Hebrews 7:11-12 puts an end to the lie that God cannot change the Law of Moses, for Jesus is the final High Priest

 

Hebrews 7:11-12  New International Version

11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come, one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron? 12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also.

At the heart of the Hebrew Roots Movement, and First Fruits of Zion in particular, is a particularly pernicious and dangerous lie: The Torah (Law of Moses) was intended to be for all-time, and even God (in particular Jesus) can't change/update/modify it.

One example from my research this past year into FFOZ's teachings will illustrate that they teach this: "The commands of the Master cannot be different from the commands of the Torah any more than the Word of the Master is different from the Word of the Father." - Jesus, My Rabbi, Lesson 36, Volume 2, page 11.

According to FFOZ, Jesus cannot have taught anything different that what was already revealed in the Torah.  That's their position, and they build their entire false version of the Gospel on this premise.

But what did the author of Hebrews say?  This is holy scripture, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and authoritative for all who claim to be disciples of Jesus Christ.  The author of Hebrews points out, purposefully and in great detail, that the Aaronic and Levitical priesthoods, mandated by Torah because they were necessary for that time, place, and people, were superseded permanently by Jesus who came as a priest after the fashion of Melchizedek.  Jesus was born of the tribe of Judah and the line of King David, ensuring his right to sit upon the throne of David.  But Jesus was NOT capable of fulfilling the role of priest according to the Law of Moses, that is unless Jesus had the authority to change/update/modify the Law.  Which he did.  Of course he did.  Jesus is the Word of God, the eternal Logos.  As a member of the Trinity, fully God along with the Father and the Holy Spirit, Jesus was equally the author of the Mosaic Law, its originator.  God, that is Jesus, the Father, and the Holy Spirit, is the ONLY one with the authority to abrogate the Law of Moses, but to deny this prerogative to God is to place the Law over God, a form of idolatry.

In the end, traditional and orthodox Christianity can demonstrate (as we have done this past year in exhaustive fashion) how and why the teachings of the First Fruits of Zion are heretical and dangerous, but you don't need to understand the full length and breadth of these defenses of the Gospel (although in my humble opinion it is good for Christians to understand the defenses of their faith, i.e. apologetics, so I encourage you to put in the effort) to see that the HRM in general, and the FFOZ in particular, have rejected the clear teaching and plain meaning of God's Word.

Jesus is our High Priest, after the order of Melchizedek.