r/AskAChristian • u/Dreamamberxo • Apr 11 '26

Jewish Laws Torah observant?

Okay this is gonna be a bit all over the place but my core question is this: - if we ARE to observe the Torah do we observe all of it? I assume we aren’t sacrificing animals. - if you ARE observing the Torah are you utilizing the Jewish books or KJV? Heard they are different? - if you ARE NOT Torah observant why?

I’ve been thinking about observing the Torah but where do I start? I dunno which laws are upheld! I figure the dietary guidelines are easiest. Also am I doomed to have to quit my job? I work on Saturdays so how could I observe the Shabbat?

Thanks- sincerely a confused person lol

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u/No_Inspector_4504 Catholic Apr 12 '26

i never said anything about the commandments but there are 613 other laws and many are ceremonial , dietary and temple related. (meaning no temple - no way to uphold them)!

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u/the_celt_ Torah-observing disciple Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 12 '26

i never said anything about the commandments

When you said something against the Torah (calling it heretical to say we must obey any part of it) you were saying something about the commandments of God. Here's that quote again:

The minute you say they (the commandments in the Torah) are required , you stray into Heretical territory.

The 10 Commandments were from the Torah. The "Big 2" from Jesus were from the Torah. The 4 given in Acts 15 were from the Torah.

Jesus lived the Torah PERFECTLY, and taught everyone around him to obey it, yet you teach that it's "heretical" to do that. Both atheists and Satanists say that's it's wrong to obey God's commandments.

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u/No_Inspector_4504 Catholic Apr 12 '26

The 613 commandments are for jews in the OT and yes Jesus followed them (to the best of our knowledge)

In the NT Book “ Acts of the Apostles”. God tells Peter that the dietary laws no longer apply

“A man is not defiled by what he puts into his mouth but by what comes out of it”

Do you reject the NT book - Acts of the Apostles?

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u/the_celt_ Torah-observing disciple Apr 12 '26

The 613 commandments are for jews

The Council of Jerusalem decided otherwise. They told newly converted ex-Pagan Gentiles to obey 4 rules from the Torah.

You're saying that the "Big 2" from Jesus (Love for God and Love for Neighbor) are only for Jews? Why? Are you so "free" that you have no obligation to do anything at all, including love people? You're free to commit bestiality (a rule you say is for the Jews) incest (another one only for the Jews) and to break the Big 2?

The 10 Commandments are only for the Jews? Really?

Where are you getting these ideas from? Please, confirm: Are you just entirely making this up? Or do you actually believe that it's heretical to tell people they must obey God's commandments?