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1 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | Taleb | 75337 | ||
Thank you, Greg, for responding to my post. I am disappointed that you neglected to acknowledge the treasure that God allowed so many to reveal to you. This response will quote much from your response to me, to help you “recall” what you asked, or comments you made. You wrote - ”So the OT is valid when it fits your theology but “passed away” when it doesn’t?” ----- Greg, my “theology” doesn’t do away with the Old Testament; it COMPLETESS IT WHEN VIEWED WITH THE NEW. You asked -”Malachi 3:6 VALID OR PASSED AWAY?” ---- To which I declare - YES!! What is valid is still valid. What has passed away is gone, just as His Word promised it would. See most of the Old and New Testaments, for those wondrous promises about the finality of the Law and the beginning of a totally NEW beginning. Your comment, ”Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” MAYBE HE CHANGED HIS MIND?” confused me. Greg, do you understand WHO SPOKE this? What does the rest of Scripture say about this individual? He, who “doesn’t change” actually does CHANGE, as often as He purposes change. The “law” used to be “in stone’, until God CHANGED His method by writing it on men’s hearts, just as the OLD Testament promised He would. The New Testament “books” all spell it all out for you. The Passover “used” to remind His people He freed them from Egypt’s bondage. Ever since the first "Easter" (or, if you prefer the last Passover, as "commanded in the Old Testament") we are reminded that He freed us from the world’s bondage of sin. NOW it's "as often as you ..." in remembrance of HIM - NOT "Egypt". You asked, “Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO THE OLD TESTAMENT?” --- Previous portions of Hebrews explain it in the easiest to understand of languages. Greg, it really helps to understand WHEN YOU KEEP THINGS IN PROPER CONTEXT, rather than your readily “hit and miss” selection of Scriptures, which tend to end up “miss”. The Lord would want to “warn” you about being carried with “strange varieties” of teaching. (Heb. 13:9) The true way to steadfastness of heart, is through God’s mercy.” Hebrews itself, as many have informed you, will CLEAR UP ANY AND ALL DOUBT about this whole topic. That reminds me of another "truth" portion to help you understand. John 1:16-17 "And out of the FULLNESS of Him (Jesus) we all received, and grace upon grace, the law through Moses was given, GRACE AND TRUTH CAME THROUGH JESUS CHIRST." Which does God want for you to except for your life? Law and death, or grace, truth and life? You stated, Isaiah 8:20 “To the law and to the testimony: IF THEY SPEAK NOT ACCORDING TO THIS WORD, it is because there is NO LIGHT in them.” Greg, isn’t it wonderful KNOWING exactly who Isaiah is referring to, and the end result? Please don’t fall for the phony conclusion that the verses’ thoughts end at the end of any chapter. They don’t. These continue explaining what happened to those “with no light”. Chapter nine starts out beautifully, don’t you think? “Nevertheless” gives perfect insight of hope. It also deals with what you apparently fail to believe – God CHANGES. Read it for yourself. Isaiah 9:1 “Nevertheless, … there WILL BE NO MORE gloom as in EARLIER TIMES, when the Lord treated them with contempt, but LATER ON HE SHALL MAKE IT GLORIOUS.” When shall God CHANGE His treatment with contempt to making it glorious? Keep reading. The people that walked in darkness have SEEN a great light …. For unto us a child is born …. (Sound familiar?) And that child (JESUS) did what? Yup. He changed the rules, if you will. (See my notes above, below and other author’s postings for clarification.) I have seen this great light. HE (the light of the world) shed light on the efforts of men who wanted to keep me in bondage from what HE came to set me free. Free to sin? NO! Free FROM BONDAGE of sin. Amen. I’m always excited to find more and more wonderful CONNECTIONS from the Old to the New. Thank you for pointing this almost forgotten one out to me. An interesting side note: The areas listed in Isaiah 9, is where Jesus’ ministry began. Later I will respond to your attempt to list what "heathens do". In HIS grace and power, Taleb |
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2 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | gjboone | 75948 | ||
Taleb, Well thought out. The first thing that jumps up though is the assertion, "He...actually does CHANGE, as often as He purposes change." Deuteronomy 6:5 "And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Leviticus 19 :18"...thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. " Matthew 22:37 "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang (SUM UP) all the law and the prophets. YHWH purpose is constant. Everything in both testaments is His accomplishing that end. If the objective of the war is to "take that hill", whether you use artillery or infantry or snipers does not change the initial objective. The 10 commandments, the 613 commandments, the sermon on the mount are all the same thing---Loving YHWH and your neighbor as yourself. Nothing has changed. You are familiar with the OT, why are these "burdens" resurfacing during the millennium? Zechariah 14:16 "And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the FEAST OF TABERNACLES." Ezekiel 45:17 "And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the FEASTS, and in the new moons, and in the SABBATHS, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the SIN OFFERING, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel." It sounds like Ecclesiastes to me , Ecclesiastes 1:9 "The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun." "Greg, do you understand WHO SPOKE this? What does the rest of Scripture say about this individual?" If YHWH can speak through a jack-ass (no jokes please) of what relevance is it who declares the truth? Before I continue I want to ask you a question. Is there a difference between justification and eternal life? Shalom, Greg Boone |
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3 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | Taleb | 76646 | ||
Greg, thank you for your patience in waiting for a reply. What was God’s eternal purpose for man from the garden? Was it not to send His Son as the ultimate sacrifice for the sin that Adam and Eve brought into this world? God’s eternal purpose WAS fulfilled the moment He put into effect Jesus’ sacrifice. God, in His mercy, also explained those truths throughout the Old Testament via prophecy of what Jesus finally did. God, in His mercy, also explained it over and over again throughout Jesus’ ministry about what would be accomplished via His death. God, in His mercy, also explained it throughout the New Testament, Matthew through Revelation, what He accomplished by placing the Old Mosaic law in effect UNTIL THE NEW TOOK EFFECT. Even the New Covenant, as we now know it, will change. Surely you don’t believe that throughout eternity there will be “laws, and Sabbaths, and feasts” that ALL must adhere to. Many make the mistake of believing what is translated ”for ever” always and only means without end. It doesn’t. Look under your Strongs’ number 5769. While you are there, check under “old” and locate all the 5769s listed there. And “ancient”, and “past” etc. etc. For a few examples, check out Joshua 24:2: “ And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old-H5769 time- H5769” Did you notice that BOTH “OLD” and “TIME” use the SAME HEBREW WORD AS in Exodus 27:21: “In the tabernacle of the congregation without the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute forever-H5769 unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.” Ezekiel 36:2: “Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient-H5769 high places are ours in possession. And one of many more examples – Amos 9:11 “In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old-H5769” But the closing part of this debate is settled, as it was in the New Testament. Acts 15. They held the same debate about the same topic with the same result many of us now employ, under the guidance of His Holy Spirit. “And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. …” “And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 9And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 10Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. ….” “For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; 29That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. 30So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle: 31Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.” Did you notice WHAT WASN'T ON THE LIST? No Sabbaths, other laws, or commandments. So did I notice that glaring fact. So do others who "practice grace" Doesn't God ever "get" any "orginal" problems to deal with? I quess not. :) With respect, Taleb |
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