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1 | Ten commandments should be obeyed . | 1 John 2:4 | BradK | 53715 | ||
Dear reasnerm, Could you clarify your response regarding the 10 Commandments, specifically where you say" they have been added to"? I'm not sure I follow. Jesus most definitely intensifies the law in the Sermon on the Mount to show that it was not the letter of the law that mattered, but what was in their hearts.The Apostle Paul reaffirms Christs'command to love your neighbor in Gal 5:14, yet he also states prior that "all the law is fulfilled in this".(Matt.22:36-40) Also, how do we reconcile with Gal.3:23-24, Rom 6:14,10:4, and Heb.10:1-4? Yours In Christ, BradK |
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2 | Ten commandments should be obeyed . | 1 John 2:4 | reasnerm | 53774 | ||
What you call intensify, I called added to. My point was simply that Jesus raised the bar so high that even the rich young ruler could no longer keep the law. It is impossible to keep the Law in order to be saved, but that does not mean that we abandon ourselves to an ungodly lifestyle. I once read a well known Christian leader state that once we have made a profession of faith, we can then for all practical purposes lead a lifestyle that is no different than that of an unsaved person, and we will not lose our salvation. My response to his statement is that such a person would never have truly accepted salvation. We must at least try to be holy, for God is holy. You almost seem as though you think that when Jesus said to love our neighbor, that He lessened the commandment. Again, I say he added to it. Under the law we had only to refrain from murdering the jerk next door, now we have to love him!? Please understand, I am not trying to preach any form of legalism, but as I expect my children to try to do right and do what I expect of them, so I try to do what my heavenly Fatheer expects of me. Sometimes (a lot),I mess up, but Jesus already paid the price for that sin. But the price was great, so I do not just say "oh well, things happen", I repent in sorrow as a child to the Father. | ||||||
3 | Ten commandments should be obeyed . | 1 John 2:4 | Hank | 53779 | ||
Reasnerm, good post. Although I surely do believe we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and not by works, I am not a proponent of what Dietrich Bonhoeffer called "cheap grace." When I hear someone yell "legalism" to the faithful soul who is struggling to keep the commandments laid down by our Lord, I cringe. When I hear of a preacher (as in your example) telling his parishioners that they can profess faith in Christ and subsequently go about their lives as usual, I despair. Where there is no repentance, there is no regeneration. Where there is no regeneration there is no changed life. Good works don't save anybody. Only the shed blood of Christ on the cross can do that. But good works, changed lives, are the fruits of the new birth in Christ, and as the Lord has said, "By their fruits you shall know them.".....In summary: Obeying the commandments of the Lord is not legalism. Profession of faith by mere lip-service unaccompained by true repentance is the kind of faith James spoke of, dead faith, and that kind of faith that does not result in works, in changed lives, is dead, being alone. --Hank | ||||||