Are the "texts" you are referring to the the first 5 Books of the Bible and the Old Testament?
Yes or no.
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Yes or no.
Read 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 again because I am uncomfortable with you claiming they are my ideas...
This is the position of those Christians that put together the cannon.
This new person, who has literally been on this site for an hour, started some sort of murky thread Titled "The True GospeL'.
I thought the purpose was to quantify in simple term THE Gospel unto Salvation, like THIS:
God wrapped Himself in human flesh in the form of His Son, Jesus the Messiah. Conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin. He suffered, was crucified, and died to pay OUR sin debt. He was raised to life from the grave to prove He had defeated death. If you confess Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that His Father resurrected Him to Life on the 3rd day, you WILL be saved. You will be filled, and sealed with the Holy Spirit, who will empower ALL to turn from their sins. The sin of adultery, lying, stealing, homosexuality, gossip, slander, drunkenness, covetousness, etc... And most importantly the sin of DEAD works, or a moral life in an attempt to EARN Salvation. He will also equip you to love like He did and do good works for HIS Glory.
But instead we got some bizarre doctrine that people worship the "texts" by which he means the Old Testament.
And that the Truth can't be found in these "texts". Yet Jesus says THIS:
Luke 24:27
New King James Version
27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
So I'm not sure where this is all going, but something doesn't smell quite right here.
I thought the purpose was to quantify in simple term THE Gospel unto Salvation, like THIS:
God wrapped Himself in human flesh in the form of His Son, Jesus the Messiah. Conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin. He suffered, was crucified, and died to pay OUR sin debt. He was raised to life from the grave to prove He had defeated death. If you confess Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that His Father resurrected Him to Life on the 3rd day, you WILL be saved. You will be filled, and sealed with the Holy Spirit, who will empower ALL to turn from their sins. The sin of adultery, lying, stealing, homosexuality, gossip, slander, drunkenness, covetousness, etc... And most importantly the sin of DEAD works, or a moral life in an attempt to EARN Salvation. He will also equip you to love like He did and do good works for HIS Glory.
But instead we got some bizarre doctrine that people worship the "texts" by which he means the Old Testament.
And that the Truth can't be found in these "texts". Yet Jesus says THIS:
Luke 24:27
New King James Version
27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
So I'm not sure where this is all going, but something doesn't smell quite right here.
He has fulfilled them...
We are supposed to be wholly distinct...
We are still like the Pharisee that killed Jesus...
This is problematic.
Please read Hebrews 7:1-28 because you seem to think Jesus is just a continuation.
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Read it.
I'm starting to think this is all a round about way to say we shouldn't be tithing or giving money to our local Church.
Church means community, look at Acts 4:32-35 and tell me what church complies.
We have just recreated the Synagogue, but for us the heart is Gods temple not a building.
When we gather, wherever we gather, there is God.
Our Church, and MANY in my area, are fully invested in community in a myriad of ways. Most importantly with spreading the Gospel. But also with dozens of earthly needs. From food to daycare, to helping the homeless. WE, are also a community unto ourselves with small groups that not only study the Bible, ( yes, even the dreaded O.T. "texts") but also do life together.
You should probably find a better Church.
We are all fully aware that WE are the Church. Irrelevant to having a building where we can meet and assemble for a variety of reasons.
Yes
The verses suggest a primitive communism yet for most Christians that is their worst fear.
(Acts 4:32-35 I mean, which was the last bible reference I made)
What they don't understand is that everything belongs to God.
Letting men extort us and calling it Gods will is insane.
Letting men extort us and calling it Gods will is insane.
Yes. Communism is as evil as you can get. Has never caused anything other than misery and death wherever it’s been tried.
( I know, I know. It hasn’t worked because The RIGHT people weren’t in charge!) lol
Even amongst Christians communism doesn’t work.
2 Chapters later than what you posted, THIS happened:
Acts 6
New King James Version
6 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.
For me what you attribute to Communism is just the problem with nationalism...
Communism is the sharing of resources equally across humanity, and it has never been tried.
That’s because it’s IMPOSSIBLE!!
There have only ever been two forces that have tamed man’s corrupt heart.
1. A belief in, and accountability to, God.
2. Competition.
Why would I work harder than you, try to better myself, and succeed, if you’re getting the exact same things as me??
People will do just as little as the next person.
So it ALWAYS ends up as living from the lowest common denominator. Except of course for the privileged few who will administer the utopian hell!
If we actually believed in God it would already be so.
Instead we accept greed and value selfishness, making God absent from society.
Who is this “we” you are talking about?
And don’t think for a minute there’s going to be communism when Jesus comes back and judges everyone.
There is going to be “leasts” and “mosts” in Heaven. Why do think He tells us to store up treasures in Heaven?
You are forgetting human nature, and that the human beings are corrupt and corruptinle.
You can dream all you want, but instead you should focus on building the Kingdom through spreading the Gospel.
TBH, you sound like you advocate Lennon's "Imagine". Which I believe will be the Global Anthem for the AC.
The point of Christ is to transform human nature into something divine.
You settle for what is not godly because you have no faith.