Posted on 03/18/2017 7:11:14 AM PDT by metmom
Should We Still Keep The Commandments?
If you are skeptical because of past experiences with religion, understand that religion is not the answera relationship with Christ is. There is a clear difference.
Religion says, I have to follow rules. A relationship with Christ says, I want to follow His plan for my life.
Religion says, I have to go to church. A relationship with Christ says, I want to position myself to learn more, worship Him and benefit from fellowship.
Religion offers a set of rituals; a relationship with Jesus offers a guiding light.
Religion is mans attempt to find God; relationship assures us of His presence.
Many lose sight of purpose because they have religion and not a true relationship with Christ. They may know Scripture but they often do not apply it to their lives. As a result, their relationship with God is cold and distant.
A fatal statement, yet so common is, I know what Gods Word says, but
For example: I know that I shouldnt watch certain movies or television programs, but I enjoy then. I know that I shouldnt date her, but shes very attractive. I know that I shouldnt go there, but everyone is doing it. I know what the Bible says, but it doesnt apply now. I know that I need to go to church, pray, and read Gods Word, but Im too busy.
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All I can say to that is you must be perfect. I need God everyday. I’m not ashamed to admit it. Maybe you can control your thoughts even. Ever see a woman in a skimpy outfit or bikini and have an evil thought come across? I have. But I don’t gawk and stare. I move on and get it out of my mind. I don’t let Satans bird build a nest on my head. So I need forgiveness everyday and sometimes for the same thing. But you must have some sort of mind control that puts you above that. I guess I haven’t progressed that far. I still sin.
No arguments here, but unfortunately the fruit of a great majority who claim to be Christians today, is rotten. I'm not judgin, that's just the facts. It's why 1 in 3 pregnancies end in death of the baby, most marriages end in divorce, many denominations have defiled the Almighty's institution of marriage, ...
The written law is for those who do not have the law written on their hearts and evidently many today don't.
Read John's first epistle; he covers all the bases that you fear.
1John.2
[1] My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
[2] And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
[3] And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
[4] He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
[5] But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
[6] He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
[7] Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
Not intentionally. I believe the Ten Commandments are still binding. So no problem there. I help other people out when I can. God sees my heart. I trust in Him. I'll leave it at that.
Many in this country take His name in vain. We’ve suffered from a comfortable cultural Christianity for decades and it has sullied the world’s perception of the church and how the true church lives. However, that may begin to change now that militant cultural fascism is on the rise. Many of the tares will fall away when there’s a price to pay for being a Christian. Actually, that’s already begun happening.
Yes, we're certainly seeing that now.
Oh, dear God........
How does THAT happen?
Michael Rood is a Hebrew Roots guy.
He’s a wannabe rabbi who dresses in old style Hebrew clothing to try to give the appearance of being spiritual or scholarly or learned or something.
I have a whole bunch of stuff on him but the last time I posted the stuff exposing him as the fraud he is, the RM pulled the post for some reason. I could PM it to you.
OK. Thanks.
I don’t believe that we are under the Law any more or OBLIGATED to obey the Law, but the born again believe WILL want to live out the Law.
But there’s a huge difference in obeying as the fruit of salvation because it’s the natural outworking of salvation in a person’s life, and obeying out of the feeling of necessity or need cause otherwise, I’m not getting to heaven.
Well, the mistake is thinking that obedience to the law is going to get any one to heaven. Obeying the law isn’t going to get anyone to heaven. The law is useful in identifying sin and leading us to Christ cause it showed us that we have broken the righteous requirements of God.
No it isn't.
And might as well give up on your semantic word games by trying to hair split what the law is. Nobody is buying it. You've been exposed.
Romans 3:20-30 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to itthe righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since God is onewho will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
Preach it, brother.
You’re at least honest.
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I guess Matthew must have miss-heard Yeshua’s when he scribed chapter 7?
The phrase “the works of the Law” have never referenced anything but the Pharisees’ burdensome false “oral” Torah.
Those that cannot grasp that will hear the words of Matt 7:21-23 ringing in their mind for eternity
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Sounds like you’ve hung Yeshua back up on the cross daily.
Good thing Paul didn’t know what he was talking about, huh?
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Oh I agree, law does not save you, boasting, self-righteousness can make a proud creature. Fruits and humility are important to follow though.
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Love of his loving Laws is what will ultimately save, at the Last Trump.
Nobody is saved yet (He that endures to the end, the same shall be saved.)
No hard feelings.
We’re good.
Well; if you do the math Tan(X)=2/5 and Tan(Y)=3/8 you'll find that X and Y do NOT equal each other.
Close; but no banana.
Print out the picture; sight down the hypotenuse; and you'll see the angle difference.
Google® 'the missing square' and a more detailed account can be found.
The whole thing appears to be a 5*13 triangle.
It isn't.
Beware the sleigth-of-hand of the religionists; too
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