Thatâs pretty silly indeed. The people in that passage (Luke 23:54-56) were the First Christians. They walked along side Christ and learned, from His physical mouth to their physical ears, what He intended for all Christians. They were practicing Christianity (the following of the teachings of Jesus Christ) not Judaism.
Do you know how to quote a post? Itâd make it easier for those you address to know specifically what youâre responding to.
Thatâs a pretty common misinterpretation of that verse. End means purpose or objective in that Old English translation.
âChrist is the objective of the Law for righteousness to every one that believes.â is the more accurate modern translation of that verse. We obey the Law (the 10 Commandments) for the purpose of living and walking as Christ did (1 Jn. 2:6). Thatâs what the Bible says we are supposed to do as Christians if we love Jesus (God). Christ echoes that sentiment in John 14:15 and 15:14.
It all fits together perfectly - unlike the version of Scripture that so many like yourself put forth.
The whole issue comes down to one basic principle: the law is external; the Holy Spirit is internal. If youâre âborn againâ you have received the Holy Spirit to guide you; there is no longer any need for an external set of rules.
34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 âTeacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?â
37 Jesus replied: ââLove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.â[38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: âLove your neighbor as yourself.â40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.â
I would be grateful if you would explain how one keeps the greatest commandment.
Itâs the Bibleâs interpretation, not mine. Just study the Bible and forget about âcommittees of menâ - just as we are told in 1 John 2:27 and 2 Tim 2:15.
We are never once told to learn Godâs Word from men, we are told to study it for ourselves.
â⌠ye need not that any man teach you: âŚâ
1 Jn. 2:27
âStudy to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.â
2 Tim. 2:15
That set of rules is no longer âexternalâ and it is of paramount importance to sincere Christians who wish to know how to please God. Just as Paul lays out thoroughly, the Law is what teaches us what sin is. If we love God, we want nothing more than to keep from offending Him. And John supports this concept with 1 Jn. 3:4 when he declares that sin is the breaking of the Law of God.
We can only understand how to avoid that if we learn His Commandments. If He wrote 10 of them âin stoneâ, thatâs a pretty significant indicator of the priority of those 10 rules in Godâs eyes.
Not sure who this was directed to, but doesnât it make sense that if we love God that much, we would want to obey the 10 Commandments that He set in stone?
The answer to your question is the 10 Commandments. That is how God told us exactly how He expects us to love Him. The first 4 concern how to love God, the last 6 are how to love our fellow man. All of them together please God when incorporated into our daily walk, our regular daily conduct.
Contrary to modern popular objection, none of them are impossible to keep and the more you practice, the better you get - and when you consider that Godâs Spirit is assisting you, it becomes even more plausible.
How does one loveGod with All our thoughts, when driving one has to concentrate on driving not on lovng God.
If married the love of ones life is ones spouse, often loving them extravagantly, but that is taking love away from God.
Spiritual nstructions have to be practical and applied to life.
Saying have faith is meaningless.