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¿No guardar los Diez mandamientos? ¡Pero si hasta el Nuevo Testamento [que postula la salvación por fe] rechaza de plano tal extravío!
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¿ No guardar los Diez mandamientos? ¡ Pero si hasta el Nuevo Testamento [que postula la salvació n por fe] rechaza de plano tal extraví o!
Los nobles escritos cristianos afirman lo siguiente:
«Porque de cierto os digo que, hasta que pasen el cielo y la tierra, ni una jota ni una tilde pasará de la Ley… De manera que cualquiera que quebrante uno de estos mandamientos muy pequeñ os, y así enseñ e a los hombres, muy pequeñ o será llamado en el reino de los cielos; mas cualquiera que los haga y los enseñ e, este será llamado grande en el reino de los cielos…
... El que dice: “Yo le conozco”, y no guarda sus mandamientos, el tal es mentiroso, y la verdad no está en é l…
... Pues este es el amor a Dios, que guardemos sus mandamientos; y sus mandamientos no son gravosos (es decir, imposibles de cumplir)…
... Aquí está la paciencia de los santos, los que guardan los mandamientos de Dios y la fe de Jesú s. … (en otras palabras, aquellos que tiene “la fe de Jesus” tambié n tienen que guardar los mandamientos)»- Mateo 5: 18-19, 1 Juan 2: 4, 1 Juan 5: 3, & Apocalipsis 14: 12 (Biblia Reina Valera, versió n de 1960)
How big is the God of Abraham?
The God worshiped by Abraham [and preached by Moses] has no physical substance; but, if He were to have a physical body, it would be so incredibly large that the whole universe wouldn’t be enough to cover all the space contained within the smallest sub-atomic particle comprising such body. As is written: “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, the heavens of heavens [the whole universe! ] cannot contain thee. .. ”- 1 Kings 8: 27, Jubilee Bible 2000.
«A life based solely upon abstract secular sciences, and with no notion of God [or Godly morality] is sort of like a toilet: Though it will outwardly seem to be whitewashed clean and shiny; it is nonetheless inwardly rotten, filled with human filth and stench»
All things holy come from God
Hebrew Scripture states two things that, at first glance, seem to be at odds with one another: “… neither have [you] done after the ordinances of the nations that are round about you ”- Ezekiel 5: 7; “… but [you] have done after the ordinances of the nations that are round about you ”- Ezekiel 11: 12 (JPS, Bible, 1917 Edition).
What does it mean? It means the Holy One (blessed be He) expected Israel to be wise enough to understand that all things holy come from Him: A noble Zoroastrian principle, A wise Jewish Midrash, a morally deep Samaritan interpretation, an inspiring Christian song, a modest and decent Muslim attire… if it makes you kinder, holier, more just, more merciful, and more humble, you can be assured it springs from the God of Israel.
Thus, Israel should have learned the noble ordinances pertaining to their non Hebrew neighbors. Yet, as they learned instead the bad ones, God had to rebuke His people’s stubbornness.
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We don’t see God as He is; we see Him as we are
The inner spirit of God’s Law (“sowing and reaping”) is of such a peculiar nature, that your portrait of the Creator will always be a reflection of your own virtues and/or vices. Thus, if you happen to be a wise and noble person, you will see the image of a wise and noble God. But if you are instead uncouth, vulgar, and immoral, you will perceive the Creator as an uncouth, vulgar and immoral being. As is written: “ With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward ”- Psalm 18: 25-26 (King James Bible)
«Beware of desk experts! Why? Because life will eventually teach you that, in theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice; but, in practice, there is indeed a great difference»
How did ancient people earned God’s favour?
God’s Law is clear, when it states that, no matter if the person was Hebrew or not, he who displayed mercy toward his fellow creatures not only knew his Creator, but was also granted the right to join God’s holy assembly.
As is written: “An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord… [Why? ] Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt…”- Deut. 23: 3-4.
And Hebrew Scripture seems to agree with the former, when it goes on to say:
“ Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble… He [your father] judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord … Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor … ”- Psalm 41: 1, Jeremiah 22: 16, & Daniel 4: 27 (KJB).
In fact, Christian writings seem to assert the same truth, when they go on to say: “ Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy ”- Matthew 5: 7, KJB
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