Posted on 12/16/2018 9:27:46 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Wrong, wrong, right.
You're preaching the modern, church-of-iniquity, leavened version of scripture. What it preaches is very dangerous. It will cause many, many souls to be lost to Satan. It's one of the primary reasons the nation, and world, is in the shape it's in.
...let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished...
Of course, if someone is truly in Christ, then the Law is written on their hearts and inscribed in their minds. And though they may often fail, will atone for their transgressions, and rededicate themselves to overcoming their weaknesses.
There are many confirmations to this in scripture. Just one simple scripture which contains much hidden meaning:
The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
- James 5:16
Peace...
P.S. Check out the following. You may find it also of interest in your, hopefully, continued pursuit of knowledge of God:
The Didache (Koine Greek: teaching), short for " Teaching of the Lord to the Gentiles by the Twelve Apostles," is a short early Christian treatise containing instructions for Christian communities. The text, believed by many to have been written prior to A.D. 150.
Great read. Very informative. Fer sure interesting.
Merry Christmas!
See the link below to an interesting discussion on another thread:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3713919/posts?page=23
So, what's your definition of scripture?
#NotAGotcha
It seems to me to contradict John 3:16 and impose legalism in the place of grace...
It's not contradictory at all.
An actual contradiction is the claim one believes in Christ, but doesn't follow his commandments. Not directing this at you, but it is what's being preached in many churches today.
Right inline with the prophecy from 2 Timothy:
3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
Yeshua's words recorded in John 14:
15If you love Me [i.e, believe in me], you will keep My commandments.
Now for the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey would say:
John 3:16:
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
shall not perish
Think back to what Paul said, as recorded in 1 Cor. 15:
51Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed
What is Paul saying here? He's telling us that those in Christ, present at the time of his second coming, will receive their heavenly bodies without the need to die/perish.
Only two people have ever been taken up to heaven, not having to die first: Enoch and Elijah. But even they will return someday, according to scripture, to die and then be resurrected.
This will indeed be a world shaking event, as will those living in Christ who are taken up.
Affirmation of this is in the words of Yeshua as recorded in John 14:
I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
So in layman's terms, Christ/Jesus, who's spoken Hebrew name is Yeshua, has made a new arrangement for those who are in him (i.e., believe in him).
Not taking this into consideration has caused much consternation between the different religions, which I may get into later.
For now, back to John 3:16, read it again, taking into consideration what we have now reviewed:
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Matt: 22:35 One of them, a legal expert, tested him. 36 “Teacher, what is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 He replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: You must love your neighbor as you love yourself. 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”
John 14:15: If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
John 15:10: If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
Here is a question you may be able answer. Did Jesus speak real Hebrew or Aramaic Hebrew?
Here's something I posted on the other thread: https://freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3713919/posts?page=57#57
Matt. 13:12 Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, 4because everyone born of God overcomes the world.
True story, first hand account:
A young man saw a woman broken down on the side of a turnpike in a major city. She looked desperate, so he pulls over to assist. She needs a battery. She had no money.
He took her to the nearest auto parts store and bought her a $80 battery out of his own pocket. He then took her and the battery back to her car, on the side of the turnpike, and installed it for her. Car started, and after thanking him, she drove off.
Short while later, the young man goes into Burger King, buys a hamburger and coke. Checking to see if he won anything, he scratches off the hidden number on the soda cup. Discovers he's won $10,000!
Coincidence, karma, or the Holy Spirit? I like to think Holy Spirit. Expect to be rewarded here and in the hereafter.
God isn't dead. His power is real and he shares it with us.
2 Tim 3
Evil in the Last Days
1But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. 2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, 4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
Good luck, and may God bless ya!
:)
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