You make it sound so simple, Dean. Which commandments. The 613 ?
Those commandments that continue the practice of Judaism? How would any of His listeners see it differently? And they already know that they fail in this effort.
It might be good to consider the cross in this mater. the law is about to be fulfilled and in this fulfillment, we have the end of the law. What happens on one side of the cross is not necessarily carried over to the other side of the cross.
jd
----- Original Message -----Sent: 1/29/2006 11:08:17 PMSubject: Re: [TruthTalk] Free SpeechOurs is not a ministry of law. We are not about the preaching of Law..... unless, of course, you confuse "law" the rule of the Spirit of Christ. Law and Spirit are two very different things. But, of course, you know this.jdcd: John maybe someone should have told Christ this news as He didn't seem to know it.:-)Mat 19:17
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.J.Wesley:
Mat 19:17
- Why callest thou me good - Whom thou supposest to be only a man. There is none good - Supremely, originally, essentially, but God. If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments - From a principle of loving faith. Believe, and thence love and obey. And this undoubtedly is the way to eternal life. Our Lord therefore does not answer ironically, which had been utterly beneath his character, but gives a plain, direct, serious answer to a serious question.-------------- Original message --------------
From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Your mind certainly works differently than my mind on this one, Gary. If
> you do not have any reasonable expection that the lawless should obey the
> law, then there is no reason for preaching. There is no reason to declare
> the law to the lawless. And you put the prosecution of laws on shaky
> ground. Why waste the money needed to prosecute if they will never obey the
> law. Maybe we should just terminate them, eh? If they are not going to
> obey the law, why even offer them grace and mercy?
>
> David Miller
>
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>
> myth (that 'reasonable expectation' is fa lse & essentially the essence of
> legalizm self-confirmed partic while your stated preaching/mission is
> directed specifically against lawbreakers lawlessness & lawbreaking)
>
> On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:24:51 -0500 "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
> >I have a reasonable expectation that [everybody] should obey the law.
>
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> "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
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