What have you understood about the charcater of The Ten Commandments??

[SG9]

I will like to know what have been our personal understanding of the Ten Commandments and they relationship in the work of salvation.
I believe that putting our believes to the test is useful to gaining a right perspective.
I have placed a poll where you can vote more than once according to what you have accepted/understood from scripture.
Maybe we can come to a consensus at the end of the exercise.

I didn't place a vote because I didn't find "Other" in the list of options.

It's not that I don't agree with a few of the choices to vote on but it's that the choices just don't cover the entire truth of what this is about.

The original question about the principal-"Character" of the Ten Commandments is directly pointing to God, Himself. We should keep the Ten Commandments so that we don't fall under opposition of it and be Judged against and by it.

The 'Character' of God's Law is describing God, Himself, and when we keep His Law we then build that same Character of God within ourselves and His Character will manifest in the believer and keeper of the Laws.

It's all about 'GOD', this is my understanding, even if I am flawed. Thanks

 

[from scratch]

Odd that as a literate people, believing folk do not read a Bible as they read anything else. Seems many read it to prove something they believe rather than to learn what is says from those who wrote it down.

It causes many problems.

 

[from scratch]

I find it even odder that so many who profess to be Christians are utterly ignorant of the Bible, having never opened it once in their lives.

Makes one wonder what is really going on at church doesn't it? Sure does for me.

 

[from scratch]

So the father of the Jews is not a Jew? Interesting!

Correct. But I don't understand how you punctuate a statement with a question mark.

 

[from scratch]

Originally Posted by Elder 111

Know this, that there is no separation in the God head in terms of character, will and doings. What do you think Jesus meant when He said He and His Father are one?
2 Cor. 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
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Can someone help here? Please! Is there any implication or suggestion that Jesus is the Father?
Scrath, you are so bend on opposing everything I say, that you don''t if it is truth or not.

What then are you trying to say? Usually those with your position use this to prove Jesus is God the Father.

 

[from scratch]

May I suggest that we as westerners are reading the bible from the opposite end as the eastern Churches.

They (the east) do not read the bible in an attempt to figure something out.

They read it as the authors and explain what it means.

We struggle with the language and partial sentences and phrases in hopes of understanding. From the east point of view, they would carry on even if there were never a written bible. For them, its not a necessary device as they ARE the communities who have lived it.

That's the way it is for The Church of Antioch.

When 'we' read our bibles, we often times come away with the strangest ideas that have absolutely nothing to do with Christian teaching and beliefs. We see that in the strongest way here in GT.

Want to know what they meant by something... do what Rome should have done. Ask them.

God be gracious to me a sinner.

Yes most are looking to be validated and only wish to hear yes to anything they want. It is generally the way of mankind. It causes many problems with most anything. Vanity has been around much longer than western civilization. One can read about it even in the Old Testament.

 

[Frogster]

By the way all Christians are Jews. Christ was a Jew. Gal 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

christians are not jews, why do you think Paul fought circumcision, that made one a jew?


there is no jew or greek, read gal 3:28, col 3:11.

 

[Frogster]

So the father of the Jews is not a Jew? Interesting!

we don't know christ according to the flesh, read 2 Cor 5:16.


And is he not???


Rom 3:29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

They are not the children of God by being Jewish, and he is talking Abraham, promise, sarah..


.” Romans 9:8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring. 9 For this is what the promise said: “About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.”

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Originally Posted by from scratch

Need to check you Bible again. Abraham isn't a Jew or even and Israelite.
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So the father of the Jews is not a Jew? Interesting!

Was Jacob/Israel a "Jew"?

Lazarus and the Rich Man - Here a little, there a little - Commentary

LUKE 16:27 "Then he said, 'I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house,
28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.' " (NKJV)

The fact that the rich man has five brothers is a vital clue to his true symbolic identity.
Judah, the progenitor of the Jews, was the son of Jacob through Leah (Gen. 29:35). He had five full-blooded brothers: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, and Zebulun (Gen. 35:23).

While the significance of this seemingly pointless detail has been neglected by scholars throughout the centuries, you can be certain that it did not escape the notice of the Pharisees and scribes to which Yeshua was speaking. They thoroughly knew their history and were extremely proud of their heritage. Yeshua wanted those self-righteous Pharisees to know exactly who he was referring to with this parable.
This detail cements the identity of the rich man as the House of Judah, the Jews!




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[Elder 111]

I didn't place a vote because I didn't find "Other" in the list of options.

It's not that I don't agree with a few of the choices to vote on but it's that the choices just don't cover the entire truth of what this is about.

The original question about the principal-"Character" of the Ten Commandments is directly pointing to God, Himself. We should keep the Ten Commandments so that we don't fall under opposition of it and be Judged against and by it.

The 'Character' of God's Law is describing God, Himself, and when we keep His Law we then build that same Character of God within ourselves and His Character will manifest in the believer and keeper of the Laws.

It's all about 'GOD', this is my understanding, even if I am flawed. Thanks

I can agree. This view should not stop you from voting on the other facts.

 

[Elder 111]

What then are you trying to say? Usually those with your position use this to prove Jesus is God the Father.

What is my position?

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Originally Posted by SG9

I didn't place a vote because I didn't find "Other" in the list of options.

It's not that I don't agree with a few of the choices to vote on but it's that the choices just don't cover the entire truth of what this is about.

The original question about the principal-"Character" of the Ten Commandments is directly pointing to God, Himself. We should keep the Ten Commandments so that we don't fall under opposition of it and be Judged against and by it.

The 'Character' of God's Law is describing God, Himself, and when we keep His Law we then build that same Character of God within ourselves and His Character will manifest in the believer and keeper of the Laws.

It's all about 'GOD', this is my understanding, even if I am flawed. Thanks
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Good for you!

I can agree.
This view should not stop you from voting on the other facts.

Sure it could..........




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[from scratch]

What is my position?

Are you remotely trying to say no one knows what your position is by now? Why do you choose to insult us that bad?

 

[Elder 111]

It is interesting that SG9 said "The 'Character' of God's Law is describing God, Himself, and when we keep His Law we then build that same Character of God within ourselves and His Character will manifest in the believer and keeper of the Laws."
If the Ten commandments is such why would God remove it?

 

[from scratch]

It is interesting that SG9 said "The 'Character' of God's Law is describing God, Himself, and when we keep His Law we then build that same Character of God within ourselves and His Character will manifest in the believer and keeper of the Laws."
If the Ten commandments is such why would God remove it?

Explain how God could commit adultery.

 

[SG9]

It is interesting that SG9 said "The 'Character' of God's Law is describing God, Himself, and when we keep His Law we then build that same Character of God within ourselves and His Character will manifest in the believer and keeper of the Laws."
If the Ten commandments is such why would God remove it?

Yes, it is interesting that I, among many others would think that the Character of God is a reflection of Him in Truth. God never removed the TC nor any part of it, Jesus came to fulfill the law, not to destroy it. It is man who removed it, God would have to remove Himself from existence if He abolished His Law. Thanks

 

[SG9]

Explain how God could commit adultery.

This is an off-topic question, and has no relevance here. If you are putting words into my mouth, it won't work, I never said such thing, and I don't believe that God is capable of sinning against Himself, otherwise the house is divided. Just the same, we cannot drive out evil spirits by the power of the devil, his house would be divided. Thanks

 

[from scratch]

Yes, it is interesting that I, among many others would think that the Character of God is a reflection of Him in Truth. God never removed the TC nor any part of it, Jesus came to fulfill the law, not to destroy it. It is man who removed it, God would have to remove Himself from existence if He abolished His Law. Thanks

God said through His prophet I will make a new covenant....not according to the one...

This isn't and wasn't the doing of man.

 

[from scratch]

Yes, it is interesting that I, among many others would think that the Character of God is a reflection of Him in Truth. God never removed the TC nor any part of it, Jesus came to fulfill the law, not to destroy it. It is man who removed it, God would have to remove Himself from existence if He abolished His Law. Thanks

I guess you think the Bible is full of lies.

 

[from scratch]

This is an off-topic question, and has no relevance here. If you are putting words into my mouth, it won't work, I never said such thing, and I don't believe that God is capable of sinning against Himself, otherwise the house is divided. Just the same, we cannot drive out evil spirits by the power of the devil, his house would be divided. Thanks

No sir it isn't off topic. Its part of the Ten Commandments. Now tell us why God needs to remind Himself not to commit adultery.