Ziggy
Well-Known Member
Jhn 3:10
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
Jhn 3:11
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
Jhn 3:12
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
We keep falling into the same trap. It's hard to think outside the box they built for us.
But we have to delve deeper than they delved. We have to soar higher than they soared.
We have to see beyond the physical world and peer into the spiritual realm.
We need to be born again with spiritual eyes and ears.
The OT is not born again. It is the carnal worldly man's understanding.
The NT is born again. It is the spiritual mind of Christ's understanding.
There is no difference between God's law in the OT and Christ's law in the NT.
The difference is in our understanding and application of it.
God himself admits that he gave them some bad laws because of the hardness of their hearts.
He allowed them to walk after their own understanding. They didn't want to hear.
2Ti 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
You have to work at it.
But then most people don't want to work at anything, they rather just claim ignorance and believe that grace alone will save them.
Grace is being homeless and having someone open their home and give you shelter.
That doesn't mean you get to sleep and eat all day and not contribute something for that grace.
Maybe you take out the trash or do the cooking or the laundry. But you should always give something in return.
Then the one being housed is blessed and the one doing the housing is blessed as well.
Blessings is a two way street.
What does God want from us?
To know him.
How do we know him?
Through his words.
What are his words?
His law.
Which laws?
All of them.
Mat 4:4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Study. Meditate. Listen.
This is the work God requires from us. To get to know him and his ways.
Hugs
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
Jhn 3:11
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
Jhn 3:12
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
We keep falling into the same trap. It's hard to think outside the box they built for us.
But we have to delve deeper than they delved. We have to soar higher than they soared.
We have to see beyond the physical world and peer into the spiritual realm.
We need to be born again with spiritual eyes and ears.
The OT is not born again. It is the carnal worldly man's understanding.
The NT is born again. It is the spiritual mind of Christ's understanding.
There is no difference between God's law in the OT and Christ's law in the NT.
The difference is in our understanding and application of it.
God himself admits that he gave them some bad laws because of the hardness of their hearts.
He allowed them to walk after their own understanding. They didn't want to hear.
2Ti 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
You have to work at it.
But then most people don't want to work at anything, they rather just claim ignorance and believe that grace alone will save them.
Grace is being homeless and having someone open their home and give you shelter.
That doesn't mean you get to sleep and eat all day and not contribute something for that grace.
Maybe you take out the trash or do the cooking or the laundry. But you should always give something in return.
Then the one being housed is blessed and the one doing the housing is blessed as well.
Blessings is a two way street.
What does God want from us?
To know him.
How do we know him?
Through his words.
What are his words?
His law.
Which laws?
All of them.
Mat 4:4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Study. Meditate. Listen.
This is the work God requires from us. To get to know him and his ways.
Hugs