"Jeff" wrote in message ...
| Bob Crantz wrote:
| "Jeff" wrote in message
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| This is one of those curious verses where everyone seems to derive
| different meaning. For Jews, it simply means the Jesus was a Jew,
| speaking to Jews, and expected everyone to continue following the
| Jewish tradition. Somewhat later, the Church decided they could
| re-interpret the strict meaning of Jewish law to suit the new theology.
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| Party pooper!
|
| Gay avek!
|
| To the lava lakes for you!
|
| Amen!
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| Oy vey!
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| What's your problem? I thought you might appreciate the fact that
| I've actually read parts of the Bible and know a little bit about this
| stuff. Are you denying the the Church "accepted" the Old Testament
| but then said many to the commandments needn't be followed? Its clear
| that Jesus said the all must be followed.

And, Jesus even made some of them more strict and clarified others.
Jesus commenced the sermon on the mount saying, "Don't think that I
came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but
to fulfill." Then He went on at length expanding and explaining and
contemporizing.

Try to have mercy on Mr. Crantz. As a Baptist his understanding of
scripture is somewhat biased and limited.

CN