FAQ: Noahide Covenant?

Q. What is the Noahide Covenant?

A. In the Torah, G-d gave Noah 7 commandments for mankind. These laws are refered to as the Noahic or Noahide Covenant. They can be found in Ge. 9 and are basically as follows: establish courts, no blasphemy, no idolatry,no incest or adultery,no murder, no robbery, not to eat flesh cut from a living animal. These commands are plain and simple and apply to all mankind. The Rabbi's teach that non-Jews are to obey these laws and are not obligated to follow the Torah.

This can be found in the so-called Oral Torah. Judaism teaches that the Torah was only given to Jews and a gentile who believes in G-d is only obligated to the Noahide laws. Thes laws are biblical, but how the Rabbi's have applied this is not. The Torah plainly teaches that a non-Jew who believes is to follow the Torah as it applies to him, not just the Noahide laws. To say that the Torah was only given to Jews is not biblical and in a sense is a form of racism. The Rabbi's have put up walls of seperation between a believing Jew and Gentile and this so called "Noahide Covenant" theology is a good example. This theology has been concocted over the centuries to say that which is contrary to the clear instruction G-d has given. Numbers 15.14-16, 9.14,2 Tim 3.16-17 Isa 56.1-8, Eccl 12.13, Zech 14.16-21, Lev 18.5, Mt 28.19-20 and hundreds of other verses clearly say that the Gentile who believes is to follow the commandments.

In fact, 1 Jn 2.4 says that if we say we know the L-rd and do not keep the commandments we are a liar. The Noahide theology that is expressed today through such organizations as the B'nei Noach (sons of Noah) is purely a rabbinical fence put up to keep gentiles "out". It should be ignored except for knowing what it is. G-d shows no partiality, Gentiles are grafted into the Jewish Olive Tree right along with anyone else who believes in Yeshua and keeps the commandments. (Rev 12.17, Eph2.11-22, Rom 11.1-36).



Q. WIll people be judged for not keeping the Torah?

A. The measure of Eternal Life is Faith in G-d. Faith is demonstrated by action (Heb 11). The Torah was given by G-d for intruction( 2 Tim 3.16) and that is what the word "torah" in Hebrew means. Once a person is righteous by his faith, he shows G-d he believes in HIm by obeying Him. We have passed from death into life, but the Torah shows us how to live in this world. A person who has no faith is under the condemnation of the Torah because it is the only standard G-d gave for sin(1Jn 3.4, Rom 3.20).

The Torah is the only standard by which we know what sin is. A person who says we don't have to keep the Torah is ignorant of the ways of G-d. How does he know what sin is if he throws out the standard?

The answer is, they don't. They make up there own standards and rules. There is not one person I have met that really believes they are free from the Law, they just say that because it justifies their ignorance or they don't want to obey or whatever. But, that doctrine is a lie and I have yet to find one person,Christian or not, that really believes that, But, they continue on like nothing is wrong and think that their Sunday church-going, tithing (which is twisted in todays Christian doctrine), thanking G-d for food He told you not to eat(pork,catfish,shellfish,shrimp,lobster) is "walking in the L-rd" Yeshua said it best in Mt 7.21-23. He said not everyone who calls Him "L-rd" will make it because He did not "know "them because they were "workers of iniquity".

Workers of iniquity in Greek is "anomos", or against the Law. Which Law? The Torah. Torah is translated in Greek as "nomos" ,so a worker of iniquity is one who does not keep the Torah. Are there people today who call "Jesus" L-rd and do not keep the Torah? Are you one of them? So, yes, people will be judged for not keeping the Torah(James 2.12). Now, go and study!