I used to wonder why the Scriptures could allow the possibility of confusion. I keep Torah and eat clean, but ask any mainstream Christian and they will tell you that all food has been made clean and is permissible. They will quote Peter’s vision in Acts, or they will quote Yeshua Messiah saying what goes into a man does not defile him.Yes, I’ve learned that both examples are twisted and out of context by reading those entire stories instead of building doctrine upon a single isolated verse or two.
But why did Yehova allow writings that have the possibility of being taken out of context?
It is simply a test.
Here is the test that Yehova is giving every single one of us:

Deut 13:3-4
…for Yehova your Elohim is testing you to know whether you love Yehova your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 You shall walk after Yehova your Elohim and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.

Anyone who knows the Voice of Yehova, fears Him, obeys Him, and holds fast to Him will not fall for twisted scripture or confusion.
Yehova allowed Scripture to become a test for us.
He could have inspired the authors to be plain as day, where every single thing is spelled out in black and white. But instead, He inspired the authors to word things in such a manner that they match His Truth, and yet, could be taken a different way if one does not know the Voice of Yehova and follow Him.
A simple test.
Pass or fail.
It reveals the condition of one’s heart.
We see a similar test in the New Testament:

1John 2:3-6
The Test of Knowing Him
3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

We are told that those who do not keep the commandments do not REALLY know Him, and that they are liars if they say they serve Jesus/God without following Yehova’s instructions.
Again, a simple test to reveal the hearts of men.
Pass or fail.
Obey in truth, or be a liar by claiming to follow God in disobedience.

And there are many examples of this in the Scriptures. It is not just about food. He is testing our hearts in many things.
The only way to pass these tests are to know His Voice, fear Him, obey Him, walk in His commandments, and cling to Him.
Yeshua said these things:

Luke 6:46
“But why do you call Me ‘Master, Master,’ and not do the things which I say?”
John 10:27-28
27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

I’ve spent the last several years debating and arguing with people about the Scriptures, both in mainstream Christianity AND in Torah Community.
I’ve learned that if they do not want to pass their test, then no amount of debating, discussing, sharing, counselling, or studying will ever change their heart or change their mind.
Yes, we can show them the Voice of Yehova and the Voice of Yeshua, but that doesn’t mean they will like it or accept it — all while claiming to follow and obey Yehova and Yeshua.

We are warned of THIS.VERY.THING, and it applies to both Christianity and to Torah community, as there are many in Torah who are still failing their test (sadly).
Pray for all in this matter.
Pray those (and ourselves) will submit and humble our hearts, desiring to know the Voice of Yahweh in all things.

2Thes 2:9-12
9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

This is why people are willing to argue and debate where they stand, even when where they stand on a matter defies the very words of Yehova and Yeshua.
It is because their hearts have failed the test, and they have been given over to the delusion of false doctrine.
This is why they cannot see the truth when quoted word for word from the scriptures.
How many times have we quoted Yehova or Yeshua, only to have the other person start with, “Yeah but…”

This alone shows they are not interested in knowing the Voice of Yehova.
They are interested in the desires of their own hearts.
They are interested in what they think they know to be true.
I wondered why millions or billions of people could be mislead in scripture.
I prayed about it, and Yehova led me to these scriptures to show that each and every person is being tested, to see if their heart is in it.
He could have given us simple black and white instructions with no possibility of error.
But He does not want us to be robots, doing a list of things without love for Him.
People can use the scriptures to develop false doctrine that defies the very words of Yehova and Yeshua.
They can explain their false doctrine by quoting scriptures, and they can usually make a logical case for what they believe.

However… it requires them to fail the test.
It requires them to disregard the Voice of Yehova.
It requires them to disobey Him.
Pass or Fail.
The scriptures allow loopholes — not to deceive us, but to test our hearts.
What do we value more?
The things that Yah said?
Or disobedience by loophole?

And here is the really cool thing.
All of the scriptures used to create loopholes and false doctrine also tell the truth of Yehova’s words.
They can have dual meaning, depending on the condition of our hearts!!

And just to help us with all of this, the scriptures contain warnings, over and over and over again.
Such as this one:

2Peter 3:14-17
14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. 17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked…

Yeshua tells us exactly why He taught in parables.
Direct quote of Yeshua Messiah:

11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.’

Those with dull/calloused/hardened/unsubmitted hearts are not ALLOWED to understand the scriptures.
It isn’t that they “just don’t get it.”
They are literally prevented from being able to understand, and this is done intentionally.

2Cor3:14-16 tells us how to lift this and to be able to understand the Torah (writings of Mosheh)
14 But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. 15 But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. 16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

When one TRULY submits his/her will to the Father’s will, and TRULY submits their heart to Elohim, then the veil is lifted and they are allowed to understand.

There are many, many countless people in the world claiming to serve Jesus/God. They go to church and study the bible. They discuss and debate and some even teach. They write articles and create videos. They collect a gathering.
They live their lives with great effort and sacrifice for what they believe, and yes, we see this in Torah community as well.

But…
If their actions defy the VOICE of Yehova or the VOICE of Yeshua, then they make all of their efforts in vain.
If they deviate from what Yehova and Yeshua taught, then they’ve made up their own gods and serve them.

Quote of Yeshua Messiah [Matthew 15 quoting Isaiah}
8 ‘These people
draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

Jeremiah warns of this so long ago…
Jer 16:19-20
19 O Lord, my strength and my fortress,
My refuge in the day of affliction,
The Gentiles shall come to You
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Surely our fathers have inherited lies,
Worthlessness and unprofitable things.”
20 Will a man make gods for himself,
Which are not gods?