Testimony of the Ancient Path – Study Notes

Testimony of the Ancient Path

We are Ancient Path Fellowship

1. Share our testimony as an assembly (w/diff) – Revelation 12:11May not agree / Neighbors

1. Return to the Ancient Path
   1. Jeremiah 6:16-19
      1. Hebrew word – ancient – Olam (forever, everlasting, perpetual)
      1. We’re called back to the Ancient Path – Narrow Path – Torah
      1. Same message to his people today (40,000 denominations)
         
         
2. Lost Identity? – Gal 3:27-29 & Is 41:8
   Rom 9, Eph 2:11-13,19 (for more on this)
   
   
3. Messiah’s Words Apply to us?
   1. Matthew 5:14-20
      1. Commandments of men – John 7:19 & Mat 15:1-9
         1. Their own righteousness – Rom 10:1-3
         1.  Quotes – Deut 30:11-14
         1.  1 John 3:2-7 & 1 Tim 6 We must pursue righteousness
         1.  Psalm 119:172 (commandments = righteousness)
         1. Yahusha seemed concerned about keeping the commandments
         1. If we love him… John 14 & 15
         1. The commandments he practiced are the ones we should also (teacher)
4. Pray
   
   

1. Back to the first mention of love of this kind
   1. Exo 20:4-11
      
      
2. Two Greatest Commandments – Matt 22:35-40
   1. The commandments tell us how to love (2 > 10 > Torah)
      1. We cannot rely on the worlds’ interpretation of love
      1. #1 Deut 6 (will read shortly)
      1. #2 Lev 19 (chapter of holiness)
         1. Why is Yahusha quoting the Torah?
            
            
3. Paul had the same interpretation (keeping commandments is love) – Rom 13
   1. Not according to man’s ways & traditions
   1. Other Paul verses
   1. Salvation first – then Works  (root/fruit)– Eph 2:8-10
      
      
4. Good Works? – 2 Tim 3, John 14, Rom 2 & Matt 5
   
   
5. Grow in the Faith –
   – How do we do all this???? (Messiah didn’t keep all the law)
   –  2 Peter 3 & Acts 15
   
   
6. 10 Commandments – Sabbath? – Gen 2, Mark 2, Matt 24
   1. Holiness 1 Pet 1, Lev 19, Exo 31
   1. We are convicted & convinced that YHWH protected his 7^th day (Sat)
      1. Historical records
         
         
7. The Mark – Rev 13:15-17
   1. Worship involved & Mark, Name & Number
   1. Deuteronomy 6:4-8 
      
      
8. Matthew 7 – Matt 7 & 1 John 2:1-7
   
   
9. Why we received the spirit – Eze 36:26-27 & John 16
   
   
10. Many are called, few chosen – Matt 22:14
    
    
11. Way – Truth – Life
    1. Perfect example, follow me
    1. WWJD
    1. If we can do all things through christ… (why not the Torah?)
    1. Spirit & Truth (John 4)
       
       
12. This is our testimony, and this is why we are on the Ancient Path and believe it is the narrow one!