[fish hawk]

I'm not sure what your point is but by quoting all Old Testament scripture, you are making my point. Don't forget that scripture talks to two people: The Jews under the law, and the Church under Grace. And this is very easy to see in the New Testament. (Read James and compare to Paul. All of James it directed to the Jews and most of Paul to the church.

[restornu]

Thank you for giving me more insight of why we differ so much.

I will respect your understanding so as not to contend but maybe someday some things just don’t seem to add up or there is more to the story because many of the things spoken in many of these senarios do not give us the full even that took place

so we can choose to accept that is was complete if one has nothing to compare it too.

Now if we were reading today a story in the news many of us would want to know more before accepting as is knowing how things are not always what they seem.

The world has a reputation of tampering with the evidence and if we read something thousands of years later how are we going to know or discern accept by the Spirit of the Lord.

Peace

[Elsie]

I'm not sure what your point is but by quoting all Old Testament scripture, you are making my point.

Wait 'til the MORMON 'scripture' starts to appear!

[1010RD]

All of James it directed to the Jews and most of Paul to the church....the Romans, the Corinthians, the Galatians.

You could parse the Scriptures to your hearts content, no?

The Bible consists of the OT & the NT and all the books in between, no?

You cannot add, but you can subtract?

What if you've got some Israelite blood in you, then does James apply to you?

[RJR_fan]

I'm not sure what your point is but by quoting all Old Testament scripture, you are making my point. Don't forget that scripture talks to two people: The Jews under the law, and the Church under Grace.

Let's take your logic to its logical conclusion, as did Marcion, the first guy to create a NT canon: the two testaments are obviously rooted in two different deities:

• the mean, nasty, materialistic, legalistic YVYH of the OT, and
• the sweet, spiritual, gracious Jesus of the NT, a better God, who rescues us from the clutches of the evil god.

Two plans of salvation, two distinct peoples -- why not two gods as well?