Shadows and Substance: The Truth About Jewish Roots and Christian Believers

by Neil Silverberg

theological premises. First is the belief that the Christian Church has veered from its original “Jewish” root system and, as a result, has embraced paganism. According to this view, the only way to reconnect to the original root system is to renounce its pagan practices and return to the original faith by practicing such things as the weekly Sabbath and the Jewish Feasts. The second is the belief that Jesus never abrogated the Law but expected his followers to obey it. Many HRM teachers quote passages such as Matthew 5:17 as the basis for the belief that all believers, both Jew and Gentile, are still under the Law. Beyond that, the movement is widely divergent as to what it practices and believes. These two things remain at the core of what most in the HRM believe.