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13th November 2011, 05:42 AM
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Reps: 10 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by Thedictator  WOW, you found something we can agree on!!!! You can not be saved by faith alone.
If you look my friend, you will find more we agree on. Such as how Christmas came about and such. There is hope for me and you yet I believe. I do enjoy talking with you. You challenge me, and I for one, like that.  |
13th November 2011, 05:45 AM
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Reps: 10 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by NaLuvena Even the "law of love" comes out of God's commandments from the OT.
You are correct. If any one doubts this, they can go into a detailed study of the Law. It is beautiful to say the least. But there is evidence of the Law of Love in the Mosaic Law. |
13th November 2011, 06:01 AM
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Reps: 10 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by outOftheLoop this is not true.
haven't you ever read St Matthew 25:31-46, wherein Jesus show us the law of Love in action, failure in which leads people to Hell
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12th December 2011, 03:28 PM
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29th January 2012, 09:17 PM
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Reps: 164,144,532,744,484 (power: 164,144,532,746) | | | The law of Christ is not the entire NT. It is not a book. Christ's law is love and he gives us commands, examples, warnings and principles as guidelines for the expression of love which is our response to grace.
Christ's law is love. His laws are: 1. Love God and 2. Love man. Love is the new commandment which John's readers had heard from the beginning of their discipleship (1 John 2:7). "And now I beg you, lady, not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have heard from the beginning, that we love one another. And this is love, that we follow his commandments; this is the commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you follow love" (2 John 5)
"And this commandment we have heard from him, that he who loves God should love his brother also." (1 John 4:21) This re-emphasizes the first and second commandments. Love is commanded, but it cannot be instilled by command.
"But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) God showed his love towards us by sending his Son, we show our love by our actions.
Jesus said that his yoke was easy and his burden is light. "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love." (1 John 4:18
It is easy to understand why Jesus would choose love to be the identifying characteristic of his disciples.
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