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1 | Should this verse apply today? | Matt 15:4 | Searcher56 | 15819 | ||
Should 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH' apply today? Explain. | ||||||
2 | Should this verse apply today? | Matt 15:4 | angie | 15843 | ||
gosh, i hope not, or else i will be put to death very soon. seriously, i would like to know what everyone else thinks. | ||||||
3 | Should this verse apply today? | Matt 15:4 | EdB | 15846 | ||
This too is an interesting question, one where most Christians claim liberty that they are not under the law. However there is promise that accompanied the commandment this law was based on. It says that if you honor your parents you will add years to your life. I have never found a Christian that didn’t claim that part of the law. :-) We can’t have it both ways. |
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4 | Should this verse apply today? | Matt 15:4 | Micah Burke | 15847 | ||
The concept of not being "under the law" relates not to the promises therein but the condemnation inherent in breaking it. Scripture states that even a minor violation of the Law results in condemnation unless continual sacrifices are made. This was the required regulation of the Law, complete obedience that would result in salvation. This of course meant that men could 'earn' a salvation by works. Since no man could keep the Law continually (even the priests broke it to fulfill their duties) the covenant was continually broken. This was a sign of the comming Messiah who would once and for all be a sacrifice for the sins of men. Therefore while Christians are not condemned by the 10 commandments (Rom. 8:1) the Law's requirements must still be fulfilled, and they are through one's faith in the just and the justifier, Christ. So when one looks at the law that promises long life for obedience and respect to one's parents, they must understand that the keeping of this law is only possible through the faith provided through Christ. The Law binds us to death, the Spirit gives life that we are able to walk in God's will. Micah Burke |
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5 | Should this verse apply today? | Matt 15:4 | EdB | 15851 | ||
In this particular case is not the inverse also implied that your days will be shortened if you don't honor your parents. If in your argument the promise applies doesn't the inverse also? I also disagree with your interpretation that our freedom from the law applies to the condemnation inherent in breaking it. If your talking spiritual condemnation your right, however there is the societal aspects that must be considered. While we are not under the law we still do not condone murder, lying or thievery. Each still carry with it a punishment. Dishonoring a parent still has a God given societal punishment with it. The question is are we right or wrong for ignoring God’s prescription for breaking that commandment? |
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6 | Should this verse apply today? | Matt 15:4 | Makarios | 15946 | ||
Well, like you've said, this idea is mentioned in other places in Scripture. Mat 15:4 - For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother-- (Deu_5:16). and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death-- (Exo_21:17). "Honor thy father and mother—This word was taken in great latitude of meaning among the Jews: it not only meant respect and submission, but also to take care of a person, to nourish and support him, to enrich. See Numbers 22:17; Judges 13:17; 1 Timothy 5:17. And that this was the sense of the law, as it respected parents, see Deuteronomy 27:16, and see the note on Exodus 20:12." (Adam Clarke's Commentary on the NT) "Family, Role Relationships—Family responsibilities are not to be set aside to fulfill religious obligations. The law required faithful Jews to care for their parents in their old age, but oral tradition provided a way for selfish children to avoid this responsibility. By declaring all their property to be “corban,” given to God, they could tell their parents they had no money available to help them (Mk 7:1-13). Jesus placed His trust firmly on the biblical revelation and rejected the oral tradition which pious Jews believed was as binding as the law." (Disciple's Study Bible) "Judaism universally demanded honor of father and mother and included financial support of aged parents as part of this honor. Some, like *Josephus and many *rabbis, regarded this demand as the most important commandment in the Law. The *Pharisees therefore could not have disagreed with Jesus’ example; they did not recommend that people fail to support their parents, but their allowance of special vows dedicating things only to “sacred” use created this loophole for those who could have wished to use it (cf. Prov 28:24). Some legal loopholes (such as the , an early rule circumventing the law’s cancellation of debts in the seventh year) were intended to uphold the spirit of the law; this one unwittingly undercut even that." (IVP Bible Background Commentary: NT) "Jesus was referring to a practice whereby people would dedicate their possessions to God so that they could use their finances for themselves and not for others. For example, if parents needed money, the children could excuse themselves from helping because their resources were already “dedicated” to God. This ruse kept people from honoring their parents by taking care of them in their old age." (Nelson NKJV Study Bible) The children were neglecting their duties to their parents and not honoring them, and I believe that Jesus literally meant this so that they would not continue to be able to dodge or be relieved of this responsibility. --Nolan |
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