Scripture Study 2023-08-23
Posted: December 10th, 2023, 11:33 pm
0:00:05 This message is Spirit inspired
0:00:20 Message is about apostasy, returning, and charity
0:00:34 charity towards the apostate
0:00:43 for those who have apostatized, are coming out of apostasy, and are seeking to avoid it
0:01:00 Steven Retz: We are speaking of apostasy from YHWH's truth.
0:01:20 Apostasy = a defection or to depart from the truth
0:01:32 The great apostasy is apostasy from the way
0:01:44 The way = the set apart life that shows our love for YHWH
0:01:52 If you claim to love YHWH and reject his Torah then you are a liar and need to repent
0:02:13 To repent is to return to the Law (Torah)
0:02:17 Apostasy defined according to the 1828 Webster's Dictionary
0:02:40 What do those trying to live the law need to defend against to avoid apostasy?
0:03:12 We have to guard against the false traditions by which the world worships their God
0:03:38 The gentiles have tried to change the way and subvert it to pagan practice
0:03:55 YHWH's eyes ar the only eyes that matter for determining true worship
0:04:12 We have to protect from the false traditions and lies we have inherited
0:04:20 Guarding against false traditions and immersing ourselves in truth are equally important
0:04:30 Truth shows false traditions
0:04:48 Josh Sickles: We know nothing
0:05:08 Josh Sickles: We have to realize that we don't have the truth
0:05:15 The way to come to this understanding is by searching and studying the scriptures
0:05:25 Scriptures are the springboard for the revelations you will receive
0:05:42 Those who teach that celebrating pagan holidays is okay are bad teachers
0:06:08 Steven Retz: BOM teaches that teachers should be living the law
0:06:30 Pastors of lawlessness should be cut off as dangerous and useless branches
0:07:35 Steven Retz: Any sin indulged in will lead to apostasy
0:07:45 Steven Retz: Repented sin does not lead to apostasy
0:07:50 Steven Retz: Hiding/Justifying sin cuts off our priesthood/connection to Elohim
0:08:37 The majority of pastors today teach a lawless religion
0:09:00 The Law of Moses was nailed to the cross
0:09:18 Torah was not nailed to the cross
0:09:24 Torah is about righteous action
0:09:30 In Hebrew: Charity = righteousness, just and righteous action
0:10:11 Pure religion is to take care of the widows and fatherless
0:10:20 Tithing was established for this purpose. It is a righteous action.
0:10:40 Taking care of those who can't take care of themselves is a part of charity
0:11:45 Steven Retz: Tithing (which is for the poor) falls under the 5th and 10th commandments
0:12:50 Charity is about keeping the commandments
0:12:55 Steven Retz: Charitable giving is a commandment
0:13:05 Mosiah 18, Alma focuses on the giving and sharing aspects of charity as prep for baptism
0:13:40 Helping others runs against our natural man
0:14:18 2 Nephi 26:30
0:15:08 When we are taking care of the poor we are keeping commandments
0:15:30 The descriptors of Charity are commandments of Torah
0:16:02 Torah is designed to make us like God
0:17:04 Steven Retz: All things is a key word for Torah
0:17:26 Exodus 34:6
0:17:52 Josh Sickles: What is long-suffering?
0:19:00 the definition of longsuffering
0:21:27 Exodus 34:6 in Bible hub to find hebrew roots for longsuffering
0:23:03 Second Hebrew word associated with slow to anger has to do with the nose: Appayim
0:23:26 Steven Retz: Nose has to do with trust
0:24:25 Steven Retz: Don't let your anger control you
0:24:56 Numbers 14:18
0:26:28 Psalms 86:15
0:27:49 Alma 7:23-24
0:29:53 Mosiah 27:33
0:30:33 Look up Travail in the 1828 Webster's Dictionary
0:31:15 Steven Retz: The days before the second coming will be like childbirth
0:32:30 This is what a true teacher does: confirm faith and help people keep the commandments
0:34:35 Debbie Cartisano gives a great example of teaching with longsuffering and much travail
0:36:44 This lesson is a wakeup call. I hope people share it.
0:37:33 Joshua Sickles: Who says what is good?
0:37:40 Steven Retz: Torah does
0:37:51 Joshua Sickles: What the world terms as a good person changes
0:38:38 Psalms 31:21 talking about the kindness of YHWH
0:39:08 Kind vs. Nice
0:42:15 Defining strong city
0:47:31 Psalms 117:2
0:49:21 Psalms 119:76
0:50:43 Psalms 141:5
0:51:33 One person correcting another is love
0:52:15 Leviticus 19:17
0:54:36 Charity envieth not
0:55:10 Exodus 20:17
0:56:41 Vaunteth not itself
0:58:11 Psalms 10:3
0:59:30 Psalms 52:1
1:00:29 Psalms 97:7
1:02:28 Proverbs 27:1
1:04:53 Is not puffed up
1:06:00 Read and discuss Leviticus 26:19 - Our pride is worthless and will be broken
1:07:15 Relate Ether 12:27 to Leviticus 26:19
1:08:12 Proverbs 8:13
1:09:20 2 Nephi 28:15
1:12:33 Doth not behave itself unseemly
1:12:50 The Ten Commandments teach us how not to behave in an unseemly manner
1:13:35 An article of Faith for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is related to the Ten Commandments
1:14:55 Romans 7:10-16
1:20:12 Seeketh not her own
1:20:22 Numbers 15:39 - Seeketh not her own means to walk after YHWH's desires
1:26:04 The Commandments teach us how to love Elohim and our neighbors
1:29:12 Deuteronomy 4:29 - What should we seek?
1:30:53 Leviticus 19:31 - Don't turn to soothsayers, mediums, etc
1:31:29 Paul's explanation of charity is completely summed up in Torah
1:31:45 Is not easily provoked
1:31:56 Nehemiah 9:17 - YHWH is slow to anger
1:32:23 Psalms 103:8 - YHWH is slow to anger
1:33:12 Proverbs 15:18 and Proverbs 16:32 - Pick your battles
1:34:48 Thinketh no evil
1:34:51 Exodus 23:2 - Don't go after the multitude and break Torah
1:35:04 Steven Retz: What is evil? Evil is defined as breaking Torah
1:35:30 Numbers 14:27 - Speaking against YHWH is evil
1:36:09 Deuteronomy 4:25 - YHWH describes the degradation that happens as we think evil
1:36:53 Deuteronomy 13:5 - cut off the false prophets as useless branches
1:37:24 Steven Retz: Only civil government has the authority to give a death sentence
1:37:53 Deuteronomy 30:15 - life and good=Torah, death and evil=everything else
1:39:05 Rejoiceth not in iniquity
1:39:26 Leviticus 26:39-44 - Confess your sins and circumcise your hearts
1:43:56 Steven Retz: The thing that caused Israel to be removed from the land of their inheritance was the ignoring of land Sabbaths
1:44:43 Rejoiceth in the truth
1:44:48 Exodus 18:21 - the man of charity is who should be appointed to lead and rule
1:45:12 Exodus 34:6 - YHWH is full of truth, rejoice in Him.
1:45:25 Steven Retz: The promise of Exodus 18:21 is reiterated in Deuteronomy 28 and 29 those who keep the law will become rulers.
1:46:06 Read and discuss Deuteronomy 32:4
1:46:30 Read and discuss Deuteronomy 11:1 - the commandment to love God was given and defined in Torah. Yeshua quoted scripture in stating it.
1:46:56 John 1:1 and JST John 1:1 - The word was with YHWH in the beginning
1:47:45 John 14:6 - Yeshua stands as the perfect personification of Torah.
1:47:56 Yeshua equates himself with Torah and if you claim to love him and deny Torah then you are a liar and must repent.
1:48:53 All things
1:49:52 All things is shown to mean Torah. H3605 in Strong's Concordance
1:59:22 Paul's extoling of Charity is actually extoling Torah, the Mind and Will of Elohim.
1:59:27 Mormon repeats the words of Paul extoling Torah Moroni 7:45-47
2:02:07 Steven Retz: Mathew 7:21-23 No obedience to Torah=No kingdom of Heaven for the disobedient
2:04:56 John 14:15
2:06:30 If we don't keep Torah then we don't love YHWH.
2:06:40 1 John 2:3-6 - It is known that we know YHWH because we walk as he walked
2:08:37 Galatians 5:22-23 Spirit and Torah
2:09:03 Steven Retz: Spirit=Behavior
2:10:03 Deuteronomy 11:1 Love YHWH thy Elohim, a fruit of the Spirit
2:10:44 Leviticus 19:18 Love your neighbor, a fruit of the Spirit
2:11:22 2 Nephi 9 brings out that the good news of the gospel is that the sin debt has been paid by Yeshua. If we don't acknowledge his saving role our obedience is for nothing.
2:12:23 Deuteronomy 28:47 Curses come when we don't serve YHWH with Joy
2:13:01 Reading several scriptures implying peace through the Torah
2:14:06 Deuteronomy 20:10-12 The Children of Israel were to offer the inhabitants of the land the option to peacefully submit and become slaves even as they themselves were slaves of YHWH to do His will. They were commanded to make converts from the people if they could.
2:16:45 Psalms 18:35
2:16:56 2 Corinthians 10:1
2:17:34 D & C 121:41 power in the priesthood conditioned upon charity
2:18:15 Exodus 34:6
2:18:23 Psalms 21:3
2:18:29 Psalms 25:7
2:18:50 Matthew 5:48
2:19:08 Matthew 19:17
2:20:11 3 Nephi 12:48
2:20:31 Lectures on Faith 5:2 We can walk sinless after the pattern of Yeshua
2:21:58 Deuteronomy 7:9
2:22:20 Psalms 31:23
2:22:48 Psalms 119:86
2:22:54 Habbakuk 2:4
2:23:52 D & C 88:34-35
2:25:37 A question is posed regarding 2 Nephi 25:23
2:26:47 All we can do is repent see Alma 24:11
2:31:34 Psalm 45:4
2:32:38 Numbers 12:3
2:32:52 Psalms 22:26
2:33:13 Psalms 25:9
2:33:32 Psalms 37:11
2:33:46 Matthew 5:5
2:33:53 Matthew 11:29 The commandment to meekness
2:35:03 Temperance as defined by the 1828 Webster's Dictionary
2:35:26 Psalm 46:10-11
2:35:47 Psalm 4:3-4
2:37:31 You need to pick a good teacher who obeys Torah themselves
2:38:00 One law for Israel and for the stranger
https://seekingyhwh.org/scripture-study/2023-08-23/
0:00:20 Message is about apostasy, returning, and charity
0:00:34 charity towards the apostate
0:00:43 for those who have apostatized, are coming out of apostasy, and are seeking to avoid it
0:01:00 Steven Retz: We are speaking of apostasy from YHWH's truth.
0:01:20 Apostasy = a defection or to depart from the truth
0:01:32 The great apostasy is apostasy from the way
0:01:44 The way = the set apart life that shows our love for YHWH
0:01:52 If you claim to love YHWH and reject his Torah then you are a liar and need to repent
0:02:13 To repent is to return to the Law (Torah)
0:02:17 Apostasy defined according to the 1828 Webster's Dictionary
0:02:40 What do those trying to live the law need to defend against to avoid apostasy?
0:03:12 We have to guard against the false traditions by which the world worships their God
0:03:38 The gentiles have tried to change the way and subvert it to pagan practice
0:03:55 YHWH's eyes ar the only eyes that matter for determining true worship
0:04:12 We have to protect from the false traditions and lies we have inherited
0:04:20 Guarding against false traditions and immersing ourselves in truth are equally important
0:04:30 Truth shows false traditions
0:04:48 Josh Sickles: We know nothing
0:05:08 Josh Sickles: We have to realize that we don't have the truth
0:05:15 The way to come to this understanding is by searching and studying the scriptures
0:05:25 Scriptures are the springboard for the revelations you will receive
0:05:42 Those who teach that celebrating pagan holidays is okay are bad teachers
0:06:08 Steven Retz: BOM teaches that teachers should be living the law
0:06:30 Pastors of lawlessness should be cut off as dangerous and useless branches
0:07:35 Steven Retz: Any sin indulged in will lead to apostasy
0:07:45 Steven Retz: Repented sin does not lead to apostasy
0:07:50 Steven Retz: Hiding/Justifying sin cuts off our priesthood/connection to Elohim
0:08:37 The majority of pastors today teach a lawless religion
0:09:00 The Law of Moses was nailed to the cross
0:09:18 Torah was not nailed to the cross
0:09:24 Torah is about righteous action
0:09:30 In Hebrew: Charity = righteousness, just and righteous action
0:10:11 Pure religion is to take care of the widows and fatherless
0:10:20 Tithing was established for this purpose. It is a righteous action.
0:10:40 Taking care of those who can't take care of themselves is a part of charity
0:11:45 Steven Retz: Tithing (which is for the poor) falls under the 5th and 10th commandments
0:12:50 Charity is about keeping the commandments
0:12:55 Steven Retz: Charitable giving is a commandment
0:13:05 Mosiah 18, Alma focuses on the giving and sharing aspects of charity as prep for baptism
0:13:40 Helping others runs against our natural man
0:14:18 2 Nephi 26:30
0:15:08 When we are taking care of the poor we are keeping commandments
0:15:30 The descriptors of Charity are commandments of Torah
0:16:02 Torah is designed to make us like God
0:17:04 Steven Retz: All things is a key word for Torah
0:17:26 Exodus 34:6
0:17:52 Josh Sickles: What is long-suffering?
0:19:00 the definition of longsuffering
0:21:27 Exodus 34:6 in Bible hub to find hebrew roots for longsuffering
0:23:03 Second Hebrew word associated with slow to anger has to do with the nose: Appayim
0:23:26 Steven Retz: Nose has to do with trust
0:24:25 Steven Retz: Don't let your anger control you
0:24:56 Numbers 14:18
0:26:28 Psalms 86:15
0:27:49 Alma 7:23-24
0:29:53 Mosiah 27:33
0:30:33 Look up Travail in the 1828 Webster's Dictionary
0:31:15 Steven Retz: The days before the second coming will be like childbirth
0:32:30 This is what a true teacher does: confirm faith and help people keep the commandments
0:34:35 Debbie Cartisano gives a great example of teaching with longsuffering and much travail
0:36:44 This lesson is a wakeup call. I hope people share it.
0:37:33 Joshua Sickles: Who says what is good?
0:37:40 Steven Retz: Torah does
0:37:51 Joshua Sickles: What the world terms as a good person changes
0:38:38 Psalms 31:21 talking about the kindness of YHWH
0:39:08 Kind vs. Nice
0:42:15 Defining strong city
0:47:31 Psalms 117:2
0:49:21 Psalms 119:76
0:50:43 Psalms 141:5
0:51:33 One person correcting another is love
0:52:15 Leviticus 19:17
0:54:36 Charity envieth not
0:55:10 Exodus 20:17
0:56:41 Vaunteth not itself
0:58:11 Psalms 10:3
0:59:30 Psalms 52:1
1:00:29 Psalms 97:7
1:02:28 Proverbs 27:1
1:04:53 Is not puffed up
1:06:00 Read and discuss Leviticus 26:19 - Our pride is worthless and will be broken
1:07:15 Relate Ether 12:27 to Leviticus 26:19
1:08:12 Proverbs 8:13
1:09:20 2 Nephi 28:15
1:12:33 Doth not behave itself unseemly
1:12:50 The Ten Commandments teach us how not to behave in an unseemly manner
1:13:35 An article of Faith for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is related to the Ten Commandments
1:14:55 Romans 7:10-16
1:20:12 Seeketh not her own
1:20:22 Numbers 15:39 - Seeketh not her own means to walk after YHWH's desires
1:26:04 The Commandments teach us how to love Elohim and our neighbors
1:29:12 Deuteronomy 4:29 - What should we seek?
1:30:53 Leviticus 19:31 - Don't turn to soothsayers, mediums, etc
1:31:29 Paul's explanation of charity is completely summed up in Torah
1:31:45 Is not easily provoked
1:31:56 Nehemiah 9:17 - YHWH is slow to anger
1:32:23 Psalms 103:8 - YHWH is slow to anger
1:33:12 Proverbs 15:18 and Proverbs 16:32 - Pick your battles
1:34:48 Thinketh no evil
1:34:51 Exodus 23:2 - Don't go after the multitude and break Torah
1:35:04 Steven Retz: What is evil? Evil is defined as breaking Torah
1:35:30 Numbers 14:27 - Speaking against YHWH is evil
1:36:09 Deuteronomy 4:25 - YHWH describes the degradation that happens as we think evil
1:36:53 Deuteronomy 13:5 - cut off the false prophets as useless branches
1:37:24 Steven Retz: Only civil government has the authority to give a death sentence
1:37:53 Deuteronomy 30:15 - life and good=Torah, death and evil=everything else
1:39:05 Rejoiceth not in iniquity
1:39:26 Leviticus 26:39-44 - Confess your sins and circumcise your hearts
1:43:56 Steven Retz: The thing that caused Israel to be removed from the land of their inheritance was the ignoring of land Sabbaths
1:44:43 Rejoiceth in the truth
1:44:48 Exodus 18:21 - the man of charity is who should be appointed to lead and rule
1:45:12 Exodus 34:6 - YHWH is full of truth, rejoice in Him.
1:45:25 Steven Retz: The promise of Exodus 18:21 is reiterated in Deuteronomy 28 and 29 those who keep the law will become rulers.
1:46:06 Read and discuss Deuteronomy 32:4
1:46:30 Read and discuss Deuteronomy 11:1 - the commandment to love God was given and defined in Torah. Yeshua quoted scripture in stating it.
1:46:56 John 1:1 and JST John 1:1 - The word was with YHWH in the beginning
1:47:45 John 14:6 - Yeshua stands as the perfect personification of Torah.
1:47:56 Yeshua equates himself with Torah and if you claim to love him and deny Torah then you are a liar and must repent.
1:48:53 All things
1:49:52 All things is shown to mean Torah. H3605 in Strong's Concordance
1:59:22 Paul's extoling of Charity is actually extoling Torah, the Mind and Will of Elohim.
1:59:27 Mormon repeats the words of Paul extoling Torah Moroni 7:45-47
2:02:07 Steven Retz: Mathew 7:21-23 No obedience to Torah=No kingdom of Heaven for the disobedient
2:04:56 John 14:15
2:06:30 If we don't keep Torah then we don't love YHWH.
2:06:40 1 John 2:3-6 - It is known that we know YHWH because we walk as he walked
2:08:37 Galatians 5:22-23 Spirit and Torah
2:09:03 Steven Retz: Spirit=Behavior
2:10:03 Deuteronomy 11:1 Love YHWH thy Elohim, a fruit of the Spirit
2:10:44 Leviticus 19:18 Love your neighbor, a fruit of the Spirit
2:11:22 2 Nephi 9 brings out that the good news of the gospel is that the sin debt has been paid by Yeshua. If we don't acknowledge his saving role our obedience is for nothing.
2:12:23 Deuteronomy 28:47 Curses come when we don't serve YHWH with Joy
2:13:01 Reading several scriptures implying peace through the Torah
2:14:06 Deuteronomy 20:10-12 The Children of Israel were to offer the inhabitants of the land the option to peacefully submit and become slaves even as they themselves were slaves of YHWH to do His will. They were commanded to make converts from the people if they could.
2:16:45 Psalms 18:35
2:16:56 2 Corinthians 10:1
2:17:34 D & C 121:41 power in the priesthood conditioned upon charity
2:18:15 Exodus 34:6
2:18:23 Psalms 21:3
2:18:29 Psalms 25:7
2:18:50 Matthew 5:48
2:19:08 Matthew 19:17
2:20:11 3 Nephi 12:48
2:20:31 Lectures on Faith 5:2 We can walk sinless after the pattern of Yeshua
2:21:58 Deuteronomy 7:9
2:22:20 Psalms 31:23
2:22:48 Psalms 119:86
2:22:54 Habbakuk 2:4
2:23:52 D & C 88:34-35
2:25:37 A question is posed regarding 2 Nephi 25:23
2:26:47 All we can do is repent see Alma 24:11
2:31:34 Psalm 45:4
2:32:38 Numbers 12:3
2:32:52 Psalms 22:26
2:33:13 Psalms 25:9
2:33:32 Psalms 37:11
2:33:46 Matthew 5:5
2:33:53 Matthew 11:29 The commandment to meekness
2:35:03 Temperance as defined by the 1828 Webster's Dictionary
2:35:26 Psalm 46:10-11
2:35:47 Psalm 4:3-4
2:37:31 You need to pick a good teacher who obeys Torah themselves
2:38:00 One law for Israel and for the stranger
https://seekingyhwh.org/scripture-study/2023-08-23/