Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him (Epistles, beliefs)

[Peacegiver]

"If they have kept my word they will also keep yours."

[pcamps]

Originally Posted by peacegiver

the word has shown up and you have rejected him.

[Eusebius]

Originally Posted by pcamps

Do you know what the law of the spirit of life sets us free to do ?.

The "spirit's law of life in Christ Jesus" is not the law of Moses.

Rom_8:2 "for the spirit's law of life in Christ Jesus frees you from the law of sin and death."

If it was the law of Moses we would be in bondage just as was Hagar.

[pcamps]

Originally Posted by Eusebius

The "spirit's law of life in Christ Jesus" is not the law of Moses.

Rom_8:2 "for the spirit's law of life in Christ Jesus frees you from the law of sin and death."

If it was the law of Moses we would be in bondage just as was Hagar.

Who said it was ? I asked the question "what does the law of life in Christ Jesus set us free TO DO ?",I will give you one guess.

[Pleroo]

Originally Posted by Eusebius

It is one thing to love others, not out of compulsion like one of the ten commandments and quite another to do it completely for love's sake.

Did you pluck out your eye or cut off your hand? You can't take one part of the sermon and apply it to you but leave out all the nasty stuff.

Sure I can.

[MissKate12]

Originally Posted by pcamps

Jesus spoke in parables and proverbs to his disciples, the blind leaders of the blind and sinners. John 16:25
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables. Matthew13:1-2
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything
to them without using a parable Matthew 13:34

No argument from me about what you wrote above. But your OP addresses Luke 15:1 and who Jesus was speaking to. Sinners drew neat to Him to listen, but His comments were directed at the Pharisees. Then you brought up Jesus' comment about who the light of the world was. They are His disciples.

[pcamps]

Originally Posted by katiemygirl

No argument from me about what you wrote above. But your OP addresses Luke 15:1 and who Jesus was speaking to. Sinners drew neat to Him to listen, but His comments were directed at the Pharisees. Then you brought up Jesus' comment about who the light of the world was. They are His disciples.

Where are you getting that the parables were directed towards the pharisees?. Tell me this, after you have read the first ten verses of Matthew 5, if Jesus was teaching ONLY the disciples, why did he not address them in 1st person ?.

[Jerwade]

Originally Posted by Pleroo

Sure I can.

There you go, reading my mind again.

[pcamps]

Originally Posted by Eusebius

It is one thing to love others, not out of compulsion like one of the ten commandments and quite another to do it completely for love's sake.

Did you pluck out your eye or cut off your hand? You can't take one part of the sermon and apply it to you but leave out all the nasty stuff.

How did you type this post with no hands ?. Better still how did you read Pleroo's post in the first place ?.

[pneuma]

Originally Posted by Peacegiver

The secrets of the kingdom of God are known to the servants of God but to those outside it is not revealed. It is pretty plain. How can anyone turn that around is a wonder.

Then the disciples came and asked him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
11 He answered, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

"The Lord's power shall be known to His servants but to His enemies His wrath."

You obviously did not understand my post. Maybe I better speak to you in a parable