From: WEBELIAHU

Date: 2/4/06

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          What is your religion?  What does the question mean?  To understand the answer is to begin the process of finding out how much of your life is based on truth, and how much of your life is based on Godliness.

          I'll define "religion" for you.  A religion is what you believe.  Whatever you believe, that is your religion, and your religion can change as often as your beliefs change, which could happen every day.

           There are 6 billion religions in the world, one for every person.  Of these 6 billion religions, around 3,000 of them are "recognized religions," that is, they are generally accepted as major religions by the various governments of the world.  

           Of these 3,000, TWO of them are NOT religions.  You need to know what these are, and what this means to you.  Judaism is one of the two.  Judaism is a "bris," which is a Hebrew word meaning a "covenant."  Noachism is the other.  Noachism is also a bris, and NOT a religion.

           So what is a COVENANT?

           A covenant is a "contract," also known as a "treaty."

           In the cases of the Jewish bris and the Noachide bris, we are dealing with contracts DIRECTLY with God.  Now we will learn where God shows us that we are dealing with contracts and not with religions, and why it is vital for us to understand what this means. 

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           Enter now into God's realm, into His Torah.  The first time we see the word "bris," is in Bereishis (Genesis), Chapter 6, Verse 18 - "...I will establish My bris (covenant) with you..."

           This Verse occurs BEFORE the Mabul (Flood), and God is giving Noach (Noah) advance notice that a covenant between them would be forthcoming .  AFTER the Mabul, after God orders Noach off the Teiva (Ark), God establishes this.  Bereishis, Chapter 9, Verse 9 - "BEHOLD,  I (God) establish My bris with you (Noach) AND WITH YOUR OFFSPRING AFTER YOU..." 

          QUESTION:  WHO are these OFFSPRING God is telling us about in Bereishis 9:9?  

           The answer to this question has a direct bearing on the spiritual success or failure of every human being on Earth, and affects what will be for them in the permanent realm which ultimately follows life in the here and now.

           The leadership of virtually every organized religion in existence, EITHER do not want you to understand the answer to this question, OR, do not understand the answer themselves, which is likely.  You see, understanding the answer to this question puts THEM out of work. 

           ANSWER:  Those offspring are YOU and ME.

         God has made a contract with YOU and ME.  We will discuss later what is in the contract, but for this writing, what needs to be understood is that a contract exists, that God has signed onto the contract, and so have YOU.

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          To help you understand:

           Let's say you hire a builder to build you a new home.  You enter into a contract.  This contract states clearly who is obligated under the terms of the contract, and what the obligations are for each contractual party.  In this case, the builder must build to the specifications provided, in accordance with many details,  and the buyer must see that the builder is paid.

           The contract contains performance rewards (money) for successful completion of the contractual terms, and penalties for contractual breach.  The builder and the purchaser have a clausal relationship with each other.  Be sure to read the fine print.

           YOU and I also have a clausal relationship with God.  Belief is not relevant at this level.  It does not matter what we believe.  Judaism and Noachism are NOT religions.  All that matters are the terms of the contract...the small print.

           HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!!!  I didn't sign any contract!!!

           You think you have a valid point, but your argument is a loser.  In our example, neither the builder nor the purchaser can make a binding contract without the other's consent.  Such is NOT the case with God, and God makes the rules.  God can create unilateral contracts which are binding on us.  That is, if we don't want it, if we don't like it, that's too bad, because there is nothing we can do about it.  He is God, that's the way He wants it, and that's the way it is.  

          God made a contract with Noach and his offspring after him, and whether Noach entered into this contract willingly or otherwise, there is an enforcable contract, and YOU and I were signed onto it.

          Here is a slightly deeper understanding of why the religious leaders of every religion in the world would not want you to have a correct understanding of your REAL relationship with God:  your covenantal relationship.  

          What happens when there is a conflict between a religion and a direct covenant with God?  Which one takes precedence?

          A DIRECT COVENANT WITH GOD takes precedence over anyone's choice of religion EVERY TIME.  There is nothing to even think about.  

          This is very bad news for the religions of the world.  In later writings I will be more specific about why organized religions are problematic, but for the this writing it is enough to know that EVERYONE is a Noachide, that the Noachide bris has many details, all of which need to be thoroughly learned, and totally assimilated into the way you live your lives.

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          So what about the Jews?

          As I said, TWO of those 3,000 recognized religions are NOT religions.  Noachism is one and Judaism is the other.  God made another bris with the Jewish forefathers, Avraham (Abraham), Yitzchak (Isaac), and Yaacov (Jacob).

          THEN, 3,318 years ago, God took the Jewish people out of Mitzrayim (Egypt), brought them to Har Sinai (Mt. Sinai), and delivered the intricate details of what would then be THEIR covenant with HIM, the Jewish covenant.

          When each person is ultimately judged, he will not be judged via any person's religion.  God will judge us per the terms of the contract.  God will judge the Jews in strict accordance with the amazingly intricate and complex Jewish bris.  God will judge the rest of the world per the details of the Noachide bris.  And God will judge everything...for nothing is hidden to God, and He will judge to within a hair's breadth...as only HE can do.

          Koheles (Ecclisiastes) 12:13-14 - "The sum of the matter, when all has been considered:  Fear God and keep His commandments, for that is man's whole duty.  For God will judge every deed - even everything hidden - whether good or evil."

          If you find this worrisome, that is a step in the right direction.  We are only just beginning.   


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