The Spiritualization of the Torah

In the last articles we learned that the Torah is inscribed in our hearts (Romans 2:14-15). What the apostle Paul taught was the Torah of the inward man (Romans 7:22). This means that gentile Christians are not bound to observe the law in a physical way (except the few laws they received from the apostles; see Should a Christian Observe the Torah?). Instead we enter the domain of the inward man. All actions that take place in the inward world happen through a Massach that can be translated as "curtain" or "screen." This screen prevents the light from being used in a selfish way. While the only rule that governs our world is egoism, the upper world is governed by the force of altruism. This means that we only receive the lights with which we can share. Receiving for the ego alone is considered death in the spiritual world. Thus it is said that sinners are regarded as dead because the efforts and pain they have to endure while living in this world  far exceed the tiny pleasures they're able to experience in their lifetimes. The righteous on the opposite inherit doubly. Not only can they enjoy the fruits of their labor, but their labor itself becomes joyful. When someone in our world gains one million dollars, he wants two, and in this way sinners will always die with half of their desires unfulfilled. The Righteous will not only enjoy everything in this world, but he will also inherit the world to come.

In the spiritual world, changes are defined as passing from one state to another. A Kabbalist can experience festivals like Rosh Hashanah or Purim on any day in this world. We speak of inner changes that someone is undergoing. Circumcision, for example, is the removal of the desires that cannot be used for the sake of God. In Kabbalah we only speak about pleasures and desires. The higher one is climbing the spiritual ladder, the bigger desires he will have. When all desires in the end can be used for the sake of God, it is regarded as the Gmar Tikkun, 'the final correction.' In the end the Kabbalist will become a partner of God; he will ask, and God will answer, I will fulfill.