If you read Isaiah 1 in total (which I did for content purposes) God is very upset with the evil that His people are practicing. Because of that evil, He does not accept their sacrifices and their feasts. They were not following the Lord in the way that he had commanded.
You are right. We have broken the covenant. But if you look at Malachi God asks for us to return to Him. Verse 7- 10 "From the days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me and I will return to you," says the Lord of hosts." But you say, 'How shall we return?'" Because we have returned to God by following the commands that he set up in the first place we are in covenant with Him again. It is a renewed covenant. I want you to know that I have read every single word you have written and I have put thought to my responses. Sometimes the arguments that you bring up are arguments that I have had to answer before. I do not just blow you off (my words). I am thankful that you are trying your best to help me see what you believe to be true. This is what I am trying to do as well. I know exactly what you are feeling when I "fail" to see your point. I feel the same thing. I am praying the same thing for you.. that you would have an open mind and that God would teach you in the future what you need to learn. What I think it comes down to is this. We all have to make an account for our words and actions and the lack thereof. I am responsible to live what I believe or I will be a hypocrite. Suzy --- Terry Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jeff Powers wrote: > > > Suzy, > > it looks as though the light may have gotten a > little brighter! > > Terry, > > So you don't reject these, just reduce them to 2? > > Jeff > > ================================================ > Something you need to understand guys. Terry is a > nobody. What I > accept or reject means squat. What God says is what > counts. He says > (Isaiah 1) That He is sick of feasts and sacrifices. > You cannot > therefore now please God with feasts or sacrifices. > The old covenant is > broken. A new covenant is in effect. He wants you > to love Him and > love others, sincerely, with a pure heart. That > will please Him. > Tithing will not. The blood of even a spotless > animal will not. > Growing hair all over your face will not. > > Judy touched on true worship when she tried to > explain that all the > moral law (man's responsibility to God and man's > relationship to man) is > covered by the two commands that Jesus gave to every > follower. It is > not surprising that much of the old covenant is > contained in the new > covenant, since both were initiated by the one true > God. The other > stuff, no longer pleasing to God, is obsolete, > deleted, kaput. Abraham > did not need it, Isaac did not need it, Terry > doesn't need it and you > don't need it. It was for a specific group of > people, for a specific > reason, for a specific time. > > Something tells me that you won't accept this as > truth, but I do wish > you would consider it with an open mind. If it > won't take, I will have > to assume that I am trying to teach what God has not > yet planned for you > to learn, and if I get ahead of God I am just > beating a dead horse, so I > will stop now. Feel free to respond as you see fit, > but please > entertain the possibility for a moment that you may > be reading truth > before you do. > Terry > ---------- > "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. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! 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.
