tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053305825078372051.post1046124969950408904..comments2023-06-09T20:58:20.841+08:00Comments on The Logical Christian: Do We Need The 10 Commandments?Stanley Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14714965246685825942noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053305825078372051.post-67623488192671488992009-06-30T11:09:16.727+08:002009-06-30T11:09:16.727+08:00"By the way, what about the question of Paul ..."By the way, what about the question of Paul calling the 10 commandments “the ministry of death”?"<br><br>Because of Jesus, whoever believe in Him will have eternal life. So from that point in time, those who chose to keep the Laws and not accept Jesus will not be part of God's Kingdom.<br><br>Crudely speaking, the Christians will have have a place in the Kingdom of God while the same cannot be said of the Jews.<br><br>Just my 2cents<br><br>Another MouseSpunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845752511771880175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053305825078372051.post-76857454383276751312009-06-30T01:42:45.124+08:002009-06-30T01:42:45.124+08:00Great post!!! :DWhen I was reading the entire thre...Great post!!! :D<br><br>When I was reading the entire thread at the orginal site given by Cyberanger, I was appalled by what Roy Jr said about "however, without following the laws of our God, it is impossible to be a “slave of righteousness” as Paul succinctly calls us to become."<br><br>Earlier while typing my entry, I was thinking about the difference between self righteousness & self sufficiency. Somehow I felt there's a fine line differentiating the two but couldn't put a finger to it. <br><br>I may be wrong but I think self righteousness are law based believers who think they can 'attain' righteousness through following the law while works of the flesh/ self sufficiency are grace based believers who knows they have attained righteousness (thru Christ) and want to <i>help</i> God 'maintain' it :p yes i speak for this fool who was previously misguided ;pAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12645452958564118828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053305825078372051.post-61932145189627943412009-06-29T23:53:32.696+08:002009-06-29T23:53:32.696+08:00Hi Hando,I'm glad that you enjoy this blog :-)...Hi Hando,<br>I'm glad that you enjoy this blog :-) Yes, the essence of the Law is LOVE ... Romans 13:9-10 " The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore <b>love is the fulfillment of the law.</b> "Stanley Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14714965246685825942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053305825078372051.post-41808938596658985292009-06-29T18:40:16.782+08:002009-06-29T18:40:16.782+08:00Hi again, StanleyCan I just say again how much I e...Hi again, Stanley<br>Can I just say again how much I enjoy this blog. I would like to add this. The first Adam had no law. He lived out of daily fellowship with God. The very basis of his temptation was to live out of his understanding,"if you eat of the fruit, you shall become like Him." Humanity is told in effect that God is lying to them and that humanity living in relationship with God is not good and pleasing. It is only when humanity lives out of their understanding of good and bad that they can become "like God". God's response to this is to ask us"Where are you?" Where have we moved in relation to Him, why have we disbelieved Him? The entire purpose of the Law is to teach us that we can never please God by living out of our understanding of what is good and bad,The Law. When we embrace relationship with God as modeled by Jesus as the only basis for life, when we trust God's love more than our ability to please Him, we are empowered by the source of all life and we will find that we accidentally fulfill the law.Hando Ferreiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053305825078372051.post-39189155748236231502009-06-29T09:40:14.652+08:002009-06-29T09:40:14.652+08:00Romans 5:17 clearly says "For if because of o...Romans 5:17 clearly says "For if because of one man's trespass (lapse, offense) death reigned through that one, much more surely will those who receive [God's] overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and the free gift of righteousness [putting them into right standing with Himself] reign as kings in life through the one Man Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).(th Amplified Bible)<br><br>How do we explain this verse which explicitly says that righteousness is a GIFT. If it is a gift, it means we cannot do anything to earn it, and it is regardless of whether we follow God's laws or not.Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10456927715691714564noreply@blogger.com