As God told Noah before and after the flood the the imaginations of the heart are evil continuously. That is why God gave Mose's the Commandments and the law to Israel. I need them written on my heart to point out the evil imaginations!
The Commandments! The law is not all about sacrifices. Christ is our ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Christ told us that He did not abolish the moral Commandments and law. Christ fulfilled them to be the perfect sacrifice and leader.
I pray to Christ. Jesus is our High Priest in heaven. "Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess" (Hebrews 4:14). And why not worship the Son of God?
No I cannot earn salvation by works. The commandments and the law are there to let me know what is right and wrong. When sin comes to my mind from the heart the commandments/law let me know it is sin. I am to push it aside. if I do sin I am to repent and ask for forgiveness. Most of my...
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
So then...
I'm an alcoholic and quit drinking 33 years ago. I believe there are people who can drink responsibly without getting drunk. The Bible points to getting drunk as a sin. So I believe their wine had alcohol in it.