The summation of the Law was to do to others as you would have them to for you. That is individual responsibility, not top down taking from Peter to pay Paul by some better than thou government. The Law states that one is not to covet their neighbors' goods, much less forcibly take them to...
But the Laws of Moses clearly show just how progressive they were.
The Law provided for everybody, no matter their position or power.
See how God's laws to the Israelites insisted that all should be provided for.....by law!
Exodus {22:25} If thou lend money to [any of] my people [that is]...
Sadly, Israel is mostly a secular state. Here are a few passages from the Old Testament that talk about how Israel should treat aliens living in Israel.
Leviticus 19
33 " 'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. 34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of...
"Sources please!"
How could I get "the above wrong" - when all I did was quote what the New Testament claims the Lord Jesus Christ said?
What are you talking about?
Someone who drinks too much wine is not necessarily an alcoholic - are you for real right now?
Anyone who drinks too much wine...
This thread is all about what Jesus said and did, thus showing that he was totally against the amassing of wealth (mammon) and that he supported the old laws to provide for the poor.
Here are some poor laws....... learn them well, FP:-
Some of the Poor Laws:-
Leviticus {15:11} For the poor...
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I promised to stick up some verses about care in the community from Jesus, and I have added a couple from the Baptist and some of the OT poor laws. Some might not seem relevant in which case tell me and I'll offer an explanation as to why I inserted them.
Mark {10:21} Then...
Right, and I find they were required to help others as per the Golden Rule found at Leviticus 19:18.
Please notice Leviticus19:10-14. Also please notice how even strangers were to be treated at Leviticus 19:33.
So, beside tithing for the Levites, they did ' voluntary ' giving acts according to...
Addressing what you said about Paul... the Bible tells us in Acts 8 that Paul met Jesus in a vision on the road to Damascus... The old law was not just about love. Here is just a few laws and statutes given under the Law of Moses. This is just a few of over 600 laws and statutes...
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Also Leviticus19:10; Leviticus 19:33-34 is about someone foreign in ancient Israel.
The temporary Constitution of the Mosaic Law covenant or contract was made only between God and the nation of ancient Israel.
Jesus fulfilled that old temporary law - Romans 10:4
Since Pentecost one is a Jew by...
Loving your neighbor AS YOURSELF, was the second command of Jesus and really these are applications of Law, not the Core Law itself. Not one example would justify making these laws...if you think of the poor for instance AS YOURSELF, then of course you give these considerations.
Again, any...
Ok…here is an example. Many people love to quote Yeshua stating "you shall love your neighbor as yourself". But few understand that the Torah actually gives us a blueprint for carrying out this beautiful command. Consider the follow passage from Lev 19 which defines how we love our neighbors...
The logic on this thread is just plain silly. You can't state in one breath "we can't be righteous through the law" and then state "we must love our neighbor as ourself". This LAW IS A PART OF THE LAW OF MOSES. Nor does keeping this commandment absolve your need to keep the rest of the...
A short list to get you started:60. All animals to be sacrificed must be at least eight days old. (Leviticus 22:27)
61. All animals to be sacrificed must be without blemish. (Leviticus 22:21)
62. All offerings must be salted. (Leviticus 2:13)
63. The Law of the burnt offering. (Leviticus...
No, the teachers are not the perversions, you cant expect people to know the story of the gospel from birth, it must be taught. What Im against is the indiscriminate solicitation of money from the parsonage when it is in no way supported in scripture.
Luke
9:1 Then he called his twelve...