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Originally Posted by Titus2woman
I understand that. It is about God ordained rest and keeping the fourth commandment. Not as a way to be saved but because we are saved and desire to please God by living in the ways he has ordained. Going to 'church' can be done any day or lots of days. We judge no one whether they choose to keep Sabbath or not.
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That is what Paul was dealing with. We can't please God in any way other than BEING IN Christ.
Gal 3
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
12 And the law is not of faith: but,
The man that doeth them shall live in them.
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Wherefore then serveth the law?
It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
If we keep one commandment of the OT Law, then we're indebted to keep all of them. We can't choose what commandments to keep. God gave Moses more than 10 commandments on Mount Sinai. And those commandments are part of the OLD COVENANT.
Gal 4
21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
24 Which things are an allegory:
for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
As Paul mentioned, only 2 Covenants were given. The first was given from Mount Sinai. That WOULD INCLUDE the 10 commandments. And it LEADS to BONDAGE.
The point we're making in essence is we CANNOT keep the OLD COVENANT simultaneously with the NEW COVENANT. It's either one or the other.
What's your take on
Col 2:16-17
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