More deflection. I ask you questions you ignore them, then expect everyone else to snap to it when you make a command.
But because I Love the Word, I will let you change the subject and save face, and will answer your question.
Deut. 27:
14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image,
an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth
it in
a secret
place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
16 Cursed
be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
17 Cursed
be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
18 Cursed
be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
19 Cursed
be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
20 Cursed
be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
21 Cursed
be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
22 Cursed
be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
23 Cursed
be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
24 Cursed
be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
25 Cursed
be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
This is the scripture Paul quoted in Gal. 3.
Gal. 3:
7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith,
preached before the gospel unto Abraham,
saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with
faithful Abraham.
And why was Abraham blessed? How was Abraham's Faith made manifest?
Gen. 26:
4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
So Abraham was blessed
because he obeyed God's Laws. But wait, there was a law "ADDED" to this law according to Paul in Gal. 3:19. What was this "ADDED" law?
It was the Levitical Priesthood sacrificial, ceremonial "works of the Law" for the remi8ssion of sins that was to be in place "Till the Seed should come".
Abraham had God's Commandments and Laws, but he didn't have the Levitical Priesthood "Works of the Law" for justification of sins. Levi wasn't even born yet.
Gal. 3:
10 For as many as are of the
works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed
is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
But Abraham was not under the "Works of the Levitical Priesthood for remission of sins, he was justified by faith shown by his obedience as it is written.
11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God,
it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
No man was cleansed by the blood of goats for remission of sins as the Law and the Prophets clearly show through Abraham.
12 And the
law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
This is not the "LAW" Abraham was blessed for keeping, it was the "Works of the Law" for cleansing. And once you are "under" this law, you must continue in them. Why?
Heb. 10:
1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come,
and not the very image of the things,
can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Not the "law" Abraham kept, but the "added" Levitical Priesthood.
2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers
once purged should have had
no more conscience of sins.
3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
4 For
it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
If a man depends on the Levitical Priesthood sacrificial "works of the Law" for remission of sins, he is cursed to perform these sacrifices for the rest of his life. And even then, unless he understands it is Christ's blood symbolized by the "works of the Law" for remission of sins, it would be in vain. And since Christ has come, to continue in these "cleansing laws" would be to reject the sacrifice of Christ.
13 Christ hath redeemed us from the
curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed
is every one that
hangeth on a tree:
14 That the
blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Apart from the Levitical Priesthood "works of the Law" for remission of sins as Paul explains.
16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
The Scriptures teach that Abraham was blessed because he trusted(had faith) in God and was obedient to God's Laws.
17 And this I say,
that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ,
the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
The Levitical Priesthood sacrificial, ceremonial, "Works of the Law" for remission of sins did not make Abrahams faith and obedience and the promise that followed void.
18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave
it to Abraham by promise.
Because if salvation was because of the sacrificial "works of the Law" for remission of sins, then Abraham's faith and obedience meant nothing. But God gave Abraham the promise "apart from the law" of justification "ADDED" 430 years later.
So then the question is, why even "ADD" another law if Abraham was blessed for keeping the one already in place?
19 Wherefore then
serveth the law(Levitical Priesthood Abraham did not have)?
It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made;
and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid:
for if there had been a law given which could have given life,
verily righteousness should have been by the law.
So is the Levitical Priesthood against the promises God gave Abraham because he was faithful? No. If there was a law that could give life and remove sins, then righteousness would be by this law. But we know man is not justified by the blood of goats and bulls.
22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
23 But before faith came,
we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Paul explains we were kept under this "shadow" of Christ's sacrifice until He came, as Paul just said, and His sacrifice was made manifest once and for all.
24 Wherefore the
law (Levitical Priesthood sacrifices that was a shadow of Christ's sacrifice) was our schoolmaster
to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Christ has come, He is our High Priest. No more Levitical Priesthood sacrificial "works of the Law" for remission of sins, Jesus cleansed them with His blood once and for all.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female:
for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And
if ye
be Christ's,
then are ye Abraham's seed,
and heirs according to the promise.
Many claim to be Abraham Children but Jesus qualified who these really are.
John 8:
39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
I wrote this for those who are more interested in the Bible than defending Mainstream Traditions.
So I have answered your questions. Now we will see if you are respectful enough to go back and answer those questions I asked you.
