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Originally Posted by Pliny
It is interesting to see folks say something along the lines of: follow the Spirit... As though the "Spirit" would contradict the word. The "Spirit" will never contradict the Word because they are both expressions of the same God. Thus God will never contradict Himself. To ignore the Word is to fall into error. The true worshipers will worship in Spirit and in truth.
It is true the Deu. is not speaking specifically about pants. If the Bible spoke specifically about everything there would be multitudes of "commandments" instead of the 613 "mitzvahs". God gave the ministry to discern between right and wrong ( Lev. 10:10; Deu. 17:9; Eph. 4:10-12).
God has provided timeless principles to live by, not an encyclopedia list of do's and don'ts. Had it of been, the Bible would have been obsolete decades ago. Instead, the timeless principles help to point those who "seek first His kingdom and righteousness" in the direction of God's holiness not man made feelings. Those feelings are often characterized by the argument that you should "follow the Spirit". This "phrase" provides legitimacy to carnality and seeks to remove the soul from the anchor of God's word. |
You're right, the Spirit will never contradict God's Word. However, it often contradicts our human interpretations of God's Word. For example, in the early 1900's the Holy Spirit challenged the historic doctrines of the triune baptismal formula and the trinity. This didn't contradict God's Word, but it definitely challenged man's historic understanding of it.
Remember, while the Bible is infallible, our interpretations of it are not. That is why Jesus said,
John 16:13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:
I'd go as far as to say that not only does
Deuteronomy 22:5 not mention pants, but not one of the 613 "mitzvahs" (as you put them) mention pants either. If it was indeed that important, you know, there is language for specifying pants. But the language isn't there.
Deuteronomy 22:5 is about the cross dressing perversion... not a specific style and cut of clothing.
Transvestism in Ancient Israel
https://claudemariottini.com/2009/01...ncient-israel/
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