Terry wrote: > The law says fifty-five. You drive fifty-seven. > Bingo! You have broken the law, just as surely > as if you deliberately drove ninety.
I'm not sure we are going to get anywhere discussing this, but I'm going to try yet again. Your statement above has everything to do with the Sabbath dispute on this forum. It clearly exemplifies the difference between legalism and being UNDER LAW, and the covenant of the Spirit which is motivated by love. The way that love looks at this example is that if you slip over 55, either by accident or because your speedometer is off by 5 mph, as long as nobody is hurt by the incident, there is no sin. Another point that I was trying to make before was that this is not a crime, even according to man's law. It is called a civil infraction. Now if you hurt someone, that would be a crime. Civil infractions are rules that are meant to prevent crimes (prevent sins). I agree with Slade that if you ignore the traffic laws, you will find yourself falling into sin. I do no advocate speeding. Nevertheless, someone accidentally driving 57 mph in a 55 zone for a minute, and someone purposely driving 90 mph in a 55 zone, is not the same thing. According to a legalist, you might argue that there is no difference, but from a moralist's position, they are not equivalent. If we could understand this distinction concerning legalism, I might be ready to talk about the 7th day versus the 8th day Sabbath. Read carefully Romans 10:1-13, paying attention to the two ways of righteousness talked about there. Terry wrote: > The fact that you hurt no one and ALMOST obeyed > is similar to Ananias and Sapphira. They lied, > but it wasn't a complete lie. They didn't hurt > anyone, and they did give some money, so they > almost told the truth. Almost told the truth? Is this suppose to be funny? They LIED to the Holy Ghost! What greater sin could there be? That is worse than Ted Bundy's serial murders. Terry wrote: > As to whether or not they are in Hell, > the Bible does not say. Does the Bible have to spell it out for you? They lied to the Holy Ghost. They fell dead at Peter's feet. So someone who drives 57 in a 55 mph zone is going to hell even if that is the only thing he has ever done wrong in his whole life, but Ananias and Sapphira don't go to hell for lying to the Holy Ghost? Is that what you are saying? I don't mean to sound curt. I'm trying to make sure that I'm hearing you correctly. I'm still assimilating your position. I've been talking to my wife about it for two days now. :-) I've been praying about this too. Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
