Re: "anti-Xmas" thread followup


"Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to send" <mmeahan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> Ed Chait wrote:
>>
>> And that is the all important distinction between the freedom afforded by
>> Christ and the legalism afforded by OT law.
>
> *smile* The fundamental separatist definition of freedom from the law
> means that we are freed to be able to keep the spirit of the law, not that
> we are free to be able to redefine it.

In keeping the spirit of the law, we have redefined it.

And as you mentioned, we also have the freedom to define our worship and
observance of the law as we are individually led by the Holy Spirit.

The verse you posted about eating meat, and another which addresses what day
is proper for the Sabbath (any day) makes that fairly clear.

As you also mention, with that freedom comes a great deal of responsibility,
but we are not children anymore, even though many of us still act like that
sometimes.

ed


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