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So you imagine that Jesus was hypocritically taking the position that we should do as he said, but not as he did? There is nothing in the Bible that suggests that we should only follow the commands that Jesus repeated and should reject his example, but rather we are told to follow his example...

Sin is not the transgression of any sort of law that can be given, but rather there is a context that the lawlessness in 1 John 3:4 is in regard to, namely the Law of God. If you ask a Jew about what the means was through which God revealed what sin is, then they would tell you that it was...

That's ok because it has never been required for a single person to follow every single commandment, and not even Jesus followed the ones in regard to having a period or to giving birth. Some commandments were only for the King, the High priest, priests, judges, men, women, children, those who...

If that were a false statement, then it would violate the law of non-contradiction. By all means, please explain how it is in accordance with reason for that statement to be both true and false.

Indeed, I follow Christ’s example, though obviously no one has ever been required to keep all 613 commandments, and not even Jesus kept the laws in regard to having a period or to giving birth. Moreover, even if I were refusing to follow Christ’s example, then it wouldn’t change the fact that...

Indeed, Jesus set a sinless example for us to follow of hue to walk in obedience to the Mosaic Law 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 the same way he walked (1 John 2:6). Being a Christian is about...

The Colossians were celebrating God’s feasts on obedience to His commands in accordance with the example that Christ set for us to follow, they were being judged for doing that by pagans who were promoting human precepts and teachings, self-made religion, asceticism, and severity to the body...

The fact that God’s law was never given as a way of earning our justification as the result of our obedience does not mean that we are not obligated to obey it for the purposes for which it was given.

Either Acts 15:19-21 contains an exhaustive list of everything that would ever be required of a mature Gentile believer or it does not, so it is contradictory to treat it as being a non-exhaustive list by holding the position that there are obviously other laws that Gentiles should follow, such...

If you eat meat, then what precautions are you taking to make sure that it did not come from a strangled animal?

In Psalms 119:142, the Mosaic Law is truth, and in John 14:6, Jesus is the embodiment of truth, so who teaches to embody truth by following his example of obedience to the Mosaic Law and who teaches against doing that?

A law where righteousness has dominion over us can't also be a law where unrighteousness had dominion over us, but rather that is leading in opposite directions. The only way to become righteous is through faith that we ought to be doers of righteous works apart from being required to have...

Paul spoke about multiple categories of law other than the Law of God, such as the law of sin and works of the law, so it is important to discern which law he was referring to out of all the categories of law that he spoke about. For example, in Romans 7:25-8:2, Paul contrasted the Law of God...

Paul is essentially speak about why reverse psychology works. The purpose of the command to refrain from coveting is lead people away from coveting, not to lead people towards it, however, there is something within us that reacts to being told to do something that causes us to want to do the...

Indeed, Romans 7 speaks about both the Law of God and the law of sin. A law that arouses sinful passions in order to bear fruit unto death is a law that is sinful, but Romans 7:7 says that the Law of God is not sinful, so Romans 7:5 and 7:7 can't both be referring to the same law. Likewise...

Sin is the transgression of God's law (1 John 3:4) and God's law instruct to keep the 7th day holy (Exodus 20:8-11), so it is therefore a sin to break the Sabbath. In Mark 7:6-9, Jesus criticized the Pharisees as being hypocrites for setting aside the commands of God in order to establish their...

In Romans 7, Paul said that the Law of God is holy, righteous, and good, that he wanted to do good, that he delighted obeying it, and that he served it with his mind, but contrasted that with the law of sin that was working within his members to cause him not to do the good that he wanted to do...

The lottery is essentially a tax on people who didn't do well at math. If you're going to ask God to make you win the lottery, then you should also ask God to help you to find the winning lottery ticket that no one is missing, so that way you're not throwing away money. However, winning the...

In Galatians 3:26-29, every aspect of being children of God (1), in Christ (2), through faith (3), and being children of Abraham and heirs to the promise (4) is directly connected to walking in obedience to God's law. In 1 John 3:4-10, those who do not practice righteousness in obedience to...

In Titus 2:14, Jesus gave himself to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so becoming zealous for doing good works in obedience to God's law is the way to believe in what he accomplished through the cross...