Then, In that sense, Do you find that Messianic Jews are crapping all over Orthodox Jews?
Not at all. Why would they be? Messianic Jews for the most part believe in Torah compliance. The only thing we are "Crapping all over" is the strict, artificial interpretations of vague, ambiguous Messianic prophecies, which we can view as "Crapping all over" the original intent of them as we see it.
It's a difficult argument, I'll give you that, Concerning the OT 'laws'. And I find myself, As a modern, 21st Century woman, Having a hard time trying to accept things such as finding myself unclean when I'm having my period, Even though I know it's only because I just ovulated. How does that make me unclean, And why should it make me any different from when I'm not menstrating?
What do you think "Unclean" means in that case? Do you think its too restrictive to say you should avoid carnal relations or sitting on household furniture while you're on your time?
And if I find myself coming across a homosexual, Or a woman who had sex before marriage, I'm not going to start throwing stones at them.
Jewish Law requires them to be brought before the Sanhedrin. There is no Sanhedrin at this time, so we are left to leave them to God's judgment. However, there is no execution for a woman who has pre-marital relations unless she lies about being a virgin, although it's still highly condemnable, and in much of the NT apocrypha (And OT), it says its a fate worse than death for women.
I determine what I take literally from the guidance of the Holy Spirit, Whereas a Jew might take it from a Rabbi, Or a Catholic might take it from the Pope.
But we're back at square one, you don't know whether the Holy Spirit is truly guiding you or you're just using it as an excuse for your particular confirmation bias, since obviously there are many, many, many people who also claim the Spirit guides them who have contradictory opinions such as what is literal and what is not.
So I don't dismiss what the OT says, But neither do I follow all of what it says.
I'd say that you should follow all that is applicable in the "Spirit" of the Law. None of it is undone. It is perpetual. If some things cannot be done, such as stoning adulteresses, because there's no politically autonomous Sanhedrin, then we leave it to God. Other things are totally within our control and can be done. Such as, just because you don't stone adulterers, does that mean you can go out and commit adultery? Do you believe adultery is now acceptable?
And I think, to you that would mean damnation
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It would mean points against you in purgatory.
But to me, It means I'd rather follow Jesus's teachings
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And to me, it means you are NOT following Jesus teachings but you are actually going directly against what he teaches, and he specifically says that those who teach to break the least of the commandments shall be among the lowliest in the kingdom, and that the "doers of lawlessness" will be cast out. If you claim the spirit guides you against this position, then you claim the spirit is guiding you to think Jesus was lying.
Since hopefully whatever the reason for the laws of that time, Jesus's teaching's will keep me safe from whatever predicament I might have found myself in if I hadn't followed the OT laws.
Well I can tell you for a matter of fact that Jesus's teachings are not being followed if you aren't obeying the OT laws. Have you actually read the Gospels all the way through?