We have spent several days in prayer and supplication to Yah over this matter with the preacher casting stones at us during his sermon this past Sunday. Yah has opened my eyes to a few things today, as well as given me direction in what to do.
Like most people, when I am attacked, I want to strike back to defend myself, but it’s not me that needs defending in this situation. As I was praying this morning, I heard that still small voice whisper to my soul, “hold your peace.” Most of the time when I “hear” that voice, it is a phrase or a verse from the Bible. I Googled that phrase multiple times and came up with nothing, but I knew it had to be in there, because I trust that still small voice. On the seventh try, using different search terms, Google finally produced what I had been looking for.
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. Exodus 14:14
We were told to hold our peace, because we were not the ones who were stoned from the pulpit Sunday morning. The one who was stoned was the Holy Spirit that has been leading and guiding us in our studies and spiritual growth.
We have also been mis-aligned with the “Hebrew roots movement.” I am not real happy about that, but I am not responsible for any conclusions that people come to based on their own preconceived notions, mis-beliefs, and intentional ignorance. I didn’t even know that was a thing, until we were accused of it. So, after being accused of it, obviously, we looked into it. To be quite honest, there are some crazy beliefs in the Hebrew Roots Movement, but then if you look at many traditional (and new) Protestant groups, Christian denomination, as well as the Roman Catholic Church’s beliefs, you can find some whoppers in there as well. That is really a moot point. We are seekers of the Truth of the Word of Elohim, PERIOD.
We took the things that we did not understand to the teacher whose instruction we were under at the time. That did not go so well, did it? Rick made it impossible for us to continue at the Bible Baptist church, as through his actions he treated us like his enemy for daring to question Paul and for bringing those questions to him. He destroyed our trust in him and any future fellowship. He gave us the lame non-apology of: I’m sorry if I did anything that offended you.”
No, he wasn’t sorry, because in true repentance, you own your behavior and you take actions to not do that behavior again. He has become so complacent with blasting whatever and whoever he wants to from the pulpit, instead of using Elohiym-given discretion as outlined in Matthew 18:15-17. Although, I do not see bringing questions to someone who is supposed to be an “authority” on the Bible as wronging someone. What he did to us, though, that was wrong. He sinned against us. The brethren in the church that we went to about addressing this issue with “Pastor Rick” acted like it was not big deal that he uses his platform to abuse people in the church and those in the community on a regular basis.
“That’s just his way.” …excusing his behavior as normal for him.
“I hope you can work this out.” ……i.e. we don’t want to get involved.
To be quite honest, I am surprised it took several years before we came into his cross hairs since Yahuah has been setting us apart before we started going to that church.
So, we are still testing all the writings attributed to Paul, because some of “Paul’s teachings” do contradict Yeshua and and the rest of the Word. There are a lot of things that we still question; however, we are doing a line by line, precept upon precept study and testing of all the writings that are attributed to Paul, and I am sure that Yahuah will reveal the answers to those questions in His time.
Needless to say, we are very heavyhearted about all of this, and I am unable to write more at this time on these matters.
UPDATE April 22, 2021
