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1 | What commandments to keep? | 1 John 2:4 | Reformer Joe | 54534 | ||
The word of the LORD *is* doctrine, Bub. Doctrine means "teaching" or "instruction." As you have correctly pointed out, the word "Torah" can mean the same thing. The question, therefore, isn't between "the word of the LORD" and "doctrine," but rather which doctrine is indeed the word of the LORD. Here are the things that you have directly said or implied that is considered to be heresy by the Church of Jesus Christ: 1. That the New Testament (at least in its entirety) is not the word of God. 2. That Christ's death was not sufficient grounds for the forgiveness of our sins, since the temple sacrifices should have continued if the temple had not been destroyed. 3. The church is not following Jesus Christ, but is rather a thinly-veiled paganism which rejects the "truth." How such "paganism" would have met with such fierce opposition in a thoroughly pagan Roman Empire no one has yet to adequately explain to me. 4. I would assume that you would deny that Y'shua and the Holy Spirit are YHWH, so correct me if I am wrong there. 5. You have insisted, contrary to the council of Jerusalem (Acts 15), Paul's epistle to the Galatians, and the epistle to the Hebrews, that the entire Torah must be kept for one to be a follower of Jesus Christ. You STILL have failed to address my post citing Hebrews which answers questions you yourself raised, choosing to ignore them completely. 6. You have posted that Christianity is a false religion born of cowardice in the face of Roman persecution of Jews (when the destruction of the temple and the city itself was God's judgment upon Israel's rejection of her Messiah -- Matthew 24). What among the things above classifies you as someone meeting the guidelines that the owners of this Web site as someone qualified to post here? And from the perspective of biblical Christianity, which is the world view of this forum, you are indeed a heretic for holding any ONE of the above positions, just as you consider and have accused Christians to be heretics from the "true faith" (even if you have not used that exact word). So please do not try to spread your false beliefs on a Christian forum, criticizing the New Testament and Christianity itself, and then start crying about what a "victim" you are. Repent of your own failure to follow Torah because of your depraved nature, and embrace the only one who was righteous in His own right before God, and won that righteousness for all who trust in his once-for-all sacrifice. The word of the LORD? Here it is: 'What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin; as it is written, "THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE; THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD; ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE." "THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE, WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING," "THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS"; "WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS"; "THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD, DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS, AND THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN." "THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES." 'Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin. 'But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. 'This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. 'Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. 'Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith is one. Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law.' --Romans 3:9-31 Y'shua is THE Lamb of God who TAKES AWAY the sins of the world. He is the Passover Lamb. Embrace him by faith and escape the wrath of YHWH to come. --Joe! |
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2 | What commandments to keep? | 1 John 2:4 | BradK | 54541 | ||
Dear Bubbatate, Frankly, I must admit to being confused regarding the content of some of your posts. It might be fair to ask that you "show us your hand" so-to-speak! I've stated my purpose in previous posts, and a summary of my beliefs are under my user info. Would you be so kind as to either provide myself or the Forum with a short bio, or perhaps let us know where you stand in regard to the Essentials of the Christian Faith. I would like to know if you do hold to the inerrency of scripture, and if you've accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. As this is the world-view of this Forum, I think it is a fair request. Respectfully Yours In Christ, Bradk |
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3 | What commandments to keep? | 1 John 2:4 | bubbatate | 54575 | ||
Dear Brad, I have been asked by others the same questions, albeit from a position of hostility…..as you request is calm and reasonable I would be more than happy to give you my “testimony”……a blurb on the members’ profile page would not present a clear picture. On my first Sunday on earth I was in church. I was raised in Evangelical and Reformed…..now UCC. “Church” was an absolute every Sunday and for every other church function, but there was no “God-talk” in the home throughout the week. In college I attended a Lutheran church as there was no UCC……the pastor died and his replacement was boring….my friend invited me to her Catholic Church. I was impressed with the solemnity……there wasn’t a lot of socializing going on. I went to classes to see what it was all about…..I became a Catholic. I first read the Bible cover to cover when in college. I truly loved God and was seeking Him. I became a Catholic and married a Catholic…..after seven years and two wonderful children, and every Sunday in church, my husband divorced me to pursue his philandering on a full time basis……he paid the “church” thousands of dollars for an annulment in lieu of child support. I knew this was not in the Bible…….exit Catholicism. I tried other churches and was left cold……I started doing cable church……I was exposed to yet another facet of Christianity. I learned a lot and became a big Charles Stanley fan as well as all the other big boys (Kennedy etc.). I was reading the Bible again. During a one year stint in Nevada, I felt the need to get real serious with the LORD….I acknowledged that any problem I had in my life was of my own making and it was because I was not following the LORD, this was in my living room, not in a church…….I poured out my heart to the LORD and received an incredible peace…..there was not enough tension in my body to keep me on the chair…I slithered to the floor. I professed my love for the LORD and, He said to my spirit (I don’t know how else to put it)…..you can’t love what you do not know…..I went back to Genesis and began a voracious study…..and I’ve been studying with a passion ever since. I began attending a Church of God and then Calvary Chapel. I listened to Christian radio from rising to retiring…..I heard a mind blowing message from Irwin Lutzer as to how the “Holy Roman Church” brought paganism into Christianity to make it more palatable to the pagans they conscripted….I sent for his tape series and became adamantly against anything that hinted at paganism…..goodbye Christmas……goodbye Easter…..I kept them as my personal sentiments not wanting to offend my Christian brothers and sisters because, after all, they were sincere believers, and much more spiritual than I.....I wasn't comfortable making waves. Upon returning home from Nevada, my niece invited me to her church….Assemblies of God. Great music, dynamic pastor etc. I was baptized and became an enthusiastic member. The Toronto revival and later the Brownsville revival kicked in…..there was a lot of revival enthusiasm. I thought it was exciting yet on another level disturbing……I was searching the scriptures for verification of what was going on and finding none…..of course the take was that I was just not on the same Holy Spirit level as everyone else which is why I wasn’t totally getting it. continued next…….. |
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