Terry wrote: > What you say sounds real good, but it just > doesn't add up. Those instructions are written > in the Bible for a reason, and that reason is > not that we should dismiss them as being the > tools of legalists.
This is exactly why I said, "Nobody should tear out either the New Testament or the Old Testament. What we should try and do is understand that both are spiritual." You are simply repeating what I have said, but for some reason saying that it doesn't add up. The law is like learning the alphabet in preparation for reading. Once you begin reading, the mechanics of reading are not so strict. Someone might complain about your stroke being wrong with regard to how the letter is suppose to look (maybe you write in cursive and the critic thinks it should not be cursive), but if the words can still be read, you may go on without too much regard for the criticism. Terry wrote: > They gave instructions..We follow those instructions, > as best we can. Right. All their instructions, not just some of their instructions. Some of their instruction is that the law is spiritual, that righteousness does not come through the law, that the handwriting of ordinances of the law were against us and so Christ nailed it to the cross, that there has been a disannulling of the commandment concerning the Aaronic priesthood, that apostles broke the commandments of the authorities concerning Sabbath and were guiltless, etc. We can't just take part of their teachings and disregard the rest of it. My position consolidates all the teachings together without ignoring any part of them. Terry wrote: > Your freedom does not make you free > to disobey when you feel the urge. I agree whole heartedly. Paul too had those that misunderstood him, and so he wrote in Romans, "... shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid" (Romans 6:15). Paul also explained further concerning this freedom we have: Gal 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. So how do you understand the apostles breaking the Sabbath teachings of the authorities when they plucked ears of corn to eat? Do you agree that they were not "obeying God rather than men"? 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.
