What Laws are still valid to christians

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LOL., "fish a wife"??? how is that done, ah, maybe, fish for a wife, LOL. that's better, but what I meant was to put a "," after fish, marry a wife,"take a sister with us." as Paul put it. But, back too the important error here, No one wants to agree with James 2:24 "You see then that a man is justified by works , and not by faith only." If you would "seriously" read my posts, you would see the Bible teaching that "only the righteous are saved". It is a good thing thing ,you are not in my church, you would leave real Quick, We would not be able to work together. LOL, We are all free to serve God the way we want to and the Judgment seat of Christ will take care of the rewards for "faithful" service. God will judge us all according to our "works"; Sorry, but alot of people are not going to make it to eternal life. Only those who trust and obey will be there. Take head to yourself lest you lose your reward of eternal life. Love to all, Hoffco
The reward spoken of in 1Co 3:10-15 is not eternal life.

The text clearly states that eternal life/salvation is not the reward.

Let's not pervert the Holy Text.
 
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just Scripture:

Mattithyah 7:21, "But then I will declare to them; I never knew you. Get away from Me, you who practice iniquity."

iniquity is:

#0458 ἀνομία anomia {an-om-ee'-ah} from G0459

Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) the condition of without law
1a) because ignorant of it
1b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness

Revelation 22:12-15, "And behold, I come quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work will be. I am the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who keep His Laws, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For outside are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and worshipers of gods and everyone who professes to love, yet practices falsehood."

Yeremyah 7:9-11, "Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, vow falsely, burn incense to Baal follow hinder gods you know nothing of, And then come and stand before Me in this House upon which My Name is called, and say; We are saved! Saved to do all these abominations? Has this House, which is called with My Name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen this! says Yahweh."

Yahchanan 5:14, "Afterward, Yahshua found him in the sacred precincts and said to him: Behold, you are healed. Sin no more, or a worse thing will come upon you."
lol. There is a problem with your interpretation.

1. All have sinned (commited iniquity) so this would be every one who ever lived
2. These people claimed to have obeyed, And done all these works in Jesus name.

so my question to you is. If God says HE NEVER KNEW THEM. How could they---

1. Ever have been saved
2. Ever have known God
3. Ever have claimed to have true faith (since they evidently did some works of obeying God, God did not deny they did these works)
 
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want to know what faith and works truly means? look at what abraham did he showed he had faith by doing the works, what work was that? he said me an 5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Genesis 22:5-8


do you see that? that is faith and works right there, he had faith that when he got there God will provide a burnt offering for him and he did the work of his faith by carrying out what he was told to do, that is faith and works right there
Yes, the works proceed from true faith.

They cannot be separated.
 
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I see it slightly different, in that Jesus is addressing to them about what He was saying. So the things Moses wrote would be clearly connect to what Jesus was speaking, and teaching. Jesus was clearly, in my opinion, saying that the Pharisees didn't understand the truth that Moses recorded about Him. From what I have read in the law, starting at Passover, and the temple worship, would clearly relate to Jesus. This would relate to the serpent lifted up, as the rock was hit so they could drink, why Moses was not allowed to enter the promised land, and so on.

John 5:46-47 (KJV)
[SUP]46 [/SUP]For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
[SUP]47 [/SUP]But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Jesus also questioned Nicodemus because he didn't understand being born again. After all, Nicodemus was a scholar of the law and the prophets, a ruler of the Jews.

John 3:9-10 (KJV)
[SUP]9 [/SUP]Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
[SUP]10 [/SUP]Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
I believe he spoke of everything moses wrote.

1. The law proves that they were guilty (moral law) the pharisees did not get this, they thought they were holy enough and did not need a redeemer)
2. The law shows the penalty of sin, and how the penalty could be removed (sacrificial law)
3. The law showed how God was going to redeem his people in many examples and symbols (ceremonial law)

the law is one distinct unit in 3 different parts. Yet they ALL speak of Christ. If the pharisees usnderstood this, They would have received Christ with open arms.
 
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You know what I believe here...

2Co 1:22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Eph 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

And who receives the gift of the Holy Spirit?

Act 5:32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Remembering what that obedience means:

"Repent and believe the good news!" (Mk 1:16)

"The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent." (Jn 6:29)

And also remembering that true faith is always manifested by obedience.

Grace--->faith--->obedience.
 
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I believe he spoke of everything moses wrote.

1. The law proves that they were guilty (moral law) the pharisees did not get this, they thought they were holy enough and did not need a redeemer)
2. The law shows the penalty of sin, and how the penalty could be removed (sacrificial law)
3. The law showed how God was going to redeem his people in many examples and symbols (ceremonial law)

the law is one distinct unit in 3 different parts. Yet they ALL speak of Christ. If the pharisees usnderstood this, They would have received Christ with open arms.
What you say is true. There is another aspect that I would like to add that is clearly seen in the Gospels. The Pharisees distorted the law, according to what they wanted it to represent, henceforth they didn't know God's truth within the law.
 

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lol. There is a problem with your interpretation.

1. All have sinned (commited iniquity) so this would be every one who ever lived
2. These people claimed to have obeyed, And done all these works in Jesus name.

so my question to you is. If God says HE NEVER KNEW THEM. How could they---

1. Ever have been saved
2. Ever have known God
3. Ever have claimed to have true faith (since they evidently did some works of obeying God, God did not deny they did these works)
Mattithyah 7:21-23, "Not everyone who says to Me; Teacher! Teacher! will enter into the Kingdom of Yahweh, but only he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day; Teacher! Teacher! Have we not prophesied in Your Name, and cast out demons in Your Name, and in Your Name performed many wonderful works? But then I will declare to them; I never knew you. Get away from Me, you who practice iniquity."

These people claim to " Have we not prophesied in Your Name, and cast out demons in Your Name, and in Your Name performed many wonderful works" now many go "AHH HAH I GOT YOU WORKSWORKSWORKSWORKS you loseloseloselose!!!!! hahahahahahahah!!!!, but you see iniquity is not sin, iniquity is not being subject to Yahweh's Law. How many people in the world do "great works in the name of the Messiah" but they do not do anything according to what Yahweh actually commands? No instead they develop their own standard and ignore Yahweh's standard.

So who is obedienit to Yahshua's Commands and who is not? the one who subjects himself to Yahweh's Law or the one who rejects and will not subject themself to Yahweh's Law?

iniquity is:

#0458 ἀνομία anomia {an-om-ee'-ah} from G0459

Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) the condition of without law
1a) because ignorant of it
1b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness

Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
From G0459; illegality, that is, violation of law or (generally) wickedness:—iniquity, X transgress (-ion of) the law, unrighteousness.

Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament) #458.
α᾿νομι´α anomia; from 459; lawlessness:— lawless deed, lawless deeds, lawlessness

FROM:

#0459 ἄνομος anomos {an'-om-os} from G0001 (as a negative particle) and G3551; TDNT - 4:1086,646; adj

Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) destitute of (the Mosaic) law
1a) of the Gentiles
2) departing from the law, a violator of the law, lawless, wicked

Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
From G0001 (as a negative particle) and G3551; lawless, that is, (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law; (by implication a Gentile), or (positively) wicked:— without law, lawless, transgressor, unlawful, wicked.

Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament) #459.
α῎νομος anomos; from 1 (as a neg. pref.) and 3551; lawless, without law:— godless men, lawless, lawless one, transgressors, without the law, without law, without law.
 

Hizikyah

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What you say is true. There is another aspect that I would like to add that is clearly seen in the Gospels. The Pharisees distorted the law, according to what they wanted it to represent, henceforth they didn't know God's truth within the law.
they certianly did, they made up every loophole they could.

The "rabbis"/pharisees interpret Scripture by something called Midrashic interpretation, which ignores language and ignores context. They say Scripture is a divne code and only the rabbis have the knowledge to decipher that divine code. Here is an ACTUAL example of Midrashic interpretation used by the rabbis:

They take Exodus 23:2, "Do not follow the crowd in doing evil. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd."

After Midrashic interpretation is applied, they come out with : "follow the crowd."

Thus even when one disagrees or knows something is wrong he must, "follow the crowd," or as the Talmud puts it in Baba Metzia 59b (top of post), "after the majority must one incline."

Deuteronomy 30:11-13, "For this Law which I command you this day is not hidden from you, nor is it beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask; Who will ascend up into heaven for us, and bring it to us, so that we may hear it and then do it? Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask; Who will cross the sea, and bring it to us, so that we may hear it and then do it?"

After Midrashic interpretation is applied, they come out with : "‘It is not in heaven.’4 What did he mean by this? — Said R. Jeremiah: That the Torah had already been given at Mount Sinai; we pay no attention to a Heavenly Voice" (Baba Metzia 59b)
 

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i mean above all things THE BIBLE SAID that if your trying to be justified by the law YOU HAVE FALLEN FROM GRACE and you see it, but guess what some people despite seeing that.. so accustom to what they normal do.. say idc what it says i'm going to continue to do what i'm doing that is going to get you no where, did you know the greatest ever fought is for someone to overcome themselves? i think alot of people need to overcome themselves.. what does this mean? example if someone has an.. lets say a spirit of bondage of themselves they must fight against the will power of that spirit trying to take control and fight against themselve and say no, i'm not gonna stand for this, i think alot of people need to do this.. overcome yourselves before it is too late the fact that people can tell me on this forum that we need to keep the sabbath to be saved... i mean please examine yourself not for my sake but yours i'm not trying to be harsh against anyone just want the best for you and looking out for you all and i love you enough to point this out to you, God bless
 
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Thank you for taking the time to explain to me privately.

I must now agree with you.

The Law of Sin states that according to our fallen nature, we naturally sin.
The Law of my Mind states that if we were to die to the flesh, our soul would desire to obey God.
The Law of my Members states that I desire to please my flesh.
The Law of Sin and Death states, "The day that you eat from it, you surely will die".

:) I hope I finally understand :)
I don't want to be picky, nor try to confuse you, but now that you've got the basic concept,
perhaps you will be able to see that it's a little more than just a static statement,
it's an active working, an operation.

My sinful nature compels me to sin until I am born again.
If it did not, I could have been sinless without a Savior.

My mind desires to obey God after I'm born again.

My sinful nature wars with my mind (spirit) after I'm born again.

The actions of sinning cause death.

The "law of. . ." is more than just a static statement, it is an active working; i.e., a power.

Hope I haven't muddied clear waters.
 
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What you say is true. There is another aspect that I would like to add that is clearly seen in the Gospels. The Pharisees distorted the law, according to what they wanted it to represent, henceforth they didn't know God's truth within the law.
true. But even this does not matter, They could not even fulfill their own distortion of the law. Which was more demanding than Gods origional law. So this should have made them see they did not line up with Gods moral standard even more.
 

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I think this view is more characteristic of a law-cultist mindset than that of a child of GOD. This view focuses on self, and implies a certain threshold that must be overcome by human effort and will in order to become obedient. That is the essence of works of law. Since the threshold is undefinable, there is no rest because there is a constant striving to please GOD through one's efforts. In order to produce peace of mind, one has to imagine that he has met that threshold of obedience to GOD through his efforts. I call this the idolatry of imagined obedience.

A child of GOD, on the other hand, expresses to GOD's creation the love that GOD has for his creation that GOD has placed in each believer's heart. This is well-pleasing to GOD and fulfills a key, intended purpose for the law of Moses. That's why it is written that love fulfills the law of Moses.
Yes, truth, and as my brother said before he died, he said to my Sister, that all his life he had tried so hard to serve God and do all that was right, to please all around including God, was kind of a legalist. He said to her after that confession, in all that he had tried to do and be, that he now sees that GOD JUST LOVES HIM. He was 33 when he was found passed away two miles above the Sanctuary on Campus Crusade for Christ, leaned against a boulder with a bible in his hand. Found by hikers on a Sunday. They did Autopsies on his death for a cause at least 3, and found no physical cause of death, the only thing they found was that he died on Thursday. This was in 1978, that this took place. I was 21 at the time. When I heard the report as in no physical cause of death found, I was then convinced, beyond any shadow of a doubt that Christ and Father are real. I re committed my life to God then and there, only to see what a drunk and druggie I was at that time, but God changed me over the years, and never once by fear or force as this world does.
 
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Mattithyah 7:21-23, "Not everyone who says to Me; Teacher! Teacher! will enter into the Kingdom of Yahweh, but only he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day; Teacher! Teacher! Have we not prophesied in Your Name, and cast out demons in Your Name, and in Your Name performed many wonderful works? But then I will declare to them; I never knew you. Get away from Me, you who practice iniquity."

These people claim to " Have we not prophesied in Your Name, and cast out demons in Your Name, and in Your Name performed many wonderful works" now many go "AHH HAH I GOT YOU WORKSWORKSWORKSWORKS you loseloseloselose!!!!! hahahahahahahah!!!!, but you see iniquity is not sin, iniquity is not being subject to Yahweh's Law. How many people in the world do "great works in the name of the Messiah" but they do not do anything according to what Yahweh actually commands? No instead they develop their own standard and ignore Yahweh's standard.

So who is obedienit to Yahshua's Commands and who is not? the one who subjects himself to Yahweh's Law or the one who rejects and will not subject themself to Yahweh's Law?

iniquity is:

#0458 ἀνομία anomia {an-om-ee'-ah} from G0459

Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) the condition of without law
1a) because ignorant of it
1b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness

Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
From G0459; illegality, that is, violation of law or (generally) wickedness:—iniquity, X transgress (-ion of) the law, unrighteousness.

Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament) #458.
α᾿νομι´α anomia; from 459; lawlessness:— lawless deed, lawless deeds, lawlessness

FROM:

#0459 ἄνομος anomos {an'-om-os} from G0001 (as a negative particle) and G3551; TDNT - 4:1086,646; adj

Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) destitute of (the Mosaic) law
1a) of the Gentiles
2) departing from the law, a violator of the law, lawless, wicked

Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
From G0001 (as a negative particle) and G3551; lawless, that is, (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law; (by implication a Gentile), or (positively) wicked:— without law, lawless, transgressor, unlawful, wicked.

Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament) #459.
α῎νομος anomos; from 1 (as a neg. pref.) and 3551; lawless, without law:— godless men, lawless, lawless one, transgressors, without the law, without law, without law.
You totally missed the point.

Again i ask.


These people did many works in the name of Jesus, These are not the lawbreakers people like you want to run around claiming people are. These were people who loved the law of God and did the works of the law.

Yet Jesus said, Depart. for I never knew you. Why would he say this? Just because they sinned? We all have commited iniquity. thus as far as sin goes. We ALL deserve eternal damnation.
 
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they certianly did, they made up every loophole they could.

The "rabbis"/pharisees interpret Scripture by something called Midrashic interpretation, which ignores language and ignores context. They say Scripture is a divne code and only the rabbis have the knowledge to decipher that divine code. Here is an ACTUAL example of Midrashic interpretation used by the rabbis:

They take Exodus 23:2, "Do not follow the crowd in doing evil. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd."

After Midrashic interpretation is applied, they come out with : "follow the crowd."

Thus even when one disagrees or knows something is wrong he must, "follow the crowd," or as the Talmud puts it in Baba Metzia 59b (top of post), "after the majority must one incline."

Deuteronomy 30:11-13, "For this Law which I command you this day is not hidden from you, nor is it beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask; Who will ascend up into heaven for us, and bring it to us, so that we may hear it and then do it? Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask; Who will cross the sea, and bring it to us, so that we may hear it and then do it?"

After Midrashic interpretation is applied, they come out with : "‘It is not in heaven.’4 What did he mean by this? — Said R. Jeremiah: That the Torah had already been given at Mount Sinai; we pay no attention to a Heavenly Voice" (Baba Metzia 59b)
I didn't know that. Thank you for bringing this to the attention of all reading this. May God, our Father, in Christ Jesus, continue to bless you with His wisdom.
 

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Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

On the other hand, there are those who do not want to remember the Law anymore.
If we can make void the Law, then Flesh can't be guilty, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!got it and thanks
 

Hizikyah

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I know you've said that. Can you say this?

My brother I do not believe any man is saved by works of law.

My brother I do not believe any man is saved by works of law.


this is truth, if man relied on his own works they would never be enough.

Also I want to add I have stated this over 10 times here, but the default position seems to be to yeel fallen from grace about those who actually want to follow Yahweh's instruction.

now I ask you to acess post 1268, and give me you commentary on Rev 22:12-15 and Matt 5:19, something I have asked you many times....
 

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I didn't know that. Thank you for bringing this to the attention of all reading this. May God, our Father, in Christ Jesus, continue to bless you with His wisdom.
thank you my brother, HalleluYAHWEH for allowing us to share and grow!

also this is "light" and "gentle" info about the Talmud, I wont get into the real real nasty parts ( i can suppy where to find) but if your interested in learning more about the leaven of the pharisses, and it haelps a TON in understanding Yahshua's interaction with them, and unless this info is know nobody can fully understand these interactions, i can send you a few links etc.
 

homwardbound

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Who might this be? On the one hand, we have people using the law to be righteous. On the other we have people who use the law as a schoolmaster. Always convicting them that they are not righteous. But I do not know anyone who does not want to remember the law. God wrote the law in our hearts, We could not forget it even if we wanted to. As Scripture says, Even gentiles (non saved) do what is right according to the law, even though they do not have the law.. The law can not go away, because it is in our inner being!
Yet because of flesh, it can try to make void the Law as to not be guilty and still harm others as in I am forgiven, so why not drink up all the wine, eat all the food wit no regard to others that might not have food in their homes. And have many more problems that Paul addressed to the Corinthians. Many are still Carnal and do make voids the Law, so they have an excuse to use the grace to harm others without the care that God gives in and through God's Spirit.
 
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true. But even this does not matter, They could not even fulfill their own distortion of the law. Which was more demanding than Gods origional law. So this should have made them see they did not line up with Gods moral standard even more.
I think it does matter for us to be edified, otherwise the story would never have been preserved for us to read. Every time the Pharisees didn't like the way the truth had been presented in its original form, they changed and skewed it to conform to what they were able to do. They didn't get the Spiritual meaning of the truth, so they changed it to conform to their self righteousness. They certainly didn't have a problem with what they had changed. It wasn't up for negotiation. Their word became their law.