The Judaizers

Who are the Judaizers that the Bible warns about?

Various groups refer to other groups as Judaizers.  However, these various groups do not agree on what the term “Judaizers” means.

Many teach that anyone who is trying to “bring people under the Law” are Judaizers.  However, these groups do not even agree on what that means.

When some say that they mean people needing to obey any of the commandments of the Law of Truth (Torah aka The Law) to be saved.  They teach obeying the commandments of the Law of Truth are “the works of the Law” that Paul the Jew (Shaul aka Saul aka The Apostle Paul) warned against.

Others teach that this does not refer to all the commandments of the Law of Truth but only things like keeping the Sabbath.  So, they teach that Judaizers are those who teach believers to do such things.

The root of this confusion begins with the word “Judaizer” itself.  It never appears once in the Book of Truth (The Bible).

This word is a term that various groups have come up with describe those who are trying to make Gentiles become Jews.   So, they look at various places where the word “Jew” is used in the Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka The New Testament) to form their definition of Judaizer.

This is where their confusion and disagreement over what a Judaizer is begins.  They often do not recognize what the Book of Truth means by “Jew”.

The term Jew is used in four different ways in the Book of Truth.

The term “Jew” is used about four different groups defined by four different criteria in the Book of Truth.  A single individual can be a Jew by only one of these criteria or by some of them or by all of them.

The first way that is used in the Book of Truth is based on nationality.  Anyone from the kingdom of Judah (and later the Roman province of Judea) was referred to as a Jew (2 Kings 16:1-6). 

This is why the Wise Men asked Herod the Great where was “the King of the Jews” (Matthew 2:1-2).  This is why Pontius Pilate wrote that the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) was “The King of the Jews” (John 19:19).

The second way is based on ancestry.  Since people from other tribes of Israel who continued to worship the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) from the northern kingdom of Isreal immigrated to the kingdom of Judah, the term came to also mean any descendant of Israel regardless of what nation that they lived in (2 Chronicles 15:8-9).

For this reason, the Man of Truth said that salvation was from the Jews (John 4:22).  This is why the words of God were committed to the Jews marked by circumcision – even though many of them were from the northern kingdom of Israel and from tribes other than Judah (Romans 3:1-2).

The Man of Truth was a Jew by being a descendant of Israel (Matthew 1:1-2).  So was the Paul the Jew (Romans 11:1-2).

The third way is based on culture.  The Father of Truth gave the people of Israel commandments of custom that would define an ethnic group that included people who were not descendants of Israel but had joined themselves to them.

For example, anyone with different ancestry would be counted as if they were physical descendants of Israel if they were circumcised, but those who lived among the people of Israel who were not circumcised would be counted as not belonging to the people of Israel (Exodus 12:48-49).  Those who were circumcised were required to keep these additional commandments that defined Jewish culture – not just commands like to not murder that applied to everyone (Galatians 5:3).

These commandments included keeping the Sabbath as a sign the ethnic group of Israel was set apart from all other ethnic groups as holy to the Father of Truth (Exodus 31:13-14).  They were commanded to keep different holidays than all other ethnic groups as well (Leviticus 23:1-4).

These included commandments that some animals were unclean for the ethnic group of Israel to eat to separate them from all other ethnic groups (Leviticus 20:24-25).  Like all ethnic groups, they could be identified by their clothing as well - by not wearing anything made of fabric made from mixed materials and putting a fringe on the corners of their garments (Deuteronomy 22:11-12).

It was by keeping all of these commandments that people who were not descendants of Israel became Jews (Esther 8:17).  They were later called proselytes to distinguished them from the descendants of Israel – even though they were part of the congregation of Israel (Acts 13:43).

However uncircumcised Gentiles who lived among the people of Israel also had to keep some of the commandments of custom like observing the Sabbath (Deuteronomy 5:12-14).  These uncircumcised Gentiles were later called God-fearers and considered Jews by other Gentiles because they kept most of the commandments that defined Jewish culture but were considered to be Gentiles by Jews because they were not circumcised (Acts 13:14-16).

So, Gentiles will look for these cultural signs to identify Jews who can teach them how to walk in the ways of the Father of Truth (Zechariah 8:22-23).  The Samaritan woman knew that the Man of Truth was culturally a Jew because he kept these commandments (John 4:7-9).

The last way is based on religion. 

This one can be the most confusing because there is not just one Jewish religion.  So, we must distinguish between them to understand in what meant when some is a Jew based on religion.

There is the authentic Jewish religion established by the Father of Truth based on the Law of Truth that only a small part of the Jewish people clung to when the rest went into idolatry (1 Kings 19:14-18).  Those who knew the Father of Truth stood strong against the majority that had forsaken His covenant (Daniel 11:30-32).

Even until right before the birth of the Man of Truth, there were still Jews who observed the authentic Jewish religion (Luke 1:5-6).  Some of them were the first to be told that the Man of Truth was the Messiah of Israel promised in the authentic Jewish religion (Luke 2:25-38).

After the Man of Truth died and rose again as required of the Messiah of Israel in the authentic Jewish religion, he told them to wait for the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost) that was promised to come upon them later in the authentic Jewish religion (Luke 24:44-49).  Those who followed the authentic Jewish religion then told other Jews that the Spirit of Truth would also refresh them if they would return to the authentic Jewish religion by following the Messiah of Israel (Acts 3:19-26).

The Father of Truth promised to circumcise the heart of those who returned to the authentic Jewish religion so they could keep it (Deuteronomy 30:2-6).  So, even uncircumcised Gentiles - who were not obligated to keep the commandments that define Jewish culture - were observing the authentic Jewish religion when they began following the Man of Truth and the Father of Truth circumcised their heart (Romans 2:26-29).

So, even though someone might be a Jew by nationality, ancestry, and culture, they are still not a true Jew by religion if they do not observe the authentic Jewish religion (Romans 9:3-8).  In like manner, even though someone might be not a Jew by nationality, ancestry, and culture, they are still truly a Jew by religion if they do observe the authentic Jewish religion (Galatians 6:15-16).

However, there have been those who were Jewish by nationality and ancestry that made a counterfeit Jewish religion that retained aspects of Jewish culture (1 Kings 12:28-33).  There have been those who were Jews by nationality, ancestry, and culture, who mixed in things from idolatry with the authentic Jewish religion to create a different Jewish religion (2 Chronicles 33:2-7).

So, they tried to pick the precepts of the authentic Jewish religion apart to justify their own Jewish religions (Isaiah 28:12-13).  Their new Jewish religions honored the Father of Truth with their words but their hearts were drawn away from Him by teaching their own precepts instead of those of the authentic Jewish religion (Isaiah 29:13).

They replaced the commandments of the Father of Truth in the authentic Jewish religion with the commandments of men in their own Jewish religions (Matthew 15:7-9).  So, they went about to establish a righteousness based on their own Jewish religions because they rejected the righteous based on the authentic Jewish religion (Romans 10:1-3).

One of these counterfeit Jewish religions was that of the Sadducees, who the modern Karites came from, that said their Jewish religion was based only on the Law of Truth but denied the resurrection of the dead (Luke 20:27-28).  In reality, they did not believe the Law of Truth because it spoke of the resurrection from the dead (Luke 20:37-38).

This was the counterfeit Jewish religion of those who opposed the teaching of the Apostles of Truth in the Temple that the Man of Truth had been resurrected as prophesied in the authentic Jewish religion (Acts 4:1-2).  This was the counterfeit Jewish religion of those who ran the Temple and led the persecution of the Apostles of Truth in Jerusalem (Acts 5:17-18).

However, the counterfeit Jewish religion of the Pharisees, who the modern Rabbis came from, believed in the resurrection and was more tolerant of believers like Paul the Jew – even accepting them as Pharisees if they met certain requirements (Acts 23:6-9).  They based their Jewish religion on their own Jewish traditions (Galatians 1:14).

The Pharisees claimed that the seventy elders who went up with Moses (Moishe) at Mount Sinai had received commandments that he had not written down – even though the Law of Truth says that Moses wrote down everything the Father of Truth spoke (Exodus 24:1-4).  So, they taught these traditions that they claimed had been passed down orally from these seventy elders (Mark 7:3-4).

The Pharisees claimed to be acting on behalf of Moses, but did not do what he did and placed a burden on people that he did not place upon them  (Matthew 23:2-4).  Instead, they went about in distinctive clothing to appear to be more holy than others, so that others would show them honor and call them master (Rabbi) (Matthew 23:5-7).

The Pharisees did not teach the commandments of the Father of Truth that are part of the authentic Jewish religion but taught the commandments of men in their counterfeit Jewish religion (Mark 7:6-7).  Many of these traditions contradicted the commandments of the Father of Truth in the Law of Truth (Mark 7:8-13).

The Pharisees did not keep all of the commandments of the authentic Jewish religion and sought to keep others from doing so as well (Matthew 23:13).  They taught that keeping the commandments of custom were more important than keeping the commandments of righteousness (Matthew 23:23-24).

The Pharisees made long prayers but oppressed widows (Matthew 23:14).  They made sure that they looked righteous before men but were corrupt on the inside because they did not keep the commandments of righteousness (Matthew 23:25-28).

Their leaders like Gamaliel often advised restraint when dealing with the Apostles of Truth and waiting to see if the Father of Truth would verify that their teachings were part of the authentic Jewish religion (Acts 5:34-39).  He had taught the laws of the counterfeit religion of the Pharisees to men like Paul the Jew – who often ignored his advisement of restraint (Acts 22:3-4).

It was Jews based on observing counterfeit Jewish religions who persecuted the Man of Truth for turning people back to the authentic Jewish religion - causing these people to stop keeping their traditions  (John 5:14-18).  They sought to get rid of the evidence that was causing many to leave their counterfeit Jewish religions to return to the authentic Jewish religion (John 12:9-11).

It was Jews based on observing counterfeit Jewish religions who arrest the Man of Truth and condemned him to death (John 18:12-14).  They compelled Pilate to crucify him (John 19:12-16).

It was Jews based on observing counterfeit Jewish religions who persecuted Paul the Jew for preaching the authentic Jewish religion (Acts 13:45-50).  They arrest Paul the Jew for doing this and compelled him to appeal to Caesar (Acts 26:22-32).

So, we must distinguish which Jewish religion is being used to define when someone is a Jew by religion.  We cannot come to the right understanding if we do not determine if “Jew” means someone who observes the authentic Jewish religion observed by the Apostles of Truth or a counterfeit Jewish religion like that of the Sadducees or Pharisees.

So, what is a Judaizer then?

A Judaizer is someone who is trying to get people who are not Jews based on their criteria to become Jews based on their criteria.  For example, someone who tries to get someone who does not observe their Jewish religion to start observing it.

So, a nationalist Judaizer would seek to get someone to become part of the country of the Jews by moving there.  Whether or not the Book of Truth is against this depends upon what they did after they moved to the country of the Jews.

One example of people who became Jewish only by nationality were the wives of Solomon (1 Kings 11:1-8).  People should never be allowed to become Jewish by nationality only because they will lead other people in the country of the Jews away from the authentic Jewish religion (1 Kings 11:2-8).

However, if someone was fleeing oppression, then they were to be allowed to live in the country of the Jews (Deuteronomy 23:15-16).  They were to not to be oppressed and to receive equal treatment under the law as those born in the country of the Jews (Deuteronomy 24:14-17).

Still, those who became Jews by nationality had to abide by the laws of justice given by the Father of Truth for the country of the Jews (Leviticus 24:17-22).  They also had to follow all of the commandments of the authentic Jewish religion that applied to them to live in the country of the Jews  (Deuteronomy 31:10-13).

So, the Book of Truth is not against someone being a national Judaizer when it causes the person that was Judaized to become part of the authentic Jewish religion.  It is only against this when they are allowed to remain in the Jewish country without observing the authentic Jewish religion.

No one can change their ancestry to have Jewish ancestors.  Therefore, no one can be an ancestry Judaizer.

This brings us to cultural Judaizers.  These would seek to make someone a cultural Jew by adapting Jewish culture.

The commandments of culture in the authentic Jewish religion mark those who keep them as part as the ethnic group that the Father of Truth will exalt above all other ethnic groups (Deuteronomy 26:16-19).  Therefore, the Man of Truth said that anyone who wants to be great in his kingdom must keep these commandments and teach others to do so, but no one has to become a Jew by culture to have a place in his kingdom (Matthew 5:17-19).

So, uncircumcised Gentiles – who are not obligated to keep the commandments of custom that define Jewish culture – can still become Jews by religion by observing the authentic Jewish religion (Acts 15:5-9).  This is because no one is compelled to become a Jew by culture - as marked by circumcision - to become a Jew by observing the authentic Jewish religion (Galatians 2:2-3).

Yet, Timothy the Jew (Timotheus aka the Apostle Timothy) – who was already a Jew by religion because he observed the authentic Jewish religion - was circumcised by Paul the Jew and had to keep all of the commandments of custom required of a Jew by culture (Acts 16:1-3).  Paul the Jew in like manner never tried to get those who were already Jews by culture to stop keeping the commandments of custom when they became true Jews by returning to the authentic Jewish religion (Acts 21:20-24).

However, uncircumcised Gentiles were in no way compelled to become Jews by culture when they became Jews by observing the authentic Jewish religion (Acts 21:25).  People who become Jews by observing the authentic Jewish religion are only compelled to become Jews by culture if they were already circumcised to mark them as part of the Jewish ethnic group (1 Corinthians 7:18-19).

So, the Book of Truth encourages those who are Jews by culture to teach the commandments of custom to others and to help those who are marked by circumcision to return to keeping these commandments when they return to the authentic Jewish religion.  It is against someone being a cultural Judaizer when that means requiring people to become a Jew by culture in order to become a Jew by observing the authentic Jewish religion.  

This leaves us with religious Judaizers.

Since people can be Jews by religion through different Jewish religions, then we have to consider which Jewish religion they are trying to get people to observe.  The Book of Truth does not treat all religious Judaizers the same.

The Man of Truth commissioned his followers to teach people of every ethnic group to obey the commandments of the authentic Jewish religion (Matthew 28:18-20).  He said that they must preach to everyone that they will be destroyed if they do not observe the authentic Jewish religion (Mark 16:15-16).

The Man of Truth said that the events that will bring about his return to rule the Earth cannot begin until every ethnic group has been given the opportunity for some of them to observe the authentic Jewish religion (Matthew 24:14).  Therefore, all of his followers are compelled to do their part in causing other people to observe the authentic Jewish religion (Romans 10:13-15).

So, the Book of Truth requires us to be religious Judaizers when it comes to the authentic Jewish religion.  However, it says something entirely different about the counterfeit Jewish religions.

Those who become false Jews by a counterfeit Jewish religion end up worse than the counterfeit religious Judaizers who brought them under their control (Matthew 23:15).  These counterfeit religious Judaizers seek to turn people from keeping the commandments of the authentic Jewish religion taught by the Man of Truth to keep the traditions of their counterfeit Jewish religion instead (Colossians 2:6-8)

These counterfeit religious Judaizers persecuted Paul the Jew for preaching that people had did not have to be circumcised – thus compelled to become Jews by culture – to become religious Jews by the authentic Jewish religion through faith in what the Man of Truth did on the cross (Galatians 5:11).  Then Jews by culture in the congregation began to preach that those who became Jews by the authentic Jewish religion must also become  circumcised – thus compelled to become Jews by culture – to escape persecution from these counterfeit religious Judaizers (Galatians 6:12).

So, a new type of religious Judaizer came into being.

A new counterfeit Jewish religion was created that tried to reconcile the teachings of the authentic Jewish religion with the teachings of the older counterfeit Jewish religions.  These are the religious Judaizers that the Book of Truth warns against the most.

It was the teachings of these older counterfeit Jewish religions that the Man of Truth warned those who observed the authentic Jewish religion to avoid because those teachings were like leaven (Matthew 16:11-12).  Even a little of these false teachings would corrupt all the teachings of this new counterfeit Jewish religion just like a little leaven would make an entire lump of dough rise (Galatians 5:9-10).

These new counterfeit religious Judaizers had come into the congregations of the authentic Jewish religion to bring people back to the older counterfeit Jewish religions by compelling them to be circumcised (Galatians 2:3-4).  Those who followed these new religious Judaizers and were circumcised – thus compelled to keep the commandments of custom – to be justified before the Father of Truth had fallen from the grace of the authentic Jewish religion (Galatians 5:3-4).

These new counterfeit religious Judaizers sought to turn people from the truth that they could be Jews by keeping the commandments of righteousness of the authentic Jewish religion without keeping the commandments of custom (Galatians 5:5-8).  They denied that if people followed the leading of the Spirit of Truth then they would not be under condemnation for breaking the commandments of righteousness in the Law of Truth (Galatians 5:16-21).

These new counterfeit religious Judaizers did not keep the commandments of righteousness in the Law of Truth but sought to compel others to be circumcised - thus compelled to keep the commandments of custom (Galatians 6:13).  They denied that people became true Jews by the authentic Jewish religion when they put their faith in the Man of Truth – with or without circumcision that compelled them to keep the commandments of custom (Galatians 6:14-16).

So, the Book of Truth warns us to not let these new counterfeit religious Judaizers deceive us into observing the traditions of the older counterfeit Jewish religions (Colossians 2:8).  It warns us that they teach these things to deceive people into giving them money that they have not earned (Titus 1:10-11).

The Book of Truth warns us that these new counterfeit religious Judaizers will turn people aside from the authentic Jewish religion while claiming to be teachers of the Law of Truth – which they do not understand themselves (1 Timothy 1:5-7).  They do not use it in the way intended by the Father of Truth  - to teach people to keep the commandments of righteousness in the authentic Jewish religion (1 Timothy 1:8-11).

The Book of Truth warns us that these new counterfeit religious Judaizers claim to know the Father of Truth but do not keep the commandments of righteousness that show they know him (Titus 1:15-16).  They do not have the Spirit of Truth in them and do not want the followers of the Man of Truth praying in the Spirit of Truth - which builds up their faith in the authentic Jewish religion (Jude 1:19-20).

The Book of Truth warns us that some of these new counterfeit religious Judaizers have even denied that the Man of Truth is the Messiah of Israel (Jude 1:3-4).  They have left the teachings of the authentic Jewish religion altogether like Cain, Balaam, and Korah did (Jude 1:11).

The Book of Truth warns us that these new counterfeit religious Judaizers teach fables and stress being a Jew by ancestry to keep people from understanding the teachings of the authentic Jewish religion (1 Timothy 1:3-4).  They teach Jewish fables and the commandments of the older counterfeit Jewish religions that turn people from the truth of the authentic Jewish religion (Titus 1:14).

So, what are some of these fables that these new counterfeit religious Judaizers teach?

Fables concerning the Man of Truth began as soon as he was resurrected that kept many Jewish people from returning to the authentic Jewish religion (Matthew 28:11-15).  In like manner, these new counterfeit religious Judaizers have taught fables about his birth such as the Teledot Yeshu that they got from the older counterfeit Jewish religions.

The Rabbis often repeat the fable told in the Teledot Yeshu, which relates the following about Mary the Jew:

Mary the Jew was raped by a Roman solider named Panthera.  However, Joseph the Jew married her nonetheless rather than divorce her because she had done nothing wrong.  Then the coupled invented a story about Mary the Jew becoming pregnant while still a virgin through the Holy Spirit to cover up that her son was illegitimate.

The earliest known mention of the Teledot Yeshu is 849 AD.  However, it was written based off of earlier works.  This is included in the writings of the Gnostics that were written between 300 and 600 AD.  However, the majority of the material came from the Talmud and the Midrash written in the same time period.

These got the story of Panthera from Celsus, a Greek philosopher, that is known from the writings of Origen in 248 AD called Contra Celsum (Against Celsus).  Celsus had made this claim in "The True Word" in 175 AD.  This was itself a response to "Dialog With Typho" written by Justin Martyr in 155 AD.

In "Dialog With Typho" the Rabbis in Judea sent out their disciples throughout the Roman Empire to discredit Christianity by spreading false stories about the Man of Truth and his followers.  Many of these stories contradicted each other and were historically impossible.  

These disciples of the Rabbis were the source of the story of Panthera that Celsus wrote.  So, the source of this Rabbinic fable is the Rabbis themselves. 

This is just another example of Rabbinic Distort.  The Rabbis are liars. They are the source of Jewish trouble.

However, they are not the only source of Jewish fables.  Many fables came from other counterfeit Jewish religions with less adherents like the Essenes.

One of their works is the Book of Enoch.  It is full of fables like the Book of Mormon.

Jude the Jew (Jude the brother of the Man of Truth) quotes from another Jewish fable known as the Assumption of Moses to identify it as a specific source of Jewish fables that he is warning against (Jude 1:9).  He does the same with the Book of Enoch (Jude 1:14-15).

Many of the sources of Jewish fables have disappeared altogether, but some were maintained by counterfeit Jewish religions and the False Church of Rome.  Others have been discovered by archeologists among the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran  .

This has led to a revival of the teaching of these Jewish fables.

The Book of Truth warned that in the days leading up to the Tribulation modern counterfeit religious Judaizers would arise to deny that the Man of Truth is the Messiah of Israel and cause the authentic Jewish religion to be called evil (2 Peter 2:1-2).  Due to their love of money, they deceive people into leaving the authentic Jewish religion to sell things to them (2 Peter 2:3).

These modern counterfeit religious Judaizers despise government rule and speak empty words about Angels of Lies that they have never seen (2 Peter 2:10-12).  They eat among the followers of the Man of Truth to deceive the simple minded who do not see that these deceivers cannot keep the commandments of righteousness (2 Peter 2:13-14).

These modern counterfeit religious Judaizers speak great sounding words to lure people away from the authentic Jewish religion with promises of liberty but are themselves slaves to sin (2 Peter 2:18-19).  They had once observed the authentic Jewish religion but they turned away from the commandments of righteousness like a dog returning to eat its own vomit (2 Peter 2:20-22).

These modern counterfeit religious Judaizers have no trouble gaining followers since many people would rather hear fables than the authentic Jewish religion (2 Timothy 4:3-4). The Apostles of Truth warned that these mockers would speak appealing words to make a mockery of the authentic Jewish religion (Jude 1:16-18).

So, how can we identify these modern counterfeit religious Judaizers?

Every family and every ethnic group have traditions and customs that their members practice.  The same liberty that allows Gentiles to keep those traditions and customs that are not contrary to the authentic Jewish religion also extends to Jews who observe the authentic Jewish religion.

So, this requires close examination of the individual because not every tradition of a counterfeit Jewish religion is contrary to the teachings of the authentic Jewish religion.  So, someone could still be considered a part of a group that observes a counterfeit Jewish religion by keeping the traditions that are not contrary to the teachings of the authentic Jewish religion.

For example, the Pharisees made a law that forbid a Jew to eat with a Gentile (Acts 11:2-3).  So, those who had been taught by them like Peter the Jew (Sh’mon aka Simon aka Simeon aka Cephas aka The Apostle Peter) would revert to keeping these commandments that were contrary to the authentic Jewish religion when they were around others who had been taught by the Pharisees (Galatians 2:11-14).

So many of the Pharisees who followed the Man of Truth thought that Gentiles had to become Jews by culture to have a part in the authentic Jewish religion (Acts 15:4-5).  In fact, many of those who were Jews by culture had come to follow the Man of Truth (Acts 21:17-20).

So, not all Pharisees were enemies of the Man of Truth - some had even warned him of danger (Luke 13:32).  Some opposed the plot to have the Man of Truth crucified and one of them buried his body in his own tomb (Luke 23:50-53).

Even Paul the Jew said that he was a Pharisee (Acts 23:6).  The Pharisees wore distinctive clothing, so when the other Pharisees saw that he was one of them, they defended him preaching the Gospel (Acts 23:9).

Paul the Jew had been raised to strictly observe the customs of the Pharisees (Acts 26:3-5).  However, he considered observing these customs as worthless for making anyone righteous, so he discard any that stood between him and the Man of Truth (Philippians 3:5-8).

So, Paul the Jew would not let anyone call him “Rabbi”, for the Man of Truth had commanded this because he was to be the only master of his followers (Matthew 23:8).  He knew that the word “Rabbi” means “master” (John 1:38).

However, the Pharisees also fasted often (every Monday and Thursday) (Luke 5:33).  So, Paul the Jew continued to fast often - beyond the times when he simply lacked food (2 Corinthians 11:27).

Since someone can keep some of the traditions from the counterfeit Jewish religion and still observe the genuine Jewish religion we must examine the fruit that their lives produce to determine if they are modern counterfeit religious Judaizers (Matthew 7:15-20).  Modern counterfeit religious Judaizers can also be identified when they will not change their teaching when it conflicts with the authentic Jewish religion, but instead start raising up questions and arguments to distract people from seeing that they are contradicting the Book of Truth (1 Timothy 6:3-4).

Today, many of those who are Jews by the genuine Jewish religion are also becoming Jews by culture as well to gain the better place in the kingdom that the Man of Truth promised.  However, there are many modern counterfeit religious Judaizers among them to lead them away from the genuine Jewish religion and the Man of Truth.

These modern counterfeit religious Judaizers are the main cause of the Messianic Mess.  Many of them teach that the Greater Exodus will occur before the Man of Truth returns to rule the Earth – completely contrary to the Book of Truth.

These modern counterfeit religious Judaizers will claim that the Book of Truth has missing books.  They will claim that it does not contain the incorruptible Word of Truth – meaning that the Father of Truth was not able to preserve His Word through all generations as He promised.

These modern counterfeit religious Judaizers will claim that Greek is not the original language of most of the Renewed Covenant.  In short, they will sow doubt about the Book of Truth itself to lead people away from the authentic Jewish religion.

So, how can someone learn to become a Jew by culture without being deceived?

First, you need to learn how to pick a good translation that has not been corrupted by modern counterfeit religious Judaizers.  There are three main rules for doing this and following them makes it easy to avoid a bad translation.

Next, you need to learn how to rightly divide the Word of Truth.  The Book of Truth tells how to do this and those who do as it says will never be deceived by the doctrine of modern counterfeit religious Judaizers.

This requires that you have the Spirit of Truth residing in you.  No one can correctly understand the Word of Truth without the help of the Spirit of Truth (1 Corinthians 2:10-14).

The Spirit of Truth will help you to understand the Word of Truth (John 14:26).  So, the Spirit of Truth will come to live in everyone who comes into the House of Truth to lead them to the truth (Romans 8:14-16).

Then you will have the ability to recognize modern counterfeit religious Judaizers.  The best and easiest way to recognize a counterfeit is to know the genuine very well.

So, you need to know and put into practice the traditions of the genuine Jewish religion (2 Thessalonians 2:15).  You need to obey the commandment of the Father of Truth to separate yourself from anyone who will not keep those traditions (2 Thessalonians 3:6).

So, the Man of Truth was made a minister of the Circumcision of Truth that the Father of Truth promised in the authentic Jewish religion (Romans 15:8).  This circumcision of the heart has nothing to do with circumcision of the flesh (Philippians 3:3).

There is no barrier between circumcision in the flesh and the uncircumcision in the flesh in the authentic Jewish religion because both have access to the same Spirit of Truth and Father of Truth by the blood of the Man of Truth (Ephesians 2:11-14).  His death, burial, and resurrection brought about the same circumcision of the heart that was not made with human hands but made by the Father of Truth - which makes both complete in the authentic Jewish religion (Colossians 2:10-12).

So, circumcision of your flesh is very valuable if you observe both the commandments of righteousness and the commandments of custom, but is worthless if you do not even keep the commandments of righteousness that those who are uncircumcised must keep (Romans 2:25-27).  It is putting off the works of the flesh that are contrary to the commandments of righteousness that matters -and not putting off the foreskin of the flesh through circumcision (Colossians 3:5-11).

So, the Law of Truth will be established when you are justified by faith in the Man of Truth  -without needing to keep the commandments of custom  - whether you are a Jew or a Gentile in the authentic Jewish religion (Romans 3:28-31).  Anyone who will make a commitment to obey the Man of Truth in everything because they believe that the Father of Truth raised him from the dead will be saved in the authentic Jewish religion (Romans 10:9-13).

Come into the House of Truth!