Why did Jesus Say?

[Guest Zayit]

Joh 13:34

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Why did he say it was new, if the rest would be nailed to the cross with him and no longer in effect?

[apothanein kerdos]

I have a better question. Why have you made 4 topics dedicated to the same subject matter?

[Guest Zayit]

I have a better question.

That's your opinion and you are entitled to it, but I don't think that would make a good topic, you?

Why have you made 4 topics dedicated to the same subject matter?

Is there a limit? If so , I missed that in the rules. This is a Christian forum, Jesus is spoken about here, isn't he? do all topics have to be only on Paul's letters or can we talk about the actual words of Messiah?

[other one]

Joh 13:34

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Why did he say it was new, if the rest would be nailed to the cross with him and no longer in effect?

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Because you could hate your neighbor and still keep the commandments. You were told to hate your enemies and he changed that also. Jesus made a new commandment that if followed you did not even have to consider the old law. And I might add, it is a bit more difficult to live by, but is better and if lived by would make this world a much better place to live.

It took the old law and changed it from the physical world to the spiritual world .

it gives us the ability to live with the Lord on a moment by moment level which makes the old law obsolete. One of his explanations is of adultery. In the old law you could not physically commit adultery, but under the new program He tells us not to even contemplate it in our minds or spirits. If you don't contemplate in in your spirit, you will never actually carry out the physical act of adultry..... that is the difference between the old law and the new that he gave us.

Should a person break the old law not if he is living the way Jesus told us to.

[serotta]

Very well said Other One, thank you.

I would also add that just as Jesus gave his disciples new names, based on Truth through the spirit, He also gave them new commandments. New editions that were being enforced by a new argument, not in the oldness of the letter, but in the newness of the spirit.

This is me paraphrasing Gill's Exposition, but it most accurately describes my belief.

[serotta]

And Zayit, I think the reason that Super Jew commented on the number of ACTIVE threads that you have started is because this makes it very difficult to know where to post. It breaks the conversation up with some people responding in one thread and others in another. I personally have looked at these threads this morning and thought "gee, Should I copy and paste my reply from that other thread?"

If there is a way to consolidate these I would highly suggest it.

[NITE OWL]

We worship in spirit, not flesh. Our feeling's and emotion's are what God is looking at. He searches the heart. He knows who is real and who is not. He knows who the scribes and pharasees are of this age.

"Do onto others as you would have them do onto you."

Very simple concept. Don't lie about anyone else, no one will lie about you. Don't steal and you will not be stolen from.

If we all followed that one simple rule......

It's all about the heart. It's what's inside that counts. It's not what you do, it's why you do it. Our salvation comes from the heart...not our actions. If your heart's not in it, your good works go unnoticed.

Not one person is better than the next. God gives each and every one of us the same equal opportunity to know Him. Our physical surrounding's have nothing to do with our salvation. Our standing in the community means nothing to God.

No one can live by the ten commandments. It's not physically possible. Remember what He said..."You break one you break them all".

When Christ gave us that new commandment, He opened the kingdom to all who would listen. He made us all equal.

"Where your treasure is, your heart is also".

Christ didn't get rid of the ten commandments. He just lumped them all together into one.

[other one]

And Zayit, I think the reason that Super Jew commented on the number of ACTIVE threads that you have started is because this makes it very difficult to know where to post. It breaks the conversation up with some people responding in one thread and others in another. I personally have looked at these threads this morning and thought "gee, Should I copy and paste my reply from that other thread?"

If there is a way to consolidate these I would highly suggest it.

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serotta, I think if you look through all her posts they are mostly questions. When it gets to the point whre she has to get into the details of what and why she believes whatever, she just starts a new thread and continues to ask questions. I am betinning to wonder if she is looking for someone to prove her beliefs because she can not....

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[Ovedya]

I have a better question.

That's your opinion and you are entitled to it, but I don't think that would make a good topic, you?

Why have you made 4 topics dedicated to the same subject matter?

Is there a limit? If so , I missed that in the rules. This is a Christian forum, Jesus is spoken about here, isn't he? do all topics have to be only on Paul's letters or can we talk about the actual words of Messiah?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

However, it's probably expedient to limit the number of posts on the subject so that the full range of issues can be addressed. There may be certain aspects of a subject you want to address, and you can do that by posting them in the same thread.

[Guest Zayit]

And Zayit, I think the reason that Super Jew commented on the number of ACTIVE threads that you have started is because this makes it very difficult to know where to post. It breaks the conversation up with some people responding in one thread and others in another. I personally have looked at these threads this morning and thought "gee, Should I copy and paste my reply from that other thread?"

If there is a way to consolidate these I would highly suggest it.

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Consolidate, there are different topics, are you saying you have the same pat answer for all?