Thank you for posting this. Couple of points jumped out at me:
1) The reason they even earnestly demand a cited verse is because they themselves have no understanding of god in their hearts nor does such a person even know Jesus Christ. For them the Bible is a crutch or a wheel chair, for you it is supposed to be nothing more then a guide.
I would also add club to bludgeon you with.
2) It is Amazing how you feel you can pick and choose what laws are no longer important and what laws are. Now don’t get me wrong I’m not mad- But as christians we are not bound to any laws of the Bible except for Christs law AKA The Royal Law.
3) We call ourselves Christians Because we are subject to the New Law. It is called “The Royal Law” it was given to us by Jesus Christ. This means very literally all the laws of Moses (including the 10 commandments) are voided because we find Salvation in Jesus!!! Where as before we were required to create our own salvation (which was the point of god sending those laws). This was the whole point of Jesus!!!
This means very literally all the laws of Moses (including the 10 commandments) are voided because we find Salvation in Jesus!!!
Your saying "voided" is a slightly different understanding than mine.
I've read that Mosaic Law's 10 Commandments have not been voided, but rather effectively condensed into Jesus' two commandments: Love God and love your neighbor as yourself.
In other words, you can't break any of the Big Ten without also breaking either of Jesus' first or second commandments and, conversely, breaking either of Jesus' two entails breaking one or more of the Mosaic Big Ten.
Jesus is more general with only two. Mosaic law is more specific with the ten.
Regardless, if you have Salvation in Jesus and Him in your heart and live through Him, loving God and your neighbors, you won't be breaking any of the Big Ten anyway, so your way of seeing it is essentially correct to my way of thinking.
Am I close?
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