Consideration of the Messianic Movement (Part 2)

I engage in something that causes my blood pressure to rise and my patience tolerance to be lowered dramatically. So just what is this dangerous action ... blog reading.

Blogs are dangerous as they can cause the mind to explode. However, they also can reveal the confusion and various opinions which exist on controversial issues. One particular issue important to the cause of Jewish evangelism and missions is the question of the level of Torah observance within Messianic Judaism. In other words, is continual practice of Torah law important for Jewish people who become believers in Jesus as Messiah? An often asked secondary question is ... do Gentiles themselves need to engage in the practice of holding diligently to Torah regulations?

Before both questions can be answered; however, it is important to acknowledge that Torah observance to a person in the 21st century might not be the same type that Paul observed in the 1st century Jewish world.

I believe it is this codicil which must be remembered in answering these controversial questions. The freedom from the law that Paul affirms in Romans and Galatians is to remind us that when we require something in addition to the Gospel for salvation we are lessening the grace that Messiah Jesus gave to us on the cross. Therefore, those within the Messianic blog world who call for observance need to remember that grace might not have come first, but it did come and it is sufficient!