And I suppose that Jesus was a sinner when...
John 2:15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables
When the tempter came to Jesus in Mt Chapter 4, how did Jesus reply EVERY time?
"IT IS WRITTEN"
What would your reply be?
"The spirit moved me"?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
David wrote:
The Bible is not what Jesus promised would guide us into all truth. The
Holy Spirit is the promised teacher, counselor, comforter, advocate, and
the one that will guide us into all truth. The Bible certainly has
functioned in the lives of many of us to bring us to truth, but
ultimately the Bible points us to the Holy Spirit which is the true
promise of Christ. We are to receive the Living Word not the Written
Word. Our lives should be focused upon the Spirit rather than the
Letter. Use the Letter for correction and instruction, and in all
matters pertaining to sound doctrine, but let our lives be focused upon
the Spirit of Christ that we may live and walk in the Spirit.
Blaine:
Well said, David. Your commentary is truly a thing of beauty--In fact, I
have seldom seen it worded so nicely. (:>)
But hope you don't mind me adding a few thoughts. That which is
observable to the five senses is heavily emphasized by the old law
(bearing false witness, adultry, murder, worshipping idols, showing
disrespect to parents, stealing, etc) whereas that which is internally
experienced is emphasized by the higher law of Jesus Christ (anger
control, not lusting, loving one's neighbor, control of thoughts, etc)
Not controlling these internal motives/emotions tends to destroy one's
spiritual sensitivity, therefore it sins against the body. HATRED, ENVY,
JEALOUSY, LUST, GREED, PRIDE, etc, all affect the body in subtle but
nevertheless important ways, but all have the net effect of diminishing
one's sensitivity to the spirit of the Holy Ghost. Some persons I have
known are apparently so hardened they can wave other people's sacred
clothing in public, blow their nose in it, etc. People who do that show
themselves clearly to be in the bonds of sin, according to the standards
of the higher law, although it might be difficult to show that they had
broken a more observable law according to the old code. As the saying
goes, as a man thinketh, so is he.
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