> I have no problem understanding that when God says something, he means > it. No question that we must obey Him. The question doesn't concern > what God says, but how violating inadvertently what man says equates to > sin. Jesus can heal on the Sabbath, contrary to the laws of men, and > his apostles can pluck ears of corn, contrary to the laws of men, and > his apostles can eat without washing first, contrary to the laws of men, > but if we slip over the speed limit a few mph, and that is the only > thing we have ever done wrong, we will go to hell? That's what I'm > having trouble understanding. Bear with me. I'm still assimilating. > :-) All I can say right now is Wow. You have impressed me.
There's a big difference between a Pharisee telling someone that a manmade religious tradition carries greater weight than a commandment from YHVH. There's a big difference between a Pharisee telling someone that a certain command MUST BE OBEYED... even when it contadicts the letter and the spirit of the Torah. That is what gave Yeshua the power to abandon some of the religious [man-made] laws of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Yeshua still paid the Temple tax and he still said, "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's." That, I believe, also includes obeying the stupid signposts along the freeway (which are no longer free) because we need to render to Caesar what is Caesar's... our obedience to stupid laws. -- slade ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
