(March 31, 2017 at 9:13 am)Brian37 Wrote:(March 31, 2017 at 8:28 am)Drich Wrote: why?
The OT points to the NT. it gives meaning to the atonement, it underscores the wrath of God if we face Him in our sins. it also shows (as in the case of keeping the Sabbath holy) how religion corrupts even the most simple commands of God.
There is much to be learned not in following the rules but how those rules were used by corrupt people to obtain power and rule others. Which gives us an idea why God did not give us a set of rules like he did with the jews.
You STILL Don't understand... How is it you can be so smug and self righteous and not take time to understand the subject you are on about?
THERE ARE NO RULES IN CHRISTIANITY. Christ died to free us/His followers from the law of sin. The Law only now serves one purpose. to point to sin in the unbelievers life, and therefore push that person to repent of their sin. Once we do we become righteous, because Christ is righteous.
Again that is what the primary subject matter is in the book of Romans.
Actually Jesus points out first that 'keeping the Sabbath holy' had nothing to do with not working in the book of mat. That the pharrisees corrupted the law and the meaning of the Sabbath. That is why he himself performed miricles/worked on the Sabbath.
You getting offended does not make me "smug", the feeling you are having is called cognitive dissonance.
Laws in the modern west are consented to. The laws of the bible reflect the real kingdoms of antiquity, and back then, even in polytheism, humans lived under ruling families who did not need their subject's permission to rule over them. Not my baggage you don't want to accept that. That book does not reflect modern society, it was written for the societies of that time.
When I say "THERE ARE NO RULES IN CHRISTIANTY" What does that mean?
