What Does the Tanach/Jewish Scripture Say?

What Does the Tanach/Jewish Scripture Say ?

1.     Can “religion” bring us to God?

“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear.” (Isaiah 59:2)

2.     Are people “good” in the eyes of God?

“God looked down from heaven upon the children of men…they are altogether   become filthy, there is none that does good no not one.” (Psalm 53:2, 3)

3.     Can our own “righteousness”/good works please God?

“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags… and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away (Isaiah 64:6)

4.     How can “atonement” be made for our sin?

“For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes an atonement for the soul.” (Leviticus 17:11)

5.     Would God require “blood” and not provide a way for sacrifice?

“But He [Yeshua Hamashiach/Jesus the Messiah] was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities…the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all…Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief: when Thou shalt make His soul an offering [sacrifice] for sin” (Isaiah 53:5, 6, 10)

6.     Do all people need to “trust in Him” the Son of God/Messiah?

“Kiss the Son lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him [Yeshua Hamashiach/Jesus the Messiah].” (Psalm 2:12)

7. Can we know if we will spend eternity in heaven?

·        Job knew that he would “see God” (Job 19:26)

·        David was confident of “living forever” (Psalm 49:9, 15)

    .    Isaiah understood his “salvation shall be for ever” (Isaiah 51:6)