[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by OBW

Or is it to wake up the sleepers to do what they have been charged to do. Ignoring the ritualistic laws, the OT is full of rules of righteousness. And Jesus provided a lot more clarity and direct application on those. Seems we have direction. Maybe the answer is to take note that it is given as a warning and be warned. And act warned. Live warned. Don't just write it off as something not applicable to the saved and carry on as if nothing happened.

"to do what they have been charged to do". Wow. This kind of boils it all down to the lowest common denominator, now doesn't it? Again, (hate to bring this up again but I'm going to anyway), We American, Western Christians are so spoiled - we don't have to work for anything. Nobody is coming after us for coming together to worship, much less for us to read the Bible, or even have a complete Bible in our possession. We have direction BIG TIME - and thus we have been warned BIG TIME. Much of the Bible, even the New Testament, is a warning to God's people.

Now those of this reading this forum have even less of an excuse. Many of us have experienced something counterfeit. So? Does that give us the right to ignore all the truth and grace that has been presented to us in the Word of God? I don't think it does.

"Work out your own salvation". Wow. This kind of boils it all down to the lowest common denominator, now doesn't it?. I think this might be where the rubber meets the road for us slackers. "Faith without works is dead". So, is salvation without works dead as well? I could quote you many verses that may indicate that salvation without works is indeed dead. I could quote you many verses that may let us slackers off the hook as well. So does the truth somewhere in between? Well, this would not comport with the God of Revelation who says, ‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot!"