I was in too much of a hurry (lots going on) and missed this part of your message, have now done what you recommended 'j'
"Bruce Woodford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I wrote: "I've been a student of scripture for a long time Bruce and have never seen these different responsibilities. What is required of anyone who comes to Christ other than to be conformed to His image?... I'm curious about these 'different responsibilities' Bruce. What are they? We need to be careful not to put burdens upon people that the Lord is not requiring." Bruce: Judy, I think you are well aware, for example, that Jews (even believing Jews) have never been relieved of their responsibility relative to physical circumcision. But Gentiles have no such responsibility. See Acts 15 Judy: Believing Jews have no such responsibility Bruce because since the resurrection circumcision has been that of the heart and not the flesh, this explained by Gal 3:28 ie: there is no difference between..... Bruce: Servants and masters have differing responsibilities. See Ephesians 6:5; Colossians 3:22; Colossians 4:1; 1 Timothy 6:1; Titus 2:9; 1 Peter 2:18 So too men and women have different responsibilities: See I Cor.11:1-16; I Cor.14:26-40; Ephesians 5:22-25; I Tim.2:8-15; 3:8-12; II Tim.2:2-7 etc Judy: I see what you are saying Bruce, but the above pertains to what we do rather than who we are. It is about our responsibility to walk in love toward those around us. Bruce: Dear Sister, I never claimed that the law had "gone anywhere"! It is still and will ever remain the scripture of which the theme is Christ! Nor did I ever claim that were were "free from the law"! What I did say is what scripture says, i.e. that we are "not under the law". Scripture also declares that we are "dead to the law". Judy: Yes scripture does say that but we must understand that this declaration is conditional upon our walking after the Spirit. If the flesh remains active and kicking then we are not "dead to the law" because the law is judging the deeds of the flesh as we write. Bruce: As to the curse of the law, that too was fully dealt with for us by Christ! "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:" Galatians 3:13 Judy: Yes, He was made a curse for us and He paid the price for our transgressions and iniquities. However, once more the conditions are that we repent and turn from them. It is obvious that the majority who call themselves Christian have not done this because they are dressed in the curses rather than in Christ. Bruce: Since we are not under the law as children under a schoolmaster but have been adopted as sons.... Jews and Gentiles, bondmen and freemen and males and females can come together to minister mutually one to another as members in the body of Christ in which we are one. Judy: Yes potentially Bruce, but just as the Jews during the time of Jesus' earthly ministry were potentially the children of Abraham - but didn't walk in the faith of Abraham and so didn't receiving the blessings of Abraham. The exact same thing applies here. Grace and Peace, Judy ---------- "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.
