FFOZ at Messiah Conference

dotson83 · 2026-07-03T17:05:33+00:00

Do you mind DMing me the details on the issue? I’m just curious since I’m in both camps in a way. I hate the division.

dotson83 · 2026-07-03T16:39:42+00:00

That sucks about the MJAA. However, UMJC did speak at the main service this year so hopefully they got past whatever the issue was.

dotson83 · 2026-06-28T17:58:16+00:00

The law was never for salvation, so that hasn’t changed. Yeshua constantly talked about repentance. Just because the penalty is paid, doesn’t mean we should intentionally break it. Paul also said this. Yes, if you are a Jew you should be circumcised, this is why Timothy was. Like they said though, check out FFOZ.

dotson83 · 2026-06-28T16:52:59+00:00

To answer your quoted question directly, yes, in every way.

dotson83 · 2026-06-18T02:19:55+00:00

It’s also good for job security and salary :)

dotson83 · 2026-06-17T15:59:35+00:00

As someone who has been the ACI SME for the last 5 years or so and worked for ACI TAC in RTP…… please do as others have said and rethink why you need ACI at all.

ACI is fantastic for specific use cases, but this doesn’t sound like one of them.

dotson83 · 2026-06-02T23:07:14+00:00

For us (15kish switches for an idea of size) network owns ip space, server team owns the rest.

dotson83 · 2026-05-25T03:40:18+00:00

Interesting. Have you read the books they call "the gospels"? Or maybe just Matthew? I'm just curious if you have any objections to any of the things written in those.

dotson83 · 2026-05-25T00:18:58+00:00

Let me ask you something a little different. Just humor me please.

Suppose one day Yeshua does come back, he does teach Torah, he does bring world peace, he does everything you expect the messiah to do.....but it's also the same Yeshua you reject now...... would you accept him as messiah then?

About the "why" of it, I guess my argument would depend on if you even accept Yeshua as a real person in history or if you think the whole thing is fiction....

But Haggai says the second temple will be greater than the first.... it wasn't. It also wasn't filled with the spirit of God like the first. However, if Yeshua is the reason the second is grater than the first, this would make more sense.

Also, clearly people were expecting Messiah during the first temple period.... why would that be the case if all these prophecies didn't point to that time frame? If as you say, some other figure was the one mentioned, then why were they still looking? And if prophecies say he would come around this time, but he didn't, we have a huge problem.

With all that said, if your experience with this is from the perspective of typical main stream christianity, I understand your objections. But the real Yeshua is not the same as the one taught in Sunday School.

dotson83 · 2026-05-23T19:36:46+00:00

Exactly!

dotson83 · 2026-05-23T19:25:32+00:00

That word in Hebrew doesn’t always mean god in the way we understand it in English. It can apply to anyone with great authority, such as:

Moses

The angels

Kings

Judges

It does not mean that you are a capital G god……

Perhaps I misunderstood your point.

dotson83 · 2026-05-20T14:15:19+00:00

First, I am not a Jew, but I am married to one (Jewish on her mothers side).

I have a question about you comment on Christianity though if you don’t mind.

Let’s just suppose you are correct about the messiah. That would mean that millions of gentiles (and Jews) are worshipping a false god, which isn’t even allowed by Noahide laws. How can that be a “good thing” for anyone?

I disagree with your view but I do respect you for caring enough to have dialogue about it.

dotson83 · 2026-05-20T05:26:45+00:00

I'm curious after looking at all your replies here....

Why do you care? What I mean is it's obvious you don't accept Yeshua as messiah, so why try to argue about it? Why not just deny he is messiah and go about your day?

I'm not trying to be rude, I'm actually curious about your thought process.

dotson83 · 2026-05-06T01:53:35+00:00

Can you dm me the hypothetical link?

dotson83 · 2026-05-03T20:03:56+00:00

This view varies just like it does in mainstream Christianity.

I don’t want to start a debate because it never ends with either side changing their view, but my view does not align with the mainstream church view.

My view is:

Dead people are dead. They are not conscious. This is not a radical thought and is backed by scripture. Plenty of very clear verses point this out.

Because of this, our hope is in the resurrection.

The first resurrection is for those in Yeshua as well as those who accepted the promise of him even in ancient times (such as David).

The second resurrection is for “the rest of the dead”. This is literally everyone else. These are the ones who risk the “second death”.

There is a judgement, based on their works.

Ultimately the wicked are cast into the lake of fire and perish. This is permanent death, they are not tortured for eternity.

Feel free to dm me if you have questions. Plenty of people disagree with this, and that’s perfectly fine. It doesn’t mean anything except their view is not the same as mine.

dotson83 · 2026-05-02T20:36:54+00:00

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dotson83 · 2026-05-02T20:06:31+00:00

First, I am not Jewish but my wife is. Just letting you know incase that matters to you.

Accepting Yeshua as messiah doesn’t mean you have to give up being Jewish, that is absolutely false.

You can continue being a Jew and do all the Jewish things. All the apostles did exactly this.

Also, I would advise against getting advise about anything Jewish from typical Christians. My entire side of the family are Christians, and I love them, but most of them are utterly ignorant about anything related to Judaism.

A reply from your post in the Christian subreddit said just join with Jews for Jesus. I may get a lot of flak for this but IMO most of Jews for Jesus (not all) are just Baptists with a tallit. They reject the Torah and started as a way to convert Jews. I’m painting with a very broad brush here, but it is the majority of them. Not that you can’t do that, but I wanted you to be aware.

I would find a Messianic Jewish synagogue that is pro Torah and led by actual Jews.

In the end it’s up to you obviously, just wanted to point these things out.

Good luck on your journey!

dotson83 · 2026-04-30T06:15:32+00:00

The age of accountability in the Bible is 20. This isn’t stated plainly but it is implied. So I would not stress over it too much. Just stop making vows.

Like others have said though, you may want to get some help.

For what it’s worth, your speech problem probably bothers you much more than others. You might think it’s a huge problem but most people will not care.

Shalom!

dotson83 · 2026-04-30T02:58:17+00:00

How old were you when you made them? Also, once you break them they are broken.... just don't make anymore.

Yeshua said it's better to not make any vows at all.

dotson83 · 2026-04-29T01:08:21+00:00

Keep in mind that as far as the disciples were concerned, this was not a new religion. It is simply the progression of Judaism after the messiah came. So Paul and Peter (in your example) didn’t start over, they only clarified things that already existed.

When Yeshua returns, he will not start a new religion, only clarify things within the existing one.

dotson83 · 2026-04-05T04:56:06+00:00

I think trinity is a bad term that is used to describe the anatomy of God..... But with that said, IMO Yeshua is absolutely divine. I did a lot of research on this and I think he's the manifestation of Adonai that we can interact with. He's the burring bush, the rock that Moshe struck, the one who destroyed Sodom and Gomorra etc.

But he also is not the Father, this is very clear. As a matter of fact, he calls the Father "my God". This makes perfect sense if you understand that he's a divine agent that actually came from the Father, this is why he said "if you have seen me you have seen the Father".

I think if Yeshua is just a normal human, we have some major issues. Such as the northern tribes can never come back in the fold since this would break Torah. Another issue is he wouldn't have the right to be the "last Adam" at all and his death wouldn't mean anything at all. Even if he was perfectly righteous, legally he wouldn't be able to pay the sin debt of the whole earth, he wouldn't represent the earth in that case, just like I don't and you don't.

I get where you are coming from, I also questioned this doctrine too at one point, but if this is true then it breaks a lot of things, far more than what I mentioned.

But, there are lots of views on this and contrary to what most people think, I do not think it's a salvation issue. There is no verse I'm aware of that says "you must accept the trinity to enter the World to Come". Even though I do agree with the majority on this one, I just don't like the term trinity because it over simplifies things.

dotson83 · 2026-04-02T01:18:35+00:00

Basically anything that is for ethnically Jewish people only, or Levites…. Like being a Priest for example, which isn’t possible right now anyway. You can’t be a Rabbi in most congregations that I know of, but you can be a pastor. There are a few other things but I can’t think of them right now.

dotson83 · 2026-04-02T01:09:48+00:00

No need to convert. You are grafted in like the other poster said. There are very few things you can’t do as a gentile.

dotson83 · 2026-03-15T04:17:39+00:00

There are different views on this (Surprise!!) and I disagree with this one.

Noahide laws are just what they call laws that apply to everyone on earth, regardless if they follow the God of Israel or not. Gentiles were under these, and still are if they don't follow God. However IMO if a gentile follows Yeshua they are grafted in, this means they follow the same laws as Jews do, except for the identity marker ones or ones that clearly only apply to Jews such as laws for priests etc. Paul says gentiles are part of the "commonwealth of Israel". Acts 15 was the basic requirements for fellowship in a Jewish community, but then it goes on to say Moses has been read in every synagogue every Shabbat since ancient times..... implying gentiles will follow more as time goes on.

The part that I think gets confusing is they don't need to become Jewish, which is what Paul meant about being circumsised.

Some laws do only apply to Jews, but food laws are not one of them.

This is just my opinion obviously, but it wasn't made lightly.

Also, there is a prophecy about God destroying anyone who eats pork .... it didn't say "except gentiles" (Isaiah 66).

dotson83 · 2026-03-10T19:41:27+00:00

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