Til heaven and earth pass away.

Posted on: October 3, 2019 at 13:05:47 CT

You just really don't pay attention to detail, nor the specific words chosen by God. Why is that?

You are Eve in the Garden.

God: “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

Eve: “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ”

Do you see it?

"nor shall you touch it,"

God: You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

God: For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Where did Christ say, "One is not required to atone for sins with their life", in John 8:2-11? I had to study and pass a class on every book in the Bible to earn my B.A. in Biblical education. I've never seen those words in John 8:2-11

".... not in my Christianity"

Here's the thing. Christianity is yours, and you don't make up you own version of it which contracts God's explicit commands without being labeled as an heretic.

"One atones for their sins by being remorseful and turning their lives toward Christ."

One atones for their sins by spending eternity in hell, not by turning to God, not by turning away from sin. "The wages of sin is death", not good works. Someone making a substitutionary payment on your behalf still requires the death of an individual.

"Did Paul need to die to atone for his sins as Saul?"

Did David or Moses need to die?

You're pushing a false equivalence.

"What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy? Romans 9

“Behold, all souls are Mine;
The soul of the father
As well as the soul of the son is Mine;
The soul who sins shall die." Ezekiel 18

"The wages of sin is death." Romans 6

"who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them." Romans 1

"But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake." Romans 13

The exception, as they say, proves the rule.

"The New Testament supersedes the Hebrew portion"

The New Testament does not supersede the Old Testament.

"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled." Matthew 5

"till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law"

When did heaven and earth pass away?