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He nailed the external FORM of all the laws, which were national laws for Israel, to the cross; whereas the internal principles of all the laws, which are for the international, new-covenant church, continue on. For example, you shall not murder continues on with the principle of the need to...
Well, I'm thankful that you have discovered the lament of the Old Testament books, @Can't think of a name. Keep doing it persistently until God gives you his peace of Philippians 4:6-7. Then, a huge burden will be lifted. You're on my prayer list.
Why are my words making your life worse, @Can't think of a name? Did you already know about that kind of praying? It's not part of the western culture. I know what I'm talking about, because I have experienced that peace several times after persistent prayers. What is it about praying that you...
Okay, @Can't think of a name, I have experienced God's peace of Philippians 4:6-7 only after pouring my genuine emotions of anger and anxiety out in prayer to him, the way Job (chapter 10), David (73 of the 150 Psalms, especially 39 and 88), and Jeremiah (Lamentations, especially chapter 3) did...
True, @Lamb, but we must not neglect the New Testament commands that share the goals we have as Christians, for example, Colossians 3-4, Ephesians 4-6, Hebrews 12-13, and the Sermon on the Mount as well as many others.
What, @leaping through the night, do you mean? Haven't you changed Paul's meaning? Read my previous post (#5) and tell me what you think of my interpretation, please.
No, Jeremiah, Jesus, and Paul had a better idea (the new form of the covenant):
Jer 31:31 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah,
Jer 31:32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the...
Please explain the teachings that prompt your questions, @jswauto, and answer my question, Why does Jesus institute a NEW covenant, as prophesied by Jeremiah (31:31-33)? How is it new if it wasn't to change the form of the covenant, not its inner meaning, for the international church?
In Jesus'...
I agree with you, @Frankj, that it is the spirit of the antichrist that denies the full humanity as well as the complete deity of Jesus. Another passage seems to say that the antichrist is going to be a person of some sort. I guess we'll have to wait until then to find out what or who the...
The speaker takes several verses without referring to their contexts, @Webster. Such is a dangerous way to interpret the Bible. The contexts (surrounding chapters, books, and the Bible) determine any verses' meanings. I see no biblical evidence that there is such an investigative judgment before...
@FredVB, I think that the reason we Christians don't hear much about spiritual growth nowadays is that it involves change in our lives. A great many Christians want comfortable Christianity instead of uncomfortable, changing growth. Sadly, pastors give people what they want instead of boldly...
@jswauto, do you still follow the food laws, circumcision, the Old Testament holy days, and bloody animal sacrifices? My point is that the outward forms of the laws have changed, because Jesus nailed them to the cross, as the Apostle Paul says,
Col 2:11 In him also you were circumcised with a...
@Can't think of a name, what kind of an experience do you want from God? I have had many experiences of God's answers to my prayers and have seen his uses of experiences to guide me. Are those the kinds of experiences you want, or what? If you're interested, you can read the book What God Has...
@Can't think of a name, if you had an "experience of peace and felt his holiness and majesty," you HAVE experienced "some feeling of love from Christ." Why? God is three Persons in ONE God, including Jesus Christ as the second one. All blessings come from the Father through Christ by the...