“I won’t pay [your Scripture references] any attention because I know [they are] being specially picked to get your point across.”

 

Lucy, aside from this statement quite clearly having your pot calling my kettle black (after all, you are the one who is ignoring by far the greater number of verses in this thread – you are the one who is by far the bigger “cherry-picker” between the two of us), it is a bit late to be threatening me with not paying any attention to my comments, my Friend.  You see, I think it is pretty clear to anyone reading this thread that you haven’t really been reading most of them all along!
No, my dear, I am responding to your comments with such passion & such thoroughness in order to give proper honor to the Bible that I adore – and to show proper respect to The Way of Christ that I cherish.  As such, I intend to continue to respond to all of your comments’ misstatements & misleadings (and most often using verses of Scripture to do so), and I intend to do so not only for you, but also for all others who happen to be reading along – all those who might be thereby inspired to read the Bible anew for themselves – all those who might feel Called thereby to one day embrace the far greater Truths waiting for them therein, and the far grater life waiting for them therein as well – all those who might one day walk The Way of Christ!
Amen … Let it be so!
P.S.   I wonder, my Friend – if I “hate God and His laws” so much, why am I the one actually honoring Him by fulfilling those laws and abiding in His commandments? … Could it actually be that you are the one expressing hatred here, and that you are the one who is trying to use the Old Testament’s outdated laws and primitive immoral regulations to hide your own hardened Heart? … Only you know, of course.  Me, I simply have Faith that you will tread The Way hand in hand (Heart in Heart, actually) with Jesus Christ one day soon regardless.

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