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Originally Posted by Nitehawk013
And you see no danger in the end result of your idea Aquila?
Really? No rules to be governed by except love God and love your neighbor? Ok.
So I can love God while smoking dope or snorting coke? After all, they are natural substances God created right? I can love God while piercing as much of my body as possible or covering myself head to toe in tattoos? I mean that Law that prohibits such nonsense isn't binding anymore so why obey it. I know folks right now that would say they love Jesus that can't wait to light up another cig or get to the weekend so they can "get their drink on". I am friends with a guy who would love to have pot legalized. He is in church every Sunday. I suppose that's just perfectly Godly since the Law is no longer worth anythign if we just love God and our neighbors?
Basically as long as I love my neighbor and do good things for them, and profess to love God, I can do pretty much anything since the Law that outlines what God approves of and disapproves of doesn't matter to me anymore?
I don't see how this view is any less destructive to man than legalism is. Liberty without boundaries is IMO more disgusting than the harshest legalism.
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Admittedly that seems a scary thought at first glance, but if one operates this way, they allow others' premises to be revealed; and if they don't, then at least they reveal their own premises. You cannot write the Law on someone
else's heart, not even your kids', except by example, and personally I wouldn't want to serve with anyone whom you could.
While this might seem destructive, see that it is destructive to sin, and not God. @ "I can do pretty much anything," change that to "I can do
anything," once I grasp this, which does not mean breaking any Law
with impunity.