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To: father_elijah
Under the New Covenant, we are called to participate through the cleansing of the Blood of Christ and the enlightening power of the Holy Spirit.

I won't comment on the rest of your dialogue; but, I will say this. The new covenant requires obediance every bit as much as the old. If you're of the notion that obediance went out the door and we can all be jolly and dance forth in ignorance of God's requirements, you need to get yourself into a concordance and look up the iterations of the word obey and disobey and check all the mentions in the NT. You'll find that eternal life as a promise is hinged upon the notion and that our very name of Christian derives from being not merely hearers but doers - listening and being obedient to the leading of the spirit. (John 10, Romans 8, Acts 5, Mark 16...)

2,156 posted on 04/08/2002 7:04:45 PM PDT by Havoc
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To: Havoc
Obedience to the Law is very different from the freedom in Christ to walk in the Spirit. It is a another way of reflecting on the language of Christ that he no longer calls us servants but "friends".
2,159 posted on 04/08/2002 7:09:33 PM PDT by father_elijah
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To: Havoc
The new covenant requires obediance every bit as much as the old.

No, the category of obedience is incorrect. The New Covenant requires love which is willing to follow Jesus through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.

2,161 posted on 04/08/2002 7:16:17 PM PDT by father_elijah
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