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Uncanny how in John 3:3, Jesus did NOT tell Nicodemus that in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, he needed to be declared righteous in Heavenly bookkeeping.
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Isn’t it amazing how those into that “Judaism / Mosaic Law / Ten Commandments” stuff refer to God The Father as “The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob”?
It’s rather curious how those 613 commands in Mosaic Law came 430 years after the time of Abraham. Abraham was justified by faith, just how things are supposed to be. That “Torah” nonsense has a grand total of 0% to do whatsoever with salvation which is why the New Testament refers to those types of people as “Scribes, Pharisees and Experts in the Law”.
There are several but four can perform a “blanket summary” of those “Judaism” types in that they describe Judaism to a “T”: Matthew 13:14-15, Matthew 27:25, John 1:12 and Romans 11:7-8.
Some things regarding someone wrapped up in Judaism (Torah / Mosaic Law) –
Five requests: Kindly post a picture of your altar along with some photos of yourself as an amputee with no eyes. And WHERE did you say your Day of Atonement was again? Forgot. Oh, and if you would, please, also wouldn’t mind having some photographs of your temporary shelter built above your house built for that 7-day celebration of the Feast of Booths. And then the final request would include those photographs of yourself partaking in the other ceremonies and festivals mentioned. Additionally, as a fifth request, kindly explain why it is that Abraham gave a tenth of his spoils of war to Melchizedek as well as explain why Melchizedek was “the greater” as Hebrews 7:7-11 implies. They ALL need to be followed as perfection is perfection. Thanks much!
Since animal sacrifices are a HUGE part of honoring that Mosaic Law, wasn’t aware there was such a thing as cherry picking as to which of the 613 Torah rules one was actually going to follow. Scripture’s quite specific about it: “Be perfect such as your Heavenly Father is perfect.” “If your eye offend you, pluck it out.” “If your hand offend you, chop it off.”
In Deuteronomy 27:26, it’s quite specific: “Cursed is anyone who does not uphold 100% of the law”.
That’s actually why that “Torah” thing exists: It’s to demonstrate how impossible it is to keep perfectly for life as well as to show the need for a savior.
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“...and you will know the truth and the truth shall set you free” (John 8:31-36). (Proverbs 3:5-6, Proverbs 27:17, Hebrews 4:12, Hebrews 10:14, Jude 1:23, etc. are additional motives.)
Freedom in Christ is how it all works. Anything Old Testament Legalism...feel free...toss it in the trash. Easy? PFF! Yeah, right...Doesn’t change the fact that Jesus made that “Mosaic Law” thing obsolete.
(SIDE NOTE - The term “Christ” is a title, not a name. It means either “The Anointed One” or “Messiah”.)
(Lest anyone forget that everything, including all of the laws in the Old Testament point to the message of the cross in the New Testament. When Jesus fulfilled all 613 rules of that Mosaic Law (or “Torah”) thing, He rendered it obsolete. That “Mosaic Law” includes the Ten Commandments brought down from Mount Sinai by Moses as well as everything mentioned by the O.T. prophets (Matthew 5:17-20 -- He didn’t ABOLISH any of it but rather FULFILLED all of it. See also John 1:17, John 3:1-6, Romans 5:18-21, 2 Corinthians 3:4-11, Ephesians 2:14-18, Galatians 2:19-21, Hebrews 7:18-19, Hebrews 8:6, Hebrews 8:13 and Hebrews 13:9.).)
It’s only The Holy Spirit Who can guide into all truth (John 14:16-17, 26, John 16:13, 1 Corinthians 3:5-9, Hebrews 4:12).
There are no contradictions in Scripture...EVER.
In Hebrews 10:14, “For all time” means (may I have a drumroll, please) “For all time”. (That’s spiritually-speaking, of course. The rest of you? Welcome to being human.)
(ANOTHER SIDE NOTE – In some translations, “For all time” is worded as “Forever”, “To the end” or “For eternity”.)
MATTHEW 13:14-15 (NLT)
This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says, ‘When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend. For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes—so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’
MATTHEW 27:25 (NLT)
And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!”
ROMANS 11:7-8 (NLT)
So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have—the ones God has chosen—but the hearts of the rest were hardened. As the Scriptures say, “God has put them into a deep sleep.
To this day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and closed their ears so they do not hear.”
Israel rejected Jesus as Messiah. Now you also know why Judaism is a cursed false religion.
JOHN 1:12 (NLT)
But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.
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Obeying the 10 Commandments will by no means give anyone salvation. Neither will giving to charity. Being a “Goody Two-Shoes” doesn’t either and neither does the fact of your uncle going to church.
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GENESIS 1:2 (NKJV)
The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
GENESIS 1:26a (NKJV)
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The world was already in existence at what many tout as quote / unquote “the time of creation”.
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Unfortunately, I didn’t catch the guy’s name. He made an interesting point over the pulpit, however. Never thought about it this way before. A blanket summary will be listed below.
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Ironic, isn’t it? Here’s a Scripture passage that can practically be quoted verbatim, not so much because one reads it in print so many times but instead rather because of how many put it into print a... View More
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“The Body of Christ is needlessly divided along doctrinal and denominational lines, with the result being that believers engage in spiritual food fights.
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Sure...Why not? I’ll step up to the microphone.
Exactly 0% are exempt. That means 100% of nobody.
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For anyone, praying this all helps. If there’s any “ammo” here that’s either wanted or needed, go for it. As Scripture implies - “Freely you have received, freely give”.
Isn’t it amazing how much nonsense gets pushed in church these days? Whatever happened to Grace? Whatever happened to the Gospel message?
Nonsense examples:
“Hey! Become a Christian and get all of your sins forgiven!” “Well, now that you’re a Christian, you need to keep confessing so that your sins can be forgiven.” WOW. REALLY??
“Are you Calvinist or Arminianist?” WOW. REALLY??
“We need to keep that ‘Moral Law’, after all...” WOW. REALLY??
“Can you believe what they’re trying to do? They want to take down that statue display on the Ten Commandments in the city center. WOW. REALLY??
“You say you’re feeling distant from God The Father? It’s obvious you’re not having enough quiet time or doing enough in service.” WOW. REALLY??
Worth considering...
ALWAYS ask the $10,000 question of, “And meanwhile, what does THE WHOLE OF SCRIPTURE say since it never has any contradictions...EVER?”
(Lest anyone forget that everything, including all of the laws in the Old Testament point to the message of the cross in the New Testament. When Jesus fulfilled all 613 rules of that Mosaic Law (or “Torah”) thing, He rendered it obsolete. That “Mosaic Law” includes the Ten Commandments brought down from Mount Sinai by Moses as well as everything mentioned by the O.T. prophets (Matthew 5:17-20 -- He didn’t ABOLISH any of it but rather FULFILLED all of it. See also John 1:17, John 3:1-6, Romans 5:18-21, Romans 10:4, 2 Corinthians 3:4-11, Ephesians 2:14-18, Galatians 2:19-21, Hebrews 7:18-19, Hebrews 7:22, Hebrews 8:6, Hebrews 8:13, Hebrews 10:8-10 and Hebrews 13:9.).)
It’s only The Holy Spirit Who can guide into all truth (John 14:16-17, 26, John 16:13, 1 Corinthians 3:5-9, Hebrews 4:12).
“To sanctify” means “to set apart”. “To put to its intended purpose,” in other words.
In Hebrews 10:14, “For all time” means (may I have a drumroll, please) “For all time”. (That’s spiritually-speaking, of course. The rest of you? Welcome to being human.)
(SIDE NOTE – In some translations, “For all time” is worded as “Forever”, “To the end” or “For eternity”.)
Somebody attempting to blend the Torah and the finished work of Jesus is basically wasting your time. They do not blend. By contrast, salvation is “Just Jesus at Calvary and with His Resurrection. No artificial anything”. (“The Gospel message ONLY”, in other words – Keyword “ONLY” – See also Romans 5:10.).
“Salvation by works” never works. No one is saved BY good works but rather UNTO them. HUMONGOUS difference It is impossible to goody two shoes into Heaven. Jesus did 100% of everything salvation-wise (Mark 1:15, John 14:6, John 19:30). By comparison, a human does 100% of nothing (John 15:5). Salvation’s a GIFT, not a “WAGE” (Romans 6:23). God The Father’s The CreatOR while we’re merely the creatED.
“-isms”...EXTREMELY damaging on MANY fronts. An “-ism” is a man-plan. By comparison to what Scripture would say, “-isms” have a grand total of zero value. History’s LOADED with examples of how man-plans fail.
Psalm 118:8 implies that it’s better to trust in The Lord than it is to put confidence in man.
According to Ephesians 5:11, instructions are to have nothing to do with the deeds of darkness but rather expose them and according to 1 John 4:1, instructions are to test the spirits.
Over the years, there has been quite a lot taught about Christianity. The problem is, many of those things simply are not Biblical. Makes one wonder at times - Human opinion versus God The Father’s opinion...Wonder who would win? Additionally, Mosaic Law and/or other types of Legalism - Sad, huh?
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