Showing posts with label righteousness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label righteousness. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

What is G-d? (Edited)

G-d is the reason the cosmos is here, but even more than that; G-d is the Compassionate Shepherd of the Universe that has no physical body, and beyond that; we claim G-d has taken special interest in His people.

From chabad.org, Psalm 23 tells us, “…The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want... He restores my soul; He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.  Even when I walk in the valley of darkness, I will fear no evil for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff-they comfort me.”  


Isaiah, a prophet, tells us of G-d’s love and personal interest in His people (Isaiah 60:21):  “And your people, all of them righteous, shall inherit the land forever, a scion of My planting,the work of My hands in which I will glory.”   He desires for us to do His will; that we wrestle to understand His ways.  He longs for all of us to choose Him; that we to hearken to His Voice.  He desires for us to love Him; everyone of us, from the most pious king to the lowliest worm.


Thursday, July 31, 2014

God’s People Are All Righteous, B.C.E. and C.E. – No Need for Jesus

According to the Jewish Bible, Gd’s people (not necessarily all Jewish) are all righteous, while there is no mention of the need for Jesus to accomplish that righteousness.

In Judaism, righteousness is definitely attainable, though it may take repentance.  Gd does not call His people to impossible tasks.  In fact, Deuteronomy 24:4 tells us that the Law of Gd, Torah, is easy to follow.  So why do Christians think that following the Torah is an impossibility?

What do Christians do with this verse (I haven’t a clue)?  “And your people, all of them righteous, Shall possess the land for all time; They are the shoot that I planted, My handiwork in which I take glory (Isaiah 60:21 JPS Study Bible).”

According to Judaism, the doctrine of original sin is completely wrong.  Dear friends, babies aren’t born sinful.  That is a terrible idea.

Cursed are the people who believe babies are sinners at birth, placed here by a horrible god only here to mess up and beg an idol called "Jesus," for forgiveness.  That Psalm refers to the world in which a baby is born into, not the baby!  The reality is that with every new human life there comes a mission to help repair the world that we belong to.