Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Looking at Gods Law some more... no I dont get tired of it

wondering.....3 points while thinking about Gods Law

1) If Gods Law could only pertain to Israel, and were only meant for a redeemed people……. Why was God upset with Ninevah? Why did he send Jonah ? Did Jonah when he went through their town, point out they were violating their own laws or Gods. When God held back judgement was it because they repented unto their own man made laws….. or to His Law?

We can also see Sodom and Gormora . How about those people of Cannan whose ways were so wicked that He wanted them and their culture wiped out.

God when judges Nations has he ever shown us that he based that judgment on whether they were keeping their own relativistic Laws, or that they were transgressing the Truth of His eternal Laws that reflect the Truth of his eternal character.

I dont think whether a people group can keep his law, or not, has any bearing on it. He is God. Its his world. Dealers choice.
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2) Psa 119:142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

If we say…. the Law is not binding on us ….are we not saying that truth doesn’t bind us? How do we use this phrase and not mean it?

Pro 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life

Psa 119:104-106 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
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3) If you have three Christians, (assume they are using their bibles) in front of you, and all are very sure that what they are saying is the truth, but all answers are very different…how can you know who is correct? Is the problem with the Bible or with the Christian’s, who have Jesus in their heart?

In today’s Relativistic Church all would be allowed to follow their heart. To actually try and discern from the Word who is correct would be declared divisive. Does God care? What sayeth the scritpures?

Psa 119:44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
Gods instruction to us was to use the Law, precepts, statutes, commandments judgments……..

Isa 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

This passage is reafirmed in the NT by Paul commenting on what the Bereans did.

This is what all the Church councils were about.

Psa 119:1-6 ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

If we set aside his commandments,laws, precepts, statutes and judgments in the OT. Just what is left for the Bereans or us to use for correction and reproof?

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