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To: Mark17
Read the Book of Galatians. It is self evident that the Apostle Paul wrote it to the churches of Galatia because they were falling into the heresy of Gentiles being circumcised and keeping the Law of Moses to be saved.

Having begun in the Spirit, they were not to circumcise their flesh (foreskins), as required by God under the Abrahamic Covenant and confirmed by God in the Law of Moses, unless they were in fact Jews (like Timothy but not Titus). The fleshly observance of the Law of Moses would profit them nothing. Instead, they were to obey the Gospel and the commandments as taught by the Apostles.
351 posted on 01/14/2018 12:33:18 PM PST by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: af_vet_1981

I just want to know, how you are going to bluff your way into Heaven?


352 posted on 01/14/2018 12:42:44 PM PST by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: af_vet_1981
Instead, they were to obey the Gospel and the commandments as taught by the Apostles.

'they' being the GENTILES...


And here it is!!!
 
The Council's Letter to Gentile Believers
ACTS 15:22-29
 
 
 22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers. 23 With them they sent the following letter:

   The apostles and elders, your brothers,

   To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia:

   Greetings.

 24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said. 25 So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul— 26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing. 28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: 29 You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things.

   Farewell.


360 posted on 01/14/2018 1:56:19 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: af_vet_1981
...as taught by the Apostles.

If Rome wants to claim it is STILL the same; the above letter

CONDEMNS her!


361 posted on 01/14/2018 1:57:34 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: af_vet_1981
Read the Book of Galatians. It is self evident that the Apostle Paul wrote it to the churches of Galatia because they were falling into the heresy of Gentiles being circumcised and keeping the Law of Moses to be saved.

Having begun in the Spirit, they were not to circumcise their flesh (foreskins), as required by God under the Abrahamic Covenant and confirmed by God in the Law of Moses, unless they were in fact Jews (like Timothy but not Titus). The fleshly observance of the Law of Moses would profit them nothing. Instead, they were to obey the Gospel and the commandments as taught by the Apostles.

Liturgical chrstianity in a nutshell: the actual commandments, rituals, and rites found in the Bible are henceforth forbidden, but post-biblical commandments, rituals, and rites (which weren't delivered from G-d's very own Mouth but which developed slowly over time) are different. They're good!

Does everyone get it now?

The Protestant argument against the historical post-biblical rites and ceremonies are merely the Pauline anti-Torah argument carried to a more logical conclusion! Unfortunately, neither liturgicals nor Protestants seem to notice this.

634 posted on 01/18/2018 2:25:12 PM PST by Zionist Conspirator (Vegam Yehudah tillachem biYrushalayim . . . .)
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