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How does one keep the spirit of the law without keeping the letter?
30 years I've been observing the Sabbath, and not once did I, not any of my friends, consider the Sabbath "as just a regular day". But hey, if that's what you want to believe as your personal excuse for not observing it yourself, who am I to dissuade you?
Once again, you are saying something I didn't say. I keep the Sabbath every Saturday, for probably 70 yrs. I am part Jewish but, Rabbi's told me nobody is part Jewish, you are either Jewish or you are not, so I'm Jewish. I need no dissuading. I go to church on Sunday. The spirit of the Law is a different doctrine in addition to the Commandments. Like adding to it. How do you keep the "spirit" of the law, without rules. I'm born again from above by the Grace of God through the faith in Jesus Christ, the living word of God. I worship on Sunday and rest on the Sabbath, and Jesus is our Sabbath rest. Hebrews 4:3-10.
Not my point, Christs point. Heres another one. "It is finished" another. "didnt come to destroy the law, but to fulfill the law". When did this Hebraic Roots stuff start? I just heard about it the last year ir so.
Hi Brakelite,
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Okay, thanks for the clarification. Many however have different concepts as to what is actually finished. Also, there are several ideas as to what fulfilled is. Some say fulfilled is a synonym for cancel. Others, obedience. Mix just those two and multiply by 10 and you get confusion. Christ's point is clear. What makes things uncertain is when we read into His words our own private agendas. And when such as you and I speak, a combined history of 80 years in the church,, and many have the mistaken belief we are speaking with some sort of authority. But our opinions,, for all their antiquity, still fall flattter than last weeks roadkill. Truth will always remain truth, despite our best efforts to distort it.
Thanks Nancy for your response. As for the above, SDAs have never thought the Son of God was an angel. Nor did...
although I do suggest you read some of her books, and I guarantee you will change your mind.
God desires all sin to be eradicated from His creation. Sinners, only because they refuse to allow Jesus to separate them from their sin. God is not willing that any should perish, but that they all should come to repentance. If they stubbornly refuse to repent, and sin is to be destroyed, what is the alternative when they cleave to their sin? Immortalize sin because sinners won't let it go?
The point is that Paul commanded us to not glorify any certain day...including ALL SABBATHS:
It's like the pseudopigrapha, such as Enoch. It's a lie from the get go. And someone who is willing to be deceptive in their presentation, that tells me to not trust them.
Hmm.
If we aren't keeping the Sabbath the way God intends, we are in the wrong. And clearly the Sabbath has been declared in Scripture to be our forever rest in Christ, not the keeping of a day as a religious observance. No, the true Sabbath is to rest in Christ being forgiven our sins.
Wow..and here it is. The undeniable proof of legalism. Here is how Paul addressed you:
Probably because you are in the 7th day adventist cult. All they talk about is "sabbath sabbath sabbath" When you hear that much emphasis put on one topic you know you are dealing with a cult.
Yep, Ephesians 4:4-7 - There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 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.
