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Maimonides, in his epic work Mishnah Torah, in the
Laws of Kings 9:1, teaches us concerning the Laws of Noah:
Thus there are Seven Mitzvot" (Commandments"
Again quoting from the Law of Kings 8:10 he states: "Our
teacher Moshe (Moses) was commanded by God to compel all the peoples of
the earth to accept upon themselves the laws given to the descendants of
Noah."
For whatever reason,
teaching Gentiles the universal laws of the children of Noah has not been
practiced in earnest since the days of the Second Temple.
During the long exile of the Jewish people among the Christians and the
Moslems, who both falsely claim to be the legitimate heir to the title "the
chosen people of God", the Jews experienced extreme persecution from
both Christians and Jews for observing the truth of their own Torah. Even
more so would the Jews have suffered persecution if the Jews had hounded
the Gentiles and shared with them the truth of the Torah which was, in
reality, the responsibility of the Jew. Now
that HaShem (God), in His mercy has returned the Jewish people to their
homeland, we again find the Jewish people have the strength to take on the
Gentiles and compel them to give up their idol worship religions and purge
Christianity of its paganism. This might not sound like
the most liberal of "live and let live" philosophies. But
nowhere does Torah teach us to "live and let live".
The Jewish people, as well
as Gentile "God-Fearers" (Acts 10) who have come to the truth
concerning the faith once given to the saints, have an obligation to "shine
the light" of HaShem's (God's) truth on error and deception.
If this means we have to expose the falsehoods of the world's religions,
then we are obligated to do so. At no time more so than in this generation
are there so many Gentiles who have left their former religions and are
seeking the real truth. Where will they turn? We,
both Jews and Gentile "God-Fearers" who have come to the faith
of Yeshua, instead of a faith-in Yeshua, have been given this opportunity
in our day and time to fulfill our obligation as teachers and "priests",
to teach other Gentiles the experiential truth of the one and only God!
This we do in preparation of the coming of Mashiach
(Messiah). One of the groups leading this great effort are the world-wide
sh'li'him (disciples) of Lubavitch. I support and applaud their endeavors.
Isaiah 42:6 calls God's people to be a light to the nations (Gentiles). Today, the Gentiles are embedded in deceit and false teachings in the majority of the Christian churches of our land. We, who understand and practice the faith of Yeshua, both Jews and "God-Fearers", must be a light to the nations of the world and the Christian church. This applies particularly to the present age, where there is far greater communication between Jews and Gentiles than every before. Many Jews and Rabbis are taking advantage of this phenomenon. We, as repentant, teachable, and enlightened Christians, must observe our obligation and engage other Gentiles, in heated debate if necessary. Halakha (proper interpretation of the Torah-the teaching of God) demands that we go on the offensive and compel the Gentiles to abandon their idolatry. This is not an option; this is Halakha! Rather than be influenced by these paganized Gentiles that comprise the majority of contemporary Christian churches of today, we must utilize our freedom of communication to convince the Gentiles to accept their Seven Mitzvot (categories of commandments).
"The Seven Mitzvot are by no means a narrow field of study. Rabbi Meiri (Sanhedrin 59A) states that most elements of the Torah are included within them (Are you not surprised?). For example, in order to observe the prohibition against the worship of false gods correctly, one must become aware of God's unity. Accordingly, a number of contemporary Sages have suggested the translation of certain basic Chassidic and Kabbalistic texts into English with the intent that they be studied by Gentiles."
My own experience has taught me that when Christians are exposed to the true meanings of the words of our Bibles, as understood in their original language, original culture, and with a correct historical understanding, many quickly abandon their false beliefs and began to repent and "do" what the Bible really says and commands. It is a shame so few Christians study the Bible in the original languages today; the fruit of which is error, deception, false doctrine, idolatry, and the practice of robbery of God's people within the Churches that bear God's name no less!
It is forbidden for a Jew to cause a Gentile to violate one of the
seven commandments of the children of Noah, because it is written,
"You shall not place a
stumbling block before the blind" (Lev. 19:14)
therefore it is appropriate for all Israel to be aware of them. This is
good advice to the Christian Church as well. Therefore I am writing down
the seven laws of the children of Noah. All of them are to be found in
Sanhedrin 56, and in the Mishnah Torah, Laws of Kings,
chapters 9-10.
The following information is not to be viewed as exhaustive; rather a summary statement of the high points of the Laws of Noah. Later in this website we will take each Commandment and Law and discuss it in detail in order that the Christian can come to complete knowledge of what the L-rd expects of him.
RaMBaM (Maimonides) clearly writes in the Laws of Idolatry, Chapter 9, Halakha 4 that Trinitarian Christianity is idolatry. This means that the Jews, as well as Monotheistic Christians (of whom there are too few!) have the obligation to go on the offense and (lovingly, if possible) guide the Christian population to recognize their hollow inheritance, the actual inception of this Gentile-Pagan idea into a Jewish faith, and the truths about the Council of Nicea where this idea gained acceptance in 325 C.E. in protests of the majority of "Christianity" at that time. It is time to come back to God in truth. In my personal opinion, I believe that most Christians have "their hearts in the right place," it is their heads that have been "tossed to and fro" by such false doctrines. We must not place a stumbling block before the blind and allow this to continue. We are commanded by Halakaha to stand against such false teachings and reveal the truth to all nations.
If this is violated, one is guilty. This is true whether one cursed God using His Name or one of the terms used to refer to Him. According to the Holy Zohar (III, 273A), "HaShem (God), Torah, and Israel are one." In my opinion, the one who cursed the Torah, either the Oral Torah (Oral Law) or the Written Torah (Written Law) violates this commandment. Many a Gentile, violates this commandment, and is not even aware of his sin. While alleging love for God, the majority of Gentiles in the Christian churches of today express great contempt towards the Talmud and Judaism. We fail to realize that the Talmud is the embodiment of the Oral Torah (Oral Law), given at Mt. Sinai and often spoken of by Yeshua in the New Testament. Being that HaShem (God) and His Torah are one, therefore the Gentile who curses or otherwise maligns the Talmud and the Jewish religion is guilty of violating this commandment, the same as if he was cursing God. But even more damaging, if possible, is the sin and guilt incurred by the Gentile Christian who believes and espouses that the New Testament has replaced the Old Testament (Torah). Never was such a more damnable doctrine devised than the one which denigrates the Old Testament, and teaches that the New Testament has replaced the Old Testament. Along with this evil Replacement Theology, as held by the majority of the Christian churches today, is the added guilt that we have violated the law of Noah in this regard, for God and Torah are one.
Answer for yourself: How can we
replace God with such a substitute? Therefore, the Christians who believes
and espouses or maligns the Old Testament (the Bible Yeshua used) is
guilty, the same as if he was cursing God.
If a Gentile kills another, even a fetus
in its mother's womb, he is subject to capital
punishment as far as God is concerned. Abortion
is defined as murder by universal law. Therefore those
who perform abortions have the legal definition as murderers.
Even more startling, the rabbis teach that if you misuse the tithe, or fail to tithe, or incorrectly tithe, you are not only guilty of stealing from God and His people, but such sin is considered murder as well as it leads to the demise of God's people.
Answer for yourself: Have you ever studied out the tithe for yourself and if not then how can you be confident that your giving at taught by the Gentile Christian Church is in obedience to the Commandments of God which stipulate how and where the tithe is to be given and taken? Let me warn you that I have and all Christian Churches I have seen do not tithe correctly and lead their people in robbing God while promising them differently!
Answer for yourself: Are you your
brother's keeper? God considers that you and I are!
Capital punishment for murder is a commandment of God. God may have
ordained this as a deterrent or for some other reason. One thing however
is clear, we cannot second guess God's Divine morality. Our courts today
may not follow God's commandments in this area, and we my interpret their
leniency and grace as God's will, but to do so violates God's Word. We
have been lulled asleep for the most part as Christians today because of
the lack of study of God's word, and we lean upon our own understanding in
these areas. There is a way that seems right with man, but the end-result
is not of God.
These are forbidden relations that a Gentile is warned not to
violate: one is forbidden to have a sexual affair with one's mother, the
wife of one's father, a married woman, the sister of his mother, and a
member of the same sex (homosexuality)
and an animal (bestiality).
Specifically this means a man with another man. Homosexuality
is thus considered a crime against the universal laws of nature.
On an interesting note, lesbianism is not clearly pointed out in this
regard. Even in Jewish Law, whereas lesbianism is absolutely forbidden,
its penalty is less than that for homosexuality.
One would be guilty of this sin in relationships with one's mother
even if she was raped by his father, or if his father had relations with
her only once. Regardless, she is his mother. Regarding the wife of one's
father, one is guilty even after the death of one' father. Regarding a
married woman, one is not guilty until one has relations with her in the
natural manner after she has been intimate with her husband. However, a
woman who is engaged or who has performed a marriage ceremony but who has
not yet been intimate with her husband, one is not guilty over, for it is
written, "and she has been intimate with her husband." (Ber.
20:3). All this refers specifically to a male Gentile and a female
Gentile.
If however a male Gentile has sexual relations with a female Jew,
whether in the natural way or in an unnatural way, he is guilty. If the
female Jewess was engaged, the Gentile (who has relations with her) is
stoned to death
as would be a Jew. If the Gentile was to have sexual relations with a
Jewess after her wedding ceremony, but prior to her being intimate with
her husband, he is executed
by hanging as would be a Jew. If the Gentile has relations with any other
Jewess who is not a virgin, the penalty is death by decapitation,
as it would be if the Gentile violates a married Gentile woman. The
Gentile who has relations with a member of the same sex or with an animal
is guilty regardless if the act was performed with an adult or child.
There is no difference between stealing from a Gentile or stealing
from a Jew. One who cheats or steals money, kidnaps someone (steals a
life), does not pay due wages, or fails to pay due wages promptly,
etc....even a worker who takes a lunch break when he should be working;
all of these are guilty of violating this law of Noah. All of these are to
be included in the definition of a thief. One is guilty of even the
slightest monetary amount. If a Gentile steals something of the least
monetary value, and another Gentile comes along and steals that from him,
they are both liable.
When an animal is slaughtered, even after its wind pipe and jugular
vein have been severed, all the while that animal kicks, its flesh and
meat which has already been removed for "food" are forbidden to
the Gentile as the "limb from a living animal". One is guilty
for this whether it be a domesticated or wild animal, clean or unclean.
Gentiles are required by God to place judges and magistrates in each
and every town so as to make
judgments regarding the six commandments listed above.
These Gentile courts must warn the people. A
Gentile who violates one of these laws is executed by the sword
(decapitation). It is for this reason that all the
inhabitants of Shechem were subject to the death penalty. Shechem stole
Dinah from the House of Jacob. Everyone in town saw and knew what he did,
yet no one judged him or held him accountable for his actions.
A Gentile can be executed on the word of one witness, one judge, without warning, and by evidence given by a relative. It is this section of Halakha that justifies Baruch Goldstein taking lives in the Hebron mosque. The Moslem population (Gentiles) of Hebron have continually expressed its hatred of Jews and the inhabitants of the town have committed and have been sympathetic to the committing of acts of violence against Jews. Since that town of Hebron has not established judges to punish the anti-Israeli perpetrators of violence and terrorism, the entire town therefore became collaborators in the guilt of the perpetrators. The entire population therefore become subject to collective punishment. Baurch Goldstein acted as the single witness to this fact. He judged by what he saw, and acted as an executioner and in total compliance to the letter of the Torah. As unpopular as it might be by modern Gentile moral standards that have replaced the Torah with "grace alone", Baruch Goldstein was acting in compliance with the written will of God in the Torah (negatively called today "the letter of the law"). Let us never forget we must have an authority, and such is the Torah; it sits in judgment upon us, we do not sit in judgment upon it by erroneously applying our emotions or our experience upon it! Goldstein executed righteous justice, based upon the Bible, on a guilty population. This is the correct view according to the Torah (Law of Moses) and the universal laws of Benei Noah and the covenant of Noah, no matter what man's courts may decide today which do not follow God's Torah!