Ben Masada
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However, it seems to me that in spite of all your respects for the Jewish People, you are trying to prevent my contribution in the TOL forum. Where is the problem, with me or with you?
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However, it seems to me that in spite of all your respects for the Jewish People, you are trying to prevent my contribution in the TOL forum. Where is the problem, with me or with you?
I'm not preventing you from doing anything you want?
lifeisgood
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You can't.
Where is the Temple in Jerusalem?
Who is the High Priest?
When was the last time you tithed: The Levitical, or sacred tithe (Num. 18: 21, 24); The tithe of the feasts (Deut. 14:22-27); The tithe for the poor (Deut. 14:28, 29)?
Last year, did you go to the Temple, three times? What are your plans for this year? (Deut. 16:16)
When was the last time you made the Five Levitical offerings?
There are others, however, these are the ones that come to mind.
Each of us are to obey Jesus. This is for believers and unbelievers. I don't understand what is difficult to you about that.
Ben Masada
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No, the words are the words of Luke the Hellenist who wrote the book of Acts. Peter, as a Jew, never wrote and never dictate a word to any scribe. He was a loyal Jew and not a Hellenist Jew. For instance, he would never charge the Jews of having crucified as the author accuses them of in Acts 2:36. Peter knew that the Romans had killed Jesus and not the Jews.
Luke wrote Acts, but the first verse of the chapter of the first verse I have mentioned here, the context, attributes these words to Peter.
Ben Masada
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I can guarantee to you that it is from our obedience to the Law of Yahweh that we can achieve salvation or keep ourselves free of all troubles. Test me and I will give you the Logic of what I mean. Spiritual Logic. True that I don't live a perfect life as no man that has been born of this world does if you read Eccles. 7:20. But the Lord has granted us with allowances in the case of our defaults. In case of a fail, one of the allowances is the chance to get things right with the Lord so that our sins, from scarlet red may become as white as snow if we take the chance to repent and reconcile ourselves so with the Lord through the return to the obedience of God's Law. Hence, Jesus said that to achieve salvation, we must listen to "Moses" aka to the Law" if you believe in the words of Jesus. (Luke 16:29-31)
Ben Masada
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Good day to you too Madam but, first and foremost, I can't serve two masters aka two Lords. Jesus was a Jew and he also as a Jew said that a Jew can't serve two masters. (Mat. 6:24) As you can see, I respect what he said; you don't. Now as the savior is concern, Isaiah said the Lord Almighty, our Redeemer is our only Savior. (Isaiah 43:3)
Ben Masada
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Thank you, you are indeed very helpful.
Ben Masada
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The Hellenist who wrote the book of Acts and attributed it to Peter with the intent to achieve apostolic credibility but, none of the Apostles wrote any thing of the gospel of Paul. Please, don't expect me to change my mind which has served me only good all my life, and all for the glory of the Most High.
Luke was not an apostle as far as I know and I don't believe he was trying to be an apostle either. Is that what you mean?
lifeisgood
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Are you singing the same song with the OT books?
Ben Masada
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1 - You're right, I can't because no human can do only good and never sin. (Eccles. 7:20) But I have told you already why no body can. But for the defaults, the Lord in His grace has shown us ways to amend the short-falls.
2 - It has been destroyed but it has not destroyed our relationship with the Lord. Then, the sacrifices were limited to the existence of the Temple and permitted only on a temporal basis. Anyway, they were never commanded by Yahweh, that the sacrifices became known as a commandment by the Lord Himself. (Jeremiah 7:22) After this understanding of life in Judaism without the sacrifices, the non-existence of the Temple bothers us no more.
Ben Masada
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I can't. They were not written by Hellenist Christians. All the writers were Jews and we are all perfectly in tune with their writings.
I know you don't understand what I am talking about.
I cannot communicate with you with simple manner.
To obey Jesus is to acknowledge Him as Lord. Do you believe Jesus is Lord and do you obey Him?
Ben Masada
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No sir, but to tell you in a more clear way, you are right to say that Luke was not one of the Apostles of Jesus and, in fact, he never saw Jesus. He was a daily follower of Paul whom he himself never even saw Jesus.
When Paul was born, Jesus had been gone for about 15 years already.
You are twiding my word and putting into my mouth.
I am only emphasizing to be being faithful to Jesus is the core of salvation, which many churches changing into cheap salvation by adding "your works cannot save you" doctrine.
You don't even realize how absurd that is since Jesus is Lord and He says to be faithful to Him until the end. It is not about me, It is about His word.
He sure approves of His followers striving to be faithful to Him.
You are going in circle. We have already been there many times. I don't have that much patience, repeating the same thing over and over with the same people.
good day.
I don't know about what you are saying, not believing it to be correct. As for Luke he was a physician, as Paul wrote about here.
Colossians 4:14 NASB - 14 Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also Demas.
Luke wrote the gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles (Acts).