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Exactly. Acts 15 does not "advise people about their diet"; it gives minimal requirements for Gentiles who are coming to Christ, making clear they are not under the Law of Moses. Also, the word is "yoke", the shoulder bar of a plow assembly, not "yolk", the yellow part of an egg. We are...

While I'm no longer single (or twin, for you Americans ;) ), and did not replace my bed during my decade of recent singleness, I recall choosing to purchase an extra-length single bed when I was first moving out of Mom and Dad's. I'm 6'4", so a standard single bed is too small, and being a...

So you treat the Law as a smorgasbord, choosing for yourself which bits you will swallow and which you will spit. How is that consistent with Scripture?

They were never "good advice"; you're simply misinterpreting the context. The dietary laws were part of the Law of Moses, given to Israel to set them apart from the nations surrounding them. As I have stated more than once in this thread, you can "follow" the dietary laws and still be profoundly...

That's my understanding. Unfortunately, I can't extrapolate to anyone else's situation, much as I might like to.

If the dietary laws were presented as “a good living guide”, you would be correct. They aren’t, and you aren’t.

Please quote the Scripture that clearly separates the Law into different parts. Until you do, don’t bother complaining about me putting it all in one category.

Yes. Our relationship with God is neither established nor maintained by us following the law.

Dead wrong. The law is fulfilled in Christ.

Hello and welcome to CC! I've been a Christian for over 30 years, and was a Christian when I first married almost 30 years ago. That marriage ended; her choice to walk away and commit adultery (yes, in that order, as far as I know). I wrestled through the question of remarriage and concluded...

Exactly... what YOU define. Scripture gives no such definition, but encompasses every ordinance, statute, and command in the term "Law".

So… please quote the passage that clearly identifies which verses are “ordinances” and which are “law.”

Welcome to CC, Hammer! Glad to have you aboard. Help yourself to the goodies on the counter, but remember, dinner is coming, and it will be a feast! :)

Welcome to CC... and to the family of God! You don't need to be afraid to express concerns, doubts, and fears. God knows your heart and your thoughts, and He is neither surprised nor offended.

The word is "counsels" (directions or advice); a council is a group of people gathered for a specific purpose, such as administering a community ("the town council"). The only "councils given for our good" are the nuclear family and the elders of the local church. Nowhere in Scripture are the...

Perhaps we just need to accept that our counterparts are the modern Pharisees, and stop trying to convince them how wrong they are. Their only hope is the revelation of the Father and conviction of the Holy Spirit.

So not stoning your adulterous neighbours is sin. Not attending the temple thrice yearly is sin. Failing to go to the priest to have that rash examined (and following his direction to the letter) is sin. Bringing a blemished lamb instead of a perfect one for the sacrifice is sin... and yes...