Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.
Continuing in the book of 1 John, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this teaching in chapter 5, where John tells us that belief in Messiah Yeshua and all that comes with it does not come from us, but that belief, knowledge, and relationship have been birthed in us from above. In verses 2 and 3, Rabbi Berkson points out that, again, love is connected to Torah Observance and that the commandments of Yahweh are not heavy or burdensome. In verse 4, John calls us who believe overcomers. Born of Elohim and given the ability to have a relationship with Messiah Yeshua, we overcome the world through that belief.
Rabbi Berkson clarifies what overcoming the world looks like – we see things and respond to challenges in our lives differently than the world does.
Moving on, Rabbi Berkson takes us to the Gospel of John, the same writer, a different book, to link what we learned from 1 John with what is conveyed in the gospel writing. Yeshua speaks metaphorically of our relationship with Him and the Father, using vines, branches, and a gardener who cares for the whole thing.
Rabbi Berkson once again dissects these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.
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