Try to keep in mind that you are talking to a befuddled old man who has very little formal education. What,exactly, is the difference between the spirit and the letter? I assume that the letter would mean as written. Does the spirit mean as supposed, or as guessed at, or as more spiritual people than me understand it, or what? If the law, as written, says X, can we assume that the spirit of the law means X minus, or X plus, or even Y? Terry
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 5:36 AM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Everyone Has Sinned Inadvertently > Terry wrote: > > Jesus and His disciples were Jews, still under > > the law at the time. To break the law would be > > sin, yet Jesus never sinned. The only explanation, > > therefore is that the Jewish leaders did not understand > > what keeping the sabbath entailed. Jesus knew the law. > > They did not. > > Hi Terry. > > Previously you said that not to obey authorities would be a sin. Then > you said that the only exception would be if we had to obey God rather > than man. This is what led to me bringing up this passage in Matthew > 12. Do you now see that "obeying God rather than man" is not the only > exception to the teaching of the law to be subject to those in > authority? Do you now see that one might disobey the law of authorities > and yet not sin, even if it was for something as carnal as eating? > > I agree with you that Jesus knew the law, but more importantly, Jesus > followed the spirit of the law and not the letter. May we who believe > in him follow his example and inherit his wisdom. > > 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. > ---------- "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.
