"You Shall Be Holy"
“It is that command to be holy that calls us to a partnership with the Divine to make God’s vision of justice and peace real here on Earth, to create a better and more hopeful future for all God’s children. You shall be Holy for the Eternal your God is Holy.”
There is to me no more exalted formulation of the human condition and our role in the universe than these words of Lev.19:2 and the evocative rules exemplifying the implementation of that idea described in the ensuing verses.
We are reminded that we are created in the image of God, capable of being holy through the way we live our lives, just as the Eternal is holy. Infusing a sense of God’s presence into every aspect of our lives remains at the core of our religious values and identity."
So the verses go on to exemplify that holiness resides in every aspect of life: in religious observance, in the way we treat our family, in the way we treat our neighbor, in the way we do our work, in our sexual relations. Everything is capable of manifesting holiness.
Above all, in the powerful call of those verses that remind us that to seek to be holy, as God is holy, we are required to feed the hungry and remove the stumbling block before the blind, create courts of justice and marketplaces that are fair and honest, to pay the laborer a fair and timely wage, we hear the Bible’s revolutionary call to ethical monotheism, a vision that has transformed the history of humankind.
It is exactly that call that has ennobled humanity, -- as Prof. Isadore Twersky once wrote, raising us above mere biological existence and giving to our lives meaning, destiny and purpose.
It is that command to be holy that calls us to a partnership with the Divine to make God’s vision of justice and peace real here on Earth, to create a better and more hopeful future for all God’s children.
And that is a code -- this so-called Holiness Code -- which can and must bring together all the Abrahamic faiths in common vision and purpose.
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David Saperstein
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Peacetroll you are bigger fool than you can ever imagine
The WORDS are very clear:
Psalms 1
1. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Look at " Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners,"
Psalms 25
6. Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
7. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.
8. Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
9. The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
10. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11. For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
12. What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
Do you see, "Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way."
JUDAH chooses who HE will teach, the LORD chooses who are HIS people.
Psalms 19
7. The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
8. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
10. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Do you see, "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul"
"That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me."
"save with thy right hand"
1. And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2. And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
3. Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
"from his right hand went a fiery law for them. Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand"
1. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
2. O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
3. But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
4. Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
Do you see, "Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer"
John 6
52. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
54. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
55. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
56. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
Now look at "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him."
John 1
12. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Do you see, "Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." Now we KNOW who are the TRUE CHILDREN OF THE LORD
26. He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
27. Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28. For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
5. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.
6. Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.
"For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever:"
"Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed"
4. Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
37. I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
38. I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
39. For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40. Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
41. They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
42. Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
6. Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
8. The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
9. Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
"The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever."
The sinner creatures of the so-called christian and catholics faiths have not salvation nor are they saved. They were never chosen by the LORD. Prove ME wrong
1Sa 17:45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
1Sa 17:46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
1Sa 17:47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands.
now look at what DAVID said, "I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts" It is DAVID who will show you the way. DAVID c omes in the name of the LORD, JUDAH Remember, "And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing." Do you not see "Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah" One praises THE LORD, JUDAH, not DAVID who comes in HIS NAME.
5. Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
6. O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
"their memorial is perished with them", "Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day." "The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright."
15. The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16. The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
17. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
"But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away." "Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the Lord."
Posted by: Haqrold A Zeller | August 27, 2007 8:05 PM
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These fake preachers are attempting to stop my posts.
For they are nothing but decievers.
There is no justice, no freedom no truth in their souls, and certainly not in their dictum.
Follow the truth, which is Jesus Christ. FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
Posted by: Peacetroll | August 22, 2007 7:15 AM
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You can't be holy, give me a BREAK!!!!
There is a way that seems right to a man, but the way thereof IS DEATH.
The way that seems right is that we (ourselves), can acquire a 'holynes' on our own.
As if man can do right.
IF YOU LIVE BY THE LAWS THEN YOU HAD BETTER FULLFILL EVERY ASPECT OF THE LAW!!!
The only holyness capable for mankind is through faith in Jesus Christ. HE IS MY HOLYNESS, apart from JESUS CHRIST THERE IS NO ONE WHO IS HOLY!!!
REMEMBER, fake, apostate, so-called preachers will definetely try to lead you down the wrong path. DONT BE FOOLED BY THESE DARK CLOUDS.
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Romans 10:5
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
Galatians 3:11-12
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
I ask you Saperstein (ashkenazi-khazar you are), do you live by the law? Do you fullfill all the mosiac laws? I THINK NOT!
YOUR WORDS ARE AS EMPTY AS YOUR FAKE JUDAHIC PREACHINGS, FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS COMES BY NOTHING OTHER THEN FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS.
Seek the truth, seek Jesus Christ the manifestation of God in the flesh.
Posted by: Peacetroll | August 22, 2007 7:09 AM
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