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1 | New believers zealous for LAW? | Acts 21:24 | Mommapbs | 139866 | ||
Greetings MJH - see post 58292 by Emmaus. What you were "told" is a legalist approach to faith. Where do you see that in God's Word? The Law was given as a "schoolmaster" (Gal 3:24)to lead us to the Perfect Attonement for our lawbreaking - Jesus. The practice of sacrifice for sin was done away with, yet we are told to continue to "sacrifice our bodies" Rom 12:1-2. Jesus told us that the Law and the prophets were dependant upon the greatest commandment Mt 22:36-40. See also Dt 30:6 - The Lord enables us to be obedient to His command. This also reaffirms what Jesus tells us in John 15:5 - Apart from Me you can do nothing - we cannot love God apart from Christ! What a gift we have been given - a new heart and the indwelling Christ! (Ex 36:26) Blessings, mommapbs |
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2 | New believers zealous for LAW? | Acts 21:24 | Ray | 139883 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, Your Ex 36:26 reference is actually Ezekiel 36:26. I thought for a minute that Exodus was going to give me another comparison verse. I liked your Scriptures in your last paragraph for comparing. In Matthew 22 they were testing Jesus/ the Teacher. Deut 30:5 says that the Lord God will gather you (the outcasts), and from there He/ will bring you back. Jesus tells us in John 15:5 - Apart from Me/ you can do nothing. Ezekiel 36:26 tells us of a new heart and a new spirit within us - "and I/ will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." So everything is done for us by the Spirit. 1) Matthew 22 gives us the commandments that we should be concerned about as you have said. Matthew 22:36, "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law? 37 And He said to him, "You shall love the (Lord) your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and will all your mind." Compar/contrast Mark 12:30, "And you shall love the (Lord) your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." Luke 10:25, "And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and put Him/ to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 And He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?" 27 And he answered and said, "You shall love the (Lord) your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and will all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." Deut 6:4, "Hear, O Israel! The (Lord) our God, the Lord is one! 5 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." From the heart, Ray |
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