On Apr 23, 6:25=A0pm, sophia perennis <do...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "sophia perennis" <do...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> Good reply :)
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> > Thanks! =A0It really bothers me that people in some organized
> > religions are so holier-than-thou. =A0They claim Biblical sources;
> > yet, others claim theirs. It's a stupid game with no winners! =A0I
> > don't think God really cares what religion you belong to or what
> > specific little beliefs you cling to. =A0Just love God and your
> > fellow man, do no harm, and forget the interpretations of passages
> > written millennia ago and cling to the main message.
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> I couldn't agree more :)
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Donna writes:
It is not possible to love God or your neighbor without obeying The
Commandments of God.
THE TEACHING OF JESUS:
As our Lord was teaching in Jerusalem, one of the Pharisees who was
trained in the law of Moses, approached Jesus and attempted to test
Him with this question:
"Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Jesus said to him:
"What is written in the Law? How do you read?"
The lawyer responded from the books of Deuteronomy and Leviticus:
"You shall LOVE the Lord your God
with all your heart
and with all your soul
and with all your strength
and with all your mind;
and your neighbor as yourself."
Jesus agreed with him and said:
"DO THIS and you will live."
Luke 10:25 RSV
(Deuteronomy 6:5 - Love God)
(Leviticus 19:18 - Love your neighbor)
In 1st Corinthians 13:4 Paul teaches how we are to love our neighbor,
but how does one love a God whom we cannot even see? It is just at
this
point that many are led astray from the truth.
THE SCRIPTURES DEFINE HOW TO "LOVE GOD".
"For this is the LOVE of God,
that we keep His commandments."
1 John 5:3 RSV
"He who has my commandments
and keeps them he it is who LOVES Me."
John 14:21 RSV
"If you LOVE Me,
you will keep My commandments."
John 14:15 RSV
The word of God is clear. There can be no possible misunderstanding
by those who are willing to hear the truth. The LOVE that God asks of
us, is that we KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS!
The practical result of obedience to God's law is that we will finally
overcome sin. It is this battle to conquer sin which tests our faith.
James teaches that only those whose faith has been tested and approved
will receive the crown of (eternal) life. He wrote:
"Blessed is a man who preserves under trial;
for once he has been approved, he will
receive the crown of life, which the Lord
has promised to those who LOVE Him."
James 1:12 NAS
James is saying that those who are approved and receive the "crown of
life" are those who LOVE the Lord; and Jesus said that those who LOVE
Him are those who keep His commandments.
CAN YOU KEEP GOD'S COMMANDMENTS IF YOU ARE BREAKING THEM?
The essentials boil down to this, Sophia:
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep
his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall
bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be
good, or whether it be evil." Ecc 12:13-14 (KJV)
Donna Kupp
I am not a Seventh Day Adventist (and never have been), a natural Jew,
or a Catholic. I am simply the least of Christ's brethren who love
Him and keep His Commandments.
The Seven Deadly Deceptions Of Counterfeit Christianity
http://www.freetruth.info
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