Dear
Jews for Jesus,
I am a firm believer in Deut 6:4 "Hear, O Israel, The L-RD
our G-d the L-rd is one."
The
purpose of this commentary is to obtain feedback from you regarding
your essentially tritheistic view of the Godhead (please, before
you say you're monotheistic, I implore you to read on).
You
believe that you are still monotheistic, as stated in your belief
statement, that you believe in "One sovereign G-d."
However, it is also stated, in your belief statement, the trinitarian
viewpoint of the Godhead as "THREE persons."
This tritheistic viewpoint is what has hindered the majority
of other Jews from becoming Believers as the trinitarian concept
to them is essentially tritheistic which is against G-d's word
and first commandment. Therefore, please consider the following:
Col 2:9
"For in him (talking about Y'shua) dwelleth all the fullness
of the Godhead bodily."
Y'shua described himself in John 8:58 as the Great I AM,
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham was, I
AM."
If
you study the textus receptus rendering of this
verse in Greek, you will observe that the emphasis of this "I
am" phrase is that for the Y-H-V-H of the Old Testament,
as is made clear by the people wishing to stone Y'shua after
this statement on the basis that he was allegedly "blaspheming."
He
was claiming to be G-d the Father as the scripture states, "For
unto us
a child is born, unto us a son (My comment: emphasis, *the son*
will also be called the Father) is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The Mighty God, The everlasting Father (emphasis,
the son is also the Father!), The Prince of Peace."
The following scripture is given with the Strong’s reference
numbers for clarification of the word which is italicized in
the English rendering of the King James Version, specifically,
the word *he* which is not proceeded by a Strong’s reference.
John 8:24
“I said <2036> (5627)
therefore <3767> unto you
<5213>,
that <3754> ye shall die
<599> (5695) in <1722>
your <5216> sins <266>:
for <1063> if <3362>
ye believe <4100> (5661) not
<3362> that <3754>
I <1473> am <1510>
(5748) *he*, ye shall die <599>
(5695) in <1722>
your <5216> sins <266>.”
The
actual Greek rendering for the English ‘that I am he,’
is
‘hoti egoµ eimi’ = ‘that I am’, which is
God's name as found in Exo. 3:14. It was Y-H-V-H, G-d
that there said, Ehejeh asher Eheje, I will be what I will be.
The inclusion of the word ‘he’ is purely incidental
and was not originally found in the original authentic, textus
receptus, or ‘received text.’
G-d is described in the Old Testament (Tanakh) as the HOLY ONE
of Israel (Psalms 71:22).
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“And
immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set
in heaven, and one sat on the throne.” Rev 4:2
Only
one person can sit on the throne of any kingdom, especially
the monotheistic kingdom of G-d. What I am trying to tell
you, my fellow Messianic Jews, is this:
“Y'shua is. . .” (John 14:6).
John 5:43 “I am come in my Father's name,..”
Y'shua is Y'shua's name, and if He came in His Father's name,
then what is the Father's name? Y'shua has the Y-H-V-H built
in it. Y'shua means " Y-H-V-H our salvation."
Also, G-d is described as a Holy Spirit in the Old Testament (Psalms
51:11) and in the New Testament (Brit HaDasha).
John 14:26 “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost
(Spirit), whom the Father will send in my name (IN Y'SHUA'S NAME),
he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance.”
With this, I come to my point and imparting of knowledge to you.
Y'shua is G-d manifest in the flesh (I Tim 3:16). Isa 42:
“I
am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not
give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”
The
trinitarian viewpoint that you now have has been handed down
to you not through the Word of G-d but through “the tradition
of men” (Col 2:8) and of the Roman Catholic Church which
we all know gives "praise to graven images."
Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent (Greek
'metanoeo' meaning to change one's mind), and be baptized every
one of you in the name of Jesus Christ (Y'shua Ha Mashiach)
for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost.” I implore you to rethink and rewrite
your belief statement on a purely biblical basis, not allowing
any of man's tradition, namely the trinitarian concept of the
Godhead as
THREE, to corrupt your very fundamental right to "the way,
the TRUTH, and the life." Rev 18:4
"Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of
her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” 2 Peter
3:18 “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of
our Lord (Remember, only one Lord!) and Saviour Jesus Christ.
To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.”
G-d and (Greek ‘kai’ meaning ‘and,’ as well
as ‘even,’ meaning ‘the same as’) our L-rd
Y’shua Ha Mashiach bless you,
Brother Moses Costello
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