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Hmm...why then, Terry, does God repeatedly say it was for the "foreigner"
among them as well?
You
mention feasts, sacrifices, tithing, and Sabbath. Does this mean we no longer
need to tithe or keep the Sabbath? What about the feasts? God says this is a
forever commandment regarding Passover, throughout all your generations and that
it is for the stranger as well. How come for Sukkot, it was done then, but it
isn't done now, but it will be done again in the Kingdom? Do we get a break from
these wonderful Feasts and times of joy and fellowship? If we're to do what
Jesus did, how come He celebrated these Feasts and we don't have to? How come
Paul continued celebrating the Feasts and the Sabbath?
Kay
Slade Henson wrote:
Go
back and read that, Judy. Jesus says TWO commands....Love GOD with all your
heart, soul, and mind and Love your neighbor as
yourself.
Now, go check out the 613. Every single one of them have to do with
either loving God or loving your neighbor.
So...can we choose how to love God on our own, or do we choose how to
love Him by the way He says to?
Kay ===================================================
Sorry
Kay, but I am afraid that you are missing something very important.
The
original laws were for the children of Israel (lev.27:34).
The two
commands are for followers of Christ, no matter what their linage (Whosoever
will ) Surely that should convince you that there have to be
differences. God did not doctor up the old covenant. He made a new
one.
The original commands contained stuff about feasts and sacrifices
and tithing and keeping the Sabbath. The new commands do not.
The
original commands made it a sin to murder or commit adultery.
The new
commands make it a sin to even entertain such thoughts in your
mind.
The new has replaced the old, but nothing has been lost except
that that is no longer necessary, and nothing has been added, except that
which is necessary to show the mind of Christ. For example, Christ was
our sacrifice, so those who trust Him no longer need bring sheep to a
Priest. That is over. Deleted.
Added was the intent
of the heart . God always looks at the heart, so it naturally follows
that desiring to murder some one of His creations is just as evil as doing the
deed. That is clarified in the new law.
According to the
Bible, no one could ever keep the old law, so I would think you would rejoice
at it's demise instead of clinging to it as if it still had some value.
Everything you need to please the Lord is still there in the two that Jesus
gave us .
I tried to get Suzy to think about that, but she responded so
fast that it is obvious she did not dwell on it much. I hope you will
mull it over a little longer.
Terry
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