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Not observing a Passover if you know the Passover was fulfilled by Jesus Christ is not lawlessness, in fact, it is sin to judge someone who does not observe. And the same goes for a Sabbath, or any festival observation, for all these are shadows of future realities found in Jesus Christ. By my belief, along with Paul, we are persuaded otherwise and we are not in sin by not observing festivals nor Sabbaths,

Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come;the reality, however, is found in Christ. (Colossians 2:16-17 [NIV])

I do not judge you for observing Festivals and Sabbaths, but I reprimand you for calling a brother "lawless" for having greater belief knowing that these are all but shadows. And so, going onto other matters than festivals and Sabbaths of the Law, tell me, you who Judaize, do you borrow? Do you borrow at interest? Do you pay into social security or any form of insurance? This is what the topic of this thread was originally about.

 

I will no longer argue this matter with you, because you are stubborn and will not listen that the Passover lamb has already been sacrificed. Now, answer my other questions I asked you, and let us see how righteous you are, do you borrow? Do you borrow at interest? Do you pay into social security or any form of insurance?

 

That isn't talking about borrowing, its talking about lending. And not just lending, but lending AT INTEREST. Whoever lends at interest is sinning, just as whoever borrows at interest is sinning. And even if you are not borrowing at interest, you are still sinning by borrowing from those who are not of God, hence,

For the LORD your God will bless you, as he promised you, and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow, and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you. (Deuteronomy 15:6 [ESV])

 

It is is a sin, for it is written, "you shall not borrow", and Paul also said, "be indebted to no one". If a poor man in the assembly needs to borrow, he may borrow from one of his fellow brothers in the Lord, but he may not borrow from ungodly men and unbelievers among the Gentiles and nations, which the Torah forbids. Clearly you are not in obedience to the Torah, even though you are so eager to observe shadow commands, yet you discard other matters of the Law, engaging in wickedness by borrowing, and probably borrowing at interest, which is also forbidden.

 

You are trying to loophole the command to not borrow as something that does not pertain to individuals to justify your own wicked indebted lifestyle. And not only do you borrow contrary to the Torah, but you borrow at interest! How is it not sin if you are causing someone to sin by lending to you at interest! You are just as guilty as the other for participating in an act that is considered an abomination,

engages in usury… Will he live? He will not! Because he has done all these abominable deeds he will certainly die. He will bear the responsibility for his own death. (Ezekiel 18:13 [NETBIBLE])

…charges interest. Will he live? He will not! Because he has done all these abominable deeds he will certainly die. He will bear the responsibility for his own death. (Ezekiel 18:13 [NETBIBLE])

You are no different than the Judaizers who are so keen at doing works of Law, but discarding other matters of Law. You call me lawless for not observing commands that have been clearly identified as shadows by Jesus Christ and the apostles, yet here you are committing abominations against the Law you think you so diligently follow.

 

You are reading these passages concerning borrowing from FELLOW Israelites, or believers ONLY, to mean you can borrow from GENTILES AND UNBELIEVERS, which is prohibited by the Law. And not just borrowing, but BORROWING AT INTEREST, for LENDING AT INTEREST IS FORBIDDEN. Not only is he who is lending at interest sinning, but also he who is borrowing at interest, because you are CAUSING a person to sin by lending to you at interest.

 

Because God permitted the Israelites to lend at interest to Gentiles so that the Israelites may rule over nations and have an advantage over them, hence,

The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.
The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. (Deuteronomy 28:12-13 [NIV])

But the Israelites were not permitted to lend to each other at interest, which includes BORROWING AT INTEREST, EITHER FROM FELLOW ISRAELITES OR FROM GENTILES. I have already provided two scriptures that you are ignoring concerning borrowing, WITH OR WITHOUT INTEREST,

For the LORD your God will bless you, as he promised you, and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow, and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you. (Deuteronomy 15:6 [ESV])

Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. (Romans 13:8 [BSB])

Clearly you do not understand the word of the Lord, and have twisted scripture to suit your lifestyle of debt, which is very common in American culture, yet is wicked to God, because the American financial system is based on interest and usury. You boast about observing festivals of the Law, yet you break the Law,

You who boast in the Law, do you dishonor God by breaking the Law? (Romans 2:23 [BSB])

I will say nothing further to you, because you are stubborn, and refuse to come to understanding concerning the shadows of the Law, and also regarding your own sin concerning borrowing at interest against the Law.