John 17:3
3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Romans 3:4
4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art...
Transgression of the Law brings death (1 John 3:4), whereas keeping the Commandments, one enters into life (Mt 19:17). As for refering to the rantings of the false prophet Paul, which would be the tare seed, the message of the evil one, by which the many will die (Mt 13), Paul's false gospel of...
The question of whether the law can give life is a complex theological issue, and different parts of the Bible seem to present various perspectives on this matter.
1. Ezekiel’s Justice: In the Old Testament, particularly in the book of Ezekiel, there are references to justice associated with...
You didn't even once cite the texts that explain on a fundamental level, the antithesis that exists between faith and works?
By definition alone, the principles are incompatible - you either earn your salvation, or it is by the grace of God that one is saved. What are you going to do, somehow...
Joh 8:28 Yeshua therefore said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.
Mal 3:6 “For I, the LORD, don’t change;............................. therefore you, sons of Jacob, are...
John's Gospel tells us that Jesus Christ came from God 'unto his own'. He did not come as an outsider, but was intimately connected with the story of his own people. For this to have been possible, Jesus must have fulfilled all the most obvious credentials. He was born into the tribe of Judah...
That is after Jesus came. Even Jesus said about the pharisees "If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin."
So when Jesus came and started preaching the new Testament what was before adequate was no longer enough. Because before God...
That's an impressively clear case of contradiction. Thanks!
The only message I like from Paul is I Corinthians Ch. 13. Of course that has a few shortcomings too. But I like the gist of it.
Paul definitely has his own gospel. I think he wanted to make christianity more attractive to a broader...
The doctrines of many hold to the positions described in your post but not all. To you that seems strange, but these are early days in the new foundations of theology. Since everything has been overturned and tossed into the air by archeological discoveries and other discoveries and...
I don't find that in Paul's writing for he both extols the Law but realizes that the Law made no one perfect but actually accentuated the reality of the need of forgiveness..
Romans 7:12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
I think the disconnect comes when...
I'm sure you mean well, but I don't think you're all that interested in Paul mainly because you have other connections to Torah. Maybe that causes you to jump to conclusions. Its like me. What if I started commenting on Maimonides. If I'm just not that interested in him I'd have perhaps one...
Paul acknowledged that God gave the Torah to Israel, but that's about where he agreement ends.
Unlike what Paul claims, Torah is not hard to keep.
It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" Nor is it beyond...
Allow me to address your questions first.
1. Was God's 10 Commandments spoken by God directly to His people *EXODUS 20:1-17? If so what does MATTHEW 4:4 mean in your view?
Yes, God's Ten Commandments were addressed to Moses [Exodus 20:22] and to the children of Israel [Deuteronomy 4:36]...
Like all ancient religions you demand your interpretation ONLY, and salvation ONLY by your way citing the Bible selectively to justify your way ONLY. The Baha'i Faith does not negate the importance of Christ, but have a more spiritual not physical importance of the nature of Christ's birth life...
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According to the explained Covenantal Theology of the New Testament, the practice of circumcision, isn't from the Abraamic Covenant
So,
Galatians 2:3-5
Galatians2:21
[The law cannot bring righteousness
Galatians 3:6-7
[Abraam equated with faith, not law
Galatians 3:8
[The nations, context...