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Hi Tan,
You only quote part of Matt 19 and leave the most important part out.
Matt 19:20,21
The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
That young man kept the law (just as your doctrine demands) and note how even he realized he still lacked.
And note Jesus' response. If you want to be perfect, give up all and come, follow Me.
Matt 19:16-21 reveals the 2 different covenants.
Righteousness by works of the law or righteousness by faith.
When we believe/follow Jesus we are perfected by his one offering (Heb 10:14).
As for the law/commandments that you preach, note 1Tim 1:8
we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully
How is the law to be used/obeyed?
James 2:10
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
So if the law is applied then perfect obedience is required for righteousness.
Hence my question to you is, after you received Christ did you immediately obey the law/commandments perfectly?
You only quote part of Matt 19 and leave the most important part out.
Matt 19:20,21
The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
That young man kept the law (just as your doctrine demands) and note how even he realized he still lacked.
And note Jesus' response. If you want to be perfect, give up all and come, follow Me.
Matt 19:16-21 reveals the 2 different covenants.
Righteousness by works of the law or righteousness by faith.
When we believe/follow Jesus we are perfected by his one offering (Heb 10:14).
As for the law/commandments that you preach, note 1Tim 1:8
we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully
How is the law to be used/obeyed?
James 2:10
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
So if the law is applied then perfect obedience is required for righteousness.
Hence my question to you is, after you received Christ did you immediately obey the law/commandments perfectly?
That young man kept the law (just as your doctrine demands) and note how even he realized he still lacked.
And note Jesus' response. If you want to be perfect, give up all and come, follow Me.
And note Jesus' response. If you want to be perfect, give up all and come, follow Me.
Thats true, but that another lesson within itself, the world at large need to understand the basic, like which is the Lord sabbath day...which is on the seventh day of the week (saturday). Lets start with the simple commandment that people can't follow today, let alone deal with other things as that young man Jesus was talking to.
In (Ex.31:16-17) (v.16) Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. (v.17) It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. You see that the Sabbath day is a sign between God and His people forever. Israel was His people then and whoever chooses to obey Him now are His people. Is this law for the children of Israel only? No. (Leviticus 24: 22) "Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: For I am the Lord your God."
God intended for the weekly Sabbath (this word means rest in Hebrew) to be a refreshing blessing for mankind. God knew that human beings would need periodic rest and change from work. But the purpose for keeping God's Sabbath goes far beyond simply resting on that day.