Talking against the law is dangerous

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eternally-gratefull

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Yes it's plain and simple. It's Romans 3:31 mistaken as the new covenant law of love again. Is one able to keep the law of love perfectly?
Well of course not. Paul lets us know this in romans 7.

But the law of love is NOT the law of moses. The law of moses condemns us. The law of love just shows us when we are in self. and not in love/.
 

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Acts 9:15) But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Clearly Jesus chose and anointed Paul to be HIS messenger........ok, let us review what Paul said:

Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Romans 7:4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.


Romans 10:1-4 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth. 9.) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10.) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.


1[SUP]st[/SUP] Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19) For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 22) For the Jews require a sign, and the Greek’s seek after wisdom; 23) But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness. 24) But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 27) But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.


Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 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. 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. 12) And the law is not of faith; but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. 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: 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. 18) For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. 19) Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed shold come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angles in the hand of a mediator, ……23) But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24) Wherefore the law 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. 26) For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. 15) Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace. 16) And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby; …….19) Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

Colossians 2: 6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him; 7) Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 8) Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the traditions of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9) For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, 10) And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power;


3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15) And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.


Timothy 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,


2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4) Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5) For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;


Titus 3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 5) Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6) Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7) That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.


Hebrews 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. 7) For if the first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. 8) For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah; …………12) For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. 13) In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.


9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are alled might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. 16) For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator…………28) So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.


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. 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…… 9) Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, oh God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. 10) By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.


 
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eternally-gratefull

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i do my best to obey, and its not to try being righteous, it's because i love the Father that gave the law, period. Our righteousness is as filthy rags compared to the righteousness of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. Before i came to Jesus i was a heathen, i praise the Almighty daily for His grace and mercy, inviting me into His Family.
amen bro.

But if your going to try by following the law of moses. You will fail miserably.

Why not follow the law of Christ, the spirit and love? They are better to follow than a law which can only condemn, and has no way to show you how to follow the law of Love, Christ and the spirit.
 
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Galatians is also good
Galatians 3:21-23 (KJV)
[SUP]21[/SUP]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.
[SUP]22 [/SUP]But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
[SUP]23 [/SUP]But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Some of you here believe we should follow the laws of the Old Testament. The 'laws' you quoted . The Old Testament law was given to the nation of Israel, not to Christians. Some of the laws were to reveal to the Israelites how to obey and please God (the Ten Commandments, for example). Some of the laws were to show the Israelites how to worship God and atone for sin (the sacrificial system). Some of the laws were intended to make the Israelites distinct from other nations (the food and clothing rules). None of the Old Testament law is binding on us today. When Jesus died on the cross, He put an end to the Old Testament law (Romans 10:4; Galatians 3:23-25; Ephesians 2:15)

In place of the Old Testament law, we are under the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2), which is to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…and to love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39). If we obey those two commands, we will be fulfilling all that Christ requires of us: “All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments” (Matthew 22:40). Now, this does not mean the Old Testament law is irrelevant today. Many of the commands in the Old Testament law fall into the categories of “loving God” and “loving your neighbor.” The Old Testament law can be a good guidepost for knowing how to love God and knowing what goes into loving your neighbor. At the same time, to say that the Old Testament law applies to Christians today is incorrect. The Old Testament law is a unit (James 2:10). Either all of it applies, or none of it applies. If Christ fulfilled some of it, such as the sacrificial system, He fulfilled all of it.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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When my children were small, they didn't care too much for my rules, didn't understand that love was the reason for the rules. Now they have kids of their own and have the same rules for their children.

We are God's children. Clearly we would live in a better world if everyone would learn and obey God's instructions. To say that Jesus abolished the instructions is a lie. That would make about as much sense as my grandchildren telling their parents, "Mom, Dad, you obeyed nana's rules, so now I don't have to because you did."

Some seem to think there was no grace in Abraham's day. To that I would advise, "Go home and read your Bible.":) The Promise runs through the Bible like a scarlet ribbon, from Genesis to Revelation. Faith was, is, will be, to all who love the LORD, our Creator.

lol.. There is the problem.

Did you give your kids a set of laws (rules) and say if you do not follow them word by word and every word contained in those rules, They will be condemned? (any parent which would say this would not be a loving parent now would he?

But. lets think. Lets say your child was already condemned, But did not know it, or needed help understanding it? Then you WOULD as a loving parent give him that law which he could not fulfill.

Well this is what the law of moses does.

So why would you want your child to follow a law which can only condemn, And not the law of Love?
 
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eternally-gratefull

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So, would you kindly provide a "complete list" of those rules we are to abide by?
and make sure, if she is going to use it to represent the law given moses, she also tells us if they do not obey every one of them word for word. they will be condemned to death.
 
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All that the Father has done for me, i will never be able to repay Him, but at least i can do my best to obey him.

The law was given by the "LORD THY GOD". Unless the words "THY, THEE, THOU, THEM, THEY" are words that overpower YOU or YOUR life YOU should have no problem disregarding LORD "THY" GOD and who and how thy delivers the law.

"THY, THEE, THOU, THEM, THEY" are words cursed by God since Eden.
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.[SUP]14 [/SUP]And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
[SUP]15 [/SUP]And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
[SUP]18 [/SUP]Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
[SUP]19 [/SUP]In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
 

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Interesting another law thread. The law still remains unchanged since God spoke it to Moses. Why did God give Moses the law? Because Israel asked for it. Israel wanted to prove to God they could be righteous. At the time they were in rebellion having just left Egypt. God gave them what they wanted and they brought upon themselves a very personal attachment of the law and through the law a personal knowledge and attachment of sin. The law never could produce righteousness only a knowledge of sin.

There are many today who wish to bind themselves to the law and that without understanding.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
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eternally-gratefull

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Good question. As long as we can't keep both perfectly, let's just throw both of them away.

Get real people. Is not the law of love the same in both the old and new.

Is the Old Testament law of love different from the New Testament law of love?
It depends.. Are we talking about the law of love spoken of to adam, abraham, noah and all the OT prophets.
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or the one given to moses?

Seems to me since "God is Love," they would be the same. It's just that the Old Testament law is more definitive in principle when it comes to loving each other. Maybe we've gone wrong somewhere because of such obvious division, thereby exemplifying anything but love.

I know that the Leviticus law is changed from physical to Spiritual through the tribe of Judah, but even those laws are valid in principle, otherwise Jesus' sacrifice, including ours would mean absolutely nothing. Jesus didn't have a dispute with Moses on the mount of transfiguration, why then should we? Just sayin'
You do not get it.

Thge levitical law was given to show us how sinfull we are, and show us our just condemnation. And how we can find redemption.

It was not given to show us how to act. how to love, how to fulfill the the law of Christ.

 
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Some of you here believe we should follow the laws of the Old Testament.
That idea came from your own mind. I endorse this. It's the law in the "Old Testament."

Deuteronomy 8:3 (KJV)
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

Matthew 4:4 (KJV)
[SUP]4 [/SUP]But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
 
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The law was given by the "LORD THY GOD". Unless the words "THY, THEE, THOU, THEM, THEY" are words that overpower YOU or YOUR life YOU should have no problem disregarding LORD "THY" GOD and who and how thy delivers the law.

"THY, THEE, THOU, THEM, THEY" are words cursed by God since Eden.
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.[SUP]14 [/SUP]And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
[SUP]15 [/SUP]And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
[SUP]18 [/SUP]Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
[SUP]19 [/SUP]In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

I am the "Lord thy God", which have brought "thee" out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.[SUP]3 "[/SUP]Thou" shalt have no other gods before "me".
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
etc.....
 
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eternally-gratefull

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I have been doubting yours for some time now...........sooooooooo

and your referring to my comment to Brother_Don reveals you don't understand my inference........
of course she does not.

She does not understand it is not us condemning or judging her. It is the very law she is praising and demanding we follow doing this;.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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??? IF people are going to insist that the Church today OBEY ALL THE LAW................is it not beneficial IF THEY HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE LAW?

...........goodness...........
don't forget.

The pick and chose which laws are still valid, and which are no longer valid..

so you still would not get a complete list. just their watered down list
 
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Interesting another law thread. The law still remains unchanged since God spoke it to Moses. Why did God give Moses the law? Because Israel asked for it. Israel wanted to prove to God they could be righteous. At the time they were in rebellion having just left Egypt. God gave them what they wanted and they brought upon themselves a very personal attachment of the law and through the law a personal knowledge and attachment of sin. The law never could produce righteousness only a knowledge of sin.

There are many today who wish to bind themselves to the law and that without understanding.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
Israel asked for the law? I disagree that "Israel wanted to prove to God they could be righteous." It's the other way around. God wanted to prove to Israel, and all the world that He was righteous.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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AMEN! It amazes me how people think we constantly receive from God but have no obligation to give back as He has set up the process, referring of course to Nadab and Abihu who thought they had a better way to worship God than He had told them.
lol. Yet another attack from someone who does not understand what people are saying.

Enjoying being in the dark as to what people really believe and teach?
 
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eternally-gratefull

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Studying the gospels, it is clear that Jesus made a distinction between the law of God and the law of man. (plumb line)

Referring to "Moses Law" is referring to instructions that our Creator gave him. Those are God's Words. Moses didn't make 'em up ya know.


He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”
ok. lets look at this.

if they did not hear moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced if someone rise from the dead.

Why? Because moses and the prophets spoke of how to be good little boys and girls praising God by following them?

Or because Moses and the prophets spoke of the SCHOOLMASTER which lead them to Christ.?
 
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eternally-gratefull

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It is already written in a book called the Bible Genesis through Revelation, but you have already made it plain that you don't like the first part. Makes me wonder how you can appreciate in its fulness the second part... The physical was given so that we could understand the Spiritual !
WRONG!

The physical was given SO YOU COULD BE BROUGHT TO THE SPIRITUAL?


But once you have been taken to the spiritual. The physical is no longer needed. Why would it be needed? it has COMPLETED ITS JOB!
 

p_rehbein

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don't forget.

The pick and chose which laws are still valid, and which are no longer valid..

so you still would not get a complete list. just their watered down list
But, I still don't understand why they would not.........I already have.........and am willing to do so again.........

The Two Great commandments Jesus gave us

The Ten Commandments

The Law of Faith (for those who don't understand this..........Communion, Baptism, Footwashing, and other Commandments Jesus gave to the Church during His Ministry.......the Great Commission......and more) They are found within the Four Gospels.
 
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So in your opinion in the way you read scripture, are we supposed to not avoid foolish questions. If you agree with that you can answer my question even if you think it's dumb, and then we can continue to have strife among God's children. I had no idea that God wanted division among His children. Thanks, I will continue to gender strife. LOL

2 Timothy 2:23-24 (KJV)
[SUP]23 [/SUP]But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
[SUP]24 [/SUP]And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

Darn it, I think I'll keep but in there, and avoid that which has 2 t's

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.[SUP]23 [/SUP]But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
[SUP]24 [/SUP]And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
[SUP]25 [/SUP]In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
[SUP]26 [/SUP]And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.


What, do you think I am guessing and making this up? Read it without green
 
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Israel asked for the law? I disagree that "Israel wanted to prove to God they could be righteous." It's the other way around. God wanted to prove to Israel, and all the world that He was righteous.
I disagree.

He wanted to prove to Israel and all the world that WE ARE UNRIGHTEOUS, and NEED HIM, Because CURSED IS THE ONE WHO DOES NOT OBEY ALL!!