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NASB | Hebrews 11:40 because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect. |
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Subject: Superior Hope |
Bible Note: EdB (Continued from previous post) 6) Statement: Again love is the motivator not the conclusion. I can love the pieces out of something but still do it harm. How many mercy killings are proof of this. Your taking love an emotion a motivator and trying to make it the end all. It isn’t it is what we do with and how we show that love that matters. Answer: Love is the motivator AND the conclusion. You are mistaken. [1 Timothy 1:5 But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.] You say you can love the pieces out of something and still do it harm. This is false. [Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.] As for the mercy killings, we weren't talking about that, so let's save that for another day because it's not really relevent. Love is not just an emotion and motivator. It IS the be all end all, and what you show is the fruit you bear by which all men will know that we are his disciples. [John 13:35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.] 7) Statement: Love is not the fullfillment but rather a motivator of keeping the law. Jesus said the law hangs on these not that they are fulfilled by love. It takes action and obedience to fulfill the law. Answer: When you say quite assertively that love is not the fulfillment of the law, you are mistaken. [Romans 13:8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.] And then, [Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.] And then, [Galatians 5:14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."] And then, [James 2:8 If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.] The action and obedience is to do those things according to a spirit of love, not according to the law, for the law only exists to teach the loveless how to love. You have it backwards. 8) Statement: I never argued that point. I just said Hebrews 10:25 clearly tells us to gather together. However even Jesus recognized the fact it took 12 to make a synagogue. Answer: Okay, so we are in agreement, then, that two or three is an adequate number, since you are not arguing it? We are also in agreement that Hebrew 10:25 tells us to gather together, though I will again point out that this "commandment" can be satisfied by a number as small as two, and the assembling can take place anywhere as set forth in the given parameters of the "command." I don't know where you got "even Jesus recognized the fact that it took 12 to make a synagogue." If you are referring to the 12 Apostles, it has often been related that there were 12 of them to represent the 12 tribes of Israel. Regardless, we are not talking about a Jewish synagogue. We are talking about a Christian assembling. 9) Statement: We can not fellowship with others at home, we are called to exhort encourage and edify. We are called to teach preach and baptize, We are call to be witnesses. All of which is impossible locked in our own little homes. Answer: I fellowship with others in my home every Thursday. We exhort, encourage, and edify each other not only on Thursday, but all week long on the phone and when we fellowship. I teach, preach and baptize all those I meet that hear me, and additionally, I meet more outside the walls than you do inside them. I am a witness to anyone I come accross, even in things so small as making sure I don't get a free french fry by mistake. We can do any of these things outside of the church walls. Continued ... |