I'm not asking those questions to make a point or to "trap" you
The questions are not pharisaical because of any apparent intent to "trap" anyone. They are pharsaical because they come from a legalistic mindset -- trying to figure out the rules and the exceptions to the rules. And they onec again betray the absence of mercy and grace from your non-gospel.
And it is not a matter of opinion. It is a matter of rather basic Christian doctrine.
Consider the account of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery. Those who wished to stone the woman asked Jesua about the Law. Jesus did not deny the Law. He did not deny its justice. What He did was add the element of mercy and grace. The new commandment that Jesus adds to to the law is also a law of love, mercy and grace.
It would be beneficial to you and to those to whom you attempt to present the "religious" ideas of Christianity if you came to understand this mercy, this undeserved favor, and the great love God manifested when He died on the cross to redeem you from your sin.
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The questions are not pharisaical because of any apparent intent to "trap" anyone. They are pharsaical because they come from a legalistic mindset -- trying to figure out the rules and the exceptions to the rules. And they onec again betray the absence of mercy and grace from your non-gospel.
And it is not a matter of opinion. It is a matter of rather basic Christian doctrine.
Consider the account of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery. Those who wished to stone the woman asked Jesua about the Law. Jesus did not deny the Law. He did not deny its justice. What He did was add the element of mercy and grace. The new commandment that Jesus adds to to the law is also a law of love, mercy and grace.
It would be beneficial to you and to those to whom you attempt to present the "religious" ideas of Christianity if you came to understand this mercy, this undeserved favor, and the great love God manifested when He died on the cross to redeem you from your sin.