THE COMMAND
If any man speak, let him speak as The Oracles of G-d... I Peter 4:11b
WHAT ARE "THE ORACLES OF G-D"?
We are Commanded to so speak; but in order to, "speak as The Oracles of G-d", we must first understand what they are. According to some, it is by preaching in a "resonant, loud or commanding voice", the Gospel. According to others, it might be asking the Congregation after a statement, "Do I hear an 'Amen'?" Still others might say it is a firm and confident proclaiming of some message they have is "from God". Still others have suggested that "speaking in tongues" could mean "The Oracles of G-d".
IS ANYONE CONCEALING FROM YOU WHAT THE ORACLES OF G-D REALLY ARE?
But are any of these things really what is actually meant by "The Oracles of G-d"? Or, are any of these things actually fulfilling the Scriptural Command?
No, actually they are none of these things, except by possible association. Sometimes, they nmight actually be the opposite![1} What then really are "The Oracles of G-d"?
"The Oracles of G-d" are NOT any "method of presentation" AT ALL! Does this come as a shock or surprise to you dear Reader? It should, if this passage has been ignored or you have been taught otherwise by your teachers.
So again we must ask, "What are the Oracles of G-d"?
THE ORACLES OF G-D ARE G-DS' LAW, THE TORAH, WHICH WERE RECEIVED BY MOISHE
This is he, that was in the Church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the Mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively Oracles to give unto us: Acts 7:38
Here we learn that The Oracles of G-d were Received by Moishe (Moses) on Mount Sinai. Let us examine other Scripture that says the same thing, that the Jewish people Received The Oracles of G-d (The Torah). The Torah is contained in the 1st Five Books of the Bible (Genesis - Deuteronomy), also called The Pentateuch, written by Moishe (Moses).
Here are verses that say just that:
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed The Oracles of God. Romans 3:1,2:[2]
SPIRITUAL MATURITY IS LINKED TO LEARNING THE ORACLES OF G-D
The New Testament says that some cannot be Teachers because they have never learned The Torah. Why is this? Because The Law (The Oracles of G-d, The Moral Law) has Dominion over a Man as long as he lives, in spite of what some false teachers may lead you to believe:
Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? Romans 7:12
But many are ill-prepared to teach anyone anything Spiritually.
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For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the First Principles of The Oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. Hebrews 5:12
THE MORAL LAW CONTAINED IN THE TORAH IS USED TO JUDGE SELF FIRST
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. I Corinthians 11:31
OTHER VERSES THAT SUPPORT THE TORAH
Here are verses from the Old Testament that support Torah which are commionl;y used by so-called "preachers" who say "The Law is over".
To the Law and to the Testimony: if they speak not according to this Word, it is because there is no Light in them. Isaiah 8:20
THIS VERSE DENIES THESE LAWLESS ONES
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? G-d forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Romans 6:1,2
The People of G-d simply have to use their heads here! The Apostle Paul warns against "continuing in sin"! The "Schoomaster" (The Torah) judges sin! By what Standard will the People of G-d judge themselves if not by His Moral Law? Something they "invent" themselves? No, because I John 3:4 cuts the lawless ones any lawless ones off again.
UNDERSTANDING A KEY PASSAGE
Beloved, now are we the Sons of G-d, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is Pure.
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the Law: for sin is the transgression of the Law.
And ye know that He was Manifested to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin. Whosoever Abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, neither Known Him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth Righteousness is Righteous, even as He is Righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of G-d was Manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is Born of G-d doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is Born of G-d. In this the children of G-d are Manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not Righteousness is not of G-d, neither he that loveth not his brother. I John 3:2-10
Note how The Apostle John defines Righteousness in this very passage as Lawfulness. Now let us see what True Faith really is.
WHAT FAITH REALLY IS: LAWFUL
Wherefore the Law was our Schoolmaster to bring us unto Messiah (Christ), that we might be Justified by Faith. But after that Faith is come, we are no longer under a Schoolmaster. Galatians 3:24,25
Combining what we have learned, we find that the True Faith comes after we go through the Schoolmaster (The Torah). The Foundation of Faith in Jesus Christ is the revealing that Lawfulness, of which the Person of Jesus Christ remains our example, is The Way. He was (and is now also in an Absolute Sense) Totally Lawful.
Anyone not teaching Lawfulness as the Foundation of Faith itself has not apprehended what True Faith even is, or Righteousness either.
The Schoolmaster prepares the Way to True Faith. True Faith is Lawful and Righteous, because:
Whatsoever is not of Faith is sin. Romans 14:23b
True Faith, of course, is Divine. There is no sin in it. It is purely a Gift of G-d. (Ephesians 2:8,9) Only through True Repentance (True Repentance is a part of the Law, and caused by the fact that unregenerate man is made fully aware that he is a total and wretched sinner by means of the Schoolmaster: G-ds' Holy Torah; the Moral Law). Mockers are unable to bear The Law and will mock that which is Lawful. [3]
EVERY KINGDOM IS BASED ON LAW
...but seek ye First the Kingdom of G-d and His Righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33
Every Kingdom is built upon a Lawful Foiundation. G-ds' Kingdom, begun in our hearts, is built upon G-ds' Law: His Moral Law. We are Commanded to "seek His Righteousness": His Holy Law.
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FOOTNOTES
[1
This is sometimes bellowed by the "Jesus kept the Law so we don't have to" crowd.
They become as Pharoah who hardened his heart against Moses the Man of G-d. They substitute "sympathy" and "no judging" for His Holy Law. This is their "solution" to avoid judging! They distort the New Testament passages about Judging to escape their own Judgment! These distortions are preached far and wide.
Here is one footnote from The Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible which is clearly anti-nomian.
"Since the Law of Moses had not been established during Melchisedec's day, Christ's ministry, being separate from that of the Law, was in fact similar to Melchisedech's." Note on Hebrews 7:17, page 1518.
That Melchesedec wss under The Noachide Laws is not mentioned. Also that Yeshua (being a n Observant circumcised Jew, which Melchesedec was not) and Yeshua was totally Lawful despite what that author might imagine. That author, as might be expected, is a Dispensationalist.
Behold the zugzwangian hypocrisy of the Dispensationalists in all its confusion. On the one hand they say, "Jesus kept the Law (Moses' Law) so we don't have to", and on the other hand say, "Jesus didn't keep the Law (Moses' Law), He was doing what Melchesedec did."? Is this meshuggeneh or what?
[2
The Ceremonial and Sacrificial Law has been done away in Yeshua (Jesus). The Moral Law contained in the Torah remains.
Questions about The Sabbath answered here.
[3
The Essenes, seeking to be totally Lawful, wrote and spoke following "The Oracles of G-d" in their day. They applied The Torah to every area of life. Lawless ones, (even ones who appear "religious" and deceive many) reveal themselves openly by poking fun at them when the opportunity arises. The Essenes fulfilled Isaiah 8:20 and I Peter 4:11 in B.C. times but are treated shamefully by those that never have had True Faith to begin with.