The Scribe's Portion

Last night as I was trying to fall asleep I was pondering on the impact my long distance relationship has had on my life. It has been a long, rough road and far from easy. So I decided to write this impromptu post, hoping that it may help others in the same situation as myself or perhaps be an encouragement to couples in general. I'm no love guru, what I share is what I have learned from personal experience and so I pray it may be of blessing to you, my dear reader. Relationships in general are work. I don't even have to say this, everyone that is or has been in a relationship understands how much time and work is poured out to caring for and loving another. It takes prayer, communication, time, effort, honesty, trust, loyalty, and fidelity for a godly relationship to work, whether your significant other lives next door or a thousand miles away. I do not want to say that long distance relationships are so much more harder than normal relationships but I do want to say that...

P aul is addressing the Christian Jews particularly in this chapter. As the chosen children of YAH, the Hebrew people were entrusted with the laws of Adonai, the safeguarding of the oral traditions, and borne the responsibility to promulgate the Good News of the life, death, and resurrection of Yeshua. The problem Paul saw as a result, was the volume of boasting, hypocrisy and careless judgment amongst the Jews toward the Gentiles. In his exhortation, Paul reminds the people that it is inexcusable to judge others, especially, when they are guilty of the same sin(s). The judgment of YAH will fall upon those who practice such things. Not to forget, that in trying to remove the  speck from our brethren's eye, we fail to notice the plank in our own eyes ( Matthew 7:5 ). It is through the graciousness and goodness of YAH that we come to repentance through our Meshiach. There is no reason for boasting, since everything we have is unmerited; a gracious gift from YAH. Paul warns ...