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That we keep his commandments AND "his commandments are not burdensome"... (1 John 5:3)
The reason I added the "AND" in caps, is because a lot of people quote this and stop just before the "AND" part and ignore and leave out what follows... They have to have seen it and read it and know it, but chose or always choose to leave it out...? And why do they do this...? Well... I'll leave that one alone for now...
Anyway, For if his commandments are burdensome, they are sin...
So, which commandments...? Not the Ten commandments or the law, but the two Jesus spoke of, and either way, if they are burdensome, they are sin... But the OT Law Covenant is clearly described as a very heavy load and very heavy burden (that those of Law try to put on others)... So, I don't think the "commandments" he wants us to keep and/or observe and obey are the Old "letter of the law" OT, works based, Law Covenant, but are "something else"...
And I'd like to ask you all what you think this "something else" "is"...?
What do you think...?
God Bless!
The reason I added the "AND" in caps, is because a lot of people quote this and stop just before the "AND" part and ignore and leave out what follows... They have to have seen it and read it and know it, but chose or always choose to leave it out...? And why do they do this...? Well... I'll leave that one alone for now...
Anyway, For if his commandments are burdensome, they are sin...
So, which commandments...? Not the Ten commandments or the law, but the two Jesus spoke of, and either way, if they are burdensome, they are sin... But the OT Law Covenant is clearly described as a very heavy load and very heavy burden (that those of Law try to put on others)... So, I don't think the "commandments" he wants us to keep and/or observe and obey are the Old "letter of the law" OT, works based, Law Covenant, but are "something else"...
And I'd like to ask you all what you think this "something else" "is"...?
What do you think...?
God Bless!
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