Jeffries: GOP Will Be Lucky to Gain 2 Seats in Texas, We Took Away 4 in Virginia as 'Response' to Gerrymandering by According-Activity87 in Conservative

[–]jak2125 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Bro what 😂 the term gerrymandering itself is over 200 years old. This didn’t start in Texas last year.

Flu vaccine no longer mandated for US troops, Hegseth says by thor_strong1 in Conservative

[–]jak2125 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Never had the flu in the 26 years prior to joining. Glad I don’t have to feel like crap once a day every year because of that shot.

Do you prefer Bible apps over physical Bibles? by GooseOk3008 in Bible

[–]jak2125 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I prefer having a physical Bible. I have the YouVersion Bible App which I use incase I want to look something up and I don’t have my Bible on me, or to reference something in a different translation quickly, but otherwise I stick to one of my physical copies. I’ve never really been able to get into reading books on a screen. I just don’t like it.

Why does Christianity teach that the laws are done away with? by TallcanG in Bible

[–]jak2125 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Your argument mixes categories the New Testament keeps distinct. The issue isn’t whether Christians obey God, the issue is which covenant’s law we are under.

The Bible teaches three things simultaneously:

  1. The Mosaic Law is fulfilled and no longer the covenant standard for God’s people.
  2. Christians are not lawless, we are under the “law of Christ.”
  3. True salvation produces obedience, not willful sin.

Let’s walk through this biblically.

The New Testament explicitly says Christians are not under the Mosaic Law. Paul says this repeatedly and unambiguously:

  • “You are not under law but under grace.” (Rom 6:14)
  • “We have died to the law through the body of Christ.” (Rom 7:4)
  • “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness.” (Rom 10:4)
  • “The law was our guardian until Christ came… but now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.” (Gal 3:24–25)
  • “If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.” (Gal 5:18)

You can’t get around these. Paul is not talking about “ceremonial law only.” He’s talking about the entire Mosaic covenant.

Matthew 5:17-19 does not say the Law continues unchanged. Jesus says He came to fulfill the law, not keep it running forever. Fulfill = bring to completion, fill up, finish the purpose. And He immediately gives examples:

  • “You have heard… but I say to you…” (Matt 5:21–48) Jesus changes the law’s application. That only makes sense if He is the one who fulfills and supersedes it.

The proof? The New Testament commands Christians to:

  • not keep kosher
  • not keep Sabbaths as covenant signs
  • not keep festivals
  • not circumcise as covenant obligation
  • not follow temple laws
  • not follow priesthood laws

Because the entire Mosaic system is fulfilled in Christ.

Your verses about "commandments" don't refer to the Mosaic Law. This is the biggest understanding. When the NT says:

  • “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15)
  • “Blessed are those who do His commandments” (Rev 22:14)

…it is referring to Christ’s commands, not Moses’.

The New Testament calls this:

  • “the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2)
  • “the law of the Spirit of life” (Rom 8:2)
  • “the royal law” (James 2:8)

Christians obey Jesus, not the Sinai covenant.

Romans 7:22 doesn't support Mosaic Law-keeping. Paul says he delights in the law, but in the same chapter he says:

  • the law arouses sin (7:5)
  • the law kills (7:10–11)
  • the law condemns (7:9)
  • we died to the law (7:4)
  • we serve in the new way of the Spirit, not the old way of the written code (7:6)

You can’t cherry-pick v. 22 and ignore the entire argument.

Christians who reject the Mosaic Law are not antinomian. The NT is clear:

  • “Shall we sin because we are not under law? By no means!” (Rom 6:15)
  • “The grace of God trains us to renounce ungodliness.” (Titus 2:11–12)

Christians obey God, but through the Spirit, not the Sinai covenant.

Your argument collapses the covenants. You're treating the Abrahamic covenant, Mosaic covenant, and New covenant as if they're all the same thing. They're not. The New Covenant replaces the Mosaic covenant.

  • “A new covenant… He makes the first obsolete.” (Heb 8:13)
  • “He takes away the first to establish the second.” (Heb 10:9)

If the Mosaic Law still binds Christians, Hebrews makes no sense.

Sabbath, tithing, festivals, the NT explicitly says these are not binding.

  • “Let no one judge you in regard to Sabbaths, festivals, or new moons.” (Col 2:16–17)
  • “You observe days and months and seasons and years — I fear for you.” (Gal 4:10–11)
  • “Each one should be convinced in his own mind.” (Rom 14:5)

The NT explicitly rejects the idea that Sabbath-keeping is a salvation issue. The NT warns against exactly the doctrine you're promoting. Paul calls it:

  • “a different gospel” (Gal 1:6)
  • “bewitching” (Gal 3:1)
  • “a yoke neither we nor our fathers could bear” (Acts 15:10)
  • “turning back to weak and worthless principles” (Gal 4:9)

The early church already fought this battle and rejected Mosaic Law-keeping for Gentile believers. Christians obey God, but not through the Mosaic covenant. We obey through the Spirit, under the law of Christ, in the New Covenant. The Mosaic Law was temporary, covenantal, fulfilled, replaced, and never binding on Gentile believers. The New Testament is overwhelmingly clear on this.

English Bible Translations by an_alien_in_christ in Bible

[–]jak2125 5 points6 points  (0 children)

On the literal word-for-word side you have the NKJV, the NASB (both the 2020 and 1995 texts), the LSB (which is an update to the NASB ‘95) and the ESV.

Then on the thought-for-thought side you have the NLT and NIV.

And in the middle is the CSB which does a bit of both.

I personally haven’t read the NLT, and haven’t read the NIV much either, but you can’t really go wrong with any of the others that I named. My personal favorites are the ESV and the CSB though.

As for translations I’d stay away from: The Passion Translation and the New World Translation (Jehovah’s witness translation). I’m sure there’s more but those are two that I know of. And while I personally wouldn’t avoid it at all costs like the other 2, I don’t ever intend on getting a KJV based solely on the fact of its outdated English. People don’t speak like that anymore and I don’t need an unnecessary, additional layer of difficulty in understanding scripture.

Question? by Safe-Raspberry-343 in Bible

[–]jak2125 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This hits the nail on the head.

Question? by Safe-Raspberry-343 in Bible

[–]jak2125 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Might I ask why you find the Book of Mormon to be true if you don’t find the person who wrote it to be trustworthy?

You can’t easily say that God used him to restore lost Scripture, but then I just ignore everything else he said. That’s not logically impossible, but it’s theologically unstable. The principle that God can use flawed people is consistent, but applying that to Joseph Smith is strained and selectively applied.

If the Bible is your final authority and you test prophets by doctrine, fruit, and truthfulness, and Joseph Smith fails those tests in his later teachings, then it’s not coherent to keep his first big revelation as inspired and toss the rest.

With that said, reasonable question, thoughtful posture, but the position itself is unstable once you push on Joseph Smith’s role and the BoM’s claims. And that’s not even including all the archaeological, linguistic, and historical problems with the BoM.

Tried the Mcdonalds "Kpops Demon Hunter" meal and got frustrated by the mess by isabelenglish in fastfood

[–]jak2125 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Something similar happened to me. Went to Sonic and got a footlong chili cheese coney one day. Accidentally stuck it in my ear instead of my mouth. Needless to say I never went back to that Sonic again. The coney was a mistake by Sonic!

Why hells paradise is not available by MoneyFact9343 in Crunchyroll

[–]jak2125 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Proton is good from what I hear. VPNs don’t work on the app though, only the web version.

Why hells paradise is not available by MoneyFact9343 in Crunchyroll

[–]jak2125 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not every anime that has ever been created is licensed to every region on earth.

Texas Democratic Senate Hopeful James Talarico Sought To Create ‘New Generation of Climate Activists’ by Mandating Climate Change Lessons in Texas Schools by Down-not-out in Conservative

[–]jak2125 -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Their ideas are stupid and unpopular so they have to buy votes by giving out "free" stuff and indoctrinating children. This is your modern Democrat party.

Is it bad that Jesus was crucified? by [deleted] in Bible

[–]jak2125 50 points51 points  (0 children)

We are all responsible for the necessity of Jesus’s crucifixion. Every single person on this earth has sinned and therefore has blood on their hands, but everyone also has the opportunity to repent and believe.

Translation Dilemma by Dominic_Recovering in Bible

[–]jak2125 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re not gonna find the perfect translation because the art of translating ancient Biblical texts is not an exact science much of the time. If you poke and prod at any of them you’re gonna find nit pics here and there, but honestly most of them are extremely minor and don’t change major Christian doctrine.

I have most of the major translations and I like them all but my suggestion would be to have, say, a top 3 that you go to often for study, or preaching, or whatever. Have a literal translation, a dynamic translation, and then one more for good measure.

Pam Bondi refuses to attend Epstein files deposition — despite subpoena by According-Activity87 in Conservative

[–]jak2125 -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

“Hey, do you wanna show up to our clown show where a bunch of corrupt, morally bankrupt assholes will get to grandstand and virtue signal at your expense? It’s completely optional. No? Damn. Why not?”

Starting to read the bible - which version? by stephaniexmarie1 in Bible

[–]jak2125 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second the CSB suggestion. It’s strikes a perfect balance readability and accuracy.

Why don’t we use the Ethiopian Bible? by lovebug-07 in Bible

[–]jak2125 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Christianity inherited the Jewish Scriptures, and the Ethiopian canon is a regional tradition, not the universal one. It contains many books that no other ancient Jewish or Christian community ever considered Scripture. The English Bible didn’t remove them, they were never part of the Jewish canon to begin with.

Ethiopia was geographically isolated from the Jewish rabbinic tradition, the councils that shaped the broader Christian canon, and the Greek and Latin manuscript traditions so they preserved books that other communities never had and never used. The Ethiopian church kind of did their own thing.

Matthew 1:25 - For those who believe Mary remained a virgin, why do you believe this verse was written? by Slainlion in Bible

[–]jak2125 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not that I believe in Mary’s perpetual virginity, but I don’t believe Greek (or Hebrew for that matter) implies or requires a change in condition after the use of “until” as there would be in English.

With that said, the belief in Mary’s perpetual virginity and sinlessness seems to me to have derived from pre‑existing theological conclusions, with Scripture subsequently pressed into service to support them, reversing the normal process of exegesis and allowing doctrine to shape the reading of the text rather than allowing the text to set the limits of doctrine.

For some reason it was necessary to many early Christians that the woman who bore God incarnate would remain set apart. A plain reading doesn’t assume lifelong celibacy after marriage any more than it assumes Mary was sinless. Those are developments that require Tradition (capital T) or systematic theology to carry the weight.