Seems simple enough right? After all, what does God ask of us?
He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God- Micah 6
Do Justice, Love kindness, Walk humbly. God asks that we obey Him and follow His commands, walking with Him. In all the details and complexities of this thing, It is actually very simple. Yeshua even said that His yolk was easy and His burden light. I know that the Bible is easy for the most part. Read it. Study it. Have a relationship with God. Pray to God. Walk humbly with God as you enact justice and love kindness. That seems pretty simple stuff. That's the best I can do for a lead in to my main topic. There seems in my estimation a cycle of topics that are flaring up in circles. It's like every few weeks there is a new uprising in some formerly put to rest heresy. There are these intellectualized argumentations and justifications of things that the scriptures themselves say to avoid. Recently it was giants. Before that it is the addition of heretical texts to the Word of God, being Jasher or Enoch or whatever the case. The focus becomes less on scripture and more about having a conversation on hidden secret knowledge. I'd even go so far as throwing the Talmud in the same basket. The esteem and elevation of these books as being equal to the word of God or being the necessary illumination of context of the secret understanding of the Word of God is at best dangerous. I recently read something that has stuck in my mind in a way that I haven't been able to shake. The original temptation of Lucifer.
You've got the direct word of God, and then the addition of Lucifer's context of the word of God. The temptation of this secret knowledge, and the ability to make one wise. This is something that is running amuck in the church today, both Messianic and Christian. We have so many people trying to be part of the "select inner group with special insight". Some of these people will start up a youtube channel specifically to put their special additions on the Word of God. Let me show you something, This is what Luciferianism is defined by:
Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.- Gen 3
Luciferianism is about the seeking of knowledge from both within and without.
For Luciferians, wealth is not something to be ashamed of. You are encouraged to strive for success and enjoy the fruits of your labors. You are allowed and even encouraged to take pride in your accomplishments and to highlight them. All knowledge is good. Ignorance, however, leads to all sorts of problems: hatred, lack of success, the inability to advance, etc. Unlike other belief systems in which faith plays a primary role, Luciferians celebrate knowledge of all types as the key to enlightenment and happiness in this life.
Seeking special knowledge, amassing wealth, God wants you to be rich, bragging about all the things you've done (studied, rabbis sat with) The worship of knowledge itself. 2 Tim 3 makes mention of these attributes and it states:
holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. 6 For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Am I saying that anyone that looks into some of the tricky parts of the Word are part of a devils scheme? No, absolutely not. However I have noted that there are some men and women that tout themselves as lovers of God, but it really looks more like they are worshippers of "wisdom"
Simple and Pure devotion to Christ. Yoke is easy, burden is light. Yet volumes have been written about the traditions of men in what it means by their interpretations of the commands and what they think that means and the heavy burdens that they tie upon men, equating their traditions to the Word of God.
But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. -2 cor 11
They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. 5 But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. 6 They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men. 8 But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. 11 But the greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.- Matt 23
I often see a lot of Messianics jocky for a position near other teachers and to share their input and researchers for a sense of belonging and validation. Many of these people flip through topics of great controversy because they want to be heard as authoritative and respected. A lot of these people (certainly NOT all because there's a number of people that study because the think things are interesting) derive their identity from what they learn and study instead of it being rooted in Yeshua.
Seems you cant sneeze in any direction without it spraying someone that wants to be the next big teacher with the edge on the super secret special truth.
