"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Psalm 19:1)
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I think Jesus said it best...
37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
There's no need to improve something that's obsolete.claysmithr wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:09 am Can we improve the 10 commandments?
I can think of some
* thou shall not rape
* thou shall not own slaves
What?!RickD wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:51 pmThere's no need to improve something that's obsolete.claysmithr wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:09 am Can we improve the 10 commandments?
I can think of some
* thou shall not rape
* thou shall not own slaves
But even you need guidelines on how to be responsible before God and your fellow human beings...RickD wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 5:21 am I'm not sure you guys really understand what it means to be a Christian. I don't think you understand what the significance of the new covenant is. By holding onto the old covenant, yes the 10 commandments are part of the old covenant, you are saying that the new covenant didn't replace the old. By holding onto the old covenant, you are saying that Christ's death and resurrection is meaningless.
You really need to think about the implications of your beliefs.
Do you guys have any idea what it means the be a Christian? Do you understand that when you trust in Christ for salvation, God indwells the believer, and this is a better way? A believer lives by the Spirit, and not by the flesh. Do you understand these basics of Christianity? God's law is written on the believer's heart. As a believer, you literally live by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, inside of you! Why would you want to try to please God by striving to obey the 10 commandments, when you can continue to trust in Christ(abide in Him), which will produce good fruit?
Do we seriously need a thread that goes back to the basics of Christianity, and the significance of Christ's death and resurrection?
What?B.W. wrote:
But even you need guidelines on how to be responsible before God and your fellow human beings...
You're telling me that as a spirit filled believer, you need a commandment to tell you not to murder someone? You need a written commandment to tell you that it's wrong to steal?B.W. wrote:
In today's jargon, the word Love has been so twisted and redefined so many times and ways and diluted that 'love for God and others' can't be trusted coming out of the mouth of people anymore unless it is from the 10 guidelines of what responsibly to God and before others looks like...
There is something wrong with this comment. This comment is obtuse. New laws added to old laws are new laws. They do not make the old laws obsolete. The 10 commandments are God's law and they were NEVER replaced by the new testament. If you want to believe you are wrong.RickD wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 5:21 am I'm not sure you guys really understand what it means to be a Christian. I don't think you understand what the significance of the new covenant is. By holding onto the old covenant, yes the 10 commandments are part of the old covenant, you are saying that the new covenant didn't replace the old. By holding onto the old covenant, you are saying that Christ's death and resurrection is meaningless.
You really need to think about the implications of your beliefs.
Do you guys have any idea what it means the be a Christian? Do you understand that when you trust in Christ for salvation, God indwells the believer, and this is a better way? A believer lives by the Spirit, and not by the flesh. Do you understand these basics of Christianity? God's law is written on the believer's heart. As a believer, you literally live by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, inside of you! Why would you want to try to please God by striving to obey the 10 commandments, when you can continue to trust in Christ(abide in Him), which will produce good fruit?
Do we seriously need a thread that goes back to the basics of Christianity, and the significance of Christ's death and resurrection?
You are simply wrong.Blessed wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:08 amThere is something wrong with this comment. This comment is obtuse. New laws added to old laws are new laws. They do not make the old laws obsolete. The 10 commandments are God's law and they were NEVER replaced by the new testament. If you want to believe you are wrong.RickD wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 5:21 am I'm not sure you guys really understand what it means to be a Christian. I don't think you understand what the significance of the new covenant is. By holding onto the old covenant, yes the 10 commandments are part of the old covenant, you are saying that the new covenant didn't replace the old. By holding onto the old covenant, you are saying that Christ's death and resurrection is meaningless.
You really need to think about the implications of your beliefs.
Do you guys have any idea what it means the be a Christian? Do you understand that when you trust in Christ for salvation, God indwells the believer, and this is a better way? A believer lives by the Spirit, and not by the flesh. Do you understand these basics of Christianity? God's law is written on the believer's heart. As a believer, you literally live by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, inside of you! Why would you want to try to please God by striving to obey the 10 commandments, when you can continue to trust in Christ(abide in Him), which will produce good fruit?
Do we seriously need a thread that goes back to the basics of Christianity, and the significance of Christ's death and resurrection?
God's law might be written on the heart as you say - and you will follow the old testament law as well.