> Marlin, I would love to hear what you think of this
passage. Do you believe
> that the letter kills? Does this equate with the idea that legalism kills?
> that the letter kills? Does this equate with the idea that legalism kills?
No. Our breaking of God's law kills. That is
how the letter killeth.
EZE 18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as
the soul of the father, so also
the
soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
1JO 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin
transgresseth also the law: for sin is
the
transgression of the law.
transgression of the law.
Looks like we need a redeemer!
EXO 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands,
forgiving iniquity and
transgression
and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's
children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].
and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's
children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].
That's why Jesus had to die! And WE KILLED
HIM.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/w/w051.html
http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/w/w051.html
A little more attention to God's law, legalism, if you
will, the law God wrote on stone and is writing in our hearts, would go a
long way toward making this life a better place.
PSA 19:7 The law of the LORD
[is] perfect, converting the soul:
the
testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.
testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.
Striving for perfection in Christ's Love,
Marlin
