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In Acts 15:5, it states that Pharisees spoke up from among the believers, so there is nothing about Paul becoming a Christian that implies that he ceased to be a devout Pharisee, especially given the fact that he still claimed to be a Pharisee after he became a Christian. Jesus did not come to...

While it is true that what Paul said caused dissension that does not mean that what he said was false. If we take Paul at his word, then most of the NT was written by a Pharisee. Moreover, in 1 Corinthians 11:1, we are told to be imitators of Paul as he is of Christ, so we are instructed to be...

The Bible never refers to anyone having a religious spirit and never speaks negatively about someone being religious. Jesus set a perfect example for us to follow of how to practice Judaism by walking in sinless obedience to the Torah, so he was the most religious person ever and he had a...

We can do works that express our faith, such as with the examples of faith listed in Hebrews 11 or with James 2:18 saying that he would show his faith by his works, so the significance of our works is not that they are part of what we are required to have done first in order to become saved, but...

If you agree that God's law was given to reveal what sin is and that we should refrain from doing what God has revealed to be sin, then you should agree that we should obey it. God's law not just given to reveal our sin, but was also given to teach us how to do what is holy, righteous, and good...

Those verses do not say that there are eternal aspects of the Mosaic Covenant, but that it is eternal. In Jeremiah 31:33, the New Covenant involves God putting the Torah in our minds and writing it on our hearts, so I have been speaking about the way to live under the New Covenant and those who...

You are free to think that that is correct, just recognize that it is your own made up doctrine that is not based on what is stated in the Bible and that the Bible in fact states the opposite.

Nowhere does the Bible say that, but rather it says the opposite. You are denying what Paul said is the word of faith that we proclaim. Christ set a sinless example for us to follow of how to walk in obedience to God's law, and those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he...

It is good for you to evaluate whether what you think what a passage says makes sense and to sometimes come to the conclusion that you must have misunderstood it. Does it make sense to interpret it as Paul denying the truth of the many other verses that say that relying on the Law of God is...

Sorry, I meant Exodus 31:14-17. My point is that the only way that the Mosaic Covenant can be replaced by the New Covenant is if the New Covenant is inclusive of everything in it. In other words, a newer covenant can't nullify the promises of an older covenant that has already been ratified, so...

In Romans 10:5-8, it references Deuteronomy 30 as the word of faith that we proclaim in regard to proclaiming that God's law is not too difficult for us to obey and that obedience to it brings life and a blessing while disobedience brings death and a curse, so choose life! Likewise, in...

Do you think that Christ the Gospel message to stop repenting because the law has ended now that he has come and to curse us by causing us to be free to do what God’s law has revealed to be wickedness? Or do you think that Christ began his ministry with the Gospel message to repent for the...

In 1 Timothy 1:8, it says that the law is good when it is used properly, so it is important to recognize that the Bible can speak against doing something improperly for the wrong reason without speaking against doing it properly for the right reason. For example, the Bible can speak against...

In Exodus 33:13 and Leviticus 24:8, it says that the Mosaic Covenant is eternal. The Bible often uses the same terms to describe the character of God as it does to describe the character of God's law, such as with it being holy, righteous, and good (Romans 7:12) or with justice, mercy, and...

What specifically do you think was just my assumption? God's graciousness is not superior to His righteousness, but rather God is gracious to us by teaching us to obey His law (Psalms 119:29) and God has made His wisdom known through His word.

In Matthew 4:15-23, Jesus began his ministry with the Gospel message to repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand, which was a light to the Gentiles, and the Torah was how his audience knew what sin is (Romans 3:20), so repenting from our disobedience to it is a central part of the Gospel of the...

The Mosaic Covenant was given to teach us how to be a doer of the character traits of God, so if you grant that they are eternal, then you should also grant that the Mosaic Covenant is eternal. If it has ended, then there would no longer be any repercussions for failing to live up to its terms...

The way that we choose to live expresses what we believe to be true about who God is, or in other words, the way to believe God is by believing that we ought to be in His image by being a doer of His character traits. For example, being a doer of good works in obedience to God's law testifies...

By all means please explain why how it is in accordance with the correct definition for one thing to make another thing obsolete when the things have separate functions and why it is not in accordance with your definition for one thing to make another thing obsolete when it does the same...

Those verses say that the Mosaic Covenant is eternal, but you said that they are not, so I don't see how you can deny that you're not denying anything. Do you think that the Mosaic Covenant reveals things about who God is that are eternally true or temporary true? Are the promises in regard to...