From: 	 heb_roots_chr@mail.geocities.com
Sent: 	 Friday, October 17, 1997 12:20 AM
To: 	 Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup
Subject: Re: Should Christians study Kabbalah?

To:            heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
From:          Beth Ferguson 
Subject:       Re: Should Christians study Kabbalah?

Shalom Eddie,

I have enjoyed reading all the dialogue regarding this topic, and agree
with your answer Eddie.  We, as Christians, just coming into a true
understanding and appreciation of our Hebraic heritage, are ill advised to
embark on a study of God's creative forces (Sefirot).  It is my
understanding that Jewish students come to the Kabbalah after years of
study in Torah and Hebrew, and at a mature age, such as 40.  We must
question our motives and abide by what Rabbi Silver has advised in regard
to injunctional warnings and criteria.  I have taken this advice, and wish
to share my opinion with you.

As Christians, we lack the proper foundation or mature spiritual framework.
I guess anyone can study Kabbalah, but what you come away with will only
reflect the ignorance and imbalanced perspectives brought in, and will lead
to confusion instead of enlightenment.  Kabbalah is expressed through the
Hebrew alphabet, but even if you become well versed in its language, there
still remains a void that cannot be crossed by human effort alone, and if
you are ill prepared, you could become an easy target for troublesome
spirits.  Yeshua told us that His Kingdom was not of this world but we, in
our fallen human nature, surely are.  Yeshua also warned us to test all
spirits, and Paul told us that the real war is a spiritual one.  When you
study Kabbalah, you are entering into the war zone.  Our challenge is not
to empower ourselves with the deepest mysteries of the universe, that is
what the pagans and new agers (robbers) try to do; for now, we must look
through a glass darkly.   Remember, self empowerment is ha satan's easiest
tool to ensnare mankind.  A reading of Genesis and C.S. Lewis' "Screwtapes
Letters" emphasize this ancient lesson.

The amazing truth is that we need look no further than the inspired
(revealed) writings found in the Old and New Testaments that were written
for us and meant for our ears; it is our Kabbalah - the holy word expressed
in our native and course tongue, told in a historic and parable fashion we
can understand and apply to our lives.  Yeshua is Kabbalah, the holy word
made flesh.  Who could ask for anything more!  He did not leave us as
spiritual orphans, but came down to our level to teach us, and left his
Holy Spirit to guide and instruct us.  Shhhh, don't tell the Kabbalah
scholars, the poor dears are still blind to this truth.

Blessings in Yeshua,
Beth

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