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The History of the “Two Laws” Theory in Romans 3:20

No, we fulfill the Sabbath requirement, that obligation to God, on the Lord's Day as Christians always have. That's a way in which the Spirit of the law is still fulfilled-and can't be used to, for example, now condone murder since the Law forbids it.
So we are choosy then and only fulfill the commandments that we want to fulfill?
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The History of the “Two Laws” Theory in Romans 3:20

The law is no longer our master, God is; that's the differnce between the old and new covenants! He fulfills the law in us; He 'puts it in our minds and writes it on our hearts'.
Think carefully. Is the law He puts in our minds the whole of the Jewish law?
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Jordan says ICE agents ‘doing the Lord’s work’

If wages are not attracting enough workers, raise them until they do.
I don't think it's the wages, it's the type of work.
Moreover given slavery and various immigrants the US brought in to do that work, the only time Americans really did that kind of work was during The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
Moreover given today, kind of hard to raise wages in this environment of tariff induced cost increases.
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The History of the “Two Laws” Theory in Romans 3:20

Your argument is as follows:

Jesus "fulfilled the law" (Greek plēroō) so there are no more requirements of any "Jewish law" on us.

Um - what about the ten commandments?

STRAWMAN!

I'm sure you're just going to reply to this with "nope" or something like that.
The 10 commandments, except for the 4th commandment, are summarized in Jesus two commandments. The Christian follows Jesus two commandments. My argument.
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Trump's reputation will age like fine wine

I'm inclined to think the same way as the OP, in that the passing time will do that as well.

Many of the past presidents revered to this day would be considered terrible people by modern standards.
Okay, if we are looking at that timeframe, then anything is possible I was more thinking about the mid-term, like 10-30 years. You know, something we might actually live to experience.
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SpaceX Starship 9 breaking apart

So ends Starship V2 with Starship 11. I don't believe the V3 will fly until next year.

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Jordan says ICE agents ‘doing the Lord’s work’

We have labor shortages in those fields of work where those other than US citizens fill the void. It's not about cheap labor, it's about labor period. There were farmers offering deceit wages, free dwelling and 401k plans and still couldn't get Americans to work. And yes, we are in need of legal migration in this country. We still have labor shortages. No one disputes that.
Then fight to fix it.
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Is the way you worship important?

do you believe that God cares about how you worship him?
Yes.

23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. (Jn 4:23–24)​
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Jordan says ICE agents ‘doing the Lord’s work’

What do you desire? This cheap labor, or citizens? We have a waiting list for immigrants as it is. We are not in need of legal immigration in this country. Guest workers does not make for a slave class. These go back home with pretty good money in their pocket.
We have labor shortages in those fields of work where those other than US citizens fill the void. It's not about cheap labor, it's about labor period. There were farmers offering deceit wages, free dwelling and 401k plans and still couldn't get Americans to work. And yes, we are in need of legal migration in this country. We still have labor shortages. No one disputes that.
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The History of the “Two Laws” Theory in Romans 3:20

I am thinking of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe:

After Aslan’s death and resurrection, he meets the Pevensie children again. Lewis writes:

“Aslan and Edmund walked together in the dewy grass, talking. But no one ever heard what Aslan was saying, and no one ever heard what Edmund said either.”

The conversation is deliberately left private.

But Edmund is completely changed - he is humble, brave, and loyal.

When the battle comes, he risks his life to save others (breaking the Witch’s wand).

Later, Aslan tells the others simply,

“Here is your brother ... and there is no need to talk to him about what is past.”

Now, what we are essentially doing is taking private bets between us as to what Aslan said to Edmund.

But my own particular bet is that Aslan does not say - "Ok Edmund, I sacrificed myself to save you from the Ice Queen, now you're completely free from all moral requirements whatsoever, do whatever you want and SIN BOLDLY!"
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If sins were to be ranked by how bad it is, what would be the top 10 sins?

Which sin would be worse than murder
37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. (Mt 22:37–38)​

If this is the first and greatest commandment, wouldn't it follow that breaking it would be the first and greatest sin?
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Jordan says ICE agents ‘doing the Lord’s work’

Not something I said.
Then why bring it up? The governments these people live in control the wealth. Their cartels control businesses as well. A real problem in the avocado business. Dealing with this corruption is another way to deal with this situation.
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Evolution conflict and division

My point would be there is an unreasonable jump from any evidence to a Macro evolution conclusion
I don't think the creationists here fully appreciate how, after seeing your above opinion, the reaction from just about every scientist would be something like "So?" Kind of the same reaction you'd get after showing geographers some of the flat earth threads in here.

Of course the reality is 99.99% of scientists will never even know about your opinion in the first place. I guess I'm mostly wondering if you think your opinions on this matter are noteworthy?
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