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An Open Letter to The Brethren May
7, 2010
Shalom Brethren,
This letter goes out to all
of you who have, or know someone who has been touched, affected, or influenced to
turn from the Scriptures and Messiah Yahshua by the teachings put forth in the
past by me that dealt with my struggles with the Brit Chadasha and the Tanakh. To
all of you I profoundly apologize.
Seven years ago, when I began
to see what seemed to be irreconcilable issues with the translations of the Tanakh
and Brit Chadasha that we have access to today, I struggled mightily and cried out to Yahweh
for answers. Yahweh chose at that time not to provide me with the answers.
Filled with doubt and unanswered questions, I ultimately came to a place where
I felt that I had no choice but to put both the Tanakh and Brit Chadasha on the
shelf and shut down all ministerial and teaching activities.
Over the seven years that
followed, I continued to cry out to Yahweh for the answers. For seven years the
answer was…not yet. Then a few months ago my prayers were answered. I was led
to the teachings of several gifted teachers that together provided the filters
I needed to resolve the translation issues.
I am now completely confident
in the inspiration of the Scriptures, as originally given prior to scribal
errors, translation errors, and agenda edits and insertions. There is no doubt
in my mind or heart that Yahshua is the Moshiach.
I regret deeply that I
continued to teach during the time that I was struggling with this. I am
greatly saddened that what I taught was a factor in some brethren “throwing
away” their use of the Tanakh and Brit Chadasha and giving up on their belief
in the Messiah revealed to us in them.
Brethren, please forgive me
and know that you too can find the answers I found and be restored. It is my
greatest hope that you will find the answers that resolve the issues for you as
well.
On April 3rd, 2010
I shared the story of the “Journey” that led me out and back in with about 75
brethren in
If you would like to contact
me I can be reached by phone at 718-413-7961 or by
email: steve@now-is-the-time.org.
Steve Berkson
