Glenn wrote: > There is not two ways to live, one for the > Jews and one for the Gentiles.
Are there distinctions between men and women in how they live? Did Paul teach women to keep silent in the church, or did he teach both men and women to keep silent? Did Paul teach that both men and women should not teach, or was it only the women? Did Paul teach any distinction between men and women with regard to hair length and head coverings, or did he teach a distinction between how men and women should live? Did not Paul teach that the man was the head of the woman, as Christ was of the church? If you accept differences between the role of men and women in how they live, why would you not accept differences between Jews and Gentiles? Did not Paul teach that salvation was first to the Jew, then to the Gentile? Glenn wrote: > David, I am concerned about your salvation. > You might be bordering on mixing law with > grace WHICH MEANS NO GRACE NO > SALVATION. You talk as if salvation once came through the law. You talk as if God saved people through the law until Jesus came, but now that Jesus came, he started saving people another way. The truth is that there has always been only one way to the Father, and that is through Jesus Christ. Throughout all eternity this has been true. Do you think Moses mixed law and grace? Do you think that king David mixed up law and grace? So you say that you are concerned about my salvation because I said that a man may keep the law while walking in grace? Did not Paul teach in Romans 8, that the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit? If observing the law automatically cancelled out grace, why did Jesus command others to keep the law? Jesus taught others to keep both the moral commandments and the ceremonial commandments which included animal sacrifice. Was Jesus frustrating the operation of grace in those he taught? Was Jesus sending people to hell by teaching them to observe the Torah? Rightly divide the Word of God. Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida USA ---------- "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.
