Ellen White on the mark of the beast for those that worship on Sunday
- Sabbath and The Law
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Does Heb 10:1 say the Sabbath law was a shadow or did it say something else. I am a firm believer of not adding to the Scriptures on what it does not say but allowing the Bible to interpret Itself.This is a classic example of attempting to mix the two covenants together. You being a law keeper should know that you cannot add or take away anything from the law. This means you cannot add the spiritual rest we have in Christ to the physical rest of the law. Hebrews 10:1 plainly says the law was only a shadow, not the substance or spiritual reality.
Heb 10:1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once [a]purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. 3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.
5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said:
“Sacrifice and offering You did not desire,
But a body You have prepared for Me.
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin
You had no pleasure.
7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—
In the volume of the book it is written of Me—
To do Your will, O God.’ ”
8 Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the law), 9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, [b]O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second. 10 By that will we have been [c]sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, 13 from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. 14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being [d]sanctified.
The law being spoke of is animal sacrifices and offerings what Jesus was predicted to end. There is nothing in the Ten Commandments about animal sacrifices. The Ten Commandments is what defines what sin is when breaking 1John3:4 James2:11 animal sacrifices was added because of sin until the Seed (Jesus came) why they were a shawdow.
The New Covenant according to God is having His laws now written in the heart and mind of the New Covenant believer's heart. Heb8:10 and only God can define His laws, which He did Exo20:6, it is His Testimony Exo31:18 and as the Scripture you posted indicated, the entire Bible is about the testimony of God through His apostles and prophets. And who has a greater testimony than God Himself. No one.. The new covenant is the covenant that promises everlasting life but as Jesus said, search the scriptures for in them you think you have everlasting life but these testify of me. John 5:39
Weird thing to say to a stranger and only God knows anyone's spiritual state so I say its best to let God be God to judge ones heart and to define His laws and Scripture.Considering the spiritual state you are in
Yes and once in Christ if we love Him He says keep My commandments and gives us a Helper, the Spirit of Truth so we don't have to do it aloneI say continue your law keeping, because the schoolmaster may yet lead you to Christ.
Everyone has to have a conversion in Christ in order to be part of the second resurrection if we are not alone when He returnsIf this doesn’t happen now in your current life there is still hope for you in the second resurrection.
This applies to everyone, and while no one can keep God's laws are their own, through Christ all things are possible including keeping His commandments John14:15-18 Rev14:12 Rev22:14Remember, you must keep the Ten Commandments in absolute perfection, never breaking even one of them because if you do you have broken them all.
I think you are reading your own doctrine into the Scriptures. No one should dwell on sinning, but if our heart is changed, the outward part would be too and the commandments would be kept.After Jesus magnified the Ten Commandments to include the thoughts and intents of the heart it made the law even more impossible to keep than before. This means that you cannot even think of sin because your guilty of it.
Again, no one can in their own power but with God, He promises He has a people who overcomes. We can read all about this in Revelation which is the Revelation of Jesus Christ.GOD will judge all people by the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 All sin is lust and coveting by our thoughts, will you be able to control all your thoughts so as not to sin ?
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