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1 | Bill Mc, Are you twisting Scripture? | Matt 6:14 | Reformer Joe | 16458 | ||
Bill: But I hold that every moral commandment is directed to believers in Christ today. You are making a distinction between pre-crucifixion moral commands and post-crucifixion ones. I say no such distinction exists. There does exist a distinction between specific commands to individuals and revelation of God's moral requirements of his creation. For example, I do not read Genesis 6 and think that God wants me to build an ark. I do not read Leviticus and think that I am sinning because I am not performing the sacrifices, because Jesus made it clear that he was the fulfillment of the system of feasts and sacrifices. However, honoring my father and mother and forgiving others are indeed what following Christ requires of us. If I am truly saved, following all of Christ's moral commands will gradually become a general mark of my life. Not that I do not sin, but rather that I sin less and my hatred of sin grows and I gradually become more closely conformed to the model that Christ provided. God-honoring works are not the basis of my salvation, but they are always the result of true salvation. If the fruit is consistently bad, we have to question whether the tree itself is good or bad. --Joe! |
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2 | Bill Mc, Are you twisting Scripture? | Matt 6:14 | Bill Mc | 16467 | ||
Yes, Joe, I know that you hold to that view. I respect your view, brother, and, from reading your previous post, I understand it. I just view it from a different perspective. Christ said that all the commands are summed up in loving God and loving others. These are what He called the two greatest commands. Where I agree with you, Joe, is that IF we love God and love others, we WILL HAVE ACTIONS that prove, substantiate, validate this love. I will not dispute that. But we love God and love others because He FIRST loved us and loved others, and, because He is in us, He now does that through us (i.e. I could NEVER love the terrorists by my own strength and estimation of what love is). My motivation for love is from Christ in me, not from a motivation of 'Christ said do this...so I better do it.' Thanks for your comments. In Him, Bill Mc |
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