According to Scriptures, the Pharisees were trying to deceive men into returning to the "Commandments of men" they taught for doctrines. According to the Jesus "of the Bible", The "Jews religion" were doctrines and traditions of men, and Jesus said they "Full well rejected" the Commandments of God. So when you say "a judaizer is one who attempts to deceive you by returning to the old covenant", whose "old Covenant" are you speaking to? And what was it?
Please answer a question for me. Did Zacharias refuse to come to his Savior for redemption of his sins? And did Simeon and Anna refuse "
to come to their Savior for Redemption of their sins"?
And according to Scriptures, what was the difference between Zacharias, and the Pharisees?
What was the "Yoke of Bondage" that entangled the Pharisees? Was Zacharias, Simeon, Anna and the Wise men also entangled in the same "Yoke of Bondage"? What does Paul mean when HE speaks of the "Circumcision"? Is this not the religious sect of the Pharisees?
1 Cor. 7:
18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
Can you show me how a man can be physically "uncircumcised"? Isn't Paul speaking to Jews and Gentiles here?
19 Circumcision (Jew) is nothing, and uncircumcision (Gentile) is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
What "LAW" were the Pharisees attempting to be justified by? The Laws of God Jesus said they "Full well rejected"? Or the Commandments of men Jesus said they taught for doctrines? And what does Paul mean when HE says "Of the Circumcision"?
It would be like today, adopting the religion of Catholicism, or Mormonism, or Protestantism ect. To be "Circumcised" according to Paul, was to be converted to the Pharisees religion, or as Paul called it in Galatians, "The Jews Religion".
It's silly to say that when my mom, a devout AOG member, had me "circumcised", I am a debtor to keep the whole Law and have became estranged from Christ.
Paul isn't talking about the physical act, he is speaking to the religious sect of the Pharisees, "the circumcision".
Was Zacharias and Simeon engaged in "Faith working through God's Love"?
1 John 5:
1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him "that begat" loveth him also "that is begotten" of him.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 "For this is the love of God", that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and "this is the victory" that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Is John therefore, a "Judaizer", attempting to deceive us into "Yielding Ourselves" servants to obey God?
Or is a "Judaizer" one who deceives us to serve the religious doctrines and traditions of this world?
I look forward to your answers to my questions.