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Wrong. Following the Law requires ALL these things. Exodus 23:22 If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you. Deuteronomy 12:32 See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it...

Yes. More precisely, we would have to submit animals to the priests for them to slaughter.

His ways are higher than our ways. He sees the end from the beginning. He will dispense justice.

There is no Temple. The are no Levites. There are no priests. Following the Law is therefore impossible.

Unless you have obeyed EVERY relevant command in the Torah, you have NOT been Torah-observant. I am certain that you haven’t, because it is impossible.

Mhmm. With respect, somewhere along the way, you have been deceived. A synagogue will not teach you how to maintain your relationship with God through Christ; it will teach you how to pretend to maintain your relationship with God through the Law. As Paul wrote very clearly to the Galatians...

In the context of Scripture, usually the term "Law" (capitalized) refers to the Law as given through Moses, of which the ten commandments are part. The Law also encompasses the other 603-odd specific statements in the first five books of the Old Testament. This Law was given to Israel, not to...

Okay... how much of the New Testament have you read? How long have you been a Christian (however you define that)? Do you attend a local church? Have you been through any sort of discipleship path, whether formal or informal?

Uh huh. If your local church isn't "working" (in your view), the answer is to leave to find a "perfect church". Good luck with that; you take your own c**p with you when you go. You take your arrogance, your self-righteousness, your self-focusedness, your delusion that you are independent from...

You asked me the following question: "How can we know that it is for Gentiles, if we can know?" where "it" refers to the new covenant. The answer to your question is in the Scripture verses that others have already posted.

So why do you ask a question that has already been answered?

I suggest you read all the comments in this thread. Several people have posted the verses that answer your question.

With respect, if you think the new covenant is exclusively for Israel, you are profoundly mistaken. The new covenant is for all people. Yes, for Israel, and for Gentiles.

Your question is confusing. If you are saved, you are saved under the new covenant… period. You cannot be saved under any other covenant nor by any other means than the blood of Jesus Christ.

Yes, and yes. Would I take him into my home, provide for his needs, and hand-hold him through life? No. Forgiving is not being a doormat. Forgiving is not restoring relationship. Forgiving is not pretending that offenses never happened. Forgiving is not excusing bad behaviour. Forgiving is...

Obedience without context is a path to slavery. Obedience to appropriate authority is righteous. Godly wisdom includes avoiding enslaving ourselves, but it also includes submission to authority even when that authority is acting unrighteously. Obey where you are under authority, but not where...

You are not wrong. Setting aside the whole issue of titles, the leaders/elders of a church do have authority over what happens within the church, but it is limited by Scripture. Where a pastor attempts to exert control beyond those limits, that pastor has no authority, and it is appropriate to...

Exactly. Scripture does encourage us to seek reconciliation. It does not require us to achieve it, as it does not depend on us alone.

What a foolish response.

Yawn.