Hi William, mice to meet you here.

Hi Sam, welcome and it is really nice to have you here. I have been following Father Yahuah for 4 years, although prior to that I was a "christian" for 43 years. I had read the Scriptures, but never understood it. But when I took a step in faith, as we all here have taken, my spiritual eyes were opened and the Word became alive. I could not believe the deception that surrounds us and the sheer force of evil that counts against us. I thank the Father also every day for his gift of Salvation, and pray for all who choose to take their step in faith.

Totally agree with the questions raised by Sam, and also that our enemy attacks our weaknesses. I always remember the Messiahs words in Matthew 24:9 to 13

Hi Dianne, and apologies for the delay in replying to you. It is a good question, and one that I have had posed a number of times. Although we do not have direction from the Scriptures on High Sabbaths, we are told the same as the normal weekly Sabbath – do no work. The Messiah did not do any work on the Sabbath, but we do see Him doing his ministry of healing, feeding and teaching on the Sabbath. The Messiah Yahusha healed people on the Sabbath day. He also reprimanded the pharisees for their attitude when they complained that healing people on the Sabbath breached the Commandments. Two good verses to consider are Mark 3:4 And He said to them, “Is it right to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent. 5 And having looked around on them with displeasure, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other. Luke 14: 2 And see, there was a certain man before Him suffering from dropsy. 3 And Yahusha responding, spoke to those learned in the Torah and the Pharisees, saying, “Is it right to heal on the Sabbath?” 4 But they were silent. So taking hold of him He healed him, and let him go. 5 And to them He said, “Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, shall not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” 6 And they were unable to answer Him regarding these matters. So I think that doing good such as essential services in savings lives and easing pain and suffering is OK.

Marvelous to have you here, you are not alone despite the barriers to learning the truth. Baruk Haba Bashem Yahuah

Hi Tom, it is not easy to follow the truth, as our enemy will use every means at his disposal to prevent and disrupt your walk. We walk a narrow and difficult path, but you are doing so well in taking the steps in faith that you already have. Family members particularly can make it very difficult, but be patient , pray, study and keep faith. Your family need to see a reason to change their views, but also you need to be able to respond to situations that may arise with the truth from the Scriptures, just as the Messiah did when he was tempted. We are here to help you and we will pray for your strength. Our education and the way we are trained to think from birth make it very for anyone difficult to see and learn the truth, and take that first step in faith. So let them keep seeing your walk in the Fathers Word with humility, patience and kindness. I think any of the readers here, including myself, would say that what you have found is no different to what each of us has found. To me, one of the greatest lies is e-a-s-t-e-r, which is designed by our enemy to remove the power of the Messiahs sacrifice and hide the salvation plan, merging it into paganism. We are heading to the spring feasts (schedule of appointed times is a page here), and this could be a time to point out to them how churches twist the truth, enough to hide the truth. Anyway, if you would ever like to chat, particularly if you things get really hard, come and have a chat, I would be pleased to talk to you, or anyone in your family who would like to talk. Praying and sharing with others can help carry heavy burdens. Baruch Hashem Adonai Ron and Aviyah

Hi, it is nice to meet you here. Yes, it is important to be spiritually clean. The Torah sets out that we must be clean from sin to draw close to the Father. This applies to us now, remember the story of Nadab and Abihu in Leviticus 10, who came before the father with false fire. The requirements about images in the Torah is about creating and worshiping false deities and idols. I don't think that photos of family members should fall into that category unless you treated them as such. Your sister may be getting a little tied up in her understanding, happy to have a chat with you both if that would help Ron and Aviyah

Hi Tom, apologies for the delay in replying to you. The Set Apart Spirit has taught you and guided you to the point you are at. For me it took close to a lifetime also, but the change was so rapid once I understood that my education prevented me from seeing the truth. From that moment, the Scriptures came alive. It does not matter what views there are in the community, what matters is your spiritual walk with the Father and Messiah. Natsarim were watchman, and we proclaim the path to Salvation set out by the Messiah, the renewed covenant, and the use of the Father, Messiah and Set Apart Spirit actual Names (it is respect). You are correct to place emphasis on the Torah. The Torah sets out the Fathers requirements to Worship Him, as well as the behaviour he expects of us, such as the Commandments, and also the Fathers salvation plan for mankind in the form of the Feasts. While some of the Feasts have been fulfilled and the sacrificial system is no longer necessary due to the Messiahs sacrifice, we remember the fulfilled spring feasts, and celebrate the great in-gathering (autumn Feasts) that will occur with the Messiahs return. For the Feast days, we respect the High Sabbath days, these are non-servile days. We spend those day in celebration, prayer and study, remembering what each Feast day represents. The Feast days for 2022 are set out in the website on the page titled "Feast days 2022". High Sabbath days are shown in red. Let me know if you would like to discuss further, the Torah is such rich, ineresting information. The Torah detail is unfortunately missed by many denominations who consider that the Feast Days do not apply - however as noted above, they set out the Fathers Salvation Plan and were a command to all believers, including Israeli and non-Israeli.

Policies seem to vary significantly between countries, lets hope we see the virus finish its dash. The answer is a self sustaining community of like believers. We have often thought of a caring and believing community, but population is so diverse, and travel is difficult.

Hi, it is nice to meet you here, and agree that it is a personal decision to get vaccinated or not. I hope that you are well, and that we all stay covid free. I am not able to give you advice on where you can locate a medical professional, but hope and pray that you find the medical advice that you seek.

@Christina Sherrill, without learning Hebrew and Greek, accessing the original texts is difficult, you are correct to seek the meaning of the original Scriptures - there is significant variance in translation and between translations where the focus is fitting the translation to a church doctrine, not to what the original content was. There are however some very good translations, and reference books. We use the Hebrew Greek English Interlinear Bible with Strongs Concordance numbers, Strongs Concordance, and other references such as Owens Analytical Key to the Old Testament. We also use the BYNV version of the Scriptures and the Restored Name Scriptures. All of these can be located on either Amazon or Ebay. BYNV is also available directly from Lew White who you can find on the internet.

Hi Christina, hi and welcome. It is also nice to meet you here. Where are you from?

OK, will check it out, many apologies for that. Maybe something wrong with the formatting. We are located in New Zealand. It is nice to meet you here

Hi, and welcome to the following, where are you from? Many thanks Ron and Aviyah

Hi Glenn, have a look at https://www.natsarimway.org/steps-to-the-sabbath and see if this answers your query?

Hi Glenn, it is nice to meet you here. I will email you in response to your email and give you some details. The Scriptures differ from what you are taught in denominational churches mix paganism with worship. It is fantastic to see you searching for the truth in the Scriptures, and we will do whatever we can to enable you to start your walk. But anyone else, please feel free to contribute from your own experience

Hi Nadine, it is nice to meet you here, and welcome to the Natsarim family. You are right, denominations and teachers have educated people sufficiently that they have become spiritually blind to the truth in the Scriptures. The challenge to you and all other Natsarim is to re-educate people so that their eyes are spiritually opened. Where our enemy cannot directly oppress and coerce you with false teaching, he will try to accuse you with guilt, seeking to undermine your confidence with false accusations. You are not alone, we all face the same accusations. But ignore it, he does not have power over you. Remember the words in the Gospel, 1 John 3:20 “that if our heart condemns us, Elohim is greater than our heart, and knows all.” The Father hears everything. He even hears our thoughts (Psalm 139:1 “O Yahuah, You have searched me And know me. 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought from afar. 3 You sift my path and my lying down, And know well all my ways. 4 For there is not a word on my tongue, But see, O Yahuah, You know it all.” So the Father hears every thought and prayer, he searches the heart and tests the minds of each believer. If anyone has prayed and worshipped in truth, the Father will have heard that. I think that if anyone has innocently used the wrong name, but intended the Father and Messiah, He will know it. However, if someone knows better and chooses not to obey the Scriptures, that is a different thing. Proverbs 28:9 sets out that where someone turns from the Torah, his prayer is an abomination, “He who turns away his ear from hearing the Torah, Even his prayer is an abomination.” We are told in the Commandments to respect the name of the Father, and I think that means using His Name (Yahuah) and the Messiahs Name (Yahusha) appropriately, and not using what is in effect man-made names or false deity names that bear no relevance to the Scriptures, Exodus 20:7 “You do not bring the Name of Yahuah your Elohim to naught, for Yahuah does not leave the one unpunished who brings His Name to naught.” So I think that if you, or anyone else has innocently used the wrong name, but prayed in honesty and truth, your prayer and worship would be heard. Note - I think that the Yahushua was not the Messiahs name, as Strong's Hebrew: 7769. שׁ֫וּעַ (shua) means a cry for help. The Hebrew meaning of Yahusha which is what I think the Messiahs name is means, “Yah is our deliverer”.

Hi Nancy, it is nice to meet you here, message us whenever you like. This is Ron and Aviyah from New Zealand

Hi, how are you? It is nice to meet you here. This Ron and Aviyah in New Zealand.

Today is the pagan festival that has been adopted into denominations as the birth day of the Messiah. Let us not mix paganism with worship of the Father and learn from the mistake made by Nadab and Abihu, and the Israelis over the generations. The Messiahs actual birth date was in September/October in the gregorian calendar. The December festival is simply another denominational sham cleverly disguised by our enemy. However, today is a Sabbath day. We look forward to every Sabbath day as we rest in the Word. I hope that all of you also remember the Sabbath day and rest in the Word.