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o·mis·sion
[əˈmiSH(ə)n, ōˈmiSH(ə)n]

NOUN
someone or something that has been left out or excluded.
“there are conspicuous omissions in the statement.”
synonyms:
deletion · exclusion · gap · blank · hiatus · oversight
the action of excluding or leaving out someone or something.

synonyms:
leaving out · exclusion · deletion
a failure to do something, especially something that one has a moral or legal obligation to do.

In our last blog, “Sins of Omissions,” we started a discussion relating to the total comprehensive message of the Bible. While most believers have heard an abundance of preaching about Grace and Mercy, few may understand the full capacity of Adonai’s kindness.

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For instance, most believers realize the advantages of Yeshua’s call to Salvation and Eternal life in the Kingdom of Adonai – the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. However, few might apprehend the actual intent of His “Grace” and “Mercy.” When the true “love of God” is encountered, one abounds from faith to faith which may be similar to a soldier’s advancement through military ranks. Yeshua’s (Jesus Christ of Nazareth) Agape Love for souls transcends the idea of human love and will influence our Messiah to look the other way when He knows His child is genuinely remorseful. Anyone who teaches that God ignores sin is setting a person up for eternal judgment.  Such a man-made doctrine is only storing up anger for themselves on the Day of Anger Romans 2:4-8.

Romans 2:4-8 (Complete Jewish Bible)
4 Or perhaps you despise the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience; because you don’t realize that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to turn from your sins. 5 But by your stubbornness, by your unrepentant heart, you are storing up anger for yourself on the Day of Anger, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed; 6 for he will pay back each one according to his deeds. 7 To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by perseverance in doing good, he will pay back eternal life. 8 But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth and obey evil, he will pay back wrath and anger.

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The Bible warns us about seducing spirits that have caused children of God (from ancient days to now), to perceive God with a human attitude. Therefore, when a man reads the Bible about how God “so loved” the world; he might assume that God’s love conveys the same meaning as human love. Agape “the love of God for man, and man for God.” Agape is selfless love for the well-being of others.

ἀγάπη agápē; gen. agápēs, fem. noun from agapáō (G0025), to love. Love, affectionate regard, goodwill, benevolence. With reference to God’s love, it is God’s willful direction toward man. It involves God doing what He knows is best for man and not necessarily what man desires.

Agape is a Greco-Christian term referring to love, is not to be confused with philia, brotherly love, or philautia, self-love, and never, Eros, the Greek love of sexual passion.
“Agape,” goes beyond just the emotions to the extent of seeking the best for others.
If Adonai is seeking the best for humanity, His “Agape,” Love transcends every concept of Human love. And when the songwriter or the evangelist tries to look at the Lord through the same lens as human love, the truth is that Yeshua’s love is a foreign culture outside of human disposition.
Hence, when the Holy Scriptures are misinterpreted, some Christians might be looking for a blessing, rather, than for spiritual progression.

The reason we misinterpret and underestimate God’s “Agape” love is because of our familiarity with human love, which is worldly and under the control of our human senses. Human love is always looking at another’s actions and they become the foundation for the relationship.

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Psalms 22:1-2 (NLT)
¹ My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
² Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer.
Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.

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Psalms 22:8 (NLT)
⁸ “Is this the one who relies on the Lord?
Then let the Lord save him!
If the Lord loves him so much,
let the Lord rescue him!”

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When our Lord and Savior dangled from Calvary’s Cross, even though it was our sin that put Him there, Yeshua stayed on the Cross demonstrating a total commitment to humanity. This level of dedication can never be repaid!
In addition to commitment, there is a “never forsaking nor separating” kind of loyalty that Christ demonstrates to us. In Psalms 44, we see from the people of Israel a prototype of what our own adoration to Messiah should look like.  Verses 17 through 24 shares with us the time when Israel was faithfully serving Adonai, yet they went through some hard testing.

Psalms 44:17-24 (NLT)
17 All this has happened though we have not forgotten you.
We have not violated your covenant.
18 Our hearts have not deserted you.
We have not strayed from your path.
19 Yet you have crushed us in the jackal’s desert home.
You have covered us with darkness and death.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods,
21 God would surely have known it,
for he knows the secrets of every heart.
22 But for your sake we are killed every day;
we are being slaughtered like sheep.
23 Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep?
Get up! Do not reject us forever.
24 Why do you look the other way?

At Calvary, our Messiah worshipped His Heavenly Father as the suffering offering of Himself for humanity. But, there is no smile or thanks from Heaven. Likewise, the children of Israel prayed, “Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep?”
On that long and arduous day, Jesus Christ of Nazareth persisted in His obedience to save sinners without receiving any obviously seen or earthly thanks from His Father. Yeshua proved that “ἀγάπη agápē” love requires no conditions of satisfaction, reward or recognition. As Satan looked on in both devilish glee (because he thought he had won the battle) and disbelief (because Jesus didn’t put up a fight); he waited for Yeshua to leave the Cross. Because He was carrying our sins, Jesus Christ became weaker and weaker and then, He died.  From the time of His betrayal and illegal trial to the time of His horrific crucifixion, and ultimately, unto His death; Yeshua’s “ἀγάπη agápē” love never departed from His Father, nor did His love diminish from the sinner He died for. Thank You, Jesus!

James 1:2-4 (CWSB)
² My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
³ Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
⁴ But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting — nothing.

When we can’t differentiate the reason for these trials, remember God’s promotion follows the worship while inside each test.

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There six Greek words that are translated into the English word “love.”

(And Why Knowing Them Can Change Your Life)  Roman Krznaric posted Dec 27, 2013

1. Eros, or sexual passion
The first kind of love was eros, named after the Greek god of fertility, and it represented the idea of sexual passion and desire.
2. Philia, or deep friendship
The second variety of love was philia or friendship, which the Greeks valued far more than the base sexuality of eros.
3. Ludus, or playful love
While philia could be a matter of great seriousness, there was a third type of love valued by the ancient Greeks, which was playful love.
4. Agape, or love for everyone
The fourth love and perhaps the most radical was agape or selfless love. This was a love that you extended to all people, whether family members or distant strangers. Agape was later translated into Latin as Caritas, which is the origin of our word “Charity.”
5. Pragma, or longstanding love
The use of the ancient Greek root pragma as a form of love was popularized by the Canadian sociologist John Allen Lee in the 1970s, who described it as a mature, realistic love that is commonly found amongst long-established couples.
6. Philautia, or love of the self
The Greek’s sixth variety of love was philautia or self-love. And clever Greeks such as Aristotle realized there were two types. One was an unhealthy variety associated with narcissism, where you became self-obsessed and focused on personal fame and fortune. A healthier version enhanced your wider capacity to love.
https://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/the-ancient-greeks-6-words-for-love-and-why-knowing-them-can-change-your-life

Matthew 2:15 (Jewish New Testament Commentary)
…but they also express his love for humanity, in the sense that he chooses out of love to use extraordinary means for reaching people’s hearts and minds.
The children of Israel cherished the Lord’s protection and His ongoing provisions, but they struggled with instructions laid out as a guide for their Hebrew society.

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Notes from the [Easton Bible Dictionary]

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 6:9-11: Those who willingly sin have no share in the Kingdom of God. The lives of Christians must reflect the faith they confess.
6:9-10: cf: Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:5; Rev 22:15
6:9: Don’t fool yourselves: Sin is deceptive; believers should not take it lightly, as if it were somehow acceptable (Jer 17:9).

• Continuing to indulge unrepentantly in sexual sin indicates a heart that has not been renewed by the Holy Spirit. Sexual sins include adultery (see Exod 20:14; Matt 5:27-28) and practicing homosexuality (cp. Lev 18:22; 20:13; Rom 1:26-27; 1 Tim 1:10).
6:9: deidōlolatrēs (1496) 1 Cor 10:7
6:10: none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God:

The repetition of this point (also 6:9) emphasizes the severe consequences of living in sin (for similar warnings, see Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:5; cp. Col 3:5-6).
6:11:

Following the strong warning of 6:9-10, Paul reaffirms his confidence in the genuineness of his readers’ conversion.

• you were cleansed (cp. Acts 22:16): Cleanliness is a metaphor for the righteousness that comes from forgiveness (see Titus 3:5). They were made holy by God himself (see 1:2).

• They were made right with God by their identification with the Lord Jesus Christ and by the transforming work of the Spirit of our God. God has forgiven them and views them as righteous (see Rom 1:17; 3:21-26), and their lives have really been changed for the good (see Titus 3:5-7).

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In Romans 8:1, Paul begins his letter with “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”

When we read the Bible and see the word, “therefore”, we should remember that this adverb links two parts of a statement.  It is positioned in the sentence or paragraph to show a consequence or a result of what is prior and/or after what is being said.
For example, what Paul is saying is that for those who “do not walk after the flesh, but after the Spirit” there is no condemnation.
Let’s continue reading:
8:2 “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free for the law of sin and death.”
Here, Paul is again reiterating that if you have the “Spirit of life in Christ”, you should not be slaves to sin and death.”

Bible interpreters’ office humor: When you see a “therefore,” you’d better find out what it’s there for. For example, “therefore” seen in Romans 7 and 8 is a weighty one; it sums up the first seven chapters and means: “Because of who Yeshua is and everything he has done in history on behalf of sinners.”
No longer any condemnation from the Torah (7:4 &N).
I believe that the structure of Sha’ul’s argument relating chapters 7 and 8 is reflected best if 7:25 and this verse are joined, with the words “although” and “nevertheless” added, thusly:
“To sum up: although with my mind I am a slave of God’s Torah, but with my old nature a slave to sin’s “torah,” nevertheless, therefore [i.e., because of Yeshua, as explained above], there is no longer any condemnation awaiting those who are in union with the Messiah Yeshua.”

The children of Israel were unaware that instructions entitled “The Law,” were Divine Oracles that would give them “power with God”. The keeping of Words that came from the mouth of God, would be as if Adonai was standing upon and giving authority to what one spoke. And, by doing what the Word said, our obedience will create power with God. On the other hand, if we reject the Word of God, we reject Him. This is why understanding the Scriptures is crucial.  When we perform the Word of God, the Lord stands by His own Word.

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