Tag: gentiles

One Law or Two? Acts 15, Torah & Following Yeshua

Does Acts 15 give believers just four requirements—or a starting point for learning God’s ways? In this teaching, Chris explores the “One Law” debate through Torah, the New Covenant, and what it means to be grafted into God’s family through Yeshua (Jesus).

The message presents the case for Torah observance as a shared walk of faith, while recognizing that individual commandments apply according to a person’s circumstances. It also connects the discussion to Halloween and the account in Acts 19 of believers abandoning their former magical practices.

Topics include: • Acts 15 and the significance of Moses being read every Sabbath
• Adoption, being grafted in, and belonging to God’s family
• The New Covenant and God’s law written on the heart
• Sabbath, biblical festivals, and dietary commandments
• Acts 19 and leaving former practices behind
• Following Yeshua and staying the course in a Torah-centered life

Read the passages in context, consider the teaching, and share your questions and Scripture-based reflections in the comments. Please keep the discussion respectful and focused on the interpretation of Scripture.

Christians are not Gentiles

Christians are not Gentiles Who Are We? Adopted, Grafted In, and Called to Walk in Yahweh’s Ways

In this teaching, we examine who we are in relation to Yahweh and His Son, Yeshua. Are believers who keep Shabbat, observe the holy days, and follow the Torah simply “Gentiles,” or have we been adopted into the family of God and grafted into something that already existed?

This message walks through Acts 15, Second Temple Judaism, the early believers in Yeshua, the role of synagogue worship, and the biblical identity of those who have come out of error and into obedience. We discuss adoption, grafting in, responsibility, the Sabbath, the holy days, Yom Teruah, Yom Kippur, the return of Messiah, and why faithfulness means walking in Yahweh’s house rules with joy.

If you are seeking a deeper understanding of Torah-observant faith in Yeshua, first-century Christianity, Messianic identity, and what it means to be part of the family of God, this teaching is for you.