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God has made many covenants. We are under the new covenant in His blood. The old is passed away, the new has come. You are putting an old cloth in a new garment.
We trace our ancestry to Abraham not to Israel. A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the Law which came four hundred and thirty years after cannot disannul. If the inheritance is of the Law it is no more of promise (Gal 3.17-18). We do not look to the earthly Jerusalem but the heavenly (Gal 4.21-31)
Paul is speaking about the "ADDED" Levitical Priesthood, not the Laws Abraham was blessed for keeping. Abraham had God's Commandments and laws, you Bible says this. But Levi wasn't even born yet, so the Levitical Priesthood "Works of the Law" for remission of sins were not ADDED until 430 years later.
Yet, Abraham was considered righteous without these sacrificial "works of the Law". If in inheritance was the result of these "works" then it is lo longer a promise. Abraham believed in God enough to follow His Instructions and that was called "Faith" in the New Testament. He was justified by this "Faith" not the law which said I must go find a Levite and give him a goat to kill on my behalf.
I am not of Israel physically.
I look back to the Abrahamic covenant. The Law was temporary,
I challenge you to show Biblical support that God's Covenant with Abraham was only Temporary. What does it mean to have "The Faith of Abraham?"
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.
Is this more scriptures I must ignore in order to understand your preaching?
Christ's law is based on the Father's word, but it is not the law given to Israel. That was temporary. Find me ANY stipulation He gave about the 'fourth commandment' when He was listing God's eternal principles e.g. Matth 19.17-19 .You can't.
LOL you would have put it on every page
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good?
there is none good but one,
that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life,
keep the commandments.
Are there really people on this forum that don't know what the "Commandments" are? I don't think so.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19
Honour thy father and
thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
No mention of the First and Greatest Commandment, is that why mainstream Christians create images of God in the likeness of a long haired pretty boy?
No mention of taking the name of God in vain or being covetous, did Jesus destroy these as well?
So the Biblical fact that Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man, and that He is the Lord of this particular Sabbath isn't good enough for you. The Biblical fact that Jesus was the God who created this Sabbath for Himself and for man in the first place isn't good enough for you?
The Biblical fact that Jesus said to those who hear Him:
Luke 16:
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
How much scripture are you willing to destroy to keep you church tradition of transgressing God's Holy Sabbaths?
Christ's law is based on the Father's word, but it is not the law given to Israel.
This is the first thing I have ever seen you post that is Biblically true.
Christ's Law is based on the Word of God as He said. And this Word is given to all mankind as it is written.
Ex. 12:
49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
Eph. 4:
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who
is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Rom. 10:
11 For the scripture saith,
Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the
same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
Gal. 3:
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.
Jesus said to live by EVERY WORD of God, not just a verse here and there that can be twisted to justify ones traditions and lifestyle.
For me it is about what the Word teaches, all the Word. I have no religious franchise doctrine to defend, therefore it is not necessary for me to erase scriptures that might expose my traditions as of man and not of God.