Like I said, I follow all those laws that apply to me. Since there is no temple at this time, none of the sacrificial laws apply to me. It is actually UNlawful to make a sacrifice if there is no temple. Hosea14:2 instructs "We shall render as bullocks (sacrifices) the words of our lips...
Yes, I was asking him that since his comment seemed to indicate it, but that would be highly unusual for a Christian. You response neither answered for him, or for yourself.
Nonsense. Which of the 613 commandments do you think can't be kept? People keep them all the time.
As for the laws...
I think that after 2,000 years, God has already expressed His position on the necessity and significance of both the Temple and the sacrificial system.
When there is no temple, our prayers are our sacrifices as per Hosea14:2 "May the words of our lips (prayers) be as bullocks (sacrifices)" It's not ideal, but it is sufficient. Some day the temple will be rebuilt and sacrifices resume.
Well, Ezekiel takes this prophecy and broadens the horizon. In Ezekiel 18, and again in 36 and 37, we get a repetition of the call.
Ezekiel 37:25, 'Then will l sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will l cleanse you.
A new...
The simple answer is Yes. The best scripture for this comes from Hosea, because this is the only example of a prophet claiming the nation ( or part of it ) is not "my people" (Hosea 1:10). However, Hosea says in the next chapter "The Lord will say You are my people". ( Hosea 2:23 ). The only...
Hi Brick, thanks for your thoughtful reply.
Interesting ideas. First, Take a look at verse 2 of the Psalm. If it's true that sets up the context. David is repenting, it's not his imagination. Per Nathan the prophet, David's repentence was successful without Levite sacrifices. What David...
Yes, and I think we can include verse 2 of Hosea14:2-3 which harmonizes nicely with Psalms 69:30-31.
Yes, preach the Gospel (Matthew 24:14; Acts 1:8) through our actions by talking with others.
Actions like showing the 'practical love' the good Samaritan showed, and 'spiritual love, spiritual...
Not exactly -- the text speaks in a second person but doesn't list the subject so one simply looks to see who the subject was in the preceding verses and, if one reads through the section starting earlier, the subject is identified as the servant which has already been identified as the nation...
What is the Day of Atonement then?
“The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the Lord and died. The Lord said to Moses, “Tell your brother Aaron that he may not come whenever he wants into the holy place behind the curtain in front of...
Hosea14:2 Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: "Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
Please provide a list of the possible unintentional sins the Israelite will bring a cow to be sacrificed for such a kind of sin.
The "cost" of the sin sacrifice was in accord to the gravity of the sins. So, in your list, let us have an idea of what was the sacrifice costs for looking at his...
The reason that Judaism does not have a concept of Judaism is because it just isn't in the sacred texts.
Judaism actually does believe that humanity has a dual nature. We have a Yetzer HaRa or evil inclination as well as a Yetzer HaTov or good inclination. However, having an evil...
David? Remember his absolute refusal to be a righteous man? He prayed in pretense. He murdered more people than necessary to impress people with his killing ability. He satanically mutilated the dead as trophies. He threatened the life of his King showing no respect of love of his ruler. He...
The "messiah", the anointed, is with respect to the king/prince to come, My servant David, who will shepherd the scattered flock, after the LORD destroys the "fat" "shepherds", who do not heal or feed the sheep (Ezekiel 34:1-4 & 16-23). According to Hosea 3:5, Israel will "come trembling to...
Yes, l agree that Hosea14:9 talks about multiple ways.
Now, if l might explain how this makes no difference to Jesus being the only 'way'.
In Hosea14:9 we are told that 'the just shall walk in them [the 'ways']'. The just do not walk in a single 'way' but in some, many, or even all of the...