What does James 1:1 have to say about who James is writing to?
The New Covenant Is Not What Many Have Been Taught
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I would hope you would understand the difference between judgement and discipline. Maybe not? shrugs
I don't know what you are talking about and I'm not sure you do either. I have not said one word about hell or eternity but it seems that is a burr in your bonnet so you include it.
You know, I think you talk AT people amd not to them.
"whoever" which is anyone and everyone who responds, those who hear His sayings and does them Luke6:46-49 and will be blessed by inheriting the earth Mat5
The end of the law is death to all who do not obey it as God requires. That is why He sent Jesus. Just keep making stuff up. That way, you don't have to acknowledge all the scripture that disagrees with your renderings.
Definition and Scope: Judgment in the biblical context refers to the divine and human processes of evaluating actions, intentions, and beliefs according to God's standards.
It encompasses both the temporal judgments that occur within history and the ultimate, eschatological judgment at the end of time.
If you did not bring up hell I am sorry, I responded to what I thought you said.
Read Matthew 5:1-2. He's speaking to His disciples.
Can you find any verses where Jesus is telling non Jews to keep the law?
This same sermon was mentioned in Luke and he gave more details.
Luke 6:17 And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, 18 as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. 19 And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all.
Mat 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the [a]earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
We don't get to pick out God's blessings and disregard God's laws. Its the blessed who are the ones keeping God's commandants Rev22:14
And Jesus said this at the same sermon
Mat 5:19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven
That He said this:
Luke 6:46 “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? 47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was [j]founded on the rock. 49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it [k]fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
We can always be just hearers of God's words James1:22 or we can have faith that respond and does what He says, which is what faith is all about, hearing, believing and doing. You can keep thinking God's commandments are for Jews only, but there is no Scripture that says Jews can have to only worship God, but everyone else can worship whoever they want, Jews can't murder, but Gentiles can, Jews have to not take God's name in vain, but Gentiles can do whatever, this is a teaching sadly that will lead people where He said it would.
49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it [k]fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
God told Moses in Deuteronomy that he would send another prophet who would declare his words, and that those who didn't hearken unto his voice would be judged. And Jesus, who was that prophet, declared that men would be judged by his words, not Moses' words. Jesus had many things to say, and those who follow and obey his law will produce the righteousness required by the law of Moses.
Stop preaching at people as if you think we are all deaf dumb and stupid. Thanks re the apology though.
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:
Greetings.
Only no, it was not. I have no faith you will concede the error. Surprise me.
um, do you believe scripture or no?
Revelation 20:15
And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
there is a problem with your understanding of life and the universe and your body.
you are not merely flesh. you are a soul, with a spirit, that inhabits a body.
the physical body only is subject to decay and will die - - and will be resurrected, either to judgement or to life
this is pretty fundamental to the Christian worldview; has no one ever even so much as mentioned this to you before? do you, ya know, read the Bible? seems hard to miss smh
God never told the people His name because a name is a title. That the use of a name has changed over time. But names were to Identify a person spiritually as that person evolves. Like Abram was changed into Abraham and Simon to Peter that showed that the people in those days they didn't keep a certain name. That's why all through the Bible, different people called God a different name because you can't describe Him with one word.
Like the apparition that appeared in the past, the Catholic thought she was Mary. But she never gave no one her name but told that she was the one who was connected to a certain event. like she told one that she's the one of the rosary that the one of the rosary is the apparition they called the Lady of Guadalupe which she is connected to the incident at Guadalupe River that Luke hid a statue of a woman with her child.
But none of them gave anyone a specific name. like when God met Moses, He just told Moses that He was the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob but never gave Moses His name.
Revelation 2:17
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
Jesus' ministry was to Jews. At that time, the old covenant was still in effect. Keeping the law was part of that covenant. So naturally, Jesus told those under the law to keep the law. Do you have any incidences where Jesus told non Jews to keep the law? For example, did He tell the Samaritan woman to keep the law? Did He tell the woman who asked for the crumbs that fell from the table to keep the law? He did not. And as far as I can tell, Jesus never told any Gentile to keep the law.
So I ask again, can you show me any scripture where Jesus instructed Gentiles to keep the law?
The twelve tribes are Jewish. And even if there were Gentile believers, they placed themselves under the law by entering the old covenant. Can you give a scripture where Jesus tells non Jews to keep the law?
No, there were 2 types of gentile proselytes: proselytes of the gate and proselytes of righteousness. The latter were circumcised and observed the law of Moses. The former observed the 4 synagogue rules described in Acts 15:19-20.
They didn't observe just 4 rules when Jesus was alive. Those rules didn't come until much later. Proselytes while Jesus lived would have been under the whole of the covenant.