Observe, the continued deception:
"I believe all of His commands are to be obeyed."-Jacob
"I have no problem with these commands, as I told you before. When they apply to me"-Jacob
We all see through your con job, sport, i.e., Obey all of His commands, but not all of them, only the ones that apply to you, which means you lied when you assert,said "all of"-or, you're on pot. No other option.
john w,
Do you understand that some people believe that since they are Gentiles and Jesus was not speaking to the Gentiles that Gentiles do not need to obey Him? Do Jews need to obey Jesus? Yes. Why not Gentiles?
Do you believe we should obey all of God's commands? Some say we don't need to obey old covenant commands.
Jesus observed and taught the Law. If we are to obey all of His commands does that mean we obey the commands of God that Jesus taught that are found in the Law?
There is not one command that Jesus excepted from the Law. Therefore I conclude that as a Jew all of God's commands are for me, and why would it not be the same for the Gentile? Or, Jews live by the Law of the land of Israel, the Law of Moses, and Gentiles do not though Jews and Gentiles are on equal standing in Christ.
I was born a Gentile. Am I now a Jew if I obey God's commands in Jesus? Maybe not everyone obeys perfectly. But the fault is not with the commands. The fault is with those who do not obey them. Ought we to obey them? Yes.
Acts 15 shows that there are things (from the Law) for Gentiles to observe. But in Christ neither Jew nor Gentile is UNDER the Law.
With tzit-tzit, would you say this command does not apply to me? Why would I not wear tzit-tzit? I have had my reason, but if I am to obey all of God's commands this would include tzit-tzit. Why not obey all of Jesus' commands? He has observed and taught the Law. Were the commandments (just) for the Jews? They were for the Jews. Others can obey them as well. They are God's commands. Did Jesus teach anything in addition to the Law or anything different from the Law?
I can't think of one command that does not apply to me, so saying I should obey all of them makes sense to me. If there is something you are taught that impresses upon you something you must do in obedience to God, does it have to have been a command? No, but it might be a command that was meant for a specific or certain individual. It can still be meant for you. But it might not.
If it applies to me might have been if the old covenant law or the Law of Moses applies to me, and what is the place of the Law in the life of the believer (today)? It may be some individual or for a specific group of people that doesn't apply to me, like not telling people that Jesus is the Christ. It is a command and it was to be obeyed. Is it still to be obeyed by other people today? I believe your point would be that it is a command of Jesus.
