CHRISTIAN: The origin of the term The word christianos was used twice in the Greek text as a device of scorn, since in the ancient world it conveyed a much different sense than it does today. The use of the word christianos did not “name” the sect, but it was a derisive, scornful label that meant they were like gullible, dumb beasts, or “cretins.” The word “christianos” (Latin, Christianus) was a term of scorn, traced back through a related word which history never “revised”: cre·tin (krēt'n) n. 1. A person afflicted with cretinism. Slang: An idiot. [French crétin, from French dialectal, deformed and mentally retarded person found in certain Alpine valleys, from Vulgar Latin *christiānus, Christian, human being, poor fellow, from Latin Chrīstiānus, Christian; see Christian.] Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language Seminaries (seed-plots) would not appreciate having this shouted from the housetops, but it’s the truth. WHY THE TERM NATSARIM? The foremost reason is prophetic. We are described as a remnant of the scattered tribes by many prophets, but in the last days we are called by the term “NATSARIM” as we cry out on the “hills of Ephraim” at Jer. 31:6: “For there shall be a day when the watchmen cry on Mount Afraim, ‘Arise, and let us go up to Tsiyon, to Yahuah our Alahim.’ ” The word “watchmen” is the Hebrew word NATSARIM, and means guardians, protectors, preservers, and also means “branches” as in “descendants.” Immediately, we see the connection with Yahusha’s words about Him being the Root, and His students the “branches” the off-spring of His teachings. The name by which we are called has no Greek roots; the Hebrew roots of our name are profound. We guard Yahuah’s Name and His Word, the Covenant with Israel. The 1945 Encyclopedia Americana has this to say under to topic GOD: "GOD (god); Common Teutonic word for personal object of religious worship, formerly applicable to super-human beings of heathen myth; on conversion of Teutonic races to Christianity, term was applied to Supreme Being." Natsarim do not refer to Yahuah by any Pagan titles or names, they use His true Name, being careful to guard it and not allow it to be destroyed (not using it destroys it). Torah is a relationship, not a religion. This relationship is the code of conduct for the government or kingdom of Yahuah, to reign with His bride, Israel. Human religion seeks to “re-bind” the rift between our Creator and mankind with contrived efforts and rituals invented by men, often inherited from Pagan cultures (not ordained by Yahuah). Torah is the foundation for the relationship, and the Creator consistently refers to Torah as a marriage Covenant between Himself and Israel. Our commission as Natsarim is to teach Torah to the nations, thus increasing Israel. The dragon hates this idea, the Covenant, and the Natsarim. The Covenant is between Yahuah and His bride (Israel); it’s a marriage. The dragon was never fond of Israel, and this sentiment was present in the church fathers and those doctrinal descendants of them. When false teachers say, “Gentiles don’t have to obey, the Torah is for the Jews”, they have been influenced by false teachings keeping them imprisoned in a stronghold (a mental fortress of false belief, stemming from Replacement Theology, a foundational error of Christianity). A sophisticated religious architecture exists, designed to promote a culture of rebellion. Unknowingly, the human combatants’ energies have been harnessed to perform the will of their enemy – a classic Sun Tsu maneuver, (The Art Of War) – implemented by Jesuitism. THE GREAT COMMISSION: WITNESS OF YAHUSHA Matthew 28:18-20: “And Yahusha came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in Heaven and on Earth. Therefore, go and make taught ones of all the nations, immersing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Set-apart Spirit, teaching them to guard all that I have commanded you*. And see, I am with you always, until the end of the age.’” *His Natsarim, those following Him, the Mediator of the Covenant. Any who obey Torah become citizens of Israel, Yahuah’s Covenant people. See Eph. 2:8-13 “And in her was found the blood of prophets and set-apart ones, and of all who were slain on the Earth.” Rev 18:24