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God. And not one of your church fathers will be standing next to you holding your hand when you answer to Him.

Looks like a plan to me.

Unless it isn't. The papacy by it's very nature, is a union of church and state. This union didn't exist prior to the 4th and 5th centuries. This union did not exist at the time of Christ or the apostles, therefore was a concept and arrangement designed to empower man to rule over others by...

Or a pebble on the beach by Peter's fishing boat.

Then you would be taking the authority of the church fathers over the authority of scripture.

But they can bless the food and all will be well.

I would add C D Brooks.

False prophets point their followers to either themselves, or to some earthly agency for salvation. From the pen of a so called false prophet come these words which are typical of her entire worldview... A life in Christ is a life of restfulness. There may be no ecstasy of feeling, but there...

You think pork and eels and venison is the only witness problem within the Christian church? How about tobacco? Alcohol? Rock music? What do those things say to unbelievers about respect for God and His word? What does it say about the character of God that He allows those things, even sent His...

That council didn't include a lot of things. Like preaching the gospel. Baptism. It only adjudicated on things over which there was controversy or confusion. 4 things. Apart from those 4 things, the scope for Christian living according to those today who use it to deny God's authority in...

Not only in the synagogues. Where their was no Jewish presence in some cities he would meet people wherever they gathered together...on riverbanks, in homes. But never on Sunday... Not once. Or any other day. Not that he wouldn't witness or pray or worship probably every day, but sacred solemn...

You think it may be a possibility that the reason God forbade His people from eating pigs, and shellfish and carrion birds etc, was for that very reason... He knew they were unhealthy and therefore never intended as food? You guys seem to believe God then changed His mind, and said, it's now...

They complained about much of his teaching, true, mostly about circumcision. Never about Paul or the disciples sudden ceasing their previous observance of the Sabbath. Even the gentiles asked Paul to meet with them on Sabbath, and the entire city showed up. See acts 13.

Continued.... When I refer to God's laws, I speak exclusively of the Ten Commandments. They are immutable, not because they are God, but because they are a reflection of His character. Written upon stone with His own finger is a figure of that immutability. Do we not even today claim that...

Further to above... The Galatians who were being deceived into accepting the 'Judaizers' rather than the simplicity of the gospel, certainly had a problem. The problem was not that they were keeping the sabbaths and feasts of the old sanctuary services, (as Paul himself still observed them) ...

You guys agree with one another that there are no days to observe as an obligation, but add that it's okay to do so if you want. Same with meats. It's okay to eat anything, so long as you believe it's okay right? Yet here you go quoting Paul claiming he is reprimanding the Galatians for doing...

Okay, let's get down to the Nitty gritty. Under the old covenant every Hebrew knew it was not a good thing to murder someone. Since Calvary, the power and grace of God comes into play, and rather than attempting to obey simply because the law says to, and failing, we now have a change of heart...

I guess gentile pigs are clean and safe to eat but not Jewish pigs. Have the medical authorities and marketing folk been informed of this?

You didn't answer the question, so I'll repeat it. Did he (Paul) subsequently teach that being dead to the law, Christians were therefore justified in disobeying it? I'm talking about the ten commandments here, seeing we've diverted the conversation somewhat to Sabbath keeping.

Paul wrote about the lifestyle practises and habits of those who were under the law... KJV Galatians 5:18-23 18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry...