Luke 1:6
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6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
1 John 5:3
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3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
1 Corinthians 4:3-4
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3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
God expects you to keep His Commandments. That is why He gave us His Son in order that by His grace we would be enabled to keep His Commandments.
Nothing is difficult for God. And with God all things are possible. Therefore, if you love God and are united to Him, do not be afraid of His Commandments. His Commandments are good and true:
Romans 7:12
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12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
The Commandments are there to lead us to Christ. And they are not grievous.
1 John 5:3
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3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Sincerely,
De Maria
Selective hearing and selective reading go together in the protestant world.
ReplyDeleteGreat defense De Maria!
God Bless
And another point: This whole argument also demonstrates the protestant misunderstanding (or lack thereof) of the Act of Contrition, even though the entire Sacrament is abundant throughout the O.T. and N.T.
ReplyDeleteThe Ten Commandments were NEVER abolished, but by ignoring them simply because they are too difficult to follow, is just a lazy excuse for not truly wanting to follow Christ and be like Him. That is why the Catholic Church has incorruptible Saints; they followed Christ as perfectly as they could.