When Noah was gathering animals he did not collect all the animals two by two.
Gen 7:2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
The first time Bible reader will not learn about this distinction until the narrative gets to Moses. (Leviticus 11) Yet, Noah knows what God means by clean and unclean. God had, implicit in the text, revealed these things to Noah, even though it is not fully explained to us at that point. One can no longer assume to know all that the early saints knew.
It points to the consistency of God in dealing with His people.
Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Not really about marriage...
I spoke to a young man yesterday. A good kid that goes to an IFB church. He had mentioned that another person was not really married, because they had a common-law marriage.
I asked him what kind of marriage did Adam and Eve have? He stared at me blankly.
Then I asked him, how about Isaac and Rebecka? To which he answered that he believed they had a ceremony.
I pointed out that the scriptures don't say that. Isaac got off the camel went in the tent Bada Bing Bada Boom she was his wife.
Then he said something altogether amazing Jewish tradition leads me to believe they had a ceremony. (these arent exact quotes so follow along)
Unfortunately, he was working and had to go.
I really wanted to challenge him, and how he had added to scripture. Paul warns Timothy not to go beyond what was written. (1Co 4:6) I wanted to point out that Jesus frequently had corrected the traditions of the Jewish leaders of his day, using them to justify disobedience. (Matt 15:3)
Mat 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Christians have to be very careful about using Jewish tradition. The most important thing is the word of God.
If we are going to worship in spirit and in truth, we have to stand upon the solid ground of Christ, and his word.
God Bless,
Robert
I asked him what kind of marriage did Adam and Eve have? He stared at me blankly.
Then I asked him, how about Isaac and Rebecka? To which he answered that he believed they had a ceremony.
I pointed out that the scriptures don't say that. Isaac got off the camel went in the tent Bada Bing Bada Boom she was his wife.
Then he said something altogether amazing Jewish tradition leads me to believe they had a ceremony. (these arent exact quotes so follow along)
Unfortunately, he was working and had to go.
I really wanted to challenge him, and how he had added to scripture. Paul warns Timothy not to go beyond what was written. (1Co 4:6) I wanted to point out that Jesus frequently had corrected the traditions of the Jewish leaders of his day, using them to justify disobedience. (Matt 15:3)
Mat 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Christians have to be very careful about using Jewish tradition. The most important thing is the word of God.
If we are going to worship in spirit and in truth, we have to stand upon the solid ground of Christ, and his word.
God Bless,
Robert
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