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To: DouglasKC
But it's highly doubtful that they meant or taught that the moral law, the ten commandments could be ignored. If so then they giving the gentiles the go ahead to murder, steal and dishonor their mothers and fathers.

No, it would not...but, that's what the Judiazers thought Paul was teaching. But, Paul was teaching even a greater holiness than the Law of Moses... He was teaching Christ our life. And when Christ is your life you cannot do the things you've listed above. The Law of Moses couldn't stop you... but Christ within... yielding to Him (Paul - how I travail until Christ is formed in you) that's the standard of the New Covenant.

37 posted on 04/19/2002 2:08:32 PM PDT by carton253
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To: carton253
No, it would not...but, that's what the Judiazers thought Paul was teaching. But, Paul was teaching even a greater holiness than the Law of Moses... He was teaching Christ our life. And when Christ is your life you cannot do the things you've listed above. The Law of Moses couldn't stop you... but Christ within... yielding to Him (Paul - how I travail until Christ is formed in you) that's the standard of the New Covenant.

You got it! Why are you arguing? That is exactly the essence of the new covenent. The moral law (should be) ingrained in us, part of our lives. The Ten commandments are the express written definintion, outward and inward manifestation, the proof, that we allowing and following Christ.

48 posted on 04/19/2002 7:45:20 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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