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Romans 3:19-31
19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the murmurs and excuses of] every mouth may be hushed and all the world may be held accountable to God.
20 For no person will be justified (made righteous, acquitted, and judged acceptable) in His sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law (or in keeping the commandments). For [the real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin [not mere perception, but an acquaintance with sin which works toward repentance, faith, and holy character].
21 But now the righteousness of God has been revealed independently and altogether apart from the Law, although actually it is attested by the Law and the Prophets,
22 Namely, the righteousness of God which comes by believing with personal trust and confident reliance on Jesus Christ (the Messiah). [And it is meant] for all who believe. For there is no distinction,
23 Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives.
24 [All] are justified and made upright and in right standing with God, freely and gratuitously by His grace (His unmerited favor and mercy), through the redemption which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,
25 Whom God put forward [before the eyes of all] as a mercy seat and propitiation by His blood [the cleansing and life-giving sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation, to be received] through faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in His divine forbearance He had passed over and ignored former sins without punishment.
26 It was to demonstrate and prove at the present time ([d]in the now season) that He Himself is righteous and that He justifies and accepts as righteous him who has [true] faith in Jesus.
27 Then what becomes of [our] pride and [our] boasting? It is excluded (banished, ruled out entirely). On what principle? [On the principle] of doing good deeds? No, but on the principle of faith.
28 For we hold that a man is justified and made upright by faith independent of and distinctly apart from good deeds (works of the Law). [The observance of the Law has nothing to do with justification.]
29 Or is God merely [the God] of Jews? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
30 Since it is one and the same God Who will justify the circumcised by faith [which germinated from Abraham] and the uncircumcised through their [newly acquired] faith. [For it is the same trusting faith in both cases, a firmly relying faith in Jesus Christ].
31 Do we then by [this] faith make the Law of no effect, overthrow it or make it a dead letter? Certainly not! On the contrary, we confirm and establish and uphold the Law. But not as a means of justification or being made righteous. The law has no power to justify the sinner or make him righteous or give the inheritance of eternal life. A certain wealthy ruler kept all the commandments from his youth and never inherited eternal life in (Mark 10 & Luke 18).
Gal 3:21-24
21 Is the Law then contrary and opposed to the promises of God? Of course not! For if a Law had been given which could confer [spiritual] life, then righteousnessand right standing with God would certainly have come by Law.
22 But the Scriptures [picture all mankind as sinners] shut up and imprisoned by sin, so that [the inheritance, blessing] which was promised through faith in Jesus Christ (the Messiah) might be given (released, delivered, and committed) to [all] those who believe [who adhere to and trust in and rely on Him].
23 Now before the faith came, we were perpetually guarded under the Law, kept in custody in preparation for the faith that was destined to be revealed (unveiled, disclosed),
24 So that the Law served[to us Jews] as our trainer [our guardian, our guide to Christ, to lead us] until Christ [came], that we might be justified (declared righteous, put in right standing with God) by and through faith.
The purpose of the law was never given to be kept, it was given to make all men see that they were sinners and exceedingly great sinners without excuse or exception. When the law was broken those who transgressed the law were judged with condemnation. If any man did not keep the Sabbath he was executed to death or cut off. You want to live by the law and be under its condemnation? I don't want that, but I will take what Christ did when he was judged through death for every time I broke the law and sinned. He suffered death on my behalf, not so that I would transgress the law but that I would come under grace and not the condemnation of the law. If I take myself from being under grace and put myself under the law, even if I have good intentions, I allow sin to have dominion over me (Rom 6:14,15) and I put myself under a curse (Gal 3:10) instead of having grace bring redemption into my experience through faith (Gal 4:5) giving me a good conscience.
19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the murmurs and excuses of] every mouth may be hushed and all the world may be held accountable to God.
20 For no person will be justified (made righteous, acquitted, and judged acceptable) in His sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law (or in keeping the commandments). For [the real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin [not mere perception, but an acquaintance with sin which works toward repentance, faith, and holy character].
21 But now the righteousness of God has been revealed independently and altogether apart from the Law, although actually it is attested by the Law and the Prophets,
22 Namely, the righteousness of God which comes by believing with personal trust and confident reliance on Jesus Christ (the Messiah). [And it is meant] for all who believe. For there is no distinction,
23 Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives.
24 [All] are justified and made upright and in right standing with God, freely and gratuitously by His grace (His unmerited favor and mercy), through the redemption which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,
25 Whom God put forward [before the eyes of all] as a mercy seat and propitiation by His blood [the cleansing and life-giving sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation, to be received] through faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in His divine forbearance He had passed over and ignored former sins without punishment.
26 It was to demonstrate and prove at the present time ([d]in the now season) that He Himself is righteous and that He justifies and accepts as righteous him who has [true] faith in Jesus.
27 Then what becomes of [our] pride and [our] boasting? It is excluded (banished, ruled out entirely). On what principle? [On the principle] of doing good deeds? No, but on the principle of faith.
28 For we hold that a man is justified and made upright by faith independent of and distinctly apart from good deeds (works of the Law). [The observance of the Law has nothing to do with justification.]
29 Or is God merely [the God] of Jews? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
30 Since it is one and the same God Who will justify the circumcised by faith [which germinated from Abraham] and the uncircumcised through their [newly acquired] faith. [For it is the same trusting faith in both cases, a firmly relying faith in Jesus Christ].
31 Do we then by [this] faith make the Law of no effect, overthrow it or make it a dead letter? Certainly not! On the contrary, we confirm and establish and uphold the Law. But not as a means of justification or being made righteous. The law has no power to justify the sinner or make him righteous or give the inheritance of eternal life. A certain wealthy ruler kept all the commandments from his youth and never inherited eternal life in (Mark 10 & Luke 18).
Gal 3:21-24
21 Is the Law then contrary and opposed to the promises of God? Of course not! For if a Law had been given which could confer [spiritual] life, then righteousnessand right standing with God would certainly have come by Law.
22 But the Scriptures [picture all mankind as sinners] shut up and imprisoned by sin, so that [the inheritance, blessing] which was promised through faith in Jesus Christ (the Messiah) might be given (released, delivered, and committed) to [all] those who believe [who adhere to and trust in and rely on Him].
23 Now before the faith came, we were perpetually guarded under the Law, kept in custody in preparation for the faith that was destined to be revealed (unveiled, disclosed),
24 So that the Law served[to us Jews] as our trainer [our guardian, our guide to Christ, to lead us] until Christ [came], that we might be justified (declared righteous, put in right standing with God) by and through faith.
The purpose of the law was never given to be kept, it was given to make all men see that they were sinners and exceedingly great sinners without excuse or exception. When the law was broken those who transgressed the law were judged with condemnation. If any man did not keep the Sabbath he was executed to death or cut off. You want to live by the law and be under its condemnation? I don't want that, but I will take what Christ did when he was judged through death for every time I broke the law and sinned. He suffered death on my behalf, not so that I would transgress the law but that I would come under grace and not the condemnation of the law. If I take myself from being under grace and put myself under the law, even if I have good intentions, I allow sin to have dominion over me (Rom 6:14,15) and I put myself under a curse (Gal 3:10) instead of having grace bring redemption into my experience through faith (Gal 4:5) giving me a good conscience.
Just to interrupt a bit with something not from the Bible.
Many long term studies have been done using 7th Day Adventists, who maintain a vegetarian diet, don't smoke or drink, and promote exercise.
They all show that these factors lower cancer risk by incredible amounts, and life span is lengthened.
I am not a 7th day Adventist, but I do try and eat the way they do. I call it my "God" diet, eating foods as close to the natural form that God made them. I also exercise regularly.
My husband eats what I cook him, but after gaining some weight from eating too many donuts at work, he became pre-diabetic. We went to a workshop on what to eat, to gain control over blood sugar, and it was almost the same as my diet. Meat was allowed, but only once a week for red meat, and fish once a week for Omega Oils.
His sugar levels have been back to normal for several years, since he whole heartedly embraced my diet.
Anyway, I do believe God created us to function in certain ways, and the North American diet is NOT it! I do believe God gave people the freedom to eat what they wanted after the flood, but until the 20th century, most people ate a plant based diet, and cancer was almost unknown.
People are killing themselves with bad lifestyle choices. I don't think God is happy.
Here is the link to the studies. I urge you to read it, and then think about what God wants you to eat. This is NOT about following Old Testament Levitical laws, but really thinking about what is healthy, and what pleases God, as we keep our bodies as a temple for the Holy Spirit. Not because of legalism, but because some lifestyle choices are closer to what God wants for us!
Adventist Health Studies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
We are not to go back to the Old Testament laws, but maybe looking at Genesis before the flood is a better idea than anyone ever knew!
Many long term studies have been done using 7th Day Adventists, who maintain a vegetarian diet, don't smoke or drink, and promote exercise.
They all show that these factors lower cancer risk by incredible amounts, and life span is lengthened.
I am not a 7th day Adventist, but I do try and eat the way they do. I call it my "God" diet, eating foods as close to the natural form that God made them. I also exercise regularly.
My husband eats what I cook him, but after gaining some weight from eating too many donuts at work, he became pre-diabetic. We went to a workshop on what to eat, to gain control over blood sugar, and it was almost the same as my diet. Meat was allowed, but only once a week for red meat, and fish once a week for Omega Oils.
His sugar levels have been back to normal for several years, since he whole heartedly embraced my diet.
Anyway, I do believe God created us to function in certain ways, and the North American diet is NOT it! I do believe God gave people the freedom to eat what they wanted after the flood, but until the 20th century, most people ate a plant based diet, and cancer was almost unknown.
People are killing themselves with bad lifestyle choices. I don't think God is happy.
Here is the link to the studies. I urge you to read it, and then think about what God wants you to eat. This is NOT about following Old Testament Levitical laws, but really thinking about what is healthy, and what pleases God, as we keep our bodies as a temple for the Holy Spirit. Not because of legalism, but because some lifestyle choices are closer to what God wants for us!
Adventist Health Studies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
We are not to go back to the Old Testament laws, but maybe looking at Genesis before the flood is a better idea than anyone ever knew!
and seeing how much that owners manual is relevant still today.
That is your personal notion, which enjoys no Biblical basis.
You are not dealing with the fact that all those food were made clean again in the NT (Mk 7:19;
Ro 14:14; 1Tim 3:4-5; Heb 9:9; Col 2:16-17; 1Co 8:8.
Read them.
So how did all that "unhealthy" food in Leviticus 11 become "healthy" again in the NT?
You are not dealing with the fact that all those food were made clean again in the NT (Mk 7:19;
Ro 14:14; 1Tim 3:4-5; Heb 9:9; Col 2:16-17; 1Co 8:8.
Read them.
So how did all that "unhealthy" food in Leviticus 11 become "healthy" again in the NT?
When you tell me that Daniel Chapter one is no biblical basis - there's something really wrong here. You are on my prayer list. If you think the Bible is not biblical.
The unhealthy food is still unhealthy for human consumption, but people eat it anyway - wonder much about where all the health diseases are coming from, cancer, diabeties and many more?
The unhealthy food is still unhealthy for human consumption, but people eat it anyway - wonder much about where all the health diseases are coming from, cancer, diabeties and many more?
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Yes, eating healthy does promote being healthier. However, diet alone does not guarantee health. John the baptist ate locusts and honey, Elijah ate bread and water. Both of them were fed a diet by God and yet few of us would call that a healthy diet. So do we rely on eating healthy for our health or rely on God for our health?
Think, if the food laws were nullified, why is there not one example, in Acts thru Revelation, of Christians eating swine and other "unclean" things. Think again. If the food laws were abrogated why did Peter, several years into the New Covenant, say "I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean" (Acts 10:14)? The purpose of Peters vision was to show him, not that the unclean animals were now clean, but as stated in verse 28: "God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean." The food laws were still in effect, we should not eat pig or catfish anymore than we should not eat chimpanzees, dogs, and snakes, etc. as do the heathen. Think about it.
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The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing - a TRADITION.
The Pharisees asked: Why don't your disciples live according to the TRADITION of the elders instead of eating food with "UNCLEAN HANDS"?
TRADITION: Food becomes UNCLEAN if eaten with UNCLEAN HANDS.
Yeshua said: You have let go of THE COMMANDS OF GOD in order to observe your own TRADITIONS.
He declared: All foods CLEAN - even when they are eaten with UNCLEAN HANDS.
This does not contradict with THE COMMANDS OF GOD which say certain animals are UNCLEAN and are not fitted for food.
The Pharisees asked: Why don't your disciples live according to the TRADITION of the elders instead of eating food with "UNCLEAN HANDS"?
TRADITION: Food becomes UNCLEAN if eaten with UNCLEAN HANDS.
Yeshua said: You have let go of THE COMMANDS OF GOD in order to observe your own TRADITIONS.
He declared: All foods CLEAN - even when they are eaten with UNCLEAN HANDS.
This does not contradict with THE COMMANDS OF GOD which say certain animals are UNCLEAN and are not fitted for food.