Continuing with examples of misinterpretation, I would like to present one additional, more recent example of how a teacher’s words can be replicated, but his original message completely obscured by his followers. This particular example, however, has far-reaching implications and one with which the church struggles today. It is that of Martin Luther and the …
Interpretation As we have learned previously, a disciple is to learn his teacher’s traditions and Scriptural interpretations. Let me begin with a saying from the sages: “Be meticulous in study, for a careless misinterpretation is considered tantamount to willful transgression.” (m.Avot 4.16) While this seems rather harsh, I assure you that by the end of …
Discipleship – Are We Misunderstanding the Message of Yeshua? Read More »
In my introduction to discipleship, I listed the Four Responsibilities of a Disciple. They included the following: To memorize the words of his rabbi or teacher To learn his teacher’s traditions and Scriptural interpretations To imitate the actions of his teacher To raise up more disciples Of the four responsibilities of a disciple, which I …
