Holy and Profane

FreeRepublic ^ | 12/21/2016 | Self

[DouglasKC]

You are a Gentile Christian. There are traditions as to which laws in the Old Testament apply to Christians, especially Gentile Christians, and which are non binding on them. Which day of the week to meet with other Christians in worship service to God is part of these traditions.

There is no such thing. There are Christians who were formally gentiles just as there are Christians who were formally Israelites or who were formally Jewish. However, as pointed out in scripture, there are only Christians.

Gal_3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

I've shown, from scripture, that the new covenant is ONLY for the house of Israel and the house of Judah. We join ourselves to Israel when we enter into the new covenant with Christ as the mediator.

Heb_9:15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

I'm not sure where you're getting your information from but since you're not quoting scripture I'll assume it's non-biblical tradition. But in context of scripture your statement is meaningless.

[BipolarBob]

They don't have much about the article itself you posted. I'm guessing they can't punch too many holes in it because you have posted Bible verses to back it up. So they entertain themselves with reductio ad absurdum arguments and definitions and namecalling and so on. Nothing of real substance. Right now they're too busy watching Satan Claus on TV and drinking spiked eggnog.Too busy for the Bible.

[af_vet_1981]

There is no such thing. There are Christians who were formally gentiles just as there are Christians who were formally Israelites or who were formally Jewish. However, as pointed out in scripture, there are only Christians.

What type of restrooms, men, women, transgender/no gender ?

[BipolarBob]

It’s a bad night to run out of ®Trollrepellant.

[DouglasKC]

There is no such thing. There are Christians who were formally gentiles just as there are Christians who were formally Israelites or who were formally Jewish. However, as pointed out in scripture, there are only Christians. What type of restrooms, men, women, transgender/no gender ?

Your sarcasm should be directed at Paul...he wrote it.

[af_vet_1981]

Your sarcasm should be directed at Paul...he wrote it.

It is not sarcasm; it rather shows that the interpretation that there are no more Jews or Gentiles is at the same level there are no more men or women; ie., people don't really live that way physically, at least not if they are normal. Therefore, there remains slave and free, men and women, Jew and Gentile among Christians in this world.

[DouglasKC]

It is not sarcasm; it rather shows that the interpretation that there are no more Jews or Gentiles is at the same level there are no more men or women; ie., people don't really live that way physically, at least not if they are normal. Therefore, there remains slave and free, men and women, Jew and Gentile among Christians in this world.

Well, yes on a superficial level that's what Paul might seem to be saying. But he's actually making the larger point that in terms of worship and salvation that there is no difference between any of these.

Gal 3:29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

And who does that "promise" pertain to?

Rom 9:4 who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises;

Eph_2:12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Again, the new covenant is ONLY with the houses of Israel and Judah.

Now I know the point you're trying to make. You're trying to say that Christians who were once gentile are "gentiles" and thus are not held to the same standards as Jews therefore they don't have to do anything that God said before the book of Matthew.

Is that about right?

[af_vet_1981]

Well, yes on a superficial level that's what Paul might seem to be saying. But he's actually making the larger point that in terms of worship and salvation that there is no difference between any of these.

A woman who is a Christian is still a woman and has restrictions placed on her in terms of worship, albeit not in terms of salvation.

Now I know the point you're trying to make. You're trying to say that Christians who were once gentile are "gentiles" and thus are not held to the same standards as Jews therefore they don't have to do anything that God said before the book of Matthew.

No, that is not the point I'm trying to make.

Is that about right?
No