B'nei Noah

[mek42]

Does anyone here have any experience with Noahidism (or knows someone who practices such)?

 

[bsroufek]

Personally, I recently had an experience where I felt led to define a basic set of laws which every God fearing nation should have.

All of the Noahide laws are included in mine, except Blasphemy, because I included a freedom of religion and each religion defines its own blasphemy laws.

Two things are important in Noahidism IMO: the requirement to have a basic set of laws to govern society, and that the origin of these laws is God.

Jesus Himself decried the man-made laws of the Pharisees, especially because they REPLACED God’s laws.

 

[504Katrin]

Personally, I recently had an experience where I felt led to define a basic set of laws which every God fearing nation should have.

All of the Noahide laws are included in mine, except Blasphemy, because I included a freedom of religion and each religion defines its own blasphemy laws.

Two things are important in Noahidism IMO: the requirement to have a basic set of laws to govern society, and that the origin of these laws is God.

Jesus Himself decried the man-made laws of the Pharisees, especially because they REPLACED God’s laws.

Please, would you give me two or three examples, as I can’t think of anything for the sake of it, and I’ve heard this phrase “man-made laws” so often.

 

[bsroufek]

Please, would you give me two or three examples, as I can’t think of anything for the sake of it, and I’ve heard this phrase “man-made laws” so often.

From the Gospel, we read of Jesus and his disciples being reproved by the Pharisees for not washing their hands before a meal, which the Pharisees called tradition but treated as a law. Jesus opposed this, and those below, because they were human laws imposed as though they were God’s laws.

Also, Jesus said to the Pharisees that they allowed children to declare all their income as Qorban, or dedicated to the Lord, so that they would no longer support their elderly parents. Thus, their rules and laws opposed holiness and godliness (honor your parents) and were treated as though they were divine law.

Finally, Jesus said, “You do many things like these”, though he didn’t go on and on about it.

Part of what we learn from this is the God intended the Jews to be holy people living by His laws, but they had leaders who were making up additional laws, even opposing laws, and holding the Jews to them as though they were Divine law.

Jesus said, “I have many things to say about you in condemnation,” to the Pharisees, so they practiced much evil besides the above. Many of the Jews rejoiced when they heard Jesus condemning those evil practices.

 

[504Katrin]

From the Gospel, we read of Jesus and his disciples being reproved by the Pharisees for not washing their hands before a meal, which the Pharisees called tradition but treated as a law. Jesus opposed this, and those below, because they were human laws imposed as though they were God’s laws.

Also, Jesus said to the Pharisees that they allowed children to declare all their income as Qorban, or dedicated to the Lord, so that they would no longer support their elderly parents. Thus, their rules and laws opposed holiness and godliness (honor your parents) and were treated as though they were divine law.

Finally, Jesus said, “You do many things like these”, though he didn’t go on and on about it.

Part of what we learn from this is the God intended the Jews to be holy people living by His laws, but they had leaders who were making up additional laws, even opposing laws, and holding the Jews to them as though they were Divine law.

Jesus said, “I have many things to say about you in condemnation,” to the Pharisees, so they practiced much evil besides the above. Many of the Jews rejoiced when they heard Jesus condemning those evil practices.

I think I understand. Thank you for your time and for your effort.