The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Dead to the Law, alive unto God

Hi Mark,
This is very interesting. I post something, you e-mail it to Ian, who looks it up in one of Metcalfe's books and then tells you what to post back. This is the very essence of cultism. You cannot think until you find out what the guru has to say on the matter. I have to say that if this is the best that Ian can do, I'm not very impressed. Tell him to look a bit harder in his Metcalfe files.

It is taken for granted that we cannot keep the commandments perfectly. 'For if righteousness came through the law then Christ died for nothing.' The reasons that we rejoice in Christ's commandments are
1. God's commandments are perfect (Psalm 119:96; Rom 7:22)
2. The Holy Spirit leads us in the way of God's commands (Ezek 36:27)
3. 'There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit' (see Point 2 above). The law no more condemns us, because Christ has kept it perfectly on our behalf (Rom 5:19). We can now, without fear, seek to follow in the steps of our Saviour (John 14:15), knowing that we shall at last be presented faultless before the Father's throne. I see plenty of joy and great delight in this.

Let me now ask you- and answer for yourself; don't go running to Ian Potts or dodge the issue- If we are not under the Ten Commandments, and if no one at all can keep the second commandment anyway, what then? Why does it matter if we flood our churches with icons and crucifixes, attend Mass, bow to the alter and all the other stuff? If no one can keep the commandment, then why bother at all?

With regard to Gadsby, it's a lot easier to post someone else's stuff than it is to do the work necessary to answer it. But if you look at what has already been posted, you'll see that I and others have already answered most of his points. Also, before I put myself out, I'd like to see you answer some of my questions and interact with some of the posts using your own God-given mind instead of someone else's.

Steve