Originally Posted by
Ralph
Do you "really" believe in what Jesus said and done? Really? But you reject the words coming directly from a hand picked apostle of the Christ? Really
Right....The Book of Romans is in the "Old Testament". Got ya. His Words? You mean words such as these when He (Jesus) was instructing His hand picked Apostles? "All authority has been given unto ME (Jesus) in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, The Son, and of the Holy Spirit: (Get ready for Jesus's instructions to His Apostles...He said it, not I) TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER I COMMANDED YOU; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world." -- Matthew 28:18-20
In other words when the Apostles speak...they speak by the authority of Christ Jesus. What were they to teach? All things commanded by the Christ. Thus, the authority of the Apostle, all the Apostles is unquestioned as Jesus just stated that He was given all authority in Heaven and on Earth. The words of the apostles as recorded are by proxy of Christ's authority...the words of Jesus.
Need more words from Jesus? "Verily, I say unto you (who? He was instructing the apostles) what soever ye shall bind (authorize/command/make law) SHALL BE BOUND IN HEAVEN: and what things ye shall lose (allow) on earth shall be loosed in heaven." -- Matthew 18:18
More? "Being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Himself being the chief cornerstone." -- Eph. 2:20
And just what portion of the Old Law was "I" representing that was not carried forth into the New Covenant of Christ Jesus? Book, Chapter and Verse..please. Clearly you are ignorant of the scriptures and the authority of those Jesus charged with carrying on His teachings after His death, burial and resurrection....every word recorded in scripture is Inspired via the Holy Spirit of God....God breathed.
As far as the Old Law it is still just as valuable today as it was 5000 years ago.....the Old Law is to be used as a spiritual road map to lead people to the Christ, to be used as a book of instruction that those living under the New Testament Covenant of Christ Jesus do not make the same mistakes as those who lived under the law....for the LAW (old testament law) did not have the authority to forgive sin.
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