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1 | 2 followups, masturbation and 1Cor7:2-5 | Bible general Archive 1 | Biynah | 47851 | ||
Dear Emmaus: The Scribes and Pharisees continually accused Jesus of sinning by not keeping the Sabbath. Of course, had Jesus actually of broken the Sabbath then He would have been guilty of sin. But Jesus did not break the Sabbath. The miracles that He performed on these days was a service to God -- not the occupation of a physician. But you see how the Scribes and Pharisees twisted things around to make it appear that He sinned. Now, you say that masturbation is sin. But yet, I find no where in the Bible that tells me this. And if it isn't there -- it isn't there. The commandment doesn't actually say that: Thou shalt not lust. It says thou shalt not covet .... Now coveting a man's wife, a man's car, a man's home can lead to enmity, strife, murder and the like. This is actually the kind of lust that is a sin. But can a man covet his own body? Does that even make sense? My position is different than what you suppose. My position says that if the Bible doesn't say it -- we have no right to say it does -- For if we do -- it leads to false doctrine. The kind of false doctrine that put Jesus on the cross. Was He not convicted of blasphemy by the well meaning priest? Was he not convicted to save the nation from the Romans who would come and take Israel away from the Jews because of His Messianic claims? It all seemed right in the eyes of the religious leaders just as this thing seems right in the eyes of Emmaus and Makarios. But they were adding and misinterpreting God's word to justify their thoughts. So if you are to convince me, you need some hard Biblical evidence. Not slight supposed inferences as Makarios uses. We should teach the doctrine of God to those who ask these questions. We should not teach the doctrine of man. And as far as I am able to see this is not a biblical doctrine. It is a man made doctrine based on mans perception. Did not the Lord Himself say: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD." Isaiah 55:8 So why do some well meaning moralist think they have the right to edit His Word -- and say He meant this or that -- if He Himself ommitted it? |
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2 | 2 followups, masturbation and 1Cor7:2-5 | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 47860 | ||
Biynah, Jesus made it plain to the Pharisees that not everything in scripture is explicit, but much is implicit. Review his dialogues with them. Other than that, I leave the last word on the matter to you. Emmaus |
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