COE vanishes up its own fundament again.

[MajGenl.Meade]

OK. Yes, that quoted statement had me scratching my head. I've not heard of such a thing (which doesn't mean it isn't so of course).

As to the rest, he obviously doesn't believe in the Christian faith but in some version he has invented which excuses his behaviour.

[Big RR]

Meade--re your earlier post, I am not saying the temple clergy had nothing to do with the ultimate crucifixion; let's not forget pilate tried to send jesus to be judged by herod (under jewish law presumably as herod was the jewish king) and he was sent back to pilate presumably because those accusing him wanted him convicted of crimes herod could not charge him with, like sedition). The clergy may well have beone flase witness against him, but the fact is that jesus was sentenced and executed for breaking roman law, not the law(s) of the jewish people. and that is the only point I was trying to make.

[rubato]

Medieval? Tsk tsk! Remedial History 101 for you! No, I'll just live by eternally true ethics instead of whatever today's fad is. ... "

So you observe the Saturday Sabbath and keep kosher?

You do recall that you failed to find any biblical texts which changed those commandments?

yrs,
rubato

[MajGenl.Meade]

Romans 7:6 for one; Gal 3:10-14 (that was easy). In fact, read all of Romans and study the deep riches of the word of God because all verse cites need to be read in context of the book they are written in, the books that surround them, and the entire Bible.

Matt 5:17-18 gives the background for this. Jesus says (and you have to think a little here) that not one bit of the law will be destroyed until it is fulfilled. Then he says "I didn't come to change it; I came to fulfill it" (paraphrase). On the cross of course, he famously said "It is finished". The law, for those not under the law (i.e. gentiles) was fulfilled.

Anyway, you have to read the whole thing and not be silly enough to demand that the words you want to see ("The commandments are all changed now") must be produced and, if they are not there, then all can be ignored.

Happy post-Easter

[rubato]

I wasted a lot of time reading the first 3 or 4 idiotic links you posted back then and none of them proved what you said they did. And you admitted it, finally. Stop wasting my time.

Your "antiquity of truth" argument is pure shit. Stop lying about it.

yrs,
rubato

[MajGenl.Meade]

You really are quite strange - but then again, it's what one might expect from a collective consisting of one adult and a mildly retarded child.

[Lord Jim]

Personally Gen'l, rube's attempts to take you on in matters theological are one of the things I find most entertaining on this board...It always puts a smile on my face...

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