Book V - Snyder Bible

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not therefore be entangled by changing the order of places
and times, let us inquire in the first place what is the righteousness
of Yahweh; so that, like persons going to set out on
a journey, we may be filled with good works as with abundant
provision, so that we may be able to come to the kingdom of
Yahweh as to a very great city. For to those who think aright,
Yahweh is manifest even by the operations of the world which
He has made, using the evidence of His creation; and therefore,
since there ought to be no doubt about Yahweh, we have
now to inquire only about His righteousness and His kingdom.
But if our mind suggest to us to make any inquiry concerning
secret and hidden things before we inquire into the works of
righteousness, we ought to render to ourselves a reason, because
if acting well we shall merit to obtain salvation: then,
going to Yahweh chaste and clean, we shall be filled with the
Ruach HaKodesh, and shall know all things that are secret and
hidden, without any caviling of questions; whereas now, even
if any one should spend the whole of his life in inquiring into
these things, he not only shall not be able to find them, but
shall involve himself in greater errors, because he did not first
enter through the way of righteousness, and strive to reach
Chapter XXII: Righteousness; What It is?
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into, that, pursuing our journey through it, and placed
in the way of truth, we may be able to find Yahshua, running
not with swiftness of foot, but with goodness of works, and
that, enjoying His guidance, we may be in no danger of mistaking
the way. For if under His guidance we shall merit to enter
that city to which we desire to come, all things concerning
which we now inquire we shall see with our eyes, being made,
as it were, heirs of all things. Understand, therefore, that the
way is this course of our life; the travelers are those who do
good works; the gate is Yahshua, of whom we speak; the city is
the kingdom in which dwells the Almighty Father, whom only
those can see who are of pure heart. Let us not then think the