VilnaGaon
Puritan Board Sophomore
I have been tracking the Noachide Movement since I read a book some years ago by a Pentecostal minister who left Christianity and embraced this movement. This movement holds to a supposed 7 laws given to Noah after the Flood. The laws are
1. Prohibition of worship of false gods.
2. Prohibition of Blasphemy
3. Prohibition of Sexual Immorality (Adultery,homosexuality etc)
4. Prohibition of Theft
5. Prohibition against consuming blood
6. Prohibition of Murder
7. Positive Commandment to set up laws and a Court System
These commandments can be found in Maimonides---Mishneh Torah--Laws of Kings and their Wars Chapter 9. Like all the laws in the Mishneh Torah, they were derived from the Talmud.
The Noachide movement is only open to Gentiles and not to Jews--a kind of Judaism for Gentiles. It is a relatively new movement drawing its members primarily from Apostate Christians mainly in the West. Interestingly most of these apostates were from Christian Zionist backgrounds. Their numbers are growing as they are also promoted by the Chabad Lubavitchers. They primarily network on the internet but they have meetings in many US and Canadian Cities and study groups in Orthodox Synagogues taught by Rabbis. I have seen photos of these meetings and they are quite numerous.
The newly formed Sanhendrin in Israel under its Nasi Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz has formally recognized these groups. They have opened a Noachide Yeshiva(seminary) here in Canada and a group of prominent Orthodox rabbis among them Rabbi Immanuel Schochet(Lubavitcher) has published a Noachide Shuchan Arukh(Code of Laws) in Hebrew with an English Translation to follow. The Noachide seven Laws were also recognised by the US Congress under the last administration, as Laws beneficial to Mankind .
Needless to say renunciation of the Lord Jesus and His work is part of being a Noachide. I have yet to hear any Christians take this new religion on. I think that we Believers should take this movement seriously as under Noachide Law and administration, anyone breaking any of the seven laws will be put to death. And according to Noachides, The Lord Jesus is a False God although interestingly Allah isn't and Orthodox Judaism considers Muslims as Noachides with a share in the world to come.
1. Prohibition of worship of false gods.
2. Prohibition of Blasphemy
3. Prohibition of Sexual Immorality (Adultery,homosexuality etc)
4. Prohibition of Theft
5. Prohibition against consuming blood
6. Prohibition of Murder
7. Positive Commandment to set up laws and a Court System
These commandments can be found in Maimonides---Mishneh Torah--Laws of Kings and their Wars Chapter 9. Like all the laws in the Mishneh Torah, they were derived from the Talmud.
The Noachide movement is only open to Gentiles and not to Jews--a kind of Judaism for Gentiles. It is a relatively new movement drawing its members primarily from Apostate Christians mainly in the West. Interestingly most of these apostates were from Christian Zionist backgrounds. Their numbers are growing as they are also promoted by the Chabad Lubavitchers. They primarily network on the internet but they have meetings in many US and Canadian Cities and study groups in Orthodox Synagogues taught by Rabbis. I have seen photos of these meetings and they are quite numerous.
The newly formed Sanhendrin in Israel under its Nasi Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz has formally recognized these groups. They have opened a Noachide Yeshiva(seminary) here in Canada and a group of prominent Orthodox rabbis among them Rabbi Immanuel Schochet(Lubavitcher) has published a Noachide Shuchan Arukh(Code of Laws) in Hebrew with an English Translation to follow. The Noachide seven Laws were also recognised by the US Congress under the last administration, as Laws beneficial to Mankind .
Needless to say renunciation of the Lord Jesus and His work is part of being a Noachide. I have yet to hear any Christians take this new religion on. I think that we Believers should take this movement seriously as under Noachide Law and administration, anyone breaking any of the seven laws will be put to death. And according to Noachides, The Lord Jesus is a False God although interestingly Allah isn't and Orthodox Judaism considers Muslims as Noachides with a share in the world to come.