In this episode of Torah Awakenings, we take a deeper look at one of the most debated aspects of Torah observance: the biblical dietary laws. Many believers who are beginning to see the relevance of Torah often struggle with the issue of clean and unclean foods, frequently pointing to Peter’s vision in Acts 10 as proof that God changed His dietary instructions. But when we examine the full context of the passage, we discover that Peter himself explains the vision was not about food at all, but about how Jews viewed Gentiles. From there, we explore the Hebrew concepts of sin, transgression, and iniquity, the call to holiness in Leviticus 11, and the idea that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. While Scripture ultimately grounds these dietary instructions in simple obedience to יהוה, we also consider possible health implications and the broader spiritual principle behind God’s commands. The question ultimately becomes one every believer must answer: when revelation brings understanding, will we adjust our lives to align with God’s instructions—or ignore the light we’ve been given?

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In this episode of Torah Awakenings, we confront the question most believers rarely stop to ask: What is the true standard of righteousness? If righteousness is not defined by God’s revealed Torah, then it becomes subjective — shaped by culture, pastors, or personal opinion. Tracing the biblical pattern from Sinai to Paul’s words in Romans 12:1–2, we explore how transformation requires intentional effort — the conscious decision to “be” set apart before we can “become” what God has called us to be. Righteousness is not mystical; it is cultivated through disciplined alignment with the Word, pressing toward the mark — Messiah Himself. Faith in Yeshua and obedience to God’s commandments are not opposites but inseparable pillars of covenant life, forming the path into the high call of sonship

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Re-recorded from a teaching done on February 7th.

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This teaching reflects on conversations with Christians who struggle to see Torah (God’s instruction) and faith in Yeshua as inseparable, arguing that this tension stems from later church theology detached from its Hebrew roots rather than from Scripture itself. By examining Moses’ promise of a prophet like himself, the biblical definition of a false prophet, Yeshua’s own words about Torah, the apostolic instructions in Acts, and the language of commandments (entolē) in the New Testament, the case is made that Yeshua neither abolished Torah nor taught against it, but rightly interpreted, embodied, and taught it. From a first-century Jewish framework, fulfilling Torah meant living it out faithfully, not ending it, and the apostles continued this expectation for both Jews and Gentiles as part of one covenantal walk. Ultimately, Scripture consistently presents God’s commandments and faith in Yeshua as united realities, and the resistance to this idea often arises not from the text itself, but from the discomfort of confronting long-held theological assumptions that call for real change in how one lives and obeys.

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This is a re-recorded message from a teaching I did at church on December 6th. 

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In this episode, we take a deep dive into the connection between what it means to love God and keeping His commandments. Can the two be separated, as many believe today, or do the go hand in hand? We also discuss what being a saint really means, as it relates to Scripture.

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Re-recorded from a teaching I did on August 2, 2025

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In this episode we take a look at Yeshua's great commission. We have read this text time and time again, but could we have missed something? As we delve into the Hebraic view of what Yeshua was conveying to His followers, we will uncover a truth that we have previously missed. Countless messages have been preached on this topic, but the gist of what was being said has been lost on many of us.

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In this episode, we take a look at a conversation that Yeshua had with a young man, and how the views of this young man is still held by the church today. We also discuss a very interesting question, allowing the word of God to answer for us, as opposed to us allowing someone to answer for us.

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This is a re-recording of a teaching I did a couple of weeks ago. This teaching was inspired by a series I started a couple of years ago, but part way through I stopped feeling the leading of the Ruach, so I stopped. It wasn't until recently that I was awaken early in the morning and filled with the inspiration to complete it. 

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