YHWHYahuah

At some point the Greek term “CHRISTIAN” overtook what we are really named. At Antioch, at “first”, the Natsarim were called “christianos” (Acts 11:26).

The term christianos is found 3 times in all of Scripture, and was a common term of scorn or offense, as outsiders considered the believers to be simpletons, or idiots, for their goodness and kindness. It is a term associated with persecution, scorn, and offensiveness. The Natsarim were identifiable on their faces because they had Someone living inside them that changed their countenances.

Even today, in many parts of the world, to smile at a stranger is considered to be offensive. The half-smile on the famous painting the Mona Lisa caused a stir all over Europe at the time, and art critics even today realize the “smile” was the central object of interest. All portraits and busts over the centuries exhibited stern countenances. Leonardo Da Vinci stepped outside the box with the Mona Lisa. Compare the difference between the portrait of Beethoven pictured here with the maiden called “Moon Lily” (Mona Lisa):

Do you see the contrast? The portrait of Beethoven reflects the common facial expression captured by artists, but this was also the way people actually looked to one another on the street! When people received the living Spirit of Yahusha in their vessels, their countenance reflected their love for others on their faces.

cretin (ˈkrɛtɪn) — n

old-fashioned a person afflicted with cretinism

offensive a person considered to be extremely stupid

[C18: from French crétin, from Swiss French crestin, from Latin Chrīstiānus Christian, alluding to the humanity of such people, despite their handicaps]

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The Latin form, christianus, was derived from the Greek, christianos, which we find in the Greek translations.

As we overcome the errors of the past, we must keep the highest goal in view: love.

Speak the truth, but do so in love.

As our beloved brother Paul once said,

Gal 4:16: “So then, have I become your enemy, speaking truth to you?”

The truth is a good thing, but only uplifting when:

written in love,

brother Lew

(Lew White)

Torah Institute

www.torahzone.net

*Jer. 31:6: The prophet’s name is YirmeYahu, not “Jeremiah”. The chapter deals with the restoration of the House of Yisrael and the House of Yahudah to the Renewed Covenant, as quoted in Hebrews chapters 8 & 10. The Torah is written on our hearts, and so we obey the Commandments as written, from the heart.

2Co 2:15, 16: “Because we are to Elohim the fragrance of Messiah among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death to death, and to the other the fragrance of life to life. And who is competent for these?”