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Originally Posted by aron
Regarding Bricklayer's comments, they have validity except he fails to distinguish Jew from non-Jew. PETER KEPT THE WHOLE LAW INDIVISIBLE, AS DID PAUL, AS DID JAMES. But the main thrust of the NT gospel was that in Christ Jesus the gentiles have access through faith.
So with Jews and non-Jews in the NT. But what happened is that non- Jew church leaders became antagonistic against law-keeping Jewish believers, eventuall inky against all law-keeping Jews (who were law-keeping by definition, it was their culture). Eventually we saw the Orthodox pogroms, the RCC inquisition, the Protestant holocaust, of non-Jew 'Christian' persecution of law-keeping Jew.
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I'm sorry, but this is complete nonsense!
What Bible are you reading, man? From where have you got this?
Paul warned constantly against 'law-keeping Jewish believers' (called Judaizers) in almost all his epistles. He was not charitable at all towards any of them. He even rebuked Peter in such strong terms for living like a Gentile and then pretending to live like a Jew when those from Jerusalem arrived at Antioch (Gal 2: 11-14).
And what did Peter say at the Council in Jerusalem over a question about the law? Here is what he said:
"And Peter rose up and said unto [the council], 'Men and brethren...God made choice among us that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And God which knoweth the hearts bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us AND PUT NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND THEM purifying their hearts by faith. Now, therefore, why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the [Gentile] disciples, which [yoke] NEITHER OUR [Jewish] FATHERS, NOR WE, WERE ABLE TO BEAR?" (Acts 15: 7-11)
Does that look like Peter kept the whole law, indivisible? Really? seriously?
Give us a break, man.
Paul dedicated a whole epistle to proving the inferiority of the Mosaic law. He wrote it to Jewish believers who had turned back to the law. He gave them very stern warning that they were in mortal danger of crucifying the Son of God afresh, and putting him again to an open shame; a falling away from which it is impossible to repent (Hebrews 6:6), (c/f Hebrews 10: 26-29)
So, what this poster is promoting here as his 'take' on the Word carries with it very grave and serious consequences.
I'd advise you, poster 'aron', to read and familiarize yourself thoroughly with the epistle to the Hebrews.
Help yourself, too, to the Recovery Version's footnotes. I don't usually advise that, but in this instance it may prove to be helpful.
Okay, stepping back into the shadows, now.
Ciao.