Many have tried to make the bible fit the world. It is best to make the world fit the bible. Read Hebrews. Christ is our sacrifice and high priest. There is no more sacrifice thanks to Christ. Paul, in Colossians, tells us that immersion for the remission of sins replaces circumcision. Christ said that if you don't believe Moses, then you can not believe Christ, John 5. The new covenant is God's Law written on the heart, not just on stone. We were taught the same things, but it is good to always prefer scripture over church doctrine. In the Greek Colossians 2:14 says that our bill of debt, our sin, is what was nailed to the cross, not God's morals, His Law. God does not change. It is helpful to let the Bible define its own terms. I have a growing list. It is very dangerous to "spiritualize" verses. One can make them say anything. It is best to believe what God wrote. We have one God, one Bible and one faith. In the Hebrew and Greek there is unity of faith and doctrine. Once you get the correct people in the proper roles, the scripture changes to a beautiful love story. It is after all the world that is upside down, not the Kingdom of God.
Thanks for your comments - I always appreciate hearing different points of view. I did want to clarify one point - I would never imply that God's morals were nailed to the cross. We definitely agree on just about everything else, especially in the need to accept the Word of God and not that of man. Take care and thanks again for sharing your studied viewpoints,
Many have tried to make the bible fit the world. It is best to make the world fit the bible. Read Hebrews. Christ is our sacrifice and high priest. There is no more sacrifice thanks to Christ. Paul, in Colossians, tells us that immersion for the remission of sins replaces circumcision. Christ said that if you don't believe Moses, then you can not believe Christ, John 5. The new covenant is God's Law written on the heart, not just on stone. We were taught the same things, but it is good to always prefer scripture over church doctrine. In the Greek Colossians 2:14 says that our bill of debt, our sin, is what was nailed to the cross, not God's morals, His Law. God does not change. It is helpful to let the Bible define its own terms. I have a growing list. It is very dangerous to "spiritualize" verses. One can make them say anything. It is best to believe what God wrote. We have one God, one Bible and one faith. In the Hebrew and Greek there is unity of faith and doctrine. Once you get the correct people in the proper roles, the scripture changes to a beautiful love story. It is after all the world that is upside down, not the Kingdom of God.
Thanks for your comments - I always appreciate hearing different points of view. I did want to clarify one point - I would never imply that God's morals were nailed to the cross. We definitely agree on just about everything else, especially in the need to accept the Word of God and not that of man. Take care and thanks again for sharing your studied viewpoints,