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    THE 10 Commandments of Faith

    The Hebrew word "yada" refers to intimate knowledge gained through experience, such as in Genesis 4:1, Adam "knew" Eve, she conceived, and gave birth to Cain, which is also the word uses in Exodus 33:13. In Jeremiah 9:3 and 9:6, they did not know (yada) God and refused to know Him because in...
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    What did Jesus mean when he said follow least of my commands ?

    The Mosaic Law is God's word and Jesus is God's word made flesh, which he embodied by setting a sinless example for us to follow of how to walk in obedience to it, and as his followers we are told to follow his example (1 Peter 2:21-22) and that those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in...
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    What did Jesus mean when he said follow least of my commands ?

    According to Romans 3:27, there is a law of works and a law of faith, so works of the law are of works while he said in Romans 3:31, that our faith upholds God's law, so it is of faith, and the law that our faith upholds can't be referring to the same thing as the works of the law that are not...
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    THE 10 Commandments of Faith

    While the Greek word "telos' can mean "end", it can also mean "purpose" or "goal", such as how it is used in verses like 1 Timothy 1:5, Romans 6:21-22, and James 5:11, though even "end" can mean "intention" or "aim" depending on the context of how it used. In Exodus 33:13, Moses wanted God to...
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    THE 10 Commandments of Faith

    The Law of Moses was given by God in Deuteronomy 5:31-33 and it is referred to as being the Law of God in verses like Nehemiah 8:1-8, Ezra 7:6-12, and Luke 2:22-23, so Paul equated the Law of Moses with the Law of Christ by using a parallel statement to say that he was not outside the Law of...
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    Please refute the conclusion that Judaism&Christianity are better explained by ancient aliens than Creator God.

    If someone gives the attributes of God to aliens, then what they are calling aliens is God.
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    Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus

    Our salvation is from sin (Matthew 1:21) and sin is the transgression of God's law (1 John 3:4), so while we do not earn our salvation as the result of our works, doing good works in obedience to it is intrinsically part of the content of what God's gift of saving us from not doing those work is...
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    The Moral Law

    The cross did not change God's moral compass.
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    The Moral Law

    Filtering out the rituals is rejecting its moral compass.
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    Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus

    The content of God's gift of salvation is getting to practice His religion.
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    Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus

    religion [ ri-lij-uhn ] noun a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct...
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    What did Jesus mean when he said follow least of my commands ?

    "To fulfill the law" means "to cause God's will (as made known in the law) to be obeyed as it should be (NAS Greek Lexicon: pleroo). So after Jesus said that he came to fulfill the law, he then proceeded to fulfill it six times throughout the rest of the chapter by correcting what the people...
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    Salvation in a moment versus taking up one's cross

    There is an instantaneous aspect of our salvation from sin insofar as we are saved from the penalty of our sin at the moment that we believe, however, our salvation from sin would be incomplete if we were only saved from the penalty of our sin while we continue to live in sin, so there must also...
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    Sin is not counted where there is no LAW

    No, I am not changing it to what I want it to say, but rather I am speaking against interpreting it in an illogical manner. You notably neglected to explain how your interpretation isn't illogical. Sin is the transgression of God's law, so how can sin exist without the existence of the law...
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    Against the fruit of the Spirit there is no law

    In Galatians 5:16-23, everything listed as works of the flesh that are against the Spirit are also against God's law while all of the fruits of the Spirit are in accordance with it, so there is no law against God's law because they are all in accordance with God's law.
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    Objectivity?

    Everything that we believe to be true is subjective though we believe those things because we think that they are in accordance with objective reality. Our religious beliefs are proved to us because we have been given what we consider to be sufficient evidence for that they are in accordance...
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    Sin is not counted where there is no LAW

    It is illogical for sin to exist prior to something that defines what sin is, so God’s law has existed for as long as sin has existed, but God’s law has not always been given to man, so man has not always been accountable to obey it. For example, God’s righteousness is eternal (Psalms 119:142)...
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    What does it mean for Jesus to fulfill the law and the prophets?

    While I agree that the Bible has a symbolic meaning, it also has a literal meaning in which we should remain firmly rooted. Here's another example: Psalms 51:16-19 For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of...
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    Sin is not counted where there is no LAW

    The existence of sin requires there to be something that defines what is and is not sin, which has been r revealed through God's law. The please explain what it is that intrinsic to the command to love our neighbor as ourselves that causes sin to increase. In Romans 5-7, Paul said that the Law...
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    Sin is not counted where there is no LAW

    Sin is was in the world before the law was given because people were able to act in a way that was contrary to God's nature before they had been given instructions to refrain from doing that. Moreover, the fact that sin was in the world before the law was given means that there were no actions...