I’ve heard every argument there is why “born againers” don’t have to keep the commandments. Basically, it comes down to not wanting to keep the 4th commandment, as it is clearly stated in Exodus...the 7th day Sabbath. Most people don’t have a problem keeping the other 9, at least in some respect. Then again, there are people like Ravi Z (if he did it, and I’m not saying he did), who gets a free pass on unrepentant sin, without penalty.
Yeah, if somehow God changed the day of worship or just got rid of it altogether (or the commandments as a whole), something had to have changed. The problem with that is that He went out of his way to say it didn’t, and what would happen to those who taught that it did.
17Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
I appreciate you including the “solid grounds” article. I’ll read it over the weekend and at some point throw out a few non judgmental comments.
Well, we have been there and done that:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3868037/posts?page=98#98
https://freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3954151/posts?page=153#153
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3868037/posts?page=531#531
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3868037/posts?page=566#566
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3868037/posts?page=622#622
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3868037/posts?page=720#720
May God peradventure grant all “repentance to the acknowledging of the truth.” (2 Timothy 2:25)