FAQ
This page isn’t meant to answer every question. It addresses a few common questions many Christians naturally have when encountering Torah-obedient faith for the first time.
Each response is intentionally brief and grounded in Scripture, so you can slow down, read the text carefully, and consider what the Bible itself says.
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Didn’t Yeshua abolish the Law?
The claim that Yeshua abolished Torah is the opposite of what He said. He warned His followers not to believe He came to destroy Torah and the Prophets, and He tied “greatness” in the kingdom to doing and teaching the commandments.
- Matthew 5:17–19 — Yeshua rejects abolition and affirms obedience.
- Deuteronomy 12:32 — do not add to or remove from Yahweh’s commands.
No one can keep the Torah — that’s why we needed Jesus.
Scripture does not present Torah as a failed system that needed to be removed. Torah itself explicitly says that Yahweh’s instructions are not too difficult or unreachable.
Scripture also records multiple individuals who are described as walking blamelessly or righteously according to Yahweh’s commandments.
The problem is not Torah — the problem is the human heart. The response of faith in Scripture is not lawlessness, but returning to Yahweh’s way in repentance, obedience, and trust.
- Deuteronomy 30:11–14 — Torah is not too difficult
- Luke 1:5–6 — Zacharias and Elizabeth (parents of John the Baptist) kept Torah blamelessly
- Genesis 6:9 — Noah walked blamelessly
- Job 1:1 — Job was blameless and upright
- Matthew 5:17–19 — Yeshua affirms Torah rather than dismissing it.
- Romans 3:31 — faith establishes Torah, it does not overthrow it.
- 1 John 2:3–6 — knowing Him is tied to walking as He walked.
Isn’t this salvation by works?
The Way does not teach that obedience purchases salvation. It teaches the biblical order: covenant faith produces obedience. Scripture consistently treats “faith” as faithful allegiance that shows up in how a person lives.
- James 2 — faith without works is dead.
- Matthew 7:21–23 — “Lord, Lord” without obedience is rejected.
- Romans 3:31 — faith establishes Torah.
Wasn’t Torah only for Israel back then?
Scripture frames Torah as covenant instruction for Yahweh’s people. The biblical storyline does not treat Israel as a side topic; it treats Israel as central. The question becomes: what is our relationship to Israel in Messiah?
Scripture emphasizes covenant identity and Gentiles being brought near, rather than inventing a separate “Gentile church” identity.
- Ephesians 2 — Gentiles who were “far off” are brought near and made fellow citizens.
- Exodus 3 — Yahweh identifies Himself as the God of Israel.
But Paul (and Galatians) taught we’re not under the Law.
Paul did not teach against Torah. He argued against misuse of Torah (especially as a basis for justification), while personally living as Torah-observant and publicly demonstrating it when accused.
- Acts 21:24–26 — Paul purifies and participates in Temple-related vows to prove he keeps Torah.
- Acts 24:14 — Paul describes his faith as “The Way” and affirms belief in Torah and the Prophets.
- Romans 3:31 — faith establishes Torah.
“Have you ever read Galatians?" is usually asked when a verse is pulled out of Paul’s argument and used as a shortcut instead of reading the whole letter in context.
Didn’t Mark 7 / Acts 10 abolish clean and unclean foods?
Torah distinguishes clean and unclean animals, and the common Christian reading of Mark 7 and Acts 10 is often assumed rather than proven. The dietary instructions remain Torah-defined.
- Leviticus 11 — clean and unclean animals.
- Deuteronomy 14 — clean and unclean animals.
- Mark 7 — frequently misapplied as a blanket abolition.
- Acts 10 — frequently misread as food rather than its stated point.
Are you just Christians who decided to be Jewish?
The earliest disciples were known as followers of The Way, and they did not describe themselves as a new “Christian religion.” The issue is covenant faithfulness to Yahweh and His Messiah—not adopting an ethnic identity or submitting to rabbinic tradition.
- Acts 24:5 — the “sect of the Nazarenes” (Natsarim) appears in the text.
- Acts 24:14 — Paul says he worships according to “The Way,” believing Torah and the Prophets.
- Acts 11:26 — helps frame when/how “Christian” appears in the narrative.
Why reject the Trinity?
Yahweh is one, undivided, and the Shema is foundational. Yeshua affirmed the Shema rather than introducing a new doctrine of a triune God. The Trinity is a later, man-made doctrine that developed through church councils not scripture. Scripture describes Yeshua as the agent of Yahweh.
- Deuteronomy 6:4 — the Shema: “Yahweh is One.”
- Mark 12:28–34 — Yeshua affirms the Shema as foundational.
- Isaiah — Yahweh declares there is no other beside Him.
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