OK. But still Paul circumcised the boy. The Jerusalem council did not abolish the Mosaic law. Correct?
Acts 15 made it plain that the Mosaic Law was not part of the gospel and obeying it was not what won salvation in the New Covenant.
Paul circumcised Timothy it seems because Timothy had a Jewish mother and Gentile father but had not been circumcised as a Jew and Paul wanted to take Timothy with him when he was preaching amongst the Jews etc and did not want to be accused of bringing in a Gentile into the Temple and did not want the Jews to not associate with Timothy.
I'm saying that if a person has any confusion about what God wants them to do, then the law is not written on their hearts. And if they do know, fully, such that it is written on their heart, and they do it anyway, that is a serious crime. A person would need to be doing it, either wanting to be punished ( a masochist ), or they do it and simply count on grace to save them, which is pure wickedness.
We can want to do what is right and it seems that we are too weak to be able to at times. But we push on in faith, even if feeling guilty, and God can use that to teach us many things about Him and His mercy, and to teach us about our own pride and how we aren't as great as we might think and so should not look down on others who sin. And God can teach us to be thankful for His salvation and that Jesus is our salvation and righteousness. (Isa 23:6)
Then God is eventually faithful in His New Covenant promise and we become more healed.
1John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
God is wanting to perfect us. As Jesus said, He came to save the lost and sinners. Those who do not sin do not need a saviour.
Then it's not written on your heart. There's no shame in it. It's not written on my heart either. It hasn't happened yet.
"Written on your heart" does not mean that we always obey, but we try and learn to turn to the Lord for strength and help.
If the law is written on their heart, then the consequences go along with that. The liability is part of the law.
The Mosaic Law consequences are not the New Covenant consequences. Jesus has born all those consequences (Isa 53
) and we offer the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving.
No. Not part of the new covenant in Jeremiah. That's Ezekiel. Jeremiah has the law written by God on the heart. Ezekiel has a new heart delivered and the spirit is put in it. Two different concepts, I'm not sure how to reconcile them. But Ezekiel is not a new covenant. So, IMO, the new heart concept is probably something that works now. But the law written on the heart, hasn't happened yet.
Don't forget Isa 59:20-21.
Still, it hasn't happened yet. Even if you're right. Jesus hasn't doen any of those things. And honestly, Jesus never claimed that Psalm for himself correct?
Isa 59:20 “The Redeemer will come to Zion,
to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,”
declares the Lord.
21 “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the Lord.
But Jesus did not claim Psalm 89 for Himself even if He called God His Father and is called the firstborn etc
OK, not a levite priest. Agreed. Israel is a holy nation a nation of priests. That certainly includes the future king.
Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own treasure among all peoples; for all the earth is mine;
And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the people of Israel.
That even sounds a bit end-timey.
It sounds a bit end timey. Peter applied that to Christians also. (1Peter 2:9)
Not based on my research. It's never "in the manner of" in the LXX. Not once.
It's "in the order of". A priest after the rank of Melchizedek.
It means not a Levite, but a priest like Melchizedik.
When it says "in the order of" it has nothing to do with a command or speech.
OK, well... this is what I'm basing my statement on:
Hebrews 7:
1 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High.a He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.” 3 Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
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8 In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.
Melchitzedek ...
like the Son of God ... he lives on.
You are a priest forever
in the manner of Malchi-tzedek.
That means that Melchizedek is not a priest because of his ancestry (Levite etc) and as far as we are told in the story he is not said to have died. It isn't saying that he lives forever however even if I think some people wonder if it means that he was some sort of epiphany of the Son of God.
Except he isn't buried, and doesn't actually die, and it's not atonement, that's something different.
Is this about Isa 53 or Melchizedek?
The servant in Isa 53 dies and is buried.
Isa 53:8 By oppression[
a] and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.[
b]
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.
Isa 53:12............because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
So you've said, but it's without any support in the Hebrew bible.
If we are redeemed, we only need to be redeemed once, set free from slavery once.
Sure. It's just this isn't the New Covenant in Jeremiah, it's something new and different brought by Christians.
Okie-dokie. Thanks to you too. Feel free to answer my questions and comment if you want. You can have the last word.
You also.
I have said enough in other discussions and the discussion has gone on for months.