I think you and my husband Ben might've been twins separated at birth or something. This whole post sounds like him. He even ends so many of his posts with "Bless the Most High!"
He still didn't manage to get quite as deeply involved with occultic things, but his progress in belief was very, very similar to yours, right down to his pastor wanting him to get involved in teaching after he'd been a believer for less than a year. He is still on fire like that, though these days we have a lot of energy going into our children and less into writing and researching.
The writings of Paul become a sorer sticking point as time goes by, mostly because it's galling how completely misunderstood they are and how difficult it is to unlearn the twisting of them that seems to get into everything.
I remember reading the testimony you posted earlier, but I don't remember the whole progression from coming to belief to coming to Torah. I should go back and look!
You're very welcome and it'll be good to see what thoughts come to post out of this.
I'm only familiar with Marcione in passing, enough to recognize his teaching laced throughout the church today. What's amazing is that if most Christians heard the whole of what he had to say, they would be horrified (I think). And yet here we are, putting his twisting of the Scripture into everyday use.
Well, you and Ben are sort of fellowshipping through me reading your posts aloud. He's @ironshield.
Our three daughters and our son are our biggest commission by a long, long shot, and their different characters and development take up the core of our concentration every day. Failure isn't an option here and it's not a place for sloppy Godliness.
Thank you for continuing to post!
You familiar with Marcion of Sinope? Once you learn about him, you will understand what we are dealing with and why there is a misunderstanding of the Old and New. There are Marcionites running around everywhere and they don't even know it. In fact, I personally know of some that have stepped away from their first love and have gone after Marcionism. Of course, to bring that up to them is met with sharp rebuke, because they still claim to serve Yeshua/Jesus. Perhaps a post is in the works...
I would like to fellowship with your husband. We do sound alike. It's because we serve the same King. We're all growing together in this. And as far as focusing on our children, that's what we are supposed to do. My son's are my immediate ministry. They are very different and have different levels of understanding. I have to trust the process of sowing and reaping.
Again, THANK YOU for being so gracious and blessing me with your comments. Shalom!