03-31-2010, 03:13 PM
It's not a view derived from simply reading Paul's writings. It's a method of approaching his writings in which you assume Paul is zealous for Torah and somehow, although not always clear, teaches the same: it's not always a simple task, but it's founded in second guessing the mainstream opinion of Paul which asserts that he abolished Torah to establish Christianity. Please read Jeremy's posts in this thread regarding Paul, as the fruits of our methodology is laid out. I understand very well how he could be seen as a heretic, but that's not the only light he can be read in. If you would like to know more about Paul's background and life, please read The Letter Writer: Paul's Background and Torah Perspective by Tim Hegg.
The results are thus: It's not as though Paul is sketching a picture of faith that can only exist in a Torahless state: rather, it's not Torah that brings about the promises of Yah, but faith, indeed the faith of Abraham, which brings about obedience.
Torah is truth, but it's not our hope - our hope is faith in the atonement of our Pesach Yeshua! And these truths, of Torah and of Yeshua, are not in contraposition but are very much inseparable counterparts. All other perversions of this truth is what Paul was working against: but since the perversions can be perceived as equivalents, if not very close matches, his writings can be read as speaking against Torah which is clearly heretical.
The results are thus: It's not as though Paul is sketching a picture of faith that can only exist in a Torahless state: rather, it's not Torah that brings about the promises of Yah, but faith, indeed the faith of Abraham, which brings about obedience.
Torah is truth, but it's not our hope - our hope is faith in the atonement of our Pesach Yeshua! And these truths, of Torah and of Yeshua, are not in contraposition but are very much inseparable counterparts. All other perversions of this truth is what Paul was working against: but since the perversions can be perceived as equivalents, if not very close matches, his writings can be read as speaking against Torah which is clearly heretical.