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The Benefits of Torah-Obedience<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/i>The Scriptures reveal that the Torah is much more than a list of dos and don\u2019ts as many people have been led to believe, and is therefore, in their mind, is a negative thing. Deuteronomy 4:6 says that the Torah is our wisdom and understanding before the nations of the world. In Deuteronomy 11:8, we learn that the Torah makes us strong. The word strong <\/i>in Hebrew is chazaq<\/i> meaning \u201cto be strong, grow strong, to prevail, to be firm, be caught fast, be secure; to grow stout, grow rigid, to restore to strength, give strength, sustain, encourage, make bold, encourage, to repair or to withstand.\u201d This sounds like a good thing!<\/p>\n

\"Torah<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a list of the other benefits of obeying YHVH\u2019s Torah:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Torah defines what sin (1 John 3:4) and righteousness are (Ps 119:172).<\/li>\n
  2. The Torah shows us what YHVH expects from man (Deut 10:12\u201313). The Torah convicts man of sin or lawlessness and brings us to Yeshua by way of the cross (Gal 3:24).<\/li>\n
  3. The Torah brings temporal and spiritual rewards; life and blessing when followed; curses when disobeyed (Deut 28; Matt 5:19).<\/li>\n
  4. Obeying the Torah helps deepen a loving and intimate relationship with YHVH-Yeshua and helps us to abide in Yeshua (John 14:15; 1 John 2:3\u20136).<\/li>\n
  5. Obeying the Torah helps us to stay spiritually pure (1 John 3:3\u20136).<\/li>\n
  6. Obeying the Torah protects us from the influence of the devil (1 John 3:8).<\/li>\n
  7. The Torah provides a framework for divine justice or judgment (Deut 17:11; John 12:48; Heb 4:12 cp. Rev 1:16; 2:16; 18:15, 21).<\/li>\n
  8. The Torah forms the basis for the jurisprudence system of civil government (Deut 17:11).<\/li>\n
  9. The Torah is heaven\u2019s revelation of divine grace. It reveals how sinful man can be reconciled to a righteous Elohim; it reveals the path of redemption or salvation from slavery to sin through the idea of substitutionary sacrifice. This all points to Yeshua the Messiah, the Redeemer or Savior of the world.<\/li>\n
  10. The Torah reveals the concept of covenant between YHVH and man involving YHVH\u2019s chosen people\u2014the nation of Israel.<\/li>\n
  11. The Torah will guide and keep us on the path of righteousness and lead us into YHVH\u2019s everlasting kingdom and spiritual divine family. It acts as a protective guardrail to keep us on the road leading to eternal life. It keeps man from falling into the spiritual ditches or off the spiritual cliff along the side of the road of life.<\/li>\n
  12. The Torah is our light in a dark world; the answer to life\u2019s questions and dilemmas (Ps 119:99, 105; Prov 6:23).<\/li>\n
  13. Through Yeshua the Living Torah, the Torah helps us to become the person that YHVH wants to live with forever. It prepares us to be the spiritual bride of Yeshua (Rev 19:7\u20138).<\/li>\n
  14. Obeying the Torah brings us eternal rewards (not eternal life, which is by grace through faith alone, see Eph. 2:8) in the world to come (Matt. 5:19).<\/li>\n
  15. Obeying the Torah helps deepen a loving and intimate relationship with YHVH-Yeshua and helps us to abide in Yeshua (John 14:15; 1 John 2:3\u20136).<\/li>\n
  16. Obeying the Torah helps us to stay spiritually pure (1 John 3:3\u20136).<\/li>\n
  17. Obeying the Torah protects us from the influence of the devil (1 John 3:8).<\/li>\n
  18. Obeying the Torah-Word of YHVH helps to perfect YHVH-Yeshua\u2019s love in us (1 John 3:6).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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