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1 | Having a Relationship with God | Deut 11:1 | Lionstrong | 39148 | ||
Ps. 19:7 ¶ The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. Thanks Robert, for your answer. You ask, "Do you not think that his commandments exceed what we know as "The Ten Commandments"? I do not know what you mean by "exceed." If you are asking if there are more than ten commandments, I would answer yes and no. Yes, God gave other commands, and no in the sense that all the other commands can be summarized in the Ten. Your next question: " However, if we were to teach legalistically that a Christian must obey the commandments are we not bringing them under law again?" If by "legalistically" you mean teaching the law as the means by which we attain righteousness or God's approval, no, I am not bringing them under the law, because believers never come out from under the requirement to obey God. As you said we are no longer under the law's CURSE, not out from under it as a rule of obedience and love. But to answer the intent of your question, legalistically teaching the law is wrong. And your last question: "Brother, do you not think that there were things under the ceromonial law which do not apply to those who are under grace? Again, yes and no. No they do not apply directly because God no longer requires obedience to the ceremonial laws, and yes they do apply in the sense that all Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching reproof, correction and training in righteousness. Thanks again, brother, Peace, Lionstrong |
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2 | Having a Relationship with God | Deut 11:1 | Robert Nicholson | 39202 | ||
Dear brother Thank you for your response: The Lord Jesus said, "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Matt. 11: 29-30 I am not sure of where you are coming from. However, I disagree with the idea that in order to be a good Christian I must obey the law of Moses. What I was trying to say in my last post regarding "his commandments exceeding the ten Commandments was that as those who belong to him, he wants our life, our all. My relationship to Christ should not be evaluated by my obedience to the law, but rather my obedience to him. Peace in his name Robert |
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3 | Having a Relationship with God | Deut 11:1 | Lionstrong | 39213 | ||
Hi Robert, This response may be too quickly made, but... You wrote: "My relationship to Christ should not be evaluated by my obedience to the law, but rather my obedience to him." Obedience, then, is important. We agree on that. Now, obedience means thinking, saying, doing, what he wants us to do. Right? His commands are what he wants us to do, and by keeping his commands we show that we love him. See the Scripture I reference in the first post. You write: "What I was trying to say in my last post regarding "his commandments exceeding the ten Commandments was that as those who belong to him, he wants our life, our all." Keeping God's laws, his commandments, DOES take our whole being: See Mat 22:37 quoted above in my first post. Robert, you used the phrase, "...relationship to Christ should not be evaluated by my obedience to the law..." Actually, my post was not about evaluating our relationship with God, but about HAVING a relationship with God. So we're shifting the discussion. The basis of the relationship is the finished work of Christ on the cross. He gives us the Holy Spirit, because without him there's no hope or power to love (translate, keep his commands, that is, do what he wants us to do) God. Got to go, but think about Rom 7,8 concerning the law, our indwelling sin, and the work of the indwelling Spirit. Peace, Lionstrong |
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