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I completely agree. I am trying to understand how Evan justifies otherwise through Scripture. His point was that scripture places Gentiles under the Mosaic law. (These were his words, not my interpretation of his words.)

 

I suspect you are right. We need a new rule. Don't post anything you consider not worth defending. Maybe he will surprise us...probably not.

 

I think that he is saying Scripture is a waste of his time when compared to his ideas (perhaps to his books). If you think back he has not once defended his ideas with scripture. He will quote scripture but he cannot expound on that scripture and show that it supports his conclusions (probably because they are not "conclusions" - they are his starting point). Rev is right. At this point in his life he desperately needs discipling, but to him that's a "waste of time."

In a way I felt bad asking him to defend his ideas with Scripture (it was obvious he could not), but I was hoping that at least that would point him to God's Word and discipleship. I started not to reply...but this is a debate forum where we should at least be able to honestly look at and test our beliefs. I hoped better of him...but have learned not to expect it.

 

You do because you started this thread, did you not?

 

Again?????

 

I don't doubt it....you're just the first one I've stumbled upon.

Know that I am not denouncing the way you exegete Scripture because you simply refused to do so. You expected me to take your interpretation of Scripture as truth because you said so - NOT because of Scripture. If Dr. Begg places you on such a elevated platform of authority then I question his understanding....not his education.

Prove me wrong. Don't get mad - this is the purpose of this forum. Show me in Acts 17 where Paul uses the Ten Commandments to convict his audience under the Mosaic Law. If you cannot, then simply change your understanding to match Scripture. In other words, put aside your pride. I've been shown wrong many times, and I appreciated the correction. You won't even consider the possibility that Gentiles were never "under the Law" because this is how you have understood WOTM. So give it a shot - expound on Acts 17 and prove you are right that this is a proof text as Paul convicted these people under the Ten Commandments.

 

This is what happens when we take people into the church and offer them programs, gimmicks, and superficial “doctrine.” These people latch on to and replace Scripture with whatever they are offered that resonates with them. All I suggested was that we really look at Scripture, but I think this threatened his ideas.