BobRyan said:
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Nor do we find the command "do not take God's name in vain" in those chapters - but it still exists.
No one that I've seen says it doesn't. So do you have a point here?
whoohoo! you posted that 6 minutes ago.. that means the answer I gave you two hours ago to that same question gets to be posted here on this thread as well.
thanks!
OK So it's still a sin to take God's name in vain. Now what?
now we agree that Christ perfectly fulfilled that moral command - part of the moral law of God as Matthew 5 states
- but in fulfilling (perfectly complying) He did not open a door of rebellion for us to ignore the moral law of God. Rather He enables the Gospel benefit of the LAW written on heart and mind under the NEW Covenant. It is not even remotely deleting the moral law to fulfill (comply with) it.
I "tried" to have that discussion with you on your thread - but you did not appear to be willing to have it then.
Did I make that claim? No. Am I obligated to the law? No. Do I love Jesus? Yes!
I see so "taking God's name in vain IS a sin for you" -- as you admitted -- but you don't view it as a command from God's Word applicable to you? It is just a sin??
I find our logic "illusive" just then.
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Sin IS transgression of the LAW" 1 John 3:4. Ok now that is scripture.
Where does Jesus say it's OK to sin? Nowhere.
Amen! Not approved in the OT or NT.
A related question then. Where does he say "in vain do they worship me teaching for doctrine the commandments of men...setting aside the Commandment of God" .. ??
Hmmm "I know where that is"
Mark 7
7 And
in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
8 For
laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.”
9 He said to them, “
All too well
you reject the commandment of God, that you may
keep your tradition. 10 For
Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 11
But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me
is Corban”—’ (that is, a gift
to God), 12 then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother, 13
making the word of God of no effect through
your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”