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A question for a devoted Christian. - Page 14

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 39yrs • M •
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Jesus makes us clean, the rules are obeyed as an offering of thanks. If someone saves your life chances are you will want to show them that you appreciate their efforts.

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 36yrs • M •
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so the rules are to be followed to show thanks, not because it is the right thing to do?

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"\WHEN YOU CANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THINGS THE THINGS YOU LOOK AT CHANGE"
 39yrs • M •
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It is only the right thing to do because God said it. A Christian obeys God for it is right to do so. Sometimes obeying God means breaking the law for example in China it is still hazzardous to be open about Christianity but this doesn't stop the illegal Bible studies.

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 36yrs • M •
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so the rules shouldn't be obeyed simply to show thanks?

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"\WHEN YOU CANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THINGS THE THINGS YOU LOOK AT CHANGE"
 39yrs • M •
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The only way to show thanks is by obeying the rules (God's not man's)

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 36yrs • M •
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i know, i got that down already.
what im asking is should the rules be obeyed because it's the right thing to do or to simply show thanks?

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"\WHEN YOU CANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THINGS THE THINGS YOU LOOK AT CHANGE"
 39yrs • M •
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They are obeyed to show thanks.

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 36yrs • M •
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so it was ok for everyone who lived before jesus to disobey god because jesus didn't die on the cross yet?

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"\WHEN YOU CANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THINGS THE THINGS YOU LOOK AT CHANGE"
 39yrs • M •
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They had a different standard to uphold but ultimately followed rules to show thanks

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 36yrs • M •
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thanks to who and for what? jesus didn't come along yet, so theres nothing to thank him for.

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"\WHEN YOU CANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THINGS THE THINGS YOU LOOK AT CHANGE"
 39yrs • M •
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Different standards, Jesus was unknown but God wasn't and He had done a number of great things for them, salvation from slavery, inheritance of a new land He provided for them even when they turned away from Him

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 36yrs • M •
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salvation from who? and there was no borders anyone could go were ever they could.

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"\WHEN YOU CANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THINGS THE THINGS YOU LOOK AT CHANGE"
 39yrs • M •
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salvation from who?


The Eqyptians

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and there was no borders anyone could go were ever they could.


Yes by winning wars with the current occupants. The Israelites only lost battles when they decided to go without God

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 36yrs • M •
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then the egyptians or the rest of the world has nothing to thank him for.
if they had to win wars then they should thank their armies. and if they only lost when they decided to go without god why would they do that in the first place.

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"\WHEN YOU CANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THINGS THE THINGS YOU LOOK AT CHANGE"
 39yrs • M •
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then the egyptians or the rest of the world has nothing to thank him for.


You have now answered the question of why Jesus had to die. Without Jesus there would be no hope for the rest of us.

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if they had to win wars then they should thank their armies. and if they only lost when they decided to go without god why would they do that in the first place.


God was their victory the armies were a formality. And people often think that they are better than God and so the proceed alone.

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