More importantly, what do they mean to you! They are talking about the 2 covenants. The one given on Mt. Sinai is likened to Ishmael, and is to be cast out. We are under the other covenant, the one of promise.
You are still under Ishmael, and merely give Jesus a nod here and there, but He isn't the focus of your religion. The Sabbath is. You don't even preach to be baptized in the Holy Spirit. It is not automatic. I didn't know anything about it until after I left SDA. There is a whole world of knowledge you don't understand.
There is nothing wrong in studying the law, but Jesus didn't just take your punishment, He took away your sin. You are a new creature in Christ and are no longer in the flesh, but in the Spirit, IF INDEED YOU HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD IN YOU. If you don't, you can keep all the commandments perfectly and it won't save you.
Now 1stcenturylady, your only making stuff up now because you have no scripture to support your teachings have you? This is sad for you. Let's have a look at what God's WORD says?
GALATIANS 4 [21] Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? [22] For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. [23] But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. [24] Which things are an allegory: for these are the TWO COVENANTS; THE ONE FROM THE MOUNT SINAI, WHICH GENDERETH TO BONDAGE, WHICH IS AGAR. [25] For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. [26] But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.......... [30] Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
Is the above scripture speaking of the 10 commandments as the many claim or is it simply speaking of circumcision and the MOSAIC BOOK of the COVENANT?
EXODUS 34 [28] And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the COVENANT, the TEN COMMANDMENTS.
ACTS 7 [8] And he gave him the COVENANT OF CIRCUMCISION: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
BOTH the 10 commandments and circumcision through the MOSAIC BOOK of the COVENANT were given as “covenants” in the OLD Testament
EXODUS 24 [12] And the Lord said unto Moses, COME UP TO ME INTO THE MOUNT, and be there: and I WILL GIVE THEE tables of stone, AND A LAW, AND COMMANDMENTS which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
LEVITICUS 7 [37] THIS IS THE LAW OF THE BURNT OFFERING, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings; [38] WHICH THE LORD COMMANDED MOSES IN MOUNT SINAI, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai.
Both covenants, the 10 commandments and the laws of Moses for remission of sin were given at Mt Sinai.
JOHN 7 [21] Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.[22] MOSES THEREFORE GAVE UNTO YOU CIRCUMCISION; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. [23] If a man on the sabbath day RECEIVE CIRCUMCISION, THAT THE LAW OF MOSES SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
Circumcision is of the law of Moses and given at Sinai. So which of these, the 10 commandments or circumcision and the MOSAIC laws for remission of sin does the scriptures say bring us into “bondage” {Gal.4:24}?
And the winner is....
GALATIANS 5 [1] Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and BE NOT ENTANGLED AGAIN WITH THE YOKE OF BONDAGE. [2] Behold, I Paul say unto you, that IF YE BE CIRCUMCISED, CHRIST SHALL PROFIT YOU NOTHING.
And again...
GALATIANS 2 [3] But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was COMPELLED TO BE CIRCUMCISED: [4]And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might BRING US INTO BONDAGE.
It is the MOSAIC SHADOW laws for remission of SIN and circumcision that pointed to Jesus and the NEW COVENANT Promise of a NEW HEART (Hebrews 8:10-12) through walking by faith in God's SPIRIT that is done away, not God's LAW (10 Commandments) which is the ETERNAL LAW of God that give us the KNOWLEDGE of SIN and RIGHTEOUSNESS (Good and Evil).
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SIN is breaking any of God's 10 Commandments (
Romans 7:7;
Romans 3:20;
James 2:11;
1 John 3:4) Those who CONTINUE in KNOWN UNREPENTANT SIN will NOT ENTER the KINGDOM of HEAVEN.
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God's 4th commandment is one of the ten (
Exodus 20:8-11) If we knowingly break it when God asks us not to we stand guilty before God of committing sin (
James 2:8-12). If we do not seek him in repentance and forgiveness we are in danger of the Judgement (
Hebrews 10:26-27)
Sunday worship is a tradition and teaching of man that has led many to break the commandments of God. Jesus says that if we follow the traditions of man that break the commandments of God we are not following God (
Matthew 15:3-9)
There is not one scripture in all of God's Word that says that God's 4th Commandment is now ABOLISHED and we are now
In times of ignorance God winks at but when as knowledge of the truth has come God calls on all men everywhere to repent and believe his Word (Acts 17:30-31)
Hope this helps.
