Recent content by Anderseric

Amen. All we can do is have faith and walk in His Ways as best as we can.

Happy New Year. I still do not have a good idea of what the Christian community thinks "imitate" means in 1Col.11. Did Paul mean we should seek to imitate Jesus or do the opposite? The question is: Do we imitate or not? Most often the answer from Christians is to offer verses that they...

Perfect. I pray we all seek to do exactly that. Acts 10:35 comes to mind, "But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus, He is Lord of all..." I think we agree that is the...

Yup, we all rebel some. We are sinful after all. Keeping His Sabbath is a good start. Hopefully, the rest will come.

Yes, I think that is what Paul meant in Acts 15. If we are turning to God, stop with the idolatry and then go and learn the rest. Paul added that we should go and study on the Sabbath. Maybe all believers will one day choose to walk in that way too. Blessings..

I think Jesus hopes "all" will come but knows that only a "few" will enter His gates. The question is: Do we all seek to follow the same instructions when we have faith in Him? Is to "love your neighbor as yourself" the same for Ruth and Rahab just as it is for us?

Again, you are right. Are those instructions any different from those Jesus gave on Sinai for His people to follow?

Doctor: Could you help me out and refer me to any place in the Scriptures that either Jesus, Paul or any of the Apostles ate anything unclean? That would help me a lot. Thank you.

I can't agree more. So, if Jesus came only for the lost children of the House of Israel, is it possible that we (gentiles) should join the House of Israel? I think Jesus hopes all of His lost children will become grafted in again just as we have chosen faith in Him and grafted into His root or...

Yes, I agree with you about Matthew 22:37-40. I think I also read the same language in Deut.6:5, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength." I also found the second most important instruction in Lev. 19:18, "you shall love your...

Fair enough. I wonder if Jesus had issues with Pharisees because they made commandments of men or because of their faith in God? Jesus did rebuke them for saying that a believer must wash their hands. Jesus said there was no commandment like that. That does not mean washing our hands is bad...

I agree we should keep the commandments of God. I asked my pastor what Paul meant by "imitate" and he had no answer. Can you tell me what Paul meant by "imitate"? Did he mean we should imitate some of Jesus' walk or seek to walk just like Him? We cannot walk perfectly, but we could try. Is...

Thank you. Could you also explain what Paul meant when he said "imitate" me just as I also imitate Jesus?

Sir: Are you suggesting that Paul is not a Pharisee? Second, do you believe Paul did everything to "imitate" Jesus and asked us to do the same, 1Cor11? The best we can do is to seek to imitate Jesus as closely as we can. Only when we are called good and faithful servants are we perfected...

Doctor: Consider that Paul said, "I am a Pharisee of Pharisees" Paul did not say, I was. If Paul says that "imitating" Jesus is good for him, who am I to argue? The meaning here is quite clear to me. Thoughts? Could you define "imitate" from 1Cor.11? Do you agree that Jesus walked the...