Can I ask you? If you want to look to the literal letter of the law, does this include Christ's literal commandments? Are they as important as OT law? If they are, how do you find obeying those literal commands in the beatitudes, and the rest of Christ's teachings?
IE
Don't invite friends and family home for a meal but rather the lame, blind, poor, beggars so you may receive your reward in Heaven.
If you fast make sure no one knows you fast or accept you are a hypocrite.
If anyone steals anything of yours, give them more besides with nothing but love in your heart for them
Don't short change yourself.
It is not enough just to not commit adultery. If you as much as look at another with lust in your eye you have already committed adultery with them in your heart.
It is not enough just to say you do not murder, if you get angry with your brother or sister you are subject to judgement.
You could perfectly obey the ten commandments(if that were possible) and still be cast into hell. For there is nothing in them about forgiving others. But Jesus said, if you do not forgive your brother your father in Heaven will not forgive you.
The yardstick is NOT the Ten Commandments. Try and follow the literal letter of Christ's teachings in the beatitudes. If you do, you will soon look away from the literal letter and to Christ-if you are sincere
IE
Don't invite friends and family home for a meal but rather the lame, blind, poor, beggars so you may receive your reward in Heaven.
If you fast make sure no one knows you fast or accept you are a hypocrite.
If anyone steals anything of yours, give them more besides with nothing but love in your heart for them
Don't short change yourself.
It is not enough just to not commit adultery. If you as much as look at another with lust in your eye you have already committed adultery with them in your heart.
It is not enough just to say you do not murder, if you get angry with your brother or sister you are subject to judgement.
You could perfectly obey the ten commandments(if that were possible) and still be cast into hell. For there is nothing in them about forgiving others. But Jesus said, if you do not forgive your brother your father in Heaven will not forgive you.
The yardstick is NOT the Ten Commandments. Try and follow the literal letter of Christ's teachings in the beatitudes. If you do, you will soon look away from the literal letter and to Christ-if you are sincere
For us to have an effective disscussion we have to first establish this.