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NASB | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Subject: Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? |
Bible Note: Jesus taught: Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. and so I will not tell you that I think God no longer cares if you worship other gods, or commit adultery, or don't have a fence around your upstairs patio. As I said earlier, we are not justified by the keeping of the Law. The Law we are commanded to keep is the Law of Love. Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Mat 22:38 This is the first and great commandment. Mat 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Mat 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Jesus does not tell us to ignore the Law and the Prophets, He tells us how to keep them. Not by just abstaining from outward behaviors, such as adultery, but by abstaining from inward behaviors and attitudes, such as lust and hate. And of course, we can only do that by faith in Him. Again, this is not how we are justified, not how we are saved. But it is still God's will for us, that we would love as He loves, and His love is in keeping with His Law. Jesus was the perfect expression of Love, never deviating from love, and never violating the Law. Trying to be justified by the law is what is against grace. It is because God said "do not murder" that we know God does not wish us to murder. Because God said "pay for the loss your ox incurred" that we know God wants us to take responsibility for our negligence. When we endeavor to not steal even when we want to, we are not "frustrating grace", we are living love. You want to divide the various laws to say "this one I should keep", and "this one I don't need to keep." I will leave that as a matter for your own conscience. As a point of reference, Mark wrote, it is believed, Peter's words. Also, we aren't actually told whether or not Mark was an apostle. Not just the 12 were apostles, you know. No, I am not a Jew. Well, I am one inwardly. :-) I think it would be cool to have blue tassels, and I wouldn't wonder if we all wore blue tassels in the Kingdom Age. But seriously... I don't think there is more I can add to this discussion, so I will close with this (from Paul): Rom 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Love in Christ, Mark |