No there's a basic rule here. Jesus saves. The ten commandments show you if you are affected by paganism in this world. If you have broken any of them you are a victim of it. Everybody has. That's why you need a Saviour.
But when you know better you don't have an excuse. You are taking the Lord's grace for granted. How can you say you love GOD but don't do what HEsays. That for everybody, me at the same time.
I don't disagree with any of this
I am just saying that if you are a witness to his resurrection then you know that there is more happening
within the OT/Gospels than outside of it.
This reinforces my belief that the food loops are worth considering(currently fasting for Lent and doing poorly at it
). On the Orthodox side, every holiday/festival has a gospel backing behind it as tribute to God and his saints if its of interest to you.
en.wikipedia.org
Paganism only controls those who are attracted to its
ways (Edom, Amalek etc) if you consider the function of paganism it is easy to avoid and thats substitutional beliefs on sin (sacrificing bulls and heifers to Zeus/Hera etc) as well as the belief that God is against you as an adversary....remember Jesus died
and was resurrected.
that freedom that he granted can only be appreciated with repentance, thanksgiving and doing what he asked us to do:
After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon Peter saith unto...
www.biblegateway.com
can anyone else see the spiritual battle/captivity in just the act of eating? @010101 all in a loop
