klutedavid
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Hello Gary.
The law shows us what we are, law breakers.
Christian or non Christian you will break the law.
Your trying to tell me that you don't lust after pretty girls?
You break the law and that is obvious, it is merely a question of by how much that you transgress the law. Surely your not one of those people that falsely claim that they don't break the law?
You honestly don't measure how much you love God, according to your repetitive law breaking?
You were baptized into the death of the Christ, you must die.
Only those that call on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Witchcraft is not in the ten commandments.
2 Corinthians 3:6
who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
The letter of the law kills, why don't you understand this?
Not of the letter!
That is the point, we are sinners not righteous.I'm guessing this is your response to all the questions I asked because you can't answer the questions without admitting that breaking those commandments shows a lack of love for God and for our fellow man.
The law shows us what we are, law breakers.
Christian or non Christian you will break the law.
Your trying to tell me that you don't lust after pretty girls?
You break the law and that is obvious, it is merely a question of by how much that you transgress the law. Surely your not one of those people that falsely claim that they don't break the law?
You honestly don't measure how much you love God, according to your repetitive law breaking?
You can't help but break the law, that is why the law is there, so you cling to the messiah when He arrives. Only Jesus kept the law.Otherwise you would have shown me exactly how breaking the commandments expresses love for both God and man.
Sorry to inform you that you must crucify your passions and desires.Who said anyone would be standing proudly at judgment day because they had kept the law on their own? Where did I even come close to implying such a thing? You have ignored the entire thrust of my argument which is that keeping the law is possible only because the Holy Spirit writes it in our hearts, transforming us back into God's image. That's nothing we can glory in, for we cannot do it ourselves. We are incapble of doing that. Only a power outside of us can change our very natures. As the Bible says, the leopard cannot change his spots or the Ethiopian his skin, therefore neither can we who are accustomed to do evil do good. We need a power over and above us to perform that within us. That's Paul's point in 2 Corinthians 3: 3-8. The Holy Spirit had to write the law in his heart, the seat of his motives and ways of thought, for him to become an effective minister of the new covenant. When He does that the law is no longer a ministry of death. We have God's word on this.
You were baptized into the death of the Christ, you must die.
Only by the infilling of the Holy Spirit will the foundation of the law (love), be expressed towards others. Not the letter of the law, the reason for the law, i.e., love.What a promise. God will cause us to live within his statutes and keep His judgments, and do them.
Those that do not believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.Paul also shows us who will not get to heaven.
Only those that call on the name of the Lord will be saved.
What you said is not true, the list contains more sins than the letter of the law.Notice that all the things Paul lists are violations of the 10 commandments. Fortunately for us he shows us another list. Notice that this is another one of God's promises to us that we can keep the commandments of God because of His power to change us.
Witchcraft is not in the ten commandments.
Incorrect reading of the scripture.Paul says the fruit of the Spirit working in our lives results in a life that violates no law. And he shows us what the Spirit's work is in 2Corinthians 3:3-8. It is the writing of the law in our hearts.
2 Corinthians 3:6
who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
The letter of the law kills, why don't you understand this?
Not of the letter!
No He does not say that, Jesus came for those who broke the law, sinners!Jesus tells us how this keeping of the law of God works in real life.
What do you mean by 'you wouldn't want done to you', that is everyday life. I spend every day trying to avoid getting slammed by law breakers.Practicing the Golden Rule is the keeping of the law of God. You know, all those things written in the 10 commandments that you wouldn't want done to you: stolen from, murdered, lied about, having your children disrespect you, having your neighbor covet not only all you own but your wife too, having your wife sleep around on you. Treating others in the manner described by the 10 commandments is the way to life for it is living according to the principle of love.
The fourth commandment has nothing to do with loving others.The 10 commandments are the expression of the principle of love for our fellow man, and I'd hate to have to argue with Jesus about this.
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