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shrimp

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I am going to go out on a limb and say some things that are INTENSELY UNPOPULAR but are TOTALLY TRUE.

Ready?
OK

God is One person. Not three.
Don't believe me? Reread John 1 and do the math.

God (Jesus) is what is considered a legalist.
He wrote the law, He enforces the law, and He judges from the law.
Don't believe that either? Read your Bible. Importance of the law is ALL through it.

God expects us to trust Him and take Him at His word.
2 Timothy 4 and Psalms 119:11
Are great places to start. Did you know that the Kings of old Israel had their own personal copy of the law to read and study on a daily basis.

God expects us to obey the law to the best of our ability and then look to Him to get you through the rest.
If that gets your goat, think this through:
Everyone knows that we can identify ourselves as sinners by recognizing that sin is disobedience to the law. Right? Well, lets take that one step further. Repentance is to change one's mind. If you're living in sin before Christ and you are repenting, what are you changing to? Are you really changing or changed if you continue to sin?
Read the Bible. Need a direction? Romans is a good one for explaining that, But really every Word of God speaks on it.

God wants faithful DEDICATED soldiers.
Have you ever considered a samurai? There are many examples of a loyal soldier, but my favorite is the samurai. They arm themselves to the hilt, they take care of their equipment, they are ready to fight at all times (in season and out), they obey their leader without question, they think nothing of their own lives, and they fight like they've already won.
Scripture often refers to God's children as soldiers. We even have custom armor.
Ephesians 6:13-18

God's Spirit never ceased to fall on people, is not just for the Apostles, and does not require the laying on of hands.
Want proof? Read Acts.

There is more but I think you get the point.
[h=1]2 Peter 1:20King James Version (KJV)[/h]20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

Meaning there is not interpretation, only the plain Word of God.
 
Dear Shrimp, hope your having a blessed day. In the book of Galatians chapter 5, explains about Christian Liberty and Law. And it explains how Christ has made us free and not to be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. At the end of chapter 4 it speaks of the bondwoman and the free woman. To be children of the bondwoman is to be enslaved to the covenant from Mount Sinai, the law of Moses. To be of the free is to follow Abraham's example of faith, to be born according to the Spirit and to be destined for the Jerusalem above. The believer in Christ must continually stand fast in the liberty of not having to keep the Law of Moses in order to be saved. The Galatians were on the verge of becoming enslaved to the law again. Paul points out that being circumcised changes the entire orientation of salvation away from God's grace to one's own actions. One who is circumcised in an attempt to gain God's acceptance is obligated to keep the whole law, which history has abundantly demonstrated no one can do. Faith in Christ brings about not only justification before God, but also growth in the Christian life until we are completely glorified by God and freed from the presence of sin. This is the hope of righteousness. By faith it is possible to fulfill Christ's command to love one's neighbor. The Galatians started out well but their detour into legalism was certainly not God's will. Leaven symbolizes the intruders, with their false doctrine and sinister influence. They were taking the gospel of free forgiveness away from the Galatians. The one who causes such harm will experience God's judgment. The cross gives offense because it proclaims God's unmerited grace, leaving no place for people's good works. Liberty presents an opposite temptation from legalism. A person can be tempted to view freedom in Christ as a selfish opportunity for the flesh, in other words, an opportunity to do whatever one wants to do. But Paul points out that true Christian liberty is the freedom to serve one another in love. The Christian does not live under the law of Moses, but instead under "the law of Christ." Living in Christ empowers us to love others, which is the fulfillment of the law. When Christians follow their sinful desires they begin to criticize and contend with one another. Such self-centered behavior is self-defeating. Those who criticize and attack usually end up being consumed in worthless struggles. The only consistent way to overcome the sinful desires of our human nature (the flesh) is to live step-by-step in the power of the Holy Spirit as He works through our spirit. Love fulfills the Law and we are called to walk in love and be peacemakers. Hope this helps you to understand about the Law and what Paul was saying to the Galatians. God bless you
 
LOVE=KEEPING COMMANDMENTS
1 JOH 5:3,
JOH 14:21
JOH 15:9
JOH 14:15,21
JOH 15:9-10
ROM 13:8-10
1 JOH 5:3
1 JOH 2:4
STUDY THEM ALL ESPECIALLY THE LAST TEXT
 
Yes two new commandments given by Jesus and all is fulfilled through Love not Law. God bless you
 
The two commandments are not new. There is NOTHING new under the sun. The two commandments Jesus gave were the summation of all the law.
 
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