Sentences with phrase «following biblical laws»

So even in the life and example of Jesus, we have come back around to the same truth as before: Following biblical laws may actually cause you to sin.

But following biblical law simply «because it's the law» may actually cause you to sin if the application of that law today no longer comes from and leads to love.

Hey, Gabriel, since you're so devout and want to follow Biblical law to the letter, we're relying on you to turn yourself in if you've ever eaten shrimp or played with your weenie.

Not exact matches

The same thing followed throughout Biblical times, man tried earning redemption by own merits and efforts / works but could not keep God's Covenants & Law, man's efforts were not sufficient.

Here's a biblical quote where jesus says we should follow the OT: Jesus orders Christians to follow the Law of Moses in the Old Testament: «Do not think that I [Jesus] have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

Any man who exactly follows what the biblical Mosaic law says about women or slaves should be arrested and sent to prison.

To answer that question, Justin argues that we have to have «a clear, consistent biblical standard for interpreting the text, a principle we can apply to various passages that will help us to determine, fairly and consistently, how to translate them for our culture... Such a standard would need to be able to differentiate God's eternal laws — such as those dealing with murder, theft, and adultery — from the cultural biblical rules Christians are no longer obligated to follow — such as those dealing with dietary restrictions and head coverings.»

What is the law but a necessarily finite effort on our part to find some earthly vision which at least partakes in a small way of that larger Biblical vision offered us by the Hebrew prophets Jeremiah, Isaiah, Amos, and by the one who followed them, Jesus Christ?