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To: DouglasKC

Must we therefore be circumcised also?

Christians are not the same as Jews. I think this is at the root of your problems with the Lord’s Day.

Sabbatarians tend to identify with what were called Judaizers. Christianity split from Judaism, and it was not a friendly parting, St. Paul was right in the middle of it.


147 posted on 04/10/2013 6:11:50 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr
Must we therefore be circumcised also?

Not for salvation since the first gentiles received the holy spirit without it.

Christians are not the same as Jews. I think this is at the root of your problems with the Lord’s Day.
Sabbatarians tend to identify with what were called Judaizers. Christianity split from Judaism, and it was not a friendly parting, St. Paul was right in the middle of it.

Paul was certainly a follower of his Lord and savior Jesus Christ. The position you're espousing would mean that he was a liar when he spoke multiple times of how he followed Christ, tradition and scripture.

There was certainly a parting of traditional Christianity away from Judaism, but there was also a parting from the clear and direct teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ and his disciples. This parting was due to anti-Jewish sentiment in the Roman empire due to a series of Jewish revolts against Rome. These revolts and the resultant anti-semitism caused some who called themselves Christians to STOP observing biblical practices for fear of being persecuted.

150 posted on 04/10/2013 6:29:53 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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