Exodus Insight by Rabbi Sacks (of blessed memory)

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That's why Christians share their stories... only the heart can grasp the secret. That shall not mean that there is no logic. Everything falls in place and the intellect is satisfied. But this is second.

Not according to G-d's words.


Numbers 15 -

39 - This shall be fringes for you, and when you see it, you will remember all the commandments of the Lord to perform them, and you shall not wander after your hearts and after your eyes after which you are going astray. (emphasis mine).


Hosea 4 -

6 - My people were silenced for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being a priest to me; seeing that you have forgotten the Torah of your God, I, too, will forget your children.

Yes you are right, I agree 100%. What I ment was not to trust our own hearts. I was talking about the mistery of the living God and of course Jesus and the Holy Spirit in us. The satisfaction we gain in and through him and everything falls in place because we believe him and receive power from him. 

It's only then, when I'm justified and loved that I start reading the law with joy. You might consider me a heath or an idol worshiper. Yes, I'm not a Jew and I know very litte of the Hebrew language. But I do love your part of the Bible and I spend at least one hour a day reading it.

We understand your viewpoint about Jesus and the holy spirit as many here are former Christians.

So what happens when 3 different Christians have 3 different opinions, all who say it was from the holy spirit?

We have satisfaction and gain from G-d's words of instruction from the Hebrew bible. Yes, we are all born with the soul that has the power to make decisions, whether good or bad, whether from the heart or from the heart with logic and knowledge.

Everything is in place, just as we need it. King Solomon expresses this very well in Ecclesiastes -

12: 13 - The end of the matter, everything having been heard, fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the entire man. 14 - For every deed God will bring to judgment-for every hidden thing, whether good or bad.


So it all goes back to what I said in the opening post -

It is not what G-d does for us, but what we do for G-d, that changes us.