"Give me liberty or give me death".
So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved;
and I will meditate in thy statutes. (PSA 119:44-48)
Glenn - OLD TESTAMENT NOT LONG APPLICABLE TODAY.
I am verily a man [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, [a city] in
Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, [and]
taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers,
and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. (ACTS 22:3)
Glennb - Right brought up in the law, and now he is free in Christ. TRIED TO KILL CHRIST when sincerely living by the law.
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth
[therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work,
this man shall be blessed in his deed. (JAMES 1:25)
Glenn - Law of Liberty is not living by the Old Testament.
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Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Only 9 of the 10 commandments?
Now wait a minute. You, dear sweet Lzzy, have not refuted Acts 20:7. You have pretty much ignored it. If you want be like the Mormons and say Acts 20:7 is an error/mistake in the Bible, that is your business. But don't say it doesn't matter to me. :-) Am I being nice enough in the face of such erroneous doctrine? :-)
It is sad that Christians put themselves back into bondage.
It was the American patriot Patrick Henry who said, "Give me liberty or give me death". He knew what it was like to live under the thumb of a tyrant. Along the way, he had the good fortune to get a small taste of liberty.
IN THE SAME SENSE, THE LAW SERVES AS A TYRANT. It shows no mercy and hates anything related to freedom. Anyone who weds himself to the law will be entangled in the chains of bondage. WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE for the Christian believer? LIBERTY IN CHRIST.
Why?
1. Because Christ has freed the believer v1
2. Because the law is not God's way for a man to be justified. v 2-4
IF A PERSON SEEKS TO BE JUSTIFIED BY LAW, CHRIST CAN HAVE NO EFFECT UPON HIM -- HE IS FALLEN FROM GRACE.
3. Because the hope of righteousness is by faith. v 5-6
The Outline & Study Bible
Patrick Henry's words are the words of a Christian also.
Laura, You are welcome to that opinion, but the Bible says the 7th day; Sabbath; Saturday. Period. If changing God’s commandment to whatever day you prefer doesn’t bother you, that’s up to you, and your business. But don’t say it doesn’t matter to me. Izzy
