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To: kerryusama04
Jesus came to fulfill the law not to end it. If you keep reading you may come across the following passages:

Rom 2:13 For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.

Rom 3:31 Do we then make the Law void through faith? Let it not be! But we establish the Law.

Are you saying that you/we are to keep the Law as opposed to being driven to Christ by our inability to keep it?

And by that I do not mean the the Law is null & void, or of no use, far from it.

19 posted on 12/30/2005 5:03:36 PM PST by Dahlseide (TULIP)
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To: Dahlseide
By "The Law", I am referring to the 10 commandments. The defining characteristics of the remnant church is one that keeps the commandments of God and the Testimony of Jesus Christ. I pray that I can find the right balance to qualify as a member of the remnant. Here is my rationale followed by some of my favorite texts.

The Law points out sin. Therefore it is our guide to living a Holy life. To throw out the Law is to insinuate that God is fallible and thus not God. As Christians, Jesus is our Savior and our template.

Our love of Christ is demonstrated by our striving to keep His commandments. Belief in the Holy Trinity leads to belief that Jesus existed in heaven before he existed on earth. The plan of salvation was laid out at the foundation of the world. Abraham was not saved by the Law, but by his faith in God demonstrated by his willingness to kill his only son because God told him to.

Luk 6:46 And why do you call Me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?

Luk 6:47 Whoever comes to Me and hears My Words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like.

Mat 19:17 And He said to him, Why do you call Me good? There is none good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.

Mat 5:18 For truly I say to you, Till the heaven and the earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any way pass from the Law until all is fulfilled.

Mat 5:19 Therefore whoever shall relax one of these commandments, the least, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of Heaven. But whoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of Heaven.

Mat 15:8 "This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. Mat 15:9 But in vain they worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."

20 posted on 12/30/2005 6:11:48 PM PST by kerryusama04 (The Bill of Rights is not occupation specific.)
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