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Not in the least. That is why we love our enemies under the NT instead of killing them. In fact, we love him and his word more than we do our own lives, and would rather die than compromise Jesus' words about non-violence. At least som…
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eth·ic
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a set of moral principles, especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct.
"the puritan ethic was being replaced by the hedonist ethic"(Quote)If you want to live under the Law, written for kidnappers, rapists, hooligans and worse, have at it. We are not under their system of forced ethics.
(Quote)Thanks for the grip on reality. I heard that one of the greatest theologians ever, 5 doctor degrees from major colleges and seminaries said, when asked about the greatest thing he ever learned "Jesus loves me this I know, for the bible…
(Quote)If you knew Ted, you might think otherwise.
(Quote)Because we are under a completely different set of ethics in the NT.
(Quote)If you are reading the text, show Christians using violence to defend themselves in the NT. The reason you cannot produce this, is because they did the exact opposite of what you believe and teach.
(Quote)What made one a Jew? How can I identify the believers or unbelievers in the OT? Are the Reformed (Covenant Theology) right in their views of the Edenic Covenant?
(Quote)If your position is correct, we would see it in action in the NT. We do not. We instead see people living the Sermon on the Mount in every detail of their lives, especially in areas of non-resistance, loving enemies, putting away the s…
(Quote)This is a good outline of our defects. Before I met Christ I would say yes to all of the above. But over the years he has made the inside of the cup better match the outside.
I made Bold the characteristics I think app…
(Quote)You cannot back this claim from the NT. It is not there. When violence erupted, the believers fled. None of them stayed to fight.
Dr. Heiser has several interesting points on this. I think he mirrors what Wolfgang is saying as far as Satan in the OT.
(Quote)The New Covenant overrides any other covenant if the older covenant contradicts the New as it applies to Christians.
God ordained the sword for the punishment of evildoers by the civil magistrate, not the church.
(Quote)Notice I said the NT supersedes all other covenants for "christians".
(Quote)Thanks, but the New Covenant supersedes all other covenants for the Christian. There is no moral obligation for Christians to practice self-defence under the New Covenant. In fact, it forbids it for any Christian at a violent level.
Thanks David. I sampled portions but do not agree with the reliance on OT law as the basis of the argument. God gave the Law to no other group than those he brought out of Egypt. It belongs to no other group or nation.
And we cannot take …
(Quote)Mark of the Feast = fat
(Quote)Thanks for asking. I am replying to CM in his post about our bodies. Just saying many Christians over-eat and do not take care of God's temple, our bodies. Do you eat right and workout?
(Quote)Please share, I have some thoughts on this and would appreciate hearing yours.
Many Christians are worried about the Mark of the Beast when they should be worried about the Mark of the Feast.
Perhaps a new thread on sharing what we use at the gym, and what we eat, and how we think to keep healthy in Christ.…
(Quote)I am not unequally yoked together with unbelievers. And have not been since I began living the Sermon on the Mount.
Unequally Yoked = 34.9 ἑτεροζυγέω: to be wrongly or poorly matched in an association—‘to be mismatched, to be w…
(Quote)I'm not unequally yoked to any unbelievers. We are to pay taxes. We pay our bills according to the system the providers designed to collect them. If you follow the Sermon on the Mount, you can live debt and contract free as I have for …
(Quote)Paragraph 3. Elect infants dying in infancy are regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit;10 who works when, and where, and how He pleases;11 so also are all elect persons, who are incapable of being outwardly called by the mi…
(Quote)I do not have any contracts or debts or loans. I own everything I have. God has always provided for me according to the Sermon on the Mount. I pay bills monthly since it is expedient.
(Quote)No contracts I cannot walk away from. I think a near perfect example of what Paul speaks of in not being unequally yoked with unbelievers would involve Christians NOT being under contract with teachers unions, labor unions, police and …
(Quote)How about infants or imbeciles?
The sad thing is they are wilfully ignorant of God. Because He is Spirit and they refuse to believe in anything non-material. So they reason up to the point their minds will allow.
(Quote)Thanks GaoLu. I also have a water bill each month.
(Quote)Thanks CM. I'll keep an eye out for these. I like Beal especially on Revelation.
(Quote)I cannot think of any document in my posession that places me under the control of any unbeliever.
