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Originally Posted by OBW
In other words, why do you think it is important to figure out?
And "because it's in the Bible" is not a reason that it is important. All those rabbis and priests who spent so much time trying to decide what was "work" relative to the sabbath were just trying to figure it all out. And who would have presumed that speaking would ever be considered "work"? Yet that is all Jesus did when he healed the invalid by the Sheep Gate pool. That was really important. It has been suggested that until they figured out it was Jesus who had done it, they probably didn't really think speaking could be considered work.
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Tell that to Martin Luther when you see him. The entire protestant reformation was started over the matter of selling indulgences. Granted, that could be the straw that broke the camel's back, or it could be merely a symptom of the real disease, maybe it just made the best copy for the journalists and historians. You cannot refute this teaching if you don't know what happens when people die.
2nd, again you didn't read the posts. Jesus told Nicodemus that to be a teacher in Israel you have to know, at the very least the things of this earth, but the top standard is Jesus who also knows the things of heaven. Being able to explain these things is a testimony that Jesus is Lord and that He has ascended into heaven and descended from heaven.
3rd, Paul said 1Cor 15:35 "But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?" Now these are those who deny the resurrection. You cannot preach the gospel if you cannot handle these challenges. It is not just about you and your walk, it is about helping new ones with any and all concerns they have.
So let's see, this was important to Martin Luther, Jesus and Paul. But not important to OBW. Who to listen to?
