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the agency of a mediator, until the seed should come to whom the promise had been made... But
before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later
to be revealed. Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, that we may be justified
by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

“Until, “Before,” “Now.” These three words all make reference to time. There was a time when
Yahweh entered into a covenant of Law with mankind. It was not an eternal covenant. It was for a
specific period of time. That time ended with Christ. With the introduction of a new covenant, a
covenant of faith in Christ, the covenant of the Law ceased. NOW that faith has come, we are no
longer under the tutor of the Law. We now have the Spirit of God resident within our beings that we
might freely know the thoughts of Yahweh and always be informed of His will for our lives.

I Corinthians 2:11-12
Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the
spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things freely given to us
by God.

Christ said, “My sheep hear My voice.” If we will attend to the voice of the Spirit of Christ within
us, and yield ourselves to go where He leads and accept the life He chooses for us, Yahshua assures
us that at the end of the journey we will be mature sons who manifest His life and character. There
is no substitute for a Spirit directed life. Not even a life devoted to the Law and to an embrace of
Hebrew roots can serve as a substitute for a Spirit directed life. Indeed, when one embraces the Law
as their guide, the Law becomes an impediment, hindering the believer from looking to the Spirit of
Christ as their guide.

The Hebrew Roots movement has an additional attractiveness in that it sets before the Christian
various symbols, rites, holidays, and items of dress that provide them a means to outwardly attest to
their inner devotion to Christ. Yet, all of these things are carnal. They are nothing more than external
trappings. The true manifestation of our union with Christ is expressed through the spiritual fruit
produced through our oneness with Yahshua.

Matthew 7:16-20
“You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from
thistles, are they? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit; but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good
tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear
good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits.”

Christ did not say His disciples would be known by their Hanukkah candles, by the Israeli flag flying
outside their home, or by their usage of the Hebrew language interspersed in their daily conversation.
Christ’s disciples are not recognized by wearing kippot, or tallit, or tzitzit. You will recognize the true
disciples of Christ by their spiritual fruit.

Galatians 5:22-24
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Yahshua have
crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.