Posted on 02/09/2014 9:26:46 AM PST by Errant
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Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
We were redeemed from being under the law.
Galatians 4: 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
It says that where the law of Moses is read there is a veil over their face and that veil is untaken away in reading of the Old Testament. But when we turn to Christ that veil is taken away.
2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. 15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. 16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. 17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Now you tell us just the opposite? That’s preaching “another gospel” than the one Paul taught.
“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.” Galatians 1:8-9
Take those Old Testament blinders off.
>> “You need to show us where Paul or the apostles taught that it was part of the new covenant.” <<
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I’ve shown it to you at least 5 times in the past week!
I just showed it to you in this thread a few posts back.
It shouldn’t matter to you, your kicking against it shows that you are not likely one of his sheep anyway. You have demonstrated that you have total animosity to his commandments, and those that love him do keep his commandments, he said so!
>> ““Law of Liberty”?? Scripture called it a yoke of bondage.” <<
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Oh, so James epistle is no longer scripture?
No, you are as usual completely lost in the smoke of Hades.
The “yoke of bondage” is the the false laws of the Pharisees. I’ve shown you this before, but since you are not Yeshua’s sheep, you have no desire to learn his way.
You only wish to lead others astray.
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>> “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.” <<
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That will apparently not be covering you when the time comes; You have heard his word and rejected it. You want only the safety, and scoff at his demand that we keep his commandments.
Memorize Matthew 7 in case you become deaf before the Great White Throne, you won’t have to read his lips.
If Jesus is God and the Father is God are they two Gods or two personages of one God?
Would you please show the scripture that shows that?
Where did the apostles teach which one’s of the 613 Old Testament laws that we need to keep today?
Save your games I know that you know that only a small handful of the laws were personal.
The great bulk were temple procedures and ordering of the courses of the priestly service and their garments.
Please show us where the apostles taught which of those laws we need to follow. These are the only ones they told us about.
Acts 15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
Now we know, as I just showed, the reading of the law of Moses blinds the minds and puts a veil on the heart.
2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. 15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. 16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. 17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Obviously Paul was saying not to go back to that.
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Matthew 15:
[1] Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
[2] Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
[3] But he answered and said unto them,Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
[4] For God commanded saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
[5] But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
[6] And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
[7] Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
[8] This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
[9] But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Acts 15:
[1] And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
[2] When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
[3] And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
[4] And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
[5] But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
[6] And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
[7] And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
[8] And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
[9] And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
[10] Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Do you not recognize the difference between the man made "Tradition of the Elders" and the Law of Yehova?
This was the struggle that Paul endured as he brought the true Torah to the dispersed northern tribes that had been persecuted by Pharisees, and by the pagans among whom they were living.
The salvation comes first and then we are conformed to His image. We can't be conformed to His image without being saved first.
The old man cannot be reworked to make him acceptable to God. He MUST die and a new nature MUST be infused (for lack of a better word) into us. A nature that can be conformed to the image and likeness of Christ.
Christ didn't die to make Law breakers into Law keepers. He died to make spiritually dead people spiritually alive people.
Romans 3:20-30 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
Romans 4:1-25 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.”
Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression.
That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
Scripture says there is only bondage under the law but there is freedom under Christ.
Are you certain you are not adding words to the scripture? This is the only real mention of the law in Matthew 5:
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." (Mat 5:17-18 KJV)
What else is there to be "fulfilled" in the Law? The love of Christ fulfilled the part of the law the Pharisees ignored: love thy neighbour as thyself. All the rest is just the law of ordinances, which Christ abolished on the cross:
"And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross…" (Col 2:13-14 KJV)
When I write that the love of Christ fulfilled all the law, I am referring to this:
"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets." (Mat 7:12 KJV)
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (Mat 22:36-40 KJV)
Like I said, the law of ordinances has been nailed to the cross. Christ himself said it in words too plain and simple to ignore.
Philip
Acts 15:1-29 But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers. When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them. 5 But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”
The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”
And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. After they finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me. Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,
“‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things 18 known from of old.’
Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God, but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood. For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”
Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”
Jesus came to set us free. Not put us back under the bondage of the Law.
Circumcision and the Law of Moses is NOT the tradition of the Pharisees.
You have proved yourself wrong with those verses.
Do you consider that being not saved?
Exactly. Those who are trying to put people back under the law are putting words into scripture that are not there and twisting other words to suit their purposes.
>> Jesus came to set us free. Not put us back under the bondage of the Law.<<
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If his Torah is bondage to you, you are not his.
“Those that love me keep my commandments.”
Simple.
>> “Circumcision and the Law of Moses is NOT the tradition of the Pharisees.” <<
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There must be an echo in here.
Why do you insist on posting looney strawmen?
And yes, it is not just the literal act that breaks the law. Sin is the transgression of the law. Yet what is no longer required under the ‘law’ is a blood sacrifice for remission of the transgression. So long as we are in flesh there is going to be the transgression of the law or ‘sin’. We do not become robotic instruments of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the WORD as was stated in John 1:1 In the beginning = Genesis... And we are to know that Christ came in the volume of the whole WORD beginning = Genesis.
Christ said before one jot or tittle of the New Testament was recorded on plant fibers or animal skins Mark 13:23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
And Paul said ICorinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: (examples) and they are written for our admonition, (warning) upon whom the ends of the world (age) are come.
This is what Christians have in their hands, a script to know what draws down this flesh age.
Notice nowhere does Christ promise a quick ticket out of here to escape any tribulation. He, Christ is able to protect those that love Him where ever they are even here on God's green earth in a flesh body.
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