IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE ZEAL WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE: MY PEOPLE PERISH FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE SAYS THE SCRIPTURES.
WE DO NOT BUILD A DOCTRINE ON ONE SCRIPTURE
If God were to keep record of our iniquity who shall stand but...Psalm 130:3 & 4; Christ has set me free from the curse of the law Gal 3:16, As believers in Christ, we stand fully and completely in what Christ did at Calvary to redeem us NOT on what we can do to be save Gal 4:21-31. We are saved by GRACE alone Eph 2:8-10; of course we shall not use our freedom to sin Gal 5:1 but we SHALL walk in the SPIRIT so as not to fulfill the lust of the flesh Gal 5:16.
We have false teachings and teachers today just like there was in days of the Apostle Paul. To save ourselves from these false teachings, WE MUST STAY CLOSE TO OUR BIBLE AND TO TEACHERS WHO RIGHTLY DIVIDE (EXPLAIN) THE WORD OF TRUTH. We must discern wrong teaching and AVOID being led astray or carried about/away with every wind of doctrine that are not founded in Scriptural truth; the teachings of Jesus Christ and that of the Apostles. Acts 2:42 says, "And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship..."
The apostles sat under the discipleship of no other than Jesus Christ the author and finisher of our faith.
We are today the children of God by our FAITH in Christ Jesus. The new covenant is based on God's promise, "I will..." (see Gen 12:2-3). It is based on grace and gives freedom.
When people begin to tell or teach you to eat this and not that, to wear this and don't wear that to be properly saved or to be pleasing to God, IT AMOUNTS TO DOWN-PLAYING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CROSS OF JESUS CHRIST which Paul preached as the only thing worth boasting about (Gal6:14)
"What counts is a new creation" (Gal 6:15), a lifestyle different from the old sinful one.
As an associate pastor, I have seen some members who removed their trousers and earrings and the rest but their lifestyle was still not different from those who are full blown unbelievers, people who have no business whatsoever with Christ. It is one thing to have just joined a church or movement and have certain things on your body removed WITHOUT meeting Jesus Christ the Lord and owner of the church for the circumcision of your heart and the regeneration of your life. Until a man's life is regenerated along with the circumcision of his heart, the man will only be practicing RELIGION while comparing himself with others.
Don't let us minor on Major and major on Minor.
May God grant us grace to know Him and His Word and may Christ be birthed in us individually in Jesus name.
Maranatha

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