Phydeaux -> RE: Fatal Flaws in Religion versus Genetic/historic/scientific fact. (12/31/2015 12:30:38 PM)
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“For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 5:18-19 “It is easier for Heaven and Earth to pass away than for the smallest part of the letter of the law to become invalid.” (Luke 16:17) “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest part or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.” (Matthew 5:17) “Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law” (John7:19) So I am wondering how many of those people who claim to be Christians do eat pork, shellfish, wear mixed fiber and all that, because they should all be stoned to death for it, because Jesus claimed he wants to uphold the old laws... He is talking about the Ten Commandments, not the laws of Leviticus. Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. ~Matthew 22:36-38 I don't think that you can draw that conclusion from the text. While it's plain that JC was creating a new covenant, there are tons of references to the "law" and "the prophets". Very few would argue that Matt 5:7 was a reference to just the big ten. Well that one excerpt wasn't the only supporting text that I posted (see here and here). Additionally, there are the two verses of Matthew that follow it: And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. ~Matthew 22:39-40 Personally, I don't see how anyone can reconcile the above, or the teachings of Christ more broadly, with the barbaric nonsense we find in Leviticus. K. The suppositions of Lady Constanz and others are just nonsense. K. is correct. The number of times this concept is expressed in the new testament is almost innumerable. For example 1 Cor 10:23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 1 Cor 6:12 "Everything is permissible for me," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me," but I will not be mastered by anything. Heb 8:7-13 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second. 8 For he finds fault with them when he says: "Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, 9 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord. 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 11 And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. 12 For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more." 13 In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away Mat 25:26 27And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you; 28for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. Luk 22:20 19And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 20And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood Jesus is explicitly saying that the old covenants between God and the Jews - the covenants of Abraham, Noah, David, Solomon etc - to these a new covenant was being established. To whom? There are many, many citations saying that Christ came first for the jews- witness his discussion to the Samaritan woman. However, fulfilling that mission the promise of salvation was extended to any that chose to receive him. For example Joh 1:12 11He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. 12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, The fact that the old rules of the covenant are clearly shown by several examples: Acts 11:3-8. Believers are freed from the law; circumcision (required by the old law) is not required; what god has cleansed, no longer consider unholy. Mark 2:27 Believers are not required to worship on the 7th day; Jesus is lord of the Sabbath... 26how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests, and he also gave it to those who were with him?" 27Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. 28"So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath." The law is not binding on Christians - and is not the basis of our belief or practice. We revere the words of the old testament - but the 519 laws prescribed for jews are relaxed. Christians are freed from kosher laws, freed from phylactery requirements. Freed from laws regarding oblations. Does that mean these things are meaningless? No. Washing your hands before meals is still a good idea. But we don't *have* to. And they are not the foundation of our faith - which is Christ alone.
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