Nancy Hale
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I'm saying you should read the Bible and pray.So are you saying there’s a time to do the opposite of what scripture says depending why we are doing it? My question. Would be who gets to decide when it’s ok or not ok to follow?
Hos. 6:6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
The most important thing is the knowledge of God. The religious leaders, who studied the written law for years, never received that. The law itself brings death.
Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Even with speeding in city ordinances there are exceptions. Emergency vehicles break the posted speed. And the posted speed isn't set in stone. It may be 50mph, but you can get a ticket doing 15mph during certain conditions. Even the government expects you to use knowledge you've gain from living.
God is more merciful than humans. He always has been. Look at Cain, look at David; look at all of us. Most would expect if some crisis occurred and they were speeding towards help a human police officer would not only show mercy but give assistance. We have posted speeds, but they are to guide you. You can receive punishment for driving at any speed no matter what is posted. There are too many other variables to list. You are expected to use your head and your heart.
Jaywalking is illegal (crossing a street outside a crosswalk). If you are driving at the posted speed and a person runs out into the street, do you keep driving or do you stop? They are breaking the law, you are not. What if it is a child? An old person? Do you act different? Should you?
What if you're driving on a steep mountain road and your breaks go out? Your kids are in the backseat. There are sheer dropoffs on one side and high rocky mountains on the other. You're so focused on steering and downshifting you don't look at the speedometer. (It happened to me, you do look at the speedometer, but for this example let's say you don't) when you get to the sand bank you can crash into at the bottom would it cross your mind to do anything other than praise God?
Do you think He is going to say "remember that time you were busy praising me? Well, you didn't repent..."
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