(September 5, 2013 at 10:06 pm)Drich Wrote:(September 5, 2013 at 7:37 pm)Tonus Wrote: Errr... so is everyone bound by the OT law, or not? You seem to be saying that everyone is until they accept the sacrifice of Christ, at which point they are not. Is that what you mean to say?In essence yes. The law serves one purpose now. That is to identify sin for the purpose of repentance. Once one repents of sin, righteousness/'morality' is no longer determined by how you up hold the law.
Just to be clear, you are referring to the OT law, right? You're saying that once a person accepts Christ, the OT law is no longer in force, so to speak. That person can wear mixed fabrics and work on the Sabbath with a clear conscience, but to contemplate adultery would still be wrong (as per Jesus in his sermon on the mount).
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