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NASB | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole Law but stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of [breaking] all of it. |
Subject: Kill your brother and drink strong drink |
Bible Note: Hi Pete, You are very wise to be following such good advice. To get to know Jesus first is very important. -For no other foundation can any man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. (1Cor 3:11) - then we must build upon the foundation like a man who built his house upon a rock, And the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. (Mat 7:24,5) So do not be confused about Scripture that says it is alright to kill a brother -for any reason, because to diregard the law of the land is to disobey God. That is brought to us in Romans: Rom 13:1 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. Rom 3 For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; 4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. Remember, that now we are in New Testament times. Testament means Covenant, which is a promise that is not to be broken. Jer 31:31 tells us, "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah.." -That 'New Covenant' comes to us through Jesus Christ, who was, and is 100 percent God, and 100 percent man. Jesus breaks down the Mosaic Law and the Ten Commandments into the Two Great Commands: "'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' "This is the first and great commandment. "And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' "On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." (Mat 22:37-40)(Jesus speaking) -So you see, if anyone kills a brother, hurts him, or even calls him a name, they are guilty of disobeying God's law. Finally, Pete, I agree with Starting the NT in Matthew, but, instead of continuing to the next gospel, may I suggest to break the NT into four sections, and reading a gospel between each section? After Matthew, you might want to skip to Romans, which is very rich in doctrine. Then the pastoral epistles, such as 1 and 2 Timothy will help you to build upon that foundation, line upon line, precept upon precept. To read all four gospels might get a little distracting. I say this because each one brings a different point of view as God uses man's hand to bring us His message. Matthew is about Jesus the King. Mark's focus is Jesus the Servant. Luke is about Jesus the Man. John focuses on the deity of Jesus which is most important to me. -Christology is an awesome subject to study. There is so much depth in God's Word, and I have to thank you again for bringing your questions to us all at the Forum. We come here from all around the world! We all love to study and fellowship in God's Word, which has so much wisdom and depth, it takes a lifetime and then some to discover it all. I myself did not start reading the Bible until after the new year in 2000, and our Lord has been faithful to repay all of my time spent studying with a peace that I can find no where else on earth! Praise the Lord. In His service and yours, keliy |