

Would YHWH really have bothered addressing the "foreigners" who came out of Egypt with Moses and told them they were to do EXACTLY as His people did (and His people were Torah observant, right from Adam and Eve on down the line), only to then turn around and suggest that that old junk had been "only for the Jews?"

How many Tribes were present in the desert? Only the Jews? NO! There were 12 Tribes AND the Egyptian gentiles who had followed Moses out of Egypt - who were told FOUR TIMES in Numbers 15:13-16 to do exactly as HIS people did, if they chose to accept Him as their God.

And on top of that, YHWH made His New Covenant with whom? The Gentiles? The Catholics? The Christians? The Muslims? The Hari Krishnas? Nope! He made it with the Torah observant Houses of Israel and Judah (see Jeremiah 31:31-32).

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