Demi,

The reason I'm quoting scripture is to respond to comments you made about "someone elses way to God."


The scripture I quoted talks about theives and robbers, and those are ones who attempt to enter the sheepfold "not by the door". This scripture is an example of what the Bible teaches about Christ; Christ is the door.

If you study scripture, Christ teaches plainly that there is no other way to the Father except by Him (Christ). My point in posting that scripture was to show that there is no other way to enter the sheepfold except by Christ. This is what He plainly teaches.

All this then pivots on who Christ is, and it is our faith in Him that saves us. It's simple, yet profound in implication.

Demi said...


This is so true.

It's vital not to judge (discern) Christ by those who claim to be His followers. We must read what He said and see if the Spirit bears witness with our spirit as to whether or not these things are true. This is why I spoke earlier about knowing the difference between our soul and our spirit for how could we know the "voice" of the Spirit if we cannot discern it from the "voice" of our own soul?

Demi said...


This may help you understand why there are so many "thou shalt not's.

There are two types of law:

(1) Negativistic and,
(2) Positivistic.

Negativistic law limits the evil among us in that it says things like: "Thou shalt not...". —It limits what evil can be done but permits all else. It says, "you cannot do these things" but all else is OK.

Positivistic law, on the other hand, limits and controls virtually everything we do. It's the kind of law man makes apart from God and is so overwhelming that it severly limits our freedom.

Under negativistic Biblical law, we can work in a trade, support our families, pay for necessities, and defend our property. We can barter, trade, work, and rest freely. None of this is against the law.

Under manmade positivistic law (socialism, actually):

—Before we can work, we have to attain a license to practice a trade.

—We then have to give part of what we earn (money, which actually represents our labor) to the government or we'll go to jail.

—We cannot freely trade without first recording, reporting and then paying taxes on what is traded.

—We cannot fix up our home without first getting a license or permit, then hiring only those who are licensed by the state to do certain kinds of work.

—We cannot freely travel for we must be licensed and insured, pay tolls, register our car, obey speed limits, etc.

—We cannot even paint our place of business or in some cases, our house without first attaining permission from the "authorities". To do so would be "breaking the law".

—We cannot pay a friend for some work they did to fix up our yard without creating a record of the event (1099) and reporting it to the "authorities".

—In fact, there is little I can do "legally" without first getting permission from the "authorities" or paying a tax or attaining a license (permission) or creating a record (1040).

This is the toil of positivistic law.

Biblical law, on it's face, may seem limiting at first, but then, what is limiting about not coveting another's property? Does this not actually protect someone elses property and rights?

What is limiting about not commiting adultry? Does this not actually protect someone elses rights?

When you take the time to understand Biblical principles, you begin to understand that Biblical law contains, in fact, the law of liberty; The law of freedom in that it does not restrict those who are good, as does positivistic law. Biblical law only restricts evil and allows any kind of good that you desire, so long as it does not hinder another's rights or destroy their property.

Biblical law—the law of liberty—is so short, it can be held in your hand and read in a small amount of time. Positivistic law restricts and controls virtually everything you do and would (in the United States, for example) fill an entire foodball statium to over three-feet in depth and cannot be read by any single human in a lifetime.

The United States once fluorished in the blessings of negativistic Biblical law. It now flounders under the weight and burden of manmade positivistic law.

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish."

—Psalms 1:1-6