[TruthTalk] 613 Commands

[Judy Taylor]

From: Susan Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am sorry, Judy, but I find your defenses very confusing. First you say there is a new covenant that we follow which gets rid of the old (this is my way of saying it). Now you are saying that technically there isn't a new commandment. Which one is it?   jt: There are two covenants Suzy, which are spoken of by the apostle Paul ie: "It is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the bondmaid, and one by the freewoman. Howbeit, the one by the bondmaid is born after the flesh; but the son by the freewoman is born through promise.  Which things contain an allegory; for these women are two covenants" (Galatians 4:22-24)  A covenant is not the same as a commandment.   There is ONE theme throughout the Bible. ONE. God is One. His plan has been the same from the very beginning. Suzy   jt: Yes this is true and His plan from the beginning involves both covenants. judyt       --- Judy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Judy, > I think a lot of problems of understanding happen > when we do not define > our terms in mutually agreeable ways.  For example, > I understand > Levitical law to be more than just ceremonial law. > You seem to see it > differently.  You > wrote: > > Judy wrote: The Levitical or Ceremonial law is what > Christ fulfilled but > God's moral standard or moral law still stands and > this is what we are > judged by in the Last Day. > > I consider the following part of the Levitical law: > Leviticus 19:17-18 > (17) Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: > thou shalt in any > wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon > him.  (18) Thou shalt > not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children > of thy people, but > thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the > LORD.  These > commandments are moral, aren't they? The biggest > problem I have about > this idea of differentiating "moral" law from > "ceremonial" law is the > fourth commandment, keep the seventh day sabbath. > Is this law > "ceremonial" or "moral"?  Maybe you can answer this > first.  I'm out of > time right now anyway.  Peace be with you. David > Miller. > > jt: When I say "Ceremonial Law" I believe you know > what I mean David - > The Levitical priesthood, the Temple with it's > ritual and sacrifices and > all of the feasts which were a shadow of what was to > come. As for > Commandments, if you want to be  technical about it > - there is no new > Commandment, they have all been there since the > beginning and this > includes love (see 1 John 3:11, 2 John 5, Lev 19:18) > because God does not > change and neither does His standard for > righteousness and holiness. > judyt                        __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com   ---------- "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.