Matt. 23

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Shlama Akh Dawid,

I am glad to learn that you are a universalist also. It will be good to share scripture and ideas with you. I had to laugh, though, after I read your disclaimer

:"please stop the nonsense accusations about elitism. I am probably one of the two true non-elitists on the website. I am one of the two universalists here."

I am sure you do not see how elitist that statement sounds: "I am one of the two true non elitists..."

That makes us part of a very elite group, n'est ce pas?
I hope you don't take yourself so seriously that you cannot laugh at yourself. I mean no disrespect. I know you are quite a gifted young man, but with time you will see
that the Spirit of Yeshua is so large of heart that no categories or classifications of people or groups, or faiths, or religions have any meaning to Him. He is not interested in our religion. He is interested in relationship and personal knowledge through personal contact with Him and others. All are members of His body, which is the church (edta) , the fulness of Him Who fills all in all."
Ephesians 1
16. I do not cease to give thanks for you and to remember you in my
prayers,
17. So that The God of Our Lord Yeshua The Messiah, The Father of glory,
would give you The Spirit of wisdom and revelation with his
knowledge,
18. And that the eyes of your hearts would be enlightened, that you will
know what is the hope of his calling and what is the wealth of the glory
of his inheritance in The Holy Ones,
19. And what is the excellence of the greatness of his power in us, by those
things which we believe, according to the action of the immensity of his
power,
20. Which he performed in The Messiah and raised him from among the
dead and set him at his right hand in Heaven,
21. Higher than all Principalities, Rulers, Powers, and Dominions, and
higher than every name that is named, not only in this universe, but
also in the one that is coming.
22. And he has put everything into subjection under his feet, and he has
given him who is higher than all as The Head of the church,
23. Which is his body and the fullness of him who fills all in all. (my Plain English translation of The Peshitta)

That is a large body, that assembly! We are all His children- one great family.
So we should treat one another and make that our creed and credo.
He will never condemn us if we do, of that I am sure.
He who loves his neighbor as himself has fulfilled all the Law and the Prophets.

"We love Him, because he first loved us and gave His Son as an atonement for our sins." -1 John 4:10
1 John 314. We know that we have departed from death into life by this: Because
we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother remains in death.
15. For everyone who hates his brother murders a person, and you know
that eternal life cannot abide in anyone who murders a person*.
16. By this we know his love toward us, for he gave his Life in our place,
and it is right for us that we would give our lives for the sake of our
brothers.
1 John 4
13. In this we know that we abide in him and he abides in us, because he
has given us of his Spirit.
14. And we see and do testify that The Father hath sent his Son, The
Savior for the world.
15. And everyone who confesses Yeshua, that he is The Son of God, God
dwells in him and he dwells in God.
16. And we believe and we know the love that God has for us, for God is
love, and everyone who dwells in love dwells in God.
17. By this, love is fulfilled with us, that we may have boldness in the day
of judgment, because as he is, so also are we, in this world.
18. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear is
by suspicion, but he who fears is not grown up in love.
19. Therefore we shall love God because he first loved us. (my translation)

Khuva,Taybutha,Shawtaphutha b'Rukha d'qoodsha (Love, Grace, Communion in The Spirit of Holiness),

Dave