A Donkey In a Ditch photo shared by Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
Today,
reply is on a healing by Jesus Christ; what makes divine law lawful;
the revelation of divinity to mankind; and the permanent changes
being made by GOD as rebirth within the consciousness and self-will
of those living on the earth. Many have insisted that the
highest need of mankind is for the law of GOD to exist in the earth,
for the living are approved through their obedience to law, and more
than any other institution or person, the law embodies and makes
present divine authority, justice and wisdom. Rightly
understood, however, the operation and process of divine law appear
through displaying sacred spirit such as faith, humility and
self-abasement, rather than personal achievement, ambition and
self-promotion. Many rely on their own self-discipline and
willpower to impress and influence Deity, however, only those who
trust and obey truly are lifted up and restored to GOD. A
fighter using the ID “Christian sinner” (Level 7 with 211,509
points, a member since November 28, 2006) posted the following in
the “Yahoo! Answers” Religion and Spirituality forum:
What
was the point to Luke 14:1-6?
Luke
14
One
Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee,
he was being carefully watched. 2 There in front of him was a man
suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. 3 Jesus asked the
Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the
Sabbath or not?” 4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the
man, he healed him and sent him on his way.
5
Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child[a] or an ox that
falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull
it out?” 6 And they had nothing to say.
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias
prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their
mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but
their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching
for doctrines the commandments of men. And he
called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: Not
that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh
out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Then came his disciples, and
said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after
they heard this saying? But he answered and said, Every plant, which
my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them
alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the ditch. (Matthew 15: 7-14, King
James Version, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Sabbath Now and Then? (08/15/2018); Deposits of Sacred Substance (06/27/2018); Christ Rejected By Pharisees? (06/17/2018); Sabbath Acknowledges Divine Personhood (05/14/2018); We Establish Covenant Relationship (05/01/2018); The Law and The Prophets (03/07/2018); Sacred Law and Practice (02/12/2018)
“Christian sinner”, just as merely discovering a minor contradiction or technicality in sacred law is not enough to overthrow the dominion of divinity, merely obeying divine law is not enough to justify or redeem a sinner. Here are some points we often fail to consider:
As Jesus began his ministry on the earth, the Savior was challenged and tested by Satan in the Wilderness, in the Synagogue, and even in the home of prominent community figures. Numbered by some as his 3rd miracle, Jesus healed a man having dropsy--the doctrines of the Pharisees who insisted on the “law and the prophets” without the Spirit of Prophecy (we also say, the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth). Dropsy is a disease that appears through swelling of body parts, and is caused by toxins that may result in death. Dropsy is a literary/narrative type representing sin and doctrine that is vain (i.e., lacking spirit substance from the makeup of GOD). Thus, dropsy is like leaven (we say, yeast) that causes dough for bread to become puffed up. A man is not to be commended for merely conforming to and following the law of GOD; such conduct is carnal, mechanical, and after the flesh, rather than an expression of ones divine content, and a genuine display of GOD's apprehension of mankind and all Creation. Consider again the following that uses language from the Bible:
1.
Luke 17: 7-10, King James Version (KJV): 7
But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will
say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit
down to meat? 8
And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and
gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and
afterward thou shalt eat and drink? 9
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were
commanded him? I trow not. 10
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are
commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that
which was our duty to do.
2. Romans 3: 19-26, KJV: 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before GOD. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hat set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
3. Galatians 2: 16-21, KJV: 16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. 17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. 18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. 20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, the Christ is dead in vain.
There is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually apprehended. (For example, (4.) Roman 8: 5-9, KJV: 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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