Written by Erwin Redinger
On the 6th February 2002, I received an understanding that Christ lived in me and He was my Life. It was not a WOW experience; I did not see lights, nor hear angels singing. It was just a normal morn-
ing, BUT, I knew something that I never knew before. I noticed that there was a change taking place in my thinking. I felt that I needed a brand new Bible, as my old Bible was filled with my notes regarding
my understanding of the law gospel.
I went out and bought a King James New Testament Bible. I packed away and later sold and donated all my books, Lexicons,
Greek and Hebrew dictionaries, Bibles and all the books teaching me how to be a better Christian. My book case was empty. I dumped all my teaching notes, and started on a new journey.
Genealogies
Paul says to Timothy to instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith. (1
Tim. 1:3-4.)
Teaching these things does not help the faith, but only hinders true faith in Christ. To say, “I come from the seed of Abraham, and therefore I am special,” is without doubt teaching genealogies, because you make yourself apart from theChurch, i.e. apart from other believers in Christ.
This is promoting genealogies and needs to be recognized as such, for in a spiritual sense, all believers are of the seed of Abraham. “Even so Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. Therefore be sure it is those who are of faith, who are the sons
of Abraham.” (Gal. 3:6-7). “And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abrahams offspring, heirs according to promise.” (Gal. 3:29). This was written to Gentile believers.
Paul could not have used stronger language than he did, when he expressed his misgivings about these teachers who taught the people wrong things. First he commands the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord always and then warned them
not to listen to people whom he calls dogs, evil workers and false circumcision (Phil. 3:2) and who teach Jewish myths. (Titus 1:14)
The false circumcision refers to those who preach Christ and Judaism as a means of salvation. They wanted the Christians to become Jewish proselytes by compelling them to be circumcised and keeping the Jewish rites.
Paul clearly states that promoting these things is promoting the flesh. Therefore he says that for him to warn them again and again is no trouble to him, but it is a safeguard for them. Paul took it very seriously; he again affirms that we are the
true circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh. (Phil. 3:1-4). For if anyone else might have confidence even in the flesh, I far more: circumcised the eighth day; of the nation
of Israel; of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless. (Phil. 3:4-6).
But what does Paul say? He countered all these things as a loss for the sake of Christ. In fact, he goes on to say that all these things, and others added to them, were hindering him from knowing Christ Jesus his Lord; that is why he has suffered the loss of all these things and counts them as rubbish in order that he
might gain Christ and might be found in Him, not having a righteousness of his own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ. (Phil. 3: 7-16.)
The people who preach the Jewish Gospel don’t understand Christ and His Church, because holding onto the Old Covenant and not totally believing the New Covenant is robbing them of knowing Christ, i.e. Jesus and His Church.
We will give some reasons why people preach the Gospel of Israel.
Because they lack the full understanding of the Gospel, they come up with some strange doctrines which cannot be supported by the whole Bible, let alone the New Testament. In fact, the New Testament flatly contradicts them. I
believe any distortion of the Gospel of Je-
sus Christ is damaging to one’s faith, and one begins to believe in things that are aside of Christ.
The Mystery
The mystery, which has been hidden from past ages and generations, has now been revealed to His saints, to whom God willed to make it known, what is the riches of the Glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you the hope of Glory. (Col. 1:26-27) (See also, Matt. 13: 35; 1 Cor. 2:7: Matt. 25:34; Luke 11:50;Eph. 1:4; 1:27.
On the 6th February 2002, I received an understanding that Christ lived in me and He was my Life. It was not a WOW experience; I did not see lights, nor hear angels singing. It was just a normal morn-
ing, BUT, I knew something that I never knew before. I noticed that there was a change taking place in my thinking. I felt that I needed a brand new Bible, as my old Bible was filled with my notes regarding
my understanding of the law gospel.
I went out and bought a King James New Testament Bible. I packed away and later sold and donated all my books, Lexicons,
Greek and Hebrew dictionaries, Bibles and all the books teaching me how to be a better Christian. My book case was empty. I dumped all my teaching notes, and started on a new journey.
Genealogies
Paul says to Timothy to instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith. (1
Tim. 1:3-4.)
Teaching these things does not help the faith, but only hinders true faith in Christ. To say, “I come from the seed of Abraham, and therefore I am special,” is without doubt teaching genealogies, because you make yourself apart from theChurch, i.e. apart from other believers in Christ.
This is promoting genealogies and needs to be recognized as such, for in a spiritual sense, all believers are of the seed of Abraham. “Even so Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. Therefore be sure it is those who are of faith, who are the sons
of Abraham.” (Gal. 3:6-7). “And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abrahams offspring, heirs according to promise.” (Gal. 3:29). This was written to Gentile believers.
Paul could not have used stronger language than he did, when he expressed his misgivings about these teachers who taught the people wrong things. First he commands the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord always and then warned them
not to listen to people whom he calls dogs, evil workers and false circumcision (Phil. 3:2) and who teach Jewish myths. (Titus 1:14)
The false circumcision refers to those who preach Christ and Judaism as a means of salvation. They wanted the Christians to become Jewish proselytes by compelling them to be circumcised and keeping the Jewish rites.
Paul clearly states that promoting these things is promoting the flesh. Therefore he says that for him to warn them again and again is no trouble to him, but it is a safeguard for them. Paul took it very seriously; he again affirms that we are the
true circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh. (Phil. 3:1-4). For if anyone else might have confidence even in the flesh, I far more: circumcised the eighth day; of the nation
of Israel; of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless. (Phil. 3:4-6).
But what does Paul say? He countered all these things as a loss for the sake of Christ. In fact, he goes on to say that all these things, and others added to them, were hindering him from knowing Christ Jesus his Lord; that is why he has suffered the loss of all these things and counts them as rubbish in order that he
might gain Christ and might be found in Him, not having a righteousness of his own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ. (Phil. 3: 7-16.)
The people who preach the Jewish Gospel don’t understand Christ and His Church, because holding onto the Old Covenant and not totally believing the New Covenant is robbing them of knowing Christ, i.e. Jesus and His Church.
We will give some reasons why people preach the Gospel of Israel.
Because they lack the full understanding of the Gospel, they come up with some strange doctrines which cannot be supported by the whole Bible, let alone the New Testament. In fact, the New Testament flatly contradicts them. I
believe any distortion of the Gospel of Je-
sus Christ is damaging to one’s faith, and one begins to believe in things that are aside of Christ.
The Mystery
The mystery, which has been hidden from past ages and generations, has now been revealed to His saints, to whom God willed to make it known, what is the riches of the Glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you the hope of Glory. (Col. 1:26-27) (See also, Matt. 13: 35; 1 Cor. 2:7: Matt. 25:34; Luke 11:50;Eph. 1:4; 1:27.
